Iowa Sends 9 to Finals at the Soldier Salute

CORALVILLE, Iowa — Nine University of Iowa wrestlers advanced to the finals at the Soldier Salute on Saturday afternoon at Xtream Arena. 

Four Hawkeyes earned bonus points in the quarterfinals, including Brody Teske, Jared Franek, Michael Caliendo and Patrick Kennedy. 

Caliendo and Kennedy will square off in the 165-pound finals; Caliendo is ranked seventh at 165 while Kennedy is 15th at 174 pounds. 

Kennedy has earned a pin, a technical fall and a major decision through three bouts at the Soldier Salute. Caliendo used a tech. fall to advance past Blaine Brenner (Iowa State) in semifinals, 19-4. 

Four Hawkeyes defeated ranked opponents during Session III. Drake Ayala downed #20 Patrick McKee (Minnesota), 5-4, coming back to win in the third period. 

Top-ranked Real Woods defeated #18 Josh Koderhandt (Navy), as Zach Glazier won a top-20 matchup of his own against #19 Garrett Joles (Minnesota). Woods will face #5 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) in the final.

Caleb Rathjen also picked up a victory in the semifinals against teammate Victor Voinovich III, who is ranked eighth at 149. 

The Solider Salute concludes with Session IV, starting at 5 p.m. (CT). The action will be streamed live on BTN+.

 

CONSOLATION RESULTS

149 – Joel Jesuroga (Iowa) dec. Kaemen Smith (Navy), 7-1

157 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) dec. Christian Stanek (Iowa State), 4-1

165 – RJ Weston (Northern Iowa) major. dec Drake Rhodes (Iowa), 12-4

185 – Colton Hawks (Missouri) dec. Aiden Riggins (Iowa), 8-6

285 – Bradley Hill (Iowa) major dec. Tyler Mousaw (VMI), 11-1

165 – Drake Rhodes (Iowa) dec. Grant O’Dell (Bellarmine), 6-3

184 – Nicholas Fine (UNA) tech. fall Aiden Riggins, 17-0

 

133 – Kale Petersen (Iowa) pinned Garrett Totten (Navy), 3:26

149 – Victor Voinovich (Iowa) dec. Daniel Kimball (SDSU), 9-3

285 – Bradley Hill (Iowa) dec. Bowen McConnville (SDSU), 7-4

 

Silver Bracket

184 – Aidan McCain (Iowa) dec. River Carrol (VMI), 11-4

133- Cullan Schriever (Iowa) dec. Jake Gilva (Minnesota), 8-1

149 – Alek Martin (SDSU) major dec. Joel Jesuroga (Iowa), 11-2

157 – Paniro Johnson (UNA) dec. Carter Martinson (Iowa), 7-3

 

SEMIFINAL RESULTS

125 – #14 Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec. #20 Patrick McKee (Minnesota), 5-4

133 – #32 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec. Cullan Schriever (Iowa), 5-1

133 – #10 Brody Teske (Iowa) tech. fall Kale Petersen (UI-UNA), 15-0

141 – #1 Real Woods (Iowa) dec. #18 Josh Koderhandt (Navy), 9-4

149 – Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) dec. #8 Victor Voinovich (Iowa), 6-3

157 – #2 Jared Franek (Iowa) major dec. Jason Krassier (Iowa State), 13-3

165 – #7 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) tech. fall Blaine Brenner (Minnesota), 19-4

165 – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) major dec. Izzy Moreno (Northern Iowa), 10-0

174 – Gabe Arnold (UI-UNA) dec. Elise Brown Ton (Nebraska), 4-2

197 – #19 Zach Glazier (Iowa) dec. #17 Garrett Joles (Minnesota), 5-4

 

CONSOLATION MATCHUPS

133 – Cullan Schriever (Iowa) vs. Kale Petersen (UI-UNA)

149 – #8 Victor Voinovich (Iowa) vs. Alek Martin (SDSU)

149 – Joel Jesuroga (Iowa) vs. Daniel Kimball (SDSU)

157 – Carter Martinson (Iowa) vs. Jason Krassier (SDSU)

285 – Bradley Hill (Iowa) vs. Nathan Schon (UNA)

 

FINALS MATCHUPS 

125 – #14 Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. #7 Jore Volk (Wyoming)

133 – #10 Brody Teske (Iowa) vs. #32 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) 

141 – #1 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. #5 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) 

149 – Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) vs. Anthony Ferrari (UNA)

157 – #2 Jared Franek (Iowa) vs. #17 Cael Swensen (SDSU)

165 – #7 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) vs. Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)

174 – Gabe Arnold (UI-UNA) vs. Lennox Wolak (Columbia)

197 – #19 Zach Glazier (Iowa) vs. AJ Ferrari (UNA)

 

 (UI-UNA = Competing unattached)