The University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling program announced that Katja Osteen has signed to compete for the Hawks.
Osteen is originally from Simi Valley, California where she was a state champion in 2018 and a state finalist in 2020. She did not compete due to injury in 2019 and in 2021 because of the pandemic.
Osteen competed for Chaminade College Preparatory High School as a freshman and sophomore and for Royal High School as a junior and senior.
Coming out of high school in 2021 Osteen was ranked #3 at 180 by the National Girls High School Rankings.
Osteen competed for Simon Frasier University where she placed sixth in 2022 and 2023 at 191 lbs. at the NCWWC national championships.
This past season Osteen lived in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center and competed for the USA Wrestling Elite Accelerator Program (EAP).
She is projected to compete at the new 207 lbs. weight class for Iowa.
Osteen is the first transfer of the year for Iowa to add on to a great Recruiting Class of 2024.
Iowa Women’s Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2024 in the National Girls High School Rankings
Val Solorio (Canon-McMillan HS, Pennsylvania) – #3 at 100 lbs.
Rianne Murphy (Crown Point, IN – Wyoming Seminary) – #6 at 105 lbs.
Mia Goodwin (Virginia Beach, VA – Kellam HS) – #29 at 110 lbs.
Karlee Brooks (Valiant College Prep, Phoenix, AZ) – #2 at 120 lbs., #11 P4P
Cadence Diduch (Freeport, Illinois) – #4 at 135 lbs.
Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock HS, Iowa) – #10 at 140 lbs.
Naomi Simon (Decorah, Iowa) – #3 at 170 lbs., #20 P4P
*Transfer: Katja Osteen (Simi Valley, CA/Simon Fraser/EAP) – 207 lbs.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
