The reckless speculation and wild overreactions come with the territory, I guess. Seems or feels like a mystery due to unknown injury details. You can go to his website and click the Rankings tab to find team and individual polls for Class 3A, 2A and 1A. He looked great in his first three matches at the Soldier Salute, winning by a combined 48-16. There are diehards who are there all 12 months, every year. Wrestling on YouTube Follow on Apple News Let's take a look at who else sits within the top five of these power rankings. - The reigning NAIA National Champions from Grand View (Iowa), start off their Red Banner defense with top billing in . Class of 2023 Waverly-Shell Rock HS, Iowa #14 at 138 lbs. He probably didn't want to risk any unnecessary injury in a match that could be had in the practice room. He ain't doing that in Week 15 against the Seahawks. Moments like Monday are a reminder that we are just lucky to watch. Class of 2023 Southeast Polk HS, Iowa #1 at 126 lbs. There are names that go together, like Carson Less (West Delaware) and Jaiden Moore (Benton), orAndon Trout (Southeast Polk) and Derrick Bass (Assumption). 2021-22 NAIA Men's Wrestling Conference Polls - Preseason Buccaneers in the rankings: Destiny Krum in fourth at 130, Andelyn Cabalka in seventh at 140, Tayla Stiefel in eighth at 145, Keeley Kehrli in third at 155, Brooklyn Graham in eighth at 170 and . Money's on Trey. MORE:21 things we learned from Iowa wrestlings team title performance at the Soldier Salute. There's also a Hunter in every class: Hunter Wemli (132) in 1A, Hunter Campion (106) and Hunter Steffans (152) in 2A, and Hunter Bagby (152) in 3A. The coaches rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each conference. The Predicament: Iowa prep wrestling rankings. Outside of Missouri Valley and maybe a few others that I'm just forgetting right off hand, there really aren't that many big-time regular season women's tournaments. Highly recommend reading it. Are the worst parts of IA wrestling fandom (reckless speculation, wild overreactions, etc.) Live updates, video interviews and the Potentially Dangerous podcast are key draws to IAwrestle. More: Where to eat in the Des Moines skywalk. We should want them to be as healthy as they can be for the most important parts of their seasons. Jan 6, 2022. What a list of incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits we have to look at. But there are always going to be guys that wrestle in the spring and summer, too, so the issues might still exist. Keep an eye out for the McGang, because there's plenty of them: And that's not even counting McKade Munn, from Nashua-Plainfield. We get mad when they dont perform well, or worse when they dont compete at all. That seems like an unrealistic ask given today's environment. Cincy opened with five-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. He scored 20 takedowns and allowed none. 2023 Tennis Individual Singles and Doubles Regional Assignments - Iowa 106 2022-23 Iowa High School Class 3A Rankings Dec 7, 2022 by Leighton Gaul 106 pounds Alex Pierce made his name known across Iowa by winning the Dan Gable Donnybrook. You either love them or you hate them, and that kind of position inspires reactions of all kinds. InterMat has released their new rankings. The result impacted the AFC playoff picture. Iowa went from nine to six wrestlers ranked in the top eight with the most notable being Spencer Lee out for the season. 0 A lot of this also stems from the way the sport is currently set up. We don't see the Chiefs and Bills and Bengals play 17 times a year, as fun as that would be. Can't blame them for that. Buffalo countered with a field goal. Visitors Guide; Similar to our Cael, Cale, Kael, and Kales, there are many names that have different spellings, like Aiden (13 in this year's field), Aidan (3), and Ayden (5). I also think it's a reasonable ask for Lee to want to save his knees and do everything possible to stay as healthy as he can. Rankings - IAwrestle I do want to remind you guys that there are levels of these games. What an impressive list for the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2023 with Jesuroga, Block, Arnold, and Kueter. Continue with Recommended Cookies. Cumberland (Tenn.) moves up five spots for the largest increase while Southern . Hamlin is 24 years old, by all accounts climbing toward his athletic peak at the highest level of the game he loves. Weve all seen injuries in sports before, even gruesome ones Kevin Ware, Joe Theismann and so many more. *This marks the first time in state history that a team qualified all 14 weights for the state tournament since the Iowa High School Athletic Associationexpanded to 14 weights in 2001. Concordia (Neb.) Iowa is No. 1 and Penn State No. 2 in WIN's TPI rankings; All 10 No. 1 Hope to see you there. Ben Kueter remained #3 at 220 and dropped out of the P4P rankings. This week, I'm grateful for a new book I just read: "I Wouldn't Do That If I Were Me" by Jason Gay, the sports columnist at the Wall Street Journal. The most comprehensive coverage of Iowa Hawkeyes Wrestling on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. Our coverage starts here, with this primer to get you ready for the week. Merchant Marine Academy, too. At 120 poundsin 2A, Kale Petersen, from Greene County,has to wrestle a Kole Johnson (so close) in thefirst round. They want to grow the whole thing, but they really want to grow the women's side of the tournament. Blake Gioimo, Cedar Rapids Prairie 40-0, 113 pounds. - Grand View (Iowa) makes it five straight NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll's holding onto the first-place position.From last ranking, the rest of the Top Five continues in order with Life (Ga.), Southeastern (Fla.), Doane (Neb. Its almost a weird compliment given the rabid attention on the team, but Id imagine it being less than fun for beat reporter. DES MOINES, Iowa - The Predicament has released the latest Iowa high school wrestling rankings. We've mentioned a few Moores, but there's actually six of them, plus five Andersons (and one Andersen), four Christensens, four Clarks and four Downeys. At 160 in 1A, Max McGill is the 5-seed and John McGill is the 8-seed. The future looks great for Iowa Wrestling. 30, 2023 6:00 am1d ago. My final thought on this for now, at least; you guys know I'm open to smart dialogue is that it seems like a drastic overreaction to navigate a stretch that included the Midlands Championships, the Soldier Salute, and the Southern Scuffle, and claim the sport is dying because you didn't get to see the matches you wanted to see. Of all the things that wouldve taken him out of the game, cardiac arrest, something that has, directly and indirectly, impacted many of us, was likely not on any of our minds. #wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1 .wpls-fix-box img.wp-post-image{max-height:250px; }, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Nate Jesuroga. Courtesy of the NAIA - Link KANSAS CITY, Mo. This summer, the tradition-rich state assembled a. Iowa notched wins over Lehigh, Central Michigan and NC State, while Penn State earned wins. If you look at any elite-level program, their fanbases are made up of the same dynamic diehards who follow the team to the ends of the Earth and know the players, coaches, support staff, everything; and the casuals who really just tune in for the big games.