The Iowa Hawkeyes will host Wisconsin inside legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, February 5 at 2:30 PM. Wisconsin is ranked #16 for Tournaments and #13 for Dual Meets. This will be the last home appearance for the 2021-22 Iowa Wrestling team. Saturday will also be Senior Day to honor our wrestlers making their last appearance in front of the home crowd.
Iowa Wrestling will honor the following seniors:
Aaron Costello, Dubuque, Iowa
Austin DeSanto, Exeter, Pennsylvania
Jaydin Eierman, Columbia, Missouri
Michael Kemerer, Murrysville, Pennsylvania
Alex Marinelli, Miamisburg, Ohio
Vince Turk, Hampshire, Illinois
Myles Wilson, Junction, Colorado
Kaleb Young, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
The best matchups will be #5 Alex Marinelli – #6 Dean Hamiti at 165, #10 Max Murin – #7 Austin Gomez at 149, and #4 Anthony Cassioppi – #11 Trent Hillger at Hwt.
There will be a H.A.W.K. Party in the Kinnick Room at the Radisson Hotel at 1220 1st Avenue in Coralville following the meet.
*InterMat Rankings
#2 IOWA HAWKEYES (11-1, 5-1 BIG TEN) 2021-22 Overall Wt. Rank^ Name Yr. Hometown/High School Record
125 Jesse Ybarra *Fr. Tucson, Arizona/Sunnyside 5-3
133 3 Austin DeSanto Sr. Exeter, Pennsylvania/Exeter (Drexel) 12-1
141 2 Jaydin Eierman Sr. Columbia, Missouri/Father Tolton (Missouri) 12-1
149 10 Max Murin Sr. Ebensburg, Pennsylvania/Central Cambria 7-2 -OR- Cobe Siebrecht So. Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon 5-2 -OR- Vince Turk Sr. Hampshire, Illinois/Montini Catholic 5-1
157 12 Kaleb Young Sr. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania/Punxsutawney 11-5
165 5 Alex Marinelli Sr. Miamisburg, Ohio/St. Paris Graham 15-1
174 2 Michael Kemerer Sr. Murrysville, Pennsylvania/Franklin Regional 5-1
184 17 Abe Assad So. Carol Stream, Illinois/Glenbard North 9-4
197 4 Jacob Warner Sr. Tolono, Illinois/Washington Community 11-2
285 4 Tony Cassioppi Jr. Roscoe, Illinois/Hononegah 10-2
#16 WISCONSIN (9-1, 5-1 BIG TEN) 2021-22 Overall Wt. Rank^ Name Yr. Hometown Record 125 7 Eric Barnes Jr. Greenville, Wisconsin/Hortonville 10-1
133 Kyle Burwick So. Hettinger, North Dakota/Hettinger 10-10 -OR- Ethan Rotondo Sr. Vancouver, Washington/Union 5-5
141 Joseph Zargo Fr. South River, New Jersey/Bergen Catholic 11-7
149 7 Austin Gomez Jr. Carol Stream, Illinois/Glenbard North 12-1 -OR- Aiden Medora So. Wauwatosa, Wisconsin/Brookfield Academy 3-5
157 28 Garrett Model Sr. Stoughton, Wisconsin/Stoughton 11-7
165 6 Dean Hamiti Fr. Joliet, Illinois/Joliet Catholic 17-0
174 23 Andrew McNally Sr. Uniontown, Ohio/Lake 7-5
184 27 Chris Weiler Sr. Biglerville, Pennsylvania/Lehigh 8-8
197 22 Braxton Amos Fr. Mineral Wells, West Virginia/Parkersburg South 14-5
285 11 Trent Hillger Sr. Holly, Michigan/Lake Fenton 13-3
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
