The Hawkeye Open scheduled for Sunday, January 2 has been cancelled.

15 members of the University of Iowa Wrestling program will compete in the inaugural Hawkeye Open on Sunday, January 2. The action will take place in the Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa. The doors open at 10 AM and wrestling begins at 11 AM through the completion of competition.

There will be a Men’s and Women’s tournament that will draw competitors from around the country. The Hawkeye Open is being put together in a very quick manner due to the cancellation of the 2021 Midlands Championships.  We are hoping this is the start to a long time tradition for the Hawkeye Open.

A complete field of teams and unattached wrestles will be released on Friday, December 31.

 

Drake Ayala – 125*

Charles Matthews – 133

Cullan Schriever – 133*

Drew Bennett – 141

Wyatt Henson – 141*

Leif Schroeder – 141

Caleb Rathjen – 149*

Bretli Reyna – 149*

Sebastian Robles – 157*

Joe Kelly – 165

Patrick Kennedy – 165*

Jack McClimon – 165*

Brennan Swafford – 174

Andrew Simaz – 184*

Aaron Costello – 285

*unattached

 

Tickets to the Hawkeye Open are $30 and available for purchase at xtreamarena.com.

Announcements and updates will continue throughout the week via the Hawkeye Open social media channels, @HawkeyeOpen on Twitter and Instagram, @HawkeyeOpenWrestling on Facebook.

I will keep you up to date with any additional information about the Hawkeye Open right here on my blog.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The Hawkeye Open scheduled for Sunday, January 2 has been cancelled.

It was announced in a press release that the Hawkeye Open will now be held on Sunday, January 2 only. The tournament had originally been scheduled for January 1-2. The doors of the Xtreme Arena in Corvaille, Iowa will open at 10 AM and the wrestling will begin at 11 AM for the Men’s and Women’s division that will wrestle to conclusion.

From the press release:

“Super excited by the opportunity to host this one-day tournament and believe it has the potential to be the start of something big. Thanks to the size and flexibility of our venue, we are confident that we can run this event over the course of one day.” said Luke Eustice, Director of the Iowa City Area Sports Commission and Hawkeye Open Tournament Co-Director.

The Iowa Hawkeyes have committed to sending a strong contingent to neighboring Coralville. The University of Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Arizona State, Purdue, Northern Illinois, Minnesota State-Mankato, and Virginia will have wrestlers in attendance with 6 additional schools recently adding the event to their schedule. 

Indiana Institute of Tech, Texas Wesleyan, Iowa Wesleyan, Augsburg, and William Penn will highlight the inaugural women’s tournament. A complete field of teams and unattached wrestles will be released on Friday, December 31.

Limited suite and club seats are available. Contact Josh Kleinmeyer at Xtreme Arena ([email protected]) for details.

Announcements and updates will continue throughout the week via the Hawkeye Open social media channels, @HawkeyeOpen on Twitter and Instagram, @HawkeyeOpenWrestling on Facebook.

I will keep you up to date with any additional information about the Hawkeye Open right here on my blog.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

 

After three weeks of competition across the country in high school wrestling, Willie Saylor of MatScouts has updated his rankings.  There were a lot of changes in the rankings as wrestlers settled into their new weight class and results came in. The incoming Iowa recruits have looked very good so far this season.

Nate Jesuroga remained at #3 in the P4P (Pound For Pound) rankings and is now #1 at 126 instead of 120. Ben Kueter went from #4 to #3 at 220 and went up one spot to #24 in the P4P. 

Aiden Riggins went from #2 to #1 at 160. I was able to see Riggins compete and he looks college ready right now. Brad Hill remained #20 at 195. Ryder Block remained #14 at 138. Mickey Griffith went from #16 to #17 at 182. 

Easton Fleshman went from #15 to #18 at Hwt. Carter Martinson went from unranked to #17 at 152. I have been really impressed with both Carter and Carson Martinson this season.

Kolby Franklin and Joel Jesuroga dropped out of the rankings.

The future looks great for Iowa Wrestling.

 

Incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits in the new MatScouts rankings by Willie Saylor on Rokfin.

Nate Jesuroga

Class of 2023 

Southeast Polk HS, Iowa

#1 at 126 lbs. 

#3 P4P

 

Ryder Block

Class of 2023 

Waverly-Shell Rock HS, Iowa

#14 at 138 lbs.

 

Carter Martinson

Class of 2022

Southeast Polk HS, Iowa

#17 at 152 lbs.

 

Aiden Riggins

Class of 2022

Waverly-Shell Rock HS, Iowa

#1 at 160 lbs.

 

Mickey Griffith

Class of 2022

Des Moines Lincoln HS, Iowa

#17 at 182

 

Brad Hill

Class of 2022

Bettendorf, Iowa

#20 at 195

 

Ben Kueter

Class of 2023 

City High HS, Iowa

#3 at 220 lbs.

#24 P4P

 

Easton Fleshman

Class of 2022

West Lyon HS, Iowa

#18 at Hwt.

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

 

The Hawkeye Open scheduled for Sunday, January 2 has been cancelled.

The bad news hit social media Wednesday afternoon that the 2021 Midlands Championships was canceled. In a very quick turn of events it was announced just hours later that the Hawkeye Open would be held on January 1-2 at the Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa. The Hawkeye Open will be held for any post high school men and women who want to compete. 

The Hawkey Open is being presented by Wrestle Like a Girl and the Iowa City Area Sports Commission.

There are three big reasons why I expect the Hawkeye Open will be a big success with such a short amount of time to prepare.

1. Josh Schamberger and Luke Eustice are running the tournament. Schamberger was very influential in getting the 2018 World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling to Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Eustice was an NCAA Finalist at Iowa and worked in administration for Iowa Wrestling for years. Dan Gable told me numerous times that you want wrestling people making decisions about wrestling. Schamberger and Eustice are running this show and are wrestling people to a high degree. I have a lot of confidence in these two guys and for good reason.
2. Xtreme Arena in Coralville is a great new facility and in a great location right off of I-80. Just a mile from legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the epicenter of wrestling in our country. Iowa City knows how to host a wrestling event better than anywhere on planet Earth. 
3. Iowa Head Coach Tom Brands said he will bring his wrestlers. That alone will attract wrestlers from around the country. 

I am looking forward to seeing the women’s wrestling just as much as the men. I am hoping some of our wrestlers on Team USA make the trip to compete here in Iowa.

A new account on Twitter for you to follow: https://twitter.com/HawkeyeOpen

I will keep you up to date right here on my blog as I know more. 

What a great opportunity for the people of Iowa to flex and show once again that wrestling is our sport.

Let’s get ‘em in the middle.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

 

Top ranked Iowa was 3-0 at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals in Niceville Florida. The Hawks defeated #5 North Carolina State in the finals of the Blue Pool, 19-15. Austin DeSanto led the way with a 16-7 major decision. Top ranked Spencer Lee defeated #5 Jakob Camacho, 6-1. With Iowa down 13-15, #7 Jacob Warner won a hard fought 3-2 decision over #15 Issac Trumble. Tony Cassioppi secured the dual meet win with a 6-2 decision over Tyrie Houghton.

 

Iowa won 24 of 30 matches in the three dual meets. 

The Hawks scored bonus points in 10 of their 24 wins. 1 pin, 3 tech falls, 4 major decisions, 1 disqualification due to stalling, and 1 injury default.

Spencer Lee extended his winning streak to 38 matches, outscoring those opponents 463-43.

Iowa now has a 24 match winning streak in dual meets.  The longest active streak in the country.

A special mention in regards to the depth of the Iowa Wrestling program. In the North Carolina State dual at 149 Cobe Seibrecht dropped a 7-3 match to #3 Tariq Wilson and scored the last takedown. At 174 Nelson Brands dropped a 4-2 decision to #5 Hayden Hidlay.

Michael Kemerer weighed in but did not compete in the duals.

 

In the first meet on Monday Iowa shutout Central Michigan 44-0. The Hawks scored bonus points in six of their ten victories. Abe Assad recorded a pin in 2:22, Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto recorded tech falls, Alex Marinelli won by disqualification due to stalling, Tony Cassioppi won by an injury default, and Max Murin won by a major decision.

Iowa then defeated #21 Lehigh 28-7. Austin DeSanto recorded another tech fall and Spencer Lee and Abe Assad won a major decision. In the biggest match #6 Tony Cassioppi defeated #8 Jordan Wood, 3-2. 

 

#1 IOWA 19, #5 NC STATE 15

125   #1 Spencer Lee (IA) dec. #5 Jakob Camacho (NCST), 6-1

133   #3 Austin DeSanto (IA) major dec. #17 Kai Orine (NCST), 16-7

141   #2 Jaydin Eierman (IA) dec. #16 Ryan Jack, 7-6; 10-0

149   #3 Tariq Wilson (NCST) dec. Cobe Siebrecht (IA), 7-3; 10-3

157   #23 Ed Scott (NCST) pinned #8 Kaleb Young (IA), 1:10; 10-9

165   #1 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. Donald Cates (NCST), 7-2; 13-9

174   #5 Hayden Hidlay (NCST) dec. Nelson Brands (IA), 4-2; 13-12

184   #3 Trent Hidlay (NCST) dec. Abe Assad (IA), 6-0; 13-15

197   #7 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. #15 Isaac Trumble (NCST), 3-2; 16-15

285   #6 Tony Cassioppi (IA) dec. Tyrie Houghton, 6-2; 19-15

 

#1 IOWA 44, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 0

125    #1 Spencer Lee (IA) tech. fall Brock Bergelin (CM) 17-0; 5-0

133    #3 Austin DeSanto (IA) tech. fall Vince Perez (CM), 16-1; 10-0

141    #2 Jaydin Eierman (IA) dec. #7 Dresden Simon (CM), 13-12; 13-0

149    #8 Max Murin (IA) major dec. Corbyn Munson (CM), 14-5; 17-0

157    #8 Kaleb Young (IA) dec. #19 Johnny Lovett (CM), 6-0; 20-0

165    #1 Alex Marinelli (IA) stalling DQ Tracy Hubbard (CM), 5:46; 26-0

174    Nelson Brands (IA) dec. Bret Fedewa (CM), 8-3; 29-0

184    Abe Assad (IA) pinned Ben Cushman (CM), 2:22; 35-0

197    #7 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. Aaron Bolo (CM), 9-4; 38-0

285    #6 Tony Cassioppi (IA) won by injury default #9 Matt Stencel (CM), 2:25; 44-0

 

 

#1 IOWA 28, #21 LEHIGH 7

125    #1 Spencer Lee (IA) major dec. #11 Jaret Lane (L), 8-0; 4-0

133    #3 Austin DeSanto (IA) tech. fall Satoshi Abe (L), 20-5; 9-0

141    #2 Jaydin Eierman (IA) dec. Connor McGonagel (L), 8-3; 12-0

149    #30 Manzona Bryant (L) dec. #8 Max Murin (IA), 7-5 SV1; 12-3

157    #10 Josh Humphreys (L) major dec. #8 Kaleb Young (IA), 11-2; 12-7

165    #1 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. Brian Meyer (L), 6-2; 15-7

174    Nelson Brands (IA) dec. Jake Logan (L), 3-2; 18-7

184    Abe Assad (IA) major dec. A.J. Burkhart (L), 16-5; 22-7

197    #7 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. JT Davis (L), 6-1; 25-7

285    #6 Tony Cassioppi (IA) dec. #8 Jordan Wood (L), 3-2; 28-7

 

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

 

Iowa looked impressive in defeating Central Michigan and Lehigh at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals in Niceville Florida. The Hawks will face #6 North Carolina State at 5 PM CST today. 

Iowa won 18 of 20 bouts on Monday. In the first meet Iowa shutout Central Michigan 44-0. The Hawks scored bonus points in six of their ten victories. Abe Assad recorded a pin in 2:22, Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto recorded tech falls, Alex Marinelli won by disqualification due to stalling, Tony Cassioppi won by an injury default, and Max Murin won by a major decision.

Iowa then defeated #21 Lehigh 28-7. Austin DeSanto recorded another tech fall and Spencer Lee and Abe Assad won a major decision. In the biggest match #6 Tony Cassioppi defeated #8 Jordan Wood, 3-2. 

The North Carolina State dual meet should be entertaining with some very good matches. The top match for me will be at 184 where unranked Abe Assad will face #3 Trent Hidlay. Also a big test for #8 Max Murin at 149 with #3 Tariq Wilson. 

Michael Kemerer weighed in but did not compete on Monday. I do not expect to see him wrestle today. I would be surprised if Spencer Lee wrestled today. That would still have a matchup of ranked wrestlers at 6 of 10 weights. That should make for a very good dual meet.

You can watch all of the dual meets in the Collegiate Wrestling Duals on the Rockfin premium service:  https://rokfin.com/ppv/1/Collegiate-Wrestling-Duals?post=49093

 

Tuesday, December 21

Iowa – North Carolina State  5PM CST

 

*Rankings by InterMat.

125  #1 Spencer Lee – #5 Jakob Camacho (NCST)

133  #3 Austin DeSanto – #17 Kai Orine (NCST)

141 #2 Jaydin Eierman – #16 Ryan Jack (NCST)

149  #8 Max Murin – #3 Tariq Wilson (NC State)

157 #8 Kaleb Young  

165 #1 Alex Marinelli – #18 Thomas Bullard (NCST)

174 #2 Michael Kemerer – #5 Hayden Hidlay (NCST)

184  Abe Assad – #3 Trent Hidlay (NCST)

197 #7 Jacob Warner – #15 Isaac Trumble (NCST)

Hwt #6 Tony Cassioppii – #28 Owen Trephan (NCST)             

 

Team Tournament: #1 Iowa , #6 North Carolina State

Team Dual Meet – #1 Iowa , #5 North Carolina State

 

#1 IOWA 44, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 0

125    #1 Spencer Lee (IA) tech. fall Brock Bergelin (CM) 17-0; 5-0

133    #3 Austin DeSanto (IA) tech. fall Vince Perez (CM), 16-1; 10-0

141    #2 Jaydin Eierman (IA) dec. #7 Dresden Simon (CM), 13-12; 13-0

149    #8 Max Murin (IA) major dec. Corbyn Munson (CM), 14-5; 17-0

157    #8 Kaleb Young (IA) dec. #19 Johnny Lovett (CM), 6-0; 20-0

165    #1 Alex Marinelli (IA) stalling DQ Tracy Hubbard (CM), 5:46; 26-0

174    Nelson Brands (IA) dec. Bret Fedewa (CM), 8-3; 29-0

184    Abe Assad (IA) pinned Ben Cushman (CM), 2:22; 35-0

197    #7 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. Aaron Bolo (CM), 9-4; 38-0

285    #6 Tony Cassioppi (IA) won by injury default #9 Matt Stencel (CM), 2:25; 44-0

 

#1 IOWA 28, #21 LEHIGH 7

125    #1 Spencer Lee (IA) dec. #11 Jaret Lane (L), 8-0; 4-0

133    #3 Austin DeSanto (IA) tech. fall Satoshi Abe (L), 20-5; 9-0

141    #2 Jaydin Eierman (IA) dec. Connor McGonagel (L), 8-3; 12-0

149    #30 Manzona Bryant (L) dec. #8 Max Murin (IA), 7-5 SV1; 12-3

157    #10 Josh Humphreys (L) major dec. #8 Kaleb Young (IA), 11-2; 12-7

165    #1 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. Brian Meyer (L), 6-2; 15-7

174    Nelson Brands (IA) dec. Jake Logan (L), 3-2; 18-7

184    Abe Assad (IA) major dec. A.J. Burkhart (L), 16-5; 22-7

197    #7 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. JT Davis (L), 6-1; 25-7

285    #6 Tony Cassioppi (IA) dec. #8 Jordan Wood (L), 3-2; 28-7

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

It was just announced that BIGt will have full coverage of the 2021 Midlands Championships on December 29-30. Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons will call the action. 

From the Big Ten Network press release:

For sessions one and two on Dec. 29, B1G+ will feature 10 individual mat cameras as well as a whip-around coverage focused on best action at a given moment. On Dec. 30, B1G+ will once again be home to individual mat cameras for both the men’s and women’s divisions in sessions three and four, along with the whip-around feed. 

The field is always tough at Midlands. Top ranked Iowa will be joined by #4 Michigan, #12 Rutgers, #15 Northwestern, #16 Wisconsin, #17 Illinois, #18 Purdue, and Indiana. Every match will be a factor for Big Tens seeding.

This also marks the first year that Midlands will have a women’s division. 150 women from eleven programs will compete on December 30.

 

Midlands Championships Schedule:

Wednesday, December 29 – Session I at 9:30 AM

Wednesday, December 29 – Session II at 7 PM

Thursday, December 30 – Session III at 11 AM

Thursday, December 30 – Session IV at 6 PM

***All times listed are CST.

 

New B1G+ subscribers receive $10 off a season wrestling pass with the code ‘Midlands’

To subscribe to BIGt: www.bigtenplus.com

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

It was just announced that BIGt will have full coverage of the 2021 Midlands Championships on December 29-30. Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons will call the action. 

From the Big Ten Network press release:

For sessions one and two on Dec. 29, B1G+ will feature 10 individual mat cameras as well as a whip-around coverage focused on best action at a given moment. On Dec. 30, B1G+ will once again be home to individual mat cameras for both the men’s and women’s divisions in sessions three and four, along with the whip-around feed. 

The field is always tough at Midlands. Top ranked Iowa will be joined by #4 Michigan, #12 Rutgers, #15 Northwestern, #16 Wisconsin, #17 Illinois, #18 Purdue, and Indiana. Every match will be a factor for Big Tens seeding.

This also marks the first year that Midlands will have a women’s division. 150 women from eleven programs will compete on December 30.

 

Midlands Championships Schedule:

Wednesday, December 29 – Session I at 9:30 AM

Wednesday, December 29 – Session II at 7 PM

Thursday, December 30 – Session III at 11 AM

Thursday, December 30 – Session IV at 6 PM

***All times listed are CST.

 

New B1G+ subscribers receive $10 off a season wrestling pass with the code ‘Midlands’

To subscribe to BIGt: www.bigtenplus.com

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Iowa will be competing in the Collegiate Wrestling Duals in Niceville, Florida today and tomorrow. Iowa will face Central Michigan at 6 PM and Lehigh at 8 PM later today. With two wins Iowa will probably face the winner of #6 North Carolina State and #10 Missouri at 5 PM Tuesday. All times are CST.

I made a list of all the potential ranked wrestlers that Iowa will face. Tony Cassioppi at Hwt will have the toughest competition for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Cassioppi will face ranked opponents in all three dual meets. On the opening day #6 Cassioppi will face #9 Matt Stencil of Central Michigan followed by #8 Jordan Wood of Lehigh. On Tuesday Cassioppi will probably face either #28 Owen Trephan of NCST or #16 Zach Elam of Missouri. This will be great competition for Cassioppi. Each match is important for seedings at the NCAA Tournament.

The opening dual meet against Central Michigan will also find #2 Jaydin Eierman facing #7 Dresden Simon at 141. #8 Kaleb Young will face #19 Johnny Lovett at 157.

There will be several really great matchups for Iowa against either North Carolina State or Missouri. Let’s take care of business today and I will have a preview blog for Iowa’s dual meet on Tuesday.

You can watch all of the dual meets in the Collegiate Wrestling Duals on the Rockfin premium service:  https://rokfin.com/ppv/1/Collegiate-Wrestling-Duals?post=49093

 

Monday, December 20

Iowa – Central Michigan  6PM

Iowa – Lehigh  8PM

 

Tuesday, December 21

Iowa – Probably the winner of NC State and Missouri  5PM

*****All Times CST.

 

*Rankings by InterMat.

125  Spencer Lee – 1st

133  Austin DeSanto – 3rd

141 Jaydin Eierman – 2nd

149 Max Murin – 8th

157 Kaleb Young – 8th 

165 Alex Marinelli – 1st

174 Michael Kemerer – 2nd

184 Myles Wilson – 28th

197 Jacob Warner – 7th

Hwt Tony Cassioppii – 6th             

 

Team Tournament: #1 Iowa , #6 North Carolina State, #10 Missouri 

Team Dual Meet – #1 Iowa , #5 North Carolina State, #10 Missouri

 

Ranked wrestlers of Central Michigan, Lehigh, North Carolina State, and Missouri:

125 – #11 Jaret Lane (Lehigh), #5 Jakob Camacho (NCST),  #15 Noah Surtin (Missouri)

133 – #24 Malyke Hines (Lehigh), #17 Kai Orine (NCST)

141 – #7 Dresden Simon (C.Mich), #16 Ryan Jack (NCST), #14 Allan Hart (Missouri)

149 – #30 Manzona Bryant (Lehigh), #3 Tariq Wilson (NC State), #18 Josh Edmond (Missouri)

157 – #19 Johnny Lovett (C Mich), #10 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh), #15 Jarrett Jacques (Missouri)

165 – #27 Brian Meyer (Lehigh), #18 Thomas Bullard (NCST), #3 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri)

174 – #5 Hayden Hidlay (NCST), #14 Peyton Mocco (Missouri)

184 – #3 Trent Hidlay (NCST), #11 Jeremiah Kent (Missouri)

197 – #15 Isaac Trumble (NCST),  #4 Rocky Elam (Missouri)

Hwt – #9 Matt Stencel (C. Mich), #8 Jordan Wood (Lehigh), #28 Owen Trephan (NCST), #16 Zach Elam (Missouri)

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

It was another very good weekend for incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits. You have to start with Aiden Riggins who went 6-0 at the Battle of Waterloo with two pins, two tech falls, a major decision and a decision. Riggins started the tournament by defeating 1A #1 ranked Maximus Magayna 8-2. Riggins later defeated 2A #1 ranked Nicholas Fox by a 14-4 Major Decision. That is a great day for Riggins who makes Hawkeye fans more excited about his future with every passing tournament.

Ryder Block was 5-0 for the day at the Battle of Waterloo with three pins, a tech fall, and a major decision. Drake Rhodes was 4-0 with three pins and a 17-2 tech fall in the finals to win the CMR Holiday Tournament. Easton Fleshman was 4-0 with three pins in winning the Austin Roberts Memorial Tournament. Brad Hill was 3-0 for the day with two pins and a tech fall.

In other notable matches Joel Jesuroga went up a weight class to 152 and defeated three-time state champion Robert Avila of Iowa City West 6-2. Carson Martinson was 4-1 with four pins. He dropped a 9-7 decision to Hunter Garvin of Iowa City West. Garvin is ranked #3 in the country at 152 lbs. 

I will do my best to bring you results this season for all of our incoming recruits right here on my blog. 

The future looks great for Iowa Wrestling.

 

Recruiting Class of 2022

Jace Rhodes – Mason City, Iowa (132 lbs.)

At Ft. Dodge Invitational  Sat, Dec 18

Champ. Round 1 – Jace Rhodes (Mason City) received a bye

Quarterfinal – Jace Rhodes (Mason City) won by fall over Joe Talmadge (Ankeny Centennial) (Fall 1:56)

Semifinal – Jace Rhodes (Mason City) won by major decision over Koy Davidson (Fort Dodge) (MD 11-2)

1st Place Match – Jace Rhodes (Mason City) won by decision over Jonathon Burnette (Spirit Lake Park) (Dec 7-3)

 

Joel Jesuroga – Southeast Polk HS, Iowa (145 lbs.)

Red Owens Holiday Classic  Sat, Dec 18

 Joel Jesuroga (Southeast Polk) over Tanner O`Brien (Atlantic-CAM) Fall 4:00 (152 lbs.)

Joel Jesuroga (Southeast Polk) over Jacob Frost (Dowling Catholic) Dec 3-2

Joel Jesuroga (Southeast Polk) over Robert Avila (Iowa City, West) Dec 6-2 (152 lbs.)

Joel Jesuroga (Southeast Polk) over Parker Harrison (Waukee) Fall 1:08 (152 lbs.)

Joel Jesuroga (Southeast Polk) over Dustin Bohren (Bettendorf) Dec 8-7

 

Carter Martinson – Southeast Polk HS, Iowa (152 lbs.)

Red Owens Holiday Classic  Sat, Dec 18

Carter Martinson (Southeast Polk) over (Dowling Catholic) Forfeit (160 lbs.)

 

Carson Martinson – Southeast Polk HS, Iowa (160 lbs.)

Red Owens Holiday Classic  Sat, Dec 18

Carson Martinson (Southeast Polk) over Owen Hoover (Atlantic-CAM) Fall 0:35

Carson Martinson (Southeast Polk) over Adam Townsend (Dowling Catholic) Fall 3:27 (170 lbs.)

Hunter Garvin (Iowa City, West) over Carson Martinson (Southeast Polk) Dec 9-7

Carson Martinson (Southeast Polk) over Cody Stewart (Waukee) Fall 0:32

Carson Martinson (Southeast Polk) over Ethan Forker (Bettendorf) Fall 1:07

 

Drake Rhodes – Billings West HS, Montana (160 lbs.)

At CMR Holiday Tournament (Great Falls)  Fri/Sat, Dec 17-18

Champ. Round 1 – Drake Rhodes (Billings West) received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 – Drake Rhodes (Billings West) won by fall over Miles Hoerauf (Whitehall) (Fall 3:24)

Champ. Round 3 – Drake Rhodes (Billings West) won by fall over Beau Mares (Laurel) (Fall 1:34)

Quarterfinal – Drake Rhodes (Billings West) won by forfeit over Shane Reishus (Thompson Falls / Noxon) (For.)

Semifinal – Drake Rhodes (Billings West) won by fall over Ty Curry (Cut Bank) (Fall 1:32)

1st Place Match – Drake Rhodes (Billings West) won by tech fall over Zach Valdez (Colstrip) (TF-1.5 4:29 (17-2))

 

Aiden Riggins – Waverly-Shell Rock HS, Iowa (160 lbs.)

At Battle of Waterloo  Fri/Sat Dec 17-18

Aiden Riggins (Waverly-Shell Rock) over Maximus Magayna (Columbus Catholic) Dec 8-2

Aiden Riggins (Waverly-Shell Rock) over Aiden Sullivan (Nashua-Plainfield) Fall 3:00

Aiden Riggins (Waverly-Shell Rock) over Nicholas Fox (Osage) Maj 14-4

Aiden Riggins (Waverly-Shell Rock) over Bryce Aldridge (Indianola) TF 19-4

Aiden Riggins (Waverly-Shell Rock) over Isaac Fettkether (West Delaware, Manchester) TF 17-2

Aiden Riggins (Waverly-Shell Rock) over Landon Fernandez (Don Bosco) Fall 1:26

 

Mickey Griffith – Des Moines Lincoln HS, Iowa (182 lbs.)

Did not compete this weekend.

 

Kolby Franklin – Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (Hwt)

Did not compete this weekend.

 

Brad Hill – Bettendorf, Iowa (195 lbs.)

At Red Owens Holiday Classic  Sat, Dec 18

Bradley Hill (Bettendorf) over (Waukee) Forfiet

Bradley Hill (Bettendorf) over Brenden Casey (Atlantic-CAM) Fall 0:51

Bradley Hill (Bettendorf) over (Dowling Catholic) Forfiet

Bradley Hill (Bettendorf) over Dayne Van Dyke (Iowa City, West) Fall 0:19

Bradley Hill (Bettendorf) over Andrew Reed (Southeast Polk) TF 18-3

 

Easton Fleshman – West Lyon HS, Iowa (Hwt)

At Austin Roberts Memorial Tournament (Spencer)  Sat, Dec 18

Champ. Round 1 – Easton Fleshman (West Lyon) won by fall over Jac Van Wyhe (Central Lyon/GLR) (Fall 1:42)

Quarterfinal – Easton Fleshman (West Lyon) won by fall over Damon Richter (Eagle Grove) (Fall 1:14)

Semifinal – Easton Fleshman (West Lyon) won by decision over Nick Bronstad (Okoboji) (Dec 1-0)

1st Place Match – Easton Fleshman (West Lyon) won by fall over Ethan Hooyer (Sioux Center) (Fall 3:32)

 

 

Class of 2023

Nate Jesuroga – Southeast Polk HS, Iowa (126 lbs.)

Red Owens Holiday Classic  Sat, Dec 18

Nathanael Jesuroga (Southeast Polk) over Jarrett Hansen (Atlantic-CAM) Fall 1:17

Nathanael Jesuroga (Southeast Polk) over Evan Frost (Dowling Catholic) Dec 7-2 (132 lbs.)

Nathanael Jesuroga (Southeast Polk) over Sterling Warren (Iowa City, West) Fall 0:16

Nathanael Jesuroga (Southeast Polk) over Kaden Witzenburg (Waukee) TF 16-0

Nathanael Jesuroga (Southeast Polk) over Jayce Luna (Bettendorf) Maj 20-8

 

Ryder Block – Waverly-Shell Rock HS, Iowa (138 lbs.)

At Battle of Waterloo  Fri/Sat Dec 17-18

Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) over Trey Nelson (Nashua-Plainfield) Maj 20-8

Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) over Nolan Heard (Osage) Fall 1:38

Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) over Jake Pontier (Indianola) Fall 2:00

Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) over Owen Neuhaus (West Delaware, Manchester) Fall 1:12

Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) over Kaiden Knaack (Don Bosco) TF 20-5

 

Ben Kueter – City High HS, Iowa (220 lbs.)

Did not compete this weekend.

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!