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!

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

Maryland is 8-6 in dual meets and last competed on January 24 with a 33-7 loss at home to Illinois. 

On January 10th Maryland topped at the time #10 Michigan at Michigan, 19-18.

Maryland has five ranked wrestlers that will provide good matchups. The biggest matches for me will be at 157 and Hwt. with Jacori Teemer vs. #6 Ethen Miller and #11 Ben Kueter vs. #12 Seth Nevills.

We will also have a big match at 184 with true freshman Angelo Ferrari vs. #10 Jaxon Smith and #3 Drake Ayala vs. #11 Braxton Brown at 133.

Every single match is important for seeds at Big Tens and Nationals.

I look for Iowa to get back on track and have a good showing against Maryland.

 

 

#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.

 

 

Probable Lineups

125 –/26/23 Joey Cruz So. Fresno, California/Bullard 11-7 vs. Tyler Garvin Fr. Rising Sun, Maryland/Rising Sun 4-13 -or- Presden Sanchez Fr. Omaha, Nebraska/Creighton Preparatory 3-5

133 1/3/2 Drake Ayala Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge 12-1 vs. 15/11/11 Braxton Brown R-Jr. Allen, Texas/Allen 15-2

141 –/–/18 Ryder Block R-Fr. Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock 2-4 -or- Jace Rhodes So. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 5-2 -or- Cullan Schriever Sr. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 3-6 vs. Dario Lemus R-Fr. Clovis, California/Clovis 7-9 -or- Michael Pizzutto R-Fr. Mt. Airy, Maryland/South Carroll 5-6

149 3/2/4 Kyle Parco Sr. Danville, California/De La Salle 13-1 vs. –/32/32 Kal Miller Jr. Kansas City, Missouri/Park Hill 14-5

157 3/1/1 Jacori Teemer Grad. Long Beach, New York/Long Beach 3-2 -or- Miguel Estrada Fr. Bakersfield, California/Frontier 13-0/1-2* vs. 6/6/6 Ethen Miller R-Jr. Kansas City, Missouri/Park Hill 16-0 -or- Kevin Schork R-Jr. Richmond, Virginia/St. Christopher’s 1-4 

165 2/2/2 Michael Caliendo Jr. Geneva, Illinois/Batavia 13-1 vs. Alex Uryniak Fr. North Hunterdon, New Jersey/St. Benedict’s 2-8 -or- Sammy Gautreau Fr. Pottstown, Pennsylvania/Owen J. Roberts 3-6

174 6/6/6 Patrick Kennedy Sr. Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota/Kasson-Mantorville 8-2 vs. Branson John Fr. Clovis, California/Buchanan 9-11

184 9/5/5 Gabe Arnold R-Fr. Albany, Georgia/Iowa City 11-1 -or- Angelo Ferrari Fr. Melissa, Texas/Melissa 10-1 vs. 10/11/10 Jaxon Smith R-Jr. Cartersville, Georgia/Woodland 14-3

197 1/1/1 Stephen Buchanan Grad. Loyal, Wisconsin/Loyal 14-0 vs. Chase Mielnik R-Sr. Downingtown, Pennsylvania/Downingtown West 10-11

285 13/11/10 Ben Kueter R-Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City 10-3 vs. 12/12/12 Seth Nevills Grad. Clovis, California/Clovis 13-2 -or- Sam O’Brian R-Jr. Damascus, Maryland/Damascus 0-4

* Unattached

^WIN/Intermat/Flo

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Eight Iowa Hawkeyes will compete in the Loras Open in Dubuque, Iowa today. Wrestling will begin at 9 AM at the Graber Sports Center and run straight through.

Wrestlers from fifteen teams including UNI, Purdue, Wisconsin and South Dakota State are registered to compete.

 

 

Loras Open

125 – Dru Ayala

125 – Anthony Lavezzola*

133 – Keyan Hernandez

133 – Charles Matthews

149 – Kael Voinovich

157 – Isaiah Fenton

165- Brady Benham

197 – Brody Sampson*

*Unattached

 

 

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

Lavezzola and Sampson are wrestling unattached.

I will have a follow up blog with results.

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

We have a big weekend of competition for our incoming recruits.

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

DeLuca will be at the MAPL(Mid-Atlantic Prep League) Tournament today. Harvey Ludington will be at St. John Vianney for a dual meet tonight.

Paolo Ciatto will be at the CHSAA Dual Meet Championships on Saturday and Sunday.

 

 

On Saturday Ty and Jarrel Miller will be at the OHSWCA District Qualifiers and Samantha Sachs will be at the at the Division 3 Duals in Placentia.

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

 

Recruiting Class of 2026

Owen McMullen – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  

Sat Feb 1 – at North Allegheny

 

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2025

Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California  120 lbs. 

No competition scheduled.

 

Samantha Sachs – Glendora, California  130 lbs.  

Sat Feb 1 – at Division 3 Duals(Placentia)

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling team will compete at the Grand View Open on Saturday. The wrestling will begin at 9 AM and run straight through at the Johnson Center Field House in Des Moines.

This will be the last competition of the regular season for the Hawks.

56 teams are registered and 21 Iowa wrestlers listed to compete. 

Iowa will be without #1 ranked Macey Kilty(145), Kennedy Blades(160) and Kylie Weker(180) who have been in Japan with Team USA for a training camp. Kilty(65 kg), Blades(68 kg), and Welker(72 kg) are registered to compete at the Zagreb Open in Croatia on February 7-8. 

Last year at the Grand View Open Iowa had ten wrestlers compete with two champs and eight place winners.

Rokfin will have coverage of the Grand View Open on their premium service.

 

 

Grand View Open

103 – Rianne Murphy #1

103 – Sterling Dias #3

110 – Ava Bayless #2

110 – Emilie Gonzalez #5

110 – Val Solorio

124 – Ava Rose

131 – Emilie Frost #10

131 – Allie Baudhuin

131 – Karlee Brooks

131 – Emmily Patneaud

138 – Nanea Estrella #3

138 – Cadence Diduch #6

138 – Lilly Luft

138 – Danni Swihart

145 – Reese Larramendy #2

145 – Ella Schmit

160 – Rose Cassioppi

180 – Naomi Simon #6

207 – Alivia White #6

207 – Sam Calkins

207 – Katja Osteen

 

 

 

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!

Wrestling fans across the country and around the world will take notice on Friday, January 31 at 6 PM CST. #2 Iowa will be on the road to take on #1 Penn State.

This meet has it all. Live on TV. Huge crowd of over 15,000 fans. Three matches of undefeated wrestlers at 157, 165 and 197. Several wrestlers listed at two weights for the Hawks. Everything is lined up for a great dual meet.

Every single match will be intense as you would expect from a #1 vs. #2 typical Iowa-Penn State dual meet.

Of the ten matches the most anticipated will be at 184. Penn State has four-time NCAA champion Carter Starocci. Iowa has both redshirt freshman #5 Gabe Arnold and true freshman Angelo Ferrari.

Who will take the mat for Iowa at 184? As a fan I want to see Ferrari. I have wanted to see this match since I saw Ferrari in the Iowa room in practice last October. I want to see where he is at right now.  

I do not care about clickbait quotes being thrown around. I want to see the Starocci-Ferrari match and this is the one opportunity. This match eventually could break the record for most individual NCAA titles won by two opponents in a match. Leave absolutely no doubt that I definitely want Ferrari to redshirt this season. 

The only thing I do know for certain is Tom Brands could care less what people think and he will make the call.  184 does give us fans something extra to look forward to in this meet.

Iowa has the slightly higher ranked wrestlers at 133, 149,157, and 197. Penn State has a big edge in rankings at 125 and 141. 

Iowa Wrestling is my entertainment. I plan on being entertained.

Let’s get ‘em in the middle.

 

 

#2 Iowa vs. #1 Penn State

6 PM CST

Friday, January 31

Bryce Jordan Center

State College, Pennsylvania

 

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 11-6 vs. 8/7/9 Luke Liledahl Fr. St. Charles, Missouri/Wyoming Seminary 10-1

133 1/3/2 Drake Ayala Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge 11-1 vs. 9/7/7 Braeden Davis So. Belleville, Michigan/Dundee 7-2 

141 –/–/18 Ryder Block R-Fr. Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock 2-4 -or- Jace Rhodes So. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 5-2 -or- Cullan Schriever Sr. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 3-5 vs. 3/3/3 Beau Bartlett Sr.+ Tempe, Arizona/Wyoming Seminary 12-0

149 3/2/4 Kyle Parco Sr. Danville, California/De La Salle 13-0 vs. 4/4/3 Shayne Van Ness So. Somerville, New Jersey/Blair 11-1

157 3/1/1 Jacori Teemer Grad. Long Beach, New York/Long Beach 3-1 -or- Miguel Estrada Fr. Bakersfield, California/Frontier 13-0/1-2* vs. 1/3/3 Tyler Kasak So. Doylestown, Pennsylvania/Bethlehem Catholic 11-0

165 2/2/2 Michael Caliendo Jr. Geneva, Illinois/Batavia 13-0 vs. 1/1/1 Mitchell Mesenbrink So. Hartland, Wisconsin/Arrowhead 13-0

174 6/6/6 Patrick Kennedy Sr. Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota/Kasson-Mantorville 8-1 vs. 2/2/2 Levi Haines Jr. Arendtsville, Pennsylvania/Biglerville 11-1

184 9/5/5 Gabe Arnold R-Fr. Albany, Georgia/Iowa City 11-1 -or- Angelo Ferrari Fr. Melissa, Texas/Melissa 10-0 vs. 1/1/1 Carter Starocci Grad. Erie, Pennsylvania/Cathedral Prep 12-0

197 1/1/1 Stephen Buchanan Grad. Loyal, Wisconsin/Loyal 13-0 vs. 4/4/4 Josh Barr R-Fr. Davison, Michigan/Davison 10-0 

285 13/11/10 Ben Kueter R-Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City 10-2 vs. 2/2/2 Greg Kerkvliet Sr.+ Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota/Simley 10-0

* Unattached

^WIN/Intermat/Flo

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

InterMat released updated rankings this morning. Iowa remained #2 in both the Tournament and Dual Meet Rankings.

The top four remained the same in both rankings. It is Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma State-Nebraska in the Tournament Rankings and  Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma State-Ohio State in the Dual Rankings.

Penn State went down 2.5 points and Iowa .5 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.

 

 

Apparently wins over higher ranked opponents did not affect where the Hawks are ranked. Joey Cruz has recently beat two wrestlers ranked above him, #18 Nicolar Rivera(Wisc) and #16 Brendan McCrone(OhSt), but is still only at #26. 

Ben Kueter defeated the #6 ranked wrestler on Saturday and went from #12 to #11.

Ryder Block drops a match to the #1 ranked defending national champion and is no longer ranked.

Hard for me to understand rankings like that.

The Hawks are back in action this Friday, January 31 at Penn State at 6 PM CST on BTN.

 

 

InterMat Rankings – January 28, 2025

Dual Rankings 

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

 

Tournament Rankings

1. Penn State  137
2. Iowa  106.5
3. Oklahoma State  82.5
4. Nebraska  56.5

 

125 – Joey Cruz #26

133 – Drake Ayala #3

141 – Ryder Block – Not ranked

149 – Kyle Parco #2

157 – Jacori Teemer #1

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!

We had yet another big weekend of competition for Iowa Wrestling. Here is a weekend wrap-up to keep you up to date.

On Saturday Iowa defeated #4 Ohio State 24-13. I will start by saying how impressed I was with the crowd. A 1 PM start time is a conflict with high school and kids wrestling tournaments yet there was a great crowd in legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa won 7 matches against a loaded Ohio State team in an impressive showing. Joey Cruz continues to be a spark in the lineup with his third straight Big Ten win of the new year with a 6-5 decision over #28 Brendan McCrone at 125. 

I thought that was a huge match after I found out that #3 Drake Ayala would not be wrestling. That news had me concerned about the dual meet. Cruz came through to set the tone for the meet.

The big news story of the day was the return of #1 Jacori Teemer at 157. Teemer has been out with an injury and this was his first competition since November 23. Teemer looked good in a 10-5 decision over #17 Sammy Sasso. Michael Caliendo was also stood out with an 11-3 major decision over #9 Paddy Gallagher.

Stephan Buchanan looked like the #1 ranked wrestler in the country with an 18-1 tech fall over #17 Seth Shumate. Buchanan just keeps getting better.

Ben Kueter defeated #6 Nick Feldman at Hwt, 5-4. This was a huge win for Kueter with his first win over a top eight ranked wrestler.

Overall this was a real good showing for Iowa. 

The Hawks are back in action this Friday, January 31 at Penn State at 6 PM CST on BTN.

#2 Iowa 24, #4 Ohio State 13

125 – #28 Joey Cruz (I) dec. #16 Brendan McCrone (O), 6-5

133 – Ben Davino (O) tech. fall Keyan Hernandez (I), 19-4

141 – #1 Jesse Mendez (O) tech. fall #31 Ryder Block (I), 19-2

149 – #2 Kyle Parco (I) dec. #9 Dylan D’Emilio, 8-3

157 – #1 Jacori Teemer (I) dec. #17 Sammy Sasso (O), 10-5

165 – #2 Michael Caliendo (I) major dec. #9 Paddy Gallagher (O), 11-3

174 – #6 Carson Kharchla (O) dec. #5 Patrick Kennedy (I), 7-3

184 – #5 Gabe Arnold (I) dec. #19 Ryder Rogotzke (O) 4-1, SV1

197 – #1 Stephen Buchanan (I) tech. fall #17 Seth Shumate (O), 18-1

285 – #11 Ben Kueter (I) dec. #6 Nick Feldman (O), 5-4

 

 

 

The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team went 4-0 at the Journeymen Wrestling College Duals in Albany, New York on Saturday.

The Hawks were 33-7 on the day that included giving up four forfeits at 160.

#1 Iowa defeated #12 Lock Haven 39-6, #15 Sacred Heart 38-6, #9 Elmira 34-10, and  #6 Presbyterian 27-15. 

Iowa was without #1 ranked Macey Kilty(145), Kennedy Blades(160) and Kylie Weker(180) who have been in Japan with Team USA for a training camp. 

Kilty(65 kg), Blades(68 kg), and Welker(72 kg) are registered to compete at the Zagreb Open in Croatia on February 7-8   This is the first Belt Series international wrestling tournament of the year and 2028 Olympic cycle. 

Iowa finished the dual meet season at 19-0 and are now 37-0 all time.

The Hawks wrap up the regular season at the Grand View Open in Des Moines on Saturday, February 1.

 

Journeymen Wrestling College Duals 

#1 Iowa 39, #12 Lock Haven 6 

103 – #3 Sterling Dias (I) over Summer Batts (LH), Fall 0:56 

110 – #2 Ava Bayless (I) win via forfeit 

117 – #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) over Jayleah Pletz (LH), TF 11-0 

124 – #7 Cali Long (I) over Bella Devito (LH), TF 10-0 

131 – #10 Emily Frost (I) over Lily Sherer (LH), Dec. 4-2 

138 – #6 Cadence Diduch (I) win via forfeit 

145 – Ella Schmit (I) over Paige Jackson (LH), Fall 1:49 

160 – Lock Haven wins via forfeit 

180 – #6 Naomi Simon (I) over Lindsay Laws (LH), TF 10-0 

207 – #5 Alivia White (I) over #3 Alyssa Favara (LH), TF 10-0 #1 

 

Iowa 38, #15 Sacred Heart 6 

103 – #1 Rianne Murphy (I) over Ahsia Torres (SH), Fall 0:35 

110 – #5 Emilie Gonzalez (I) over Aaliyah Payne-Parris (SH), TF 10-0 

117 – #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) over Tati Walker (SH), TF 10-0 

124 – #7 Cali Long (I) over Ally Fitzgerald (SH), Dec. 4-3 

131 – Emmily Patneaud (I) over Cailan Drake (SH), TF 10-0 

138 – #6 Cadence Diduch (I) over Elleahna Anderson (SH), TF 10-0 

145 – Ella Schmit (I) over Tayla Tildsley (SH), TF 11-0 

160 – Sacred Heart wins via forfeit 

180 – #6 Naomi Simon (I) over #5 Madison Sandquist, Fall 1:11 

207 – #5 Alivia White (I) over Madeline Hodges, Fall 0:38 

 

#1 Iowa 34, #19 Elmira 10 

103 – #1 Rianne Murphy (I) over Taylor Green (E), Fall 0:20 

110 – #5 Emilie Gonzalez (I) wins via forfeit 

117 – #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) Yenyia Terry (E), TF 10-0 

124 – #7 Cali Long (I) wins via forfeit 

131 – Emmily Patneaud (I) over Hailey Berry, Fall 0:35 

138 – #6 Cadence Diduch (I) over Gabby Bradigan, TF 10-0 

145 – #7 Zoey Lints (E) over Ella Schmit (I), Fall 0:14 

160 – Elmira wins via forfeit 

180 – #6 Naomi Simon (I) over Hazel Dahlquist (E), Fall 0:54 

207 – #5 Alivia White (I) wins via forfeit 

 

#1 Iowa 27, #6 Presbyterian 15 

103 – #3 Sterling Dias (I) over Chiara Barbieri (P), Dec. 5-0 

110 – #2 Ava Bayless (I) over Grace York (P), TF 10-0 

117 – #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) over Chloe Dearwester (P), Dec. 6-0 

124 – #7 Cali Long (I) over #5 Alyssa Mahan (P), TF 12-2 

131 – #10 Emily Frost (I) over Kassey Daugherty (P), TF 10-0 

138 – #5 Carina Giangeruso (P) over #6 Cadence Diduch (I), Dec. 4-1 

145 – #10 Paige Wehrmeister (P) over Ella Schmit (I), TF 12-1 

160 – Maddie Kubicki (P) wins via forfeit 

180 – #6 Naomi Simon (I) over Henlee Haynes (P), TF 11-1 

207 – #5 Alivia White (I) over Maria Aiono (P), Dec. 8-6

 

 

 

The 2025 edition of the Arctic Plunge was a big success for the Hawkeye Wrestling Club. This is the biggest fundraiser every year for the HWC.

The Arctic Plunge was held at the Brown Deer Golf Course in Coralville following the Iowa-Ohio State dual meet.

For the second year in a row over $150,000 was raised.

I was able to hear Tom Brands’ interview on KCJJ after the meet. Coach Brands spoke well of Chad Beatty, Executive Director of the HWC, on his organization and energy making the Arctic Plunge a success.

Thank you to all that donated, raised money and supported the 2025 HWC Arctic Plunge.

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

I have limited results for incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits from the weekend. This has been by far the most challenging year to find results.

Leo DeLuca went up to 126 and won by a 17-1 tech fall over Reid Buzby(North Hunterdon) in 1:54.

Harvey Ludington was 4-0 with two tech falls and a pin to win the 42-team Shore Conference Tournament in Lakewood, NJ.

Paolo Ciatto won the Westchester County Championships in Yonkers, NY with a 12-1 major decision over Miles Sheridan (Sleepy Hollow) in the finals.

 

 

The pursuit of individual state titles will begin next weekend with qualifying tournaments for our incoming recruits.

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. 

Sat Jan 25 – at Tri (North Hunterdon, NJ)

126 – Leo DeLuca(Blair) tech fall over Reid Buzby(NH) 17-2 (1:54)

 

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

Sat Jan 25 – at Westchester County Championships(Yonkers)

Paolo Ciatto (Iona Prep) maj dec Miles Sheridan (Sleepy Hollow), 12-1

 

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

Fri Jan 24 – Roosevelt

Sat Jan 25 – at Legacy

 

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

Sat Jan 25 – St. Edward Quad

 

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

Sat Jan 25 – St. Edward Quad

 

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

Fri/Sat Jan 24-25 – at Shore Conference Tournament(Lakewood)

Champ. Round 1 – Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) 23-0 won by fall over James Mauti (Toms River North) 9-6 (Fall 0:42)

Quarterfinal – Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) 23-0 won by tech fall over Jake Mott (Lacey) 14-9 (TF-1.5 1:18 (21-6))

Semifinal – Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) 23-0 won by tech fall over Terrence Thomas (Toms River East) 23-6 (TF-1.5 0:48 (19-4))

1st Place Match – Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) 23-0 won by decision over Tanner Hodgins (Howell) 14-4 (Dec 7-3)

 

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!