State Tournament time is upon us and an update is needed for our incoming Iowa Women’s Wrestling recruits.
Kiara Djoumessi (140 lbs. – Waverly-Shell Rock) and Naomi Simon (170 lbs. – Decorah) will be competing in the Iowa Girls State Tournament on Thursday and Friday (Feb 1-2) at the Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa.
Both Djoumessi and Simon are the #1 seed. TrackWrestling will be covering the State Tournament.
Th/Fri Feb 1-2 – Iowa High School State Tournament (Coralville, Iowa)
Th Feb 1
Session 1: First and second round – 10 AM
Session 2: Quarterfinals – 6 PM
Fri Feb 2: Session 3: Semifinals – 10 AM
Session 4: Grand March and Finals – 6 PM
Cadence Diduch (135 lbs. – Freeport, IL) will compete next at IHSA Sectional (Geneseo) on Feb 9-10. The Illinois Girls Individual State Finals (Bloomington) will be on Feb 23-24.
Val Solorio will compete at District 7 (North Allegheny) on Feb 7 and West Regional (Canon-McMillan) on March 2. The PIAA Girls Championships (Hershey) are March 7-9.
On November 8 elite recruit Karlee Brooks signed a National Letter of Intent to be an Iowa Hawkeye. Brooks is in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the United States Olympic Training Center as a member of the EAP (Elite Accelerator Program).
On November 4 Brooks won the 123 lbs. title at the Maverick Open in Grand Junction, Colorado with four tech falls.
123 – Karlee Brooks, Phoenix, Ariz., Gold Medal
WIN Nicole Woisin (Adams State), tech fall 11-0
WIN Deanna Williamson (Trinidad State), tech fall 10-0
WIN Valentina Martinez (Snow College), tech fall 10-0
WIN Valery Ethington (Snow College), tech fall 10-0
As I have done for years I will post a blog on Friday of where our incoming recruits will be competing for the weekend and a follow up blog with results. I will also follow all of our recruits in Freestyle following the high school season.
Iowa Women’s Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2024 in the National Girls High School Rankings (1/12/24)
Val Solorio (Canon-McMillan HS, Pennsylvania) – #3 at 100 lbs.
Karlee Brooks (Valiant College Prep, Phoenix, AZ) – #3 at 120 lbs., #11 P4P
Cadence Diduch (Freeport, Illinois) – #4 at 135 lbs.
Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock HS, Iowa) – #9 at 140 lbs.
Naomi Simon (Decorah, Iowa) – #3 at 170 lbs., #24 P4P
Women’s Recruiting Class of 2024
Val Solorio – Canon-McMillan HS, Pennsylvania 100 lbs.
Sat Feb 17 – at District 7 (North Allegheny)
Sat March 2 – West Regional (Canon-McMillan)
Th-Sat March 7-9 – at PIAA Girls Championships (Hershey)
Karlee Brooks – Valiant College Prep HS (Phoenix, AZ) 120 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Cadence Diduch – Freeport, Illinois 135 lbs.
Fri/Sat Feb 9-10 – at IHSA Sectional (Geneseo)
Fri/Sat Feb 23-24 – at Illinois Girls Individual State Finals (Bloomington)
Kiara Djoumessi – Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 140 lbs.
Th/Fri Feb 1-2 – at Iowa High School State Tournament (Coralville, Iowa)
Th Feb 1
Session 1: First and second round – 10 AM
Session 2: Quarterfinals – 6 PM
Fri Feb 2
Session 3: Semifinals – 10 AM
Session 4: Grand March and Finals – 6 PM
Naomi Simon – Decorah, Iowa 170 lbs.
Th/Fri Feb 1-2 – at Iowa High School State Tournament (Coralville, Iowa)
Th Feb 1
Session 1: First and second round – 10 AM
Session 2: Quarterfinals – 6 PM
Fri Feb 2
Session 3: Semifinals – 10 AM
Session 4: Grand March and Finals – 6 PM
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
