Willie Saylor at Flowrestling.org has released his initial set of High School rankings for the upcoming season. Iowa is well represented with 10 wrestlers ranked nationally. Of those 10 wrestlers, eight will be trying to defend their state titles from a year ago. You can find a complete list of the rankings at by clicking here.
Iowa ranked wrestlers
106 – #T19 – Eric Faught (Clear Lake)
113 – #17 – Kyle Biscoglia (Waukee)
120 – #7 – Brody Teske (Fort Dodge)
120 – #10 – Bryce West (Solon)
126 – #10 – Alex Thomsen (Underwood)
145 – #18 – Nelson Brands (Iowa City West)
160 – #14 – Joel Shapiro (Valley, West Des Moines)
182 – #18 – Max Lyon (Epworth, Western Dubuque)
182 – #19 – Chase Shiltz (Creston-Orient Macksburg)
220 – #14 – Wyatt Wriedt (North Scott)
Hawkeye Recruits
120 – #2 Gavin Teasdale (Jefferson-Morgan, PA) – #11 P4P
126 – #1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, PA) – #1 P4P
132 – #8 Max Murin (Central Cambria, PA)
160 – #15 Luke Troy (Martin Luther King, CA)
Cyclone Recruits
132 – #2 Austin Gomez (Glenbard North, IL)
145 – #3 Jarod Verkleeren (Belle Vernon, PA)
160 – #3 Jake Allar (STMA, MN)