Team Iowa places Fifth and Seventh at National Duals

Team Iowa had a strong showing this week at the USA Wrestling Junior National Duals this week at Oklahoma City. Team Iowa earned a fifth-place finish in freestyle, following its seventh-place finish in Greco-Roman.

Team Iowa seventh at Greco-Roman Junior Duals

Team Iowa went 0-3 in the championship bracket pool and will face Kansas for seventh place at the Greco-Roman Junior National Duals at Oklahoma City. Iowa lost to Florida (47-18), Minnesota #1 (41-20) and Arizona (43-21) before the placing match.

ARIZONA 43, IOWA 21

98 - Javier Guillen (Arizona) over Phillip Laux (Iowa) TF 6-0,6-0

105 - Chris Bostic (Arizona) over Conner Ryan (Iowa) Dec 0-1,3-0,4-0

112 - Max Mejia (Arizona) over Jacob Eischeid (Iowa) TF 7-0,6-0

119 - Christopher Ornelas (Arizona) over Jon Skarda (Iowa) Dec 7-0,5-0

125 - Quinn Klinefelter (Iowa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forfeit

130 - Michael Hamel (Arizona) over Joe Colon (Iowa) Dec 1-8,4-0,6-0

135 - Luke Goettl (Arizona) over Brett Baumbach (Iowa) Dec 7-0,4-0

140 - Elijah Sullivan (Iowa) over Logan Addis (Arizona) TF 6-0,8-0

145 - Kory De Berry (Arizona) over Gustavo Martinez (Iowa) TF 7-0,5-0

152 - Michael Kelly (Iowa) over Caleb Crump (Arizona) TF 7-1,7-0

160 - Derek Felton (Arizona) over Cameron Savage (Iowa) Dec 0-5,7-0,5-0

171 - Kyle Putnam (Iowa) over Ricky Ruiz (Arizona) Forfeit

189 - Anthony Pike (Arizona) over David Solis (Iowa) Pin 10-1,1:36

215 - Diego Bravo (Arizona) over Ryan Fank (Iowa) Pin 1:13

285 - Luis Madrigal (Arizona) over Unknown (Unattached) Forfeit

 

EDIT: Iowa finished seventh, beating Kansas, 46-19, in the placing match.

7th Place Match

Iowa 46, Kansas 19

98 – Austin Hood (Kansas) over Phillip Laux (Iowa) Dec 6-0,7-2
105 – Conner Ryan (Iowa) over Tommy Williams (Kansas) Dec 7-0,1-0
112 – Jeff Vesta (Kansas) over Jacob Eischeid (Iowa) Pin :58
119 – Dalton Miller (Kansas) over Jon Skarda (Iowa) Dec 4-0,6-3
125 – Jake Gentzler (Kansas) over Quinn Klinefelter (Iowa) Dec 0-6,1-0,3-0
130 – Joe Colon (Iowa) over Sharky Slyter (Kansas) Dec 0-7,6-0,5-4
135 – Brett Baumbach (Iowa) over Ryne Cokeley (Kansas) Pin 8-4,1:38
140 – Elijah Sullivan (Iowa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
145 – Zach Reeb (Kansas) over Gustavo Martinez (Iowa) TF 9-0,9-0
152 – Michael Kelly (Iowa) over Mitchell Means (Kansas) TF 6-0,6-0
160 – Cameron Savage (Iowa) over Anson Worrell (Kansas) Pin :49
171 – Kyle Putnam (Iowa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
189 – David Solis (Iowa) over Jacob Nowak (Kansas) Dec 4-0,3-0
215 – Ryan Fank (Iowa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
285 – Austin Blythe (Iowa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Team Iowa Greco-Roman results at Junior National Duals

These results are courtesy of Tim McEowen, a former Cedar Rapids LaSalle and Kirkwood C.C. wrestler (which is a subject of a future series of blog posts). McEowen is a very active member in the wrestling community in the Cedar Rapids and Linn County area. Iowa has a chance to place as high as fifth with two matches to go:

Team Iowa prepares for Junior National Duals

Prep wrestlers from across the state will compete in the Junior National Duals at Oklahoma City, Okla., this week. Team Iowa begins action Wednesday in Greco-Roman, lasting until Friday morning. A freestyle tournament follows, starting Friday afternoon and ending Sunday.

Iowa was a runner-up last year. Determining a favorite is difficult because lineups and pools aren’t set until weigh-ins.

Koethe, Hathaway named all-tournament at national duals

Iowa City West sophomores Justin Koethe and Jack Hathaway were all-tournament selections at the Cadet National Duals June 18-21 at Rochester, Minn., helping Team Iowa place fourth in freestyle and sixth in Greco-Roman. Koethe posted a 15-1 record combined, going 7-0 to earn honors in Greco-Roman honors. Hathaway went 11-1 with a 6-0 record in freestyle and was a freestyle all-tournament team selection.

Below is an update from the Trojan Wrestling Club in Iowa City. Many Trojans have done well this spring.