By Rob Hill
Week one did not disappoint for the wrestlers on our Freshmen to Watch list. Very good results across the board, including one dropping a close loss to a #1 ranked wrestler and another wrestler picking up a win over a #1 ranked wrestler. These guys are already proving that they belong at this level and it will be fun watching them progress! Check out some of the highlights from Week 1 for our Freshmen to watch below!
| Nathanael Jesuroga | 106 | Southeast Polk | Dual vs Ames- Won by Fall. 1st at Gardner Edgerton Invite (Kansas). |
| Kale Petersen | 106 | West Fork | No Matches. |
| McKinley Robbins | 106 | Green County | 3rd at DCG Mustang Invitational. Lost 7-4 in Semis to #1 2A ranked Cam Phetxoumphone. |
| Ryder Block | 106 | Waverly-Shell Rock | Dual vs West Delaware- Won by TF. 1st at Keith Young Invitational. Won 4-2 in Finals over #1 3A ranked Dustin Bohren. |
| Derrick Bass | 106 | Assumption | Dual vs Washington- Won by Fall. Undefeated at Williamsburg Raider Duals. |
| Gable Porter | 113 | Underwood | Dual vs Riverside, Oakland- Won by Fall. Did not wrestle at Sergeant Bluff-Luton Tournament. |
| Chase Thomas | 132 | Crestwood, Cresco | No Matches. |
| Michael Macias | 138 | Assumption | Dual vs Washington- Won by TF. Went 3-1 at Williamsburg Raider Duals. Lost by Fall to #2 2A Jalen Schropp. |
| CJ Walrath | 145 | Notre Dame, West Burlington | Dual vs Moravia- Won by Fall. Dual vs Wapello- Won by TF. 7th at Cliff Keen Independence Invitational. Lost in overtime in Quarters to #10 3A Ben Faber. |
| Ben Kueter | 160 | Iowa City High | No Matches. |
| Tate Naaktgeboren | 160 | Linn-Mar | Dual vs Dubuque Wahlert- Won by Fall. 1st at Cliff Keen Independence Invitational. Won by Fall in Quarters over #10 2A Carson Babcock. Won 5-1 in Finals over #3 2A Zach Williams. |
| McCrae Hagarty | 170 | Waverly-Shell Rock | Dual vs West Delaware- Lost by Fall to #7 2A Jared Voss. 3rd at Keith Young Invitational. Lost by Fall in Semis to #4 3A Bradley Hill. |
Jake Walker, 3rd 195, Keith Young Invite
Jake Walker, W-SR 195, 3rd at Keith Young invite