Keyan Hernandez, Miguel Estrada, and Kael Voinovich won titles at the Luther Open in Decorah, Iowa today. Otto Black who will join the team in January also won a title as well as incoming recruit Leister Bowling.
Hernandez defeated teammate Dru Ayala 4-3 for the 125 lbs. title in the Silver division. Estrada placed first at 149 in the Silver division and Voinovich won the title at 149 in the Elite division. Black won the title at 141 in the Silver division and Bowling won the 174 title in the Silver division.
Bowling, senior at Mead High School in Longmont, Colorado, is in the Iowa Recruiting Class of 2025.
The Silver division was for freshmen only. All of the current Hawks that competed in the Silver division and Voinovich are in the Recruiting Class of 2024.
In the Elite division Aiden Harris placed 4th at 141, Koye Grebel was 4th at 149, Sebastian Robles was 7th at 165 and Aidan McCain did not place at 184.
In the Silver division Brady Benham placed 4th at 165, Brody Sampson was 5th at 197, and Anthony Lavezzola did not place at 125
Elite Division
141 Aidan Harris – 4th
Champ. Round 1 – Aidan Harris (Iowa) won by fall over Jayden Sheppard (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (Fall 3:42)
Champ. Round 2 – Aidan Harris (Iowa) won by decision over Colby Lopez (Upper Iowa) (Dec 7-1)
Quarterfinal – Aidan Harris (Iowa) won by decision over Kaiden Schrandt (Wisconsin-La Crosse) (Dec 5-2)
Semifinal – Talan Schutte (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by medical forfeit over Aidan Harris (Iowa) (MFF)
3rd Place Match – Alyeus Craig (St. Cloud State) won by medical forfeit over Aidan Harris (Iowa) (MFF)
149 Koye Grebel – 4th
Champ. Round 1 – Koye Grebel (Iowa) won by major decision over Mikey Rodriguez (Augustana (IL)) (Maj 14-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Koye Grebel (Iowa) won by fall over Quentin Vilmenay (Luther) (Fall 2:14)
Quarterfinal – Koye Grebel (Iowa) won by decision over Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) (Dec 7-1)
Semifinal – Charlie Dojan (Wartburg) won by medical forfeit over Koye Grebel (Iowa) (MFF)
3rd Place Match – Nolan Throne (St. Cloud State) won by medical forfeit over Koye Grebel (Iowa) (MFF)
149 Kael Voinovich – 1st
Champ. Round 1 – Kael Voinovich (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Kael Voinovich (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Kael Voinovich (Iowa) won by fall over Walker Bents (Minnesota State Mankato) (Fall 2:51)
Semifinal – Kael Voinovich (Iowa) won by major decision over Nolan Throne (St. Cloud State) (Maj 13-5)
1st Place Match – Kael Voinovich (Iowa) won by major decision over Charlie Dojan (Wartburg) (Maj 12-2)
184 Aidan McCain – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Elijah Mitchell (Luther) won by decision over Aidan McCain (Iowa) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Aidan McCain (Iowa) won by decision over Braiden Young (Augustana (IL)) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Matthew Doyle (Wartburg) won by tech fall over Aidan McCain (Iowa) (TF 17-1)
165 Sebastian Robles – 7th
Champ. Round 1 – Sebastian Robles (Iowa) won by decision over Jonathan Krogman (North Iowa Area Community College) (Dec 10-4)
Champ. Round 2 – Sebastian Robles (Iowa) won by decision over Carter Proffitt (Wartburg) (Dec 7-5)
Quarterfinal – Kole Marko (Minnesota State Mankato) won by decision over Sebastian Robles (Iowa) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Sebastian Robles (Iowa) won by decision over Carter Friend (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Semi – Robert Flege (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Sebastian Robles (Iowa) (Dec 5-2)
7th Place Match – Sebastian Robles (Iowa) won by no contest over Aiden Brosinski (Wartburg) (NC)
Silver Division
125 Dru Ayala – 2nd
Champ. Round 1 – Dru Ayala (Iowa) won by tech fall over Gabriel Michel (Northland Community & Technical College) (TF 22-5)
Champ. Round 2 – Dru Ayala (Iowa) won by tech fall over Luis Acevedo (North Iowa Area Community College) (TF 16-1)
Quarterfinal – Dru Ayala (Iowa) won by decision over Connor Fiser (Loras) (Dec 8-2)
Semifinal – Dru Ayala (Iowa) won by decision over Inocencio Garcia (Wisconsin-La Crosse) (Dec 10-4)
1st Place Match – Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) won by decision over Dru Ayala (Iowa) (Dec 4-3)
125 Keyan Hernandez – 1st
Champ. Round 1 – Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Angelo Moreno-Rodriguez (Rochester Community & Tech. College) (TF 20-4)
Quarterfinal – Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) won by major decision over Grant Madl (Wisconsin-La Crosse) (Maj 15-2)
Semifinal – Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Raekwon Shabazz (Wartburg) (TF 19-1)
1st Place Match – Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) won by decision over Dru Ayala (Iowa) (Dec 4-3)
125 Anthony Lavezzola – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Leo Edblad (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Anthony Lavezzola (Iowa) (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 1 – Anthony Lavezzola (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Anthony Lavezzola (Iowa) won by fall over Angel Moreno-Rodriguez (Rochester Community & Tech. College) (Fall 4:57)
Cons. Round 3 – Anthony Lavezzola (Iowa) won by decision over Gabriel Hawkins (Dubuque) (Dec 16-15)
Cons. Round 4 – Austin Grzywinski (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Anthony Lavezzola (Iowa) (Maj 8-0)
141 Otto Black – 1st
Champ. Round 1 – Otto Black (Unattached) won by tech fall over Diego Hernandez (Buena Vista) (TF 21-6)
Champ. Round 2 – Otto Black (Unattached) won by fall over Jack Krier (Wisconsin-La Crosse) (Fall 2:30)
Quarterfinal – Otto Black (Unattached) won by major decision over Dylan Enriquez (Rochester Community & Tech. College) (Maj 18-6)
Semifinal – Otto Black (Unattached) won by decision over Jayce Luna (St. Cloud State) (Dec 8-2)
1st Place Match – Otto Black (Unattached) won by decision over Tanner Arjes (Upper Iowa) (Dec 11-7)
149 Miguel Estrada – 1st
Champ. Round 1 – Miguel Estrada (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Miguel Estrada (Iowa) won by tech fall over Fernando Dominguez (Unattached) (TF 22-5)
Quarterfinal – Miguel Estrada (Iowa) won by tech fall over Dominic Smith (Rochester Community & Tech. College) (TF 20-5)
Semifinal – Miguel Estrada (Iowa) won by major decision over Owen Denstad (Upper Iowa) (Maj 19-5)
1st Place Match – Miguel Estrada (Iowa) won by decision over Ian Crapp (Wartburg) (Dec 4-1)
165 Brady Benham – 4th
Champ. Round 1 – Brady Benham (Iowa) won by tech fall over Tristan Drier (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (TF 15-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Brady Benham (Iowa) won by fall over Rhett Briggs (Labette Community College) (Fall 1:05)
Quarterfinal – Brady Benham (Iowa) won by decision over Caleb Lochner (Minnesota State Mankato) (Dec 11-10)
Semifinal – Brady Brewick (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by major decision over Brady Benham (Iowa) (Maj 15-3)
3rd Place Match – Augustus Donovan (St. Cloud State) won by forfeit over Brady Benham (Iowa) (FF)
174 – Leister Bowling 1st
Champ. Round 1 – Leister Bowling (Unattached) won by tech fall over Austin Pfantz (Hawkeye Community College) (TF 15-0)
Quarterfinal – Leister Bowling (Unattached) won by decision over Logan Kawa (Wisconsin-Whitewater) (Dec 7-2)
Semifinal – Leister Bowling (Unattached) won by tech fall over Kyler Scranton (Coe) (TF 17-2)
1st Place Match – Leister Bowling (Unattached) won by decision over Jack Gillis (Wisconsin-La Crosse) (Dec 8-3)
197 Brody Sampson – 5th
Champ. Round 1 – Brody Sampson (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Brody Sampson (Iowa) won by tech fall over Hunter Coons (Wisconsin-Whitewater) (TF 21-4)
Quarterfinal – Brendan Lockart (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Brody Sampson (Iowa) (Fall 1:16)
Cons. Round 4 – Brody Sampson (Iowa) won by fall over Maddox Quinonez (Wartburg) (Fall 4:46)
Cons. Semi – Brody Sampson (Iowa) won by fall over Augustus Johns (Labette Community College) (Fall 2:29)
5th Place Match – Brody Sampson (Iowa) won by tech fall over Conor Phelan (Augustana (IL)) (TF 22-5)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
