InterMat released updated rankings this morning. Iowa remained #2 in the Tournament Rankings and #3 in the Dual Rankings.

For Dual Rankings it remained Penn State-Oklahoma State-Iowa-Northern Iowa. The Tournament Rankings remained the same with Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma State-Nebraska.

From last week Penn State went up 5.5 points to 152.5 and Iowa went up four points to 90. Oklahoma State went up 1 to 85.5. 

Iowa has nine wrestlers ranked in the top 33 which would be an NCAA Qualifier. There are six Hawks ranked in the top eight that would be an All American this year.

In the individual rankings Joey Cruz shot up the rankings from #26 to #16 at 125. Much deserved.

Drake Ayala went from #3 to #2 at 133. #1 ranked Ryan Crookham from Lehigh has not competed because of an injury since December 20. 

The remaining weights stayed the same in the rankings.

The Hawks are back in action this Sunday, February 23 when they host Oklahoma State at 7:30 PM CST on BTN.

InterMat Rankings – February 18, 2025

Dual Rankings 

1. Penn State
2. Oklahoma State
3. Iowa
4. Northern Iowa

Tournament Rankings

1. Penn State  152.5
2. Iowa  90
3. Oklahoma State  85.5
4. Nebraska  58

125 – Joey Cruz #16

133 – Drake Ayala #2

141 – Not ranked

149 – Kyle Parco #3

157 – Jacori Teemer #3

165 – Michael Caliendo #2

174 – Patrick Kennedy  #11

184 – Gabe Arnold #8

197 – Stephen Buchanan #1

Hwt – Ben Kueter #11

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

All Letterwinners from the University of Iowa Wrestling program are welcomed back for a reception on Sunday, February 23 at the Hall of Champions in the Goschke Family Wrestling Training Center.

The reception will be from 5-7 PM. The Iowa Hawkeyes take on Oklahoma State at 7:30 PM in sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

All Letterwinners will be recognized before the dual meet. Also the 1975 and 2000 NCAA National champion teams will be honored. The 1975 team was the first to win an NCAA National wrestling team title at the University of Iowa.

Each wrestler must have a ticket to participate in the Letterwinner recognition before the dual meet.

When the Letterwinner registers for the reception they will be sent a link to order tickets. 

To register for the reception:

https://donate.givetoiowa.org/s/1773/alumni20/home.aspx?sid=1773&gid=2&pgid=2384&cid=5923&dids=197.&bledits=1&appealcode=GFWEB&sourceNL2537=email&utm_medium=email&elq_cid=245314&RSRC=Email&RDAT=1815&ehash=62c4a353c3db1f510dcdbe815677ee36fb46edcfdaf0e1e7645c8434867cbcfc&aid=16091&pid=iowa_email_eloqua&rid=1815

If you have any questions you can contact the Iowa Letterwinners Club at [email protected] or call 319-467-3410.

#2 Iowa vs. #3 Oklahoma State

Sunday, February 23

7:30 PM CST

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Iowa City, Iowa

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!

For wrestling fans in Iowa the Grand March before the Iowa High School State Wrestling Finals is special.

All of the placewinners march around the three state finals mats to the Olympic theme. This is a rite of passage for the wrestlers and incredible wrestling tradition we have here in Iowa. The Grand March will give you chills every single year.

Each Grand March is led by the Grand March Escort. This is reserved as an honor for a former wrestler and/or coach that left their mark on the history of wrestling in Iowa.

The Grand Marshal Escorts for the 2025 Iowa High School State Tournament will be Tom Brands, Kevin Dresser and Doug Schwab.

The Grand March is scheduled for 5:15 PM on Saturday, February 22 in Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Iowa Hawkeye two-time NCAA champion Matt McDonough will be inducted into the Class of 2025 Iowa High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame before the State Finals.

Great choice by the Iowa High School Athletic Association for their choices of Grand Marshall Escorts.

I have been fortunate enough to follow the career of all three of these guys since high school to the present day.

These three wrestlers have a lot in common:

All three won an Iowa state wrestling title in 2A.

All three were an NCAA National champions for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

All three are a Division I wrestling head coach here in Iowa.

Tom Brands

State champion at Sheldon in 1986

3-time NCAA National champion at Iowa (134 lbs.) (1990, ‘91 and ‘92)

Three-time Big Ten Champion

1993 World Champion

1996 Olympic Gold Medalist

Head Wrestling Coach at the University of Iowa since 2006

Won four NCAA National titles as head coach at Iowa(2008, 2009, 2010 and 2021)

Kevin Dresser

State champion at Humboldt in 1980 and 1981

1986 NCAA National champion at Iowa (142 lbs.)

Two-time Big Ten champion

Head Wrestling Coach at Iowa State since 2017

Doug Schwab

State champion at Osage in 1996

1999 NCAA National champion at Iowa(141 lbs.)

Three-Time Big Ten champion

2008 Olympian

Head Wrestling Coach at UNI since 2010

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The Iowa Hawkeyes had a good weekend with Big Ten wins over Minnesota and Northwestern. 

On Friday the Hawks downed #5 Minnesota, 23-11. Joey Cruz continues to impress with a 7-4 SV1 win over #13 Cooper Flynn. Cruz has a motor and conditioning. Now he is adding finishes to takedowns and confidence to the mix. Great to see.

Michael Caliendo…wow. Caliendo won by a 21-4 tech fall over #11 Andrew Sparks and made it look easy. That would be a typical match in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

I am confident in Kyle Parco at 149 and Jacori Teemer at 157. These guys have been through this process before. The low scoring matches do not bother me, especially against ranked wrestlers. These guys are gamers that I look to pick it up a big notch come tournament time. As I said, I am confident.

Stephan Buchanan has been money all season and the best wrestler on the team. Sure looks like a national champion to me.

I feel as though the match at 184 against Minnesota where he lost 4-1, SV1 was a turning point for Gabe Arnold. I believe he is already better from that match. It was easy to see that Arnold was clearly outsized by an opponent that is undefeated and having a great year.

More than anything Gabe Arnold needs confidence. That can be challenging for any freshman in the Big Ten facing top competition especially when giving up size every match. Arnold has the goods to score takedowns. With confidence and execution, it will happen.

The same thing can be said about Ben Kueter and Miguel Estrada. The goods are there. With confidence and execution, it will happen. Those are three guys to build a program around.

On Sunday Iowa topped Northwestern 37-3. It was great to see Nelson Brands come out and get the tech fall at 174. I also liked the 7-3 decision by Jesse Ybarra at 133 and the 9-0 major by Cullan Schriever at 141.

Ben Kueter lit up the scoreboard with a 20-4 tech fall and Gabe Arnold had a 13-2 major decision. 

Miguel Estrada dropped a 4-1 SV1 decision to #9 Trevor Chumbley. True freshman wrestling up a weight for the team against the #9 wrestler in the country. Lot of potential here.

There were a lot of good things to see out of the Iowa Wrestling program with the two Big Ten wins over the weekend.

Tom Brands likes to use “Respond” to describe the ability to come back when a match or dual meet did not go your way. We saw Iowa Wrestling “Respond” from the Nebraska dual meet and get better especially at finishing takedowns.

Now it is on to Oklahoma State. All of the rankings have Iowa and Oklahoma State #2 or #3. Long standing rivalry. Live on BTN in primetime. The sold out crowd in Carver-Hawkeye Arena will show why they are the best fans, by far. Cannot wait.

As I am always saying Iowa Wrestling is my entertainment. I was entertained this past weekend. I plan on being entertained Sunday night.

Let’s get ‘em in the middle.

#2 Iowa vs. #3 Oklahoma State

Sunday, February 23

7:30 PM CST

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Iowa City, Iowa

Live on BTN

Steven Grace and Mark Ironside call the action on AM 800 KXIC and audio streamed online at HawkeySports.com via YouTube.

#3 Iowa 23, #6 Minnesota 11

125 – #26 Joey Cruz (I) dec. #13 Cooper Flynn (M), 7-4 SV1

133 – #3 Drake Ayala (I) dec. #19 Tyler Wells (M), 9-5

141 – #8 Vance VomBaur (M) dec. Cullan Schriever (I), 14-10

149 – #3 Kyle Parco (I) dec. #29 Drew Roberts (M), 5-0

157 – #3 Jacori Teemer (I) dec. #8 Tommy Askey (M), 4-1

165 – #2 Michael Caliendo (I) tech fall. #11 Andrew Sparks (M), 21-5

174 – #11 Patrick Kennedy (I) dec. #22 Clayton Whiting (M), 8-4

184 – #4 Max McEnelly (M) dec. #8 Gabe Arnold (I), 4-1 SV1

197 – #1 Stephen Buchanan (I) dec. #8 Isaiah Salazar (M), 5-1

285 – #1 Gable Steveson (M), #11 Ben Kueter (I), 22-3

#3 Iowa 37, Northwestern 3

157 – #9 Trevor Chumbley (N) dec. Miguel Estrada (I), 4-1 SV1

165 – #2 Michael Caliendo (I) tech. fall #18 Maxx Mayfield (N), 19-4

174 – Nelson Brands (I) tech fall. Aiden Vandenbush (N), 21-5

184 – #8 Gabe Arnold (I) major dec. Jon Halvorsen (N), 13-2

197 – #1 Stephen Buchanan (I) tech. fall #14 Evan Bates (N), 18-2

285 – #11 Ben Kueter (I) tech. fall Dirk Morley (N), 20-4

125 – #26 Joey Cruz (I) dec. Dedrick Navarro (N), 6-1

133 – Jesse Ybarra (I) dec. Massey Odiotti (N), 7-3

141 – Cullan Schriever (I) major dec. Luis Bazan (N), 9-0

149 – #3 Kyle Parco (I) dec. #25 Sam Cartella (N), 9-2

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

It was a good weekend for our incoming recruits.

Bo Bassett was at District 6 AA in Altoona on Friday and Saturday. Bo did not waste any time by getting a pin in :11, :12 and :18 before getting a tech fall in the finals in 1:15.

Leister Bowling won a 4A state title at the Colorado State Tournament in Denver. Bowling was 4-0 with a fall and two tech falls. This is the second state title for Bowling.

Leo DeLuca won the New Jersey/New York National Prep Qualifier at Blair on Saturday with a pin in 1:12.

Paolo Ciatta placed second at the CHSAA Sectional Championships in Staten Island.

Isabella Gonsalez won the 26-team Area Championships with four first period pins.

At State Duals on Monday Harvey Ludington had a :42 pin over Rustam Olimov(Brick Township) and a :07 pin over Mario Camargo Palacios(Jackson Liberty). At Sectional Finals on Thursday Ludington pinned Gavin Barker(Hopewell Valley) in :21.

As I have done for years I will post a blog on Friday for upcoming weekend competitions and a follow up blog with results on my “Recruits in action” series.

Recruiting Class of 2025

Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy(Morristown, New Jersey) 120 lbs. 

Sat Feb 15 – New York/New Jersey National Prep Qualifier(Blair)

Leo DeLuca(Blair) fall over Nick Paptis(Poly Prep) 1:12

Paolo Ciatto – Iona Preparatory(New Rochelle, New York)  170 lbs.

Sat Feb 15 – at CHSAA Sectional Championships(Staten Island)

Paolo Ciatto(Iona) fall over Michael Goodzelt(Kellenberg) 1:13

Paolo Ciatto(Iona) fall over Jovanni Torres(Mon Farrell) 2:58

Jonathon Hoffman(Kellenberg) dec over Paolo Ciatto(Iona) 8-2

Leister Bowling – Longmont(Mead HS), Colorado  175 lbs.

Th/Fri/Sat Feb 13-15 – at Colorado State Tournament(Denver)

Champ. Round 1 – Leister Bowling (Mead High School) 19-3 won by fall over Matthew Langoni (Pueblo West) 28-19 (Fall 2:30)

Quarterfinal – Leister Bowling (Mead High School) 19-3 won by tech fall over Karson Fillion (Thompson Valley) 32-13 (TF-1.5 1:38 (19-4))

Semifinal – Leister Bowling (Mead High School) 19-3 won by tech fall over Elijah Contreras (Pueblo East) 47-11 (TF-1.5 5:21 (17-2))

1st Place Match – Leister Bowling (Mead High School) 19-3 won in tie breaker – 1 over Genaro Pino (Pueblo Central) 50-3 (TB-1 2-1)

Ty Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio 175 lbs. 

No competition scheduled.

Jarrel Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio  190 lbs. 

No competition scheduled.

Harvey Ludington – Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS)  190 lbs. 

State Duals (Feb 11-14)

Harvey Ludington(Brick Memorial) pin over Rustam Olimov(Brick Township) :42

Harvey Ludington pin over:07 pin over Mario Camargo Palacios(Jackson Liberty) :07

Harvey Ludington(Brick Memorial) pin over Gavin Barker(Hopewell Valley) :21

Recruiting Class of 2026

Bo Bassett – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  145 lbs.

Fri/Sat Feb 14-15 – at District 6 AA(Altoona)

Bo Bassett pinned Jeremiah Hart (Central), 0:11

Bo Bassett pinned Brodie Soler (Claysburg-Kimmel), 0:12

Bo Bassett pinned Isaac Filak (Penn Cambria), 0:18

Bo Bassett won by tech. fall over Josef Garshnick (United), 19-4 1:15

Owen McMullen – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  

Out with an injury.

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2025

Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California  120 lbs. 

Fri/Sat Feb 14-15  – at Area Championships (Visalia)

Champ. Round 1 – Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East) 30-0 received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 – Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East) 30-0 won by fall over Jersey Glick (Redwood -Visalia) 0-24 (Fall 0:18)

Quarterfinal – Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East) 30-0 won by fall over Araceli Zeferino (Santa Maria) 13-11 (Fall 1:21)

Semifinal – Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East) 30-0 won by fall over Haley Ireland (Centennial) 31-7 (Fall 1:26)

1st Place Match – Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East) 30-0 won by fall over Vanessa Alvarado (Highland (Bakersfield)) 28-3 (Fall 1:37)

Samantha Sachs – Glendora, California  130 lbs.  

Fri/Sat Feb 14-15  – at Area Championships (Huntington Beach)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The Hawkeye Wrestling Club will host a Pre-Match Social on Sunday, February 16 at the Iowa Athletic Club at 200 E 9th St Suite 205 in Coralville from 10 AM – 1 PM.

The Hawks face Northwestern at 1 PM in sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Fan Appreciation Day.

The HWC Socials are free of charge and provide a great opportunity to meet HWC wrestlers, former Hawkeye greats and other Iowa Wrestling fans.

From HawkeyeWrestlingClub.com:

For the past two years we have been partnering with local bars and restaurants to provide our fans with Pre-Match Socials! Our goal is to create an atmosphere where our community can grow and enjoy Hawkeye Wrestling together. Our social events are open to the public and free of charge! Guests can win raffle prizes, meet Hawkeye legends, and enjoy drink specials Before the Whistle!

HWC Socials:

Sunday, February 16th – Iowa Athletic Club (vs. Northwestern)

Sunday, February 23rd – Big Grove Brewery (vs. Oklahoma State )

Sunday, March 9th – NCAA’s Between Sessions Social (B1G Championship)

#2 Iowa vs. Northwestern

Sunday, February 16

1 PM CST

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Iowa City, Iowa

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!

The Iowa Hawkeyes return home to face Northwestern at 1 PM Sunday, February 16 in sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Hawks looked very good in defeating #5 Minnesota 23-11 last night. That was the best performance by Iowa this season.

Northwestern topped Wisconsin 27-11 last night by winning seven of ten bouts.

The highest ranked Northwestern wrestler is #9 Trevor Chumbley at 157 to face Jacori Teemer.

There is also a good matchup at 125 with #26 Joey Cruz vs. #32 Dedrick Navarro .

Northwestern has three wrestles listed at 141. Chris Cannon competed last night with an 8-2 decision over Brock Bobzien of Wisconsin.

Iowa is favored in nine weights with 141 being a tossup so a shutout is in play for the Hawks for Fan Appreciation Day.

Let’s get ‘em in the middle.

#2 Iowa vs. Northwestern

Sunday, February 16

1 PM CST

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Iowa City, Iowa

Live on BTN+

Steven Grace and Mark Ironside call the action on AM 800 KXIC and audio streamed online at HawkeySports.com via YouTube.

125 –/26/23/– Joey Cruz So. Fresno, California/Bullard 13-8 vs. –/–/32/– Dedrick Navarro R-Fy. Nampa, Idaho/Nampa 14-8

133 1/3/2/1 Drake Ayala Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge 13-1 vs. Massey Odiotti So. Wilmette, Illinois/Loyola Academy 9-11

141 Cullan Schriever Sr. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 4-8 vs. Chris Cannon Grad. Oceanport, New Jersey/Blair Academy 2-6 -or- Giosue Hickman Fy. Goodyear, Arizona/Canyon View 5-6 -or- Luis Bazan So. Winter Park, Florida/Lake Highland Prep 2-1

149 3/3/3/4 Kyle Parco Sr. Danville, California/De La Salle 16-1 vs. –/25/23/– Sam Cartella R-Fy. Hudson, Ohio/Western Reserve Academy 13-6

157 3/3/2/3 Jacori Teemer Grad. Long Beach, New York/Long Beach 4-2 vs. /9/12/11 Trevor Chumbley Grad. St. Charles, Illinois/Marmion Academy 6-3

165 2/2/2/2 Michael Caliendo Jr. Geneva, Illinois/Batavia 16-1 vs. 16/18/17/16 Maxx Mayfield R-Sr. Lincoln, Nebraska/Lincoln East 15-7

174 9/11/7/10 Patrick Kennedy Sr. Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota/Kasson-Mantorville 10-3 -or- Nelson Brands Grad. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City West 3-1 vs. Aiden Vandenbush R-Jr. Random Lake, Wisconsin/Random Lake 4-13 

184 9/8/7/7 Gabe Arnold R-Fr. Albany, Georgia/Iowa City 12-3 vs. Jon Halvorsen Grad. Park Ridge, Illinois/Libertyville 7-10

197 1/1/1/1 Stephen Buchanan Grad. Loyal, Wisconsin/Loyal 17-0 vs. 19/14/20/13 Evan Bates R-Jr. Chesterton, Indiana/Chesterton 15-7

285 12/11/11/8 Ben Kueter R-Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City 12-4 vs. Dirk Morley R-Fy. Denver, Colorado/Regis Jesuit 2-14

^WIN/Intermat/Flo/AWN

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Our incoming recruits will be on the mat for the tournament season this weekend.

Bo Bassett will be at District 6 AA in Altoona on Friday and Saturday.

Leister Bowling is the first recruit competing for a state title this weekend at the Colorado State Tournament through Saturday.

Leo DeLuca will be at the National Prep Qualifier at Blair on Saturday.

Paolo Ciatto will be at CHSAA Sectional Championships in Staten Island on Saturday.

On Friday and Saturday Isabella Gonzales will be at the Area Championships in Visalia and Samantha Sachs will be at the Area Championships in Huntington Beach.

At State Duals on Monday Harvey Ludington had a :42 pin over Rustam Olimov(Brick Township) and a :07 pin over Mario Camargo Palacios(Jackson Liberty). At Sectional Finals on Thursday Ludington pinned Gavin Barker(Hopewell Valley) in :21.

As I have done for years I will post a blog on Friday for upcoming weekend competitions and a follow up blog with results on my “Recruits in action” series.

Recruiting Class of 2025

Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy(Morristown, New Jersey) 120 lbs. 

Sat Feb 15 – National Prep Qualifier(Blair)

Paolo Ciatto – Iona Preparatory(New Rochelle, New York)  170 lbs.

Sat Feb 15 – at CHSAA Sectional Championships(Staten Island)

Leister Bowling – Longmont(Mead HS), Colorado  175 lbs.

Th/Fri/Sat Feb 13-15 – at Colorado State Tournament(Denver)

Ty Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio 175 lbs. 

No competition scheduled.

Jarrel Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio  190 lbs. 

No competition scheduled.

Harvey Ludington – Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS)  190 lbs. 

No competition scheduled.

Recruiting Class of 2026

Bo Bassett – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  145 lbs.

Fri/Sat Feb 14-15 – at District 6 AA(Altoona)

Owen McMullen – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  

Out with an injury.

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2025

Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California  120 lbs. 

Fri/Sat Feb 14-15  – at Area Championships (Visalia)

Samantha Sachs – Glendora, California  130 lbs.  

Fri/Sat Feb 14-15  – at Area Championships (Huntington Beach)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Our incoming recruits will be competing to become a state champion in the upcoming weeks.

I wanted to do a blog with the State Tournament schedules for fans to keep track of.

The State Tournament season begins today through Saturday with Leister Bowling at the Colorado State Tournament.

All recruits will be competing in a state tournament except for Leo DeLuca who will have the National Prep Tournament in Lehigh, Pennsylvania on February 21-22.

Best of luck to all of our incoming recruits in their pursuit of becoming a state champion.

As I have done for years I will post a blog on Friday for upcoming weekend competitions and a follow up blog with results on my “Recruits in action” series.

Recruiting Class of 2025

Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy(Morristown, New Jersey) 120 lbs. 

Fri-Sat Feb 21-22 – at National Prep Tournament (Lehigh, PA)

Paolo Ciatto – Iona Preparatory(New Rochelle, New York)  170 lbs.

Fri-Sat Feb 28-Mar 1 – at NYSPHSAA Championships(Albany)

Leister Bowling – Longmont(Mead HS), Colorado  175 lbs.

Th-Sat Feb 13-15 – at Colorado State Tournament(Denver)

Ty Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio 175 lbs. 

Fri-Sun Mar 7-9 – at OHSAA State Tournament(Columbus)

Jarrel Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio  190 lbs. 

Fri-Sun Mar 7-9 – at OHSAA State Tournament(Columbus)

Harvey Ludington – Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS)  190 lbs. 

Th-Sat Mar 6-8 – at New Jersey State Championships(Atlantic City)

Recruiting Class of 2026

Bo Bassett – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  145 lbs.

Thurs-Sat Mar 6-8 – at PIAA AA Championships(Hershey)

Owen McMullen – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  

Out with injury.

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2025

Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California  120 lbs. 

Thur-Sat Feb 27-March 1 – at CIF State Tournament(Bakersfield)

Samantha Sachs – Glendora, California  130 lbs.  

Thur-Sat Feb 27-March 1 – at CIF State Tournament(Bakersfield)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

We have another Big Ten border rivalry when the #2 Iowa Hawkeyes travel to take on #5 Minnesota at 8 PM Friday, February 14. The meet will be televised on BTN.

You can always count on an intense dual meet when these two teams clash.

The first to stand out on the Probable Lineups is the return of #3 Jacori Teemer at 157 to face  #8 Tommy Askey or Charlie Millard and Nelson Brands at 174.

We see both #11 Patrick Kennedy and Nelson Brands listed at 174 to face #20 Clayton Whiting. Brands is 2-1 on the season and last competed against Bellarmine on November 15 when he won by a tech fall.

The match that I have been looking forward to is at 184 between #4 Max McEnelly vs. #8 Gabe Arnold. Both are redshirt freshmen and I am expecting a good match.

Minnesota has two wrestlers listed at 125 and 157. 

Should Cooper Flynn compete at 125 Minnesota will be favored at 125, 141, 184 and Hwt. As with the Nebraska meet this could come down to bonus points.

I am expecting an entertaining dual meet that will be fun to watch with a fired up Iowa Hawkeye team.

Let’s get ‘em in the middle.

#2 Iowa vs. #5 Minnesota

Friday, February 14

8 PM CST

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Maturi 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.

125 –/26/23/– Joey Cruz So. Fresno, California/Bullard 12-8 vs. 13/13/10/9 Cooper Flynn R-Jr. Seymour, Tennessee/McDonogh 12-3 -or- Brandon Morvari R-Fr. Richfield, Minnesota/Simley 4-6

133 1/3/2/1 Drake Ayala Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge 13-1 vs. 11/19/12/17 Tyler Wells So. Princeton, Minnesota/Princeton 9-4

141 Cullan Schriever Sr. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 4-7 vs. 7/8/8/9 Vance Vombaur R-Jr. Greely, Colorado/Windsor 19-3

149 3/3/3/4 Kyle Parco Sr. Danville, California/De La Salle 15-1 vs. –/29/25/– Drew Roberts R-Jr. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho/Coeur d’Alene 10-5

157 3/3/2/3 Jacori Teemer Grad. Long Beach, New York/Long Beach 3-2 vs. 7/8/9/7 Tommy Askey 5th Pine Bush, New York/Pine Bush 20-2 -or- Charlie Millard Fr. Mequon, Wisconsin/Homestead 11-1

165 2/2/2/2 Michael Caliendo Jr. Geneva, Illinois/Batavia 15-1 vs. 15/11/15/10 Andrew Sparks 5th Costa Mesa, California/Calvary Chapel 19-4

174 9/11/7/10 Patrick Kennedy Sr. Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota/Kasson-Mantorville 9-3 -or- Nelson Brands Grad. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City West 3-1 vs. 19/22/21/– Clayton Whiting R-So. Oconto Falls, Wisconsin/Oconto Falls 14-7

184 9/8/7/7 Gabe Arnold R-Fr. Albany, Georgia/Iowa City 12-2 vs.  4/4/4/4 Max McEnelly R-Fr. Waconia, Minnesota/Waconia 17-0 

197 1/1/1/1 Stephen Buchanan Grad. Loyal, Wisconsin/Loyal 16-0 vs. 9/8/9/8 Isaiah Salazar 5th Greely, Colorado/Windsor 15-3

285 12/11/11/8 Ben Kueter R-Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City 12-3 vs. 1/1/1/1 Gable Steveson Grad. Apple Valley, Minnesota/Apple Valley 10-0

^WIN/InterMat/Flo/AWN

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!