The #2 Iowa Hawkeyes host #6 Ohio State on Saturday, January 25 at 1 PM. A sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena will be more than ready for what looks to be a great Big Ten dual meet.
Both teams are loaded with ranked wrestlers. Iowa is #2 in both the tournament and dual meet rankings. Ohio State is #6 in tournament and #4 in dual meet rankings.
Every match will be intense and with a lot on the line.
The first thing that stands out on the Probable Lineups is Jacori Teemer listed along with Miguel Estrada at 157. Teemer has been out of the lineup since he was injured against Iowa State on November 23. Even though I have been impressed with Estrada who does have a great future, I would definitely like to see Teemer return to the lineup.
Joey Cruz is the only wrestler listed at 125 for the Hawks. At 141 we have Ryder Block, Jace Rhodes and Cullan Schriever listed to take on #1 and returning national champion Jesse Mendez.
The best matchup may be at 174 with #5 Patrick Kennedy vs. #6 Carson Kharchla.
Ohio State has several wrestlers listed at multiple weights as well so we will have to wait and see what the matchups are.
With two teams this loaded it may come down to bonus points. I am looking at 184 and 197 for the Hawks with potential to score bonus points.
This would also be a great time for Ben Kueter to get his first win over a top eight ranked wrestler when he faces #6 Nick Feldman at Hwt. Should they start at 125 the dual meet may come down to the last match.
Enough said. As a fan I am excited just writing this blog.
I will state once again that Iowa Wrestling is my entertainment. I plan on being entertained Saturday at 1 PM CST.
Let’s get ‘em in the middle.
#2 Iowa vs. #6 Ohio State
Saturday, January 25 at 1 PM
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Live on BTN
Steven Grace and Mark Ironside call the action on AM 800 KXIC and audio streamed online at HawkeySports.com via YouTube.
The 2025 Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge will take place immediately after the Iowa-Ohio State dual meet at the Brown Deer Golf Course in Coralville. This is the biggest fundraiser of the entire year for the HWC. Donations go directly to support the HWC.
For more information and to make a pledge:
https://boom.hawkeyewrestlingclub.com/campaign/2025-hwc-arctic-plunge/c637266
Probable Lineups
125 –/16/12/13 Brendan McCrone R-So. Willoughby, Ohio/Lake Catholic 16-5 vs. –/28/28/– Joey Cruz So. Fresno, California/Bullard 10-6
133 9/10/10/10 Nic Bouzakis R-So. Tampa, Florida/Wyoming Seminary 16-4 -or- Ben Davino Fr. Elgin, Illinois/St. Charles East 12-1 vs. 1/3/2/2 Drake Ayala Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge 11-1
141 1/1/1/1 Jesse Mendez Jr. Crown Point, Indiana 19-0 vs. –/31/20/– Ryder Block R-Fr. Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock 2-3 -or- Jace Rhodes So. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 5-2 -or- Cullan Schriever Sr. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 3-5
149 8/9/10/6 Dylan D’Emilio Grad. Curtice, Ohio/Genoa 14-1 vs. 3/2/4/3 Kyle Parco Sr. Danville, California/De La Salle 12-0
157 15/17/19/19 Sammy Sasso Grad. Nazareth, Pennsylvania/Nazareth 12-5 -or- Brandon Cannon R-Fr. Denver, Colorado/Ponderosa 7-1 vs. Miguel Estrada Fr. Bakersfield, California/Frontier 13-0/1-2* -or- –/1/1/– Jacori Teemer Grad. Long Beach, New York/Long Beach 2-1
165 16/9/13/20 Paddy Gallagher R-Jr. Chesterland, Ohio/St. Edward 11-3 vs. 2/2/2/2 Michael Caliendo Jr. Geneva, Illinois/Batavia 12-0
174 7/6/6/6 Carson Kharchla Grad. Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty 7-0 vs. 5/5/5/5 Patrick Kennedy Sr. Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota 8-0
184 18/19/20/15 Ryder Rogotzke So. Lakeland, Minnesota/Stillwater Area 4-3 vs. 9/5/5/8 Gabe Arnold R-Fr. Albany, Georgia/Iowa City 10-1
197 17/17/18/17 Seth Shumate R-So. Galion, Ohio/Dublin Coffman 9-4 vs. 1/1/1/1 Stephen Buchanan Grad. Loyal, Wisconsin/Loyal 12-0
285 4/6/5/4 Nick Feldman R-So. Quarryville, Pennsylvania/Malvern Preparatory 12-3 vs. 15/11/11/18 Ben Kueter R-Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City 9-2
* Unattached
^WIN/InterMat/Flo/AWN (Rankings based on weight class listed at)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
