U17 World Team Member Gonzales to Iowa

Friday night the Iowa women’s wrestling team got some good news. In addition to their success on the mat at the Missouri Valley Open, head coach Clarissa Chun got a win on the recruiting trail with a verbal commitment from Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East, California). 

In FloWrestling’s recent list of the top-100 girls recruits in the high school Class of 2025 - Gonzales was listed at #5. 

Gonzales is a two-time California state champion with her most recent title coming at 115 lbs with a 6-1 victory over Kylee Golz of Trabuco Hills. 

We recently saw Gonzales in action at Who’s #1, where she won a 9-8 barnburner over Savannah Witt (Michigan) at 120 lbs. It was the second Who’s #1 win for Gonzales. She was selected to participate in the 2023 event and won a 4-4 match over future Iowa teammate Karlee Brooks at 117 lbs. 

Over the summer, Gonzales represented the United States at the U17 World Championships at 53 kg. Gonzales came up one match shy of a bronze medal. In each of the previous three years, Gonzales earned a gold medal at the Pan-American Championships - across two age groups. 

Gonzales is the first wrestler to commit to Chun’s team from the Class of 2025. 

For all of the current commitments reported to InterMat, from the girls high school Class of 2025, Click Here