Grand View Wins Fourth-Straight Heart Women's Wrestling Conference Championship
For the fourth-straight season, the Grand View Vikings are Heart Champions, as they captured the 2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference Women's Wrestling Conference Championship on Saturday afternoon on the campus of William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
For the fourth-straight season, the Grand View Vikings are Heart Champions, as they captured the 2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference Women's Wrestling Conference Championship on Saturday afternoon on the campus of William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
The Vikings have won all four Heart Women's Wrestling Conference Championships (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
Grand View collected 185 total points, while William Penn narrowly finished behind the Vikings in second with 171.5 points and Missouri Valley placed third with 137.5 points.
The event was hosted by William Penn University, inside the Penn Activity Center.
The Heart also handed out several individual awards on Saturday, for a full list of 2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference awards, please see below.
2024 Heart Women's Wrestling Coach of the Year – Jake Kadel – William Penn
Coach Kadel and the Statesmen hosted the 2024 Heart Championship and placed second overall with 171.5 points. The Statesmen had seven wrestlers compete in the championship round on Saturday.
2024 Heart Women's Wrestling Assistant Coach of the Year – Cash Wilcke – William Penn
Coach Wilcke helped lead the Statesmen to three individual Heart championship on Saturday, including Mia Palumpo (109 pounds), Joanna Vanderwood (123 pounds) and Aduago Nwachukwu (136 pounds).
2024 Heart Women's Wrestling Freshman of the Year – Mariah Wahl – Dickinson State
Wahl placed fifth overall on Saturday in the 143-pound bracket. The freshman defeated William Penn's Naida Abdijanovic by a 9-7 decision in the fifth-place match.
2024 Heart Women's Wrestling Newcomer of the Year – Devin Patton – William Penn
Patton won the 130-pound championship on her home mat on Saturday, with a Tech Fall victory in 2:38 over Nonnie Justice of Central Methodist.
2024 Heart Women's Wrestling Co-Conference Tournament Outstanding Wrestler - Abby McIntyre – Grand View
McIntyre won the 170-pound championship with a Fall in 1:45 over Ashley Lekas of William Penn.
2024 Heart Women's Wrestling Co-Conference Tournament Outstanding Wrestler – Joanna Hendricks – Waldorf
Hendricks also won by Fall for Waldorf in the 191-pound Heart championship bout in 2:44 over Jannell Avila of Baker.
2024 Heart Women's Wrestling Co-Conference Tournament Outstanding Wrestler – Adaugo Nwachukwu – William Penn
Nwachukwu defeated Andrea Schlabach of Grand View in the 136-pound championship by Tech Fall, in 5:45, 10-0.
2024 Heart Women's Wrestler of the Year – Adaugo Nwachukwu – William Penn
Nwachukwu is the two-time defending NAIA National Champion and is going for three-straight in 2024.
For a look at team results, please see below.
2024 Heart Women's Wrestling Conference Tournament Team Results:
1st Place – Grand View University – 185 points
2nd Place – William Penn – 171.5
3rd Place – Missouri Valley – 137.5
4th Place – Baker – 101
5th Place – Central Methodist – 80
6th Place – Waldorf – 75
7th Place – Dickinson State – 40
8th Place – William Woods – 30.5
2024 Heart Women's Wrestling Individual Weight Class Conference Champions
101 Pounds – Sage Beltran – Missouri Valley
109 Pounds – Mia Palumbo – William Penn
116 Pounds – Katherine Heath – Baker
123 Pounds – Joanna Vanderwood – William Penn
130 Pounds – Devin Patton – William Penn
136 Pounds – Aduago Nwachukwu – William Penn
143 Pounds – Krista Warren – Grand View
155 Pounds – Elise Falcetti – Missouri Valley
170 Pounds – Abby McIntyre – Grand View
191 Pounds – Joanna Hendricks – Waldorf