Iowa Lakes has fifteen  women's wrestlers competing at the National Tournament on March 6th and 7th at the Mid-American Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. These fifteen athletes are ready for the NJCAA Wrestling Invitational. 

Head Coach Corey Muniz had this to say about preparations for the tournament, "As hype begins to build for the national competition, we are staying grounded with our preparation. The focus continues to be on the gratitude. When we can express that gratitude, it can begin to calm the nerves. When it comes to the physical side of the sport, we are doing all we can to stay healthy as well as get the necessary attention to the reps on practice."  

Head Coach Corey Muniz is very excited for the weekend, saying, "Well, this is our best product that we will put on the mat in program history. Though the competition field is deeper, we are ready for what is ahead of us. With a few wrestlers seeded for the national tournament, a first for Iowa Lakes, we look to add the one All-American that we had last year. In a perfect world, a Top 10 team finish is not out of the question." 

The Lakers have a stout lineup of 15 ladies, Coach Muniz had this to say"Out of the eleven contested weight classes, Iowa Lakes owns the 1-seed for the 180-pound weight class. Keyahna Phillips (27-5) is the top dog to watch. Phillips, a returning All-American, has been ranked #1 in her weight class for the last month of the year. She leads the team in career wins and career falls. Right behind her is Freshman Brooklyn Robinson (26-7). Robinson has been ranked all season long and currently possesses the 6-seed at the 235-weight class.  These two are must-watch competitors who have big time pin-ability." 

The full lineup of Iowa Lakes wrestlers competing at the national championship tournament is as follows: 

Aroura Preston- 103 lbs. 

Diana Llanos- 110 lbs. 

Anika Stearns- 117 lbs. 

Stevy Griffin- 124 lbs. 

Anacarolina Cazares-131 lbs. 

Abigail Ji- 131 lbs. 

Michelle Rameriez- 138 lbs. 

Riley Weiler- 138 lbs. 

Nina Aceves- 145 lbs. 

Avery Hoffmeyer- 145 lbs. 

Keyahna Phillips- 180 lbs. 

Alexa Karch -180 lbs. 

Brooklyn Robinson- 235 lbs. 

Brenda Valenzuela- 235 lbs. 

Official brackets can be found here:  https://www.flowrestling.org/nextgen/events/15334486/information  

The tournament begins on Friday, March 6th at 9:00 am and concludes Saturday, March 7th using double elimination format. 

You can follow live updates on twitter: https://twitter.com/njcaawrestling 

You can also watch streamed matches on the NJCAA Network: https://www.njcaa.org/network/landing/index 

OTHER: 25-26 Roster: https://www.iowalakesathletics.com/sports/wwrest/2025-26/roster  

25-26 Schedule: https://www.iowalakesathletics.com/sports/wwrest/2025-26/schedule  

MEDIA: For more information, please contact Head Wrestling Coach Corey Muniz at 712-209-6660 or the Iowa Lakes sports information office at (712) 362-7928