Elite recruit Harvey Ludington announced on Instagram that he has committed to the University of Iowa.

Ludington, from Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS), is the #1 rated 190 lbs. high school wrestler in the country.  Ludington is #1 at 190 by MatScouts and FloWrestling.

The #1 spot was earned from titles at Fargo at Junior Nationals with a tech fall in the finals as well as elite tournaments like Beast of the East and two New Jersey state titles.

Ludington had originally committed to Arizona State last December but recently opened up his recruiting options. 

This marks the second #1 ranked high school recruit in the country from New Jersey that Iowa has landed in the Class of 2025. Leo DeLuca of Morristown, New Jersey(Blair Academy) is #1 in the country at 120 lbs.

 

 

Iowa has made a statement in recruiting the heavier weights over the last three recruiting classes. The top recruit for Iowa in the Class of 2023 was Hwt Ben Kueter and in 2024 it was Angelo Ferrari at 184.

Looking ahead to the future Iowa Wrestling lineup:

174 – Gabe Arnold

184 – Angelo Ferrari

197 – Harvey Ludington

Hwt. – Ben Kueter

Hawk fans, that is a lineup we all really want to see.

As I have done with all of our incoming recruits for years on this blog I will add Ludington to my Friday blogs of upcoming weekend competitions and a follow up blog with results on my “Recruits in action” series.

Well done Iowa Wrestling.

 

 

Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2025

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

Paolo Ciatto – New Rochelle, New York(Iona Preparatory)  175 lbs.

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

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

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

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

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

After a big opening weekend of high school tournaments for our incoming recruits last week this weekend will be a little quiet. We have only dual meets to cover this weekend.

Paolo Ciatto will be at the Linda Stewart Duals in Albany on Saturday. Ty and Jarrel Miller will be home with the St. Ed’s Quad on Saturday with DeSales, Beavercreek, and Connelsville.

Leister Bowling has a dual meet at Cheyenne East(WY) on Friday.

 

 

Leo DeLuca is out recovering from an injury. 

Isabella Gonzales and Owen McMullen do not have any competition scheduled this weekend.

Looking ahead we will have tournaments to follow for our recruits over the holidays so there will be no down time in the schedule for the entire high school season.

I will continue to follow our incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits throughout the high school season.

 

 

Recruiting Class of 2025

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

Out with injury.

 

Paolo Ciatto – Iona Preparatory(New Rochelle, New York)  175 lbs.

Sat Dec 14 – at Linda Stewart Duals(Albany)

 

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

Fri Dec 13 – at Cheyenne East(WY)

 

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

Sat Dec 14 – St. Ed’s Quad(DeSalles, Beavercreek, and Connelsville)

 

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

Sat Dec 14 – St. Ed’s Quad(DeSalles, Beavercreek, and Connelsville)

 

Recruiting Class of 2026

Owen McMullen – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania

No competition scheduled.

 

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2025

Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California  126 lbs.

No competition scheduled.

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The #1 ranked Iowa Women’s Wrestling team will send 17 wrestlers to compete at the North Central Open in Naperville, Illinois on Sunday, December 15.

Wrestling will begin at 9 AM at the Merner Field House in Naperville, Illinois and run straight through.

North Central is ranked #3 in the country in the most recent rankings with 13 ranked wrestlers.

The weight to watch at the North Central Open will be 145. #1 ranked and defending national champion Reese Larramendy and Macey Kilty are both listed for Iowa. 

Kilty recently won bronze at the 2024 Senior World Championships and silver at the U23 World Championships and  has not been in the college rankings yet.

Iowa transfer Bella Mir is ranked #4 in the country at 145 for North Central.

FloWrestling will have coverage on their premium service.

 

 

Lineup for North Central Open with national ranking

103 – Rianne Murphy #1

110 – Val Solorio

124 – Cali Leng

124 – Ava Rose

131 – Allie Baudhuin

131 – Emily Frost #9

131 – Emmily Patneaud

138 – Cadence Diduch

138 – Nanea Estrella #3

138 – Danni Swihart

145 – Reese Larramendy #1

145 – Macey Kilty

180 – Kylie Welker #1

180 – Naomi Simon #8

207 – Katja Osteen #5

207 – Sam Calkins

207 – Olivia White

 

 

After Sunday Iowa will compete next at Soldier Salute on December 29-30. 

Iowa will compete at home in Carver-Hawkeye Arena one more time this season with Iowa Duals II on Saturday, January 18. The Hawks will face Augustana and Grand View State starting at 6 PM.

From HawkeyeSports.com:

Single dual ticket sales are now available. Please call 1-800-IAHAWKS and select option 2 to be connected to a ticket sales representative or visit https://hawkeyesports.com/tickets/ to learn more.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Spencer Lee will compete at the Kunayev D.A. International at 57kg in Taraz, Kazakhstan on December 19-22.

This will be the first competition for Lee since he won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics this summer at 57kg.

Qualification Rounds will begin at 11:30 PM CST on Thursday and the Medal Matches will be at 7 AM on Sunday. Kazakhstan is 11 hours ahead of Central Standard Time.

USA Wrestling has not released information on a livestream for the event at this time.

 

 

Lee will be supported by Hawkeye Wrestling Club coach Daniel Dennis and Pat Lugo will be his training partner.

Lee was a three-time NCAA national champion for Iowa. Lee will close a successful year that included winning the World Olympic Games Qualifier and Pan American Championships.

The official cycle for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin with this event and I am expecting very good competition for Lee.

 

 

D.A. International in Taraz, Kazakhstan

Thursday, December 19

11:30 PM – Qualification Rounds (MFS 57-65-74-86-97 kg)

Saturday, December 21

4 AM – Semifinals (MFS 57-65-74-86-97 kg)

Sunday, December 22

4 AM – Repechage (MFS 57-65-74-86-97 kg)

7 AM – Medal Matches (MFS 57-65-74-86-97 kg)

***Times listed are CST

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

InterMat released rankings this morning after a big weekend of college wrestling.

Penn State and Iowa are still 1-2 in the Tournament and Dual Meet rankings. Penn State is at 124.5 and Iowa at 88 points. The big change was Oklahoma State going from #5 to #3 at 82 points. 

Iowa has steadily gone up in team points as the season progresses.

The Hawks now have seven wrestlers ranked in the top eight that would make them All Americans. 

 

 

Joey Cruz replaced Kale Petersen at 125 and is ranked #30. Cruz competed in both dual meets last weekend at 125.

The rest of the team are pretty much where they have been ranked the last three weeks.

Iowa will compete next at Soldier Salute on December 29-30 so I do not anticipate any changes to where the Iowa wrestlers will be ranked for the rest of December.

Iowa starts the Big Ten season at Wisconsin on Sunday, January 12.

 

 

InterMat Rankings

Dual Rankings 

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

 

Tournament Rankings

1. Penn State  124.5
2. Iowa  88
3. Oklahoma State  82
4. Minnesota  67.5

 

125 – Joey Cruz #30

133 – Drake Ayala #5

141 – Ryder Block #31

149 – Kyle Parco #4

157 – Jacori Teemer #1

165 – Michael Caliendo #2

174 – Nelson Brands #8

184 – Gabe Arnold #7

197 – Stephen Buchanan #2

Hwt – Ben Kueter #13

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

It was a big weekend for Iowa Wrestling. The Men’s and Women’s teams both competed in dual meets and the Hawkeye Wrestling Club was represented in Finland.

Iowa defeated Princeton 39-3 and Army 23-16 at the Journeymen Wrestling Uncivil War in St. Charles, Missouri on Friday.

Iowa won 15 of the 20 bouts with bonus in 11 matches.

The Hawks won nine of ten matches against Princeton with six straight matches with bonus points for the 39-3 win. Kyle Parco(149), Miguel Estrada(157), Michael Caliendo(165), Nelson Brands(174), and Stephan Buchanan(197) all had tech falls. 

Drake Ayala(133) and Gabe Arnold(184) had major decisions and Ben Kueter(Hwt) had a decision.

Iowa won six of ten matches against Army. All four losses were from backups filling in. Patrick Kennedy and Stephan Buchanan both had tech falls and Parco and Caliendo had major decisions.

Iowa will compete next at Soldier Salute on December 29-30 in Coralville, Iowa.

No. 2 Iowa 39, Princeton 3
125 | Joey Cruz (I) dec. #30 Ethan Rivera (P), 6-1
133 | #6 Drake Ayala (I) major dec. Daniel Jones (P), 13-2
141 | Eligh Rivera (P) dec. Cullan Schreiver (I), 4-2
149 | #4 Kyle Parco (I) tech. fall Christopher Martino (P), 17-2
157 | Miguel Estrada (I) tech. fall Cody Tavoso (P), 21-6
165 | #2 Michael Caliendo tech. fall Hudson Hightower, 19-3
174 | #8 Nelson Brands (I) tech. fall Xavier Giles (P), 20-4
184 | #8 Gabe Arnold (I) major dec. #27 Michael Squires (P), 19-6
197 | #2 Stephen Buchanan (I) tech. fall #18 Luke Stout (P), 18-3
285 | #13 Ben Kueter (I) dec. #33 Sebastian Garibaldi (P), 8-2

No. 2 Iowa 23, Army West Point 16
125 | #22 Charles Farmer (A) major dec. Joey Cruz (I), 8-0
133 | #6 Drake Ayala (I) dec. #23 Ethan Berginc (A), 7-3
141 | #29 Braden Basile (A) dec. Cullan Schriever (I), 11-6
149 | #4 Kyle Parco (I) major dec. #26 Trae McDaniel (A), 14-5
157 | Dakota Morris (A) pinned Kael Voinovich (I), 6:00
165 | #2 Michael Caliendo (I) major dec. #13 Gunner Filipowicz (A), 11-2
174 | Patrick Kennedy (I) tech. fall #31 Dalton Harkins (A), 21-4
184 | #8 Gabe Arnold (I) dec. Andrew Christie (A), 11-7
197 | Stephen Buchanan (I) tech. fall Wolfgang Frable (A), 20-4
285 | #27 Lucas Stoddard (A) dec. Easton Fleshman (I), 2-0
*Iowa was deducted a team point during the 165-pound bout.

 

 

Austin DeSanto and Otto Black both won Gold medals at the Arvo Haavisto Cup in Ilmajoki, FInland in Greco-Roman.

DeSanto was 4-0 with four tech falls to win the title at 60kg. DeSanto is new to international Greco-Roman and it looks like he is improving quickly.

Black bumped up to 67kg and was 5-0 with four tech falls. 

DeSanto and Black outscored their opponents by a combined match score of 80-5.

Last weekend DeSanto won bronze and Black silver at the Haparanda Cup in Haparanda, Sweden where both competed at 63kg/138 lbs. 

DeSanto was competing for the Hawkeye Wrestling Club. Black is a member of the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2024 and is expected to join the team in January for the second semester.

 

 

On Saturday the University of Iowa Women’s team was 5-0 at the Jewel Duals in Liberty, Missouri. Iowa is now 28-0 all-time in dual meets. 

Iowa went 45-2 at the duals with the two losses being forfeits. The Hawks finished the day with 19 tech. falls and 10 pins.

Iowa won their first dual meet against William Jewell (B) 53-0 followed by defeating #7 Lindenwood 47-7. Iowa then topped Missouri Baptist 50-8.

In the fourth round Iowa defeated Fort Hayes 44-1. In the featured dual Iowa defeated host school] #25 William Jewell 40-2.

Macey Kilty and ReeseLarramendy led the tournament with four tech falls each.

Iowa will compete next at the NCC Open in Naperville, Illinois on Sunday, December 15.

#1 Iowa 53, #25 Willam Jewell (B) 0

103 — Double forfeit
110 — #5 Emilie Gonzalez (I) via forfeit
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) via forfeit
124 — Cali Leng (I) via forfeit
131 — Emmily Patneaud (I) fall Alanis Cedeno (W), 0:29
138 — Cadence Diduch (I) via forfeit
145 — #1 Reese Larramendy (I) tech. fall Haylie Briscoe (W), 10-0
160 — Macey Kilty (I) via forfeit
180 — #8 Naomi Simon (I) fall Desiree Hall (W), 0:31
207 — #1 Jaycee Foeller (I) via forfeit

#1 Iowa 47,#7 Lindenwood 7

103 — Megan Valdez (L) via forfeit
110 — #2 Ava Bayless (I) tech. fall Katie Cooper (L), 11-0
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) tech. fall Caitlin Reiter (L), 10-0
124 — Cali Leng (I) via forfeit
131 — #9 Emily Frost (I) via forfeit
138 — #3 Nanea Estrella (I) fall Marissa Sanabria (L), 0:28
145 — Macey Kilty (I) tech. fall #10 Rebecca Strong (L), 10-0
160 — #1 Reese Larramendy (I) tech. fall Alana Duggan (L), 10-0
180 — #1 Kylie Welker (I) fall Makayla Rivera (L), 0:00
207 — #1 Jaycee Foeller (I) dec. #3 Sara Lake (L), 6-2

#1 Iowa 50, Missouri Baptist 8

103 — Lillian Hackworth (MB) via forfeit
110 — #5 Emilie Gonzalez (I) tech. fall Andrea Karagiannis (MB), 10-0
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) via forfeit
124 — Cali Leng (I) tech. fall Makayla Murray (MB), 12-2
131 — Emmily Patneaud (I) fall Chloe Herrick (MB), 1:44
138 — Cadence Diduch (I) tech. fall Cara Cheng (MB), 10-0
145 — #1 Reese Larramendy (I) via forfeit
160 — Macey Kilty (I) tech. fall Josette Partney (MB), 15-4
180 — #8 Naomi Simon (I) fall Emma Schreiber (MB), 0:49
207 — #1 Jaycee Foeller (I) fall Abigail Chandler (MB), 1:39

#1 Iowa 44, #19 Fort Hays 1

103 — Double forfeit
110 — #2 Ava Bayless (I) fall Sophia Shultz (FH)
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) fall Lindsey Lopez (FH), 3:42
124 — Cali Leng (I) dec. Lexi Lopez (FH), 5-0
131 — #9 Emily Frost (I) dec. Jamie Laswell (FH), 6-0
138 — #3 Nanea Estrella (I) tech. fall Nichole Moore (FH), 11-1
145 — Macey Kilty (I) tech. fall Ashlynn Goodwin (FH), 10-0
160 — #1 Reese Larramendy (I) tech. fall Kaylee Ricketts (FH), 10-0
180 — #1 Kylie Welker (I) fall Isabella Renfro (FH), 1:22
207 — #1 Jaycee Foeller (I) tech. fall Hailey Conley (FH), 11-0

#1 Iowa 40, #25 Willam Jewell 2

103 — Megan Valdez (L) via forfeit
110 — #5 Emilie Gonzalez (I) dec. Miyah Palacios (W), 13-7
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) tech. fall #8 Alexandra Waitsman (W), 10-0
124 — Cali Leng (I) dec Emarie Bolosan (W), 3-1
131 — Emmily Patneaud (I) dec. Shelby Kemp (W), 7-0
138 — Cadence Diduch (I) tech. fall Ellisa Jimenez (W), 10-0
145 — #1 Reese Larramendy (I) tech. fall Paige Barber (W), 10-0
160 — Macey Kilty (I) tech. fall fall Athena Willde (W), 10-0
180 — #8 Naomi Simon (I) fall Nylease Yzager (W), 1:32
207 — #1 Jaycee Foeller (I) tech. fall Peyton Welt (W), 11-0

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

We had incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits competing across the country for the opening weekend of high school wrestling. 

#1 nationally ranked Isabella Gonzales won the 126 lbs. title  at the 48-team RM Parks Invitational in Porterville, California. This was a tough tournament. Gonzales won her first three matches with a first period pin in :25, :49 and 1:04.

In the finals Gonsales won by a 7-4 decision over Me`Kala James (Central). In the November National Girls High School Rankings James was ranked #16 P4P and #2 at 125. Gonsales is #3 in the P4P rankings and #1 at 120 lbs.

Leo DeLuca, Owen McMullen and Leister Bowling did not compete this weekend.

 

 

Ty and Jarrel Miller competed at the Ironman in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. This is without a doubt the toughest regular season high school tournament every year. 

Ty placed eighth at 175 and Jarrel placed sixth at 190.

Paolo Ciatto was 2-1 at the Ballston Spa Duals at 175 lbs.

I will continue to follow our incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits throughout the high school season.

 

 

Recruiting Class of 2025

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

Did not compete.

 

Paolo Ciatto – Iona Preparatory(New Rochelle, New York)  175 lbs.

Sat Dec 7 – at Ballston Spa Duals(Ballston Spa, NY)

Zachary Philip(Minisink Valley) dec Paolo Ciatto(Iona Prep), 5-0

Paolo Ciatto(Iona Prep) tech fall Joseph Davis(Hudson Valley) 20-3, 3:24

Paolo Ciatto(Iona Prep) fall Gavin Spratt(Saratoga Springs) 1:24

 

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

Did not compete.

 

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

Fri/Sat Dec 6-7 – at Ironman(Cuyahoga Falls, OH)  8th place

Champ. Round 1 – Tyrel Miller (St Edward) 3-3 received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 – Tyrel Miller (St Edward) 3-3 won by tech fall over RJ Robinson (Homewood-Flossmoor) 3-2 (TF-1.5 5:05 (17-2))

Champ. Round 3 – Tyrel Miller (St Edward) 3-3 won by major decision over Colin Wooldridge (La Salle) 3-2 (MD 11-1)

Quarterfinal – Emmitt Sherlock (Gilman School) 5-1 won by decision over Tyrel Miller (St Edward) 3-3 (Dec 8-5)

Cons. Round 6 – Tyrel Miller (St Edward) 3-3 won by major decision over Brian Chamberlain (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 3-2 (MD 12-0)

Cons. Round 7 – Maximus Norman (Baylor School) 6-2 won by fall over Tyrel Miller (St Edward) 3-3 (Fall 2:21)

7th Place Match – Waylon Cressell (Warren Central) 4-2 won by injury default over Tyrel Miller (St Edward) 3-3 (Inj. 1:12)

 

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

Fri/Sat Dec 6-7 – at Ironman(Cuyahoga Falls, OH) – 6th place

Champ. Round 1 – Jarrel Miller (St Edward) 3-2 won by fall over Darren Handkins (Broken Arrow) 1-2 (Fall 0:38)

Champ. Round 2 – Jarrel Miller (St Edward) 3-2 won by decision over Ricky Ericksen (Marist) 3-2 (Dec 4-3)

Quarterfinal – Jarrel Miller (St Edward) 3-2 won by decision over Robert Kucharczk (Lake Highland Prep) 5-2 (Dec 12-6)

Semifinal – Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy) 5-0 won by tech fall over Jarrel Miller (St Edward) 3-2 (TF-1.5 2:43 (15-0))

Cons. Semi – Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central Catholic ) 6-1 won by injury default over Jarrel Miller (St Edward) 3-2 (Inj. 0:00)

5th Place Match – De`Alcapon Veazy (Ponderosa) 4-2 won by medical forfeit over Jarrel Miller (St Edward) 3-2 (M. For.)

 

Recruiting Class of 2026

Owen McMullen – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania

Fri/Sat Dec 6-7 – at Ironman(Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

Did not compete.

 

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2025

Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California  126 lbs.

Fri/Sat Dec 6-7 RM Parks Invitational(Porterville) – 1st place

Champ. Round 1 – Isabella Gonzales (CLOVIS EAST) received a bye

Champ. Round 2 – Isabella Gonzales (CLOVIS EAST)  won by fall over Rhea Sarrouf-Levine (MORRO BAY) 3-2 (Fall 0:25)

Quarterfinal – Isabella Gonzales (CLOVIS EAST) won by fall over Analy Gonzalez (Righetti) 5-5 (Fall 0:49)

Semifinal – Isabella Gonzales (CLOVIS EAST) won by fall over Saige Maddux (Tesoro) 4-2 (Fall 1:04)

1st Place Match – Isabella Gonzales (CLOVIS EAST) won by decision over Me`Kala James (Central) (Dec 7-4)

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The University of Iowa Women’s team went 5-0 at the Jewell Duals in Liberty, Missouri. Iowa is now 28-0 all-time in dual meets. 

Iowa went 45-2 at the duals with the two losses being forfeits. The Hawks finished the day with 19 tech falls and 10 pins.

Iowa won their first dual meet against William Jewell (B) 53-0 followed by defeating #7 Lindenwood 47-7. Iowa then topped Missouri Baptist 50-8.

In the fourth round Iowa defeated Fort Hayes 44-1. In the featured dual Iowa defeated host school #25 William Jewell 40-2.

Macey Kilty and Reese Larramendy led the tournament with four tech falls each.

 

 

Iowa will compete next at the NCC Open in Naperville, Illinois on Sunday, December 15. FloWrestling will have full coverage on their premium service.

Iowa will compete at home one more time this season with Iowa Duals II on Saturday, January 18. The Hawks will face Augustana and Grand View State starting at 6 PM.

From HawkeyeSports.com:

Single dual ticket sales are now available. Please call 1-800-IAHAWKS and select option 2 to be connected to a ticket sales representative or visit https://hawkeyesports.com/tickets/ to learn more.

 

 

Jewell Duals in Liberty, Missouri

#1 Iowa 53, Willam Jewell (B) 0

103 — Double forfeit
110 — #5 Emilie Gonzalez (I) via forfeit
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) via forfeit
124 — Cali Leng (I) via forfeit
131 — Emmily Patneaud (I) fall Alanis Cedeno (W), 0:29
138 — Cadence Diduch (I) via forfeit
145 — #1 Reese Larramendy (I) tech. fall Haylie Briscoe (W), 10-0
160 — Macey Kilty (I) via forfeit
180 — #8 Naomi Simon (I) fall Desiree Hall (W), 0:31
207 — #1 Jaycee Foeller (I) via forfeit

 

#1 Iowa 47,#7 Lindenwood 7

103 — Megan Valdez (L) via forfeit
110 — #2 Ava Bayless (I) tech. fall Katie Cooper (L), 11-0
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) tech. fall Caitlin Reiter (L), 10-0
124 — Cali Leng (I) via forfeit
131 — #9 Emily Frost (I) via forfeit
138 — #3 Nanea Estrella (I) fall Marissa Sanabria (L), 0:28
145 — Macey Kilty (I) tech. fall #10 Rebecca Strong (L), 10-0
160 — #1 Reese Larramendy (I) tech. fall Alana Duggan (L), 10-0
180 — #1 Kylie Welker (I) fall Makayla Rivera (L), 0:00
207 — #1 Jaycee Foeller (I) dec. #3 Sara Lake (L), 6-2

 

#1 Iowa 50, #19 Missouri Baptist 8

103 — Lillian Hackworth (MB) via forfeit
110 — #5 Emilie Gonzalez (I) tech. fall Andrea Karagiannis (MB), 10-0
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) via forfeit
124 — Cali Leng (I) tech. fall Makayla Murray (MB), 12-2
131 — Emmily Patneaud (I) fall Chloe Herrick (MB), 1:44
138 — Cadence Diduch (I) tech. fall Cara Cheng (MB), 10-0
145 — #1 Reese Larramendy (I) via forfeit
160 — Macey Kilty (I) tech. fall Josette Partney (MB), 15-4
180 — #8 Naomi Simon (I) fall Emma Schreiber (MB), 0:49
207 — #1 Jaycee Foeller (I) fall Abigail Chandler (MB), 1:39

 

#1 Iowa 44, #19 Fort Hays 1

103 — Double forfeit
110 — #2 Ava Bayless (I) fall Sophia Shultz (FH)
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) fall Lindsey Lopez (FH), 3:42
124 — Cali Leng (I) dec. Lexi Lopez (FH), 5-0
131 — #9 Emily Frost (I) dec. Jamie Laswell (FH), 6-0
138 — #3 Nanea Estrella (I) tech. fall Nichole Moore (FH), 11-1
145 — Macey Kilty (I) tech. fall Ashlynn Goodwin (FH), 10-0
160 — #1 Reese Larramendy (I) tech. fall Kaylee Ricketts (FH), 10-0
180 — #1 Kylie Welker (I) fall Isabella Renfro (FH), 1:22
207 — #1 Jaycee Foeller (I) tech. fall Hailey Conley (FH), 11-0

 

#1 Iowa 40, #25 Willam Jewell 2

103 — Megan Valdez (L) via forfeit
110 — #5 Emilie Gonzalez (I) dec. Miyah Palacios (W), 13-7
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) tech. fall #8 Alexandra Waitsman (W), 10-0
124 — Cali Leng (I) dec Emarie Bolosan (W), 3-1
131 — Emmily Patneaud (I) dec. Shelby Kemp (W), 7-0
138 — Cadence Diduch (I) tech. fall Ellisa Jimenez (W), 10-0
145 — #1 Reese Larramendy (I) tech. fall Paige Barber (W), 10-0
160 — Macey Kilty (I) tech. fall fall Athena Willde (W), 10-0
180 — #8 Naomi Simon (I) fall Nylease Yzager (W), 1:32
207 — #1 Jaycee Foeller (I) tech. fall Peyton Welt (W), 11-0

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Austin DeSanto and Otto Black both won Gold medals at the Arvo Haavisto Cup in Ilmajoki, FInland in Greco-Roman.

DeSanto was 4-0 with four tech falls to win the title at 60kg. DeSanto is new to international Greco-Roman and it looks like he is improving quickly.

Black bumped up to 67kg and was 5-0 with four tech falls. 

DeSanto and Black outscored their opponents by a combined match score of 80-5.

Last weekend DeSanto won bronze and Black silver at the Haparanda Cup in Haparanda, Sweden where both competed at 63kg/138 lbs. 

DeSanto and Black were coached by 2006 Greco-Roman world champion Joe Warren.

 

 

DeSanto was a four-time All American for Iowa. He recently began training in Greco-Roman and this was his first international Greco-Roman tour.

Black captured silver at 63kg/138 lbs. at the 2024 U20 Greco-Roman World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain and also won Gold at 63kg/138 lbs. at the U20 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru. 

Black, from Park, Colorado, won a 138 lbs. 4A Colorado state title last season with a 52-0 record. He was a Junior Greco-Roman national champion at 126 in 2022 and 132 in 2023.

Black is a member of the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2024 and is expected to join the team in January for the second semester.

 

 

Arvo Haavisto Cup in Ilmajoki, FInland

60 kg – Austin DeSanto, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), gold medal

WIN Martin Aak (Norway), tech fall 9-0

WIN Adam Silverin (Sweden), tech fall 11-1

WIN Lauri Perkka (Finland), tech fall 9-0

WIN Mark Loitto (Sweden), tech fall 8-0

 

67 kg – Otto Black, Parker, Colo. (Colorado Top Team), gold medal

WIN Ruslan Stamat (Sweden), tech fall 9-0

WIN Nazar Biakin (Ukraine), 7-2

WIN Hugo Riehunkangas (Finland), 5-0

WIN Algot Gamelius (Sweden) tech fall 11-0

WIN Niko Tervonen (Finland), tech fall 11-2

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Tom Brands collected his 300th win as head coach as Iowa defeated Princeton 39-3 and Army 23-16. Iowa was competing at the Journeymen Wrestling Uncivil War in St. Charles, Missouri.

Iowa won 15 of the 20 bouts with bonus in 11 matches.

The Hawks won nine of ten matches against Princeton with six straight matches with bonus points for the 39-3 win. Kyle Parco(149), Miguel Estrada(157), Michael Caliendo(165), Nelson Brands(174), and Stephan Buchanan(197) all had tech falls. 

Drake Ayala(133) and Gabe Arnold(184) had major decisions and Ben Kueter(Hwt) had a decision.

Iowa won six of ten matches against Army. All four losses were from backups filling in. Patrick Kennedy and Stephan Buchanan both had tech falls and Parco and Caliendo had major decisions.

 

 

I have been stating on this blog that I wanted to see Miguel Estrada get a shot in the starting lineup. Well, I got it.  Estrada went up a weight to 157 and came out and exploded with a 21-6 tech fall in the second period. 

I hope we see more of Estrada in the lineup at 157 while #1 Jacori Teemer is recovering from an injury. True freshmen can compete at five events without using a year of eligibility and I hope to see Estrada use all five of those dates. The team was just different with him in the lineup. This guy has a great future for us in the Black and Gold. 

I also need to mention Gabe Arnold at 184. At the end of a flurry against Andrew Christie of Army,  Arnold went from nearly scoring a three-point takedown to getting taken down and giving up two backpoints and being behind 5-0. 

Arnold came back and won the match 11-7. I liked the confidence and steady way that Arnold battled back. A match like that should give Arnold added confidence should that happen in the future.

Iowa does not compete until Soldier Salute on December 29-30 in Coralville, Iowa. The Hawks will start the Big Ten season at Wisconsin on January 12. That is a long break in the middle of a long season that began the earliest in Iowa Wrestling history on November 2. 

The Hawks will get healthy and have a training phase during this long layoff to prepare for the always competitive Big Ten season.

As I am always saying on this blog, Iowa Wrestling is my entertainment. I plan on being very entertained with Iowa Wrestling this season. This edition of Iowa Wrestling has wrestlers that are fun to watch and they are only going to get better as the season progresses.

 

 

No. 2 Iowa 39, Princeton 3
125 | Joey Cruz (I) dec. #30 Ethan Rivera (P), 6-1
133 | #6 Drake Ayala (I) major dec. Daniel Jones (P), 13-2
141 | Eligh Rivera (P) dec. Cullan Schreiver (I), 4-2
149 | #4 Kyle Parco (I) tech. fall Christopher Martino (P), 17-2
157 | Miguel Estrada (I) tech. fall Cody Tavoso (P), 21-6
165 | #2 Michael Caliendo tech. fall Hudson Hightower, 19-3
174 | #8 Nelson Brands (I) tech. fall Xavier Giles (P), 20-4
184 | #8 Gabe Arnold (I) major dec. #27 Michael Squires (P), 19-6
197 | #2 Stephen Buchanan (I) tech. fall #18 Luke Stout (P), 18-3
285 | #13 Ben Kueter (I) dec. #33 Sebastian Garibaldi (P), 8-2

No. 2 Iowa 23, Army West Point 16
125 | #22 Charles Farmer (A) major dec. Joey Cruz (I), 8-0
133 | #6 Drake Ayala (I) dec. #23 Ethan Berginc (A), 7-3
141 | #29 Braden Basile (A) dec. Cullan Schriever (I), 11-6
149 | #4 Kyle Parco (I) major dec. #26 Trae McDaniel (A), 14-5
157 | Dakota Morris (A) pinned Kael Voinovich (I), 6:00
165 | #2 Michael Caliendo (I) major dec. #13 Gunner Filipowicz (A), 11-2
174 | Patrick Kennedy (I) tech. fall #31 Dalton Harkins (A), 21-4
184 | #8 Gabe Arnold (I) dec. Andrew Christie (A), 11-7
197 | Stephen Buchanan (I) tech. fall Wolfgang Frable (A), 20-4
285 | #27 Lucas Stoddard (A) dec. Easton Fleshman (I), 2-0
*Iowa was deducted a team point during the 165-pound bout.

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!