It was another good weekend of competition for our incoming recruits.
Leo DeLuca won by a 19-4 tech fall in the Blair-Wyoming Seminary dual meet Friday night.
Harvey Ludington won by a :35 pin and a tech fall in dual meets.
Paolo Ciatto won the title at 170 at the New Rochelle Shoreline Tournament.
Samantha Sachs won the 65-team Ayala Women’s Invitational in Chino Hills. Sachs was 5-0 with four first period falls and a tech fall.
Our remaining incoming recruits did not compete this weekend.
As I have done for years I will post a blog on Friday for upcoming weekend competitions and a follow up blog with results on my “Recruits in action” series.
Recruiting Class of 2025
Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy(Morristown, New Jersey) 120 lbs.
Fri Jan 17 – Wyoming Seminary
Leo DeLuca(Blair) tech fall over Nikos Filipos(WS) (19-4) 5:25
Paolo Ciatto – Iona Preparatory(New Rochelle, New York) 170 lbs.
Fri/Sat Jan 16-17 – at New Rochelle Shoreline Tournament
Finals: Paolo Ciatto (Iona Prep) dec. Jordan Fisher (Edgemont), 7-3
Leister Bowling – Longmont(Mead HS), Colorado 175 lbs.
Did not compete.
Ty Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio 175 lbs.
Did not compete.
Jarrel Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio 190 lbs.
Did not compete.
Harvey Ludington – Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS) 190 lbs.
Fri Jan 17 – at Lacey
Harvery Ludington(Brick) tech fall over Jake Mott (21-5) 2:19
Sat Jan 18 – Bridgewater-Raritan and Jefferson
Harvery Ludington(Brick) fall over Lerrod Smalls(BR) :35
Harvery Ludington(Brick) won by forfeit (Jefferson)
Recruiting Class of 2026
Owen McMullen – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania
No competition scheduled.
Women’s Recruiting Class of 2025
Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California 120 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Samantha Sachs – Glendora, California 130 lbs.
Fri/Sat Jan 17-18 – at Ayala Women’s Invitational(Chino Hills)
Champ. Round 1 – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) won by fall over Alicia Morales (Walnut) (Fall 0:43)
Champ. Round 3 – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) won by fall over Victoria Melgoza (Arlington) (Fall 0:47)
Quarterfinal – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) won by tech fall over Marci Cueva (Northview) (TF 21-5)
Semifinal – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) won by fall over Sophia Fodera (Poway) (Fall 1:00)
1st Place Match – Samantha Sachs (Glendora) won by fall over Ruby Julien-Newsom (Torrey Pines) (Fall 1:11)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
