It was another great weekend of competition for our incoming recruits. Our recruits were a combined 17-0 with 17 pins. 12 of those 17 pins occurred in the first period. Impressive.
On Friday Kale Petersen won the HOI (Heartland of Iowa) Conference Tournament at 132. Petersen was 2-0 with two pins. Ryder Block won the always tough Ed Winger Classic. Block was 3-0 with three pins.
At the Bean City Duals both Gabe Arnold and Ben Kueter were 5-0 with five pins. Kueter did not spend much time on the mat. His five pins were in :09, :22, :37, :39 and :50.
Keyan Hernandez was 2-0 with two pins at AA State Duals in Great Falls, Montana.
I will be back next week as several of our recruits will be competing in their conference tournament.
Class of 2023
Nate Jesuroga – Southeast Polk 126 lbs.
Did not compete.
Kale Petersen – Greene County 132 lbs.
Fri, Jan 19 – at HOI Conference Tournament (Perry)
Quarterfinal – Kale Petersen (Greene County) 34-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Kale Petersen (Greene County) 34-0 won by fall over Sawyer Bouwkamp (PCM, Monroe) 16-15 (Fall 5:07)
1st Place Match – Kale Petersen (Greene County) 34-0 won by fall over JD Downs (West Marshall) 17-6 (Fall 1:36)
Ryder Block – Waverly-Shell Rock 138 lbs.
Sat, Jan 21 – at Ed Winger Classic (Urbandale)
Champ. Round 1 – Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) 31-0 won by fall over Adam Link (North Scott) 13-21 (Fall 1:36)
Quarterfinal – Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) 31-0 won by fall over Isaac Bruhl (Ankeny Centennial) 15-3 (Fall 4:40)
Semifinal – Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) 31-0 won by fall over Trevor Oberbroeckling (Southeast Polk) 27-10 (Fall 0:43)
1st Place Match – Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) 31-0 won by medical forfeit over McKinley Robbins (Greene County) 38-1 (M. For.)
Gabe Arnold – City High (Iowa City) 182 lbs.
Sat, Jan 21 – at Bean City Duals (City High)
Gabe Arnold (Iowa City City) over Grant Helmle (Xavier, Cedar Rapids) Fall 0:35
Gabe Arnold (Iowa City City) over Timothy Baker (West Liberty) Fall 1:28
Gabe Arnold (Iowa City City) over Kaden Phan (Clear Creek-Amana) Fall 1:00
Gabe Arnold (Iowa City City) over Logan Miller (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) Fall 3:04
Gabe Arnold (Iowa City City) over Ethan Wood (Mount Vernon) Fall 3:40
Ben Kueter – City High (Iowa City) 220 lbs.
Sat, Jan 21 – at Bean City Duals (City High)
Ben Kueter (Iowa City City) over Caiden Tresnak (Xavier, Cedar Rapids) Fall 0:37
Ben Kueter (Iowa City City) over Perry Lehman (West Liberty) Fall 0:50
Ben Kueter (Iowa City City) over Carson Bromwell (Clear Creek-Amana) Fall 0:09
Ben Kueter (Iowa City City) over Asher Smith (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) Fall 0:22
Ben Kueter (Iowa City City) over Ian Shady (Mount Vernon) Fall 0:39
Class of 2024
Keyan Hernandez – Billings West (Montana) 120 lbs.
Sat, Jan 21 – at AA Duals in Great Falls, MT
Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over (Missoula Hellgate) Forf
Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over Dalton Ecklund (Great Falls CMR) Fall 3:37
Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over William Barnes (Flathead) Fall 1:05
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!