IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa wrestling program opened the 2021-22 season winning eight titles Saturday at the Luther Open. Twenty-one Hawkeyes combined for 19 falls, 45 bonus-point wins and a 62-11 record.
Seven Iowa wrestlers won championships in the Elite Division, including Jesse Ybarra (125), Austin DeSanto (133), Jaydin Eierman (141), Cobe Siebrecht (149), Kaleb Young (157), Alex Marinelli (165) and Zach Glazier (197).
Iowa was 53-6 in the Elite Division with four of those losses against fellow Hawkeyes, including two in the finals. DeSanto defeated Cullan Schriever, 8-4, in the 133-pound finals and Marinelli was a 3-2 winner against Patrick Kennedy in the 165-pound finals.
Eierman, Young, Joe Kelly and Jacob Warner each record a pair of pins. Eierman pinned both of his opponents before winning by medical forfeit in the 141-pound finals. Young was 4-0 with two falls, one technical fall and one major decision at 157. Kelly placed third at 165 with a pair of falls and Warner pinned his first two opponents and won a third match by major decision before medically forfeiting in the finals at 197.
True freshman Wyatt Henson won the 141-pound Silver/Freshman division, rolling up three technical falls and a major in the finals.
Complete results from the Luther Open are available at Trackwrestling.com.
Iowa returns to action Friday, Nov. 19 hosting Princeton in its home opener. The Hawkeyes and Tigers meet at 7 p.m. (CT) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESULTS // LUTHER OPEN
Elite 125 // Jesse Ybarra 1st place
Quarterfinal – Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) won by fall over Dakota Henry (Upper Iowa) (Fall 5:57)
Semifinal – Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) won by decision over Isaac Wiegel (Wisconsin-Platteville) (Dec 9-3)
1st Place Match – Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) won by decision over Nathan Rankin (University of the Ozarks) (Dec 7-5)
Elite 133 // Austin DeSanto 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Austin DeSanto (Iowa) won by tech fall over Dylan Albrecht (Wartburg) (TF 16-0)
Quarterfinal – Austin DeSanto (Iowa) won by tech fall over Wyatt Bieschke (Coe ) (TF 20-5)
Semifinal – Austin DeSanto (Iowa) won by tech fall over Donny Schmit (Upper Iowa) (TF 21-5)
1st Place Match – Austin DeSanto (Iowa) won by decision over Cullan Schriever (Iowa) (Dec 8-4)
Elite 133 // Cullan Schriever 2nd place (unattached)
Champ. Round 1 – Cullan Schriever (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Cullan Schriever (Iowa) won by fall over Jesse Martinez (Luther) (Fall 2:31)
Semifinal – Cullan Schriever (Iowa) won by major decision over Joe Pins (Wartburg) (Maj 12-3)
1st Place Match – Austin DeSanto (Iowa) won by decision over Cullan Schriever (Iowa) (Dec 8-4)
Elite 141 // Leif Schroeder 2nd place
Quarterfinal – Leif Schroeder (Iowa) won by fall over Brock Henderson (Coe ) (Fall 6:44)
Semifinal – Leif Schroeder (Iowa) won by decision over Zayren Terukina (Wartburg) (Dec 5-3)
1st Place Match – Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) won by medical forfeit over Leif Schroeder (Iowa) (MFF)
Elite 141 // Jaydin Eierman 1st place
Quarterfinal – Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) won by fall over Reilly Dolan (Cornell College) (Fall 3:26)
Semifinal – Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) won by fall over Jake Dado (University of the Ozarks) (Fall 3:37)
1st Place Match – Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) won by medical forfeit over Leif Schroeder (Iowa) (MFF)
Elite 149 // Bretli Reyna 2nd place (unattached)
Champ. Round 1 – Bretli Reyna (Iowa) won by fall over Klayton Keller (Cornell College) (Fall 2:01)
Quarterfinal – Bretli Reyna (Iowa) won by decision over Jacob Mcbride (Wartburg) (Dec 9-6)
Semifinal – Bretli Reyna (Iowa) won in tie breaker – 1 over Vince Turk (Iowa) (TB-1 6-5)
1st Place Match – Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) won by medical forfeit over Bretli Reyna (Iowa) (MFF)
Elite 149 // Vince Turk 3rd place
Champ. Round 1 – Vince Turk (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jaylen York (University of the Ozarks) (TF 17-1)
Quarterfinal – Vince Turk (Iowa) won by tech fall over Callum McAllister (Cornell College) (TF 16-0)
Semifinal – Bretli Reyna (Iowa) won in tie breaker – 1 over Vince Turk (Iowa) (TB-1 6-5)
Cons. Semi – Vince Turk (Iowa) won by tech fall over Dalton Schams (Upper Iowa) (TF 17-1)
3rd Place Match – Vince Turk (Iowa) won by major decision over Kristian Rumph (Wartburg) (Maj 12-1)
Elite 149 // Cobe Siebrecht 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jacob Ramirez (Cornell College) (TF 19-3)
Quarterfinal – Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) won by tech fall over Brady Fritz (Wartburg) (TF 16-1)
Semifinal – Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) won by decision over Kristian Rumph (Wartburg) (Dec 6-4)
1st Place Match – Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) won by medical forfeit over Bretli Reyna (Iowa) (MFF)
Elite 157 // Kaleb Young 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Kaleb Young (Iowa) won by fall over Patrick Chambers (Coe ) (Fall 1:40)
Quarterfinal – Kaleb Young (Iowa) won by fall over Justin Stammer (Wartburg) (Fall 1:01)
Semifinal – Kaleb Young (Iowa) won by major decision over Ryan Steffen (Upper Iowa) (Maj 13-4)
1st Place Match – Kaleb Young (Iowa) won by tech fall over Chance Throndson (Upper Iowa) (TF 20-4)
Elite 165 // Joe Kelly 3rd place
Champ. Round 1 – Joe Kelly (Iowa) won by fall over Preston Schuelke (Luther) (Fall 3:24)
Quarterfinal – Joe Kelly (Iowa) won by decision over Nick Fetzner (Wisconsin-LaCrosse) (Dec 9-4)
Semifinal – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) won by fall over Joe Kelly (Iowa) (Fall 3:31)
Cons. Semi – Joe Kelly (Iowa) won by fall over Coy Ruess (Wisconsin-Platteville) (Fall 0:39)
3rd Place Match – Joe Kelly (Iowa) won by decision over Casey Allen (Cornell College) (Dec 9-6)
Elite 165 // Patrick Kennedy 2nd place (unattached)
Champ. Round 1 – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) won by tech fall over Braydon Johnson (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (TF 17-2)
Quarterfinal – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) won by tech fall over Noah Leisgang (Wisconsin-LaCrosse) (TF 18-2)
Semifinal – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) won by fall over Joe Kelly (Iowa) (Fall 3:31)
1st Place Match – Alex Marinelli (Iowa) won by decision over Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) (Dec 3-2)
Elite 165 // Alex Marinelli 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Alex Marinelli (Iowa) won by tech fall over Kaleb O`Reilly (Wisconsin-LaCrosse) (TF 23-7)
Quarterfinal – Alex Marinelli (Iowa) won by fall over Ndayambaje John (University of the Ozarks) (Fall 4:09)
Semifinal – Alex Marinelli (Iowa) won by tech fall over Casey Allen (Cornell College) (TF 25-10)
1st Place Match – Alex Marinelli (Iowa) won by decision over Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) (Dec 3-2)
Elite 174 // Brennan Swafford 2nd place (unattached)
Champ. Round 1 – Brennan Swafford (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jacob Herrmann (Wartburg) (TF 16-0)
Quarterfinal – Brennan Swafford (Iowa) won by decision over Jared Stricker (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (Dec 8-6)
Semifinal – Brennan Swafford (Iowa) won by fall over Nolan Paar (Wisconsin-LaCrosse) (Fall 3:25)
1st Place Match – Zane Mulder (Wartburg) won by decision over Brennan Swafford (Iowa) (Dec 5-2)
Elite 184 // Abe Assad 2nd place
Champ. Round 1 – Abe Assad (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Abe Assad (Iowa) won by major decision over Isaac Gust (Wisconsin-LaCrosse) (Maj 16-5)
Semifinal – Abe Assad (Iowa) won by fall over Daniel Benoit (University of the Ozarks) (Fall 4:44)
1st Place Match – Clayton Whiting (Unattached) won by decision over Abe Assad (Iowa) (Dec 4-3)
Elite 197 // Zach Glazier 1st place
Champ. Round 1 – Zach Glazier (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Zach Glazier (Iowa) won by fall over Bodie Garnier (Upper Iowa) (Fall 3:39)
Semifinal – Zach Glazier (Iowa) won by decision over Donovan Corn (Luther) (Dec 6-2)
1st Place Match – Zach Glazier (Iowa) won by medical forfeit over Jacob Warner (Iowa) (MFF)
Elite 197 // Jacob Warner 2nd place
Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Warner (Iowa) won by fall over Frank Milella (Cornell College) (Fall 0:20)
Quarterfinal – Jacob Warner (Iowa) won by fall over Darwin Diaz (Dubuque RTC) (Fall 1:50)
Semifinal – Jacob Warner (Iowa) won by major decision over Kobe Woods (Wartburg) (Maj 15-4)
1st Place Match – Zach Glazier (Iowa) won by medical forfeit over Jacob Warner (Iowa) (MFF)
Elite 285 // Aaron Costello 6th place
Champ. Round 1 – Aaron Costello (Iowa) won by fall over Guy Snow (Coe ) (Fall 0:45)
Quarterfinal – Aaron Costello (Iowa) won by tech fall over Mason Smid (Rochester Community & Tech. College) (TF 22-6)
Semifinal – Logan Kennedy (Luther) won by medical forfeit over Aaron Costello (Iowa) (MFF)
Cons. Semi – Guy Snow (Coe ) won by medical forfeit over Aaron Costello (Iowa) (MFF)
5th Place Match – Jordan Baumler (Upper Iowa) and Aaron Costello (Iowa) (DFF)
Silver 133 // Charles Matthews 8th place
Champ. Round 1 – Gabriel Brandenburg (University of the Ozarks) won in tie breaker – 1 over Charles Matthews (Iowa) (TB-1 8-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Charles Matthews (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Charles Matthews (Iowa) won by major decision over Lauden Edwards (Coe ) (Maj 14-6)
Cons. Round 3 – Walker Fox (University of the Ozarks) won by decision over Charles Matthews (Iowa) (Dec 4-0)
7th Place Match – Alex Crawford (Wartburg) won by fall over Charles Matthews (Iowa) (Fall 1:14)
Silver 141 // Wyatt Henson 1st place (unattached)
Champ. Round 1 – Wyatt Henson (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Wyatt Henson (Iowa) won by tech fall over Ty Peterson (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (TF 21-6)
Quarterfinal – Wyatt Henson (Iowa) won by tech fall over Caden Schrage (Luther) (TF 23-8)
Semifinal – Wyatt Henson (Iowa) won by tech fall over Bo Niewiadomski (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (TF 28-13)
1st Place Match – Wyatt Henson (Iowa) won by major decision over Kyler Romero (Wartburg) (Maj 19-6)
Silver 157 // Sebastian Robles 2nd place (unattached)
Champ. Round 1 – Sebastian Robles (Iowa) won by fall over Jacob Heiden (Augsburg) (Fall 4:55)
Champ. Round 2 – Sebastian Robles (Iowa) won by major decision over Isaac Schimmels (Wisconsin-Platteville) (Maj 11-3)
Quarterfinal – Sebastian Robles (Iowa) won by decision over Braeden Hendel (Luther) (Dec 8-4)
Semifinal – Sebastian Robles (Iowa) won by decision over Owen Norman (Wisconsin-Platteville) (Dec 9-6)
1st Place Match – Cole Hansen (Wisconsin-LaCrosse) won by major decision over Sebastian Robles (Iowa) (Maj 12-2)
Silver 184 // Andy Simaz (unattached)
Champ. Round 1 – Andy Simaz (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Hank Gierke (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by decision over Andy Simaz (Iowa) (Dec 11-10)
Cons. Round 2 – Jacob Seward (Wisconsin-Platteville) won by fall over Andy Simaz (Iowa) (Fall 4:16)
