• John Steppe • 2/22/25 4:15 PM Pinned

    Jaycee Foeller defeats teammate Alivia White in the 207 final via an 8-0 decision to cap off an unsurprisingly stellar day for the Hawkeyes.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 4:07 PM Pinned

    Kylie Welker defeats teammate Naomi Simon via 10-0 tech fall at 180 pounds. One more Iowa-vs.-Iowa championship match before the Hawkeyes can celebrate their 10 individual titles.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 4:04 PM Pinned

    Kennedy Blades wins via tech fall (10-0) to claim the title at 160 pounds.

    The Hawkeyes -- with the top two wrestlers at 180 and 207 -- have clinched all 10 individual titles in the regional in Indianola.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 4:01 PM Pinned

    In *another* battle of Iowa vs. Iowa, Macey Kilty wins via tech fall against reigning national champion Reese Larramendy. It'll be interesting to see if we see a rematch at nationals in a few weeks.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 3:53 PM Pinned

    Nanea Estrella wins at 138 via a 12-2 tech fall. Sixth individual title for Iowa through six championship matches. There is a very, very realistic path for Iowa to take all 10 individual titles in this regional.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 3:46 PM Pinned

    Emmily Patneaud wins via 5-2 decision in the 131 final. Fifth individual title for the Hawkeyes through five championship matches.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 3:36 PM Pinned

    Cali Leng (124) claims the individual title at this regional after winning via 12-1 tech fall in the final seconds of the second period.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 3:28 PM Pinned

    Brianna Gonzalez takes first at 117 with ease as she wins via 11-0 tech fall against Dubuque's Shea Reisel.

    The Hawkeyes are 3-for-3 on individual titles in the region so far.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 3:24 PM Pinned

    Ava Bayless wins via 4-0 decision against Emilie Gonzalez in the second consecutive bout featuring two Iowa wrestlers.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 3:17 PM Pinned

    Sterling Dias defeats teammate Rianne Murphy for the regional title at 103 pounds. Was an 8-2 decision.

    Next: another Iowa-vs.-Iowa battle as Emilie Gonzalez and Ava Bayless compete 

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 3:09 PM Pinned

    Final round is underway as Iowa's Sterling Dias wrestles against teammate Rianne Murphy at 103.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 1:12 PM Pinned

    For the second consecutive year, all 15 Hawkeyes are heading to the NCWWC national championships.

    Jaycee Foeller (207) wins via 11-0 tech fall against Simpson's Morgan Miller, and Alivia White wins via 2-1 decision. Still got regional finals to go.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 12:57 PM Pinned

    Two more Hawkeyes heading to the national championships...

    Kylie Welker (180) wins via 10-0 tech fall against Augustana's Sawyer Graham, and freshman standout Naomi Simon (180) also wins via 10-0 tech fall against Wartburg's Ellie Poulette.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 12:49 PM Pinned

    Macey Kilty pins Wartburg's May Prado in 26 seconds to clinch her spot at nationals.

    Iowa is 11-0 so far in the semifinals.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 12:45 PM Pinned

    Reese Larramendy (145) defeats Simpson's Annelise Obermark via an 11-4 decision to clinch her spot at nationals.

    Kennedy Blades (160) needs only 51 seconds to tech fall Simpson's Breanna Wier in the semifinals.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 12:39 PM Pinned

    A few more semifinal results...

    Emmily Patneaud (131) clinches a spot at the national championships with a win via 10-0 tech fall. Nanea Estrella (138) clinches a spot as well with a win via 5-2 decision.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 12:20 PM Pinned

    Cali Leng (124) wins by 7-0 decision in the semifinals and punches her ticket to NCWWC Nationals. It's the first time Iowa did not pin or tech fall its opponent.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 12:09 PM Pinned

    And the semifinals are underway. First chance to see Iowa's wrestlers at 103 after they had double-byes in the bracket. Iowa's Rianne Murphy pins Ava McNeal to clinch a spot at nationals. Iowa's Sterling Dias pins Wartburg's Carissa Hersom to clinch her spot, too.

    At 110, Ava Bayless pins Simpson's Sarah Zimmerman in 1:12, and Emilie Gonzalez (110) wins via 10-0 tech fall.

    At 117, Brianna Gonzalez (117) wins via 10-0 tech fall.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 11:33 AM Pinned

    Iowa through the first two rounds:

    4 pins, 14 tech falls, 0 points allowed

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 11:32 AM Pinned

    Iowa's Alivia White (207) needs less than a minute to pin Buena Vista's Magalie Mogiga. Jaycee Foeller (207) wins her second-round bout via 11-0 tech fall.

    All 15 Iowa wrestlers have advanced to the semifinals (and will finish at least sixth).

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 11:25 AM Pinned

    Naomi Simon (180) wins via 11-0 tech fall in the second round (also after a first-round bye).

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 11:18 AM Pinned

    Iowa's Kylie Welker wins via 10-0 tech fall after 28 seconds. The Hawkeyes are making this look easy.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 11:14 AM Pinned

    Nanea Estrella (138) takes 41 seconds to win via 12-0 tech fall in the second round.

    Reese Larramendy (144) needs the second period, but wins via 11-0 tech fall.

    Kennedy Blades (160) wins via 10-0 tech fall in 21 seconds.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 11:06 AM Pinned

    Macey Kilty (144) wins via 10-0 tech fall in the second round.

    Cali Leng (124) is the first Iowa wrestler to need the second period as she eventually wins via 10-0 tech fall.

    Still no points surrendered by the Hawkeyes so far this morning.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 10:57 AM Pinned

    Iowa's Emmily Patneaud (131) pins Piper Eighmy in 60 seconds in her first bout of the day.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 10:46 AM Pinned

    Brianna Gonzalez (117) wins via 10-0 tech fall in her first bout after getting a first-round bye. Every Iowa wrestler has won either by fall or tech fall so far.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 10:38 AM Pinned

    Emilie Gonzalez (110) wins via 10-0 tech fall in the second round. Meanwhile, Ava Bayless wins her first bout (after a first-round bye) via 12-0 tech fall in a mere 36 seconds.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 10:26 AM Pinned

    The five Hawkeyes without first-round byes all won -- two via pins and three via tech fall.

    Iowa's 103-pound wrestlers have byes in the second round as well, so Ava Bayless and Emilie Gonzalez (110) will be the first Hawkeyes to wrestle in the second round.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 10:20 AM Pinned

    Kennedy Blades (160) picks up the quick win via 10-0 tech fall in the first round as the Hawkeyes continue to cruise through the first round.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 10:18 AM Pinned

    In the first round at 145 pounds...

    Iowa's Macey Kilty pins Cornell's Olivia Cotton in 1:32. Meanwhile, Iowa's Reese Larramendy defeats Central's Madilyn Rowson via 11-0 tech fall.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 10:08 AM Pinned

    Iowa's Cali Leng (124) takes 1:05 to pin Cornell College's Ava Garcia. Unsurprisingly solid start for the Hawkeyes.

    (For those wondering about order, many of Iowa's wrestlers have byes in the first round. It's a smaller region than last year.)

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 10:03 AM Pinned

    That didn't take long... Emilie Gonzalez (110) defeats Cornell's Millar Little via a 10-0 tech fall in 30 seconds.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 9:53 AM Pinned

    Hard to understate how much of a favorite the Hawkeyes are in in this regional. All but one of Iowa's 15 wrestlers here are nationally ranked. The rest of the teams in the region combined have five ranked wrestlers.

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 9:50 AM Pinned

    Iowa's lineup for NCWWC Regionals:

    103: Rianne Murphy, Sterling Dias

    110: Ava Bayless, Emilie Gonzalez

    117: Brianna Gonzalez

    124: Cali Leng

    131: Emmily Patneaud

    138: Nanea Estrella

    145: Macey Kilty, Reese Larramendy

    160: Kennedy Blades

    180: Kylie Welker, Naomi Simon

    207: Jaycee Foeller, Alivia White

  • John Steppe • 2/22/25 9:38 AM Pinned

    Good morning from Indianola, where Iowa women's wrestling is competing in NCWWC Regionals. The top four in each weight class will qualify for next month's national championship in Coralville. Action will begin at 10 a.m.