Let’s Wrestle!
KIIC State Wrestling Coverage
by Joe Milledge KIIC Sports
Beginning Thursday, over 200 School Suburban vans and School busses will head toward Des Moines as Iowa’s most attended sporting event begins at Wells Fargo Arena. With 672 Iowa High School Wrestlers qualifying for a chance to be a champion, the Iowa High School Athletic Association expects around 80,000 fans, wrestlers and media to descend on Des Moines. Spokesman Bud Legg says the Iowa tourney is the largest attended wrestling tournament in the country.
What makes this event so special? Unlike other ‘team’ sporting events, it only takes one wrestler to qualify for state and ignite an entire community to rally in support. So, in the case of Montezuma and the Tri-County school district, you can bet several will get behind and support Tyler Foubert who made it past Districts last week in Pleasantville to get his slot at state. In all 226 communities or school districts will be represented for this 3 day affair concluding with the televised Championships Saturday night.
Last year’s event attracted lots of media attention when the 2 female wrestlers made it to state. Local grappler Megan Black from Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont schools was the first female wrestler to win a contested match at state. Black was plagued with injuries this season and was eliminated at sectionals. Meanwhile E-B-F is ranked 4th in the state and will wrestle Wednesday as a team in the team duals. For the second year in a row, the Rockets have advanced 7 wrestlers to state.
Below is a list of area wrestlers we’ll be following live on 96.7FM and live on www.kiicradio.com Let’s Wrestle!
SOUTHERN IOWA WRESTLING STATE QUALIFIERS:
Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont:
Chance Wursta
Cody Brown
Blake Marolf
Dillon Pigsley
Tucker Black
Jeren Glosser
Jason Crosby
Sigourney-Keota:
Josh Yoder
Tucker Fowler
Cole Streigle
Moravia:
Dylan Conley
Briar Cochran
Cardinal:
Ryan Cale
Dustin Miller
Tri-County Montezuma:
Tyler Foubert
Pekin:
Austyn Vogel
Van Buren:
Jacob Heisel
Albia:
Shadow Leshen
Brett Leshen
Bryce Leshen
Griffin Osing
Zach Davis
Dalton Folkerts
Centerville:
Tanner Cowan
Riley Denny
Bradley Irwin
Chariton:
Carter Isley
Tanner Poush
Tyler Nance
Davis County:
Cody Smith
Fairfield:
Seth Davisson
Jacob Mineart
Ottumwa:
Karsten VanVelsor
Kevin Childs
I-35:
Austin Pontier
Oskaloosa:
Nate Caves
Cody Jones
Andrew Landgrebe
Grinnell:
Brody Beck
Jack Leshen
Knoxville:
Aaron Crossett
Colton Spaur
Winterset:
Britton Gibson
Mason Miller
Zach Moss
Blake Glenn
Pleasantville:
Trey Busick
Lynville Sully:
Meliek Meyer
Caden Doll
Colfax Mingo:
Jimmy Abell
Dylan Albright
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