Soldier Salute: Hawks put 12 in the semifinals

After the first day of competition at Soldier Salute the Iowa Hawkeyes have twelve wrestlers in the semifinals. The Hawks put a lot of points on the board in the early rounds and overall it was a real good day for the program.

The most anticipated match for me in the semifinals will be Drake Ayala vs. Patrick McKee of Minnesota at 125. Ayala dropped several matches to McKee in the past but I look for Ayala to win this match.

Iowa has three wrestlers in the semifinals at 133 with teammates Brody Teske vs. Kale Petersen and the other match is Cullan Schriever vs. Jacob Van dee of Nebraska. The highest placer will be tough to beat for the varsity spot for the rest of the season.

#1 Real Woods will meet #18 Josh Koderhandt of Navy in the semifinals at 141. Woods is fun to watch.

At 149 #8 Victor Voinovich and Caleb Rathjen will face off in the semifinals. Both of these wrestlers are looking to be in top form and I look for a great match. Anthony Ferrari will meet Alek Martin of South Dakota State in the other semifinals match. Very similar to 133 where the winner of the bracket will be tough to keep out of the varsity lineup the rest of the season.

#2 Jared Franek will face Jason Krassier of Iowa State in the semifinals at 157.

#7 Michael Caliendo and Patrick Kennedy are one win away from meeting in the 165 finals. I hope we see that match. Kennedy is looking real solid and I pick him to win this weight class tomorrow.

Gabe Arnold is wrestling unattached and is in the semifinals at 174 where he will face Elise Brown Ton of Nebraska.

At 197 #17 Zach Glazier continues to impress where he will face Garrett Joles of Minnesota in the semifinals at 197. The talk of the entire tournament is A.J. Ferrari who will be in the other semifinal match against Joey Novak of Wyoming.

The level of competition will go up quite a bit tomorrow and I am looking forward to some entertaining wrestling.

The wrestling begins at 11 AM tomorrow.

Soldier Salute will be live streamed on Big+.

Steven Grace and Mark Ironside will call the action on AM 800 KXIC and YouTube.

The Hawkeye Wrestling Club will host a Social from 2-6 PM Saturday, December 30 between rounds of Soldier Salute. The Social will be at 30hop in Coralville that is a short walk from the wrestling at Xtreme Arena.

The HWC Socials are free of charge and provide a great opportunity to meet HWC wrestlers, former Hawkeye greats and other Iowa Wrestling fans.

SEMIFINAL MATCHUPS

125 – #14 Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. #20 Patrick McKee (Minnesota)

133 – Cullan Schriever (Iowa) vs. #32 Jacob Van dee (Nebraska)

133 – #10 Brody Teske (Iowa) vs. Kale Petersen (UI-UNA)

141 – #1 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. #18 Josh Koderhandt (Navy)

149 – #8 Victor Voinovich (Iowa) vs. Caleb Rathjen (Iowa)

157 – #2 Jared Franek (Iowa) vs. Jason Krassier (Iowa State)

165 – #7 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) vs. Blaine Brenner (Iowa State)

165 – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. Izzy Moreno (Northern Iowa)

174 – Gabe Arnold (UI-UNA) vs. Elise Brown Ton (Nebraska)

197 -#17 Zach Glazier (Iowa) vs. Garrett Joles (Minnesota)

Soldier Salute

Saturday, December 30

Session 3: 11 AM – 3 PM

Session 4: 5 PM – 7:30 PM

Soldier Salute – Day 1 results

ROUND ONE RESULTS

133 – Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) inj. default Jace Rhodes (Iowa)

141 – #1 Real Woods (Iowa) tech. fall Ben Lunn (Minnesota), 15-0

165 – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) pinned Connor Euton (Iowa State), 1:25

285 – Bradley Hill (Iowa) tech. fall Billy McChesney (Columbia), 21-6

ROUND TWO RESULTS

125 – #14 Drake Ayala (Iowa) tech. fall (Garret Rinken), 19-4

133 – Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) tech. fall Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine), 19-4

184 – Jack McGill (Columbia) tech. fall Aidan McCain (Iowa), 17-2

197 – Zach Glazier (Iowa) tech. fall Brett Mower (Oregon State), 21-6

ROUND THREE RESULTS

125 – Joey Cruz (Iowa) tech. fall Dayton Delvisco (Navy), 21-6

133 – Kale Petersen (UI-UNA) major dec. #12 Angelo Rini (Columbia), 12-5

133 – #32 Jacob Van dee (Nebraska) major dec. Jace Rhodes (Iowa), 11-0

133 – #10 Brody Teske (Iowa) pinned Garrett Totten, 4:34

149 – Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) major dec. Daniel Kimball (SDSU), 11-1

149 – Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) dec. Luke Lucerne (Navy), 9-4

149 – Zac Cowan (Bellarmine) dec. Joel Jesuroga (Iowa), 10-8

149 – #8 Victor Voinovich (Iowa) major dec. Richard Fedalen (Columbia), 13-1

157 – Isaiah Fenton (UI-UNA) major dec. Rafael Romero (Missouri), 10-1

157 – Paniro Johnson (UNA) tech. fall Isaiah Fenton (UI-UNA), 23-7

157 – #2 Jared Franek (Iowa) dec. James Conway (Missouri), 4-1

157 – Danny Nini (North Carolina) dec. Carter Martinson (Iowa), 10-4

165 – #7 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) major dec. RJ Weston (Northern Iowa), 17-5

174 – Gabe Arnold (UI-UNA) major dec. Adam Thbeau (Nebraska), 17-3

174 – Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) dec. WIll Carano (Iowa), 4-2

184 – Aroh Ayzerov (Columbia) tech. fall Aiden Riggins (Iowa), 16-0

285 – Bennet Tabor (Minnesota) dec. Easton Fleshman (Iowa), 8-3

285 – Nathan Schon (UNA) major dec. Gage Marty (Iowa), 8-0

ROUND FOUR RESULTS

133 – Cullan Schriever (Iowa) dec. Cooper Birdwell (Wymong), 8-5

149 – Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) dec. Warren Carr (Wyoming), 10-7

165 – Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec. Drake Rhodes (Iowa), 4-1

CONSOLATION RESULTS

149 – Joel Jesuroga (Iowa) dec. Ethan Basile (Northern Iowa), 7-3

157 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) dec. Isaiah Fenton (UI-UNA), 4-1

165 – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) pinned Mason Collins (Navy), 7-0

174 – Will Carano (Iowa) dec. Braxton Lewis (VMI), 10-8

184 – Aidan McCain (Iowa) inj. default #19 Gavin Kane (North Carolina)

184 – Aiden Riggins (Iowa) tech fall. Jared Thiry (SDSU), 16-1

285 – Billy McChesney (Columbia) dec. Gage Marty (Iowa), 1-0

285 – Cade Lautt (North Carolina) dec. Easton Fleshman (Iowa), 8-2

149 – Joel Jesuroga (Iowa) medical forfeit Nate Pilliuam (Missouri)

157 – Carter Martinson dec. Jeb Pretchel (Bellarmine), 7-3

165 – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) tech. fall Brett McIntosh (Wyoming), 20-3

174 – Will Carano (Iowa) pinned Luke Leclerc (Bellarmine), 1:51

184 – Quaylin Short (Wyoming) tech. fall Aidan McCain (Iowa), 18-2

184 – Aiden Riggins (Iowa) tech. fall Evan Grazzini (Bellarmine), 21-6

125 – Brady Roark (SDSU) dec. Joey Cruz (Iowa), 8-4

133 – Garrett Totten (Navy) dec. Jesse Ybarra (Iowa), 4-2

149 – Joel Jesuroga (Iowa) dec. Cade Siebrecht (Iowa), 4-2

157 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) tech. fall Kyler Wong, 20-4

165 – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) major dec. Brock Fettig, 14-3

174 – Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) dec. Will Carano (Iowa), 4-2

184 – Aiden Riggins (Iowa) dec. Tyce Raddon (Wyoming), 7-3

285 – Bradley Hill (Iowa) major dec. Vincent Mueller (Columbia), 10-1

QUARTERFINAL RESULTS

125 – #14 Drake Ayala (Iowa) tech. fall Hayden Benter (Navy), 19-4

125 – Brandon Morvari (Minnesota) dec. Joey Cruz (Iowa), 4-3

133 – Cullan Schriever (Iowa) dec. Eric Lovelace (Missouri), 8-6

133 – #32 Jason Van Dee (Nebraska) pinned Jesse Ybarra (Iowa), 4:05

133 – #10 Brody Teske (Iowa) dec. Jake Gilva (Minnesota), 4-0

133 – Kale Petersen (UI-UNA) dec. Jace Palmer (North Carolina), 2-1

141 – #1 Real Woods (Iowa) tech. fall. Parker Jassen (SDSU), 16-0

149 – Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) dec. Cade Siebrecht (Iowa), 18-3

149 – Victor Voinovich (Iowa) tech. fall Zac Cowan (Bellarmine), 17-2

157 – #2 Jared Franek (Iowa) tech. fall Kyler Wong (Minnesota), 17-1

165 – #7 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) tech. fall Kyle Mosher (Columbia), 20-5

165 – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech. fall Brock Fettig (SDSU), 21-4

174 – Gabe Arnold (UI-UNA) major decision Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine), 12-2

197 – #19 Zach Glazier (Iowa) tech. fall Adam Haselius (Columbia), 21-4

285 – Seth Nitzel (Missouri) dec. Bradley Hill (Iowa), 5-4

CONSOLATION MATCHUPS

149 – Joel Jesuroga (Iowa) vs. Kaemen Smith (Navy)

157 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) vs. Christian Stanek (Iowa State)

165 – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) vs. RJ Weston (Northern Iowa)

185 – Aiden Riggins (Iowa) vs. Colton Hawks (Missouri)

285 – Bradley Hill (Iowa) vs. Tyler Mousaw (VMI)