With the month of October the wrestling season is getting closer and closer. Let’s take a look at the preseason rankings.
Iowa is ranked #2 in both the Tournament and Dual Meet rankings by InterMat and Flo.
Penn State is #1 in both rankings with Nebraska third by InterMat and Oklahoma State third by Flo.
Jacori Teemer is first in both rankings at 157. Stephen Buchanan(197) is #1 for Flo and #2 for InterMat. Michael Caliendo(165) is ranked second by both polls. That would give the Hawks three finalists for an estimated 60 team points. Iowa scored 67 points at Nationals last season.
Iowa has two wrestlers ranked at 174 with Patrick Kennedy #8 by InterMat and Gabe Arnold #6 by Flo. Both polls also have Nelson Brands at 184 and Drake Ayala at 133.
The Hawks have a ranked wrestler at every weight except 125 and 141. Should Iowa develop a solid point scorer at Nationals at 125 and 141, which I am confident that they will, it will make the team race a little more interesting.
I believe Ben Kueter is underrated at Hwt at #11. That is another opportunity for Iowa to add to their point total. The sky is the limit for Kueter.
I will post the 2024-25 Iowa Wrestling schedule as soon as it is released.
This should be another exciting season of Iowa Wrestling. The season opener cannot get here soon enough.
Tournament Rankings
InterMat
- Penn State 117.5
- Iowa 86
- Nebraska 59.5
FloWrestling
- Penn State 124
- Iowa 103
- Oklahoma State 59
Dual Rankings (InterMat)
- Penn State
- Iowa
- Nebraska
Preseason Rankings
InterMat/FloWrestling
133 – Drake Ayala #19 P4P/ 7/3
149 – Kyle Parco 4/4
157 – Jacori Teemer #15 P4P/1/1
165 – Michael Caliendo 2/2
174 – Patrick Kennedy 8/-
174 – Gabe Arnold -/6
184 – Nelson Brands 7/5
197 – Stephen Buchanan 2/1
Hwt – Ben Kueter 11/11
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
