3 Hawkeyes Win Luther Open Titles

DECORAH, Iowa – The University of Iowa men’s wrestling program won three titles Saturday at the Luther Open. 11 Hawkeyes combined for seven pins and nine technical falls and a 36-13 record.

Freshman Kael Voinovich won the Elite 149-pound division while Keyan Hernandez won the silver 125-pound division and Miguel Estrada won the silver 149-pound division.

Five other Hawkeyes found the podium on Friday afternoon. In the elite division Koye Grebel (149) and Aidan Harris (141) each finished fourth while Sebastian Robles (165) finished seventh. In the silver division Dru Ayala (125) finished as runner-up to Hernandez, Brady Benham (165) finished fourth and Brody Sampson finished fifth (197).

Complete results from the Luther Open are available at Trackwrestling.com.

Iowa returns to action Friday, Nov. 15 at Bellarmine. The Hawkeyes and Knights meet at 6 p.m. (CT) in Louisville, Kentucky.

AIDAN HARRIS – 141 LBS – FOURTH PLACE
Aidan Harris pinned Jayden Sheppard (Wisconsin-Eau Claire), 3:42
Aidan Harris dec. Colby Lopez (Upper Iowa), 7-1
Aidan Harris dec. Kaiden Schrandt (Wisconsin-La Crosse), 5-2
Talan Schutte (Wisconsin-La Crosse) MFF Aidan Harris

KOYE GREBEL – 149 LBS – FOURTH PLACE
Koye Grebel major dec. Mikey Rodriguez (Augustana), 14-0
Koye Grebel pinned Quentin Vilmenay (Luther), 2:14
Koye Grebel dec. Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa), 7-1
Charlie Dojan (Wartburg) MFF Koye Grebel

KAEL VOINOVICH – 149 LBS – FIRST PLACE
Kael Voinovich pinned Walker Bents (Minnesota State Mankato), 2:51
Kael Voinovich major dec. Nolan Throne (St. Cloud State), 13-5
Kael Voinovich major dec. Charlie Dojan (Wartburg), 12-2

AIDAN MCCAIN – 184 LBS
Elijah Mitchell (Luther) dec. Aidan McCain, 7-2
Aidan McCain dec. Braiden Young (Augustana), 5-3
Matthew Doyle (Wartburg) tech. fall over Aidan McCain, 17-1

SEBASTIAN ROBLES – 165 LBS – SEVENTH PLACE
Sebastian Roble dec. Jonathan Krogman (North Iowa Area Community College), 10-4
Sebastian Robles dec. Carter Proffitt (Wartburg), 7-5
Kole Marko (Minnesota State Mankato) dec. Sebastian Robles, 7-3
Sebastian Robles dec. Carter Friend (Wisconsin-Eau Claire), 7-1
Robert Flege (Wisconsin-La Crosse) dec. Sebastian Robles, 5-2
Sebastian Robles won by no contest over Aiden Brosinski (Wartburg)

DRU AYALA – 125 LBS – SILVER BRACKET – SECOND PLACE
Dru Ayala tech. fall Gabriel Michel (Northland Community & Technical College), 22-5
Dru Ayala tech. fall Luis Acevedo (North Iowa Area Community College), 16-1
Dru Ayala dec. Connor Fiser (Loras), 8-2
Dru Ayala dec. Inocencio Garcia (Wisconsin-La Crosse), 10-4
Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) dec. Dru Ayala, 4-3

KEYAN HERNANDEZ – 125 LBS – SILVER BRACKET – FIRST PLACE
Keyan Hernandez tech. fall Angel Moreno-Rodriguez (Rochester Community & Tech. College), 20-4
Keyan Hernandez major dec. Grant Madl (Wisconsin-La Crosse), 15-2
Keyan Hernandez tech. fall Raekwon Shabazz (Wartburg), 19-1
Keyan Hernandez dec. Dru Ayala (Iowa), 4-3

ANTHONY LAVEZZOLA – 125 LBS – SILVER BRACKET
Leo Edblad (St. Cloud State) dec. Anthony Lavezzola, 9-5
Anthony Lavezzola pinned Angel Moreno-Rodriguez (Rochester Community & Tech. College), 4:57
Anthony Lavezzola dec. Gabriel Hawkins (Dubuque), 16-15
Austin Grzywinski (St. Cloud State) major dec. Anthony Lavezzola, 8-0

MIGUEL ESTRADA – 149 POUNDS – SILVER BRACKET – FIRST PLACE
Miguel Estrada tech. fall Fernando Dominguez (Unattached), 22-5
Miguel Estrada won by tech fall over Dominic Smith (Rochester Community & Tech. College), 20-5
Miguel Estrada major dec. Owen Denstad (Upper Iowa), 19-5
Miguel Estrada dec. Ian Crapp (Wartburg), 4-1

BRADY BENHAM – 165 LBS – SILVER BRACKET – FOURTH PLACE
Brady Benham tech. fall Tristan Drier (Wisconsin-Eau Claire), 15-0
Brady Benham pinned Rhett Briggs (Labette Community College), 1:05
Brady Benham dec. Caleb Lochner (Minnesota State Mankato), 11-10
Brady Brewick (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) major dec. Brady Benham, 15-3
Augustus Donovan (St. Cloud State) won by forfeit over Brady Benham

BRODY SAMPSON – 197 LBS – SILVER BRACKET – FIFTH PLACE
Brody Sampson tech. fall Hunter Coons (Wisconsin-Whitewater), 21-4
Brendan Lockart (St. Cloud State) pinned Brody Sampson (Iowa), 1:16
Brody Sampson pinned Maddox Quinonez (Wartburg), 4:46
Brody Sampson (Iowa) pinned Augustus Johns (Labette Community College), 2:29
Brody Sampson (Iowa) tech. fall Conor Phelan (Augustana), 22-5