2:29 pm CTShare this update Where teams stand heading into finals at the Soldier Salute The Iowa men will be sending nine to the finals. Jace Rhodes (141) will wrestle for third, while Joey Cruz (125) and Cullan Schriever (141)will wrestle for fifth. The Iowa women have 10 finalists. Iowa State will send Kysen Terukina […]
Where teams stand heading into finals at the Soldier Salute
- The Iowa men will be sending nine to the finals. Jace Rhodes (141) will wrestle for third, while Joey Cruz (125) and Cullan Schriever (141)will wrestle for fifth.
- The Iowa women have 10 finalists.
- Iowa State will send Kysen Terukina to the finals. Daniel Herrera (heavyweight) will wrestle for third, while Adrian Meza (125) wrestles for fifth.
- Northern Iowa does not have a finalist, but eight wrestlers will compete for spots on the podium.
Soldier Salute men’s finals matchups
- 125 – Iowa State’s Kysen Terukina vs. Missouri’s Mack Mauger
- 133 -Iowa’s Drake Ayala vs. Iowa’s Kale Petersen
- 141 – Minnesota’s Vance Vombaur vs. Navy’s Josh Koderhandt
- 149 – Iowa’s Kyle Parco vs. North Carolina’s Lachlan McNeil
- 157 – Stanford’s Daniel Cardenas vs. Wyoming’s Jared Hill
- 165 – Iowa’s Michael Caliendo vs. Minnesota’s Andrew Sparks
- 174 – Iowa’s Patrick Kennedy vs. Navy’s Danny Wask
- 184 – Iowa’s Angelo Ferrari vs. Iowa’s Gabe Arnold
- 197 – Iowa’s Stephen Buchanan vs. Missouri’s Aeoden Sinclair
- 285 – Iowa’s Ben Kueter vs. Minnesota’s Bennett Tabor
Soldier Salute women’s finals matchups
- 103 – Life Universty’s Katherine Hernandez vs. Jaclyn Bouzakis (unattached)
- 110 – Iowa’s Ava Bayless vs. Life University’s Anaya Falcon
- 117 – Iowa’s Brianna Gonzalez vs. Life University’s Salyna Shotwell
- 124 – Askren Wrestling Academy’s Mateah Roehl vs. Life University’s Ariana Martinez
- 131 – Iowa’s Emily Frost vs. Life University’s Sarah Savidge
- 138 – Iowa’s Cadence Diduch vs. Texas Wesleyan’s Samantha Barragan
- 145 – Iowa’s Macey Kilty vs. Iowa’s Reese Larramendy
- 160 – Iowa’s Kennedy Blades vs. Life University’s Latifah McBryde
- 180 – Iowa’s Kylie Welker vs. Iowa’s Naomi Simon
- 207 – Iowa’s Jaycee Foeller vs. Life’s Savannah Isaac
160 and 180-pound finals set for a star-studded affairs
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Iowa’s Reese Larramendy defeats Life Jamilah McBryde to make finals
2:54 pm CTKennedy will square off with Navy’s Danny Wask (No. 18 nationally at 174 pounds) after he defeated Northern Iowa’s Jared Simma in a 3-1 decision.
Emily Frost reaches the 131-pound finals
Petersen has had a nice tournament bumping up to 133 pounds from 125, but a matchup with Ayala will be an entirely different beast tonight if they compete.Bayless will now have a chance to solidify her lineup spot with a win over Falcon, who is one of NAIA’s and the United States’ best.
Iowa women get a second semifinalist
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Three of four Hawkeye heavyweights reach semifinals
Dias opened her day with a win by fall vs. Life University’s Macie Anderson to reach the final four of her bracket. She’ll have a tough matchup next, facing No. 1 seed Jaclyn Bouzakis, who is one of wrestling’s top recruits in the nation.
Iowa’s Ava Bayless sole Hawkeye to reach 110-pound finals
Nanea Estrella didn’t wrestle in the tournament, and Lilly Luft dropped out with a medical forfeit, but Diduch has had a nice showing should the Hawkeyes need depth down the road.With Keuter’s dominant 10-0 major decision over Spencer Lanosga (Navy wrestling club), the Hawkeyes will have nine finalists at the Soldier Salute and one in seven weight classes. Angelo Ferrari and Gabe Arnold are matched up at 184 pounds, while Drake Ayala and Kale Petersen are paired together at 133 pounds. The Hawkeyes do not have finalists at 125, 141 and 157 pounds.
Ben Kueter gives the Iowa men nine Soldier Salute finalists
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184-pound final setup between Angelo Ferrari and Gabe Arnold
Cruz led 3-1 after the first period, quickly converting on a high single-leg attempt. After eliminating Cruz’s riding-time advantage, Terukina gave up an escape and quickly scored a takedown to knot thing up at four apiece entering the final frame. With over a minute of riding time, Terukina got a quick escape and one final takedown to secure a 9-4 win to advance to the finals.
Iowa’s Stephen Buchanan downs talented freshman to make finals at 197 pounds
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Iowa women’s stars thrash their way to semifinals
Gonzalez is making good at Taylor’s prediction, undefeated on the season and advancing to the Soldier Salute semifinals. With the exception of two matches, Gonzalez had either won by technical fall or pin in over twenty matches this season. She’ll face Life University’s Salyna Shotwell for a Soldier Salute title.
Iowa’s Patrick Kennedy makes the 174-pound final
12:02 pm CTTerukina will face Missouri’s Mack Mauger in the final session of the day after Mauger defeated Iowa State’s Adrien Meza that is scheduled for 5:00.
Iowa’s Michael Caliendo rolls to finals
There probably hasn’t been a more talented and better set of matchups in the semifinals yet.
Iowa’s Cadence Diduch making the most of limited mat time
Wash, rinse and repeat for Macey Kilty, Kennedy Blades and Kylie Welker, as the pair each won by technical fall to make the semifinal round of their bracket. The trio have either pinned or won by technical fall over each of their opponents this far at the Soldier Salute.Alivia White, Jaycee Foeller and Katja Osteen (defeated teammate Samantha Calkins) have reached the 207-pound semifinals. Foeller and White will square off for a spot in the finals, while Osteen will take on Life University’s Savannah Isaac.
Iowa women send three more to semifinals
Larramendy and McBryde have traded matches over the last year, but Larramendy left no doubt with a 13-0 technical fall in the first period. The Hawkeye had three four-point sequences in the victory.
Iowa’s Kyle Parco reaches the 149-pound final
The Hawkeyes add to their tally of semifinalists as Brianna Gonzalez (117 pounds), Allie Baudhuin (131) and Emily Frost (131) each win their quarterfinal matches. All three are undefeated to this point, which isn’t much of a surprise for NCWWC runner-up Brianna Gonzalez, but is a stellar start for Frost and Baudhuin as they battle to make the routine lineup.11:50 am CT
Wrestle-off spot coming for the Iowa women
2:47 pm CTKennedy didn’t get his fifth technical fall in as many matches, but he still earned a major decision over North Carolina’s Josh Ogunsaya (11-3) to keep his hot streak going. The motor of Kennedy has been apparent all season long, and that match was no exception.
Iowa’s Drake Ayala and Kale Petersen make 133-pound finals
With a win by fall, Frost hasmade the 131-pound Soldier Salute finals. The sophomore will face Life’s Sarah Savidge, who beat Iowa’s Allie Baudhuin in the semifinals. Frostlost 13-4 to Savidge at U20 Nationals this spring.Diduch has only had two chances to wrestle at this tournament, but has dominated each time. The true freshman wrestled yesterday and picked up a 33-second technical fall, before advancing to the finals with a win by fall to face Texas Wesleyan’s Samantha Barragan.
Iowa’s Sterling Dias through to the semifinals at 103 pounds
The 110-pound spot for Iowa is loaded with talent, and we’ll likely see a bit of it get sorted out in the semifinals. Val Solorio, Emilie Gonzalez and Ava Bayless have all reached the final four, with NCWWC champions Gonzalez and Bayless squaring off against one another and Solorio drawing Life’s Anaya Falcon.
Iowa State’s Kysen Terukina defeats Iowa’s Joey Cruz
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How to watch the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament
Soldier Salute, Day 2 schedule
- Session 3 – Monday at 11 a.m. CT
- Session 4 – Monday at 5 p.m. CT
UNI wrestling day one results from the Soldier Salute
- Trever Anderson – 1-2
- Bowen Downey – 3-2
- Brandon Paez – 2-2
- Garret Rinken – alive in consolations, 4-1
- Julian Farber – alive in consolations, 2-1
- Carter Freeman – 1-2
- Adam Allard – alive in consolations, 3-1
- Ethan Basile – 2-2
- Garrett Funk – 1-2
- Colin Realbuto – semifinalist, 2-0
- Connor Thorpe – 1-2
- Cael Rahnavardi – alive in consolations, 2-1
- Nick Fox – alive in consolations, 4-1
- Wade Mitchell – 0-2
- Jared Simma – semifinalist, 2-0
- Evan Yant – 0-2
- CJ Walrath – alive in consolations, 2-1
- Carson Babcock – 1-2
- Drew Fox – 0-2
- Kalob Runyon – alive in consolations, 2-1
- Adam Ahrendsen – alive in consolations, 2-1
- Grant Stromberg – 0-2
Iowa State wrestling day one results from the Soldier Salute
- Kysen Terukina – semifinalist, 2-0
- Adrian Meza – semifinalist, 2-0
- Ethan Perryman – alive in consolations, 2-1
- Canon Acklin – 0-2
- Garrett Grice – alive in consolations, 2-1
- Carter Fousek – 3-2
- Kane Naaktgeboren – alive in consolations, 4-1
- Manny Rojas – alive in consolations, 4-1
- Owen Helgeson – 0-2
- Caden Schmidt – 0-2
- Cole Carlucci – 0-2
- Sawyer Bartelt – alive in consolations, 4-1
- Nate Schon – 1-2
- CJ Carter – 1-2
- Daniel Herrera – alive in consolations, 3-1
Iowa women’s wrestling day one results from the Soldier Salute
- Sterling Dias – quarterfinalist, 2-1
- Ava Bayless – quarterfinalist, 2-0
- Emilie Gonzalez – quarterfinalist, 2-0
- Val Solorio – quarterfinalist, 2-0
- Brianna Gonzalez – quarterfinalist, 3-0
- Cali Leng – semifinalist, 2-0
- Ava Rose – alive in consolations, 2-1
- Allie Baudhuin – quarterfinalist, 3-0
- Emily Frost – quarterfinalist, 2-0
- Cadence Diduch – semifinalist, 1-0
- Lilly Luft – medical forfeit, 1-2
- Danni Swihart – 0-2
- Reese Larramendy – quarterfinalist, 2-0
- Macey Kilty – quarterfinalist, 3-0
- Kennedy Blades – quarterfinalist, 2-0
- Naomi Simon – quarterfinalist, 2-0
- Kylie Welker – quarterfinalist, 3-0
- Sam Calkins – quarterfinalist, 1-2
- Jaycee Foeller – quarterfinalist, 4-0
- Katja Osteen – quarterfinalist, 3-1
- Alivia White – quarterfinalist, 2-1
Iowa wrestling day one results from the Soldier Salute
- Joey Cruz – semifinalist, 3-0
- Kale Petersen – semifinalist, 2-0
- Dru Ayala – 0-2
- Keyan Hernandez, 0-2
- Anthony Lavezzola, 0-2
- Drake Ayala – semifinalist, 2-0
- Aidan Harris – 0-2
- Jace Rhodes – alive in consolations, 2-1
- Cullan Schriever – alive in consolations, 2-1
- Jesse Ybarra – 1-2
- Koye Grebel – 0-2
- Kyle Parco – semifinalist, 2-0
- Caleb Rathjen – 2-2 (medical forfeit)
- Miguel Estrada – 2-2
- Kael Voinovich – alive in consolations, 4-1
- Isaiah Fenton – 1-2
- Michael Caliendo – semifinalist, 2-0
- Sebastian Robles – 0-2
- Brady Benham – 2-2
- Patrick Kennedy – semifinalist, 2-0
- Gabe Arnold – semifinalist, 2-0
- Angelo Ferrari – semifinalist, 2-0
- Aidan McCain – 0-2
- Stephen Buchanan – semifinalist, 2-0
- Brody Sampson – 1-2
- Easton Fleshman – 2-2
- Ben Kueter – semifinalist, 2-0
- Gage Marty – 0-2
