2025-26 Women's Wrestling Roster

Ariella Miloncus

  • Weight 138
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Springfield, IL
  • High School Lanphier High School
  • Major Cybersecurity

Biography

2025-26 (Freshman): Miloncus got her first collegiate experience during the 2025-26 season, finishing with a 5-12 overall record and a .294 win percentage. She did not see dual action, but recorded four falls and one tech fall, with all five of her victories coming by bonus points.

Miloncus made her collegiate debut at the Luther Hill Open (11/1/25). She picked up the first wins of her collegiate career at the Ottawa Open (11/8/25), where she went 2-2 with both victories coming by fall.

Overall Record: 5-12
Falls: 4
Tech Falls: 1
-    GLVC Academic All-Conference

Personal: Miloncus is from Springfield, Illinois, where she attended Lanphier High School and competed for the Lions. She is the daughter of Amanda Miloncus and has two siblings, Arianna and Arielle. In the classroom, Miloncus earned a 3.9 GPA, was a member of the National Honor Society, regularly appeared on the High Honor Roll, and ranked seventh in the Class of 2025.

On the mat, Miloncus established herself as a trailblazer in Illinois wrestling. She was a three-time IWCOA State Champion, three-time IWCOA State Qualifier, IWCOA Sectional Champion, two-time IHSA State Qualifier, IHSA Regional Champion, and two-time Fargo National Qualifier. She also made history as the first girl from Springfield to qualify for the IHSA State Tournament, the first female captain in Lanphier history, and the first captain for the Springfield city co-op team.

Miloncus also found success in freestyle and national competition, placing fourth at Freestyle State in 2023 and third in 2024, while adding fifth-place finishes at Midwest Nationals in 2022 and 2024. She was also a three-time All-Conference honoree, three-time IWCOA Open State Champion, two-time National Team Illinois athlete, and had a wrestling tournament named after her.

Outside of wrestling, Miloncus enjoys art and reading. She also competed in volleyball during her high school career.