The Hawkeye Wrestling Club will host a Pre-Match Social on Friday, February 7 at Joe’s Place at 115 Iowa Ave. in Iowa City from 4-7 PM.

The Hawks face #4 Nebraska at 7 PM in sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

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

 

 

From HawkeyeWrestlingClub.com:

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

 

HWC Socials:

Friday, February 7th – Joe’s Place (vs. Nebraska)

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

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

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

 

 

#2 Iowa vs. #4 Nebraska

Friday, February 7

7 PM CST

Iowa City, Iowa

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Live on BTN

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

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Spencer Lee won the title at 57 kg at the Zagreb Open Ranking Event in Zagreb, Croatia.

In the first round Lee won by a first period 11-0 tech over Luka Gvinjila (Georgia).

For the semifinals Lee defeated Roman Bravo-Young(Mexico), 6-3. 

In the finals Lee defeated Islam Bazarganov (Azerbaijan), 6-2

This was the first UWW Senior Ranking Tournament of the year and Olympic cycle. Results will factor into seedings at the World Championships and Olympics.

 

 

This was a good tournament for Lee. I hope we see him continue to compete overseas in international competition.

The 2025 Senior World Freestyle Championships in September are in the same arena in Zagreb, Croatia. Nice practice run for the World Championships for Lee.

Kennedy Blades(68kg) will compete at the  Zagreb Open on Friday, February 7.

 

 

Zagreb Open

57 kg – Spencer Lee 

WIN Luka Gvinjila (Georgia), 11-0

WIN Roman Bravo-Young (Mexico), 6-3

WIN Islam Bazarganov (Azerbaijan), 6-2

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The #2 Iowa Hawkeyes will host #4 Nebraska at 7 PM on Friday night in sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena. I am expecting a loud crowd of Hawkeye fans that will be ready to go.

I look forward to the Iowa-Nebraska meet every year. You can always count on intense wrestling between two programs that do not like each other. A Big Ten border rivalry.

Iowa has only one wrestler listed at 141 with Cullan Schriever and at 157 with Miquel Estrada. Nebraska has two wrestlers listed at 133, 141, and 174.

The biggest match of the night will be at 149 with #4 Kyle Parco vs. #2 Ridge Lovett. I am also looking forward to seeing #5 Gabe Arnold vs. #8 Silas Allred at 184. We can expect it to be close in both matches.

Nebraska is noticeable favorite at 125, 141 and 157 with 149 and 184 being a tossup. With that in mind this could be a close dual meet that will come down to bonus points. Just what you would expect for #2 vs. #4.

This will be an entertaining dual meet from start to finish.

I look for the Hawks to come out strong to a ramped up Friday night crowd.

Let’s get ‘em in the middle.

 

 

#2 Iowa vs. #4 Nebraska

Friday, February 7

7 PM CST

Iowa City, Iowa

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Live on BTN

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

 

 

Probable Lineups

125 –/26/23 Joey Cruz So. Fresno, California/Bullard 11-8 vs. 4/8/6 Caleb Smith Grad. High Point, North Carolina/SW Guilford 14-4

133 1/3/2 Drake Ayala Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge 13-1 vs. 12/15/16 Jacob Van Dee So. Union City, Pennsylvania/Cathedral Prep 10-6 -or- Omar Ayoub Fr. Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman 8-1

141 Cullan Schriever Sr. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 4-6 vs. 4/6/4 Brock Hardy Jr. Brigham City, Utah/Box Elder 16-3 -or- Blake Cushing Jr. Grand Island, Nebraska/Grand Island 10-3

149 3/2/4 Kyle Parco Sr. Danville, California/De La Salle 14-1 vs. 2/2/2 Ridge Lovett Sr. Post Falls, Idaho/Post Falls 14-1

157 Miguel Estrada Fr. Bakersfield, California/Frontier 13-1/1-2* vs. 4/4/4 Antrell Taylor So. Millard, Nebraska/Millard South 16-2

165 2/2/2/2 Michael Caliendo Jr. Geneva, Illinois/Batavia 14-1 vs. 11/8/13 Christopher Minto R-Fr. Cape Coral, Florida/Mariner 16-1

174 6/6/6 Patrick Kennedy Sr. Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota/Kasson-Mantorville 9-2 vs. 11/14/14 Lenny Pinto Jr. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania/Stroudsburg 16-4 -or- Ethan DeLeon R-Fr. North Sioux City, Iowa/Bishop Heelan 19-5

184 9/5/5 Gabe Arnold R-Fr. Albany, Georgia/Iowa City 12-1 vs.8/8/7 Silas Allred Jr. Anderson, Indiana/Shenandoah 14-3

197 1/1/1 Stephen Buchanan Grad. Loyal, Wisconsin/Loyal 15-0 vs.–/20/22 Camden McDanel Fr. Circleville, Ohio/Texas Valley 14-8

285 13/11/10 Ben Kueter R-Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City 11-3 vs. –/21/21 Harley Andrews So. Tuttle, Oklahoma/Tuttle 10-9

* Unattached

^WIN/InterMat/Flo

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The title of this blog says it all Iowa Wrestling fans.

Elite recruit Bo Bassett committed to the University of Iowa on Flo tonight.

Bo, because only one name it needed, is the #1 overall recruit in the Class of 2026 and ranked #1 at 145. 

From Windber, Pennsylvania, Bo wrestles for McCort Bishop and will be joined as a member of the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2026 with his high school teammate Owen McMullen.

Bo is the biggest recruit in the country to come out of high school since Spencer Lee in the Class of 2017. He was a 2021 Cadet world champion and won bronze at the 2024 U20 World Championships.

 

 

Bo started out with 80 colleges and narrowed his choice down every week until there were four remaining: Iowa, Penn State, Oklahoma State, and Virginia Tech.

This is great news for the entire Iowa Wrestling Nation.

I am still writing about what I called: “The shot heard around the world” when Spencer Lee committed to the Hawks on April 20, 2016.

I am a little too excited to label this event but I have a feeling I am going to be referring to February 4, 2025 when Bo committed for years to come.

Speaking of which, Bo recently said that Spencer Lee is his favorite wrestler and a big influence on him.

I wrote a blog about Bo in November of 2019 when he was in 6th grade:

Bo Bassett – The next Spencer Lee?

 

 

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

I am looking forward to adding Bo Bassett to my blogs as I will follow all of his matches along with all of our other incoming recruits.

Congratulations to the Iowa Wrestling program, boosters and fans.

It is an extra special day to be an Iowa Hawkeye.

Bo is a Hawk!

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Spencer Lee and Kennedy Blades will compete in the Zagreb Open Ranking Event in Zagreb, Croatia.

Lee(57kg) will compete on Wednesday, February 5 and Blades(68kg) will compete on Friday, February 7. 

This is the first UWW Senior Ranking Tournament of the year and Olympic cycle. Results will factor into seedings at the World Championships and Olympics.

You can expect elite competition from around the world.

FloWrestling will have full coverage on their premium service.

 

 

Lee, who won  silver at the Olympics last summer, will face Luka Gvinjila (Georgia) in the first round.

Blades won silver at 76kg/167 lbs. at the Olympics but is competing at 68 kg/150 lbs. Blades is ranked #1 at 160 for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Former Hawks will be well represented on the coaching staff at the Zagreb Open for Team USA. Hawkeye Wrestling Club coach Daniel Dennis will be in Lee’s corner.

Also USA National Team head coach Bill Zadick, USA National Women’s Team head coach Terry Steiner and Troy Stenier will be on the coaching staff.

I will have a follow up blog with results.

 

 

Zagreb Open

***Times listed are CST

Spencer Lee – 57 kg

Wednesday, February 5

3:30 AM – Qualification Rounds

5:30 AM – Semifinal Rounds 

6:30 AM – Repechage  

11:00 AM – Finals 

 

Kennedy Blades 68 kg

Friday, February 7

3:30 AM – Qualification Rounds

5:30 AM – Semifinal Rounds 

6:30 AM – Repechage  

11:00 AM – Finals 

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

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

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

From last week Penn State went up 7.5 points to 144.5 and Iowa went down 10 points to 96.5. Oklahoma State remained at 82.5 and Nebraska went up 2.5 to 59 points.

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

 

 

In the individual rankings at 149 Kyle Parco went from #2 to #4 and Jacori Teemer went from #1 to #3 at 157. There was no change at 125, 133, 141, 165, 174, 184, 197 and Hwt.

The Hawks are back in action this Friday, February 7 when they host #4 Nebraska in sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 7 PM CST on BTN.

 

 

InterMat Rankings – February 4, 2025

Dual Rankings 

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

 

Tournament Rankings

1. Penn State  144.54
2. Iowa  96.5
3. Oklahoma State  82.5
4. Nebraska  59

 

125 – Joey Cruz #26

133 – Drake Ayala #3

141 – Ryder Block – Not ranked

149 – Kyle Parco #4

157 – Jacori Teemer #3

165 – Michael Caliendo #2

174 – Patrick Kennedy  #6

184 – Gabe Arnold #5

197 – Stephen Buchanan #1

Hwt – Ben Kueter #11

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

I wanted to take a look at our remaining matchups.

Iowa will have three of the last four dual meets at home inside sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawks will host #4 Nebraska on Friday followed by on the road at #5 Minnesota on the 14th. Iowa returns home on the 16th with Northwestern and closes out the regular season by hosting #3 Oklahoma State on February 23.

When you have the #3, #4, and #5 ranked teams on your remaining schedule you can expect every match to have a tough opponent.

There will be a lot of great individual matchups in the next four dual meets. As I am always saying every single match is important for seeds at Big Tens and Nationals.

This is the type of competition that you expect for Iowa and I am looking forward to it.

Let’s get ‘em in the middle.

 

 

Remaining schedule:

Friday, Feb 7 – #4 Nebraska 

Friday, Feb 14 – at #5 Minnesota 

Sunday, Feb 16 – Northwestern 

Sunday, Feb 23 – #3 Oklahoma State 

*Sat/Sun, March 8-9 – at Big Ten Championships (Evanston, IL)

*Thurs/Sat, March 20-22 – at NCAA Championships (Philadelphia, PA)

 

 

*InterMat Rankings from January 28, 2025

125 – #26 Joey Cruz

Nebraska – #8 Caleb Smith

Minnesota – #9 Cooper Flynn

Northwestern – Not ranked

Oklahoma State – #4 Troy Spratley

 

133 – #3 Drake Ayala

Nebraska – #14 Jacob Van Dee

Minnesota – #18 Tyler Wells

Northwestern – Not ranked

Oklahoma State – #21 Cael Hughes

 

141 – Ryder Block

Nebraska – #6 Brock Hardy

Minnesota – #8 Vance Vombaur

Northwestern – #33 Chris Cannon

Oklahoma State – #4 Tagen Jamison

 

149 – Kyle Parco #2

Nebraska – #3 Ridge Lovett

Minnesota – #25 Drew Roberts

Northwestern – #24 Sam Cartella

Oklahoma State – #17 Carter Young

 

157 – Jacori Teemer #1

Nebraska – #4 Antrell Taylor

Minnesota – #8 Tommy Askey

Northwestern – #9 Trevor Chumbly

Oklahoma State – #12 Caleb Fish

 

165 – #2 Michael Caliendo

Nebraska – #8 Christopher Minto

Minnesota – #11 Andrew Sparks

Northwestern – #19 Maxx Mayfield

Oklahoma State – #6 Cameron Amine

 

174 – #6 Patrick Kennedy

Nebraska – #14 Lenny Pinto

Minnesota – #25 Clayton Whiting

Northwestern – Not ranked

Oklahoma State – #3 Dean Hamiti

 

184 – #5 Gabe Arnold 

Nebraska – #8 Silas Allred

Minnesota – #4 Max McEnally

Northwestern – Not ranked

Oklahoma State – #3 Dustin Plott

 

197 – #1 Stephen Buchanan

Nebraska – #20 Camden McDanel

Minnesota – #9 Isaiah Salazar

Northwestern – #13 Evan Bates

Oklahoma State – #7 Luke Surber

 

Hwt – #11 Ben Kueter

Nebraska – #22 Harley Andrews

Minnesota – #1 Gable Steveson

Northwestern – Not ranked

Oklahoma State – #2 Wyatt Hendrickson

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

I do not have a lot to report here wrestling fans.

My challenges continue this season to find results for our incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits.

I waited until Monday morning to see if that would help find results and it did not. Unfortunately this all that I have at this time. I will update this blog if I find more results.

Tom Brands and Ryan Morningstar were at the Blair vs. Delbarton dual meet in New Jersey on Thursday to see elite recruit Leo DeLuca wrestle. DeLuca won by a 20-3 tech fall over Tommy Marchetti in 4:17.

 

 

In a dual meet on Friday Harvey Ludington won by a fall over Jaden Pierce(SJV) in :07. 

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

 

 

Recruiting Class of 2025

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

Fri Jan 31 – at MAPL Tournament (Lawrenceville, NJ)

 

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

Sat/Sun Feb 1-2 – CHSAA Dual Meet Championships(Iona Prep)

 

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

No competition scheduled.

 

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

Sat Feb 1 – OHSWCA District Qualifiers

 

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

Sat Feb 1 – OHSWCA District Qualifiers

 

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

Fri Jan 31 – at St. John Vianney

Harvey Ludington(Brick Memorial) fall over Jaden Pierce(SJV) :07

 

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  120 lbs. 

No competition scheduled.

 

Samantha Sachs – Glendora, California  130 lbs.  

No competition scheduled.

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling team competed at the Grand View Open in Des Moines on Saturday. There were 56 teams with nineteen Iowa wrestlers competing in the Gold division and four in the Silver division.

Iowa had five champs in the Gold division with Rianne Murphy(101), Ava Bayless(110), Reese Larramendy(145), Naomi Simon(180) and Katja Osteen(207). 

The Grand View Open provided some very good competition for Iowa including several big Hawk vs. Hawk matches.

This was the last competition for Iowa in the regular season so this competition may finalize the lineup heading in the tournament season.

True freshman Naomi Simon continues to tear it up this season by winning the 180 lbs. title by going 4-0 with two pins and two falls.

Another true freshman Valarie Solorio defeated #5 nationally ranked Emilie Gonzalez 8-0 at 110. 

This Iowa team has such a loaded roster that there very well could be All Americans not make the lineup.

#1 ranked Macey Kilty(145), Kennedy Blades(160) and Kylie Weker(180) did not compete. Kilty(65 kg), Blades(68 kg), and Welker(72 kg) are registered to compete at the Zagreb Open in Croatia on February 7-8. 

 

 

Grand View Open

103 – Sterling Dias  2nd 

Champ. Round 1 – Sterling Dias (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Hannah Selle (Fort Hays State University) (TF 11-0)

Quarterfinal – Sterling Dias (University of Iowa) won by fall over Lillian Zapata (William Penn University) (Fall 3:00)

Semifinal – Sterling Dias (University of Iowa) won by decision over Alexis Miller (Oklahoma City University) (Dec 3-0)

1st Place Match – Rianne Murphy (University of Iowa) won by decision over Sterling Dias (University of Iowa) (Dec 5-0)

 

103 – Rianne Murphy  1st 

Champ. Round 1 – Rianne Murphy (University of Iowa) won by fall over Teya Garner (William Penn University) (Fall 1:39)

Quarterfinal – Rianne Murphy (University of Iowa) won by fall over Brianna Funakoshi (Life University ) (Fall 1:14)

Semifinal – Rianne Murphy (University of Iowa) won by fall over Judy Sandoval (Grand View) (Fall 1:34)

1st Place Match – Rianne Murphy (University of Iowa) won by decision over Sterling Dias (University of Iowa) (Dec 5-0)

 

110 – Ava Bayless  1st 

Champ. Round 1 – Ava Bayless (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Kaylynn Martin (Unattached – Friends) (TF 11-0)

Champ. Round 2 – Ava Bayless (University of Iowa) won by fall over Hailey Holland (Missouri Valley College) (Fall 0:20)

Quarterfinal – Ava Bayless (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Josiah Ortiz (Fort Hays State University) (TF 10-0)

Semifinal – Ava Bayless (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Diana Gonzalez (Life University ) (TF 12-0)

1st Place Match – Ava Bayless (University of Iowa) won by decision over Valarie Solorio (University of Iowa) (Dec 7-0)

 

110 – Valarie Solorio – 2nd 

Champ. Round 1 – Valarie Solorio (University of Iowa) won by decision over Reagan Mathers (Valiant College Prep) (Dec 10-2)

Champ. Round 2 – Valarie Solorio (University of Iowa) won by fall over Kiona Conner (McKendree University) (Fall 1:21)

Quarterfinal – Valarie Solorio (University of Iowa) won by decision over Tristan Nitta (Grand View) (Dec 8-4)

Semifinal – Valarie Solorio (University of Iowa) won by decision over Emilie Gonzalez (University of Iowa) (Dec 8-0)

1st Place Match – Ava Bayless (University of Iowa) won by decision over Valarie Solorio (University of Iowa) (Dec 7-0)

 

110 – Emilie Gonzalez  3rd 

Champ. Round 1 – Emilie Gonzalez (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Samantha Miller (McKendree University) (TF 14-3)

Champ. Round 2 – Emilie Gonzalez (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Sereena Baca (Quincy University) (TF 10-0)

Quarterfinal – Emilie Gonzalez (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Sarah Pineda (Missouri Valley College) (TF 10-0)

Semifinal – Valarie Solorio (University of Iowa) won by decision over Emilie Gonzalez (University of Iowa) (Dec 8-0)

Cons. Semi – Emilie Gonzalez (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Josiah Ortiz (Fort Hays State University) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match – Emilie Gonzalez (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Samantha Miller (McKendree University) (TF 11-0)

 

124 – Ava Rose  DNP

Champ. Round 1 – Ava Rose (University of Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 – Ava Rose (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Teila Peters (University of Sioux Falls) (TF 10-0)

Quarterfinal – Catharine Campbell (Grand View) won by decision over Ava Rose (University of Iowa) (Dec 6-2)

Cons. Round 4 – Presley Anderson (University of the Cumberlands) won by decision over Ava Rose (University of Iowa) (Dec 10-4)

 

131 – Emily Frost – DNP

Champ. Round 1 – Emily Frost (University of Iowa) won by fall over Ashley Whetzal (Missouri Valley College) (Fall 1:49)

Champ. Round 2 – Emily Frost (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Addison Broxterman (Fort Hays State University) (TF 10-0)

Quarterfinal – Mercy Adekuoroye (Wayland Baptist University) won by decision over Emily Frost (University of Iowa) (Dec 9-0)

Cons. Round 4 – Emily Frost (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Jamie Laswell (Fort Hays State University) (TF 10-0)

Cons. Round 5 – Karlee Brooks (University of Iowa) won by decision over Emily Frost (University of Iowa) (Dec 8-6)

 

131 – Emmily Patneaud  5th 

Champ. Round 1 – Emmily Patneaud (University of Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 – Emmily Patneaud (University of Iowa) won by decision over Destiny Campbell (Oklahoma City University) (Dec 6-0)

Quarterfinal – Viktorya Torres (McKendree University) won by decision over Emmily Patneaud (University of Iowa) (Dec 4-1)

Cons. Round 4 – Emmily Patneaud (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Bronwyn Brenneman (William Penn University) (TF 10-0)

Cons. Round 5 – Emmily Patneaud (University of Iowa) won by fall over Cindy Zepeda (Grand View) (Fall 4:04)

Cons. Semi – Jumoke Adekoye (Dickinson State University) won by decision over Emmily Patneaud (University of Iowa) (Dec 8-4)

5th Place Match – Emmily Patneaud (University of Iowa) won by decision over Karlee Brooks (University of Iowa) (Dec 8-0)

 

131 – Karlee Brooks  6th 

Champ. Round 1 – Karlee Brooks (University of Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 – Viktorya Torres (McKendree University) won by decision over Karlee Brooks (University of Iowa) (Dec 6-2)

Cons. Round 2 – Karlee Brooks (University of Iowa) won by decision over Ashley Whetzal (Missouri Valley College) (Dec 14-10)

Cons. Round 3 – Karlee Brooks (University of Iowa) won by decision over Destiny Campbell (Oklahoma City University) (Dec 9-2)

Cons. Round 4 – Karlee Brooks (University of Iowa) won by decision over Bryce White (Oklahoma City University) (Dec 8-1)

Cons. Round 5 – Karlee Brooks (University of Iowa) won by decision over Emily Frost (University of Iowa) (Dec 8-6)

Cons. Semi – Viktorya Torres (McKendree University) won by decision over Karlee Brooks (University of Iowa) (Dec 2-1)

5th Place Match – Emmily Patneaud (University of Iowa) won by decision over Karlee Brooks (University of Iowa) (Dec 8-0)

 

138 – Nanea Estrella  5th 

Champ. Round 1 – Nanea Estrella (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Isabelle Hawley (William Penn University) (TF 10-0)

Champ. Round 2 – Nanea Estrella (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Madeline Barton (Quincy University) (TF 10-0)

Quarterfinal – Nanea Estrella (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Emma Chacon (Valiant College Prep) (TF 10-0)

Semifinal – Haylie Jaffe (McKendree University) won by decision over Nanea Estrella (University of Iowa) (Dec 7-1)

Cons. Semi – Jordan Suarez (Wayland Baptist University) won by decision over Nanea Estrella (University of Iowa) (Dec 8-4)

5th Place Match – Nanea Estrella (University of Iowa) won by decision over Nichole Moore (Fort Hays State University) (Dec 6-2)

 

138 – Lilly Luft  DNP

Champ. Round 1 – Lilly Luft (University of Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 – Samantha Barragan (Texas Wesleyan) won by fall over Lilly Luft (University of Iowa) (Fall 6:00)

Cons. Round 2 – Cadence Diduch (University of Iowa) won by decision over Lilly Luft (University of Iowa) (Dec 6-2)

 

138 – Cadence Diduch

Champ. Round 1 – Nichole Moore (Fort Hays State University) won by decision over Cadence Diduch (University of Iowa) (Dec 8-5)

Cons. Round 1 – Cadence Diduch (University of Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 – Cadence Diduch (University of Iowa) won by decision over Lilly Luft (University of Iowa) (Dec 6-2)

Cons. Round 3 – Cadence Diduch (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Alexis Gomez (McKendree University) (TF 10-0)

Cons. Round 4 – Jordan Suarez (Wayland Baptist University) won by tech fall over Cadence Diduch (University of Iowa) (TF 12-2)

 

145 – Reese Larramendy  1st 

Champ. Round 1 – Reese Larramendy (University of Iowa) won by decision over Dylen Ritchey (Fort Hays State University) (Dec 7-4)

Champ. Round 2 – Reese Larramendy (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Sofia Delgado (Grand View) (TF 12-1)

Quarterfinal – Reese Larramendy (University of Iowa) won by decision over Marisa Angelos (Askren Wrestling Academy ) (Dec 2-1)

Semifinal – Reese Larramendy (University of Iowa) won by decision over Ella Schmit (University of Iowa) (Dec 8-2)

1st Place Match – Reese Larramendy (University of Iowa) won by decision over Krista Warren (Grand View) (Dec 10-5)

 

145 – Ella Schmit  4th 

Champ. Round 1 – Ella Schmit (University of Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 – Ella Schmit (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Haleigh Lematta (Minot State University) (TF 11-0)

Quarterfinal – Ella Schmit (University of Iowa) won by fall over Eve Herlyn (Unattached) (Fall 0:57)

Semifinal – Reese Larramendy (University of Iowa) won by decision over Ella Schmit (University of Iowa) (Dec 8-2)

Cons. Semi – Ella Schmit (University of Iowa) won by fall over Sofia Delgado (Grand View) (Fall 0:19)

3rd Place Match – Anastasia Hardin (Missouri Baptist University) won by decision over Ella Schmit (University of Iowa) (Dec 6-4)

 

160 – Rose Cassioppi  4th 

Champ. Round 1 – Rose Cassioppi (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Aubrey Yauger (Texas Wesleyan) (TF 12-2)

Champ. Round 2 – Rose Cassioppi (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Alexa Wolf (William Penn University) (TF 12-0)

Quarterfinal – Rose Cassioppi (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Josie Houk (Fort Hays State University) (TF 10-0)

Semifinal – Micah Fisher (University of the Cumberlands) won by decision over Rose Cassioppi (University of Iowa) (Dec 5-0)

Cons. Semi – Rose Cassioppi (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Taydem Khamjoi (Texas Wesleyan) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match – Allyssa Johnson (University of Jamestown) won by tech fall over Rose Cassioppi (University of Iowa) (TF 16-5)

 

180 – Naomi Simon  1st

Champ. Round 1 – Naomi Simon (University of Iowa) won by fall over Nina Sandoval (Minot State University) (Fall 2:26)

Quarterfinal – Naomi Simon (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Isabella Renfro (Fort Hays State University) (TF 12-2)

Semifinal – Naomi Simon (University of Iowa) won by fall over Lydia Krauss (McKendree University) (Fall 1:33)

1st Place Match – Naomi Simon (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over America Lopez (William Penn University) (TF 10-0)

 

207 – Katja Osteen  1st

Champ. Round 1 – Katja Osteen (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Grace Johns (Fort Hays State University) (TF 13-2)

Quarterfinal – Katja Osteen (University of Iowa) won by fall over Zoe Adam (University of Sioux Falls) (Fall 0:54)

Semifinal – Katja Osteen (University of Iowa) won by fall over Faith Wooley (Wayland Baptist University) (Fall 1:14)

1st Place Match – Katja Osteen (University of Iowa) won by decision over Alivia White (University of Iowa) (Dec 9-1)

 

207 – Alivia White  2nd

Champ. Round 1 – Alivia White (University of Iowa) won by fall over Karla Padilla (Unattached – Cumberlands) (Fall 1:37)

Quarterfinal – Alivia White (University of Iowa) won by decision over Hailey Conley (Fort Hays State University) (Dec 5-0)

Semifinal – Alivia White (University of Iowa) won by decision over Leilani Sanchez (Wayland Baptist University) (Dec 6-0)

1st Place Match – Katja Osteen (University of Iowa) won by decision over Alivia White (University of Iowa) (Dec 9-1)

 

207 – Samantha Calkins  4th

Champ. Round 1 – Samantha Calkins (University of Iowa) won by decision over Destiny Marquez (University of the Cumberlands) (Dec 9-0)

Quarterfinal – Leilani Sanchez (Wayland Baptist University) won by fall over Samantha Calkins (University of Iowa) (Fall 2:13)

Cons. Round 2 – Samantha Calkins (University of Iowa) won by fall over Skyler Bruno (Waldorf University) (Fall 0:30)

Cons. Round 3 – Samantha Calkins (University of Iowa) won by decision over Hailey Conley (Fort Hays State University) (Dec 5-1)

Cons. Semi – Samantha Calkins (University of Iowa) won by fall over Faith Wooley (Wayland Baptist University) (Fall 0:57)

3rd Place Match – Leilani Sanchez (Wayland Baptist University) won by fall over Samantha Calkins (University of Iowa) (Fall 5:06)

 

Silver 124 – Mia Goodwin  1st

Champ. Round 1 – Mia Goodwin (Unattached – Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 – Mia Goodwin (Unattached – Iowa) won by tech fall over Sammie Vasquez (Dickinson State University) (TF 10-0)

Champ. Round 3 – Mia Goodwin (Unattached – Iowa) won by tech fall over Danyl Pippin (Wayland Baptist University) (TF 14-4)

Quarterfinal – Mia Goodwin (Unattached – Iowa) won by decision over Emmalyn Burnett (Indian Hills Community College) (Dec 10-8)

Semifinal – Mia Goodwin (Unattached – Iowa) won by tech fall over Lainie Burkhart (Simpson College) (TF 11-0)

1st Place Match – Mia Goodwin (Unattached – Iowa) won by tech fall over Audrey Scherer (Grand View) (TF 10-0)

 

Silver 131 – Alexandra Baudhuin’s  6th

Champ. Round 1 – Alexandra Baudhuin (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Vaness Elexpuru (Simpson College) (TF 10-0)

Champ. Round 2 – Alexandra Baudhuin (University of Iowa) won by fall over Eavenly Nielsen (Iowa Central Community College) (Fall 0:58)

Champ. Round 3 – Hadley Boshart (Wartburg College) won by fall over Alexandra Baudhuin (University of Iowa) (Fall 2:05)

Cons. Round 4 – Alexandra Baudhuin (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Bopasoreya Quintana (Carthage College) (TF 11-0)

Cons. Round 5 – Alexandra Baudhuin (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Khylie Wainwright (Wartburg College) (TF 10-0)

Cons. Round 6 – Alexandra Baudhuin (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Toby Goertz (Missouri Valley College) (TF 10-0)

Cons. Round 7 – Alexandra Baudhuin (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Ashlan Thompson (Grand View) (TF 12-2)

Cons. Semi – Jasmine Hopkins (Quincy University) won by forfeit over Alexandra Baudhuin (University of Iowa) (FF)

5th Place Match – Aileya Sath (Baker University) won by forfeit over Alexandra Baudhuin (University of Iowa) (FF)

 

Silver 138 Danni Swihart – 4th 

Champ. Round 1 – Danni Swihart (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Lovey Beebe (Minot State University) (TF 10-0)

Champ. Round 2 – Danni Swihart (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Sara Souresjhani (Unattached – Avila) (TF 14-2)

Quarterfinal – Paige Gershmel (Simpson College) won by fall over Danni Swihart (University of Iowa) (Fall 2:57)

Cons. Round 4 – Danni Swihart (University of Iowa) won by decision over Jaclyn Riedinger (Avila University) (Dec 12-4)

Cons. Round 5 – Danni Swihart (University of Iowa) won by forfeit over Florida Nikokusenga (Quincy University) (FF)

Cons. Semi – Danni Swihart (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Lindsay Henggeler (Betterman Elite Wrestling Academy) (TF 16-6)

3rd Place Match – Natalia Posada (Oklahoma City University) won by decision over Danni Swihart (University of Iowa) (Dec 5-0)

 

 

Remaining schedule:

Feb. 22 – NCWWC Region VII Championships – Indianola, Iowa

Mar. 7-8 – NCWWC National Championships – Coralville, Iowa

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Eight Iowa Hawkeyes competed at the Loras Open in Dubuque, Iowa on Saturday. 

Six Hawks placed with Brody Sampson(2nd-197), Charles Matthews(3rd-133), Brady Benham(3rd-165), Keyan Hernandez(4th-133), Isaiah Fenton(4th-157), and Kael Voinovich(6th-149).

Dru Ayala and Anthony Lavezzola did not place at 125.

Ayala, Lavezzola, Hernandez, Voinovich, Benham and Sampson are all true freshmen from the Recruiting Class of 2024.

 

 

Loras Open

Dru Ayala – 125 Pounds

Dru Ayala (Iowa) major dec. Carter Anderson (Loras College), 10-2

Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) dec. Dru Ayala (Iowa), 4-2

Dru Ayala (Iowa) major dec. Talan Parsons (Northern Illinios), 17-8

Drew Dolphin (UW Parkside) pinned Dru Ayala (Iowa), 1:01

 

Anthony Lavezzola – 125 Pounds (Unattached)

Wyatt Skebba (Wisconsin) pinned Anthony Lavezzola (Iowa-Unattached), 4:38

Kolton Keller (Iowa Central CC) major dec. Anthony Lavezzola (Iowa-Unattached), 15-4

 

Keyan Hernandez – 133 Pounds – Fourth Place

Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) pinned Christian Kemp (Loras College), 4:13

Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) tech. fall Amare Chavez (Grandview), 18-3

Ryan Lobato (Grandview) dec. Keyan Hernandez (Iowa), 9-2

Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) major dec. Luke Fogleman (Grandview), 10-2

Charles Matthews (Iowa) MFF Keyan Hernandez (Iowa)

 

Charles Matthews – 133 Pounds – Third Place

Charles Matthews (Iowa) tech. fall Robert Vukobratovich (Loras College), 22-6

Charles Matthews (Iowa) dec. Luke Fogleman (Grandview), 9-7

Cory Land (Northern Iowa) pinned Charles Matthews (Iowa), 1:05

Charles Matthews (Iowa) dec. Bryce Cockrell (Grandview), 4-1 SV1

Charles Matthews (Iowa) MFF Keyan Hernandez (Iowa)

 

Kael Voinovich – 149 Pounds – Sixth Place

Kade Blume (Unattached) dec. Kael Voinovich (Iowa), 6-5

Kael Voinovich (Iowa) pinned Kaden Kremer (Upper Iowa), 1:52

Kael Voinovich (Iowa) pinned Kael Lucero (Loras College), 0:50

Kael Voinovich (Iowa) dec. Tyson Peach (South Dakota State), 10-3

Kael Voinovich (Iowa) dec. Kade Blume (Unattached), 10-7 SV1

Connor Thorpe (Northern Iowa) dec. Kael Voinovich (Iowa), 10-3

Kael Voinovich (Iowa) vs. Elliott Biba (Wisconsin), DFF

 

Isaiah Fenton – 157 Pounds – Fourth Place

Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) pinned Jacob Hinkle (Loras College), 3:47

Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) tech. fall Jase Goodell (Grandview), 19-4

Bryce Boumans (Grandview) dec. Isaiah Fenton (Iowa), 4-2

Isaiah Fenton (Iowa) major dec. Henry Niebauer (UW Parkside), 17-3

Caleb Olson (Upper Iowa) dec. Isaiah Fenton (Iowa), 8-6

 

Brady Benham – 165 Pounds – Third Place

Brady Benham (Iowa) dec. Nick Mueller (Upper Iowa), 11-6

Brady Benham (Iowa) major dec. Ian Grubbs (Grandview), 10-2

Dylan Whitt (Grandview) dec. Brady Benham (Iowa), 8-1

Brady Benham (Iowa) dec. Jovon Mitchell (Grandview), 9-7

Brady Benham (Iowa) dec. Cullen Koedam (Grandview), 4-1

 

Brody Sampson – 197 Pounds – Second Place (Unattached)

Brody Sampson (Iowa) tech. fall Logan Degenhardt (Unattached), 20-3

Brody Sampson (Iowa) dec. Carter Smuck (Grandview), 4-1 SV1

Quin Morgan (South Dakota State) pinned Brody Sampson (Iowa), 4:02

Brody Sampson (Iowa) MFF Drew Fox (Northern Iowa)

 

 

The Iowa Hawkeyes will be back in action on Sunday at Maryland for a Big Ten dual meet at 1 PM CST. 

#2 Iowa vs. Maryland

Sunday, February 2

1 PM CST

College Park, Maryland

Xfinity Center Pavilion 

Live on BTN+

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

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!