The tournament season is here and it was a real good weekend for our incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits. Our recruits were 11-0 with ten pins and a tech fall and also picked up two forfeits in District finals this weekend.
Keyan Hernandez had a dominating performance at the Montana State Championships in winning the title at AA 120 lbs. On his way to the finals Hernandez had three first period pins in :45, 1:25, and 1:04. In the finals Hernandez defeated Cashton Spolar (Helena Capital) by a 20-5 tech fall in 5:07 to win his third state title. Hernandez led Billings West to a AA state title.
It was Districts in Iowa and all four recruits won titles. Kale Pertersen had a pin in 3:13 in the semifinals before pinning Charlie Showalter (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) in 0:29 in the finals for the title at 132.
Ryder Block had two first period pins in 1:39 and :32 before receiving a forfeit in the finals at 138.
Gabe Arnold had pins in 2:08 and 4:27 to win a District title at 182. Ben Kueter won his fourth District title with a pin in the semifinals before receiving a forfeit in the finals at 220.
The Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament will be next week, February 15-18.
I will keep you up to date right here on my blog following our recruits as they pursue being a state champion.
Class of 2023
Kale Petersen – Greene County 132 lbs.
Sat Feb 11 – at Districts (Webster City)
Semifinal – Kale Petersen (Greene County) 38-0 won by fall over Brayden Henely (Webster City) 28-19 (Fall 3:13)
1st Place Match – Kale Petersen (Greene County) 38-0 won by fall over Charlie Showalter (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) 33-13 (Fall 0:29)
Ryder Block – Waverly-Shell Rock 138 lbs.
Sat Feb 11 – at Districts (Cedar Rapids Jefferson)
Quarterfinal – Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) 41-0 won by fall over Jackson Popelka (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 1-15 (Fall 1:39)
Semifinal – Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) 41-0 won by fall over Wes Logan (Marion) 23-14 (Fall 0:32)
1st Place Match – Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) 41-0 won by medical forfeit over Wyatt Vlasek (Prairie, Cedar Rapids) 35-15 (M. For.)
Gabe Arnold – City High (Iowa City) 182 lbs.
Sat Feb 11 – at Districts (Bettendorf)
Quarterfinal – Gabe Arnold (Iowa City, City High) 37-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Gabe Arnold (Iowa City, City High) 37-0 won by fall over Landon Rudd (Fort Madison) 26-14 (Fall 2:08)
1st Place Match – Gabe Arnold (Iowa City, City High) 37-0 won by fall over Cooper Agosta (Bettendorf) 24-20 (Fall 4:27)
Ben Kueter – City High (Iowa City) 220 lbs.
Sat Feb 11 – at Districts (Bettendorf)
Quarterfinal – Ben Kueter (Iowa City, City High) 35-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Ben Kueter (Iowa City, City High) 35-0 won by fall over Zander Glazebrook (Bettendorf) 23-20 (Fall 2:39)
1st Place Match – Ben Kueter (Iowa City, City High) 35-0 won by medical forfeit over Daniel Sokolik (Fort Madison) 18-9 (M. For.)
Class of 2024
Keyan Hernandez – Billings West (Montana) 120 lbs.
Fri/Sat Feb 10-11 – at Montana State Championships (Billings, Montana)
Champ. Round 1 – Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) 23-1 won by fall over Ben Tierney (Butte) 4-14 (Fall 0:45)
Quarterfinal – Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) 23-1 won by fall over Bladen Madel (Great Falls / MSDB) 14-10 (Fall 1:25)
Semifinal – Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) 23-1 won by fall over William Barnes (Flathead) 10-8 (Fall 1:04)
1st Place Match – Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) 23-1 won by tech fall over Cashton Spolar (Helena Capital) 23-3 (TF-1.5 5:07 (20-5))
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
