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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Iowa’s 130-pound Emily Frost grapples with Presbyterian’s 130-pound Cassia Zammit during the Trailblazer Duals between No. 3 Iowa, No. 6 Sacred Heart, No. 13 Presbyterian, and No. 11 Lindenwood at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. Iowa women’s wrestling made history on Sunday, hosting the first women’s wrestling dual in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes defeated Presbyterian, 44-1, Lindenwood, 43-0, and Sacred Heart, 40-4.

Iowa women’s wrestler Emily Frost a ‘head hunter’ on the mat, earns two pins in home debut

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor November 12, 2023

Iowa women's wrestling's Emily Frost garnered a new nickname after her performance on Sunday. In the program's inaugural home dual meet, the first-year pinned both of her opponents at 130 pounds,...

Iowa’s 170-pound Kylie Welker poses for a portrait during the inaugural Iowa women’s wrestling media day in the Feller Club Room and the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2023. In the 2022-23 season as an unattached wrestler, Welker was runner-up at the U20 National Championship in 2023.

Live results | No. 3 Iowa women’s wrestling squad makes Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor November 12, 2023

No. 3 Iowa women's wrestling will make its Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut on Sunday in a quad-style dual meet featuring sixth-ranked Sacred Heart, 12th-ranked Lindenwood, and 13th-ranked Presbyterian....

Iowa’s unattached 143-pound Ella Schmit wrestles Iowa Wesleyan’s Isabelle Hawley during day two of the 2022 Soldier Salute College Wrestling Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. Schmit defeated Hawley by fall, 1:44.

‘For her:’ Three Iowa-born wrestlers on Hawkeye women’s wrestling squad excited to represent home state

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor October 24, 2023

“For her.” That’s the motto Iowa women’s wrestlers have been living by since arriving on campus. “For them, it’s a good reminder of how to represent themselves and as a program when...

Iowa head coach Clarissa Chun speaks to media members during the inaugural Iowa women’s wrestling media day in the Feller Club Room and the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2023. Chun said she is excited that Iowa women’s wrestling gets to represent female athletes on the mat. “Our program and our team are very excited to be able to represent the Hawkeyes and the black and gold,” Chun said. “It's a moment that thousands and millions of girls across the world have waited for, a moment like this.”

Iowa women’s wrestling notebook | Head coach Clarissa Chun talks expectations for inaugural season

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor October 18, 2023

Iowa announced on Sept. 23, 2021, that it would become the first Division I Power Five school to add women’s wrestling. Now, the Hawkeyes are just over two weeks away from kicking off their inaugural...

Iowa’s 170-pound Kylie Welker poses for a portrait during the inaugural Iowa women’s wrestling media day in the Feller Club Room and the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2023. In the 2022-23 season as an unattached wrestler, Welker was runner-up at the U20 National Championship in 2023.

Photos: 2023 Iowa Women’s Wrestling Media Day

Ayrton Breckenridge and Grace Smith October 18, 2023

The Iowa women’s wrestling team hosted their inaugural media day in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 18. The coaches and wrestlers spoke with members of the media in the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex...

Titan Mercury Wrestling Club’s 59kg Nanea Estrella walks onto the mat during session three at the 2022 USA Wrestling Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on Sunday, May 22, 2022.

Iowa women’s wrestler Nanea Estrella leading donation drive for those affected by wildfires in Hawaii

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor August 29, 2023

Hawkeye women’s wrestler Nanea Estrella left Hawaii for Iowa on Aug. 14. She said leaving Hawaii “in the state of peril it was in” was the most heartbreaking thing she’s ever had to do. “It’s...