Otto Black announced on Instagram that he has committed to the University of Iowa. Black, from Park, Colorado, won a 138 lbs. 4A Colorado state title this season with a 52-0 record and will be a member of the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2024.
Black won a Greco-Roman Junior national title in Fargo last summer at 132 lbs.
Black competed for Ponderosa as a freshman and sophomore where he placed second at 106 in 2021 and fourth at 113 in 2022. He did not compete last season before transferring to Mead.
Black is a teammate of Iowa commit Leister Bowling who won a state title at 175 this season. Black and Bowling led Mead to a 4A team state title. Bowling is a junior and in the Recruiting Class of 2025.
Black is projected to compete at 141/149 for the Hawks.
Recruiting Class of 2024
Dru Ayala – Fort Dodge, Iowa 120 lbs.
Season completed – 3rd place
Keyan Hernandez – Billings (West), Montana 126 lbs.
Season completed – State Champion
Otto Black – Park (Mead HS), Colorado 138 lbs.
Season completed – State Champion
Miguel Estrada – Bakersfield (Frontier HS), California 152 lbs.
Season completed – 4th place
Angelo Ferrari – Melissa, Texas 175 lbs.
Season completed – State Champion
Jake Howell – Glenwood Village (Cherry Creek HS), Colorado 215 lbs.
Season completed – 2nd place
Kael Voinovich – City High HS, Iowa City, Iowa 157 lbs.
Season completed – State Champion
Joe Kennedy – Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota 152 lbs.
Season completed – 3rd place
Brady Benham – Sperry, Oklahoma 165 lbs.
Season completed – State Champion
Recruiting Class of 2025
Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy New Jersey 120 lbs.
Season completed – National Prep Wrestling Championships 2nd place
Leister Bowling – Mead, Colorado 175 lbs.
Season completed – State Champion
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
