The 2011 Iowa High School Wrestling Championships have begun in Des Moines. Here is a look at how area wrestlers have fared:
Class 1A
103 lbs.
Tyler Dalen, Graettinger-Terril, lost by fall (3:33) to Andrew Foutch, Underwood
Dalen won, 14-2, over Nathan Schmitz, Don Bosco Gilbertville, in the consolation round
Dalen won by fall (0:51) over Dylan Gibson, Martensdale-St. Mary’s
Dalen lost by fall (5:44) to Blake Dietz, Nashua-Plainfield
Dalen lost, 3-2, Travis Cole, Highland to finish in 8th place
112 lbs.
Austin Thompson, Graettinger-Terril, lost by fall (1:54) to Drew Mangrich, Don Bosco Gilbertville
Thompson lost, 4-1, to Jason Crosby, Eddyville-Blakesburg, in the consolation round.
119 lbs.
Nick Drenth, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, lost, 2-0, to Kody Krenz, Louisa-Muscatine
Drenth lost, 12-9, to Keegan Taylor, Newman Catholic Mason City, in the consolation round
125 lbs.
Heath Nagel, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, lost, 9-2, to Kolby Hilgenberg, Kuemper Catholic Carroll
Nagel lost by fall (3:17) to Austyn Vogel, Pekin, in the consolation round
130 lbs.
Justin Studer, Emmetsburg/RA lost by fall (2:22) to Jordan Johnson, I-35
Studer lost by fall (2:34) to John Hageman, Turkey Valley Jackson Junction
135 lbs.
Trent Lundgren, Graettinger-Terril, won by fall (5:29) over Logan Loftus, Iowa Valley Marengo
Lundgren lost, 16-1, to Brandon Welter, Don Bosco Gilbertville
Lundgren lost by fall (3:41) to Nick Becker, Wilton
Steven Brockshus, Sibley-Ocheyedan, won by tech fall, 19-2, over Manny Meyer, Lynnville-Sully
Brockshus lost, 7-5, to Trevor Paulson, Tri-Center Neola
Brockshus won, 13-6, over Kolby Baier, Nodaway Valley
Brockshus won by fall (3:00) over Zach Hatcher, Logan-Magnolia
Brockshus lost, 6-2, to Brandon Welter, Don Bosco Gilbertville
Brockshus won, 7-5/OT, over Jared Hefler, Ogden, to finish in 5th place
140 lbs.
Skyler Rice, Emmetsburg/RA, won, 9-3, over Tyler Kraft, Clarksville
Rice lost, 6-4, to Nolan Oviatt, Logan-Magnolia
Rice won, 3-2/3OT, over Ben Huber, Hudson
Rice won, 6-0, over Matt Steffen, Kingsley-Pierson
Rice won by fall (1:25) over Braiden Vrzak, Turkey-Valley-Jackson Junction
Rice won, 3-0, over Wes Prill, Pleasantville, to finish in 3rd place
145 lbs
Matt Finch, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, won by (1:03) over Mike Novotny, Underwood
Finch won by fall (3:44) over Taylor Hotek, Columbus Catholic Waterloo
Finch won, 9-2, over Shay Taylor, Prairie Valley Gowrie
Finch lost, 5-4, to Loren Williams, Tri-Center Neola, to finish in 2nd place
Ryan Schany, Graettinger-Terril, lost, 15-2, to Loren Williams, Tri-Center Neola
Schany lost, 10-2, to Josh Adam, Regina Iowa City
152 lbs.
Tanner Taylor, Okoboji, won, 9-8, over Luke Huber, Hudson
Taylor lost, 12-6, to Cody Harrison, Eagle Grove
Taylor won, 9-2, over Gavvon Shafer, Woodbine
Taylor lost, 11-5, to Drake Fanslau, Underwood
Taylor lost, 4-2, to Brady Kime, Sumner-Fredericksburg, to finish in 8th place
Wyatt Towne, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, won, 19-8, over Kyle Patterson, Dike-New Hartford
Towne won, 11-5, over Jacob Cooley, Pekin
Towne lost, 9-4, to Dallas Houtchins, I-35
Towne lost, 10-8/OT, to Drake Fanslau, Underwood
Towne won, 11-9/OT, over Cody Harrison, Eagle Grove, to finish in 5th place
160 lbs.
Zach Jones, Okoboji, won by fall (3:54) over Austin Anderson, Wilton
Jones lost by fall (1:19) to Christian Miller, Nashua-Plainfield
Jones lost, 9-7, to Dillon Anderson, Clarion-Goldfield
Austin McCartan, Emmetsburg/RA, lost by fall (3:20) to Kal Alger, Lisbon
McCartan won, 12-6, over Nate Hamlett, Starmont, in the consolation round
McCartan lost 7-0 to Cody Hubrick, Twin River Valley
171 lbs.
Nick Schany, Emmetsburg/RA, lost, 7-5, Austin Rasch, Manson NW Webster
Schany won, 3-2, over Derrick Miller, West Branch, in the consolation round
Schany lost, 16-1, Jayden DeVilbiss, South Winneshiek Calmar
215 lbs.
Josh Treybal, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, won, 4-3, over Kyle Hawkins, B-G-M Brooklyn
Treybal won, 4-1, over Tony Becker, Don Bosco Gilbertville
Treybal lost, 8-6, to Zach Salisbury, Sumner-Fredericksburg
Treybal lost by fall (1:33) to Trent Baker, Westwood
Treybal lost by fall (1:37) to Nick Schmelzer, South Winneshiek Calmar, to finish in 6th place
Nate Howard, Graettinger-Terril, won by fall (1:57) over Connor Johnston, Tri-County-Montezuma
Howard won by fall (3:12) over Trent Baker, Westwood-Sloan
Howard won by fall (0:21) over Nick Schmelzer, South Winneshiek Calmar
Howard won by fall (2:34) over Zach Salisbury, Sumner-Fredericksburg, to win State Title!
Team Scores
T-13. Graettinger-Terril – 40.0
15. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn – 39.0
34. Emmetsburg/Ruthven-Ayrshire – 17.0
41. Sibley-Ocheyedan – 12.5
T-53. Okoboji – 8.0
