Laken Lienhard
Laken Lienhard
  • Year:
    Soph.
  • Hometown:
    Cresco, Iowa
  • High School:
    Crestwood High School
Bio

2022-23 season: Was a first-team ICCAC academic all-region selection for the 2022 fall semester ... Placed sixth at 143 pounds at the Simpson College Luther Hill Open ... Won the Luther College Open at 143 pounds ... Was selected as the ICCAC women's wrestler of the week for the week of Nov. 7-13; Earned all-American honors with fourth-place finish at NJCAA national invitational at 143 pounds. Was a first-team ICCAC academic all-region selection for the 2023 spring semester ... Was a second-team NJCAA all-academic selection for the 2022-23 school year.

Simpson College Luther Hill Open (143 pounds)

Michaela Blume (Iowa Wesleyan) pinned Lienhard, 4:54; Lienhard pinned Ashleigh Denny (William Penn), 1:19; Naida Abdijanovic (Iowa Wesleyan) dec. Lienhard, 10-3; Cherei Jones (Grand View) pinned Lienhard, 5:04.

Indian Hills dual (143 pounds)

Lienhard pinned Jazmyn Knutson, 1:01.

Luther College Open (143 pounds)

Lienhard tech. fall Olivia Cotton (Cornell), 11-1; Lienhard dec. Alexandra Byrne (Iowa Central), 8-4; Lienhard tech. fall Jazmine Garcia (Quincy), 10-0.

Iowa Central dual (143 pounds)

Lienhard pinned Rodiat Adeduntan, 4:47.

Iowa Western dual (143 pounds)

Lienhard won by forfeit.

NJCAA national invitational (143 pounds)

Lienhard pinned Lexi Adams (Indian Hills), 5:30; Ashlea Larson dec. Lienhard, 6-3; Lienhard dec. A'myrha Dylina-Syyan, 10-3; Kylie Hulse (Carl Albert State) pinned Lienhard, 5:41.

2022-23 record: 9-5 with 4 falls, 2 tech. falls.

News mentions
4 NIACC women fall in semifinals
4 NIACC women fall in semifinals
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NIACC's Valerie Smith pins Umpqua's Leilani Holley in their 235-pound quarterfinal match at the national tournament Friday.
NIACC's Chiara Barbieri moved to Saturday morning's national semifinals with a quarterfinal round win Friday.
Four NIACC women seek finals berths
NIACC's Laken Lienhard is ranked No. 1 heading into the upcoming NJCAA Women's Wrestling Invitational.
NIACC's Lienhard is top seed at nationals
NIACC's Valerie Smith is ranked fourth at 235 pounds in the latest NJCAA rankings.
NIACC's Gabriella Segre works for the fall against Indian Hills' Lexi Adams on Wednesday.
NIACC women fall to Indian Hills
NIACC's Smith gains win in dual against Iowa Western
NIACC's Lienhard is ICCAC wrestler of the week
NIACC's Valerie Smith battles Iowa Central's Addison Hershberger in their 235-pound match Wednesday night in the NIACC recreation center.
NIACC's Laken Lienhard (right) is ranked No. 1 at 143 pounds in the first NJCAA individual rankings.
NIACC'S Lienhard ranked No. 1
NIACC's Lienhard, Smith win titles at Luther Open
NIACC and Indian Hills competed in the first-ever ICCAC women's dual wrestling meet on Tuesday in Centerville.
NIACC's Ravyn Krachey battles Indian Hills' Suravieve Robertson during Tuesday's dual meet in Centerville.
NIACC's Tatiana Hernandez claimed the 109-pound title at the Luther Hill Invitational on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Simpson College.
NIACC's Hernandez claims Luther Hill title