If last year is any indication of the momentum that is building in Ames the fans of the Iowa State Cyclones should be ecstatic about the direction of the program. In just one year’s time head coach Kevin Dresser was able to dramatically improve his team’s performance in just his second full season at the…
The Iowa State Cyclones have started updating their website by putting out their team roster for the 2019-2020 season. First match for the Cyclones isn’t scheduled to take place for about three months, and this is just an online roster, so we entirely acknowledge that things can change there were a couple interesting takeaways. The…
Another season is in the books which means we can already start looking ahead to next year as this crop of seniors graduate and make new openings in the lineups for Iowa, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa. In the past we have always examined the top performers across the three Division I universities and given…
In case you haven’t heard, Iowa State is in rebuild mode. The program that once produced some of our sports biggest stars has fallen out of the conversation of an annual title contender to a point where Head Coach Kevin Dresser would probably be happy putting a couple guys on the podium in 2019. But…
WATCH THE 2018 JACK MENDENHALL LIVE ON TRACKWRESTLING What: Jack Mendenhall Invitational When: Saturday January, 6, 2018 10:00AM Where: Ames High School, 1921 Ames High Dr., Ames, IA 50010 Watch: Trackwrestling via IAwrestle ($10 PPV or $65 Season Pass)
Five Iowa high school wrestlers will be back on the mat for the Agony in Ames, which benefits the newly created Cyclone-Regional Training Center (C-RTC). Two of the Iowa high school wrestlers in the event will enter as large favorites in their ranked matchups, as Cullan Schriever (Mason City) and Joel Shapiro (Valley – WDM)…
One of the biggest instate recruits for the class of 2018 is off the board as West Des Moines – Valley’s Joel Shapiro has committed to Iowa State. Shapiro made the announcement on Twitter: I am proud to announce that I have verbally committed to continue my academic and athletic career at Iowa State University…
Rankings by FloWrestling Overall Name City State Projected College #26 Alex Thomsen Underwood IA 125/133 Nebraska #27 Brody Teske Fort Dodge IA 125 Undecided #43 Joel Shapiro West Des Moines Valley IA 184 Undecided #66 Francis Duggan Iowa City West IA 285 Undecided #70 Nelson Brands Iowa City West IA 157/165 Iowa #93 Grant Stotts…
IAwrestle has unveiled our Pre-Summer Fab 50 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, and no longer includes the (now graduated) class of 2017. As we near the pinnacle of…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous is broadcast live on Facebook Monday nights at 8 PM with show hosts Tony Hager and Ross Bartachek. Listen in as they recap the Junior and Senior World Team Trials that took place this past weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska. Show Order (Estimated time) 2:30 – Start…
Over the last year and a half there aren’t many wrestlers in Iowa that have seen their stock spike like Valley wrestler Joel Shapiro’s has. After winning five straight matches to take third as a sophomore at 145 pounds, Shapiro added some size and went on a tear during the summer, upsetting top 10 ranked Nate…
This past weekend at the Keith Young Invitational, #1 ranked Joel Shaprio (Valley,WDM) faced off with #2 Zach Wagenhoffer (Waverly-Shell Rock) in what could be a preview of what is to come in February at Wells Fargo Arena. Was Shaprio able to defend his #1 status or will there be a new #1 in the…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college and international wrestling. This weeks episode of Potentially Dangerous presented by MyHouse is a mixdown from the Takedown Radio broadcast Tony Hager did over the weekend. On the show we have Albia’s Aden Reeves, New Hampton’s Michael Millage and Valley’s Joe Shapiro. All of the guests will…
Joel Shapiro of West Des Moines-Valley will be making his Conflict debut against Danny Braunagel of Illinois. Ranked #15 at 160 pounds by Flowrestling, Shapiro is a two-time state medalist for Valley, taking fifth as a freshman (126) and then third as a sophomore (145). Shapiro has since put on some weight, and has also been piling on…
Returning All-Americans 2015 106 Aden Reeves 4th The Cadet Fargo team is needing to do some reloading after most of the 2015 All-Americans will be moving up to the Juniors division. Albia’s Aden Reeves (120) is the only returning freestyle All-American on this squad, but you don’t have to look to far to find talent…
Please join in on the discussion of these rankings on facebook.com/IAwrestle and twitter.com/IAwrestle. Use the hashtag #IAwrestleP4P. 1. Alex Thomsen – Underwood 2. Brody Teske – Fort Dodge 3. Michael Millage – Crestwood 4. Grant Stotts – WDM Valley 5. Nelson Brands – Iowa City West 6. Kyle Biscoglia – Waukee 7. Tanner Sloan –…
#1 Michael Zachary (Dowling Catholic) 27-0, Sr. over #3 Joel Shapiro (West Des Moines) 28-4, So. (Dec 11-5). 145lbs: 1st Place – Michael Zachary of Dowling Catholic 2nd Place – Joel Shapiro of West Des Moines 3rd Place – Alec Ksiazek of Johnston 4th Place – Reed Hillenga of Dallas Center-Grimes 5th Place – Brennan…