Another member of the Fab 50 has come off the board. Cedar Rapids Kennedy standout Josh Vis announced tonight on his personal social media account that he will be heading east for his future wrestling, committing to Northern Illinois University. I am excited to announce that I have decided to continue my academic and athletic…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college, and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous Podcast this week is hosted by Ross Bartachek. This week’s guest was Ankeny state champion Caleb Rathjen. One of the top prospects in the class of 2021 Caleb has recently visited Iowa State, SDSU, Purdue and will soon visit Iowa and North…
These days the name Drake Ayala carries a lot of weight outside of the state of Iowa as the Fort Dodge standout has gone from young budding prospect to one of the most sought after wrestlers in the country. As a high school junior, Ayala has only completed half of his high school career, but…
This week IAwrestle will be releasing the top wrestlers in each grade (classes 2020, 2021, and 2022). In addition to naming the top seven wrestlers in each class we will also be releasing my latest edition of the Fab 50 rankings, which is our comprehensive list of the top 50 wrestlers in the state of…
Last month in Fargo, North Dakota wrestling fans who follow the freestyle and Greco-Roman season saw Team Iowa walk away with a top three finish in the Junior Men’s freestyle division. I specifically point out the Junior’s team because while overall this was a fantastic performance by Team Iowa, it was also accomplished with a…
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…
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Here are your final results from the 2019 War at West Gym
The Iowa Hawkeyes have added another member to their already impressive 2020 recruiting class as upperweight standout Gabe Christenson announced his verbal commitment late Monday night on social media. A state champion at 195 pounds, Christenson won his 2019 state title by major decision over Brayden Wolf of Waverly-Shell Rock last month. Hailing from Southeast…
Broderson named IAwrestle 2019 High School Wrestler of the Year
With the War at West Gym now just a shade over two weeks away we are ready to announce three more matches that will take place in our event. Three more state champions have been added to the card including one bout that will pit two champs against one another for top bragging rights in…
We’re heading to the middle of wrestling lineups for our next match as it will feature a rematch from one of the state of Iowa’s biggest regular season tournaments, The Keith Young Invite. This year both Jacob Herrmann and Carson Tenold competed in the state finals but two months before they were wrestling for a…
2019 Iowa High School All State Teams
From 106 -> 285
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IAwrestle’s 2019 All-Underclassman Teams
We are bringing one of the state’s heavy hitters to the 2019 War at West Gym as Fort Dodge standout Drake Ayala will make his second appearance in the event. His challenger will be a wrestlers in similar shoes to his own a year ago, as Iowa City West freshman Hunter Garvin, who was a…
IAwrestle’s 2019 High School All-Junior Team
IAwrestle’s 2019 High School All-Senior Team
On paper this year’s freshman class looks to be one of the strongest in recent memory. The class of 2022 produced an impressive five state champions at the 2019 state tournament. Our next match will feature two of those freshmen taking on each other in what will be a battle for state supremacy at 106…
IAwrestle is happy to announce next match for the 2019 War at West Gym event. This bout will feature two more state champions from Class 2A and 3A. Both wrestlers are members of the 2020 class and with both picking up their first career state title last weekend, we expect their interest from college teams…
The following is a breakdown of the number of points each District scored at the State tournament last week inside Wells Fargo Arena. Other stats reflected in the breakdown include: Champions, Place-winners, Wrestlers that did not place (DNP), and Wrestlers that scored at least one point (won a match). 3A Place-winners The following tables display…
