Des Moines Iowa — Wrestlers from Northwest Iowa again represented their district well at the AAU State Dual Team Tournament.
Held in Wells Fargo Arena, wrestlers were tapped to participate on the teams based off of their individual performance at the district’s state qualifying tournament held in Spencer. The Dual Team Tournament pits Iowa’s eight districts against each other in a team format, giving the young athletes across the region the opportunity and the experience of wrestling in a competitive team format.
Northwest Iowa came close to again sweeping the championships in all divisions. The A and C divisions brought home championship trophies while the B division team wrestled to a 3rd place finish.
In the A division (3rd and 4th grade) pool duals, Northwest Iowa beat the Southwest District 39-33, the East District 73-14, and the Northeast District 54-32. In their placing dual, Northwest Iowa dominated the North Central District 58-22. This team also had the most pins in the least amount of time, recording 16 pins on the day.
In the B division (5th and 6th grade), Northwest Iowa defeated the Northeast District 45-39 and the East District 55-28, and lost to the South Central District 60-33 in the pool duals. In their 3rd place dual, Northwest Iowa defeated the Southeast District 52-41.
In the C division (7th and 8th grade) pool duals, the Northwest District dominated each team they faced, scoring 373 match points and recording 32 pins on the day. In pool play, they defeated the Mid East District 79-28, the Southwest District 87-27, and the East District 84-29. In their championship dual, Northwest Iowa capped their perfect day by beating the South Central District 81-31. The Northwest Iowa C team kept their champion streak alive and have won this event since its inception three years ago.
Area wrestlers participating on the 2015 Northwest Iowa State Dual Team include:
A Division:
Connor Stickrod, Spencer
Payton Arnold, Sioux City
Arik Allard, Akron
Bo Koedam, Sergeant Bluff
Kellen Moore, Sergeant Bluff
Ty Koedam, Sergeant Bluff
Sam Zindel, Cherokee
Jayden Vermeer, Larchwood
Jackson Wajda, Spirit Lake
Jarrett Roos, Sheldon
Jackson DeWald, Sloan
Brennan Fisch, Kingsley
Evan Kruger, Little Rock
Zavion McMurran, Estherville
Jake Wallin, Paullina
Lakin Heeren, Akron
Zachary Stolzfus, Storm Lake
Marvin Harrington, Sioux City
Treten Rath, Alvord
Division B:
Ethan Skoglund, Sergeant Bluff
Braden Graff, Sergeant Bluff
Jonathan Burnette, Hartley
Elijah Broesder, Sheldon
Cason Johannes, Sheldon
Casey Faulkenberry, Holstein
Isaac Bryan, Sergeant Bluff
Jack Gaukel, Sergeant Bluff
Mitchell Joines, Sioux City
Carson Lynott, Hawarden
Sean Cronin, Kingsley
Mason Warnke, Sheldon
Cael Wood, Cherokee
Dylan Meyer, Lake Park
Ernesto Cardenas, Sioux Center
Alex DeRoos, Aurelia
Triston Ashlock, Sioux City
Colin Hubbell, Sioux City
Scott Whitacre, Sioux City
Jordan Ver Meer, Larchwood
Alexander Stolzfus, Storm Lake
Division C:
Austin Kegley, Sioux City
Casey Beaver, Moville
Brock Moore,
Adam Allard, Akron
Dillon Lynott, Hawarden
Seth Salker, Ireton
Dakotah Johannes, Sheldon
Isaac Dixon, Spirit Lake
Jakob Franksen-Small, LeMars
Cole Klingensmith, Moville
Easton Graff, Sergeant Bluff
Isiah Spencer, Okoboji
Kyler Dunn, Spirit Lake
Kory Van Oort, Hawarden
Kyler Rieck, Hartley
Alex Kleider, Sioux City
Luke Martin, Sioux City
Jim Moss, Moville
Roberto Cardenas, Sioux Center
Kolten Bus, Central Lyon
Lincoln Coakley, Estherville
Luke Jenness, Primghar
Neddy Montes, Hawarden
Dakoda Powell, Okoboji
Nicolas Gaes, Alta
Jarrett Fastert, Rock Rapids
Spencer Trenary, Rolfe
