The Iowa Hawkeyes will host Illinois Friday in sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 6 PM.

#9 Illinois has nine wrestlers ranked and we can expect an entertaining dual meet from start to finish.

The top match of the night will be at 133 with #4 Drake Ayala taking on Lucas Byrd who is #1 in one ranking.

The Hawks have options listed in the probable lineups at 125, 133 and 184. We will see either Joey Cruz or Kale Petersen at 125. Three wrestlers are listed at 141 with Ryder Block, Jace Rhodes and Cullan Schriever and at 184 we have Gabe Arnold and Angelo Ferrari. 

I am looking forward to 184 with either Arnold or Ferrari taking on #10 Edmond Ruth in what may be the most exciting match of the night.

Miguel Estrada is listed at 157 to face Jason Kraisser who is a graduate and ranked #15 in the country. This will be a great opportunity for fans to see what Estrada has against a veteran ranked Big Ten wrestler in a big dual meet as he steps in for #1 Jacori Teemer who is out with an injury.

This is a big meet for Ben Kueter at Hwt where he will face senior Luke Luffman that is ranked anywhere from 7-11. Kueter needs to win this type of match to be an All American this season. This will be a test to see where Kueter is at with the tough competition in the Big Ten and the country because the competition only gets tougher the rest of the season. 

Overall I am expecting a great dual meet for fans in attendance and watching on TV. A sold out Friday night crowd in Carver-Hawkeye arena will be ready to go.

The Hawkeye Wrestling Club will host a Pre-Match Social on Friday before the Iowa-Illinois meet at Donnelly’s Pub at 110 E College St in Iowa City from 3-6 PM.

#2 Iowa vs. #9 Illinois

Friday, January 17 at 6 PM

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Live on BTN

Steven Grace and Mark Ironside call the action on AM 800 KXIC and audio streamed online at HawkeySports.com via YouTube.

Probable Lineups

125 –/28/28/– Joey Cruz So. Fresno, California/Bullard 13-6 -or- Kale Petersen R-Fr. Rockwell, Iowa/Greene County 5-2 vs. Caelan Riley Jr. Libertyville, Illinois/Libertyville 3-7

133 2/4/3/3 Drake Ayala Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge 10-1 vs. 1/2/2/2 Lucas Byrd R-Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/La Salle 11-0

141 –/30/21/– Ryder Block R-Fr. Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock 2-2 -or- Jace Rhodes So. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 5-2 -or- Cullan Schriever Sr. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 3-5 vs. 16/12/17/14 Danny Pucino R-Jr. Libertyville, Illinois/Libertyville 9-2

149 3/3/3/ Kyle Parco Sr. Danville, California/De La Salle 11-0 vs. 14/12/15/ Kannon Webster R-Fr. Toulon, Illinois/Washington Community 8-3

157 Miguel Estrada Fr. Bakersfield, California/ Frontier 12-0/1-2* vs. 15/20/22/ Jason Kraisser Gr. Ellicott City, Maryland/Centennial 8-3 

165 2/2/2/2 Michael Caliendo Jr. Geneva, Illinois/Batavia 11-0 vs. 11/11/15/ Braeden Scoles R-Fr. Kewaskum, Wisconsin/Kewaskum 10-1

174 5/5/5/ Patrick Kennedy Sr. Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota 7-0 vs. 18/21/19/– Danny Braunagel R-Sr. Belleville, Illinois/Althoff Catholic 6-5

184 9/5/5/8 Gabe Arnold R-Fr. Albany, Georgia/Iowa City 9-1 -or- Angelo Ferrari Fr. Melissa, Texas/Melissa 10-0 vs. 11/10/13/10 Edmond Ruth R-Sr. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 8-3

197 1/2/1/1 Stephen Buchanan Grad. Loyal, Wisconsin/Loyal 11-0 vs. 16/18/13/12 Zac Braunagel R-Sr. Belleville, Illinois/Althoff Catholic 8-3

285 16/12/13/18 Ben Kueter R-Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City 9-1 vs. 8/11/11/7 Luke Luffman R-Sr. Urbana, Illinois/Urbana 9-2

* Unattached 

^WIN/InterMat/Flo/AWN (Rankings based on weight class listed at) 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The Hawkeye Wrestling Club will host a Pre-Match Social on Friday, January 17 at Donnelly’s Pub at 110 E College St in Iowa City from 3-6 PM.

The Hawks face #13 Illinois at 7 PM in sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye 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.

From HawkeyeWrestlingClub.com:

For the past two years we have been partnering with local bars and restaurants to provide our fans with Pre-Match Socials! Our goal is to create an atmosphere where our community can grow and enjoy Hawkeye Wrestling together. Our social events are open to the public and free of charge! Guests can win raffle prizes, meet Hawkeye legends, and enjoy drink specials Before the Whistle!

Hawkeye Wrestling Club Pre-Match Socials

Friday, January 17th – Donnelly’s Pub (Illinois)

Saturday, January 25th – Sports Column (vs. Ohio State)

Friday, February 7th – Joe’s Place (vs. Nebraska)

Sunday, February 16th – Iowa Athletic Club (vs. Northwestern)

Sunday, February 23rd – Big Grove Brewery (vs. Oklahoma State )

Sunday, March 9th – NCAA’s Between Sessions Social (B1G Championship)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

FloWrestling announced “FloWrestling Night in America” for Wednesday, February 26. The main event will be a challenge match between 2024 Olympic 57 kg silver medalist Spencer Lee vs. 2024 60 kg world champion Masanosuke Ono of Japan.

The night of elite international wrestling will take place at Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa. 

The co-main event will be Aaron Brooks vs. Zahid Valencia. Additional matches will be announced.

FloWrestling will have live coverage on their premium service.

I will keep you up to date with additional matches and ticket information.

Lee was successful in 2024 in his first year of international wrestling in the Senior division. In addition to the Olympic silver medal Lee also won the Pan-American Championships in Acapulco, Mexico and the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey.

The 2024 World Championships was held for non-Olympic weights. Ono won the 60 kg title with a 5-0 record with four tech falls including over 2023 world champion Vito Arujau of Team USA. In the finals Ono defeated Zaur Uguev(Russia), an 2020 Olympic champion and two-time world champion, 10-2. Ono also won a 2024 U20 world title.

Spencer Lee will compete at the 51st annual Henri Deglane Grand Prix in Nice, France on Saturday, January 18. 

I will have a follow up blog with results.

2024 Henri Deglane Grand Prix in Nice, France

Saturday, January 18

3:30 AM CST – Qualification Rounds through Finals

1:30 PM CST – Awards

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The National Girls High School Rankings for January has been released. The rankings are a product of USA Wrestling, FloWrestling, and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

This is the first rankings of the high school regular season.

The Iowa Women’s Wrestling program has two incoming recruits that are well represented in the rankings.

Isabella Gonzales is ranked #1 at 120 lbs. and #3 P4P(pound for pound) in the country.

Samantha Sachs is ranked #1 at 130 and #1 P4P.

Iowa Women’s Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2025

Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California  120 lbs. #3 P4P, #1 at 120

Gonzales placed fifth at 53kg/116 lbs. at the 2024 U17 World Championships in Amman, Jordan in August.

Gonzales was a U17 Pan-Am champion in 2023 and a U15 Pan-Am champion in 2022. She is a two-time California state champion and won a Super 32 title.

Samantha Sachs – Glendora, California  130 lbs.  #1 P4P. #1 at 130

Sachs won a Junior National title in Fargo last summer at 130 and was a state runner-up in California.

In October Sachs won the 130 lbs. title at the Brian Keck Memorial Pre-Season Nationals in Des Moines, Iowa.

As I have done for years I post a blog on Friday for upcoming weekend competitions and a follow up blog with results on my “Recruits in action” series.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Our incoming recruits had a solid weekend of competition.

Leo DeLuca and Ty Miller were at Tri Duals hosted by Lakeland High School in Orlando, Florida on Saturday.

DeLuca won by a 17-2 tech fall over Lakeland and an 11-1 major decision over St. Ed’s. Ty Miller lost by a medical forfeit against Lakeland.

Harvey Ludington had three dual meets over Friday and Saturday. He recorded a pin in just :10, went up to 215 and won by a 17-2 tech fall in :44 and won by a 16-6 major decision.

Paolo Ciatto placed third at 170 with a 5-1 record at Eastern States in Clifton Park on Friday and Saturday.

Isabella Gonzales and Samantha Sachs both won titles at the 25 Annual Napa Valley Girls Classic in Napa on Friday and Saturday. This is a massive tournament that had 186 teams compete.

Gonzales was 6-0 with six first period pins to win the crown at 120. Cannot do any better than that. Sachs won it at 130 with a 6-0 record with three pins, two tech falls, and a major decision.

Impressive showing for our recruits this weekend.

As I have done for years I will post a blog on Friday for upcoming weekend competitions and a follow up blog with results on my “Recruits in action” series.

Recruiting Class of 2025

Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy(Morristown, New Jersey) 120 lbs. 

at Jan 11 – at Tri Duals vs. St. Ed’s and Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, FL)

Leo DeLuca(Blair) tech fall over Marlo Clark(Lake Highland) 17-2

Leo DeLuca(Blair) major decision over Ethan Timar(St. Ed’s) 11-1

Paolo Ciatto – Iona Preparatory(New Rochelle, New York)  170 lbs.

Fri/Sat Jan 10-11 – at Eastern States(Clifton Park)

Paolo Ciatto(Iona) won by decision over Giorgio Valenzuala(Glen Cove) 10-3

Paolo Ciatto(Iona) won by fall over TJ Mauro(Somers) 1:51

Paolo Ciatto(Iona) won by decision over Logan Pennell(Pine Bush) 4-3

PJ Duke Minisink Valley won by tech fall over Paolo Ciatto(Iona) 21-6

Paolo Ciatto(Iona) won by decision over Ryhs Dewar(Central Catholic) 1-0

Paolo Ciatto(Iona) won by major decision over Logan Pennell(Pine Bush) 8-0

Leister Bowling – Longmont(Mead HS), Colorado  175 lbs.

Did not compete.

Ty Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio 175 lbs. 

at Jan 11 – at Tri Duals vs. Blair and Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, FL)

Will Henckel(Blair) over Ty Miller (Medical forfeit)

Jarrel Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio  190 lbs. 

Did not compete.

Harvey Ludington – Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS)  190 lbs. 

Fri Jan 10 – at Toms River East

Harvey Ludington won by fall over Scott Tedeschi :12

Sat Jan 11 – St. Thomas Aquinas

215 – Harvey Ludington won by tech fall over Anthony Pasquale 17-2  :44

Sat Jan 11 – Cranford

Harvey Ludington won major decision over Jordan Chapman 16-6

Recruiting Class of 2026

Owen McMullen – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  

Did not compete.

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2025

Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California  120 lbs. 

Fri/Sat Jan 10-11 – at Napa Valley Girls Classic(Napa)

Champ. Round 1 – Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East) 21-0 won by fall over Georgia Michalchuk (Archbishop Riordan) 9-3 (Fall 1:24)

Champ. Round 2 – Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East) 21-0 won by fall over Savina Villa (Galt) 2-2 (Fall 0:48)

Champ. Round 3 – Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East) 21-0 won by fall over Keira Sale (Northgate) 19-6 (Fall 1:02)

Quarterfinal – Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East) 21-0 won by fall over SJ Martin (Granada) 20-2 (Fall 1:26)

Semifinal – Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East) 21-0 won by fall over Maya Fiodorova (Reed) 33-6 (Fall 1:23)

1st Place Match – Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East) 21-0 won by fall over Anabelle Serratos (Santa Ana) 21-7 (Fall 1:05)

Samantha Sachs – Glendora, California  130 lbs.  

Fri/Sat Jan 10-11 – at Napa Valley Girls Classic(Napa)

Champ. Round 1 – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) 23-0 won by fall over Brynna Cohee (Justin Siena) 13-7 (Fall 1:44)

Champ. Round 2 – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) 23-0 won by tech fall over Taylor Thompson (Middletown) 9-7 (TF-1.5 1:41 (17-2))

Champ. Round 3 – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) 23-0 won by fall over Amiyah McIntyre (Millikan) 23-7 (Fall 3:32)

Quarterfinal – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) 23-0 won by tech fall over Piper Pike (St Helena) 25-5 (TF-1.5 5:37 (19-3))

Semifinal – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) 23-0 won by major decision over Gabby Austin (Pitman) 4-3 (MD 8-0)

1st Place Match – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) 23-0 won by fall over Shayna Ward (Oakland Tech) 29-2 (Fall 2:59)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team won their second straight NWCA National Duals title at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Iowa was 4-0 in dual meets and dominated the competition.

In the first round Iowa defeated Aurora 35-10 with four pins and four tech falls.

For the Quarterfinals Iowa defeated Wartburg 42-1 with four tech falls, two pins, two forfeits and two decisions.

The Hawks faced McKendree who are ranked #5 in the country in the semifinals. Iowa won 33-11 with four pins and a tech fall. 

The finals was a showdown between #1 Iowa and #2 North Central. The Hawks won the meet 28-13. Kennedy Blades had a tech fall and Kiley Welker recorded a pin as Iowa won 8 of 10 matches.

This was a great showing for Iowa who was 33-7 in total matches with 11 pins and 10 tech falls against the best competition in the country. 

Congratulations to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Iowa will compete next at home with Iowa Duals II on Saturday, January 18. The Hawks will face Augustana and Grand Valley State starting at 6 PM. This will be the final home meet of the season for Iowa.

From HawkeyeSports.com:

Single dual ticket sales are now available. Please call 1-800-IAHAWKS and select option 2 to be connected to a ticket sales representative or visit https://hawkeyesports.com/tickets/ to learn more.

NWCA National Duals

Champ. Round 1

Iowa defeated Aurora 35-10

103 – Sterling Dias (Iowa) over Genesis Ramirez (Aurora) Dec 3-2

110 – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) over Mia Moore (Aurora) TF 10-0

117 – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) over Sharon Moreno (Aurora) Fall 1:17

124 – Bethany Regione (Aurora) over Ava Rose (Iowa) Fall 1:32

131 – Emily Frost (Iowa) over Natasha Markoutsis (Aurora) Fall 2:22

138 – Alexis Janiak (Aurora) over Cadence Diduch (Iowa) TF 10-0

145 – Reese Larramendy (Iowa) over Olga Turiy (Aurora) TF 11-0

160 – Kennedy Blades (Iowa) over Antonia Phillips (Aurora) TF 12-0

180 – Naomi Simon (Iowa) over Mackenzie Konanz (Aurora) Fall 2:39

207 – Samantha Calkins (Iowa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Quarterfinal

Iowa defeated Wartburg 42-1

103 – Sterling Dias (Iowa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

110 – Ava Bayless (Iowa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

117 – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) over Danielle Silva (Wartburg) Fall 1:17

124 – Cali Leng (Iowa) over Liannette Ortiz (Wartburg) Dec 6-6

131 – Emmily Patneaud (Iowa) over Khylie Wainwright (Wartburg) Fall 1:41

138 – Nanea Estrella (Iowa) over Ali Russler (Wartburg) TF 12-0

145 – Macey Kilty (Iowa) over dana Cleveland (Wartburg) TF 10-0

160 – Kennedy Blades (Iowa) over Rachel Schauer (Wartburg) TF 11-0

180 – Kylie Welker (Iowa) over Kami Senlycki (Wartburg) TF 10-0

207 – Alivia White (Iowa) over Rewa Chababo (Wartburg) Dec 4-0

Semifinal

Iowa defeated McKendree University 33-11

103 – Gabriele Tedesco (McKendree University) over Sterling Dias (Iowa) Dec 6-3

110 – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) over Samantha Miller (McKendree University) Fall 5:53

117 – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) over Norah Swaim (McKendree University) Dec 9-2

124 – Shelby Moore (McKendree University) over Cali Leng (Iowa) Dec 6-2

131 – Alexandra Szkotnicki (McKendree University) over Emmily Patneaud (Iowa) Dec 3-2

138 – Nanea Estrella (Iowa) over Viktorya Torres (McKendree University) Fall 5:05

145 – Reese Larramendy (Iowa) over Savannah Gomez (McKendree University) Dec 6-2

160 – Kennedy Blades (Iowa) over Kaylynn Albrecht (McKendree University) TF 12-0

180 – Kylie Welker (Iowa) over Tristan Kelly (McKendree University) Fall 1:11

207 – Alivia White (Iowa) over Manusiu Muti (McKendree University) Fall 2:32

1st Place Match

Iowa defeated North Central College 28-13

103 – Sterling Dias (Iowa) over Madison Avila (North Central College) Dec 3-2

110 – Ava Bayless (Iowa) over Kendra Ryan (North Central College) Dec 5-2

117 – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) over Sydney Petzinger (North Central College) Dec 10-7

124 – Cali Leng (Iowa) over Janessa George (North Central College) Dec 3-0

131 – Amani Jones (North Central College) over Emily Frost (Iowa) TF 15-3

138 – Nanea Estrella (Iowa) over Sara Sterner (North Central College) Dec 13-8

145 – Macey Kilty (Iowa) over Bella Mir (North Central College) Dec 11-6

160 – Kennedy Blades (Iowa) over Tiera Jimerson (North Central College) TF 11-0

180 – Kylie Welker (Iowa) over Shenita Lawson (North Central College) Fall 0:41

207 – Traeh Haynes (North Central College) over Alivia White (Iowa) TF 10-0

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Spencer Lee will compete at the 51st annual Henri Deglane Grand Prix in Nice, France on Saturday, January 18. 

This will be the first International competition for Lee since capturing the 57kg silver medal at the Olympics last summer.

This is a three day tournament for men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. The men’s freestyle will be on Saturday only.

Members of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club have been competing at this tournament for years.

At the 2023 Henri Deglane Grand Prix Austin DeSanto and Pat Lugo won gold and Alex Marinelli won silver

HWC coach Dan Dennis is a member of the coaching staff for Team USA.

I will have a follow up blog with results.

2024 Henri Deglane Grand Prix in Nice, France

Saturday, January 18

3:30 AM CST – Qualification Rounds through Finals

1:30 PM CST – Awards

From USA Wrestling:

A live stream of the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France is available online through France Lutte. Brackets and updated results will post to Smoothcomp.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Kyle Parco has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week. Parco was 4-0 with two tech falls in winning the 149 lbs. title at Soldier Salute.

In the semifinals Parco defeated #22 Gabe Willochell(Wyoming) and #6 Lachlan McNeil(North Carolina) in the finals.

For the season Parco is 10-0 with five tech falls and one major decision and ranked #4 in the country at 149.

Parco, from Danville(De La Salle HS), California, is a four-time All American that began his career at Fresno State. He placed sixth as a redshirt freshman in 2021. He was named as the 2021 Pac 12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year.

At Arizona State Parco placed eighth in 2002, fourth in 2023, and fifth this past season at the NCAA national tournament and won three Pac-12 titles at 149. He was named the 2022 Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year. 

Soldier Salute

Champ. Round 1 – Kyle Parco (Iowa) 8-0 received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 – Kyle Parco (Iowa) won by tech fall over Garrett Funk (Northern Iowa) (TF-1.5 4:42 (18-1))

Quarterfinal – Kyle Parco (Iowa) 8-0 won by tech fall over Kaemen Smith (Navy) (TF-1.5 5:29 (18-3))

Semifinal – Kyle Parco (Iowa) 8-0 won by decision over #22 Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) (Dec 12-6)

1st Place Match – Kyle Parco (Iowa) won by decision over #6 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) (Dec 8-5)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

All of our incoming recruits are scheduled to compete this weekend.

Leo DeLuca(Blair) and Ty and Jarrel Miller(St. Ed’s) will be at Tri Duals hosted by Lake Highland Prep in Orlando, Florida on Saturday.

Harvey Ludington will be at Toms River East for a dual meet on Friday and home for a double dual on Saturday against St. Thomas Aquinas and Cranford.

Paolo Ciatto will be at Eastern States in Clifton Park on Friday and Saturday.

On Saturday Leister Bowling will be at the Pueblo Centennial Invitational.

Isabella Gonzales and Samantha Sachs will be at the 25 Annual Napa Valley Girls Classic in Napa on Friday and Saturday. This is a huge tournament that had 140 teams compete last year.

As I have done for years I will post a blog on Friday for upcoming weekend competitions and a follow up blog with results on my “Recruits in action” series.

Recruiting Class of 2025

Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy(Morristown, New Jersey) 120 lbs. 

at Jan 11 – at Tri Duals vs. St. Ed’s and Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, FL)

Paolo Ciatto – Iona Preparatory(New Rochelle, New York)  170 lbs.

Fri/Sat Jan 10-11 – at Eastern States(Clifton Park)

Leister Bowling – Longmont(Mead HS), Colorado  175 lbs.

Sat Jan 11 – at Pueblo Centennial Invitational

Ty Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio 175 lbs. 

at Jan 11 – at Tri Duals vs. Blair and Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, FL)

Jarrel Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio  190 lbs. 

at Jan 11 – at Tri Duals vs. Blair and Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, FL)

Harvey Ludington – Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS)  190 lbs. 

Fri Jan 10 – at Toms River East

Sat Jan 11 – St. Thomas Aquinas and Cranford

Recruiting Class of 2026

Owen McMullen – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  

Fri/Sat Jan 10-11 – at Mid-Winter Mayhem(Indiana, PA)

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2025

Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California  120 lbs. 

Fri/Sat Jan 10-11 – at Napa Valley Girls Classic(Napa)

Samantha Sachs – Glendora, California  130 lbs.  

Fri/Sat Jan 10-11 – at Napa Valley Girls Classic(Napa)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team will be competing at NWCA Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday and Saturday, January 10-11. 

Iowa won the 2024 NWCA Duals in dramatic fashion last year and are seeded #1 in the NCAA Women’s division.

Iowa will have eighteen wrestlers on the roster with eleven wrestlers ranked in the top seven in the country.

Competition will begin for Iowa at 10 AM on Friday with the first round followed by the Quarterfinals at 11:30. On Saturday the Semifinals will be at 10:30 AM and the Finals at 1:30.

National Duals will be live on the premium service for FloWrestling.

I will have a follow-up blog with results.

Probable Lineup

103 – Sterling Dias #2

110 – Ava Bayless #2

110 – Emilie Gonzalez #5

110 – Valarie Solorio

117 – Brianna Gonzalez #1

117 – Ava Rose

124 – Cali Leng

131 – Emily Frost

131 – Emmily Patneaud

138 – Nanea Estrella #3

138 – Cadence Diduch

145 – Reese Larramendy #1

145 – Macey Kilty #3

160 – Kennedy Blades #2

180 – Kylie Welker #1

180 – Naomi Simon #7

207 – Jaycee Foeller #1

207 – Alivia White

NWCA National Duals

UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Friday, January 10

Round 1 – 10 AM

Quarterfinals – 11:30 AM

Saturday, January 11

Semifinals – 10:30 AM

Finals – 1:30 PM

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!