CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The top-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team claimed third place at the NWCA National Duals on Saturday, defeating No. 4 Grand Valley State, 26-15, in the medal round. In total, the Hawkeyes registered five wins over ranked opponents.

#1 IOWA VS. #4 GRAND VALLEY STATE
To start things off in the third place dual, Sterling Dias collected the upset win over No. 4 Rayana Sahagun with a 7-0 decision at 103. Following at 110, Ava Bayless secured the win over Kiely Tabaldo with a 6-0 decision.

Fourth-ranked Brianna Gonzalez secured a 10-0 technical fall over Libby Roberts at 117 pounds. At 124 pounds, Isabella Marie Gonzales fell to Sage Mortimer – the second ranked wrestler at 117 pounds – by fall.

Top-ranked Karlee Brooks locked in an 8-3 decision at 131 pounds over Aspen Blasko, who is the second ranked wrestler at 124 pounds. At 138 pounds, Lilly Luft fell to top ranked Katerina Lange, who notched the 10-0 technical fall.

At 145 pounds, Cadence Diduch got a 10-0 technical fall win over Margaret Buurma. She was followed by top-ranked Kennedy Blades, who showed out, getting the win by fall over Noelle Gaffney.

Kylie Welker kept things rolling for the Hawkeyes, she posted a 10-0 technical fall over Maddison ward at 180 pounds. At 207 pounds, Jaycee Foeller fell to the fifth-ranked wrestler at 180 pounds, Sabrina Nauss who secured the fall in the second period.

#1 IOWA VS. #3 NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE
In the semifinal matchup earlier Saturday morning, No. 1 Valarie Solorio secured the 11-0 technical fall over Brianne Graves at 103 pounds. At 110 pounds, No. 2 Nyla Valencia fell to No. 4 Kaelani Shufeldt via fall.

No. 4 Brianna Gonzalez fell to No. 5 Riley Rayome at 117 in a 3-3 decision that went to criteria, giving North Central the 8-5 lead. This was followed by 124 pounds, where No. 5 Cali Leng fell to No. 3 Sara Sterner by pin.

No. 1 Karlee Brooks got the Hawkeyes back on track at 131 with the 8-4 decision over No. 9 Yele Aycock. She was followed at 138 pounds by No. 3 ranked Skye Realin, who won the close match in the final seconds with a 6-6 decision by criteria over Claire Dicugno.

No. 2 Reese Larramendy got the upset win over No. 1 Bella Mir at 145 with a last second score to secure the 8-4 decision. After seven weights, North Central led 16-14. No. 1 Kennedy Blades followed at 160 pounds. Blades secured the lead for the Hawkeyes with an 11-1 technical fall over No. 8 Taylor Graveman.

The Hawkeyes extended their lead when Kylie Welker secured an 8-2 decision over Jael Miller at 180 pounds. At 207, No. 2 Jaycee Foeller fell to Daisa Yearby by fall, giving North Central the 25-23 win.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH CLARISSA CHUN
“We fought, they fought, and we all went through this, we just have to move on to next weekend. We can’t dwell on what happened, that doesn’t help us. We have to rise, and pick ourselves back up again.”

“You can’t replicate those moments and those times, but in certain moments and positions we have to be better at finishing. We have to continue to wrestle, we have to be able to wrestle through that to make a strong finish”

NOTABLES
– Reese Larramendy, upset the No. 1 ranked wrestler at 145 pounds.
– Iowa secured five wins over ranked opponents.

GIRLS

NON-CONFERENCE

Exira-EHK-Audubon – 73 vs ACGC – 61

Denison-Schleswig – 61 vs Thomas Jefferson – 19

West Monona – 46 vs Boyer Valley – 39

MVAOCOU – 62 vs Woodbine – 45

Westwood – 75 vs Glidden-Ralston – 45

Woodbury Central – 67 vs Ar-We-Va – 19

BOYS

Non-Conference

ACGC – 51 vs Exira-EHK – 45

MVAOCOU – 64 vs AHSTW – 40

Denison-Schleswig – 62 vs Thomas Jefferson – 52

Kuemper Catholic – 71 vs West Lyon – 49

Kingsley-Pierson – 48 vs Woodbine – 30

Westwood – 66 vs Glidden-Ralston – 46

Woodbury Central – 46 vs Ar-We-Va – 35

LOGAN-MAGNOLIA-WOODBINE GIRLS INVITATIONAL

1. Sioux City North – 172 pts

2. Logan-magnolia woodbine – 148 pts

3. Western Iowa – 143 pts

6. Glenwood – 113.5 pts

7. Atlantic – 109 pts

10. Audubon – 78

15. Denison-Schleswig – 52.5

Atlantic Top Finishers: Haley Armstrong (1st – 235), Cadence Kinzie (2nd – 115), Leiah Thomas (3rd – 155), Alivia Knuth (7th – 135)

Audubon Top Finishers: Macy Rasmussen (1st – 110), Jordan Mulford (4th – 100), Elena Harbour (4th – 145) Laura McCarville (6th – 125), Addysen Capper (7th – 105)

WEST CENTRAL VALLEY TOURNAMENT

1. Kuemper Catholic – 136 pts

2. Clarinda – 130 pts

3. SWAT – 124 pts

4. Riverside – 123 pts

6. Creston – 107 pts

8. Red Oak – 87 pts

15. Harlan – 30 pts

SWAT Best Finishers: Stella Beattie (1st – 170), Addi Glade (2nd – 105), Nadia South (3rd – 110), Bailey Lillard (3rd – 145), Destiny Fry (5th – 115), Adalynn Erlandson (5th – 140),

Riverside Best Finishers: Jersey Hilgenberg (1st – 100), Hailey Harvey (1st – 115), Mckenna Dorr (1st – 145), Rylei Price (2nd – 155)

ROLLIN DYER INVITATIONAL 

1. Grand Island – 242 pts

2. Atlantic – 212 pts

3. Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 198 pts

4. Glenwood – 192.5 pts

10. Audubon – 76.5 pts

14. Red Oak – 37 pts

15. Denison-Schleswig – 25 pts

16. AHSTW – 24 pts

17. Griswold – 7 pts

Atlantic Best Finishers: Keaton Schroeder (1st – 120), Braxton Hass (2nd – 132), Kalvin Hayes (2nd – 150), Jayden Harter (3rd – 157), Donovan Hedrington (3rd – 190), Collin Harris (4th – 126), Dreven Smith (4th – 165), Travin Thomas (4th – 215), Cooper Woolsey (4th – 285) Dayton Van Horn (5th – 106), Landon Hagen (5th – 138)

Audubon Best Finishers: Leyton Elmquist (3rd – 113), Jon Rasmussen (4th – 138), Lane Meyer (6th – 285)

AHSTW Best Finisher: Roman Scheffler (3rd – 285)

TRI-CENTER INVITATIONAL

1. Hinton – 208 pts

2. Nodaway Valley – 181 pts

3. Lawton-Bronson – 176 pts

5. ACGC – 136.5 pts

6. Harlan – 122.5 pts

7. Missouri Valley – 103 pts

9. Southwest Valley – 97 pts

11. St. Albert – 57

12. Woodbine – 51 pts

14. Tri-Center – 41.5 pts

Nodaway Valley Best Finishers: Keyin Steeve (1st – 138), Caleb Christensen (1st – 190), Ashton Honnold (1st – 285), Josh Nelson (2nd – 106), Ty Strode (2nd – 132), Thomas Herrick (3rd – 120),

ACGC Best Finishers: Ryder Cline (1st – 150), Charlie Christensen (2nd – 144), Carter Richter (2nd – 215), Jack Sheeder (2nd – 285), Chase Slaybaugh (4th – 126),

Southwest Valley Best Finishers: Gavin Wetzel (2nd – 165), Carson Cooper (4th – 150), Griffin Wetzel (4th – 190), Wyatt Shires (5th – 132), Brody Sparks (6th – 138)

Tri-Center Best Finishers: Noah Goodwin (3rd – 150), Judah York (7th – 157)

GARY CURTIS INVITATIONAL

1. Alburnett – 235 pts

2. Wilton – 222.5

3. Riverside – 192.5

Riverside Best Finishers: Drew Anderson (1st – 138), Max Shanno (1st – 165), Kingston Carrigan (2nd – 126), Jaxon Gordon (2nd – 157), Mason Houser (3rd – 150), Colton Hering (4th – 106), Gaven Hackett (4th – 190), Jack Branan (5th – 144) Jackson Allen (5th – 175)

The 14th ranked Iowa Hawkeye women rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to win at Indiana 56-53, Sunday. The Hawkeyes are now 5-0 in the Big Ten.

That’s Iowa coach Jan Jensen. The Hawkeyes were ambushed at the outset and trailed 20-8 after the first quarter.

Ava Heiden and Chit Chat Wright led the Hawkeyes with 13 points a piece.

The shorthanded 11th ranked Iowa State women suffered their third straight loss. The Cyclones committed 25 turnovers in an 83-70 loss to West Virginia in Ames. Junior forward Addy Brown and junior guard Arianna Jackson both missed the game due to injury.

That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly. West Virginia took control by outscoring the Cyclones 19-11 in the third quarter.

The Cyclones fall to 2-3 in the Big 12 and 14-3 overall.

For the second straight game a bad start was too much to overcome for the 19th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes, Sunday afternoon. Illinois raced out to a 29-11 lead at the outset and 16th ranked Illini held off a late rally for a 75-69 victory in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes got to within four in the waning minutes.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes crawled back into the game several times in the second half but never led, in falling to 2-3 in the Big Ten.

Battling illness, Tavion Banks did not start the game but came off the bench to lead Iowa with 16 points. Freshman forward Tate Sage was also a bright spot off the bench. He finished with 13 points.

Sage was four-of-six from the field and also had three offensive rebounds.

Sage says the start to the game was costly.

DUALS AT ATLANTIC

Lewis Central – 66 vs Atlantic – 18

Missouri Valley – 45 vs Atlantic – 24

Clarinda – 51 vs Atlantic – 24

SWAT – 43 vs Clarinda – 36

Missouri Valley – 34 vs SWAT- 28

Lewis Central – 42 vs SWAT – 36

Clarinda – 46 vs Lewis Central – 36

Clarinda – 48 vs Missouri Valley – 36

Individual  

Atlantic – Leiah Thomas (3), Haley Armstrong (3), Cadence Kinzie (2), Aspen Smith

SWAT – Destiny Fry (3), Erin South (3), Bailey Lillard (3), Stella Beattie (3), Kendrick Madsen (2), Addi Glade (2), Nadia South (2), Jenna Hardisty

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Kuemper Catholic – 75 vs Atlantic – 44

St. Albert – 56 vs Harlan – 53

Creston – 55 vs Denison-Schleswig – 53

Lewis Central – 68 vs Clarinda – 47

Glenwood – 70 vs Shenandoah – 55

Western Iowa Conference 

Audubon – 65 vs AHSTW – 53

Tri-Center – 82 vs Missouri Valley – 57

Treynor – 68 vs Riverside – 40

Underwood – 73 vs Logan-Magnolia – 31

Corner Conference 

Bedford – 69 vs Griswold – 15

Stanton – 36 vs Fremont-Mills – 33

East Mills – 52 vs Sidney – 28

Rolling Valley Conference 

Woodbine – 77 vs Exira-EHK – 39

Coon Rapids-Bayard – 70 vs CAM – 45

Ar-We-Va – 53 vs Paton-Churdan – 42

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Southwest Valley – 59 vs Central Decatur – 58

West Central Activities Conference 

Madrid – 62 vs ACGC – 20

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Kuemper Catholic – 60 vs Atlantic – 41

St. Albert – 74 vs Harlan – 43

Creston – 54 vs Denison-Schleswig – 44

Clarinda – 49 vs Lewis Central – 42

Glenwood – 54 vs Shenandoah – 51

Western Iowa Conference 

Riverside – 45 vs Treynor – 43

Tri-Center – 24 vs Missouri Valley – 21

Underwood – 43 vs Logan-Magnolia – 21

Corner Conference 

Bedford – 45 vs Griswold – 44 (OT)

Fremont-Mills – 64 vs Stanton – 27

Sidney – 37 vs East Mills – 35

Rolling Valley Conference 

Exira-EHK-Audubon – 59 vs Woodbine – 31

Coon Rapids-Bayard – 46 vs CAM – 38

Paton-Churdan – 52 vs Ar-We-Va – 18

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Southwest Valley 46 vs Central Decatur – 44

West Central Activities Conference 

ACGC – 62 vs Madrid – 35