| 2017 IAwrestle Most Valuable Wrestler | |
| Brody Teske – Fort Dodge- Junior | |
| Honorable Mention Most Valuable Wrestler (Alphabetical) | |
| Marcus Coleman – Ames – Senior | |
| Keaton Geerts – New Hampton – Senior | |
| Ryan Leisure – Clear Lake – Senior | |
| Max Lyon – Epworth, Western Dubuque – Senior | |
| Chase Shiltz – Creston-Orient/Macksburg | |
| Alex Thomsen – Underwood – Junior | |
| Bryce West – Solon – Senior | |
| 1st Team | |
| 106 | Cullan Schriever Fr (Mason City) |
| 113 | Kyle Biscoglia Jr (Waukee) |
| 120 | Brody Teske Jr (Fort Dodge) |
| 126 | Alex Thomsen Jr (Underwood) |
| 132 | Braden Birt Sr (Epworth, Western Dubuque) |
| 138 | Keaton Geerts Sr (New Hampton) |
| 145 | Ryan Leisure Sr (Clear Lake) |
| 152 | Nelson Brands Jr (Iowa City West) |
| 160 | Joel Shapiro Jr (Valley, West Des Moins) |
| 170 | Marcus Coleman Sr (Ames) |
| 182 | Max Lyon Sr (Epworth, Western Dubuque) |
| 195 | Isaac Bartel Sr (Mason City) |
| 220 | Wyatt Wriedt Sr (North Scott) |
| 285 | Aaron Costello Sr (Epworth, Western Dubuque) |
| 2nd Team | |
| 106 | Adam Allard Fr (West Sioux) |
| 113 | Drew Bennett Jr (Fort Dodge) |
| 120 | Bryce West Sr (Solon) |
| 126 | Michael Millage Jr (New Hampton) |
| 132 | Cade Devos So (Southeast Polk) |
| 138 | Triston Lara Sr (Fort Dodge) |
| 145 | Zach Barnes Sr (Southeast Polk) |
| 152 | Zachary Axmear Sr (English Valleys) |
| 160 | John Henrich So (Akron-Westfield) |
| 170 | Brock Jennings Sr (Osage) |
| 182 | Chase Shiltz Sr (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) |
| 195 | Slade Sifuentes Sr (Lake Mills) |
| 220 | Rocky Lombardi Sr (Valley, West Des Moines) |
| 285 | Jared Brinkman Sr (Iowa City, Regina) |
| 3rd Team | |
| 106 | Grayson Kesterson So (Williamsburg) |
| 113 | Aden Reeves So (Albia) |
| 120 | Gauge Perrien Jr (Southeast Polk) |
| 126 | McGwire Midkiff Sr (Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson) |
| 132 | Lance Runyon So (Indianola) |
| 138 | Nathan Lendt Jr (Southeast Polk) |
| 145 | Trent Johnson Sr (Dike-New Hartford) |
| 152 | Cayd Lara Jr (Fort Dodge) |
| 160 | Julien Broderson So (Assumption, Davenport) |
| 170 | Taylan Entriken Sr (Hudson) |
| 182 | Anthony Sherry Jr (Glenwood) |
| 195 | Kaden Sauer Sr (Dowling Catholic) |
| 220 | Drake Johnsen Sr (Logan-Magnolia) |
| 285 | Tristan Wirfs Sr (Mount Vernon) |
| 4th Team | |
| 106 | Ben Monroe Fr (Ankeny Centennial) |
| 113 | Cael Happel Fr (Lisbon) |
| 120 | Brock Henderson Sr (North Linn) |
| 126 | Drew West Sr (Solon) |
| 132 | Matt Robertson Jr (Assumption, Davenport) |
| 138 | Skylar Noftsger So (Ballard) |
| 145 | Grant Stotts Jr (Valley, West Des Moines) |
| 152 | Isaac Judge Jr (South Tama) |
| 160 | Ryan Gorman Sr (New Hampton) |
| 170 | Ben Sarasin Jr (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) |
| 182 | Alec McDowell Sr (Maquoketa Valley) |
| 195 | Connor Corbin Sr (Valley, West Des Moines) |
| 220 | Jordan Baumler Jr (North Fayette Valley) |
| 285 | Eagan Lickiss Sr (Indianola) |
| 5th Team | |
| 106 | Cobe Siebrecht So (Lisbon) |
| 113 | Drake Doolittle So (Webster City) |
| 120 | Brady Kyner Sr (Southeast Warren) |
| 126 | Adam Brown Sr (Southeast Polk) |
| 132 | Chance Throndson Jr (Riceville) |
| 138 | Kaleb Krall So (Wapsie Valley) |
| 145 | Dylan Schuck Sr (Sibley-Ocheyedan) |
| 152 | Brennan Swafford Jr (Mediapolis) |
| 160 | Mac Southard Sr (Lewis Central) |
| 170 | Jarel Arbegast Sr (West Fork, Sheffield) |
| 182 | Logan Schumacher Jr (Martensdale-St. Mary’s) |
| 195 | Bryce Esmoil Jr (West Liberty) |
| 220 | Kadon Hulett Sr (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) |
| 285 | John McConkey Jr (Atlantic-CAM) |
Why would you give the 1st team selection to Bartel over Sifuentes? Didn’t even make sense on the All-Senior team. He had a better state tournament and season than Bartel. 2 state titles, and hasn’t lost since sophmore year is hard to argue against!
If you think Sifuentes had a better state tournament than Bartel then you cant be help sir
Can’t be helped? It’s ok to disagree Eric, but it’s all a matter of opinion. Hell, Sifuentes should have 2 state brackets from this year alone! Yes Bartel won a loaded weight, but in overtime. Maybe if it was a blowout win like Sauer had on him a few weeks earlier I could see you giving it to him hands down.
I don’t want to take anything away from either kid, both great wrestlers, but I for one (and The Predicamnet) think Sifuentes is the best 195 lber in the state, you can’t pick who competes at your weight at the state tournament.
Oh there is nothing wrong with thinking Sifuentes is the best. He might very well be. I’m all for having a conversation, but when people come at me strong on here they better be ready to get it back if I think I’m right.
Nothing Slade can do about his brackets and you can’t fault him for that. It would have been a lot of fun to see him match up against these top 2a and 3a guys this year.
That win over Johnsen was impressive, but again if I’m totally being honest that guy was only a 1x placewinner. Still a great accomplishment beating a state champ a weight up but when we are talking about guys of this high quality those things matter.
Where is the logic in putting Sifuentes on the 2nd team and Bartel on the 1st. What I don’t understand is, you had Bartel on your all-senior team when your guidelines stated “in the event of a tie, individual season performance was used.” Slade just won’t his 2nd state title, hasn’t lost since his sophomore year, and beat a guy who pinned his way to the finals 16-0. Oh, and I almost forgot, the day before the individual tournament started he bumped up to 220 for his team and took down the kid who would be standing atop the podium Saturday night!
Bartel came out on top of one of the tougher weights in 3A so theres that
Esmoil a State Champ and is 5th team? The 3A 2nd and 3rd place finishers at State were higher than Esmoil and those kids had 5 and 6 losses. You may want to get to the eastern part of the State to watch HS wrestling more often.
Where would you have put him?
If you don’t understand 3A 3rd place finisher Corbin ahead of Esmoil then you should have traveled to NE Iowa for the Keith Young. We are well aware of Bryce.
Semifinal – Connor Corbin (Valley, West Des Moines, IA) won by decision over Bryce Esmoil (West Liberty) (Dec 5-2)
Young was earlier in the year – you didn’t account for Robertson beating Birt at Leuders, but you accounted for a victory by the Valley kid in a tournament earlier in the year. Not sure I follow that unless you think that the Young tourney was far better competition.
He did beat Birt 7-3. His only loss was to Holschlag who also beat Birt. Robertson also knocked of two time finalist Curry on his way to a title!
Birt lost to Robertson 7-3 at Lueders and his only loss was 7-6 to Holschlag who couldnt compete at state. and he is 4th team?
Are you kidding me – the 2AState Champ at 132 is 5th team. He avenged his only two losses during the post season and more importantly he beat your 1st team selection during the year.
Yea probably could have put him higher. Birt was put #1 mostly because of his impressive showing at state.
agreed….Birt lost to Robertson 7-3 at Lueders.. and his only loss was 7-6 to Holschlag who couldnt compete at state