The much anticipated 2020 season for Iowa Wrestling got off to a big start this past weekend. The Hawks had wrestlers competing at two tournaments on Saturday before the varsity kicked off the season with a home dual meet on Sunday. The Hawkeye Wrestling Club was competing in Japan and New York City over the weekend as well.
It is time for a recap of all the action:
At the Luther Open in Decorah, Iowa the Hawks had four champs with Aaron Cashman(125), Carter Happel(141), Vince Turk(149), and Cash Wilcke(184). It was the Iowa Hawkeye debut for transfer Gavin Teasdale who placed third at 133.
At the Grand View Open in Des Moines Iowa the Hawks had three champs with Zach Glazier(197), Justin Stickley(141) and Zach Axmear(149).
For the HWC, Forrest Molinari competed at 65kg at the 18th Annual Women’s Wrestling World Cup in Nanta, Japan. Molinari won her match and Team USA won dual meets against Russia and Mongolia. In the finals Molinari dropped a 5-1 match and Team USA was defeated 7-3 by Japan. Cory Clark dropped a first round match at 57kg and was eliminated at the Bill Farrell Memorial International Open in New York City.
Iowa shutout Tennessee-Chattanooga 39-0 to start the season. Redshirt freshman Tony Cassioppi made his college debut for the home fans with a fall in 1:45 at Hwt. Michael Kemerer made his much anticipated return to the lineup after missing last season with an injury. Kemerer looked at least as good as ever and won with a 20-0 tech fall at 174. Austin DeSanto also won by a 23-4 tech fall at 141. Spencer Lee and Kaleb Young won by a major decision. It was also the debut for redshirt freshman Nelson Brands in front of the hometown crowd. Brands had the most exciting match of the day with an 8-4 decision at 184 over #21 Matthew Waddell of UTC.
A great crowd of 10,466 showed up to get a first look at the 2020 edition of Iowa Wrestling.
The Hawks compete next at Iowa State on Sunday, November 24 at 2 PM. Iowa returns home to legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, December 1 with a Big Ten opener against #4 ranked Wisconsin at 7PM.
Iowa 39 UTC 0
125 — #1 Spencer Lee (IA) major dec. Fabian Gutierrez (C), 16-5
133 — Paul Glynn (IA) dec. Wade Cummings (C), 11-7
141 — Austin DeSanto (IA) tech. fall Aidan Murphy (C), 23-4
149 — #5 Pat Lugo (IA) dec. Tanner Smith (C), 9-4
157 — #2 Kaleb Young (IA) major dec. George Carpenter (C), 16-6
165 — #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. Drew Nicholson (C), 9-4
174 — #4 Michael Kemerer (IA) tech. fall Hunter Fortner (C), 20-0
184 — Nelson Brands (IA) dec. Matthew Waddell (C), 8-4
197 — #4 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. Rodney Jones (C), 5-4
285 — #12 Tony Cassioppi (IA) pinned Grayson Walthall (C), 1:45
Attendance: 10,466
Luther Open
Elite 125
Aaron Cashman — 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Aaron Cashman (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Aaron Cashman (Iowa) won by fall over Diego Ortega (Coe) (Fall 1:49)
Semifinal – Aaron Cashman (Iowa) won by major decision over Trenton McManus (Minnesota State Mankato) (Maj 15-4)
1st Place Match – Aaron Cashman (Iowa) won by major decision over Brady Kyner (Wartburg) (Maj 10-1)
Elite 133
Gavin Teasdale 3rd place
Champ. Round 1 – Gavin Teasdale (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Gavin Teasdale (Iowa) won by tech fall over Brier Babin (Luther) (TF 18-3)
Quarterfinal – Gavin Teasdale (Iowa) won by tech fall over Donny Schmit (Upper Iowa) (TF 20-3)
Semifinal – Kristian Rumph (Wartburg) won by decision over Gavin Teasdale (Iowa) (Dec 6-3)
3rd Place Match – Gavin Teasdale (Iowa) won by injury default over Kolbe O`Brien (Minnesota State Mankato) (Inj. 5:50)
Elite 141
Max Murin
Champ. Round 1 – Max Murin (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Max Murin (Iowa) won by fall over Stevie Lee (Loras) (Fall 1:07)
Quarterfinal – Zach Stewart (Wartburg) won by medical forfeit over Max Murin (Iowa) (MFF)
Cons. Round 4 – Jake Wulf (Cornell College) won by medical forfeit over Max Murin (Iowa) (MFF)
Elite 141
Carter Happel – 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Carter Happel (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Carter Happel (Iowa) won by fall over Caleb Bower (Simpson ) (Fall 1:22)
Quarterfinal – Carter Happel (Iowa) won by major decision over Nicholas Meling (Wartburg) (Maj 16-5)
Semifinal – Carter Happel (Iowa) won by fall over Brock Rathbun (Wartburg) (Fall 3:58)
1st Place Match – Carter Happel (Iowa) won by fall over Zayren Terukina (Wartburg) (Fall 6:00)
Elite 149
Vincent Turk – 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Vincent Turk (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Vincent Turk (Iowa) won by tech fall over Zachary Kelsey (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (TF 17-0)
Quarterfinal – Vincent Turk (Iowa) won by tech fall over Aj Patterson (Coe) (TF 19-3)
Semifinal – Vincent Turk (Iowa) won by decision over Tate Murty (Upper Iowa) (Dec 8-1)
1st Place Match – Vincent Turk (Iowa) won by decision over Kyle Rathman (Minnesota State Mankato) (Dec 13-7)
Elite 184
Cash Wilcke – 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Cash Wilcke (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Cash Wilcke (Iowa) won by tech fall over Richard Hunter (Loras) (TF 18-1)
Quarterfinal – Cash Wilcke (Iowa) won by tech fall over Isaiah Cox (Wartburg) (TF 18-3)
Semifinal – Cash Wilcke (Iowa) won by fall over Dalton Hahn (Upper Iowa) (Fall 6:48)
1st Place Match – Cash Wilcke (Iowa) won by fall over Josh Edel (Coe) (Fall 1:22)
Elite 197
Connor Corbin – 4th place
Champ. Round 1 – Connor Corbin (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Connor Corbin (Iowa) won by decision over Dylan Butts (Minnesota State Mankato) (Dec 7-1)
Quarterfinal – Connor Corbin (Iowa) won by decision over Kobe Woods (Wartburg) (Dec 10-3)
Semifinal – Nick Baumler (Upper Iowa) won by decision over Connor Corbin (Iowa) (Dec 5-3)
3rd Place Match – Riley Kauzlaric (Wisconsin-Whitewater) won by decision over Connor Corbin (Iowa) (Dec 9-5)
Elite 285
Aaron Costello – 2nd place
Champ. Round 1 – Aaron Costello (Iowa) won by major decision over Omar Begic (Wartburg) (Maj 12-1)
Quarterfinal – Aaron Costello (Iowa) won by fall over Nick Sundberg (Wisconsin-Whitewater) (Fall 4:45)
Semifinal – Aaron Costello (Iowa) won by decision over Kaleb Reeves (Coe) (Dec 6-1)
1st Place Match – Keenan Feldpausch (Luther) won by decision over Aaron Costello (Iowa) (Dec 9-5)
Grand View Open
Fresh/Soph 149
Cobe Siebrecht – 3rd place
Champ. Round 1 – Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) won by tech fall over Elijah Jacobs (Northeast Oklahoma) (TF 16-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) won by fall over Ian Clark (Life) (Fall 0:23)
Quarterfinal – Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) won by fall over Deville Dentis (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Fall 5:54)
Semifinal – Jake Beeson (Pratt) won by decision over Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) won by major decision over Brock Parker (Loras) (Maj 16-4)
3rd Place Match – Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) won by decision over Deville Dentis (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Dec 7-6)
Fresh/Soph 197
Zach Glazier – 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Zach Glazier (Iowa) won by major decision over Colben Dodson (Northeast Oklahoma) (Maj 16-5)
Champ. Round 2 – Zach Glazier (Iowa) won by fall over Ryan Jaffray (Triton) (Fall 2:15)
Quarterfinal – Zach Glazier (Iowa) won by tech fall over Bryce Westmoreland (Pratt) (TF 18-0)
Semifinal – Zach Glazier (Iowa) won by major decision over Damen Moyer (Briar Cliff) (Maj 19-8)
1st Place Match – Zach Glazier (Iowa) won by fall over Sean Kelly (Triton) (Fall 2:26)
Open 141
Justin Stickley – 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Justin Stickley (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Justin Stickley (Iowa) won by major decision over Julian Hernandez (Life) (Maj 9-0)
Quarterfinal – Justin Stickley (Iowa) won by major decision over Grayson Brenna (Grand View ) (Maj 9-1)
Semifinal – Justin Stickley (Iowa) won by major decision over Baterdene Boldmaa (Doane) (Maj 10-1)
1st Place Match – Justin Stickley (Iowa) won by decision over Kendon Lee (Grand View ) (Dec 3-1)
Open 141
Aaron Meyer
Champ. Round 1 – Aaron Meyer (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Tristan Lara (Northern Iowa) won by decision over Aaron Meyer (Iowa) (Dec 10-7)
Cons. Round 2 – Aaron Meyer (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Aaron Meyer (Iowa) won by tech fall over Edwin Youngdell (Waldorf) (TF 17-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Marcus Abreu (Life) won in sudden victory – 1 over Aaron Meyer (Iowa) (SV-1 4-2)
Open 149
Zachary Axmear – 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Zachary Axmear (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Zachary Axmear (Iowa) won by fall over Robert Ornelas (Waldorf) (Fall 1:25)
Quarterfinal – Zachary Axmear (Iowa) won by major decision over Collin Stilson (Buena Vista) (Maj 21-9)
Semifinal – Zachary Axmear (Iowa) won by decision over Tanner Abbas (Grand View ) (Dec 7-4)
1st Place Match – Zachary Axmear (Iowa) won by decision over Shonn Roberts (Providence) (Dec 7-6)
Open 184
Abe Assad – 2nd place
Champ. Round 1 – Abe Assad (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Abe Assad (Iowa) won by tech fall over Dominique Hampton (Central Missouri) (TF 16-0)
Quarterfinal – Abe Assad (Iowa) won by fall over Trevor Senn (Grand View ) (Fall 0:56)
Semifinal – Abe Assad (Iowa) won by decision over Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) (Dec 6-5)
1st Place Match – Kendrick Jones (Grand View ) won by decision over Abe Assad (Iowa) (Dec 2-0)
Open 197
Cade Brownlee
Champ. Round 1 – John Hensley (Providence) won by decision over Cade Brownlee (Iowa) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Cade Brownlee (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Drew Mccollum (Hannibal-LaGrange) won by decision over Cade Brownlee (Iowa) (Dec 8-3)
Open 197
Sam Cook
Champ. Round 1 – Samuel Cook (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) won by decision over Samuel Cook (Iowa) (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Samuel Cook (Iowa) won by fall over Avery Jaramillo (Saint Mary`s) (Fall 4:42)
Cons. Round 3 – Samuel Cook (Iowa) won by decision over Jaden Davis (Grand View ) (Dec 8-7)
Cons. Round 4 – Samuel Cook (Iowa) won by fall over Sheldon Rodriguez (William Penn ) (Fall 0:45)
Cons. Round 5 – Diallo Matsimela (Life) won by decision over Samuel Cook (Iowa) (Dec 9-7)
Hawkeye Wrestling Club
Forrest Molinari – 65kg
2019 World Cup in Nanta, Japan
Forrest Molinari (USA) won by FALL over Fedoseeva (Russia)
Forrest Molinari (USA) over Ulziisaikhan (Mongolia) 6-2
Naomi Ruike (Japan) over Forrest Molinari (USA) 5-1
Team USA placed 2nd.
Cory Clark – 57kg
Bill Farrell Memorial International Open in New York City, NY
Sean Russell (GWC) VPO1 Cory Clark (HWC) 8-7
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