Iowa Wrestling recruit Jacob Warner of Washington, IL (Washington HS) will be competing in the 20th annual Dream Team Classic Dual Meet that will be held April 8 at 7 PM at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, IL near Chicago. Even though Warner is ranked #1 in the country at 195 lbs., he will represent Team Illinois against the Dream Team All-Stars from around the country. Warner will face Andrew Davison of Indiana, ranked fourth in the country at 195.
Warner recently won his third straight Illinois state title. He was a 2015 Cadet national champion in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman. This past summer, Warner won a bronze medal in the UWW Cadet World Freestyle Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. Warner is projected to wrestle at 197 for the Hawks.
Warner and fellow Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2017 teammate Max Murin competed in the Pittsburgh Classic, also known as the Dapper Dan, this past weekend. Warner defeated third ranked Jake Woodley of North Allegheny, PA, 5-3. Nationally fifth ranked Murin of Central Cambria, PA lost by fall to seventh ranked Tanner Litterell of Tuttle, OK.
Warner and Murin are in the outstanding Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2017 that also includes Spencer Lee (PA), Aaron Costello (IA), Zach Axmear (IA), and Myles Wilson (CO).
