How all 10 Iowa City-area wrestlers performed at Iowa girls state wrestling tournament

The 2025 Iowa high school girls state wrestling tournament featured non-stop action.

Ten Iowa City-area wrestlers competed in the two-day event from Feb. 6 through Feb. 7 at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

Here’s how each Iowa City-area wrestler performed at the state tournament.

Iowa City Liberty

Peyten Van Dyke was the only wrestler to represent Iowa City Liberty at the state tournament.

The Liberty sophomore placed eighth at 155 pounds in 2A. She lost in the opening round before clinching wins in the next two rounds of consolations, which included a 6-3 sudden victory. Ultimately, she fell short in the third round of consolations and in the seventh-place match.

Van Dyke had a strong performance at state in her first season with the Lightning. After not placing at state as an Iowa City West freshman, Van Dyke returned and earned a spot on the podium.

Iowa City High

Amelia Terrill (110 pounds), Izzy Brown (145 pounds), Shaona Emmanuel (155 pounds) and Molly Carlson (170 pounds) represented Iowa City High at the state tournament.

Emmanuel placed third. The Tanzania native fell in the opening round but pinned her way through five matches for a spot on the podium. All of those wins were decided within the first round of the match. It was a strong state tournament debut for the City High junior.

Brown and Terrill fell in the opening round and ensuing consolation round. Carlson fell short in the opening round but answered with a pin in round one of consolations. She ultimately lost in the next round of consolations.

Iowa City West

Iowa City West was represented by senior Trinity Myers at state. In her second state appearance, the 120-pounder fell in the opening round before securing a pin in the first round of consolations. She ultimately fell in the second round of consolations.

Myers capped off her senior season with a 29-15 record.

Solon

Solon was represented by Kara VeDepo (105 pounds), McKenna Rogers (110 pounds), Tess Richards (115 pounds) and Olivia Bonnema (140 pounds).

Rogers secured a pin in 29 seconds in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals and second round of consolations. Bonnema earned a 7-6 decision in the first round but dropped matches in the quarterfinals and second round of consolations.

VeDepo lost in the first round in overtime and sustained an injury that forced her to medically forfeit the first round of consolations. Richards lost in the opening round and first round of consolations.

Marc Ray is the high school sports reporter for the Iowa City Press-Citizen. He can be reached at MARay@gannett.com, and on X, formerly Twitter, at @themarcszn.