Nora Akpan Season 2026-27

Weight145 lbs

Height5-7

ClassFr.

HometownCenterville, Minn.

Prior to Iowa

2x Minnesota state Freestyle championship (first place)
2025 Postseason AFSW Folkstyle National Championship (first place)
2x Fargo National qualifier (2024, 2025)
2025 Fargo Freestyle All-American (first place)
2025 U20 All-American Women’s World Trials (eighth place)
2025 MSHSL State Champion, placed third in 2024 and sixth in 2023
2025 All-Tournament Team member at Women’s National Duals
Placed first and third, respectively, at the 2025 and 2024 Northern Plain freestyle championship

High School

Minnesota state champion in 2024-25, posting a perfect 30-0 record
2x Cardinal Invitational Outstanding Girls Wrestler (2024, 2025)
Centennial HS Wrestling 2025 Girls Outstanding Wrestler and Varsity Hardest Worker
2024-25 all-conference outstanding athletic achievement winner
Registered a 33-2 record as a sophomore, ending the season ranked No. 2
Placed sixth at state and was sectional champion her freshman year, winning 28 matches
3x letterwinner in women's wrestling and lettered in swimming as a freshman
Recognized with the Most Improved Swimmer Award as a freshman
National Honor Society honoree
National Society of High School Scholar
3x Spotlight on Scholarship Award honoree
2x Honor Roll and Academic Letter Award recipient
2x Section 4AAA Academic Award winner
President of the UPLIFT Club

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