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Wrestling Mailbag: Iowa women's wrestling recruiting, West Gym's future, Bout at the Ballpark and more

Fun fact: This week was supposed to be Clarissa Chun's first week as the Iowa women's wrestling head coach. Her original start date was Feb. 7, but she started a month early to get a jump on recruiting.

The results? Three big-time commitments by Feb. 6:

– Kylie Welker, a Junior world champ and the No. 1 pound-for-pound women's high school wrestler in America

– Ella Schmit, a three-time Iowa state champ from Bettendorf and the current face of Iowa's high school women's wrestling movement

– Reese Larramendy, a 16U national champ, Junior national finalist, and the No.