Iowa Women's Wrestling adds a champion to the 2025 recruiting class

The rich get richer as the Hawkeyes add another accomplished wrestler to the squad
Loyola Academy’s Harlee Hiller, top, takes down Mt. Zion’s Sydney Cannon in the 115-pound final of the girls high school state wrestling championships Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. Hiller took the title with a 12-0 major decision.
Loyola Academy’s Harlee Hiller, top, takes down Mt. Zion’s Sydney Cannon in the 115-pound final of the girls high school state wrestling championships Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. Hiller took the title with a 12-0 major decision. | MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STAR / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The rich are getting richer. The Iowa Women's Wrestling Team is coming off back-to-back Dual and Team National Championships and continues to add talent to the roster.

After finishing the season with a perfect 19-0 dual record, crowning three individual champions, and having all 15 wrestlers named All-Americans, Iowa aims to reload with a talented 2025 recruiting class.

The Hawkeyes have already added top talent in their 2025 recruiting class, including Isabella Marie Gonzales (No. 1 at 125 pounds), Adriana Palumbo (No. 1 at 155 pounds), Bella Williams (No. 4 at 130 pounds), and Samantha Sachs (No. 5 at 130 pounds).

On Friday, the Hawkeyes added another state and international champion to their 2025 recruiting class.

The Hawkeyes added a two-time Illinois state champion, Harlee Hiller, to their 2025 recruiting class. According to USA Wrestling, Hiller is ranked No. 8 at the 115-pound weight class. Hiller is projected to wrestle at the 117-pound weight class for the Hawkeyes.

After her success on the international stage, Hiller drew Iowa's attention. The Hawkeyes do a bulk of their scouting at international competitions. In 2023, Hiller won a gold medal at the Under-17 Pan-American Championships in the 49-kilogram weight class.

She also took fifth place at the 2024 Under-20 World Team Trials, and fourth place at the same event in 2025.

Hiller's most recent victory was at the Girls High School National Recruiting Showcase at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas.

Hiller is a well-rounded wrestler who can immediately help the Hawkeyes. She became the fifth 2025 recruit (third in the last month) to commit to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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