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Ella Schmit - Women's Wrestling - University of Iowa Athletics

Ella Schmit

Height 5-7
Weight 143 lbs.
Class So.
Hometown Bettendorf, Iowa
High School Bettendorf

2023-24 Redshirt Freshman at Iowa

  • Season record of 26-10
  • 4-2 against ranked opponents
  • Undefeated dual record of 9-0 with 40 points scored
  • Held most pins on the team with 15 and accrued eight technical falls
  • Ranked nationally in the top ten of her weight class throughout the season
  • 2023 Princeton Open Runner-up
  • 4th place at Missouri Valley Open
  • 2024 Warrior Open Runner-up
  • 4th place at NCWWC Region Five
  • 7th place at NCWWC National Tournament
  • Letterwinner

2022-23 Unattached

  • 2023 Bearcat Open champion
  • 5th place at Klippan Women’s Open
  • 2023 U20 National Championships Runner-up
  • 2023 U20 Pan American Champion

High School

  • 2022 Dan Gable Ms. Wrestler of the Year
  • Ranked No. 3 wrestler nationally at 117-pound weight class
  • Two-time All American
  • Three-time Iowa State Champion
  • Fifth place finish at the 2021 Junior Women’s National Championship
  • Cadet Freestyle All-American in 2019

Personal

  • Born May 6, 2004
  • Daughter of Matt Schmit and Heather Dohrn
  • Majoring in Enterprise Leadership