INDIANOLA, Iowa — The University of Iowa women’s wrestling team began the season at the Luther Hill Open on Saturday, with 13 Hawkeyes earning top-three finishes. Six Iowa wrestlers won individual titles, including Rianne Murphy (103 lbs), Ava Bayless (110 lbs), Skye Realin (131 lbs), Ella Schmit (145 lbs), Kennedy Blades (160 lbs) and Naomi Simon (180 lbs).
Out of the 18 Hawkeyes who competed on Saturday, 14 of them advanced to the semifinal round. Ten Iowa wrestlers moved on to the finals, setting up three head-to-head matches between Hawkeyes.
At 103 lbs., Murphy faced off with teammate Sterling Dias and won by injury default. Dias beat each of her previous opponents via technical fall to advance to the title match while Murphy reached after three consecutive pins.
Bayless defeated fellow Hawkeye Valarie Solorio in the 110 lbs. final by decision, 5-0. Bayless dominated on her path to the finals with three tech. falls. Solorio racked up two decisions and a tech. fall throughout the tournament en route to a second-place finish.
Realin received a bye in the first round and then recorded a pin and tech. fall to reach the championship match. She went on to defeat Ashley Whetzal of Missouri Valley College via tech. fall, 10-0, to secure the first place finish.
Schmit dominated at 145 on Saturday, recording two tech. falls and two pins, one of which came at 3:29 in the title match. She defeated Sevreign Aumua from Missouri Valley College to clinch the title.
In the 160-pound title bout, Blades defeated teammate Rose Cassioppi by tech fall, 10-0. Cassioppi recorded three tech. falls en route to the finals. Blades made her highly-anticipated Iowa debut and did not disappoint opening competition with a pin in 40 seconds. She went on to record two tech. falls to punch her ticket to the finals.
Simon dominated in her Hawkeye debut at 180 with three pins, the fastest coming in 4:18, to earn her spot in the finals at 180 lbs. In the finals she defeated Alana Duggan from Lindenwood University via tech. fall, 14-4.
Jaycee Foeller made the finals at 207 lbs. but fell to Kelani Corbett of Missouri Valley College via a decision, 6-3. Cali Leng (124 lbs), Emily Frost (131 lbs) and Sam Calkins (235 lbs) each had third-place finish to close out strong days. Leng won her third-place bout by tech fall, 10-0. Frost defeated Hawkeye teammate Allie Baudhuin by fall in 1:49 and Calkins ended her day with a fall in 5:01 to finish third.
- Iowa finished with a record of 58-17 on the day with 15 pins and 27 tech. falls.
- Five of the 17 Iowa losses came in head-to-head matches.
- Freshmen Naomi Simon and Rianne Murphy each recorded three pins.
- Five Hawkeyes had three tech. falls.
- Dias recorded the second fastest tech. fall on the day at 24 seconds.
- Seven student-athletes made their Hawkeye debut.
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will travel to Marietta, Georgia, next weekend for a dual against Life University on Friday at 6 p.m. CT and the Eagle Madness Open on Saturday at 9 a.m.
RESULTS
103 lbs. – Rianne Murphy, 1st Place
WIN Emily Porras (Waldorf University), Fall 1:36
WIN Brianna Vollendroff (Chadron), Fall 1:38
WIN Judy Sandoval (Grand View), Fall 0:53
WIN #2 Sterling Dias (Iowa), Inj. 4:59
103 lbs. – #2 Sterling Dias, 2nd Place
WIN Mana Chanthasone (Chadron), TF 10-0
WIN Edyn Hartman (Waldorf University), TF 10-0
WIN Sage Beltran (Missouri Valley College), TF 10-0
LOSS Rianne Murphy (Iowa), Inj. 4:59
110 lbs. – #1 Ava Bayless, 1st Place
WIN lona Castro (Waldorf University), TF 10-0
WIN Kylee Slyter (Baker University), TF 10-0
WIN Rylee Balcazar (Chadron), TF 10-0
WIN Valarie Solorio (Iowa), Dec 5-0
110 lbs. – Valarie Solorio, 2nd Place
WIN Sereena Baca (Quincy University), TF 12-0
WIN Tristan Nitta (Grand View), Dec 7-6
WIN Kate Cooper (Lindenwood University), Dec 11-4
LOSS #1 Ava Bayless (Iowa), Dec 5-0
117 lbs. – Ava Rose, DNP
WIN Rodiat Adeduntan (Unattached), TF 10-0
LOSS Mayangelie Colon (Grand View), Fall 5:54
LOSS Gigi Bragg (Unattached), Dec 7-0
124 lbs. – Cali Leng, 3rd Place
WIN Amanda Durrant (Waldorf University), TF 10-0
LOSS Isla Baeza (Missouri Valley College), Fall 3:00
WIN Kylie Robledo (Baker University), Fall 1:51
WIN Emarie Bolosan (William Jewell College), TF 10-0
131 lbs. – Emily Frost, 3rd Place
WIN Sharon Leon (Northern Michigan University), TF 10-0
WIN Neve Barragan (Waldorf University) (TF 10-0)
LOSS #10 Skye Realin (Iowa), TF 10-0
WIN Corinne McClure (Central Methodist University), TF 10-0
WIN Allie Baudhuin (Iowa), Fall 1:49
131 lbs. – #10 Skye Realin, 1st Place
WIN Cayden Condit (Lindenwood University), Fall 0:44
WIN Emily Frost (Iowa), TF 10-0
WIN Ashley Whetzal (Missouri Valley College), TF 10-0
131 lbs. – Allie Baudhuin, 4th Place
WIN Abby Rhodes (Quincy University), TF 16-6
LOSS Ashley Whetzal (Missouri Valley College), Dec 10-6
WIN Cayden Condit (Lindenwood University), Fall 1:12
LOSS Emily Frost (Iowa), Fall 1:49
138 lbs. – Danni Swihart, DNP
LOSS Marissa Sanabria (Lindenwood University), Fall 2:37
LOSS Emily Neumann (Central Methodist University), Dec 9-4
145 lbs. – #6 Ella Schmit, 1st Place
WIN Rebecca Strong (Lindenwood University), Fall 3:48
WIN Sofia Delgado (Grand View), TF 10-0
WIN Haidyn Snyder (Grand View), TF 11-0
WIN Sevreign Aumua (Missouri Valley College), Fall 3:29
145 lbs. – Kiara Djoumessi, DNP
LOSS Sevreign Aumua (Missouri Valley College), Fall 2:45
LOSS Rebecca Strong (Lindenwood University), Dec 4-2
160 lbs. – Kennedy Blades, 1st Place
WIN Emma Stevenson (Cornell College), Fall 0:40
WIN Alexa Valdez (Quincy University), TF 11-0
WIN Sophia Bassino (Northern Michigan University), TF 10-0
WIN Rose Cassioppi (Iowa), TF 10-0
160 lbs. – Rose Cassioppi, 2nd Place
WIN Maria Arellano (Chadron), TF 10-0
WIN Athena Willden (William Jewell College), TF 10-0
WIN Emma Thomas (Lindenwood University), TF 12-2
LOSS Kennedy Blades (Iowa), TF 10-0
180 lbs. – Naomi Simon, 1st Place
WIN Andjela Prijovic (Grand View), Fall 4:18
WIN Mickaela Keane (Northern Michigan University), Fall 5:58
WIN Clarissa Wangen (Northern Michigan University), Fall 4:34
WIN Alana Duggan (Lindenwood University), TF 14-4
207 lbs. – #1 Jaycee Foeller, 2nd Place
WIN Sydni Scott (William Jewell College), Dec 4-0
WIN #3 Sara Lake (Lindenwood University), Dec 5-2
LOSS Kelani Corbett (Missouri Valley College), Dec 6-3
207 lbs. – Katja Osteen, 4th Place
WIN Desiree Fuentes (Lindenwood University), TF 11-0
LOSS Kelani Corbett (Missouri Valley College), Dec 4-4
WIN Sydni Scott (William Jewell College), Dec 2-1
LOSS #3 Sara Lake (Lindenwood University), FF
235 lbs. – Samantha Calkins, 3rd Place
LOSS Kiara Boldridge (Southeast CC), Fall 2:46
WIN Shaniayha Wysinger (Indian Hills ), TF 13-0
WIN Kennedi Washington (Indian Hills ), Dec 9-0
WIN Makenna Fetters (Hawkeye Community College), Fall 3:31
WIN Emmale Americano (Baker University), Fall 5:01