What: #1 Life (Marietta, GA), 11-0 (NAIA) vs #1 Iowa (Iowa City), 11-0 (NCAA)When: Sunday, January 21 at 2:30 p.m. CSTWhere: Iowa City, Iowa (Carver-Hawkeye Arena)How To Watch: B1G+

The college season is underway and Iowa programs occupy five of the top 10 spots in the women’s college pound-for-pound rankings. William Penn’s Adaugo Nwachukwu retains her #1 spot while her teammate Mia Palumbo is #10.

There’s more than one way to reach high-level success — and this year’s women’s national team proves it. The top three finishers at every weight are on the USA Wrestling National Team, which leads to funding and first-in-line preference for international competitions.

The 2023 World Championships are over, and now the real work begins. The Olympic Games, unfortunately, shrinks to six weight classes in each style from 10 at the Worlds.

There’s a new number one in the pound-for-pound women’s college rankings — and her name is Adaugo Nwachukwu.

For the first time, Women’s Nationals will take place in Spokane, Washington this weekend as U15, U17, U20, and U23 divisions will all produce a new roster of World and National teamers for USA Wrestling. There’s currently more than 1,000 entries for the event.

The 2023 US Open is upon us, and no weight class has more depth and intrigue that 76 kilograms.

This is starting to get good.

What happens when the top-ranked NAIA wrestler faces the top-ranked NCAA wrestler?

Women's freestyle brackets for the inaugural Soldier Salute have been released and there are several intriguing match-ups. The 136-pound class is the weight to watch with future Hawkeye Nanea Estrella seeded second and Iowa Wesleyan star Adaugo Nwachukwu seeded first.

The Iowa women's wrestling program is off and running. Hear from all 15 Hawkeye women who are on the team.

Last week, it was the first set of national team high school rankings. This week, it’s the final individual rankings of the 2021-22 season. Amit Elor leads the way in the pound-for-pound rankings after making the U20, U23, and senior World teams this year.

Iowa coach Clarissa Chun keeps adding to her recruiting haul and she may have just landed her best wrestler yet. Felicity Taylor announced on Instagram that she is transferring from McKendree to the University of Iowa after a successful college career that included three appearances in the national collegiate finals (NCAA programs), one in the WCWA finals, and a national title in 2021.

Iowa’s recruiting haul continues to grow with the addition of two-time Cadet World medalist Sterling Dias. Dias is currently ranked third in the nation at 106 pounds, which will add depth to the lower weights.

There are plenty of high-level athletes competing at the 2022 US Open in Las Vegas this weekend. Here are five women’s storylines to follow.