Photo gallery: MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament (1/24/26)

Photos from the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School Saturday, January 24, 2026

Cliff Jette

Jan. 24, 2026 4:47 pm

Comments: amir.prellberg@thegazette.com

Linn-Mar’s Caroline Pohlman pins Dubuque Senior’s Sophia Molnar in a 125 pound first round match during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Western Dubuque’s Savana Sharkey, left, wrestles Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Paisley Levendusky in a 125 pound first round match during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Sharkey won by fall at 5:13. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Marlee Peyton pins Iowa City High’s Paige Dixon in a 130 pound first round match during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cedar Rapids Washington’s Hannah McMullen is unable to escape Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Brenna Ruff in a first round 125 pound match during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Ruff won by fall at 2:47. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Josephine Budederi pins Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Elliana Casey in a 135 pound first round match during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Luisa Meade takes Western Dubuque’s Delila Knepper-Ludovissy to the mat in a first round 145 pound match during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Meade won by fall at 1:47. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Aly Flack escapes Dubuque Wahlert’s Lucy Klavitter in a first round 140 pound match during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Flack won by tech fall 19-4. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Dubuque Whaler’s Effie Winkle, left, wrestles Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Izzy Szabo in a 145 pound first round match during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Szabo won by fall at 1:45. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cedar Rapids Washington’s Sarah Novak pins Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Maci Bruce in a 155 pound first round match during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Linn-Mar’s Divine Akili looks to the official as she pins Iowa City West’s Aya Adam in a first round 190 pound match during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Iowa City Liberty’s Ella McGonegle tries to escape from Linn-Mar’s Brook Walrath in a 100 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. McGonegle won by decision 6-4. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Iowa City Liberty’s Kate Eggleston, top, wrestles Iowa City High’s Amelia Terrill in a 115 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Eggleston won by decision 17-1. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Iowa City Liberty’s Kaitlyn Raue pins Dubuque Hempstead’s Natalie Leitzen in a 125 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Linn-Mar’s Briell Parke wrestles Iowa City Liberty’s Rebecca Steele in a 130 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Parks won by fall at 0:36. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Linn-Mar’s Alyssa Kriener pins Maya Swarts of Cedar Falls in a 135 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Iowa City Liberty’s Evelyn Eggleston pins Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Jacky Bushoga in a 140 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Meredith Kaump pins Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Aly Flack in a 140 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cedar Rapids Washington’s Evan McCright tries to escape Iowa City Liberty’s Callum Wu in a 145 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Wu won by fall at 3:47. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Iowa City High’s Shaona Emmanuel, left, wrestles Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Ella Waynawhere in a 155 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Emmanuel won by fall at 1:33. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Iowa City High’s Molly Carlson, right, pins Madelynn Mead of Cedar Falls in a 170 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Iowa City Liberty’s Peyten Van Dyke tries to escape Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Isabell Gasper in a 155 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Van Dyke won by fall at 3:33. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Joscelyn Stricker, top, wrestles Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Lauren Schulte in a 190 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Stricker won by major decision 11-0. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Western Dubuque’s Gracelyn McCarthy pins Iowa City West’s Amira Vazquez in a 235 pound quarterfinal during the MVC Girls Wrestling Conference Tournament at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

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