The great performance by Iowa at Midlands was noticed in the new rankings by TrackWrestling and InterMat.  Several Iowa wrestles have moved up in the rankings. Iowa is ranked at the top of both polls for the team race. Track has Iowa with a 137.5 to 98 point advantage over second ranked Penn State and InterMat has it Iowa 151.5, Penn State 124.5.

Spencer Lee is still top ranked at 125.  Austin DeSanto slipped to second at 133 after a very exciting match in the finals with now top ranked Seth Gross.  Max Murin is ranked fifth by Track and seventh by Intermat. Pat Lugo takes over the top spot at 149 in both rankings at 149 after defeating previous number one ranked Austin O’Connor in the Midlands finals, 8-4.

Kaleb Young is ranked fourth by Track and sixth by InterMat at 157.  Alex Marinelli (165) and Michael Kemerer (174) remained second in both rankings.  After a strong showing at Midlands with a third place finish at 184, Cash Wilcke is ranked tenth by Track and twelfth by InterMat.

Jacob Warner slipped to fourth by Track and fifth by Intermat at 197.  Tony Cassioppi is ranked fourth by both Track and InterMat.

In a few weights Track has the Iowa wrestlers ranked a little higher but overall the rankings are pretty even. Track has eight Iowa wrestlers ranked in the top four and Intermat has six ranked in the top four.  They both have Iowa down for nine All-Americans. That looks pretty good to me. I am sure hoping that several Iowa wrestlers place higher than they are ranked, but for right now I feel as though these rankings are fair.

The Hawks are in competition next when they travel to Indiana on January 10 and at Purdue on January 12. 

 

TrackWrestling team rankings December 31, 2019

  1. Iowa – 137.5
  2. Penn State – 98
  3. Ohio State – 57
  4. Arizona State – 54
  5. Minnesota – 50.5
  6. Northwestern – 49
  7. Nebraska – 48.5
  8. Purdue – 47
  9. North Carolina State – 43.5
  10. Princeton – 39.5

 

125 Spencer Lee – #1

133 Austin DeSanto – #2

141 Max Murin – #5

149 Pat Lugo – #1

157 Kaleb Young – #4

165 Alex Marinelli – #2

174 Michael Kemerer – #2

184 Cash Wilcke – #10

197 Jacob Warner – #4

Hwt Tony Cassioppi – #4

 

InterMat team rankings December 31, 2019

  1. Iowa – 151.5
  2. Penn State – 124.5
  3. Ohio State – 67.5
  4. North Carolina State – 63.5
  5. Nebraska – 61
  6. Minnesota – 58
  7. Wisconsin – 57
  8. Purdue – 56.5
  9. Oklahoma State – 54.5
  10. Arizona State – 53

 

125 Spencer Lee – #1

133 Austin DeSanto – #2

141 Max Murin – #7

149 Pat Lugo – #1

157 Kaleb Young – #6

165 Alex Marinelli – #2

174 Michael Kemerer – #2

184 Cash Wilcke – #12

197 Jacob Warner – #5

Hwt Tony Cassioppi – #4

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!