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Women's Recruiting Updates Thread: Hawks land commitment from one of nation's top lightweights, Ryleigh Sturgill

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sstark46 said:
Haven't heard much of Jaclyn's recruitment, though she's one I hoped we would go hard after. Any interest between her and Iowa?
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Absolutely - and her family also has deep ties with Coach Mayabb dating back to Jaclyn’s older brothers.

I’ve heard that Bouzakis will be taking her OV in the not-too-distant future along with several other prospects. But I’m still working to nail down the date + who all will be joining her.
 
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Tanner Lafever said:
There's obviously been a pair of public commitments announced since you asked this question - but I wanted to follow up because for the first time, I have been told of a silent commit for the women's program.

I'm not at liberty to divulge who it is at the moment - but I'll just say that they're one of Iowa's priority targets in the 2027 class.

So yeah, things are definitely picking up a bit earlier this recruiting cycle!
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Thanks for the update, Tanner. Are you at liberty to divulge an approximate timeframe of when silent commit will become public knowledge?
 
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Reymundo said:
Thanks for the update, Tanner. Are you at liberty to divulge an approximate timeframe of when silent commit will become public knowledge?
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Probably around Signing Day (11/11) at the latest.

I haven’t been told that explicitly, but that’s my expectation at this point.

I’ll try to remember to anyway, but if I forget, circle back to me around then and I’ll confirm the athlete in question once they’re officially a Hawkeye.
 
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Anon1751369530 said:
Is Tania Fernandez 100% college bound or is she looking to just go the international route via OTC as well?
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Tanner said hes herd of a silent commit from one of the priority targets Fernandez had many great things to say about the hawks and iowa city in general it could be brooke Huffman but no inside info or anything im starting to feel good about Fernandez wearing the black and gold
 
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Squatch96 said:
Tanner said hes herd of a silent commit from one of the priority targets Fernandez had many great things to say about the hawks and iowa city in general it could be brooke Huffman but no inside info or anything im starting to feel good about Fernandez wearing the black and gold
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All I'll say regarding the silent commit I was told about is that it is not Fernandez.

(Don't ask me any more than that, though lol)

At this juncture, I do feel pretty good about Iowa's chances of landing her, however.
 
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Tanner Lafever said:
All I'll say regarding the silent commit I was told about is that it is not Fernandez.

(Don't ask me any more than that, though lol)

At this juncture, I do feel pretty good about Iowa's chances of landing her, however.
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I was just assuming it would be one the recruits that already visited but recruiting always seems to be a surprise 😆 thanks for the info tanner!
 
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Huge pick up! Outside of Fernandez Huffman in my opinion was the biggest must get just based on roster need now they just wait for Fernandez and Sturgill big visit weekend paying off
 
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Bouzakis is the obvious headliner of next weekend's crop of visitors, but don't sleep on the other three, either:

- Cameron Leng (#8 at 125), the younger sister of current Hawkeye Cali Leng, is a 2x Fargo All-American.
- Julia Araujo (#5 at 155) has been a regular top five placer at all the biggest national events.
- Ciyanna Okocha (#2 at 170) won Super 32 and HS Showcase titles last year.
 
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NOTE: I've taken a page from @KyleHuesmann's book and decided to make this the official women's wrestling recruiting thread.

I'll be posting all pertinent updates in here going forward - and will alter the thread subheading to highlight the latest news.

(I will also post a separate thread for new recruiting-related articles, be they commitments or otherwise - but they'll be in here as well.)

If you guys have any questions/suggestions/etc. - now or going forward - feel free to drop 'em in here (or direct message me) so that I can make this space the go-to resource for WWR recruiting.

And thanks as always for following along!
 
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Couple more updates:

1. Be on the lookout for another 2027 commitment in the not-too-distant future.

2. Iowa also got a close look at a top 2028 prospect this week, as Abigail Gonzalez has been in town training with the IWWC.

A Florida native, Gonzalez recently cemented her status as the #1 ranked wrestler at 115lbs with wins at Fargo in July and Who's Number One a week ago.

She's in the black shirt in the first photo of the gallery below, drilling with another international visitor for the Iowa women - former U20 World champ Miyu Nakamura:

 
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Tanner Lafever said:
Couple more updates:

1. Be on the lookout for another 2027 commitment in the not-too-distant future.

2. Iowa also got a close look at a top 2028 prospect this week, as Abigail Gonzalez has been in town training with the IWWC.

A Florida native, Gonzalez recently cemented her status as the #1 ranked wrestler at 115lbs with wins at Fargo in July and Who's Number One a week ago.

She's in the black shirt in the first photo of the gallery below, drilling with another international visitor for the Iowa women - former U20 World champ Miyu Nakamura:

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Another silent commit?
 
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Tanner Lafever said:
Yep - you’re going to start seeing a lot more of those sibling ties going forward.

Bouzakis has two older brothers in the D1 ranks (at Ohio St and Pittsburgh), and Sturgill has a brother entering his second year at Indiana.
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They have Clayton Whiting, Oscar Williams and Aden Valencia's sisters already on the roster, too
 
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Squatch96 said:
Would you rather have iowa state start a program and pass them?
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As an Iowa fan I want them to win of course. But, the more competitive it is the better. And obviously the more d1s that add the better. That being said I don’t think the clones are passing them anytime soon 😉whatever benefits the sport of wrestling overall is what I say
 
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WhiteDog125 said:
As an Iowa fan I want them to win of course. But, the more competitive it is the better. And obviously the more d1s that add the better. That being said I don’t think the clones are passing them anytime soon 😉whatever benefits the sport of wrestling overall is what I say
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Yah my bad man didnt mean to sound snarky or anything 😆. But agree buts its still nice to get some recruits that the clones wanted!
 
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PKlooksgreat said:
They have Clayton Whiting, Oscar Williams and Aden Valencia's sisters already on the roster, too
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Yep, there are quite a few on the current roster already.

And there has also been a pair of Iowa men’s/women’s wrestling family crossovers to date:

- Tony and Rose Cassioppi
- Samantha and David Calkins
 
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Reymundo said:
Another silent commit?
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I’m not sure that I can technically call them a ‘silent commit’ per se.

The language used was more so along the lines of “Iowa should have another commitment coming soon.”

A subtle distinction, I realize, but in the case of Huffman I’d been explicitly told that she had already committed and was just waiting to announce the news publicly.
 
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Tanner Lafever said:
I’m not sure that I can technically call them a ‘silent commit’ per se.

The language used was more so along the lines of “Iowa should have another commitment coming soon.”

A subtle distinction, I realize, but in the case of Huffman I’d been explicitly told that she had already committed and was just waiting to announce the news publicly.
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Im guessing sturgill thanks for the updates
 
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Here's that forthcoming commitment I was referring to:



Long-time Hawkeye fan (and elite lightweight prospect) Ryleigh Sturgill officially joins Iowa's 2027 recruiting class, becoming the fourth member to date (each of whom took their OV for the Cy-Hawk weekend last month).
 
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