Articles Tagged: Iowa women’s wrestling

Iowa women’s wrestling narrowly remained undefeated at last weekend’s Desert Duals while two more Hawkeyes qualified for next year’s U.S. Olympic trials.

Iowa women's wrestling associate head coach Gary Mayabb joins the Hawk Off The Press podcast this week to detail the program’s first season. He talks about upcoming events, wrestlers to watch, fan support, his favorite moments so far and more.

After more than six months away from competition, Spencer Lee looked strong, winning the the 125.5-pound title at the Bill Farrell Memorial International men’s freestyle tournament and qualifying for the Olympic Team Trials in April.

Along with Iowa’s No. 1 team ranking, Reese Larramendy, Marlynne Deede and Kylie Welker are ranked No. 1 in their weight classes.

College wrestling competitions are underway for men and women. The Iowa men dominated at the Luther Open, the Hawkeyes’ women’s team held its first dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa State blanked Davidson and an NCAA and World champion went down.

The Hawkeyes women’s wrestling team went 3-0 during their inaugral home meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Iowa dominated its three other opponents at Sunday’s Trailblazer Duals, winning by a combined team score of 127-5.

After growing up watching Iowa wrestling matches at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Bettendorf native Ella Schmit will be a part of one on Sunday.

Iowa women’s wrestling is approaching another milestone this weekend.

Marlynne Deede once “hated wrestling.” Now, she is the reigning collegiate national champion in her weight class and one of the leaders on Iowa — the first Power Five women’s wrestling team.

As Iowa prepares for its inaugural season, “every opposing team is going to want to take down a Hawkeye.”

Iowa women’s wrestling released the schedule Monday for its inaugural 2023-24 season.

The evening meal at the Gables’ with the Hawkeye women’s wrestling team, including Coach Clarissa Chun, was among several uniquely-Iowa experiences the Ukrainians had during this fall’s 10-day visit as part of an international training tour – organized out of necessity, given the realities of war have made training in Ukraine increasingly difficult.

Possible Carver-Hawkeye Arena upgrades include fan amenities, premium seating and bringing the student section “a little bit closer to the floor to create that great fan environment.”

On the eve of Nanea Estrella’s scheduled flight back to Iowa from Maui on Wednesday, news of fire on her island began to spread. She was packing for her upcoming fall semester at the University of Iowa, where last year Estrella joined the inaugural Hawkeye women’s wrestling team under head coach and fellow Hawaii-native Clarissa Chun.