FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The second-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team finished the weekend in Indiana with four first-place finishes at the Warrior Open, and earned a total of 457 match points as a team.

Freshman Lilly Luft notched the first gold medal for Iowa at 136 pounds, defeating Life’s Zaynah McBryde, once again, with a fall in 3:56. Luft pinned McBryde just a week ago at the Iowa Duals, only needing 1:42 to do so.

Two Hawkeyes met in the finals at 143, with sophomores Reese Larramendy and Ella Schmit fighting their way to first place. After battling hard for all six minutes, Larramendy came out on top with a 13-6 decision over Schmit.

Two Hawkeyes met again in the finals at 170. Sophomore Kylie Welker and freshman Haley Ward wrestled for the top of the podium, with Welker attaining the victory or Ward with a 11-0 technical fall. Junior Jaycee Foeller capped off the tournament with her victory in the finals at 191 for the Hawkeyes. Foeller downed Maquoia Bernabe of Cumberlands via a 7-0 decision, securing her first-place finish.

NOTABLES

• Iowa secured the most technical falls as a team, with 21 total on the day.
• The Hawkeyes finished with the highest winning percentage out of the 26 teams competing; with a 59-13 record (0.82).
• Kylie Welker secured the most team points of the tournament, racking up 25.5 points.

UP NEXT

Iowa will return to action on Wednesday January 31 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Hawkeyes will face the University of Sioux Falls in their final dual of the season. Action inside of the Stewart Center will begin at 6 p.m. CT.