Four Hawkeyes Win Luther Hill Open Titles
November 2nd, 2025 by Jack McGonigal
INDIANOLA, Iowa — The University of Iowa women’s wrestling team opened the season at the Luther Hill Open on Saturday. Four Hawkeyes won individual titles, and eight Iowa wrestlers recorded top-three finishes.
Valarie Solorio claimed the 103-pound title, outscoring her opponents 52-5. Harlee Hiller won at 117 pounds with three pins and a technical fall. At 124 pounds, Cali Leng earned the championship with two technical falls, while Karlee Brooks captured the 131-pound crown with two technical falls and a pin.
Ava Rose and Bella Williams finished as runners-up at 124 and 131 pounds, respectively. Cadence Diduch placed second at 145 pounds, and Sterling Dias took third at 103 pounds.
• Iowa finished the Luther Hill Open with a record of 42-12.
• The Hawkeyes registered 14 pins and 16 technical falls.
• Five of Iowa’s losses came in head-to-head matches.
UP NEXT
Iowa hosts Central College and Cornell College in the All-Iowa Duals on Sunday at 2 p.m. (CT).
RESULTS
103 lbs. – Sterling Dias, Third Place
WIN Sophia Millage (Grand View), TF 10-0
WIN Megan Valdez (Lindenwood), Fall 2:10
LOSS Valarie Solorio (Iowa), TF 11-1
WIN Rianne Murphy (Iowa), Dec 2-2
103 lbs. – Rianne Murphy, Fourth Place
WIN Bertha Cabrera (Southeast CC), Fall 1:42
WIN Isabel Irvin (Hastings), Default 2:16
WIN Juliana Alejandro (William Jewell), Fall 2:34
LOSS Emaline Hicks, (Simpson), Fall 2:58
LOSS Sterling Dias (Iowa), Dec 2-2
103 lbs. – Valarie Solorio, First Place
WIN Mackenzie Graves (Quincy), TF 11-0
WIN Jocelyn Prado (York), TF 10-0
WIN Isabelle Apple (Grand View), Dec 12-4
WIN Sterling Dias (Iowa), TF 11-1
WIN Emaline Hicks (Simpson), Dec 8-0
117 lbs. – Harlee Hiller, First Place
WIN Angelina Varges (Unattached), Fall 1:16
WIN Caterina Barriga (Simpson), Fall 2:15
WIN Emma Albanese (Southeast CC), TF 11-0
WIN Sara Warren (ICCC), Fall 0:53
WIN Layla Phillips (Simpson), Dec 12-3
124 lbs. – Isabella Marie Gonzales, Sixth Place
WIN Saki Yoshikawa (Lindenwood), TF 10-0
LOSS Ava Rose (Iowa), Default 4:46
124 lbs. – Cali Leng, First Place
WIN Sarai O’Day (Lindenwood), TF 10-0
WIN Ashley Cannon (Simpson), TF 10-0
WIN Ava Rose (Iowa), Dec 6-0
124 lbs. – Ava Rose, Second Place
WIN Amanda Durrant (Waldorf), TF 10-0
WIN Audrey Scherer (Grand View), TF 10-0
WIN Isabella Gonzalez (Iowa), Default 4:46
LOSS Cali Leng (Iowa), Dec 6-0
131 lbs. – Karlee Brooks, First Place
WIN Julia Kanne (Central), TF 11-0
WIN Larissa Kaz (Hastings), TF 10-0
WIN Devin Patton (William Penn), Fall 0:44
WIN Bella Williams (Iowa), Dec 4-0
131 lbs. – Mia Goodwin, Fifth Place
LOSS Kendall Bostelman (William Penn), Fall 2:26
WIN Elizabeth Rubio (Morningside), Fall 1:31
WIN Arieme Steele (Grand View), Fall 4:51
WIN Hayley Gilson (Lindenwood), Dec 13-5
WIN Larissa Kaz (Hastings), Forfeit
131 lbs. – Bella Williams, Second Place
WIN Hayley Gilson (Lindenwood), Fall 0:58
WIN Aremie Steele (Grand View), Fall 5:08
WIN Kendall Bostleman (William Penn), TF 12-0
LOSS Karlee Brooks (Iowa), Dec 4-0
138 lbs. – Danni Swihart
LOSS Adrienna Turner (Grand View), Dec. 15-7
WIN Brianna Miller (Hastings), TF 10-0
WIN Julia Chambers (Quincy), Fall 5:58
LOSS Marissa Sanabria (Lindenwood), TF 10-0
145 lbs. – Cadence Diduch, Second Place
WIN Lisa Hoeflich (Hastings), TF 10-0
WIN Jennifer De La Torre (William Jewell), TF 10-0
WIN Madeline Hayes (Lindenwood), Fall 11-0
LOSS Annelise Obermark (Simpson), Dec 8-6
207 lbs. – Libby Dix, Sixth Place
WIN Alexis Llamas (Hastings), Fall 1:59
LOSS Skyler Bruno (Waldorf), Fall 5:50
WIN Pheobe Burt (William Penn), Dec 8-4
WIN Alexis Llamas (Hastings), Dec 6-0
LOSS Diara Pomares (William Penn), Fall 1:58




