WAVERLY, Iowa – The No. 10 Wartburg women's wrestling team will head to Indianola, Iowa, for the inaugural American Rivers Conference dual with Simpson College at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5, before traveling to Forest City, Iowa, to participate in the Waldorf Open on Saturday, November 8, beginning at 9 a.m.
 
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5 | 6 P.M.
Simpson College Dual | Indianola, Iowa | Blake Fieldhouse
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SATURDAY, NOV. 8 | 9 A.M.
Waldorf Open | Forest City, Iowa | Waldorf College
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PROJECTED LINEUPS FOR SIMPSON COLLEGE
Wartburg
103 Chloe Sheffield
110 Afftynn Stusse
117 Jasmine Luedtke or Gable Hemann
124 Leah Chandler
131 Kenzie Childers
138 Kylie Rule
145 Aniyah Kelly or Alex Harswick
160 May Prado
180 Izzy Strickert
207 Rewa Chababo
 
KYNER ENTERS THIRD SEASON AT THE HELM
Head coach Brady Kyner enters his third season leading the Wartburg women's wrestling program. A 2022 Wartburg graduate and two-time All-American during his collegiate career, Kyner has compiled an 11-6 dual record and coached 10 All-Conference selections and two All-Americans.
 
NATIONALLY RANKED
Wartburg begins the 2025 season ranked No. 10 in the NWCA Women's Wrestling Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 15 first-place votes—the program's highest preseason ranking to date. The Knights' previous best was No. 18, and their highest ranking overall came at No. 10 on Jan. 16, 2024.

NWCA Women's Wrestling Preseason Poll
1. Iowa (109)
2. McKendree (88)
3. North Central (84)
4. Grand Valley State (77)
5. Presbyterian (57)
6. Colorado Mesa (42)
7. Aurora (22)
8. Fort Hayes State (19)
9. Otterbein (16)
T-10. Wartburg (15)
T-10. East Stroudsburg (15)
T-10. Emmanuel [GA] (15)
T-10. Chadron State (15)
14. West Liberty (13)
15. William Jewel (12)
T-16. Elmira (11)
T-16. Quincy (11)
T-18. Adrian (9)
T-18. Simpson [IA] (9)
21. Gannon (8)
T-22. Dubuque (7)
T-22. Northern Michigan (7)
24. Augustana [IL] (6)
25. Lindenwood (5)
 
FOUR KNIGHTS EARN INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RANKINGS
Four Wartburg wrestlers appear in the NWCA individual preseason rankings:

#8 Jasmine Luedtke – 117 lbs
#8 Kylie Rule – 131 lbs
#8 Aniyah Kelly – 138 lbs
#6 Rewa Chababo – 207 lbs
 
PICKED TO REPEAT AS CONFERENCE CHAMPS
Wartburg was selected to win the 2025 A-R-C Women's Wrestling Championship, earning five first-place votes and 35 total points in the conference's preseason coaches' poll.

A-R-C Women's Wrestling Preseason Poll 
1. Wartburg - 35 (5)
2. Simpson - 29 (1)
3. Univ. of Dubuque - 27 (1)
4. Buena Vista - 20
5. Central - 16
6. Loras - 12
7. Luther - 8
 
LAST SEASON...
The Knights finished with a 7-3 overall record, capturing the inaugural American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Championship and the Division III Invite title in East Moline, Ill. Wartburg also placed runner-up at the NCWWC Regionals in Indianola before a 22nd team-finish at nationals. 

The program set a school record with 14 NWCA Scholar All-Americans, while 10 wrestlers earned All-Conference recognition. Returning standout Jasmine Luedtke was named A-R-C Rookie of the Year.