{"id":508109,"date":"2026-01-11T08:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/508109\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T08:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:35:17","slug":"no-1-hawkeyes-finish-third-at-nwca-national-duals-iowa-hawkeyes-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/508109\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 1 Hawkeyes Finish Third at NWCA National Duals – Iowa Hawkeyes Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa<\/strong> \u2014 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

#1 IOWA VS. #4 GRAND VALLEY STATE<\/strong>
To start things off in the third place dual, Sterling Dias<\/a> collected the upset win over No. 4 Rayana Sahagun with a 7-0 decision at 103. Following at 110, Ava Bayless<\/a> secured the win over Kiely Tabaldo with a 6-0 decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fourth-ranked Brianna Gonzalez<\/a> secured a 10-0 technical fall over Libby Roberts at 117 pounds. At 124 pounds, Isabella Marie Gonzales<\/a> fell to Sage Mortimer \u2013 the second ranked wrestler at 117 pounds \u2013 by fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Top-ranked Karlee Brooks<\/a> 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<\/a> fell to top ranked Katerina Lange, who notched the 10-0 technical fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At 145 pounds, Cadence Diduch<\/a> got a 10-0 technical fall win over Margaret Buurma. She was followed by top-ranked Kennedy Blades<\/a>, who showed out, getting the win by fall over Noelle Gaffney.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

#1 IOWA VS. #3 NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE<\/strong>\u00a0
In the semifinal matchup earlier Saturday morning, No. 1 Valarie Solorio<\/a> secured the 11-0 technical fall over Brianne Graves at 103 pounds. At 110 pounds, No. 2 Nyla Valencia<\/a> fell to No. 4 Kaelani Shufeldt via fall.<\/p>\n

No. 4 Brianna Gonzalez<\/a> 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<\/a> fell to No. 3 Sara Sterner by pin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No. 1 Karlee Brooks<\/a> 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<\/a>, who won the close match in the final seconds with a 6-6 decision by criteria over Claire Dicugno.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No. 2 Reese Larramendy<\/a> got the upset win over No. 1 Bella Mir<\/a> 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<\/a> followed at 160 pounds. Blades secured the lead for the Hawkeyes with an 11-1 technical fall over No. 8 Taylor Graveman.<\/p>\n

The Hawkeyes extended their lead when Kylie Welker<\/a> secured an 8-2 decision over Jael Miller at 180 pounds. At 207, No. 2 Jaycee Foeller<\/a> fell to Daisa Yearby by fall, giving North Central the 25-23 win.\u00a0<\/p>\n

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH CLARISSA CHUN<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0
\u201cWe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou 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\u201d<\/p>\n

NOTABLES<\/strong>
– Reese Larramendy<\/a>, upset the No. 1 ranked wrestler at 145 pounds.\u00a0
– Iowa secured five wins over ranked opponents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

RESULTS\u00a0<\/strong>
#1 Iowa 21, #3 North Central College 23<\/strong>
Wt. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Match<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0
103 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #1 Valarie Solorio<\/a> (I) over Brianne Graves (NC), TF 11-0\u00a0
110 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #4 Kaelani Shufeldt (NC) over #2 Nyla Valencia<\/a> (I), Fall 5:38
117 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #5 Riley Rayome (NC) over #4 Brianna Gonzalez<\/a> (I), Dec 3-3
124 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #3 Sara Sterner (NC) over #5 Cali Leng<\/a> (I), Fall 1:45
131 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #1 Karlee Brooks<\/a> (I) over #9 Yele Aycock (NC), Dec 8-4
138 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #3 Skye Realin<\/a> (I) over Claire Dicugno (NC), Dec 6-6\u00a0
145 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #2 Reese Larramendy<\/a> (I) over #1 Bella Mir<\/a> (NC), Dec 8-4
160 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0#1 Kennedy Blades<\/a> (I) over #8 Taylor Graveman (NC),
180 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kylie Welker<\/a> (I) over Jael Miller (NC), Dec 8-2
207 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dasia Yearby (NC) over #2 Jaycee Foeller<\/a> (I), Fall 1:38 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0
#1 Iowa 26, #4 Grand Valley State 15<\/strong>
Wt. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Match\u00a0
103 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sterling Dias<\/a> (I) over #4 Rayana Sahagun (GV), Dec 7-0\u00a0
110 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ava Bayless<\/a> (I) over Kiely Tabaldo (GVS), Dec 6-0\u00a0
117 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #4 Brianna Gonzalez<\/a> (I) over Libby Roberts (GVS), TF 10-0
124 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sage Mortimer (GVS), over Isabella Gonzales (I), Fall 0:37
131 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #1 Karlee Brooks<\/a> (I) over Aspen Blasko (GVS), Dec 8-3
138 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #1 Katerina Lange (GVS) over Lily Luft (I), TF 10-0\u00a0
145 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cadence Diduch<\/a> (I) over Margaret Buurma (GVS), TF 10-0
160 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0#1 Kennedy Blades<\/a> (I) over Noelle Gaffney (GVS), Fall\u00a0
180 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kylie Welker<\/a> (I) over Maddison Ward (GVS), TF 10-0\u00a0
207 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sabrina Nauss (GVS) over #2 Jaycee Foeller<\/a> (I), Fall 4:47<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/strong>
The Hawkeye women’s wrestling team travels to the CK Mike Duroe Invitational Saturday, Jan. 17 at 9 a.m. (CT). Iowa returns home on Sunday, Jan. 18, hosting Otterbein University and Lehigh. Bouts begin at 12 p.m. (CT) in Caver-Hawkeye Arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CEDAR FALLS, Iowa \u2014 The top-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team claimed third place at the NWCA…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":508110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[51,50,52],"class_list":{"0":"post-508109","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-stories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115875553215916598","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}