5 Iowans reach quarterfinals of 2019 USMC 16U Nationals

Blake Thomsen Catches Up with IAwrestle

Iowa’s senior class of 2020 features many talented individuals, many of whom have bright futures in the sport ahead of them. One of those wrestlers many have been watching over the past three years is Underwood standout Blake Thomsen, who figures to be a title contender at his weight heading into next season. One of…

Iowa Women’s Disney Dual Update

Pool Z – Iowa Vikings Match #1 Round 1 Iowa Vikings defeated Nebraska Beauties 37-30 95 – Rylee Rodish (Iowa Vikings) over Hannah Hinrichsen (Nebraska Beauties) Fall 0:45 100 – Reanah Utterback (Iowa Vikings) over Regan Rosseter (Nebraska Beauties) Maj 15-7 106 – Callie Witt (Nebraska Beauties) over Rylee Rodish (Iowa Vikings) Fall 0:34 112 – Tateum Park (Iowa Vikings) over Brisa Figueroa (Nebraska Beauties) Fall 5:34 118 – Chloe Clemons (Iowa Vikings) over Marissa Burt (Nebraska Beauties) Fall 2:56…

Iowa Black Competing in Gold Pool at Disney Duals

AS – Gold – Iowa Black Guaranteed 16th place Match #1 Champ. Round 1 MAWA Point Red defeated Iowa Black 53-15 106 – Levi Haines (MAWA Point Red) over Blaine Frazier (Iowa Black) Fall 5:10 113 – Matthew Mayer (MAWA Point Red) over Kolten Crawford (Iowa Black) Maj 13-4 120 – McKenzie Bell (MAWA Point Red) over Colby Lillegard (Iowa Black) Maj 15-2 126 – Damon Mcgee Jr. (MAWA Point Red) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf…

Junior Team Finishes Seventh at Greco National Duals

D POOL – Iowa Guaranteed 2nd place Match #1 Quarterfinal Iowa defeated Texas 55-17 160 – Cade DeVos (Iowa) over Massoma Endene (Texas) TF 14-2 170 – Spencer Mooberry (Iowa) over Don Doyle (Texas) Fall 0:25 182 – Justin Brindley (Iowa) over Samuel Uwabuike (Texas) Dec 8-2 195 – Gabe Christenson (Iowa) over Deandre Rucker (Texas) Fall 1:36 220 – Kalob Runyon (Iowa) over Rylan Bonds (Texas) Fall 4:36 285 – Spencer Trenary (Iowa) over Ryan Johnson (Texas) TF 10-0 100 – Brandon O`Brien (Iowa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 106 – Trever…

2019 Disney Duals – Day 1 Results

Pool C – Iowa Black Match #1 Round 1 Iowa Black defeated Hero Black 47-12 106 – Gabriel Giampietro (Hero Black) over Blaine Frazier (Iowa Black) Dec 5-3 113 – Gavin Richard (Hero Black) over Kolten Crawford (Iowa Black) Dec 6-0 120 – Colby Lillegard (Iowa Black) over Jose Tirado (Hero Black) Dec 10-6 126 – Matthew Jordan (Iowa Black) over Corey Morabito (Hero Black) Dec 7-4 132 – Jalen Schropp (Iowa Black) over Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Hero Black) Dec 2-0…

Team Iowa Headed to Junior Greco-Roman Gold/Silver Pool

Iowa Teams Registered for Disney Duals

Girls Team Roster previously released here. Iowa Black Team Weight Class Name 106 Frazier, Blaine 113 Crawford, Kolten 120 Lillegard, Colby 126 Jordan, Matthew 132 Schropp, Jalen 138 Loyd, Eli 145 Mitchell, Wade 152 Schmidt, Carter 160 Zach, Anthony 170 Venteicher, Drew 182 Westphal-Edwards, Tristin 195 Neuhaus, Jack 220 Sims, Garet 285 #19 Vis, Joshua…

16U Team Takes 5th at Freestyle National Duals

D Pool – Iowa Guaranteed 1st place Match #1 Quarterfinal Iowa received a Bye Match #2 Semifinal Iowa defeated Team Florida 63-15 285 – Ryley Snell (Iowa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 88 – Benjamin Guilliam (Team Florida) over J.D. Downs (Iowa) Dec 13-6 94 – Garret Rinken (Iowa) over Vincent Biondoletti (Team Florida) TF 10-0 100 – Camron Phetxoumphone (Iowa) over Kai Owen (Team Florida) Fall 3:43 106 – Gable Porter (Iowa) over Cooper Davidson-haase (Team Florida) TF 12-2…

16U Freestyle National Duals – Day 1 Results

D Pool – Iowa Guaranteed 1st place Match #2 Semifinal Iowa defeated Team Florida 63-15 285 – Ryley Snell (Iowa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 88 – Benjamin Guilliam (Team Florida) over J.D. Downs (Iowa) Dec 13-6 94 – Garret Rinken (Iowa) over Vincent Biondoletti (Team Florida) TF 10-0 100 – Camron Phetxoumphone (Iowa) over Kai…

Loaded Iowa Girl’s team ready for Disney Duals

Team Iowa places fourth in Greco-Roman at 16U National Duals

Iowa’s 16U team got off to a strong start by earning a fourth place finish in Greco-Roman, yesterday in Spokane, Washington. All of Iowa’s losses came to teams that placed directly ahead of them in the competition. Yesterday, the dropped their Pool final to Minnesota Blue, who went on to win the tournament by defeating…

Iowa Finishes Second in Pool A at 16U Greco-Roman National Duals

Results for Pool A today in Spokane, Washington. Guaranteed 2nd place Match #1 Quarterfinal Iowa defeated Indiana 42-30 88 – J.D. Downs (Iowa) over Toby Billerman (Indiana) Fall 2:13 94 – Garret Rinken (Iowa) over Samuel Jemerson (Indiana) TF 10-0 100 – Ryder Block (Iowa) over Evan Dickey (Indiana) TF 11-0 106 – Blake Wolf…

Iowans in National High School Rankings

See which Iowans are in the newest National High School Rankings

Junior National Duals Preview

We wrap up our 2019 National Duals preview with the Junior team, who will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete for a national title. This year’s team has expierenced drastic turnover from the 2018 group, with the only returning wrestler being Spencer Trenary at heavyweight, though Daniel Kimball (126) competed on Iowa 2017 Junior team.…

Big Game Wrestling Announces Tom Lepic Wrestling Complex

Today marks a new day for the Big Game Wrestling Club, as head coach Dylan Carew announced the addition of the Tom Lepic Wrestling Complex, coming to the Corridor Area later this summer. The complex boasts a weight room and wrestling area for members of its club, and plans to offer additional amenities soon. “We…

16U National Duals Preview

The state of Iowa will pull double duty next week as the 16U team begins their run for a National Duals title in Spokane, Washington. The tournament will be held within the same time frame of the 14U tournament taking place in Indiana. Iowa’s 16U squad definitely has their work cut out if they are…

Christenson Named Scholastic Coach of the Year

Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) is proud to announce the 2019 winners of the Scholastic Coach of the Year awards for the State, Region, and National levels. This year’s National Coach of the Year is Jason Christenson from Southeast Polk High School (IA) and the National Assistant Coach of the Year…

Iowa Entries for UWW Cadet World Team Trials

What: USA Wrestling’s Cadet World Team Trials Where: Akron, Ohio When: May 31st – June 2nd Friday, May 31st Session 1: Greco-Roman: U23 GR & UWW Cadet GR Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, & Consolations 9:00 AM – 1:15 PM Session 2: Greco-Roman: U23 GR & UWW Cadet GR Semifinals, Consolations, All Medal Matches, and Best 2 out…

Northern Plains Regional Greco-Roman – Final Results 2019

10U 56 Shay Lundvall’s place is 5th and has scored 0.0 team points. Round 2 – Jordan Heindl (Minnesota) won by decision over Shay Lundvall (Iowa) (Dec 5-4) Round 3 – Owen Parish (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Shay Lundvall (Iowa) (TF 14-2) Round 4 – Michael Elsmore (Minnesota) won by tech fall over…