IAwrestle has unveiled our newest Fab50 rankings, identifying the top 50 wrestlers in the state of Iowa. The list, compiled by rankings guru Lars Underbakke, considers athletes who have at least one high school season under their belts. Here is where things stand as we near the start of the 2019 season. The list does not include graduating seniors or incoming freshman. We also did not include any incoming transfers as you had to wrestle in Iowa last season. These are a combination of folkstyle, freestyle and greco results. Longevity also came into play for the upperclassmen as well. Due to this list including all weights, across all classes, head to head was not a major factor unless both guys were very close. This is driven by results at major tournaments such as high school state and Fargo.
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| 1 | Drake Ayala | Ft Dodge | Jr |
| 2 | Cullan Schriever | Mason City | Sr |
| 3 | Cael Happel | Lisbon | Sr |
| 4 | Adam Allard | West Sioux | Sr |
| 5 | Gabe Christenson | Southeast Polk | Sr |
| 6 | Cody Fisher | Woodward-Granger | Sr |
| 7 | Caleb Rathjen | Ankeny | Jr |
| 8 | Matthew Lewis | Centerville | Jr |
| 9 | Griffin Liddle | Bettendorf | Jr |
| 10 | Jack Thomsen | Union, Laporte City | Sr |
| 11 | Eli Loyd | Pleasant Valley | Sr |
| 12 | Robert Avila | Lisbon | So |
| 13 | Hayden Taylor | Solon | So |
| 14 | Nick Hamilton | Underwood | So |
| 15 | Adam Ahrendsen | Union, Laporte City | Jr |
| 16 | Wyatt Voelker | West Delaware | So |
| 17 | Carter Fousek | Crestwood, Cresco | So |
| 18 | Hunter Garvin | Iowa City West | So |
| 19 | Ben Monroe | Ankeny Centennial | Sr |
| 20 | Wade Mitchell | Woodbury Central | Sr |
| 21 | Marcel Lopez | New London | So |
| 22 | Trever Anderson | Ankeny | So |
| 23 | Jack Gaukel | Sergeant Bluff-Luton | Jr |
| 24 | Brandon O’Brien | Linn-Mar | Jr |
| 25 | Logan James | Underwood | Sr |
| 26 | Colby Schriever | Mason City | Sr |
| 27 | Sage Walker | Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont | Sr |
| 28 | Carson Taylor | Ft Dodge | Sr |
| 29 | Blake Thomsen | Underwood | Sr |
| 30 | Aiden Riggins | Waverly-Shell Rock | So |
| 31 | Stevie Barnes | Underwood | So |
| 32 | Justin McCunn | Red Oak | Sr |
| 33 | Carson Tenold | Don Bosco | So |
| 34 | Aidan Noonan | Cascade | Jr |
| 35 | Briar Reisz | Logan-Magnola | Jr |
| 36 | Beau Klingensmith | Woodbury Central, Moville | Jr |
| 37 | Cody Anderson | Waukee | Sr |
| 38 | Nathaniel Genobana | Centerville | Jr |
| 39 | Will Esmoil | West Liberty | Sr |
| 40 | Brayden Wolf | Waverly-Shell Rock | Sr |
| 41 | Blaine Frazier | Notre Dame, Burlington | So |
| 42 | Lucas Walker | Waverly-Shell Rock | Jr |
| 43 | Thomas Even | Don Bosco | Sr |
| 44 | Austin Kegley | Cedar Rapids Prairie | Sr |
| 45 | Jalen Schropp | Williamsburg | Sr |
| 46 | Daniel Meeker | Wapello | Sr |
| 47 | Josh Vis | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | Sr |
| 48 | Logan Neils | Ankeny Centennial | Sr |
| 49 | Gabe Lewis | Denver | Sr |
| 50 | Treyton Cacek | GT-RA | Sr |
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Very impressive list of wrestlers!!