Our incoming recruits were competing across the country this weekend. Keyan Hernandez was 5-0 with three pins and a tech fall at AA Duals in Great Falls. Dru Ayala placed second at 120 at the Ed Winger Invitational in Urbandale.
Jake Howell placed second at the 40-team Top of the Rockies in Lafayette on Friday and Saturday. Leister Bowling was 4-0 at the Chadron Duals (NE) on Friday and won the 175 lbs. title at the 25-team Chadron Invitational on Saturday to go 8-0 on the weekend.
#1 nationally ranked Leo DeLuca was scheduled to face the #12 and #13 ranked wrestlers in the country but the St. Ed’s Duals were canceled on Saturday.
Kiara Djoumessi and Naomi Simon won titles at the 24-team Mason City Girls Invitational on Saturday. Djoumessi was 4-0 with four pins to win the 140 lbs. title and Simone was 3-0 with three pins to win the 170 lbs. title.
The end of the regular season is near as we gear up for the Tournaments.
As I have done for years I will continue to post a blog on Friday of where our incoming recruits will be competing for the weekend and a follow up blog with results.
Recruiting Class of 2024
Dru Ayala – Fort Dodge, Iowa 120 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at Ed Winger Invitational (Urbandale)
Champ. Round 1 – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by fall over Michael Dyett (Johnston) (Fall 0:37)
Quarterfinal – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by tech fall over Drew Anderson (Lewis Central) (TF-1.5 3:33 (22-7))
Semifinal – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by major decision over Cody Vandermark (Ankeny Centennial) (MD 17-5)
1st Place Match – Jake Knight (Bettendorf) won by decision over Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) (Dec 5-3)
Keyan Hernandez – Billings (West), Montana 126 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at AA State Duals (Great Falls)
Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over Jack Barrett (Missoula Hellgate) Fall 1:30
Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over Mason Gutenberger (Belgrade) Dec 4-1
Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over Jack Stone (Billings Senior High School) Fall 3:01
(132) Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over Sam Nevin (Belgrade) TF 26-11
Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over Ross Tolliver (Great Falls / MSDB) Fall 0:33
Miguel Estrada Bakersfield (Frontier HS), California 144 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Angelo Ferrari – Melissa, Texas 175 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Jake Howell – Glenwood Village (Cherry Creek HS), Colorado 215 lbs.
Fri/Sat Jan 19-20 – at Top of the Rockies (Lafayette, Colorado)
Champ. Round 1 – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Cassius Garcia (Poudre) 6-5 (Fall 2:56)
Quarterfinal – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Oz Nowick (Grandview) 16-5 (Fall 1:01)
Semifinal – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Justyce Hostetler (Grand Island) 18-3 (Fall 0:39)
1st Place Match – Quinn Funk (Legacy) won by decision over Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) (Dec 7-3)
Recruiting Class of 2025
Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy New Jersey 120 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at St. Ed’s Duals (Cleveland, OH) – Canceled
Leister Bowling – Mead, Colorado 175 lbs.
Fri Jan 19 – at Chadron Duals (Chadron, NE)
Leister Bowling (Mead) over Clayton Elliott (Valentine) Fall 2:00
Leister Bowling (Mead) over Frankie Trevino (Scottsbluff) Dec 5-3
Leister Bowling (Mead) over Tyler Palermo (Natrona County) Fall 2:33
Leister Bowling (Mead) over Thomas Reeves (Chase County) Maj 17-6
Sat Jan 20 – at Chadron Invitational (Chadron, NE)
Round 1 – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Caleb Heck (Gordon-Rushville) (Fall 3:03)
Quarterfinal – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Jerrick Thompson (Lakota Tech) (Fall 3:00)
Semifinal – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by major decision over Kolby Houchin (Bayard) (MD 16-4)
1st Place Match – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by decision over Frankie Trevino (Scottsbluff) (Dec 1-0)
Women’s Recruiting Class of 2024
Val Solorio – Canon-McMillan HS, Pennsylvania 100 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Karlee Brooks – Valiant College Prep HS (Phoenix, AZ) 120 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Cadence Diduch – Freeport, Illinois 135 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Kiara Djoumessi – Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 140 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at Mason City Girls Invitational
Champ. Round 1 – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Abby Beauford (Dallas Center-Grimes) (Fall 0:30)
Quarterfinal – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over JayLynn Vazquez (Emmetsburg) (Fall 1:01)
Semifinal – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Kylie Blunt (Charles City) (Fall 0:44)
1st Place Match – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Amelia Wadsworth (Decorah) (Fall 3:05)
Naomi Simon – Decorah, Iowa 170 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at Mason City Girls Invitational
Quarterfinal – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Addison Schenker (Osage) (Fall 1:15)
Semifinal – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Matilda Miller (Sumner-Fredericksburg) (Fall 1:53)
1st Place Match – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Kayma Burleson (Clear Lake) (Fall 1:09)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
