WATERLOO, Iowa – The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum announced on Wednesday that Ella Schmit of Bettendorf High School has been chosen as the 2022 recipient of the Iowa High School Female Wrestler of the Year award.

This award is presented annually to the top female high school senior wrestler in Iowa. Schmit will be presented her award during the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa induction ceremony on June 24 at the Prairie Links Golf & Event Center in Waverly, Iowa. For more information, please contact the Dan Gable Museum at (319) 233-0745 or dgmstaff@nwhof.org

The three-time Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association state champion had a perfect 16-0 record with 13 pins as a senior and was 70-18 in her career against boys and girls. Schmit qualified for the Iowa boys state tournament in 2021, one of only four girls in Iowa wrestling history to accomplish the feat.

The third-ranked female wrestler in the country will continue her wrestling career at the University of Iowa.

Iowa High School Female Wrestler of Year Winners
2022 - Ella Schmit
2021 - Millie Peach

Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa Class of 2022 Inductees
Joe Colon, University of Northern Iowa
Joel Sharratt, University of Iowa
Jay Borschel, University of Iowa
Barry Weldon, Iowa State University
Luke Moffitt, University of Iowa

Glen Brand Team Award
The 2017 Grand View University wrestling team

Russ Smith Community Impact Award
Bie Gie Fenwick

Bob Siddens Iowa High School Wrestling Coach of the Year
Eric Whitcome

Bowlsby Family Legacy Award
Trizzino Family

Bob Steenlage Iowa High School Wrestler of the Year
Hunter Garvin

Iowa High School Female Wrestler of the Year
Ella Schmit