After a full day of wrestling the University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling team put ten wrestlers into the semifinals at Soldier Salute in Coralville. Our ten semifinalists did not go a single full match on the day. Every match contested was won by a tech fall or fall. That is a dominating statistic.
The Hawks were 23-6 in preliminary pool competition in the first round.
This was the first competition of the season for Bella Mir at 155 who made the semifinals after recording two pins, a tech fall and receiving a forfeit.
We will have teammates clashing in the semifinals at 136 with Lilly Luft facing Anakya Besco.
This tournament provides a great format for Hawkeye fans to see both our men’s and women’s programs compete and I am expecting a good crowd tomorrow.
Semifinalist
101 – Sterling Dias
109 – Ava Bayless
116 – Brianna Gonzalez
123 – Bella Ngo
136 – Lilly Luft
136 – Anakya Besco
143 – Reese Larramendy
155 – Bella Mir
170 – Haley Ward
191 – Jaycee Foeller
The wrestling begins at 11 AM tomorrow.
Soldier Salute will be live streamed on Big+.
Steven Grace and Mark Ironside will call the action on AM 800 KXIC and YouTube.
The Hawkeye Wrestling Club will host a Social from 2-6 PM Saturday, December 30 between rounds of Soldier Salute. The Social will be at 30hop in Coralville that is a short walk from the wrestling at Xtreme Arena.
The HWC Socials are free of charge and provide a great opportunity to meet HWC wrestlers, former Hawkeye greats and other Iowa Wrestling fans.
Soldier Salute
Saturday, December 30
Session 3: 11 AM – 3 PM
Session 4: 5 PM – 7:30 PM
Soldier Salute – Day 1 results
101 – Sterling Dias
WIN Whitley Blake (Indiana Tech), TF 11-0
WIN Devyn Gomez (Life), TF 14-4
WIN Brianna Richey (Dubuque), TF 11-0
WIN Teya Gardner (William Penn), Fall 0:52
109 – Ava Bayless
WIN Alyssa Valdivia (William Jewell), TF 10-0
WIN Diana Gonzalez (Life), TF 14-4
WIN Arianna Rodriguez (Texas Wesleyan), TF 11-0
116 – Brianna Gonzalez
WIN Adriana Martinez (Life), TF 11-0
WIN Riley Horvath (Indiana Tech), TF 13-2
WIN Miranda DiBenedetto (Life), Fall 1:32
WIN Rose Le (William Jewell), Fall 0:46
WIN Taryn Evans (UMPQUA), TF 12-1
123 – Ava Rose, DNP
WIN Brittany Cotter (William Penn), Dec. 4-3
LOSS Alexandra Waitsmen (William Jewell), Dec. 6-1
LOSS Isabelle Silva (Indiana Tech), Fall 2:23
123 – Cali Leng
LOSS Josie Bartishofski (Victory), Dec. 4-2
WIN Aubree Kuhms (Indiana Tech), TF 10-0
LOSS Alexandra Waitsman (William Jewell), Dec. 8-0
123 – Bella Ngo
WIN Emarie Bolosan (William Jewell), TF 10-0
WIN Andrea Hernandez (Indiana Tech), Fall 5:16
WIN Shea Reisel (Dubuque), TF 10-0
130 – Emily Frost
WIN Ellyana Kuzman (Indiana Tech), TF 12-2
LOSS Sarah Savidge (Life), TF 12-2
WIN Allie Baudhuin (Iowa), Fall 4:16
130 – Allie Baudhuin
LOSS Zainab Ibrahim (UMPQUA), Fall 2:19
WIN Marisa Moffitt (Indiana Tech), TF 10-0
WIN Riley Dalrymple (Life), Fall 1:12
LOSS Emily Frost (Iowa), Fall 4:16
136 – Sierra Brown Ton, DNP
WIN Tatiana Bermudez (Tiffin), Fall 0:26
LOSS Mattison Parker (Texas Wesleyan), Dec. 8-0
WIN Annabel Garcia (UMPQUA), Fall 1:28
LOSS Zaynah McBryde (Life), TF 10-0
136 – Lilly Luft
WIN Koryna Diaz (William Jewell), Dec. 9-0
WIN Sandra Arellano (William Penn), TF 10-0
WIN Carley Anderson (Indiana Tecn), TF 11-0
WIN Mattison Parker (Texas Wesleyan), TF 12-2
136 – Anakya Besco
WIN Tarnpreet Soroya (UMPQUA), Fall 5:20
WIN Alexis Cervantes (William Penn), TF 10-0
WIN Angie Prado (Life), Fall 4:58
WIN Emma Gruenhagen (Victory), TF 10-0
143 – Ella Schmit, DNP
WIN Jamilah McBryde (Life), Dec. 8-7
LOSS Athena Willden (William Jewell), Dec. 10-5
LOSS Samantha Snow (Indiana Tech), Injury Default
143 – Reese Larramendy
WIN Tatum Levendahl (Dubuque), Fall 1:35
WIN Maryellen Lafferty (Texas Wesleyan), TF 10-0
WIN Maia Crumb (Indiana Tech), 14-4
WIN Jalynn Patino (Texas Wesleyan), Fall 1:14
155 – Bella Mir
WIN Jennifer De La Torre (UMPQUA), Fall 2:10
WIN Cydney Bassett (Indiana Tech), Fall 0:43
WIN Erin Martin (Tiffin), TF 10-0
WIN Janida Garcia (Tiffin), Medical forfeit
170 – Haley Ward
WIN Kiara Meek (Dubuque), Fall 0:14
WIN Tia Leahy (Tiffin), Forfeit
WIN Katelyn Lewis (Unattached), TF 10-0
WIN Catherine McNulty (Indiana Tech), Fall 1:24
WIN Zoey Smalley (UMPQUA), TF 10-0
191 – Alivia White
WIN Jane Allen (Life), Fall 2:14
LOSS Jaycee Foeller (Unattached), Dec. 4-0
WIN Madeline Welch (Life), Fall 2:35
WIN Tiffany Curry (Texas Wesleyan), Fall 2:24
UNATTACHED
136 – Emmily Patneaud
WIN Brooklyn Figueroa (Indiana Tech), Fall 1:14
WIN Mattie Papenthien (Dubuque), TF 10-0
WIN Pella LeFever (Texas Wesleyan), TF 10-0
WIN Emma Gruenhagen (Victory)
WIN Angie Prado (Life), Dec. 7-2
143 – Danni Swihart, DNP
WIN Paige Barber (William Jewell), Dec. 8-4
WIN Abigail Miller (Tiffin), TF 12-2
LOSS Naida Abdijanovic (William Penn), TF 10-0
191 – Jaycee Foeller
WIN Tiffany Curry (Texas Wesleyan), TF 10-0
WIN Alivia White (Iowa), Dec. 4-0
WIN Madeline Welch (Life), TF 10-0
WIN Jane Allen (Life), Injury default
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
