Live results: Updates and analysis from Day 1 of Iowa boys state wrestling tournament

On Nov. 13, 2023, the first Iowa high school wrestling practices of the season took place.

Now, a little over three months later, the Iowa state boys wrestling tournament kicks off at Wells Fargo Arena. In that time, some athletes wrestled in upwards of 40 bouts. That’s about three matches a week, not including the winter break and delays due to inclement weather.

Thirty-four total wrestlers enter the tournament with undefeated records in the 2023-24 season, including Osage senior Tucker Stangel (50-0) and Fort Dodge sophomore superstar Dreshaun Ross (43-0).

At the end of four action-packed days, 42 individual state champions – one each in 14 weight class across Class 3A, 2A and 1A – will be crowned and three team titles will be won.

The first day of the state wrestling tournament begins at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14.

Follow along here for updates throughout the opening day of the Iowa high school state wrestling tournament.

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10:50 a.m. — Here are the Class 2A standings after the first round of competition

North Polk sits alone at the top of the scoreboard with 18 points.

Creston, Mount Vernon, and Sioux Center are tied for second with 14.

Carroll has 13 points, Assumption has 11.5, Decorah as 11, and Hampton-Dumont-CAL has 10.5.

There is a five-way tie for ninth place with 10 points: Albia, Burlington Notre Dame, Humboldt, PCM, and Williamsburg.

10:45 a.m. — Class 2A first round is complete after eight advance in 285 weight class

Aaron Peyton (Roland-Story) kicked off the final weight class with a sudden victory over Mason Nally (Clarinda).

Michael Bormann (Wahlert, Dubuque) also won in sudden victory over JT Kelso (Forest City).

Carson Grier (Williamsburg), Landon Griffin (Webster City), Jacques Zomermaand (Sioux Center), Evan Sorensen (Atlantic), Sam Christensen (Central Lyon/George-Little Rock), and Tucker Anderson (North Polk) all moved on.

10:40 a.m. — Ahstin Willms dominates in first round at 215 pounds

Ashtin Willms (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) won by major decision – 11-0 – over Stryker Lettington (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont). Lucas Feuerbach (Solon) also won by major decision over Dre Smithburg (Fairfield), and Jake Trenary (Clear Lake) won by major decision over Jesse Brouwer (AP-GC).

Jaydn Cooper (Winterset) won by tech fall over Nolan Lamphier (Oelwein).

Reece Wrage (North Polk), Brodie Van Regenmorter (Sioux Center), Jackson Van Keuren (Maquoketa), and Quinten Fuller (Creston) all advanced.

10:35 a.m. — Only a few more weight classes remain for the 2A first round.

The first round is complete for Class 2A, 190 pounds.

Carson Bertran (Webster City) won in sudden victory – 12-10 – over Maison Copp (AP-GC).

Bryson Harris (Clarinda) won by major decision over Layton Slaymaker (Central DeWitt). Quinten Polking (Carroll) won by major decision over Jagger Luther (Creston).

Cael Burmester (Hampton-Dumont-CAL), Brian Snyder (Centerville), Bryan Riedel (Williamsburg), Bryan Riedel (Williamsburg), and Caysen Curran (Mount Vernon) round out the first-round winners.

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10:30 a.m. — Quick work through 175-pound first round in 2A

Dain Burkhart (Fairfield) won in sudden victory over Braylen Bieber (Independence) with a 4-2 finish in the extra period.

Logan Allender (Cherokee), Kieran Polking (Carroll), Kason Dopler (Columbus), Cael Moore (Williamsburg), Cohan Torres (North Polk), Brock Voyna (Crestwood), and Leander Reicks (NH/TV) all advance.

10:20 a.m. — Clear Lake’s Christian Dunning advances with only major decision in 165-pound first round

Christian Dunning (Clear Lake) won by major decision – 9-0 – over Ben Gonzalez (West Marshall).

Lance Helm (Albia) won in tie breaker – 7-6 – over Tayshawn Gillen (Gilbert).

Elston Lindner (Central DeWitt), Ayden Antonelli (Anamosa), Kyler Crow (Mediapolis), Logan Powers (Roland-Story), William Bolinger (Creston) and Kellan Scott (Glenwood) all move on.

10:10 a.m. — A trio of major decisions highlights 157-pound first round in 2A

Cason Miller (Fairfield) won by major decision over Dillon McMorran (West Marshall). Brody Hanson (Decorah) won by major decision over Holten Palmer (Waukon). Taylor Mahler (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) won by major decision over Raif Baack (Clear Lake)

Blake Mather (West Delaware), Owen Klocke (Carroll), Milo Staver (Creston), Aiden Graves (Tipton), and Aiden Graves (Tipton) all advanced, as well.

10 a.m. — Charles City’s Talan Weber advances at 150 pounds with major decision

Talan Weber (Charles City) won by major decision over Tristan Sinnard (Knoxville). Hayden Schafer (Eagle Grove), Hewitt Brinegar (PCM), Jax Jensen (Winterset), Jax Shekleton (NH/TV), Nile Sinn (Williamsburg), Cole Halupnick (North Polk), and Ryker Dengler (West Liberty) all advanced.

9:55 a.m. — Class 2A, 144-pound first round features the first ultimate tiebreaker of the tournament

It took extra time to decide the first-round matchup between Brady Patterson (Benton Community) and Layton Yager (Estherville Lincoln Central). It was ultimately Patterson who came out on top.

William Fullhart (Decorah), Tucker Wheeler (PCM), Easton Wheeler (Anamosa), Jaxson Kirchhoff (Humboldt), Carter Folkerts (Albia), Kade Bauer (Sioux Center), and Peyton Pilgrim (Assumption) all moved on, as well.

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9:50 a.m. — First round at 138 pounds in 2A complete

Three major decisions in this one: Jax Miller (West Delaware) over Tate Germann (North Fayette Valley), Dalton VanWyhe (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Alex Saxton (Woodward-Granger), and Ragen Hasche (Central Lyon/George-Little Rock) over Landon Wittrock (Spirit Lake Park)

Kael Cook (Burlington Notre Dame), Barrett Morgan (Algona), Kyler Sandholm (Red Oak), Kyler Sandholm (Red Oak), and Brady Beers (Humboldt) advanced by fall or decision.

9:45 a.m. — Naomi Simon can't stay away from wrestling

Four-time champion Naomi Simon is less than a week removed from winning another state title and she's back on the mat...in a different capacity.

9:40 a.m. — Three wrestlers dominant in 2A, 132-pound first round

Logan McDonald (Grinnell) won by tech fall over Cassidy Craig (Sergeant Bluff-Luton). Steele Diercks (Assumption, Davenport) won by tech fall over Levi Dirkx (Carroll). Carter Cajthaml (Charles City) won by tech fall over Kasen Cochran (Winterset).

Briggs Collins (West Liberty) won by major decision over Jaxson Lundgren (North Fayette Valley).

Lincoln Keeler (Creston), Jayden Bucknell (NH/TV), Kaiden Parker (Oskaloosa), and Kameron Kremer (Independence) also advanced.

9:35 a.m. — First round at 126 pounds in 2A finished

Some excitement at 126 pounds, with two major decisions and one tech fall.

Charlie Showalter (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) won by tech fall over Braiden Schaufenbuel (NH/TV).

Tytan Frohlich (Harlan), Tyce Clarken (Humboldt), Tyce Hanson (Okoboji), Andon Barrick (Iowa Falls-Alden), Jordan Young (Charles City), Jacob Moeckly (North Polk), and Conner Pickerell (Albia) also advanced.

9:30 a.m. — Quick work in 2A at 120 pounds

The competitors at 120 pounds wasted little time advancing to the next round.

Mack Morgan (Eagle Grove), Isaac Wilson (Algona), Kaydin Jones (Union, LaPorte City), Tanner Paustian (Woodward-Granger), Jayson Johnson (Tipton), Brody Buhman (Assumption), Gabino Vargas (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley), and Jake Haugse (Mount Vernon) all advance.

9:20 a.m. — Eight advance at 113 pounds in 2A

The Class 2A 113-pound first round is complete.

Jayden Mara (Waukon), Jayce Curry (Sergeant Bluff-Luton), Kaliber Fry (PCM), Jesse Jens (Harlan), Austin Hansen (Estherville Lincoln Central), Evan Erpenbach (West Lyon), Jon Gonzalez (West Marshall), and Lane Travis (Creston) all move on to the next round.

9:15 a.m. — And just like that, the first round at 106-pounds is complete

The Class 2A first round at 106 pounds is complete.

Gavin Knutson (Decorah), Kaleb Feld (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura), Quinn Arellano (Van Meter), Colt Boyles (Burlington Notre Dame), Charlie Boelman (North Polk), Bryce Oostenink (Sioux Center), Tucker Ball (Davis County), and Brody Black (Glenwood) all advance.

9:00 a.m. — It's go time at Wells Fargo Arena

Day 1 of the Iowa state wrestling tournament has officially begun with the Class 2A 106-pound first round at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Keep up with all today's action here as we give you all the important updates.

Here is the schedule for the first session on the Iowa high school wrestling state tournament

• 9:00 a.m. – Session 1 – Class 2A, First Round, Consolations

• 1:30 p.m. – Session 2 – Class 3A, First Round, Consolations

• 6:00 p.m. – Session 3 – Class 1A, First Round, Consolations

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