A native of Hawaii and pioneer in the sport of women's wrestling, Chun was a 2008 world champion and 2012 Olympic bronze-medalist, the first medal ever from an American in women's wrestling. Chun continues to shatter boundaries when she was named the head coach of the Iowa women's wrestling program in 2021, the first NCAA women's varsity program from a D1 Power 5 conference.
Women's Weekly: 15-Year-Old Wins Midlands
Jan 4, 2023
Carley Ceshker just won the Midlands Championships as a freshman — in high school.
Women's Weekly: The Rise Of Adaugo Nwachukwu
Dec 19, 2022
Adaugo Nwachukwu's wrestling journey seems nearly impossible. Nwachukwu left Nigeria for California in 2018 and found the sport as a sophomore. She expected rings and ropes but realized quickly that high school wrestling was far different than the theatrics seen on television.
Women's Weekly: Iowa Passes First Test
Nov 21, 2022
Clarissa Chun has been on the recruiting trail during her first year as head coach at the University of Iowa. The former Olympic bronze medalist sought the best talent from across the country to Iowa City.
Born To Be A Hawkeye! Lilly Luft Signs With Iowa
Sep 30, 2022
Charles City senior Lilly Luft reflects on her decision to sign with the Hawkeyes and the influence of her late brother, Logan.
Iowa Prep Star Chooses The Hawkeyes
Sep 29, 2022
Lilly Luft was wrestling with pain, so she turned to the sport her brother dedicated his life to. On July 15, 2017, Logan Luft — an incoming freshman at Charles City High School — lost his life at the age of 15 in an ATV accident.
Women's Weekly: Amit Elor Makes History
Sep 22, 2022
Three of four World Championships are complete following a historic performance by the U.S. women’s freestyle team in Belgrade, Serbia. The team finished second behind Japan and crowned three individual World champions and won seven total medals.
Clarissa Chun Talks Iowa's Star-Studded Staff And Overwhelming Recruiting Interest
Jul 29, 2022
Iowa women's coach Clarissa Chun discusses how the Hawkeyes landed assistants Gary Mayabb and Tonya Verbeek and how the program is handling an avalanche of interested prospects.
Women's Weekly: Fargo Fever
Jul 21, 2022
The past week has been filled with women’s wrestling news — and all of it is exciting. Here are the highlights.
Key Moments In Iowa Women's Wrestling History
Jul 18, 2022
1993 — Atina Bibbs of Davenport is the first Iowan to win a Senior National title.
Iowa Adds 3x Olympic Medalist To Coaching Staff
Jul 15, 2022
Clarissa Chun keeps adding pieces to the Iowa women's wrestling program, and she just landed one of the best coaches in the world to be her assistant. Tonya Verbeek -- a six-time World/Olympic medalist -- will join Gary Mayabb on staff with Chun leading the way.
2022 National Wrestling Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
Jun 28, 2022
Experience a highlight of what it was like to be at the 45th annual Induction Ceremony for the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Sterling Dias Commits To Iowa
May 20, 2022
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.
Women's Weekly: NAIA Gets Championship Status
Apr 13, 2022
A big piece of news for women’s wrestling dropped over the weekend when the NAIA voted to adopt women’s wrestling as its 28th national championship sport beginning next season. An NAIA Invitational has taken place since 2019 but this will be the first time women's wrestling will have an officially-sanctioned collegiate national championship at any level.
Iowa Women Pick Up Two More Commitments
Apr 12, 2022
Iowa coach Clarissa Chun just added commitments #9 and #10 to its monster inaugural recruiting class. Sam Calkins (#1 at 200 pounds) and Bell Mir (#6 at 144 pounds) confirmed that they will wrestle for the Hawkeyes.
Women's Weekly: Every U.S. World Medalist
Apr 6, 2022
The United States entered the Senior Women's World Championships for the first time in 1989. Since that time there have been 38 women who have combined for 93 World and Olympic medals, including 10 women who have won a total of 23 World/Olympic titles.
