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Results from a huge weekend of Iowa Wrestling
As I have said before there is not a better way to spend an Iowa winter weekend than following Iowa Wrestling. The competition started Friday afternoon and went through Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look.
The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team dominated in two dual meets at the Indiana Tech Warrior Duals in Fort Wayne, Indiana Friday afternoon. Iowa defeated #9 (NAIA) Campbellsville 42-2 and #14 (NAIA) Indiana Tech 42-0.
The Hawks were 20-0 in matches contested with seven pins and nine tech falls.
#2 Iowa 42, Campbellsville 2
101 — Emilie Gonzalez (I) tech. fall Kiley McNearney (C), 10-0
109 — Ava Bayless (I) tech. fall Gabrielle Medeiros (C), 15-4
116 — Brianna Gonzalez (I) pinned Icart Galumette (C), 2:58
123 — Ava Rose (I) pinned Josie Davis (C), 2:20
130 — Emily Frost (I) decision Olivia Messerly (C), 9-6
136 — Emmily Patneaud (I) decision Gabriella Perez (C), 4-0
143 — Ella Schmit (I) pinned Emma Walker (C), 2:24
155 — Bella Mir (I) tech. fall Kendra Thompson (C), 11-0
170 — Haley Ward (I) tech, fall Sierra Chavez (C), 10-0
191 — Jaycee Foeller (I) pinned Lexiana Garcia (C), 1:06
#2 Iowa 42, Indiana Tech 0
101 — Emilie Gonzalez (I) tech. fall Makayla Young (IT), 10-0
109 — Ava Bayless (I) decision Tehani Soares (IT), 6-0
116 — Brianna Gonzalez (I) tech. fall Emma Jones (IT), 10-0
123 — Ava Rose (I) tech. fall Aubree Kuhns (IT), 10-0
130 — Alexandra Baudhuin (I) tech. fall Marisa Moffitt (IT), 11-0
136 — Sierra Brown Ton (I) tech. fall Alexis Kelley (IT), 10-0
143 — Ella Schmit (I) pinned Maia Crumb (IT), 2:01
155 — Bella Mir (I) pinned Cydney Bassett (IT), 1:22
170 — Kylie Welker (I) pinned Catherine McNulty (IT), 0:54
191 — Jaycee Foeller (I) tech. fall Grace Doering (IT), 10-0
The Hawks were on the road this weekend for two Big Ten dual meets. On Friday night Iowa defeated #17 Illinois, 36-6. Iowa won eight matches including four tech falls, one pin, and one major decision.
The biggest match was #9 Patrick Kennedy scoring a third period takedown to defeat #3 Edmond Ruth 5-1 at 174. Kennedy is on a roll.
Brody Teske filled in for Real Woods at 141 in both dual meets. He won by a decision against Illinois and a tech fall over Northwestern.
#4 Iowa 36, #17 Illinois 6
133 – Cullan Schriever (IA) major dec. #30 Tony Madrigal (IL), 9-1
141 – Brody Teske (IA) dec. Will Baysinger (IL), 5-0
149 – #8 Kannon Webster (IL) dec. #11 Caleb Rathjen (IA), 4-1 SV1
157 – #2 Jared Franek (IA) tech. fall Joe Roberts (IL), 21-5
165 – #6 Michael Caliendo (IA) tech. fall #24 Chris Moore (IL), 17-2
174 – #9 Patrick Kennedy (IA) dec. #3 Edmond Ruth (IL), 5-1
184 – #29 Dylan Connell (IL) dec. Aiden Riggins (IA), 4-1 SV1
197 – #14 Zach Glazier (IA) tech. fall Joey Braunagel (IL), 18-3
285 – #28 Bradley Hill (IA) pinned. Peter Marinopolous (IL), 5:41
125 – #5 Drake Ayala (IA) tech. fall Justin Cardani (IL), 18-3
Seven Hawkeyes placed at the Pat “Flash” Flanagan Open in Dubuque on Saturday. Kale Petersen(133), Cade Siebrecht(149), Drake Rhodes(165), Will Carano(174), and Easton Fleshman(Hwt) placed second.
Carter Martinson placed third at 157 and Isaiah Fenton was fifth at 165.
Charles Matthews(141), Carson Martinson(165), and Aidan McCain(184) did not place.
Pat “Flash” Flanagan Open Results
Open 133
Champ. Round 1 – Kale Petersen (Iowa) won by tech fall over Justin Bradford (Indian Hills CC) (TF 20-4)
Quarterfinal – Kale Petersen (Iowa) won by fall over Ryan Lobato (Grandview) (Fall 1:33)
Semifinal – Kale Petersen (Iowa) won by major decision over Conner Nevin (Upper Iowa) (Maj 13-1)
1st Place Match – Ben Bast (Unattached) won by fall over Kale Petersen (Iowa) (Fall 2:38)
Open 141
Champ. Round 1 – Charles Matthews (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Troy Dolphin (UW Parkside) won by decision over Charles Matthews (Iowa) (Dec 10-9)
Cons. Round 2 – Charles Matthews (Iowa) won by decision over Julian Marrufo (York ) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Charles Matthews (Iowa) won in sudden victory – 1 over Hector Holguin (York ) (SV-1 4-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Charles Matthews (Iowa) won by major decision over Damon Huston (Iowa State) (Maj 12-4)
Consolation 1st – Drew Woodley (Iowa State) won by tech fall over Charles Matthews (Iowa) (TF 15-0)
Open 149
Champ. Round 1 – Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) won by tech fall over Garrett Head (Indian Hills CC) (TF 17-2)
Quarterfinal – Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) won by decision over Abel Gaitan (Grandview) (Dec 5-4)
Semifinal – Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) won in double overtime over Chase Fiser (Loras College) (2-OT 6-5)
1st Place Match – Carter Fousek (Iowa State) won in sudden victory – 1 over Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) (SV-1 4-1)
Open 157
Champ. Round 1 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jacob Hinkle (Loras College) (TF 16-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) won by fall over Joshua Zeman (St Ambrose) (Fall 2:02)
Quarterfinal – Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) won by decision over Carter Martinson (Iowa) (Dec 9-8)
Cons. Round 3 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) won by decision over Collin Altensey (Upper Iowa) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 4 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) won by decision over Kavan Troy (Northern Illinois) (Dec 9-8)
3rd Place Match – Carter Martinson (Iowa) won by disqualification over Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) (DQ)
Open 165
Carson Martinson’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Izzy Moreno (Northern Iowa) won by major decision over Carson Martinson (Iowa) (Maj 9-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Carson Martinson (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Dajun Johnson (Unattached) won by decision over Carson Martinson (Iowa) (Dec 4-2)
Open 165
Isaiah Fenton’s place is 5th and has scored 14.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) won by fall over Clay Schemmel (Cornell College) (Fall 2:47)
Champ. Round 2 – Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) won by tech fall over Scott Burke (Unattached) (TF 20-5)
Quarterfinal – Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) won by decision over Ben Faber (Loras College) (Dec 7-1)
Semifinal – Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) won by tech fall over Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) (TF 17-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Izzy Moreno (Northern Iowa) won by decision over Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) (Dec 7-2)
5th Place Match – Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) won by medical forfeit over Brice Coleman (Indian Hills CC) (MFF)
Open 165
Champ. Round 1 – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) won by tech fall over Bryce Dodge (Iowa Central CC) (TF 18-2)
Champ. Round 2 – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) won by tech fall over Aiden Cartwright (Loras College) (TF 17-2)
Quarterfinal – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) won by decision over Connor Euton (Iowa State) (Dec 12-8)
Semifinal – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) won by tech fall over Brice Coleman (Indian Hills CC) (TF 19-4)
1st Place Match – Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) won by decision over Drake Rhodes (Iowa) (Dec 9-8)
Open 174
Champ. Round 1 – Will Carano (Iowa) won by fall over Luke Battaglia (Loras College) (Fall 0:42)
Quarterfinal – Will Carano (Iowa) won by tech fall over Austin Wilkins (Cornell College) (TF 16-1)
Semifinal – Will Carano (Iowa) won by decision over Caden Schmidt (Iowa State) (Dec 7-3)
1st Place Match – Nick Fox (Northern Iowa) won by decision over Will Carano (Iowa) (Dec 7-2)
Open 184
Champ. Round 1 – Aidan McCain (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Tate Naaktgeboren (Iowa State) won by fall over Aidan McCain (Iowa) (Fall 1:17)
Cons. Round 2 – Aidan McCain (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Aidan McCain (Iowa) won by decision over Landry Barker (Loras College) (Dec 19-13)
Cons. Round 4 – Griffin Luke (Upper Iowa) won by fall over Aidan McCain (Iowa) (Fall 4:52)
Open 285
Champ. Round 1 – Easton Fleshman (Iowa) won by decision over Guyon Cyprian (UW Oskosh) (Dec 4-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Easton Fleshman (Iowa) won by fall over Kevin Machado (University of Dubuque Wrestling club) (Fall 1:12)
Quarterfinal – Easton Fleshman (Iowa) won by decision over Xavier Bruening (Iowa State) (Dec 5-1)
Semifinal – Easton Fleshman (Iowa) won by decision over Jason Guadarrama (UW Parkside) (Dec 5-0)
1st Place Match – Nathan Schon (Iowa State) won by decision over Easton Fleshman (Iowa) (Dec 10-6)
On Saturday the Iowa Women’s team competed at the Warrior Open in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Four Hawks brought home a title: Lilly Luft(136), Reese Larramendy(143), Kylie Welker(170), and Jaycee Foeller(191).
Iowa had thirteen wrestlers place at the Warrior Open.
The Hawks will be back in action this Wednesday, January 31 with a dual meet at the University of South Falls in Sioux Falls, SD.
101 – #2 Sterling Dias, 2nd place
WIN Megan Valdez (Lindenwood), TF 10-0
WIN Devyn Gomez (Life), Dec. 9-0
WIN Alyssa Quezaire (Missouri Baptist), TF 11-0
LOSS Jaclyn Bouzakis (Unattached), Dec. 7-1
123 – Ava Rose, 2nd place
WIN Michaela Dykes (Trine), TF 10-0
WIN Lexi Beadle (Unattached), TF 10-0
WIN Riley White (Missouri Baptist), TF 10-0
WIN Josie Davis (Campbellsville), Dec. 6-5
LOSS Anna Krejsa (Life), Dec. 10-6
123 – Cali Leng, 1st place consolation bracket
LOSS Haley Narahara (Menlo), TF 10-0
WIN Lexi Beadle (Unattached), Fall 2:51
WIN Kesley Novogradac (Davenport), Fall 2:37
WIN Angela LoRusso (Adrian), TF 11-0
WIN Trynadii Rocha (Southern Oregon), Dec. 6-1
130 — Allie Baudhuin, 4th place
WIN Ivy Partin (Cumberlands), TF 12-0
WIN Paige Respicio (Providence), TF 15-4
LOSS Taina Fernandez (Unattached), Fall 1:55
WIN Olivia Messerly (Campbellsville), Fall 4:02
LOSS Emily Frost (Iowa), Dec. 3-0
130 – #10 Emily Frost, 3rd place
WIN Marisa Moffitt (Indiana Tech), Fall 0:29
WIN Camarie Cunningham (Cumberlands), TF 10-0
WIN Olivia Messerly (Campbellsville), Fall 2:56
LOSS Alyssa Randles (Providence), TF 14-4
WIN Paige Respicio (Providence), Fall 3:52
WIN Allie Baudhuin (Iowa), Dec. 3-0
136 – Emmily Patneaud, 4th place
WIN Lillian Ruesink (Siena Heights), TF 10-0
WIN Sofia Poblano (Campbellsville), TF 12-2
LOSS Zaynah McBryde (Life), Dec. 8-4
WIN Sierra Brown Ton (Iowa), Dec. 6-1
WIN Desinee Lopez (Southern Oregon), TF 11-0
LOSS Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp
136 — Sierra Brown Ton, DNP
WIN Mallory Chunat (Hiram), Fall 2:05
LOSS Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp (Providence), TF 10-0
LOSS Emmily Patneaud (Iowa), Dec. 6-1
136 – Lilly Luft, 1st place
WIN Madison Small (Trine), TF 10-0
WIN Marissa Sanabria (Lindenwood), Dec. 7-0
WIN Angie Prado (Life), TF 11-0
WIN Desinee Lopez (Southern Oregon), Dec. 2-0
WIN Zaynah McBryde (Life), Fall 3:56
143 – #2 Reese Larramendy, 1st place
WIN Nathalia Rodriguez (Siena Heights), TF 10-0
WIN Danni Swihart (Unattached), TF 10-0
WIN Alexandra Lopez (Menlo), Fall 1:46
WIN Valarie Hamilton (Unattached), Dec. 10-1
WIN Ella Schmit (Iowa), Dec. 13-6
143 – #4 Ella Schmit, 2nd place
WIN Michael Hamp (Unattached), Fall 0:34
WIN Aspen Dodge (Providence), Fall 2:07
WIN Emma Walker (Campbellsville), TF 17-7
LOSS #2 Reese Larramendy (Iowa), Dec. 13-6
143 – Danni Swihart, DNP (Unattached)
LOSS #2 Reese Larramendy (Iowa), TF 10-0
WIN Natalie Kutzli (Rochester), Fall 4:15
LOSS Candice Corralejo (Southern Oregon), TF 12-1
170 – #3 Haley Ward, 2nd place
WIN Desarae Matheny (Southern Oregon), Fall 1:25
WIN Grace Doering (Indiana Tech), Dec. 7-0
WIN Shenita Lawson (Southern Oregon), Dec. 5-0
LOSS #1 Kylie Welker (Iowa), TF 11-0
170 – #1 Kylie Welker, 1st place
WIN Tia Leahy (Tiffin), TF 12-0
WIN Gabrielle Holloway (St Andrews), TF 10-0
WIN Faith Macharia (Missouri Baptist), Fall 0:38
WIN #3 Haley Ward (Iowa), TF 11-0
191 – #3 Jaycee Foeller, 1st place
WIN Sara Lake (Lindenwood), Dec. 6-4
WIN Noami Duenas (Cumberlands), Fall 2:10
WIN Madeline Welch (Life), Dec. 3-1
WIN Maquoia Bernabe (Cumberlands), Dec. 7-0
191 – #9 Alivia White, 3rd place
WIN Aaliyah Presley (Unattached), TF 11-0
WIN Kennedy Eggering (Lindenwood), Dec. 5-0
WIN Alexis Tupuola (Providence), Fall 2:19
LOSS Maquoia Bernabe (Cumberlands), Dec. 5-0
WIN Noami Duenas (Cumberlands), Dec. 11-4
WIN Madeline Welch (Life), Dec. 2-1
Our incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits had a perfect weekend of wrestling. The incoming recruits for the men’s program were a combined 10-0 with six pins and four tech falls.
Our recruits for the women’s program were a combined 11-0 with 11 pins at Regionals. Nine of the eleven pins were in the first period.
On Sunday the Iowa Hawkeyes picked up a shutout with a 46-0 win over Big Ten foe Northwestern. The Hawks had four tech falls, two pins, and two major decisions.
Caleb Rathjen (149) and Ben Kueter(Hwt) picked up pins. Drake Ayala, Cullan Schriever, Brody Teske, and Mike Caliendo won by tech fall. Patrick Kennedy and Zach Glazier won by a major decision.
The Hawks will be back on the mat Friday for a Big Ten dual meet at Michigan at 7:30 PM CST on BTN.
#3 Iowa 46, Northwestern 0
125 – #5 Drake Ayala (I) tech. fall Massey Odiotti (N), 19-4
133 – Cullan Schriever (I) tech. fall Patrick Adams (N), 24-9
141 – Brody Teske (I) tech. fall Kolby McClain (N), 17-1
149 – #11 Caleb Rathjen (I) pinned Aiden Vandenbush (N), 3:46
157 – #2 Jared Franek (I) dec. #19 Trevor Chumbley (N), 4-1 SV1
165 – #6 Michael Caliendo (I) tech. fall #15 Maxx Mayfield (N), 21-5
174 – #9 Patrick Kennedy (I) major dec. David Ferante (N), 11-2
184 – Aiden Riggins (I) dec. #24 Troy Fisher (N), 4-2
197 – #14 Zach Glazier (I) major dec. Evan Bates (N), 11-2
285 – Ben Kueter (I) pinned Jack Jessen (N), 0:45
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
7 Hawks place at Flash Flanigan Open
Seven Hawkeyes placed at the Pat “Flash” Flanagan Open in Dubuque on Saturday. Kale Petersen(133), Cade Siebrecht(149), Drake Rhodes(165), Will Carano(174), and Easton Fleshman(Hwt) placed second.
Carter Martinson placed third at 157 and Isaiah Fenton was fifth at 165.
Charles Matthews(141), Carson Martinson(165), and Aidan McCain(184) did not place.
Open 133
Champ. Round 1 – Kale Petersen (Iowa) won by tech fall over Justin Bradford (Indian Hills CC) (TF 20-4)
Quarterfinal – Kale Petersen (Iowa) won by fall over Ryan Lobato (Grandview) (Fall 1:33)
Semifinal – Kale Petersen (Iowa) won by major decision over Conner Nevin (Upper Iowa) (Maj 13-1)
1st Place Match – Ben Bast (Unattached) won by fall over Kale Petersen (Iowa) (Fall 2:38)
Open 141
Champ. Round 1 – Charles Matthews (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Troy Dolphin (UW Parkside) won by decision over Charles Matthews (Iowa) (Dec 10-9)
Cons. Round 2 – Charles Matthews (Iowa) won by decision over Julian Marrufo (York ) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Charles Matthews (Iowa) won in sudden victory – 1 over Hector Holguin (York ) (SV-1 4-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Charles Matthews (Iowa) won by major decision over Damon Huston (Iowa State) (Maj 12-4)
Consolation 1st – Drew Woodley (Iowa State) won by tech fall over Charles Matthews (Iowa) (TF 15-0)
Open 149
Champ. Round 1 – Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) won by tech fall over Garrett Head (Indian Hills CC) (TF 17-2)
Quarterfinal – Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) won by decision over Abel Gaitan (Grandview) (Dec 5-4)
Semifinal – Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) won in double overtime over Chase Fiser (Loras College) (2-OT 6-5)
1st Place Match – Carter Fousek (Iowa State) won in sudden victory – 1 over Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) (SV-1 4-1)
Open 157
Champ. Round 1 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jacob Hinkle (Loras College) (TF 16-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) won by fall over Joshua Zeman (St Ambrose) (Fall 2:02)
Quarterfinal – Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) won by decision over Carter Martinson (Iowa) (Dec 9-8)
Cons. Round 3 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) won by decision over Collin Altensey (Upper Iowa) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 4 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) won by decision over Kavan Troy (Northern Illinois) (Dec 9-8)
3rd Place Match – Carter Martinson (Iowa) won by disqualification over Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) (DQ)
Open 165
Carson Martinson’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Izzy Moreno (Northern Iowa) won by major decision over Carson Martinson (Iowa) (Maj 9-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Carson Martinson (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Dajun Johnson (Unattached) won by decision over Carson Martinson (Iowa) (Dec 4-2)
Open 165
Isaiah Fenton’s place is 5th and has scored 14.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) won by fall over Clay Schemmel (Cornell College) (Fall 2:47)
Champ. Round 2 – Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) won by tech fall over Scott Burke (Unattached) (TF 20-5)
Quarterfinal – Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) won by decision over Ben Faber (Loras College) (Dec 7-1)
Semifinal – Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) won by tech fall over Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) (TF 17-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Izzy Moreno (Northern Iowa) won by decision over Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) (Dec 7-2)
5th Place Match – Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) won by medical forfeit over Brice Coleman (Indian Hills CC) (MFF)
Open 165
Champ. Round 1 – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) won by tech fall over Bryce Dodge (Iowa Central CC) (TF 18-2)
Champ. Round 2 – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) won by tech fall over Aiden Cartwright (Loras College) (TF 17-2)
Quarterfinal – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) won by decision over Connor Euton (Iowa State) (Dec 12-8)
Semifinal – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) won by tech fall over Brice Coleman (Indian Hills CC) (TF 19-4)
1st Place Match – Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) won by decision over Drake Rhodes (Iowa) (Dec 9-8)
Open 174
Champ. Round 1 – Will Carano (Iowa) won by fall over Luke Battaglia (Loras College) (Fall 0:42)
Quarterfinal – Will Carano (Iowa) won by tech fall over Austin Wilkins (Cornell College) (TF 16-1)
Semifinal – Will Carano (Iowa) won by decision over Caden Schmidt (Iowa State) (Dec 7-3)
1st Place Match – Nick Fox (Northern Iowa) won by decision over Will Carano (Iowa) (Dec 7-2)
Open 184
Champ. Round 1 – Aidan McCain (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Tate Naaktgeboren (Iowa State) won by fall over Aidan McCain (Iowa) (Fall 1:17)
Cons. Round 2 – Aidan McCain (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Aidan McCain (Iowa) won by decision over Landry Barker (Loras College) (Dec 19-13)
Cons. Round 4 – Griffin Luke (Upper Iowa) won by fall over Aidan McCain (Iowa) (Fall 4:52)
Open 285
Champ. Round 1 – Easton Fleshman (Iowa) won by decision over Guyon Cyprian (UW Oskosh) (Dec 4-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Easton Fleshman (Iowa) won by fall over Kevin Machado (University of Dubuque Wrestling club) (Fall 1:12)
Quarterfinal – Easton Fleshman (Iowa) won by decision over Xavier Bruening (Iowa State) (Dec 5-1)
Semifinal – Easton Fleshman (Iowa) won by decision over Jason Guadarrama (UW Parkside) (Dec 5-0)
1st Place Match – Nathan Schon (Iowa State) won by decision over Easton Fleshman (Iowa) (Dec 10-6)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Iowa recruits in action: Jan 26-27 RESULTS
Our incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits had a perfect weekend of wrestling. The incoming recruits for the men’s program were a combined 10-0 with six pins and four tech falls.
Drake Ayala won the Alliance Conference Tournament with a fall and two tech falls. Jake Howell was 2-0 with two pins to win the Centennial League Championships and Leister Bowling was 4-0 with three pins and a tech fall to win the Duff Seaney Invitational.
Leo DeLuca won by tech fall over Aiden Yarussi of North Hunterdon in a dual meet.
Our recruits for the women’s program were a combined 11-0 with 11 pins at Regionals. Nine of the eleven pins were in the first period. Regionals is the first step to win a state title.
Cadence Diduch was 3-0 with three pins at the IHSA Girls Regional in Erie, Kiara Djoumessi was 4-0 with four pins at Regional Qualifier 7, and Naomi Simon was 4-0 with four pins at Regional Qualifier 8.
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 27 – at Alliance Conference Tournament (DM North)
Quarterfinal – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by fall over Jameson Jordan (Des Moines Roosevelt) (Fall 1:18)
Semifinal – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by tech fall over James Headrick (Ames) (TF-1.5 5:07 (18-3))
1st Place Match – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by tech fall over Reed Kruger (Mason City) (TF-1.5 4:45 (22-7))
Keyan Hernandez – Billings (West), Montana 126 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
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.
Sat Jan 27 – at Centennial League Championships (Arapahoe HS/Centennial)
Quarterfinal – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) received a bye
Semifinal – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Matthew Redfearn (Arapahoe) (Fall 2:38)
1st Place Match – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Amani Fuque (Mullen) (Fall 1:30)
Recruiting Class of 2025
Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy New Jersey 120 lbs.
Sat Jan 27 – North Hunterdon (dual meet)
Leo DeLuca (Blair) won by tech fall over Aiden Yarussi (North Hunterdon)
Leister Bowling – Mead, Colorado 175 lbs.
Sat Jan 27 – at Duff Seaney Invitational (Canyon City)
Champ. Round 1 – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Xavier Hoyle (Ellicott) (Fall 2:38)
Quarterfinal – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by tech fall over Kai Wilcox (Colorado Springs Christian School) (TF-1.5 3:55 (21-6))
Semifinal – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Jeff Dooley (Manitou Springs) (Fall 2:30)
1st Place Match – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Arath Lopez (Rifle) (Fall 3:49)
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.
Fri/Sat Jan 26-27 – at IHSA Girls Regional (Erie)
Quarterfinal – Cadence Diduch (Freeport (H.S.)) won by fall over Skyann Munz (Sterling (H.S.)) (Fall 4:47)
Semifinal – Cadence Diduch (Freeport (H.S.)) won by fall over Gia Ritter (Geneseo) (Fall 1:37)
1st Place Match – Cadence Diduch (Freeport (H.S.)) won by fall over Nadia Anderson (Sherrard) (Fall 1:03)
Kiara Djoumessi – Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 140 lbs.
Fri Jan 26 – at Regional Qualifier 7 (Mason City)
Champ. Round 1 – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock won by fall over Chralie Larsen (Clear Lake) (Fall 1:04)
Quarterfinal – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Olivia Hoy (NH/TV) (Fall 0:25)
Semifinal – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Anna Johnson (Cedar Falls) (Fall 3:08)
1st Place Match – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Abigail O`Rear (West Delaware, Manchester) (Fall 0:52)
Naomi Simon – Decorah, Iowa 170 lbs.
Fri Jan 26 – at Regional Qualifier 8 (Mason City)
Champ. Round 1 – Naomi Simon (Decorah) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Jordynn Fink (Center Point-Urbana) (Fall 1:17)
Quarterfinal – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Addison Schenker (Osage) (Fall 0:44)
Semifinal – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Kailan McEwen (BCLUW-SH) (Fall 1:11)
1st Place Match – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Kynnedy Gunderson (Iowa Falls-Alden) (Fall 1:01)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Schedule for huge weekend of Iowa Wrestling
We have a huge weekend of Iowa wrestling upon us. There is so much going on I wanted to list a schedule to keep you organized and ready to go following the Hawks.
Actually the weekend has already started with our recruits in competition in Regionals. In Mason City Kiara Djoumessi in Regional Qualifier 7, Naomi Simon at the Regional Qualifier 8 and Cadence Diduch at the IHSA Girls Regional in Erie, IL all received a first round bye.
Friday, January 26
Iowa Women’s Wrestling recruits competing in Regionals
https://iowawrestlingblog.com/2024/01/iowa-recruits-in-action-jan-26-27/
Iowa Women’s team at Indiana Tech Duals vs. Campbellsville at 2 PM CST and Indiana Tech at 4 PM
https://iowawrestlingblog.com/2024/01/iowa-womens-wrestling-team-at-indiana-tech-duals-jan-26/
Iowa vs. Illinois on BTN at 8 PM
https://iowawrestlingblog.com/2024/01/illinois-and-northwestern-preview/
Saturday, January 27
Iowa Women’s team at Indiana Tech Warrior Open at 8 AM CST
10 Hawks competing at Flash Flanagan Open at 9 AM
https://iowawrestlingblog.com/2024/01/hawks-to-compete-at-flash-flanagan-open-2/
Iowa recruits in action across the country
https://iowawrestlingblog.com/2024/01/iowa-recruits-in-action-jan-26-27/
Sunday, January 28
Iowa vs. Northwestern at 2 PM
https://iowawrestlingblog.com/2024/01/illinois-and-northwestern-preview/
I will have follow up blogs with results for all of the Iowa Wrestling competition this weekend.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Iowa recruits in action: Jan 26-27
We have another big weekend of competition for our incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits. Dru Ayala will be at the Alliance Conference Tournament at Des Moines North High School and Keyan Hernandez will be at the 19-team Battle on the Bighorn in Hardin, Montana on Saturday.
In Colorado on Saturday Jake Howell will be at the Centennial League Championships in Centennial and Leister Bowling will be at the 24-team Duff Seaney Invitational in Canyon City.
Leo DeLuca will have a home dual meet against North Hunterdon on Saturday.
It is tournament time for girls wrestling. Regionals is the first step for our recruits becoming a state champion. Cadence Diduch will be at the IHSA Girls Regional in Erie on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday in Mason City Kiara Djoumessi will be competing at Regional Qualifier 7 and Naomi Simon at the Regional Qualifier 8.
Best of luck to all of our recruits as they pursue becoming a 2024 state champion.
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 27 – at Alliance Conference Tournament (DM North)
Keyan Hernandez – Billings (West), Montana 126 lbs.
Sat Jan 27 – at Battle on the Big Horn (Hardin, MT)
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.
Sat Jan 27 – at Centennial League Championships (Arapahoe HS/Centennial)
Recruiting Class of 2025
Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy New Jersey 120 lbs.
Sat Jan 27 – North Hunterdon (dual meet)
Leister Bowling – Mead, Colorado 175 lbs.
Sat Jan 27 – at Duff Seaney Invitational (Canyon City)
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.
Fri/Sat Jan 26-27 – at IHSA Girls Regional (Erie)
Kiara Djoumessi – Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 140 lbs.
Fri Jan 26 – at Regional Qualifier 7 (Mason City)
Naomi Simon – Decorah, Iowa 170 lbs.
Fri Jan 26 – at Regional Qualifier 8 (Mason City)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Hawks to compete at Flash Flanagan Open
Ten Iowa wrestlers will be competing at the Pat “Flash” Flanagan Open in Dubuque on Saturday, January 27. Iowa wrestlers have been competing at this tournament for years. Wrestling will begin at 9 AM in the Graber Sports Center on the Loras campus.
Former Iowa Hawkeye Jeren Glosser is the Head Coach at Loras and Aaron Costello is an Assistant Coach.
I will post a blog with results.
133 – Kale Petersen
141 – Charles Matthews
149 – Cade Siebrecht
157 – Carter Martinson
165 – Carson Martinson*
165 – Isaiah Fenton*
165 – Drake Rhodes
174 – Will Carano
184 – Aidan McCain*
Hwt – Easton Fleshman*
Unattached – *
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Illinois and Northwestern Preview
The Iowa Hawkeyes will take to the road this weekend for two Big Ten dual meets. The Hawks will be at Illinois on Friday at 8PM. On Sunday Iowa will be at Northwestern at 2 PM.
As with all Big Ten matches you always have to be looking ahead for seeds at the Big Ten Championships and even the NCAA National Tournament. Every match counts for seeds.
Iowa has only one wrestler listed at each weight except for at Hwt where Brad Hill and Ben Kueter are both listed. Hill is ranked #28 by InterMat and Kueter is #28 by Flo.
The big match for me this weekend will be at 174 where we will see #9 Patrick Kennedy vs. #3 Edmond Ruth of Illinois. This will be a great test to see where Kennedy is at on the national scene. This is the type of match that you could see in the semifinals of the National Tournament. I am looking forward to it.
Cullan Schriever is at 133 and Caleb Rathjen at 149. #11 Rathjen may face #8 Kannon Webster of Illinois. The starting spot at 133 and 149 is on the line. Actually I thought we may see Victor Voinovich in one of the matches this weekend at 149.
I am looking for Iowa to win these two dual meets by a lopsided score.
The Iowa-Illinois meet on Friday, January 26 will be live on BTN at 8 PM.
The Iowa-Northwestern meet on Sunday, January 28 will be streamed on BIG+ at 2 PM.
You can listen to both Iowa dual meets on iheart.com, YouTube, and AM 800 KXIC where Steven Grace and Mark Ironside will call the action.
3 IOWA HAWKEYES (8-0) 2023-24 Overall
Wt. Rank^ Name Yr. Hometown/High School Record
125 3/5/6/4 Drake Ayala So. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge 15-2
133 Cullan Schriever Jr. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 6-1
141 1/1/1/1 Real Woods R-Sr. Albuquerque, New Mexico/Montini Catholic (Ill.) 12-0
149 16/11/14/17 Caleb Rathjen So. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny 11-2
157 4/2/2/3 Jared Franek Grad. Harwood, North Dakota/West Fargo 16-1
165 7/6/6/7 Michael Caliendo So. Geneva, Illinois/Batavia 16-1
174 11/9/13/8 Patrick Kennedy Jr. Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota/Kasson-Mantorville 8-2
184 Aiden Riggins R-Fr. Janesville, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock 9-9
197 10/14/13/13 Zach Glazier Sr. Albert Lea, Minnesota/Albert Lea 16-0
285 –/28/–/– Bradley Hill R-Fr. Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf 14-4
-or- –/–/28/– Ben Kueter Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City 1-0
^ WIN/Intermat/Flo/AWN
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (3-4) 2023-24 Overall
Wt. Rank^ Name Yr. Hometown/High School Record
125 Justin Cardani R-Sr Champaign, Illinois/Centennial 2-5
-or- Caelan Riley So. Libertyville, Illinois/Libertyville 8-4
133 –/30/29/– Tony Madrigal Grad. Chicago, Illinois/Oak Park & River Forest 1-2
141 –/25/22/– Danny Pucino R-So. Libertyville, Illinois/Libertyville 8-6
-or- Will Baysingar Fr. Mt. Prospect, Illinois/Prospect 7-5
149 Jake Harrier R-So. Algonquin, Illinois/Jacobs 2-6
-or- 6/8/10/5 Kannon Webster Fr. Toulon, Illinois/Washington Community 11-1
157 Joe Roberts Jr. Aurora, Illinois/Montini Catholic 5-4
165 –/24/32/– Chris Moore Fr. McHenry, Illinois/McHenry 7-5
174 6/3/5/5 Edmond Ruth R-Jr. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania/Susquehanna Township 12-1
184 –/29/30/– Dylan Connell R-So. Marengo, Illinois/Marian Central Catholic 3-4
197 Chase Waggoner Jr. Lake Forest, Illinois/Lake Forest 2-6
-or- Joey Braunagel Jr. Belleville, Illinois/Althoff Catholic5-5
285 Sungyup Ryu Fr. Seoul, South Korea/Porrsmouth Abbey 5-5
-or- Peter Marinopolous Fr. Chicago, Illinois/Marist 4-1
NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (0-2) 2023-24 Overall
Wt. Rank^ Name Yr. Hometown/High School Record
125 Massey Odiotti Fr. Wilmette, Illinois/Loyola Academy 3-8
133 Patrick Adams So. Jersey City, New Jersey/St. Peter’s Prep 0-6
141 Joel VanderVere So. Gurnee, Illinois/Warren Township4-2
-or- Luis Bazan Fr. Winter Park, Florida/Lake Highland Prep 1-4
149 Aiden Vandenbush So. Random Lake/Random Lake 3-10
-or- Sam Cartella Fr. Hudson, Ohio/Western Reserve Academy 13-7
157 20/19/22/19 Trevor Chumbley Jr. St. Charles, Illinosi/Marmion Academy 10-5
165 20/15/18/15 Maxx Mayfield Jr. Lincoln, Nebraska/Lincoln East 11-6
174 David Ferrante Jr. Evansville, Indiana/Mater Dei 9-7
-or- Joseph Martin R-Fr. Clovis, California/Buchanan 3-2
184 –/24/23/17 Troy Fisher R-Fr. Garden Plain, Kansas/Goddard 8-11
197 Evan Bates So. Chesteron, Indiana/Chesterton 6-6
285 Jack Jessen Sr.. Villa Park, Illinois/Willowbrook 4-3
-or- Jon Halvorsen Jr. Park Ridge, Illinois/Maine South 5-4
^ WIN/Intermat/Flo/AWN
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Iowa Women’s Wrestling team at Indiana Tech Duals Jan 26
The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team will be on the road for two dual meets on Friday, January 26 at the Indiana Tech Warrior Duals in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Iowa will face Campbellsville at 2 PM CST and Indiana Tech at 4 PM.
In NAIA rankings Indiana Tech is #13 with ten wrestlers ranked. Campbellsville is ranked #13 with nine ranked wrestlers.
The Indiana Tech dual meet will be streamed live on the Indiana Tech Athletics YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@INTechWarriors
Probable lineups were not released by the University of Iowa for any of the programs competing.
The Indiana Tech Warrior Open on Saturday is listed on the Iowa Women’s Wrestling schedule but was not mentioned in the press release. I will let you know if we have any of our wrestlers compete on Saturday.
Iowa is ranked #2 in the country in the NWCA NCAA Women’s Coaches Rankings.
NWCA NCAA Women’s Coaches Rankings – January 18, 2024
101 – #1 Emilie Gonzalez #2 Sterling Dias
109 – #2 Ava Bayless
116 – #3 Brianna Gonzalez
123 – #3 Felicity Taylor
130 – #10 Emily Frost
143 – #2 Resse Larramendy #4 Ella Schmit
155 – #1 Marlynne Deede #9 Bella Mir
170 – #1 Kylie Welker #3 Haley Ward
191 – #3 Jaycee Fowler #9 Alivia White
NAIA Rankings
101 11th Makayla Young Indiana Tech 101 14th Sydney Kutzke Indiana Tech
101 15th Riley Banyas Campbellsville University
109 9th Tehani Soares Indiana Tech
116 4th Icart Galumette Campbellsville University 116 20th Riley Horvath Indiana Tech
123 5th Josie Davis Campbellsville University
130 10th Ellyana Kuzma Indiana Tech 130 20th Marisa Moffitt Indiana Tech 8
130 15th Cameron Ortiz Campbellsville University
136 10th Gabriella Perez Campbellsville University 136 15th Taylor Howell Campbellsville University
136 19th Carley Anderson Indiana Tech
143 2nd Emma Walker Campbellsville University 143 15th Maia Crumb Indiana Tech
155 4th Kendra Thompson Campbellsville University
170 12th Grace Doering Indiana Tech 170 16th Catherine McNulty Indiana Tech
170 15th Sierra Chavez Campbellsville University
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Tickets now on sale for NCWWC in Cedar Rapids
Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships that will be held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Alliant Center Powerhouse in downtown Cedar Rapids will host the tournament on Friday and Saturday, March 8-9.
There have been several national tournaments for college wrestling held at the Alliant Center Powerhouse (formerly 5 Seasons Center) in Cedar Rapids over the last ten years. I am confident that the locals of eastern Iowa will put on a great tournament. Let’s hope that they host this tournament again in the near future.
The University of Iowa is currently ranked #2 in the country in the first year of competition for the program. The presence of Iowa alone should be a big boost in bringing in a good crowd to the national tournament.
For more information and to order tickets:
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Iowa Wrestling update
There is not a better way to combat winter than a full weekend of Iowa Wrestling. Hawkeye fans had a full weekend of Iowa Wrestling and I wanted to do an update.
The weekend started off in the right direction when Iowa defeated Purdue 34-6 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Overall I thought the Hawks looked good.
The biggest match of the night by far was at 125 with #1 Drake Ayala dropping a 4-1 decision to #2 Matt Ramos. In a seven minute intense match and the deciding factor is an eye blink of a shot that led to the only takedown of the match. That was the biggest match to date for Ayala in his career. I look for him to improve and get better from the results of that match.
I will admit that Cullan Schriever had me worried in the first period at 133. Dustin Norris of Purdue came out with a quick takedown and tough ride. It was all Schriever after that as he finished up with a 20-7 major decision. I believe Schriever has so much potential that we have just not seen yet. I have no idea who will take the mat between Schriever and Brody Teske at Big Tens in March. Then again I am not sure anybody knows at this time.
#1 Real Woods defeated #32 Greyson Clark, 8-0. A solid win but not the best showing for Woods.
Victor Voinovich made a big statement Friday night with a 19-4 tech fall in 6:15. Voinovich looked like a completely different wrestler than what we saw earlier in the season. He was chain wrestling and scoring with a lot of offense. There is a real battle for the starting spot at 149 with Voinovich and #11 Caleb Rathjen. It will be interesting to see who gets the varsity matches in upcoming dual meets. As with 133 we may not know until Big Tens who the starter is at 149.
#2 Jared Franek won a 2-1 decision over #16 Joey Blaze. It is rare that a takedown is not scored in a match. On Sunday Blaze pinned #3 Peyton Robb of Nebraska in the third period when the score was 2-1.
#6 Mike Caliendo defeated Stoney Buell at 165, 9-4. Caliendo is a really good athlete and is fun to watch.
#9 Patrick Kennedy is looking t-o-u-g-h. He has settled in at 174 and has to be gaining confidence. As a fan I liked the 19-4 tech fall in only 4:43 over Brody Baumann. It will be interesting to see how Kennedy keeps progressing as we enter the tournament season. Patrick Kennedy is definitely trending in the right direction.
Aiden Riggins dropped a 4-1 decision at 184. I certainly respect the effort of Riggins, who is competing up two weight classes.
I have been going back in my memory of Iowa Wrestling about 197 and Hwt. I cannot remember a time when Iowa had wrestlers at 197 and Hwt win back-to-back matches by tech fall in a Big Ten meet.
Zach Glazier is starting to make it look easy with a 20-5 tech fall in just 3:15. You do not see an 18-4 score at the end of the first period at 197 too often, if ever. This guy is lighting up the scoreboard. And still only ranked at the highest #14?
Brad Hill at Hwt. was also impressive with a 19-4 tech fall in 4:04. Most of the buzz at Hwt has been about Ben Kueter. Hill continues to impress me and makes the most out of every match. This guy scores a lot of points and that is rare for a freshman Hwt.
Iowa Wrestling is my entertainment and I like to see the Hawks put points on the board. 197 and Hwt have been really entertaining so far. The remaining schedule is all Big Ten teams and Oklahoma State that will provide top competition. We will know pretty quick just how good Iowa is at 197 and Hwt. I sure like what I am seeing.
Iowa will hit the road for two dual meets this weekend. The Hawks will be a will be at #17 Illinois on Friday and Northwestern on Sunday. I will have a preview later in the week.
As a side note I thought the officiating was again pretty bad Friday night. I swear Carver-Hawkeye Arena is where top officials go to have their worst performance of the year. Where do I get that? They can’t be that bad all of the time or they would not be officiating big meets. The inconsistency with stalling calls is frustrating. Go watch D-I college wrestling matches from the 80’s on YouTube and you will see what I mean.
#2 Iowa 34, Purdue 6
125 – #2 Matt Ramos (P) dec. #1 Drake Ayala (I), 4-1
133 – Cullan Schriever (I) major dec. Dustin Norris (P), 20-7
141 – #1 Real Woods (I) major dec. #32 Greyson Clark (P), 8-0
149 — Victor Voinovich III (I) tech. fall Marcus Polanco (P), 19-4
157 – #2 Jared Franek (I) dec. #16 Joey Blaze (P), 2-1
165 – #6 Michael Caliendo (I) dec. Stoney Buell (P), 9-4
174 – #9 Patrick Kennedy (I) tech. fall Brody Baumann (P), 19-4
184 – James Rowley (P) dec. Aiden Riggins (I), 5-1
197 – #14 Zach Glazier (I) tech. fall Ben Vanadia (P), 20-5
285 – Bradley Hill (I) tech. fall Tristan Ruhlman (P), 19-4
The Hawkeye Wrestling Club had their annual Arctic Plunge on Saturday. The frigid temperatures were right on time for an event with arctic in the title. It sounds as though an all time record amount of money was raised to support the HWC. Thank you to all that participated.
The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team had another impressive showing in legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday at the Iowa Duals. Iowa dominated two opponents and entertained the home crowd with high scoring matches. This was the final home dual meet for Iowa this season.
Iowa won nineteen of twenty matches including ten tech falls and five pins.
The Hawks defeated Missouri Valley College 42-0 with six tech falls, three pins, and 7-0 decision. Iowa then defeated Life (ranked #1 in NAIA) 35-6 with five tech falls and one pin.
The attendance was listed at 6,675. That is great support for our first year program.
On Facebook the Iowa Women’s Wrestling team had a picture of our wrestlers signing autographs after the meet. Great to see that. I see the popularity of the Iowa Women’s wrestling program continue to grow with each passing year.
Iowa will compete again on Friday at the Indiana Tech Duals in Fort Wayne, Indiana with dual meets at 2 PM and 4 PM. I will have a preview later in the week.
#2 Iowa 42, Missouri Valley College 0
101 — Emilie Gonzalez (I) pinned Sage Beltran (M), 0:57
109 — Ava Bayless (I) tech. fall Hailey Holland (M), 11-0
116 — Brianna Gonzalez (I) pinned Laura Lincoln (M), 1:40
123 — Felicity Taylor (I) tech. fall Ashley Whetzal (M), 10-0
130 — Emily Frost (I) tech. fall Chase Kiel (M), 11-0
136 — Lilly Luft (I) tech. fall Aniseta Acosta (M), 11-0
143 — Ella Schmit (I) tech. fall Willow Barnes (M), 10-0
155 — Bella Mir (I) tech. fall Elia Falcetti (M), 10-0
170 — Haley Ward (I) decision Kelani Corbett (M), 7-0
191 — Alivia White (I) pinned Tylah Allen (M), 1:16
#2 Iowa 35, Life University 6
101 — Sterling Dias (I) tech. fall Devyn Gomez (L), 10-0
109 — Ava Bayless (I) tech. fall Diana Gonzalez (L), 10-0
116 — Brianna Gonzalez (I) pinned Ariana Martinez (L), 2:07
123 — Felicity Taylor (I) tech. fall Anna Krejsa (L), 10-0
130 — Sarah Savidge (L) tech. fall Emily Frost (I), 11-0
136 — Lilly Luft (I) pinned Zaynah McBryde (L), 1:42
143 — Reese Larramendy (I) decision fall Jamilah McBryde (L), 12-4
155 — Marlynne Deede (I) decision Latifah McBryde (L), 3-1
170 — Kylie Welker (I) tech. fall Margaret Graham (L), 10-0
191 — Jaycee Foeller (I) decision Madeline Welch (L), 2-0
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!