The IAwrestle team is pleased to announce our pound-for-pound rankings for the state of Iowa. Please join in on the discussion of these rankings on facebook.com/IAwrestle and twitter.com/IAwrestle. Use the hashtag #IAwrestleP4P.
1. Chase Shiltz – Creston
2. Marcus Coleman – Ames
3. Bryce West – Highland
4. Drew West – Highland
5. Ryan Leisure – Clear Lake
6. Max Lyon – Epworth
7. Tristan Lara – Fort Dodge
8. Brayden Curry – Sergeant Bluff
9. Derek Holschlag – Union
10. Brock Henderson – North Linn
First two out: Wyatt Wriedt – North Scott and Garrett Kubovec – Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Looking back to our post season rankings, Marcus Coleman is the big mover, going from #6 all the way to #2 with his Cadet Fargo runner-up finish. Other than that no one new moved into the top 10, and only Drew West and Tristan Lara managed to jump the man ahead of them. Two highly talented wrestlers sit just outside the top ten after All-American finishes out at Fargo.
1. Alex Thomsen – Underwood
2. Brody Teske – Fort Dodge
3. Anthony Sherry – Glenwood
4. Michael Millage – Crestwood
5. Noah Fye – New Hampton
6. Kyle Biscoglia – Waukee
7. Trey Brisker – Wilton
8. Grant Stotts – WDM Valley
9. Bryce Esmoil – West Liberty
10. Nathan Lendt – Southeast Polk
First two out: Ben Sarasin – Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Zach Price – Johnston
Alex Thomsen takes over as the new number one after having an impressive summer and preseason. Kyle Biscoglia breaks into the rankings as the #6 guy after placing at UWW Cadets, Fargo, and Super 32; he factors to be a top contender at either 106 or 113 in 3A this year. Noah Fye was another guy on the move, up two spots after a solid Preseason Nationals and Super 32 performances.
[…] The leading man is Creston state champion Chase Shiltz who comes in at #35 on the list. In the latest 2A rankings Shiltz was rated #1 at 170 pounds, over sophomore standout Anthony Sherry of Glenwood. Shiltz was also rated #1 on IA Wrestle’s preseason pound-for-pound junior list. […]
[…] Also look for Triston Lara, who comes in ranked #2 at 126 pounds in our preseason rankings, to come back into the lineup after a runner-up performance in 2015 at 113 pounds. Lara had already put together a great off-season when he took out Drew West at the Conflict at Carver preseason tournament, which jumped him up one spot in IA Wrestle’s preseason pound-for-pound rankings. […]
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