InterMat released new rankings. The Hawks are #2 in both the tournament and dual rankings.
There were no changes in the Tournament or Dual Rankings with Penn State-Iowa-Nebraska-Oklahoma State as the top four in each poll.
Iowa dropped from 87 to 76.5 points and Nebraska is up to 70.5 points.
Drake Ayala, Nelson Brands, and Ben Kueter dropped in the rankings for the point difference.
Iowa now has all ten wrestlers ranked with Kale Petersen #27 at 125 and Ryder Block #31 at 141. When you add in Gabe Arnold and Ben Kueter that makes four redshirt freshmen in the lineup for Iowa that are ranked nationally from the Recruiting Class of 2023.
InterMat Rankings
Tournament Rankings
- Penn State 121.5
- Iowa 76.5
- Nebraska 70.5
- Oklahoma State 60.5
Dual Rankings
- Penn State
- Iowa
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma State
125 – Kale Petersen #27
133 – Drake Ayala #9
141 – Ryder Block #31
149 – Kyle Parco #4
157 – Jacori Teemer #1
165 – Michael Caliendo #2
174 – Nelson Brands #10
184 – Gabe Arnold #7
197 – Stephen Buchanan #2
Hwt – Ben Kueter #13
Up next will be the Iowa-Iowa State dual meet which will be live on BIGt(Premium service) at 6 PM CST on Saturday, November 23.
Steven Grace and Mark Ironside call the action on AM 800 KXIC and audio streamed online at HawkeySports.com via YouTube.
After Saturday Iowa will be in action next at the Journeymen Wrestling Uncivil War on Friday, December 6.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Any way Drake Ayala can get back down to 125? I see him struggling all yeas at 133, and we will get zero points at both 134 and 125 when March rolls around.
Bring on Bo Bassett!