Ella McNamee
Ella McNamee
  • Weight:
    110/117
  • Hometown:
    Mount Pleasant, Iowa
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Mount Pleasant

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • NWCA Scholar All-America (2024-25)
  • A-R-C All-Academic (2024-25)
  • Team Most Improved (2023-24)
  • Two-time letterwinner (2024, 25)
2024-25 | sophomore
  • Achieved NWCA Scholar All-America recognition
  • Earned A-R-C All-Academic honors
  • Registered 15 wins
2023-24 | freshman
  • Competed in third meets, going 3-4
  • Earned team's Most Improved Award
High School
  • A 2023 graduate of Mount Pleasant Community High School
  • Iowa State Qualifier
  • Hawkeye Girls Wrestler of the Year
  • All-Conference in softball, cross country, and wrestling
  • All-Academic in softball, cross country, and wrestling
  • Member of the National Honor Society
Personal
  • Parents are Rich and Carla McNamee
  • Has three siblings: Reece, Keelyn, and Gannon
  • Major is English and secondary education
Year-by-Year
Year Overall Record Dual Record Pins Tech Falls
2023-24 3-4 1-0 1 0
2024-25 15-13 0-0 4 4
Totals 18-17 1-0 5 4

 

News Mentions

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Storm repeat as NWCA Scholar All-America Top-10 Team

Simpson ranked seventh out of collegiate wrestling teams and fourth among Division III schools.

April 8, 2025

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Women’s wrestling lands 10 on Scholar All-American list

Four wrestlers earned the distinction for the second straight year, while six others are first-time honorees.

March 13, 2025

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Storm finish third at DIII Invite, three wrestlers named champions

Simpson captured a third place team finish at the Quad Cities D3 Invite behind three championship finishes from Paige Gershmel, Annelise Obermark,...

February 9, 2025

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Gershmel cruises through bracket at Grand View Open

Paige Gershmel went 5-0 with three falls and two technical falls to win the 138 pound bracket at the Grand View Open on Saturday.

February 1, 2025

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Hicks, Obermark, Miller all victorious at Saturday Invitational

Three of the Storm women's wrestlers are bringing home individual titles after an impressive Saturday performance.

January 18, 2025

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Simpson leads 8 Women Battle with six champions

Winning six of 11 brackets, the Storm had another successful outing at the 8 Women Battle hosted by Wis.-Eau Claire.

November 23, 2024

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Quartet of wrestlers crowned champions at Luther Open

Emaline Hicks (103), Ashley Cannon (124), Kendra Bliss (131) and Annelise Obermark (145) all claimed first place with a combined 16-0 record.

November 9, 2024

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Thirty wrestlers open season, six win titles

Thirty wrestlers competed amongst a field of nearly 400 athletes at the Luther Hill Invitational, with six Storm wrestlers winning their brackets.

November 2, 2024