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Photos: Soldier Salute college wrestling tournament Day 1

Dec. 29, 2022 2:51 pm, Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 11:52 am
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Xtream Arena in Coralville hosted the Soldier Salute men’s and women’s college wrestling tournament. Here are photos from the first day of the event, Friday, Dec. 29, 2022.
Cornell’s Cheyenne Mulford and Tiffin’s Alejandra Hernandez wrestle at 123 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Ella Schmit, wrestling unattached, wrestles Columbia Maya Letona at 143 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Bella Mir, wrestling unattached wrestles Army’s Aspen Barber at 155 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Mir won by fall in 2 minutes and 26 seconds. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Felicity Taylor, wrestling unattached, wrestles Tiffin’s Leah Pekar during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Talyor won by fall in 1 minute and 1 second. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Felicity Taylor, wrestling unattached, wrestles Tiffin’s Leah Pekar during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Talyor won by fall in 1 minute and 1 second. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Drake Ayala wrestles Trevor Anderson, wrestling unattached, at 125 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Northern Iowa’s Garrett Funk wrestles the Citadel’s Angelo Rini at 133 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa women’s wrestlers watch teammates during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. The Iowa women wrestled unattached an will begin official competition in the 2023/24 season. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Kylie Welker, wrestle unattached, looks on during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Bella Mir, wrestling unattached paces a match during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Kylie Welker, wrestling unattached, wrestles Indiana Tech’s Catherine McNulty at 170 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Brianna Gonzalez (left) wrestles Iowa’s Ava Bayless (both wrestling unattached) at 109 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Caleb Rathjen wrestles Army’s Logan Brown at 149 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Patrick Kennedy looks on before wrestling during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Northern Iowa’s Ryder Downey wrestles North Carolina’s Wil Guida at 149 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Northern Iowa’s Ryder Downey wrestles North Carolina’s Wil Guida at 149 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Northern Iowa’s Christian Minto, wrestling unattached, wrestles Iowa’s Joe Kelly (not pictured) at 165 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Joe Kelly (left) wrestles Northern Iowa’s Christian Minto at 165 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Northern Iowa’s Christian Minto wrestles Iowa’s Joe Kelly at 165 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa’s Abe Assad wrestles Wyoming’s Guillermo Escobedo at 184 pounds during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)