Incoming recruits for the University of Iowa competed at Junior Duals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Future Hawks competed in Greco Roman and men’s and women’s freestyle competition.
In Greco-Roman Otto Black was 6-0 with six tech falls. Leister Bowling was 4-3 with four tech falls. Black and Bowling both competed for Colorado.
In the women’s competition Naomi Simon and Kiara Djoumessi competed for Iowa. Simon was 7-0 with five pins and two tech falls. Djoumessi was 3-1 with three pins.
In men’s freestyle Black was 0-1. Kael Voinovich was 3-1 for Iowa. Brady Benham was 4-2 for Oklahoma Blue with three tech falls and a pin. Benham defeated future teammate Leister Bowling by a 12-1 tech fall. Bowling was 3-1.
Black won the U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials (63kg) and will now represent Team USA at the 2024 U20 Greco-Roman World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain on September 2-8.
Simon won U20 Nationals(76kg) and will represent Team USA at the 2024 U20 Freestyle Championships in Pontevedra, Spain on September 2-8.
The next and final competition for most of our recruits this summer will be Freestyle and Greco Roman Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota on July 12-20. I will have a preview and full results right here on my Iowa Wrestling Fan Blog.
Every Hawk recruit listed is in the Recruiting Class of 2024 except for Leister who is in the Class of 2025.
Junior Greco-Roman
Otto Black (Colorado) – 138 lbs.
Otto Black (Colorado) over Glade Harman (Utah) TF 10-2
Otto Black (Colorado) over Joseph Knackstedt (Illinois) TF 11-0
Otto Black (Colorado) over Joshua Neiwert (Washington) TF 8-0
Otto Black (Colorado) over Elijah Cortez (California Blue) TF 8-0
(144 lbs.) Otto Black (Colorado) over DJ Neider (Idaho) TF 9-0
(144 lbs.) Otto Black (Colorado) over Jabari Hinson (Iowa) TF 14-4
Leister Bowling (Colorado) – 175 lbs.
Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) over Josh Kelly (Virginia Blue ) TF 9-0
Ben Smith (Utah) over Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) Dec 6-1
Matthew Jens (Illinois) over Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) Fall 3:50
Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) over Ezekiel McEwen (Washington) TF 11-2
Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) over Junior Bumanglag (California Blue) TF 13-0
Jed Wester (Minnesota Blue) over Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) TF 11-3
Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) over (Idaho) Forfeit
Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) over Daniel Magayna (Iowa) TF 12-2
Junior Women’s Freestyle
Kiara Djoumessi (Iowa) – 145 lbs.
Kiara Djoumessi (Iowa) over Nevada Berry (Arkansas Red) Fall 0:40
Kiara Djoumessi (Iowa) over Avry Ryhal (Pennsylvania Blue) Fall 4:23
Belicia Manuel (Michigan Blue) over Kiara Djoumessi (Iowa) TF 13-3
Kiara Djoumessi (Iowa) over Danica Smith (Arizona) Fall 0:57
Naomi Simon (Iowa) – 170 lbs.
Naomi Simon (Iowa) over (Arkansas) Forfeit
Naomi Simon (Iowa) over Kiley Dillow (Kansas) TF 10-0
Naomi Simon (Iowa) over Jael Miller (Pennsylvania Blue) Fall 2:30
Naomi Simon (Iowa) over Sophia Bassino (Wisconsin) Fall 1:20
Naomi Simon (Iowa) over Alana Thelin (Missouri Blue) Fall 1:59
Naomi Simon (Iowa) over Madison Ward (Michigan Blue) TF 10-0
Naomi Simon (Iowa) over Autumne Williams (Illinois) Fall 2:30
Naomi Simon (Iowa) over Nylease Yzagere (Arizona) Fall 2:13
Junior Men’s Freestyle
Otto Black (Colorado) – 138 lbs.
Thomas Verrette (Oklahoma Blue) over Otto Black (Colorado) Dec 3-1
Kael Voinovich (Iowa) – 157 lbs.
Kael Voinovich (Iowa) over Leonard Ashley Jr. (Virginia Blue ) Dec 21-12
Owen Segorski (Michigan) over Kael Voinovich (Iowa) Dec 14-12
Kael Voinovich (Iowa) over Tharyn Hausler (Oklahoma Blue) TF 14-4
Kael Voinovich (Iowa) over Dominic Serio (Illinois) Dec 24-16
Brady Benham (Oklahoma Blue) – 175 lbs.
Brady Benham (Oklahoma Blue) over Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) TF 12-1
Brady Benham (Oklahoma Blue) over JT Smith (Nebraska) TF 13-2
Jake Stoffel (Wisconsin) over Brady Benham (Oklahoma Blue) Dec 12-8
Brady Benham (Oklahoma Blue) over Daniel Magayna (Iowa) TF 10-0
Bryce Burkett (Minnesota Blue) over Brady Benham (Oklahoma Blue) Dec 12-5
Brady Benham (Oklahoma Blue) over Logan Bruce (California Blue) Fall 0:30
Leister Bowling (Colorado) – 175 lbs.
Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) over Brice Henry (Missouri) Dec 9-6
Brady Benham (Oklahoma Blue) over Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) TF 12-1
Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) over Braeden Simoneaux (Louisiana Red) TF 12-2
Leister Bowling IV (Colorado) over Hugh Meyer (North Dakota ) Dec 18-10
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
