IAwrestle is proud to announce the return of Night of Conflict on Friday, October 10, 2025, in Iowa City. The preseason showcase will be held at the Courtyard Iowa City University Heights (901 Melrose Ave, Iowa City, IA 52246). Doors will open at 6:30 PM with wrestling set to begin at 7:00 PM.
Fans unable to attend in person can watch the action live on the IAwrestle Rokfin channel. At this time, tickets are being offered exclusively to participating wrestlers, coaches, and families, with public ticket sales scheduled to open closer to the event date. Please contact us at IAwrestlecontact@gmail.com for VIP tables.
This year’s edition marks a heartfelt homecoming, nearly 10 years to the day from the inaugural Night of Conflict on October 16, 2015, held at the iconic Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. The event immediately made a statement by bringing marquee matchups to one of the sport’s most iconic stages. From there, the event hit the road across the state—stopping in Sioux City, Des Moines, Cedar Falls and Waterloo—each year building on its reputation as the place to see state champions collide, national talent test themselves, and rising stars announce their arrival.
Through the years, Night of Conflict has featured dozens of eventual NCAA standouts and Division I recruits, cementing its status as a proving ground for wrestlers looking to compete on the biggest stages. Whether at Carver or a convention center packed shoulder to shoulder, the event has always been about the same thing: putting elite high school talent under the spotlight and giving fans a preview of the future of wrestling.
“This is more than just a wrestling event—it’s a chance to showcase the sport in Iowa and give these athletes a stage,” said IAwrestle founder Tony Hager. “Bringing Night of Conflict back to Iowa City for the 10-year anniversary makes this one even more special.”
While specific bouts are still being finalized, expect the signature blend of in-state rivalries, out-of-state showdowns, and emerging talents ready to make their mark.
More event information can be found at NightofConflict.com
Eddie Woody Jr (Southeast Polk) vs Cruzer Dominguez (Creighton Prep, Nebraska)
Sticking with the high powered lightweight matchups we will see two top 100 recruits in the class of 2028 go head-to-head with Southeast Polk’s Eddie Woody Jr facing Nebraska’s Cruzer Dominguez.
Woody comes into the matchup ranked #94 overall in the class of 2028 according to MatScouts. As a freshman he captured the 3A state title at 106 pounds. He finished in the bloodround out at Fargo over the summer and he also won the Cheesehead Invitational during the high school season. His Cheesehead run included a win over current #13 ranked Hudson Chittum.
His opponent will be Nebraska state champion Dominguez who won a Class A title as a freshman. Dominguez also has earned All-American status at Preseason Nationals and he was an AA at Fargo this summer. MatScouts has him ranked #49 overall in the Class of 2028.
Gage Spurgeon (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) vs Easton Enyeart (Ballard)
Our next match will feature two talented Iowa high school seniors who have both reached the state finals as underclassmen in Class 2A. We will see Gage Spurgeon of Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont go to battle with Ballard’s Easton Enyeart.
After winning a state championship as a freshman, Spurgeon took fourth as a sophomore, but is expected to be back in the title hunt once again as a junior. Prior to his freshman year he won USA Wrestling’s Preseason Nationals, and he took third at Preseason Nationals last year. He also was a Folkstyle Nationals finalist and was the state runner-up at Iowa Junior freestyle state.
Enyeart took fourth as a freshman and jumped up to a state runner-up performance as a sophomore. In addition to his two medals at the Iowa high school state tournament, Enyeart also is a Preseason Nationals All-American.
Announced Matchups:
Kaiden Belinsky (Don Bosco) vs. Urijiah Courter (West Marshall)
Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk) vs Miklo Hernandez (Pipestone Area, MN)
Abe Heysinger (Dubuque Hempstead) vs Ace Schweitzer (Central City, Nebraska)
Brayden Koester (Bettendorf) vs Eli Leonard (Mount Horeb/Barneveld, Wisconsin)
Eddie Woody Jr (Southeast Polk) vs Cruzer Dominguez (Creighton Prep, Nebraska)
Gage Spurgeon (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) vs Easton Enyeart (Ballard)
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