Iowa Women's Wrestling Projected Depth Chart
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Just as I did previously for the men’s wrestling program, the purpose of this breakdown is to provide Hawkeye fans with up-to-date information on every aspect of the current roster for the women’s program – your reigning NCWWC National Champions and NWCA National Duals champions.
And just as was the case with the men’s breakdown, this is actually distilled from an ongoing, multi-colored Excel document that I keep updated as relevant team-related news occurs.
(Those interested may view that document in all its glory RIGHT HERE.)
The goal is for this to serve as a one-stop shop for Hawkeye fans to keep up with everything from eligibility information to roster demographics, a projected depth chart and more all the way up to and through what will be the second official competitive season in program history beginning this November.
Obvious caveats aside that redshirt/weight class status(es), etc. may change at any point during the months ahead, the following is my best estimation as to how things will shake out based on the information currently at my disposal.
*An important note to remember: NCAA women’s programs can qualify up to 15 individuals for the national tournament at year’s end – so, just as they did in 2023-24, the Iowa women are likely to earn double qualifiers at half of the 10 contested weight classes this coming season (thus the various ‘AND’ designations throughout the depth chart to signify multiple qualifiers at one weight.)
This Iowa roster is so loaded – in my estimation no fewer than 26/32 athletes enter the year as legitimate All-American threats – that trying to project a 2025 postseason lineup right here and now is largely a fool’s errand.
Even so, I’ll play the part just for the heck of it.
(But please don’t hold me to this.)
It’s also unclear at this time how head coach Clarissa Chun will decide to deploy redshirt years, particularly for various first and second-year Hawkeyes.
During the program’s ‘soft opening’ of 2022-23 the entire roster took an obligatory redshirt, but with the flexibility to choose in 2023-24 only 2/13 eligible athletes were ultimately given the designation.
Now that her program is both deeper and more mature in its life cycle than ever before it’s possible that Chun may elect to redshirt a much larger number of Iowa’s true freshmen and sophomore classes this coming season.
Don’t worry, as those (and any other developments) do or don’t come to pass I’ll be here to adjust this document accordingly.
Until then, enjoy!
MORE: Iowa Women’s Wrestling Depth Chart
Iowa 2024-25 Projected Depth Chart
103 lbs.
-Emilie Gonzalez (RS Soph) AND Sterling Dias (RS Soph)
-Valarie Solorio (Fr)
110 lbs.
-Ava Bayless (RS Soph) AND *Nyla Valencia (RS Soph) *medical redshirt available
-Rianne Murphy (Fr)
117 lbs.
-Brianna Gonzalez (RS Soph)
-Mia Goodwin (Fr)
124 lbs.
-Karlee Brooks (Fr)
-Ava Rose (Soph)
-Cali Leng (Soph)
131 lbs.
-Skye Realin (5th-Year Jr?)
-Lilly Luft (Soph) OR Emily Frost (Soph)
Alexandra Baudhuin (6th-Year Sr)
138 lbs.
-Macey Kilty (Sr) AND *Nanea Estrella (5th-Year Jr) *medical redshirt available?
-Emmily Patneaud (5th-Year Jr)
-Cadence Diduch (Fr)
-Kiara Djoumessi (Fr)
145 lbs.
-Reese Larramendy (RS Soph) AND Ella Schmit (RS Soph)
-Danni Swihart (RS Fr)
160 lbs.
-Kylie Welker (RS Soph) AND Rose Cassioppi (RS Fr) OR Haley Ward (Soph)
180 lbs.
-Kennedy Blades (RS Soph)
-Naomi Simon (Fr)
207 lbs.
-Jaycee Foeller (Sr)
-Katja Osteen (RS Jr)
-Alivia White (Soph)
-Sam Calkins (RS Soph)
Iowa Roster Makeup By Home State
California (x6)
Iowa (x4)
Illinois (x3)
Hawaii (x2)
Missouri (x2)
Nevada (x2)
Pennsylvania (x2)
Wisconsin (x2)
Arizona (x1)
Indiana (x1) – *Rianne Murphy finished HS at Wyoming Seminary (PA) but is from Indiana.
Michigan (x1)
New Jersey (x1)
New York (x1)
Ohio (x1)
Texas (x1)
Virginia (x1)
Washington (x1)
*32 total athletes*
Iowa Roster By Class
Freshman = 9 (7 true, 2 redshirt)
Sophomore = 16
Junior = 4
Senior = 3
Transfers in from:
Arizona State/Sunkist Kids – Kennedy Blades
Central Methodist University (MO) – Jaycee Foeller, Emmily Patneaud, Skye Realin
Jamestown (ND) – Alexandra Baudhuin
Menlo College (CA) – Nanea Estrella
Simon Fraser University (Canada) – Katja Osteen
US Olympic Training Center – Macey Kilty
Iowa 2025 Commits
N/A
International Weights
50kg (Olympic) = 110.23 lbs.
53kg (Olympic) = 116.84 lbs.
55kg = 121.25 lbs.
57kg (Olympic) = 125.66 lbs.
59kg =130.07 lbs.
62kg (Olympic) = 136.69 lbs.
65kg = 143.3 lbs.
68kg (Olympic) = 149.91 lbs.
72kg = 158.73 lbs.
76kg (Olympic) = 167.55 lbs.
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