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Iowa recruits in action: Jan 19-20 RESULTS
Our incoming recruits were competing across the country this weekend. Keyan Hernandez was 5-0 with three pins and a tech fall at AA Duals in Great Falls. Dru Ayala placed second at 120 at the Ed Winger Invitational in Urbandale.
Jake Howell placed second at the 40-team Top of the Rockies in Lafayette on Friday and Saturday. Leister Bowling was 4-0 at the Chadron Duals (NE) on Friday and won the 175 lbs. title at the 25-team Chadron Invitational on Saturday to go 8-0 on the weekend.
#1 nationally ranked Leo DeLuca was scheduled to face the #12 and #13 ranked wrestlers in the country but the St. Ed’s Duals were canceled on Saturday.
Kiara Djoumessi and Naomi Simon won titles at the 24-team Mason City Girls Invitational on Saturday. Djoumessi was 4-0 with four pins to win the 140 lbs. title and Simone was 3-0 with three pins to win the 170 lbs. title.
The end of the regular season is near as we gear up for the Tournaments.
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 20 – at Ed Winger Invitational (Urbandale)
Champ. Round 1 – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by fall over Michael Dyett (Johnston) (Fall 0:37)
Quarterfinal – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by tech fall over Drew Anderson (Lewis Central) (TF-1.5 3:33 (22-7))
Semifinal – Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) won by major decision over Cody Vandermark (Ankeny Centennial) (MD 17-5)
1st Place Match – Jake Knight (Bettendorf) won by decision over Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge) (Dec 5-3)
Keyan Hernandez – Billings (West), Montana 126 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at AA State Duals (Great Falls)
Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over Jack Barrett (Missoula Hellgate) Fall 1:30
Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over Mason Gutenberger (Belgrade) Dec 4-1
Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over Jack Stone (Billings Senior High School) Fall 3:01
(132) Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over Sam Nevin (Belgrade) TF 26-11
Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) over Ross Tolliver (Great Falls / MSDB) Fall 0:33
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.
Fri/Sat Jan 19-20 – at Top of the Rockies (Lafayette, Colorado)
Champ. Round 1 – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Cassius Garcia (Poudre) 6-5 (Fall 2:56)
Quarterfinal – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Oz Nowick (Grandview) 16-5 (Fall 1:01)
Semifinal – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Justyce Hostetler (Grand Island) 18-3 (Fall 0:39)
1st Place Match – Quinn Funk (Legacy) won by decision over Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) (Dec 7-3)
Recruiting Class of 2025
Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy New Jersey 120 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at St. Ed’s Duals (Cleveland, OH) – Canceled
Leister Bowling – Mead, Colorado 175 lbs.
Fri Jan 19 – at Chadron Duals (Chadron, NE)
Leister Bowling (Mead) over Clayton Elliott (Valentine) Fall 2:00
Leister Bowling (Mead) over Frankie Trevino (Scottsbluff) Dec 5-3
Leister Bowling (Mead) over Tyler Palermo (Natrona County) Fall 2:33
Leister Bowling (Mead) over Thomas Reeves (Chase County) Maj 17-6
Sat Jan 20 – at Chadron Invitational (Chadron, NE)
Round 1 – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Caleb Heck (Gordon-Rushville) (Fall 3:03)
Quarterfinal – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Jerrick Thompson (Lakota Tech) (Fall 3:00)
Semifinal – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by major decision over Kolby Houchin (Bayard) (MD 16-4)
1st Place Match – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by decision over Frankie Trevino (Scottsbluff) (Dec 1-0)
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.
No competition scheduled.
Kiara Djoumessi – Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 140 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at Mason City Girls Invitational
Champ. Round 1 – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Abby Beauford (Dallas Center-Grimes) (Fall 0:30)
Quarterfinal – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over JayLynn Vazquez (Emmetsburg) (Fall 1:01)
Semifinal – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Kylie Blunt (Charles City) (Fall 0:44)
1st Place Match – Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Amelia Wadsworth (Decorah) (Fall 3:05)
Naomi Simon – Decorah, Iowa 170 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at Mason City Girls Invitational
Quarterfinal – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Addison Schenker (Osage) (Fall 1:15)
Semifinal – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Matilda Miller (Sumner-Fredericksburg) (Fall 1:53)
1st Place Match – Naomi Simon (Decorah) won by fall over Kayma Burleson (Clear Lake) (Fall 1:09)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Iowa now #2 in NWCA NCAA Women’s Coaches Poll
The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team dropped to #2 in the new NWCA NCAA Women’s Coaches Poll for Tournaments. Iowa remained #1 in the Dual Rankings. The Hawks recently won the NWCA National Duals but are now in second place to the team that they defeated in the finals for that title, North Central, by quite a margin.
North Central is now ranked #1 with 125 points and seventeen ranked wrestlers. The Hawks are #2 with 103 points and fourteen wrestlers ranked. King is ranked #3.
North Central has four wrestlers ranked #1 and the Hawks have three ranked at #1.
Leading the way for Iowa is #1 ranked Emile Gonzalez (101), Marlynne Deede (155) and Kylie Welker (170).
Iowa will be on the mats Sunday in legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the Iowa Duals. For more information:
https://iowawrestlingblog.com/2024/01/iowa-duals-preview/
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
Complete Individual rankings:
https://nwcaonline.com/documents/2024/1/18/NWCA_WWR_IND_011824.pdf
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Iowa recruits in action: Jan 19-20
We have a big weekend of competition for our incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits. The regular season is nearly over as we approach the tournament season.
Dru Ayala will be at the Ed Winger Invitational in Urbandale on Saturday. This is always one of the tougher tournaments in Iowa every year. I always have to mention that the late Ed Winger was The Voice of the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament for years. The legendary phrase: Wrestlers clear the mats. Wrestlers clear the mats.
Keyan Hernandez will be at AA State Duals in Great Falls as the tournament season officially begins.
Jake Howell will be at the 40-team Top of the Rockies in Lafayette on Friday and Saturday. Leister Bowling will have another busy weekend with the Chadron Duals (NE) on Friday and the Chadron Invitational on Saturday.
Kiara Djoumessi and Naomi Simon will be at the 24-team Mason City Girls Invitational on Saturday.
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 20 – at Ed Winger Invitational (Urbandale)
Keyan Hernandez – Billings (West), Montana 126 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at AA State Duals (Great Falls)
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.
Fri/Sat Jan 19-20 – at Top of the Rockies (Lafayette, Colorado)
Recruiting Class of 2025
Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy New Jersey 120 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Leister Bowling – Mead, Colorado 175 lbs.
Fri Jan 19 – at Chadron Duals (Chadron, NE)
Sat Jan 20 – at Chadron Invitational (Chadron, NE)
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.
No competition scheduled.
Kiara Djoumessi – Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 140 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at Mason City Girls Invitational
Naomi Simon – Decorah, Iowa 170 lbs.
Sat Jan 20 – at Mason City Girls Invitational
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
HWC Social on Friday, Jan 19
The Hawkeye Wrestling Club will host a Social from 4-7 PM on Friday, January 19. The Social will be at Joe’s Place at 115 Iowa Ave in downtown Iowa City.
The HWC Socials are free of charge and provide a great opportunity to meet HWC wrestlers, former Hawkeye greats and other Iowa Wrestling fans.
The Hawks will face Purdue in a Big Ten dual meet at 7 PM in sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
This is a big weekend for the HWC with the Arctic Plunge on Saturday. For more information:
https://iowawrestlingblog.com/2024/01/2024-hwc-arctic-plunge-on-january-20/
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Iowa Duals preview
The University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling team will host the Iowa Duals in legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, January 21. This will be the final time to see the Hawks compete at home for the season.
#1 ranked Iowa will face Missouri Valley in the second dual of the day at 2 PM CST followed by Iowa vs. #1 (NAIA) Life at 2:30 PM. The Iowa Duals will kick off with Missouri Valley vs. Life at 1:30. Doors will open at Carver-Hawkeye at 12:30 PM.
Life is ranked #1 in NAIA and recently won NAIA National Duals.
University of Iowa Sports Information did not release probable lineups for any of the teams competing.
The Iowa Duals will be streamed online on BIG+ on their premium service.
The Iowa Duals will be broadcast online at HawkeyeSports.com and YouTube where Steven Grace will call the action.
Iowa Duals
Sunday, January 21
12:30 PM – Doors to Carver-Hawkeye Arena open
1:30 PM – Missouri Valley vs. Life
2 PM – Iowa vs. Missouri Valley
2:30 – Iowa vs. Life
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Iowa-Purdue preview
The Iowa Hawkeyes will host the Purdue Boilermakers in a Big Ten dual meet on Friday, January 19 at 7 PM. A sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena will be center stage and ready to go.
The best match of the night by far will be at 125 where Drake Ayala and Matt Ramos will do battle. Ayala is ranked #1 in three rankings and Ramos is #1 in one ranking. This will be the biggest match of the weekend in college wrestling.
There will be three additional matches involving ranked wrestlers. At 141 we will have #1 Real Woods vs. #32 Greyson Clark. At 157 #2 Jared Franek will face #16 Joey Blaze and at 165 it will be #6 Michael Caliendo vs. #32 Stoney Buell.
Cullan Schriever is the only Hawkeye listed at 133. We have two Hawks listed at Hwt with Brad Hill and Ben Kueter. Kueter made his Iowa Hawkeye debut with a 5-3 win over #29 Bennett Tabor of Minnesota on Monday night.
After listing 125 as a slight favorite to a toss up Iowa will be favored at the remaining nine weights.
Former Iowa Hawkeye Tony Ersland has been the head coach at Purdue since 2014. Originally from Humboldt, Iowa Ersland was a member of the Iowa Hawkeye NCAA National Championship teams of 1995, 1996, and 1997. Ersland made it to the Blood Round as a member of the record-breaking 1997 Championship team.
The Iowa-Purdue meet will be live on BTN at 7 PM.
You can listen to the Iowa dual on iheart.com, YouTube, and AM 800 KXIC where Steven Grace and Mark Ironside will call the action.
2 IOWA HAWKEYES (7-0) 2023-24 Overall
Wt. Rank^ Name Yr. Hometown/High School Record
125 2/1/1/1 Drake Ayala So. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge 15-1
133 Cullan Schriever Jr. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 5-1
141 1/1/1/1 Real Woods R-Sr. Albuquerque, New Mexico/Montini Catholic (Ill.) 11-0
149 18/11/14/20 Caleb Rathjen So. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny 11-2
157 2/2/2/2 Jared Franek Grad. Harwood, North Dakota/West Fargo 15-1
165 7/6/6/10 Michael Caliendo So. Geneva, Illinois/Batavia 15-1
174 11/9/–/8 Patrick Kennedy Jr. Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota/Kasson-Mantorville 7-2
184 Aiden Riggins R-Fr. Janesville, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock 9-8
197 10/14/13/13 Zach Glazier Sr. Albert Lea, Minnesota/Albert Lea 15-0
285 Bradley Hill R-Fr. Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf 13-4
-or- –/–/29/– Ben Kueter Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City 1-0
^ WIN/Intermat/Flo/AWN
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (5-4) 2023-24 Overall
Wt. Rank^ Name Yr. Hometown/High School Record
125 1/2/8/8 Matt Ramos R-Jr. Lockport, Illinois/Lockport 16-4
-or- Ashton Jackson Fr. LaPorte, Indiana/LaPorte 6-7
133 Dustin Norris R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio/La Salle 7-9
-or- Jacob Macatangay R-Fr. Plainfield, Illinois/Plainfield North 0-1
141 –/32/32/– Greyson Clark Fr. Wrightstown, Wisconsin/Kaukauna 13-3
149 Marcus Polanco R-Sr. West Covina, California/Bishop Amat 7-11
157 –/16/23/19 Joey Blaze Fr. Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg 13-4
-or- Ike Ruble R-Fr. Decatur, Indiana/Bellmont 11-4
165 –/–/32/– Stoney Buell R-So. Dundee, Michigan/Dundee 10-6
174 Brody Baumann R-Fr. Evansville, Indiana/Mater Dei 9-6
184 James Rowley R-Fr. Corvallis, Oregon/Crescent Valley 8-11
-or- Hayden Filipovich R-So. Indianapolis, Indiana/Lutheran High School of Indianapolis 7-6
197 Ben Vanadia R-So. Brecksville, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview 8-11
-or- Mitch Hutmacher Sr. Chatham, Illinois/Glenwood 0-5
285 Tristan Ruhlman R-So. Bloomington, Indiana/Bloomington South 4-13
^ WIN/Intermat/Flo/AWN
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Iowa in new InterMat Rankings
InterMat has released new rankings. The Iowa Hawkeyes are now ranked #2 in both the Tournament and Dual Meet Rankings. Iowa was #4 in the previous Tournament Rankings.
The biggest jump would be #1 ranked Drake Ayala at 125. Ayala was #5 in the last rankings. This weight has had a lot of changes so far this season with the tough competition knocking each other off. Ayala will face #2 Matt Ramos of Purdue Friday night in the dual meet.
Brody Teske comes in at #14 at 133 and Real Woods remains ranked #1 at 141. Caleb Rathjen is starting to climb the rankings at #14 at 149.
Jared Franek held on to #2 at 157 and Mike Caliendo is #6 at 165. As good as Caliendo has looked and he is still #6. That shows you how tough this weight is.
Patrick Kennedy is settling in at 174 and is now ranked #9. Aiden Riggins is not ranked at 184. Zach Glazier keeps winning and yet he is only #14 at 197?
Ben Kueter made his debut with a win over now #28 Bennett Tabor of Minnesota. Should Kueter continue to compete for the Hawks I certainly look for him to climb the rankings at Hwt.
Iowa will host Purdue in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, January 19 at 7 PM.
InterMat Rankings – January 16, 2024
125 – Drake Ayala #1
133 – Brody Teske #14
141 – Real Woods #1
149 – Caleb Rathjen #14
157 – Jared Franek #2
165 – Mike Caliendo #6
174 – Patrick Kennedy #9
184 – Aiden Riggins – Not ranked
197 – Zach Glazier #14
Hwt – Brad Hill/Ben Kueter – not ranked
Full InterMat Rankings:
https://intermatwrestle.com/rankings.html/ncaa-di-r19/
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Welker places fifth at Zagreb Open
Kylie Welker of the University of Iowa placed fifth at 76 KG/167 lbs. at the Zagreb Open in Zagreb, Croatia. This was the first Senior Ranking Tournament of the year that had elite competition from around the world.
Welker was 2-2 in competition with a fall in her two wins.
Welker, a redshirt freshman from Franksville, Wisconsin, is ranked #1 at 170 lbs. for the #1 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes.
The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team will compete next at home when they host the Iowa Duals in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, January 21.
Zagreb Open in Zagreb, Croatia
76 kg – Kylie Welker (Franksville, Wis./Iowa Women’s WC), 5th place
WIN Kendra Dacher (France), fall 2:18
LOSS Juan Wang (China), 8-5
WIN Gaucaite (Lithuania), fall 1:08
LOSS Kennedy Blades (USA), pin 4:25
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Iowa recruits in action Jan 12-13 RESULTS
Incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits competed over the weekend.
Leo DeLuca continued to run the gauntlet of facing high ranked opponents. In the Blair-Wyoming Seminary dual meet on Friday, #1 nationally ranked DeLuca defeated #3 Nathan Desmond (Penn St recruit), 6-3. DeLuca will look great in the Black and Gold of Iowa.
The DeLuca-Desmond match:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhw-ENEukZA
Dru Ayala was scheduled to compete at the JHAWK in Cedar Rapids but Fort Dodge was unable to attend. A blizzard shut down quite a bit of competition across Iowa on Saturday.
Keyan Hernandez won the 126 lbs. title at the 35 team Cowboy Invitational in Miles City, MT. Hernandez was 4-0 with three pins and a 7-1 decision in the finals.
Jake Howell won the 215 lbs. title at the Jaguar Invitational with three first period pins.
Leister Bowling placed first at 171 at the Pueblo Centennial Invitational. Bowling was 3-0 with three pins.
I did not see where any of the incoming Iowa Women’s Wrestling recruits competed this past weekend.
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.
Did not compete.
Keyan Hernandez – Billings (West), Montana 126 lbs.
Fri/Sat Jan 12-13 – at Cowboy Invitational (Miles City)
Champ. Round 1 – Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) won by fall over Logan Douma (Three Forks/Ennis) (Fall 2:41)
Quarterfinal – Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) won by fall over Brenner Mullin (Sidney) (Fall 3:14)
Semifinal – Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) won by fall over Ty Peterson (Cody) (Fall 3:49)
1st Place Match – Keyan Hernandez (Billings West) won by decision over Cole Krutzfeldt (Lockwood) (Dec 7-1)
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 13 – at Jaguar Invitational (Littelton, Colorado)
Champ. Round 1 – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Braydon Powell (Erie) 4-3 (Fall 1:41)
Semifinal – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Tavin Weed (Arapahoe) (Fall 0:13)
1st Place Match – Jake Howell (Cherry Creek) won by fall over Matthew Redfearn (Arapahoe) (Fall 0:40)
Recruiting Class of 2025
Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy New Jersey 120 lbs.
Fri Jan 12 – at Wyoming Seminary Dual Meet
#1 Leo DeLuca dec over #3 Nathan Desmond, 6-3
Leister Bowling – Mead, Colorado 175 lbs.
Sat Jan 13 – at Pueblo Centennial Invitational
Champ. Round 1 – Leister Bowling (Mead) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over DonIvin Rael (Dolores Huerta Prep) (Fall 2:56)
Semifinal – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Dylan Moorman (Air Academy) (Fall 1:05)
1st Place Match – Leister Bowling (Mead) won by fall over Logan Thompson (Pueblo West) (Fall 1:45)
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.
No competition scheduled.
Kiara Djoumessi – Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 140 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Naomi Simon – Decorah, Iowa 170 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Iowa recruits in action: Jan 12-13
Incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits will be on the mat this weekend.
Leo DeLuca will lead #2 nationally ranked Blair in a dual meet at #1 Wyoming Seminary tonight in the biggest high school dual meet of the year. #1 nationally ranked DeLuca will face #3 Nathan Desmond in a big match at 120. Desmond is a Penn State recruit. DeLuca and Desmond are in the Class of 2025.
On Saturday Blair will face Belmont Hill and Northfield Mount Hernon in dual meets at home.
Dru Ayala will be at the JHAWK at Cedar Rapids Jefferson on Saturday. Keyan Hernandez will be at the 65th Annual Cowboy Invitational in Miles City, MT on Friday and Saturday.
In Colorado on Saturday Jake Howell will be at the Jaguar Invitational in Littleton and Leister Bowling will be competing at the Pueblo Centennial Invitational.
I did not see where any of the incoming Iowa Women’s Wrestling recruits are competing this weekend.
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 13 – at JHAWK (Cedar Rapids Jefferson HS)
Keyan Hernandez – Billings (West), Montana 126 lbs.
Fri/Sat Jan 12-13 – at Cowboy Invitational (Miles City)
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 13 – at Jaguar Invitational (Littleton)
Recruiting Class of 2025
Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy New Jersey 120 lbs.
Fri Jan 12 – at Wyoming Seminary Dual Meet
Sat Jan 13 – Belmont Hill and Northfield Mount Hermon Dual Meets
Leister Bowling – Mead, Colorado 175 lbs.
Sat Jan 13 – at Pueblo Centennial Invitational
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.
No competition scheduled.
Kiara Djoumessi – Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 140 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
Naomi Simon – Decorah, Iowa 170 lbs.
No competition scheduled.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!