The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team dropped to #2 in the new NWCA NCAA Women’s Coaches Poll for Tournaments. Iowa remained #1 in the Dual Rankings. The Hawks recently won the NWCA National Duals but are now in second place to the team that they defeated in the finals for that title, North Central, by quite a margin.
North Central is now ranked #1 with 125 points and seventeen ranked wrestlers. The Hawks are #2 with 103 points and fourteen wrestlers ranked. King is ranked #3.
North Central has four wrestlers ranked #1 and the Hawks have three ranked at #1.
Leading the way for Iowa is #1 ranked Emile Gonzalez (101), Marlynne Deede (155) and Kylie Welker (170).
Iowa will be on the mats Sunday in legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the Iowa Duals. For more information:
https://iowawrestlingblog.com/2024/01/iowa-duals-preview/
NWCA NCAA Women’s Coaches Rankings – January 18, 2024
101 – #1 Emilie Gonzalez #2 Sterling Dias
109 – #2 Ava Bayless
116 – #3 Brianna Gonzalez
123 – #3 Felicity Taylor
130 – #10 Emily Frost
143 – #2 Resse Larramendy #4 Ella Schmit
155 – #1 Marlynne Deede #9 Bella Mir
170 – #1 Kylie Welker #3 Haley Ward
191 – #3 Jaycee Fowler #9 Alivia White
Complete Individual rankings:
https://nwcaonline.com/documents/2024/1/18/NWCA_WWR_IND_011824.pdf
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
