The peak of recruiting season is here. October 8-10 will be the biggest recruiting weekend of the year for Iowa Wrestling. The defending national champion Hawkeyes will entertain eighteen wrestlers from around the country for the Recruiting Class of 2022 and 2023.
Iowa will host Penn State in a showdown of top five nationally ranked football teams on national TV on Saturday at 3PM. Iowa City will be a buzz of excitement. This will be a great weekend to be an Iowa Hawkeye fan. What a great environment to show recruits what the University of Iowa is all about.
After a year of recruiting being shut down we are getting a huge weekend as fans for the following list of recruits that will be in town for their official visit.
*****All rankings are by Willie Saylor of MatScouts on Rokfin.*****
Seniors – Class of 2022
Trever Anderson
Ankeny, Iowa
2X state champion, 3rd
120 lbs.
Jesse Mendez
Crown Point, Indiana
3X state champ
Cadet national champ
2019 FS Cadet World Team member at 60kg/132 lbs.
#4 P4P
#2 at 138
Jace Rhodes
Mason City, Iowa
2nd, 5th and 5th at State
138 lbs.
Carter Martinson
Southeast Polk HS, Iowa
3rd and 4th at state
138 lbs.
Joel Jesuroga
Southeast Polk HS, Iowa
State champ, 4th
#16 at 145
Carson Martinson
Southeast Polk HS, Iowa
3rd and 5th at state
152 lbs.
Aiden Riggins
Waverly-Shellrock HS, Iowa
State champ, state runner-up, 3rd place
Junior Nationals runner-up
2021 Cadet FS World Team Trials runner-up
#3 at 160
Mickey Griffith
Des Moines Lincoln HS, Iowa
State champion, state runner-up
#18 at 182
Wyatt Voelker
West Delaware HS, Iowa
State champion, 4th, 4th at State
Greco-Roman Junior National champion
Junior Freestyle 8th place
Junior Folkstyle Nationals runner-up
#9 at 195
Kolby Franklin
Wyoming Seminary HS, Pennsylvania
State runner-up
Cadet Freestyle and G-R national champion
#6 at 195
Bradley Hill
Bettendorf, Iowa
State champion, 6th place
#10 at 220
Easton Fleshman
West Lyon HS, Iowa
7th at State, 3X Qualifier
Iowa State Freestyle champion
#22 at Hwt.
Juniors – Class of 2023
Nate Jesuroga
Southeast Polk HS, Iowa
State champ, 3rd place
2021 Cadet World Bronze medalist at 51kg/112 lbs.
#3 P4P
#1 at 120
Ryder Block
Waverly-Shellrock HS, Iowa
State champ, State runner-up
#13 at 132
Josh Barr
Davison HS, Michigan
2X state champion
Junior national champion
Cadet national champion
#2 at 160
Gabe Arnold
Wyoming Seminary HS, Pennsylvania
Cadet FS & G-R national champ
14U FS & G-R national champ
#18 P4P
#2 at 170
Tate Naaktgeboren
Linn-Mar HS, Iowa
State champ, state runner-up
Junior Folkstyle national champion
#9 at 170
Ben Kueter
City High HS, Iowa
2X undefeated state champion
Junior National runner-up
#4 at 220
*Committed to Iowa Wrestling and Football on 9/19/21
I have been saying for years that Ryan Morningstar is the best college wrestling recruiter in the country and there is nobody better than Tom Brands at closing the deal for a commitment from a recruit.
Morningstar will find them.
Tommy will sign them.
Terry will train them.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
