Eight Iowa Hawkeyes competed at the Loras Open in Dubuque, Iowa on Saturday.
Six Hawks placed with Brody Sampson(2nd-197), Charles Matthews(3rd-133), Brady Benham(3rd-165), Keyan Hernandez(4th-133), Isaiah Fenton(4th-157), and Kael Voinovich(6th-149).
Dru Ayala and Anthony Lavezzola did not place at 125.
Ayala, Lavezzola, Hernandez, Voinovich, Benham and Sampson are all true freshmen from the Recruiting Class of 2024.
Loras Open
Dru Ayala – 125 Pounds
Dru Ayala (Iowa) major dec. Carter Anderson (Loras College), 10-2
Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) dec. Dru Ayala (Iowa), 4-2
Dru Ayala (Iowa) major dec. Talan Parsons (Northern Illinios), 17-8
Drew Dolphin (UW Parkside) pinned Dru Ayala (Iowa), 1:01
Anthony Lavezzola – 125 Pounds (Unattached)
Wyatt Skebba (Wisconsin) pinned Anthony Lavezzola (Iowa-Unattached), 4:38
Kolton Keller (Iowa Central CC) major dec. Anthony Lavezzola (Iowa-Unattached), 15-4
Keyan Hernandez – 133 Pounds – Fourth Place
Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) pinned Christian Kemp (Loras College), 4:13
Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) tech. fall Amare Chavez (Grandview), 18-3
Ryan Lobato (Grandview) dec. Keyan Hernandez (Iowa), 9-2
Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) major dec. Luke Fogleman (Grandview), 10-2
Charles Matthews (Iowa) MFF Keyan Hernandez (Iowa)
Charles Matthews – 133 Pounds – Third Place
Charles Matthews (Iowa) tech. fall Robert Vukobratovich (Loras College), 22-6
Charles Matthews (Iowa) dec. Luke Fogleman (Grandview), 9-7
Cory Land (Northern Iowa) pinned Charles Matthews (Iowa), 1:05
Charles Matthews (Iowa) dec. Bryce Cockrell (Grandview), 4-1 SV1
Charles Matthews (Iowa) MFF Keyan Hernandez (Iowa)
Kael Voinovich – 149 Pounds – Sixth Place
Kade Blume (Unattached) dec. Kael Voinovich (Iowa), 6-5
Kael Voinovich (Iowa) pinned Kaden Kremer (Upper Iowa), 1:52
Kael Voinovich (Iowa) pinned Kael Lucero (Loras College), 0:50
Kael Voinovich (Iowa) dec. Tyson Peach (South Dakota State), 10-3
Kael Voinovich (Iowa) dec. Kade Blume (Unattached), 10-7 SV1
Connor Thorpe (Northern Iowa) dec. Kael Voinovich (Iowa), 10-3
Kael Voinovich (Iowa) vs. Elliott Biba (Wisconsin), DFF
Isaiah Fenton – 157 Pounds – Fourth Place
Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) pinned Jacob Hinkle (Loras College), 3:47
Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) tech. fall Jase Goodell (Grandview), 19-4
Bryce Boumans (Grandview) dec. Isaiah Fenton (Iowa), 4-2
Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) major dec. Henry Niebauer (UW Parkside), 17-3
Caleb Olson (Upper Iowa) dec. Isaiah Fenton (Iowa), 8-6
Brady Benham – 165 Pounds – Third Place
Brady Benham (Iowa) dec. Nick Mueller (Upper Iowa), 11-6
Brady Benham (Iowa) major dec. Ian Grubbs (Grandview), 10-2
Dylan Whitt (Grandview) dec. Brady Benham (Iowa), 8-1
Brady Benham (Iowa) dec. Jovon Mitchell (Grandview), 9-7
Brady Benham (Iowa) dec. Cullen Koedam (Grandview), 4-1
Brody Sampson – 197 Pounds – Second Place (Unattached)
Brody Sampson (Iowa) tech. fall Logan Degenhardt (Unattached), 20-3
Brody Sampson (Iowa) dec. Carter Smuck (Grandview), 4-1 SV1
Quin Morgan (South Dakota State) pinned Brody Sampson (Iowa), 4:02
Brody Sampson (Iowa) MFF Drew Fox (Northern Iowa)
The Iowa Hawkeyes will be back in action on Sunday at Maryland for a Big Ten dual meet at 1 PM CST.
#2 Iowa vs. Maryland
Sunday, February 2
1 PM CST
College Park, Maryland
Xfinity Center Pavilion
Live on BTN+
Steven Grace and Mark Ironside call the action on AM 800 KXIC and audio streamed online at HawkeySports.com via YouTube.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!