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Rianne Murphy
2022 16U Fargo champion; 2023 U17 World Team member; 2025 NCWWC third-place finisher at 103 pounds for Iowa
Crown Point, IN · Wyoming Seminary HS · University of Iowa
By Joe Spisak, Pennsylvania state champion and 4x NCAA qualifier at Virginia · Published September 3, 2026
Rianne Murphy grew up in Crown Point, Indiana, and split her high school years between Crown Point High School and Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania. Indiana had no sanctioned girls' wrestling for most of that time, so her early results came in freestyle. In October 2021 she won the U15 Pan American title at 50 kg, the international weight class of about 110 pounds.
In July 2022 she won the 16U women's freestyle national title in Fargo at 100 pounds. She pinned Mary Manis of Florida in the final while leading 8-2. That fall she lost the Super 32 final 10-10 to Morgan Turner of Illinois. In December she won the first Midlands women's championship at 101 pounds over Maddie Avila of North Central College.
In April 2023 she won the U17 national title at 46 kg, taking a best-of-three series from Caley Graber of Minnesota by a 10-0 technical fall in the third match. At the U17 World Championships in Istanbul that August, she lost her opening match by fall to Valeryia Tsitova, competing as an Individual Neutral Athlete. She finished her prep career in February 2024 with a National Prep title at 107 pounds, pinning Kayla Batres of Greens Farms Academy in 2:30.
As an Iowa freshman in 2024-25 she went 32-4 with 20 pins. She entered the NCWWC national tournament as the top seed at 103 pounds, lost 8-0 in the semifinals to Olivia Shore of Otterbein, and came back to place third. As a sophomore she went 22-7 and won the Waldorf Open 4-2 over teammate Sterling Dias. Teammate Valarie Solorio moved down to 103, took the postseason spot, and won the first NCAA title there. In April 2026 Murphy placed sixth at the U20 nationals at 50 kg.
She is a junior at Iowa, listed at 103 pounds for 2026-27, and competes with Dias and Solorio for the Hawkeyes' spot at 103.
She is a junior on the University of Iowa women's wrestling team, listed at 103 pounds for the 2026-27 season and majoring in business.
Results
| Season | Level | Event | Weight | Place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Age group | U15 Pan American Championships, Mexico | 50 kg | 1st | Gold medal; wins over Brenda Games (Brazil), Montserrat Hernandez Gomez (Mexico) and Yulissa Garcia |
| 2022 | Age group | USA Wrestling 16U Women's Freestyle Nationals, Fargo, ND | 100 lb | 1st | Def. Mary Manis (FL) by fall at 3:20 while leading 8-2 |
| 2022 | Age group | U17 Pan American Championships | 1st | Gold medal; weight class not stated in the source | |
| 2022 | High school | Super 32 Challenge | 97 lb | 2nd | Oct. 2022; lost the final 10-10 to Morgan Turner (IL); beat Madison Nieuwenhuis (MI) in the quarterfinals |
| 2022-23 | High school | Midlands Women's Championships, Hoffman Estates, IL | 101 lb | 1st | Dec. 30, 2022; def. Maddie Avila (North Central College) 8-4 in the final of the first women's Midlands |
| 2023 | Age group | USMC U17 Women's Nationals / World Team Trials | 46 kg | 1st | Won best-of-three series over Caley Graber (MN) 2-1: 6-4, 2-6, 10-0 tech fall; made the U17 World Team |
| 2023 | Age group | U17 World Championships, Istanbul | 46 kg | DNP | 0-1. Lost by fall to Valeryia Tsitova (Individual Neutral Athlete) in the qualification round |
| 2023 | High school | Super 32 Challenge | 100 lb | 2nd | Oct. 22, 2023; lost the final to Madison Nieuwenhuis (MI); second straight Super 32 final |
| 2023-24 | High school | National Prep Wrestling Championships | 107 lb | 1st | Wyoming Seminary; pinned Kayla Batres (Greens Farms Academy) in 2:30 in the final |
| 2024 | Age group | USMC U20 Women's Nationals, Spokane, WA | 50 kg | 5th | Won the fifth-place match by fall over Makenize Smith (IN) at 3:58 |
| 2024-25 | College | NCWWC National Championships, Coralville, IA | 103 lb | 3rd | 32-4, 20 pins (season). No. 1 seed as a freshman; lost 8-0 in the semifinals to Olivia Shore (Otterbein), went 5-1 at the tournament; NCWWC All-American |
| 2025-26 | College | Waldorf University Open | 103 lb | 1st | 22-7, 14 pins (season). Nov. 9, 2025; 18-second fall in the semifinals; def. teammate Sterling Dias 4-2 in the final |
| 2026 | Age group | USA Wrestling U20 Women's Nationals, Spokane, WA | 50 kg | 6th | Lost 10-0 to Morgan Turner (All I See Is Gold Academy); lost the fifth-place match by fall to Eva Zimmerman (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) at 4:46 |
What we could not confirm
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Sources
- https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/player/rianne-murphy · Crown Point, Ind.; Wyoming Seminary; 103 lbs; junior in 2026-27; 2024-25 32-4 with 20 pins, 3rd at 2025 NCWWC, NCWWC All-American; 2025-26 22-7 with 14 pins, Waldorf Open champion, no NCAA placement; Prep National Champion as a senior; 2023 World Team; 2x Super 32 runner-up; 2022 Fargo champion; 2022 Pan Am champion; 2021 U15 World Team Trials champion; business major; born Feb. 21, 2006
- https://www.themat.com/news/features/2021/october/23/u15-pan-american-womens-freestyle-team-wins-title · 2021 U15 Pan American Championships, 50 kg gold; listed from Valparaiso, Ind.; wins over Brenda Games (Brazil), Montserrat Hernandez Gomez (Mexico), Yulissa Garcia
- https://theguillotine.com/2022/07/2022-usa-wrestling-16u-womens-freestyle-national-championships/ · 2022 16U Women's Freestyle Nationals, 100 lb: 1st, fall over Mary Manis (Florida) at 3:20 leading 8-2
- https://www.themat.com/news/features/2023/july/26/u17-womens-world-team-advance · 2022 U17 Pan American gold and 2021 U15 Pan American gold; won the December 2022 Midlands; listed at 46 kg from Crown Point, Indiana (Region Wrestling Academy)
- https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/11202261-its-world-teamer-vs-fargo-champ-as-murphy-wrestles-nieuwenhuis-at-wno · Runner-up at 2022 Super 32 after the Fargo title; beat Madison Nieuwenhuis in the 2022 Super 32 quarterfinals; won 2023 U17 46 kg World Team Trials in April; from Crown Point High School
- https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2022/12/30/womens-wrestling-womens-wrestling-crowned-inaugural-midlands-champions.aspx · 2022 Midlands Women's Championships, 101 lb final: Murphy def. Maddie Avila (North Central) 8-4, Dec. 30, 2022
- https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/10872714-2023-womens-nationals-results-u17-u20-u23 · 2023 U17 Nationals 46 kg: Murphy dec. Caley Graber (MN) two matches to one (6-4, 2-6, 10-0 TF); U17 World Team
- https://www.themat.com/news/features/2023/august/01/usa-women-freestyle-u17-draws · 2023 U17 World Team at 46 kg; opening draw vs. Individual Neutral Athlete Valeryia Tsitova, Aug. 3, 2023; Crown Point, Indiana
- https://uww.org/athletes/murphy-rianne-marie · 2023 U17 World Championships, Turkey, 46 kg: lost by fall to Valeryia Tsitova in the qualification round
- https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/12097938-2024-national-prep-wrestling-championship-results-brackets-and-schedule · 2024 National Prep Championships, 107 lb: Murphy (Wyoming Seminary) pinned Kayla Batres (Greens Farms Academy) 2:30 in the final; pinned Suhaila Cotton (Phillips Andover) 3:04 earlier
- https://www.themat.com/news/2024/april/14/larramendy-qureshi-secure-titles-as-u20-action-concludes-at-2024-usmc-women-s-nationals · 2024 U20 Nationals 50 kg: 5th, fall over Makenize Smith (IN) 3:58
- https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2024/05/04/iowa-womens-wrestling-recruiting-class-adds-rianne-murphy/73569833007/ · Signed with Iowa May 2024; Fargo champion, U15 and U17 Pan American champion, U17 national champion, 5th at 2024 U20s, won the girls high school recruiting showcase at the U.S. Open
- https://nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/wrestling/article_bf670597-2ffc-5793-a8b2-7c9da912c6b0.html · Back at Crown Point as a junior after two years at Wyoming Seminary
- https://dailyiowan.com/2025/12/16/how-a-pennsylvania-prep-school-built-an-iowa-legacy-on-the-wrestling-mat/ · Graduated Wyoming Seminary in 2024 as a Prep National Champion; Indiana had no sanctioned girls' wrestling until her senior year; second-year at Iowa in Dec. 2025
- https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2025/03/08/iowa-womens-wrestling-wins-national-title-2025-recap-ncwwc-north-central-kennedy-blades/81340400007/ · 2025 NCWWC 103 lb: No. 1 seed as a freshman, lost 8-0 in the semifinals to Olivia Shore (Otterbein), placed 3rd at 5-1
- https://otterbeincardinals.com/news/2025/3/8/womens-wrestling-at-ncwwc-national-championships.aspx · Shore (Otterbein) def. Iowa's Rianne Murphy 8-0 in the 103 lb semifinal in Coralville; Murphy was NWCA No. 1 at 103
- https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2025/11/9/5-hawkeyes-win-waldorf-university-open-titles · Nov. 9, 2025 Waldorf University Open, 103 lb: 1st; 18-second fall over Amara Ehsa (Iowa Western CC) in the semifinals; def. Sterling Dias 4-2 in the final
- https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/15573751-2026-ncaa-womens-wrestling-championships-preview · Val Solorio, not Murphy, earned Iowa's 103 lb spot for the 2026 NCAA Championships; Murphy and Dias were 3rd and 4th in 2025
- https://www.themat.com/news/2026/april/10/leydecker-robinson-repeat-turner-named-ow-in-u20-division-at-usa-wrestling-women-s-nationals · 2026 U20 Women's Nationals 50 kg: lost 10-0 to Morgan Turner; lost fifth-place match by fall to Eva Zimmerman (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) 4:46; Iowa Women's WC
- https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/15784143-2026-womens-nationals-and-world-team-trials-stock-watch · 2026 U20 Nationals: Murphy 6th at 50 kg
- https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/8163928-loaded-super-32-field-showcases-stars-breakout-performances · 2022 Super 32, 97 lb: Morgan Turner (IL) def. Rianne Murphy (IN) 10-10 in the final; Caley Graber (MN) third
- https://www.flowrestling.org/video/11344360-100-lbs-final-madison-nieuwenhuis-mi-vs-rianne-murphy-in · 2023 Super 32 100 lb final: Madison Nieuwenhuis (MI) vs Rianne Murphy (IN), Oct. 22, 2023
- https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/15594905-iowa-and-mckendree-in-tight-team-race-entering-ncaa-finals · 2026 NCAA finals preview: Val Solorio moved from 110 to 103 for her sophomore season and had to beat teammates Sterling Dias and Rianne Murphy (2025 NCWWC third) for the spot; Solorio reached the 103 final
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