Incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits competed at the Greco-Roman U20 Nationals in Las Vegas. Otto Black won the 63kg/138 lbs. title in dominating fashion. Black had three tech falls before defeating Jandon Drury 10-5 in the finals.
Black was a Junior Greco-Roman national champion at 126 in 2022 and 132 in 2023.
Black, from Park, Colorado, committed to the Hawks on April 16. He won a 138 lbs. 4A Colorado state title this season with a 52-0 record and will be a member of the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2024.
Leister Bowling placed second at 77kg/169 lbs. After two tech falls, Bowling won 7-0 in the quarterfinals and 9-7 in the semifinals. He dropped the finals match 8-0 to Aydin Rix McElhinney.
Bowling, from Longmont, Colorado, won a 175 lbs state title for Mead High School. Bowling and Black were teammates and led Mead to the 4A Colorado state title this season.
Bowling is in the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2025.
Black and Bowling have now qualified for U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials on May 31-June 1 in Geneva, Ohio.
On Friday and Saturday Kael Voinovich and Isaiah Fenton will be competing at the Freestyle U20 Nationals in Las Vegas.
Voinovich is in the Recruiting Class of 2024 and Fenton is a true freshman at Iowa.
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Freestyle
Kael Voinovich – 70kg
Isaiah Fenton – 74kg
U20 Freestyle Nationals Schedule
*****All times listed are CST
Friday, April 26
U20 Freestyle
Preliminaries and Consolations
6:00PM – 10:30PM
Saturday, April 27
U20 Freestyle
Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations and Consolation Semifinals
Noon – 3PM
U20 Freestyle
All Medal Matches
6:00PM – 7:30PM
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