University of Iowa Athletics
Hawk Item
- 2024 U24 World Champion – 72 kg
- 2024 Senior World Bronze Medalist – 72 kg
2023-24 Redshirt Freshman at Iowa
- Season record of 23-1
- 4-0 against ranked opponents
- Undefeated dual record at 6-0 with 25 points scored
- Ranked nationally in her weight class in the top three for the entire season
- Recorded 16 technical falls and six pins
- Notched her fastest pin at 26 seconds
- 2023 Missouri Valley Open Runner-up
- 2024 Warrior Open Champion
- 2024 NCWWC Region Five Champion
- 2024 NCWWC National Champion
- 2024 Open Mat NCAA Women’s Wrestler of the Year
- NWCA Scholastic All-American
- USA Women’s Wrestler of the Year Finalist
- USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week
- Academic all-Big Ten
- Letterwinner
2022-23 Unattached
- 2022 Soldier Salute Runner-up
- Runner-up at U20 National Championship in 2023
- 5th place at 2023 US Open Wrestling Championship
- True third at 2023 Final X
- 2023 U20 Pan American Champion
High School
- No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound women’s high school wrestler in America
- 2021 Junior world champion
- 2021 U23 World bronze medalist
- Second in 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
- 10th at 2021 Senior World Championships
Personal
- Born December 17, 2003
- Daughter of Jeremy Welker
- Majoring in Pre-Business
