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Drake Rhodes - Men's Wrestling - University of Iowa Athletics

Drake Rhodes

Height -
Hometown Billings, Mont.
High School Billings West

2023-24
• Posted a 16-5 record across four tournament appearances at 165
• 11 bonus point victories including three major decisions, six technical falls and two pins
• Second place at the Luther Open and Pat “Flash” Flanagan Open
•  Third place at the Lindenwood Open
• Five wins at the Soldier Salute, placing seventh
• Academic All-Big Ten

2022-23
• Redshirted
• Posted a 1-4 record as an attached wrestler and went 5-6 overall, competing at 165, 174 and 184 pounds
• Made his Hawkeye varsity debut and earned his first career win in a 13-4 major decision over Cal Baptist’s Zach Rowe
• Placed fifth at Soldier Salute
• Competed in four Big Ten duals — one at 174 and three at 184
• Coaches Appreciation Award recipient
• Dean’s List honoree during the fall semester

High School
• Three-time Montana state champion, winning titles at 113 as a freshman, 152 as a junior and 160 as a senior
• State runner-up at 126 pounds as a sophomore
• Posted a 134-7 prep record, including going 53-0 as a junior and senior
• Three-time conference champion… runner-up as a sophomore
• Helped team to the three conference titles and a third and fourth place team state finishes
• High school coach was Jeremy Hernandez

Personal
• Born Sept. 22, 2003, in Billings, Montana
• Son of Scott and Karna Rhodes
• Has an older brother, Jace
• Majoring in pre-business

Overall Dual Big Ten Dual Dual Pts. Big Ten NCAA OT MD TF Pins Fastest
Year Record Record Record Scored Place Place W/L W/L W/L W/L Pin
2022-23 1-4 1-4 0-4 4 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-0
Career 1-4 1-4 0-4 4 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-0