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KICD 9-County Area 2026 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships Central

KICD 9-County Area 2026 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships Central

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Class 1A

106

#2 Hunter Lester (West Bend-Mallard) 3rd Place

  • Opening Round: Bye
  • Championship 1st Round: #13 Kaleb Gordon (Jesup) W FALL
  • Championship Quarterfinal: Lincoln Huck (Nashua-Plainfield) W 6-1
  • Consolation 3rd Round: Mason Fogt (Hudson) W 3-1 DEC
  • Champ Semis: Ty Martin (Don Bosco (Gv)) L 13-4 MDEC
  • Cons Quarts: Hudson Cox (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) W FALL
  • 3rd Place Match: Kaleb Gordon (Jesup) W FALL

#17 Jakob Lawson (Pocahontas Area) 7th Place

  • Opening Round: #16 Kyler Happel (Lisbon) W TECH FALL  
  • Championship 1st Round: #1 Ty Martin (Don Bosco (Gv)) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #18 Brody Hosek (Belle Plaine) W FALL 
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #9 Wyatt Hieber (MVAOCOU) W 12-6
  • Consolation 3rd Round: Lincoln Huck (Nashua-Plainfield) W 11-6 DEC
  • Consolation Quarters: Kaelb Gordon (Jesup) L FALL
  • 7th Place Match: Hunter Hussing (Missouri Valley) W FALL

113

#14 Eli Rieb (Alta-Aurelia)

  • Opening Round: #19 Dakota Aney (Columbus/Winfield-Mount Union) L 13-5 MDEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: Zakari Willems (Sumner-Fredricksburg) L 9-4 DEC

120

#8 Mason Knapp (West Bend-Mallard) 8th Place

  • Opening Round: Bye
  • Championship 1st Round: #9 Kasen Lopez (West Sioux) W FALL
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #1 Jensen Dyer (Martensdale-Saint Mary’s) L 21-6 TECH FALL
  • Consolation 3rd Round: Mason Fogt (Hudson) W 3-1 DEC
  • Consolation Quarters: Joe Hackett (Columbus Catholic (WI)) L 17-11 DEC
  • 7th Place Match: Jesse Burton (Westwood) L 16-0 TECH FALL

#16 Laeton Langschwager (Alta/Aurelia)

  • Opening Round: #17 Lane Knudson (Central Springs) L 6-1 DEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: #18 Chase Slaybaugh (AC/GC) L 11-2 MDEC

126

#2 Jaxson Page (Alta-Aurelia)

  • Opening Round: Bye
  • Championship 1st Round: #18 Cason Fitch (Colfax-Mingo) W FALL
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #7 Cade Happel (Lisbon)
  • Consolation 2nd Round: Cade Happel (Lisbon) L 9-6 DEC
  • Consolation 3rd Round: Walker Riggan (Louisa-Muscatine) L 14-4 MDEC

#17 CJ Rodriguez (Emmetsburg)

  • Opening Round: #16 Drew Teague (West Central Valley) W FALL
  • Championship First Round: #1 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco (Gv)) L 17-0 TECH FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #15 Tacoma Thompson (MFL-MarMac) L FALL

138

#21 Gage Johnson (MMCRU)

  • Opening Round: #12 Jax Tommasin (Starmont) L 8-7 DEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: #22 Kinnick Munson (Ogden) W FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: Ryker VanDenHeuvel (Sigourney/Keota) L 12-11 DEC

144

#3 Parker Glassmaker (MMCRU)

  • Opening Round: Bye
  • Championship 1st Round: #14 Jackson Knapp (Lisbon) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #13 Austin Wagner (Panorama) W FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #11 Charlie Christensen (AC/GC) L FALL

#17 Kenny Ness (GTRA)

  • Opening Round: #17 Westyn Price (North Linn) L 16-0 TECH FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #15 Chance Christensen (Riceville) L FALL

#21 Castor Kollasch (North Union)

  • Opening Round: #12 Kacyn Watson (Central) L 17-2 TECH FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #11 Charlie Christensen (AC/GC) L 18-3 TECH FALL

157

#3 Caleb Swedin (GTRA) 3rd Place

  • Opening Round: Bye
  • Championship 1st Round: #14 Nick Pasuttl (Interstate 35) W FALL  
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #3 Cohen Wolford (Wapello) W 21-20 DEC
  • Championship Semifinals: Teague Smith (West Hancock) L 8-6 DEC
  • Consolation Semifnals: CAel WEisskopf (HLV/TC) W 12-4 MDEC
  • 3rd Place Match: Sam Dominick (Woodbury Central) W FALL

165

#9 Brayden Yates (Emmetsburg)

  • Opening Round: #24 Blake Ewing (Moravia) W 4-1 DEC
  • Championship 1st Round: #8 Blake Schwartz (Panorama) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #23 Holden Durick (Underwood) W FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #16 Gavin Wetzel (Southwest Valley) W 9-5 DEC
  • Consolation 3rd Round: Max Shanno (Riverside) L 4-0 DEC

175

#14 William Lawson (Pocahontas Area)

  • Opening Round: #19 Connor Brown (Sioux Central) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #13 Jaxon Edwards (Central Springs) W 3-0 SV
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #22 Trevor Phillips (Columbus/Winfield-Mount Union) W 7-1 DEC
  • Consolation 3rd Round: Austin Henderson (Wayne) L 7-0 DEC

#19 Connor Brown (Sioux Central)

  • Opening Round: #14 William Lawson (Pocahontas Area) W FALL
  • Championship 1st Round: #3 Alex Tiedemann (Northwood-Kensett) L 9-3 DEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: #20 Colton Nixt (Earlham) L 12-0 MDEC

190

#1 Ryan Wirtz (Emmetsburg) 5th Place

  • Opening Round: Bye
  • Championship 1st Round: #17 Dawson Bolleau (Regina (IC)) W FALL
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #8 Lincoln Blickenderfer (Central Springs) W 10-1 MDEC
  • Championship Semifinals: Keaton Moeller (Starmont) L FALL
  • Consolation Semifinals: Blake Myrtue (Ridge View) L 10-7 DEC
  • 5th Place Match: #17 Dawson Bolleau (Regina (IC)) W 5-0 FALL

#16 Luke Malm (GTRA)

  • Opening Round: #17 Dawson Bolleau (Regina (IC) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #18 Drew Munson (Jesup) L FALL

215

#10 Adam Marsh (Pocahontas Area) 

  • Opening Round: #23 Brody Dolph (Saint Ansgar) W 4-0 DEC
  • Championship 1st Round: #7 Nathan Schoenfelder (Akron-Westfield) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #24 Sam Taylor (Underwood) W 20-6 MDEC
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #17 Reed Slater (BGM) W 9-2 DEC
  • Consolation 3rd Round: Carter Richter (AC/GC) L 7-1 DEC

285

#2 Nick Saxton (Emmetsburg) 4th Place

  • Opening Round: Bye
  • Championship 1st Round: #15 Brady Shannon (Northeast) W FALL
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #7 Teagan Dybevik (Colfax-Mingo) W FALL
  • Championship Semifinals: Keegan Long (Earlham) L 3-1 TB1
  • Consolation Semifinals: Owen Menke (Sigourney/Keota) W FALL
  • 3rd Place Match: Logan Lashbrook (Janesville) L 11-5 DEC

Class 2A

106

#12 Noah Fairchild (Okoboji/HMS)

  • Opening Round: #21 Gage Moss (Davis County) L 12-9 SV 
  • Consolation 1st Round: #6 Keller Little (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) L FALL 

#24 Gustavo Chitic-Aguilar (Estherville Lincoln Central)

  • Opening Round: #9 Hayden Splendore (Perry) L 19-2 TECH FALL 
  • Consolation 1st Round: #7 Cole Wibholm (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) L FALL 

113

#21 Clayton Burton (Estherville Lincoln Central)

  • Opening Round: #12 Lucas Peters (West Delaware) L 18-0 TECH FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #6 Garrett Pumphrey (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) L FALL

120

#7 Tyson Dewall (Spirit Lake/Park)

  • Opening Round: Bye
  • Championship 1st Round: #10 Benjamin Anderson (Independence) W 6-5 DEC
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #2 Urijah Courter (West Marshall) L 14-8 DEC
  • Consolation 3rd Round:  Levi Egans (Mount Pleasant) L 14-11 DEC

126

#23 Austin Bradley (Estherville Lincoln Central)

  • Opening Round: #10 Tanner Paustlan (Woodward-Granger) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #9 Jon Gonzalez (West Marshall) L FALL 

132

#9 Brody Olson (Estherville Lincoln Central)

  • Opening Round: #24 Cade Harlan (Winterset) W FALL
  • Championship 1st Round: #8 Braxton Hass (Atlantic) L 17-2 TECH FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #9 Evan McMahon (Union) W 18-1 TECH FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #17 Garrett Kuch (Benton Community) W FALL 
  • Consolation 3rd Round: Colt Boyles (Notre Dame (Bg)/West Burlington) L 11-0 MDEC

138

#5 Chase Franklin (Okoboji/HMS)

  • Opening Round: Bye
  • Championship 1st Round: #12 Kooper Waugh (West Delaware) W 8-0 DEC 
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #4 Kaydin Jones (Union)
  • Consolation 3rd Round: Will Larson (Decorah) L 13-7 DEC

#17 Kyson Jalas (Spirit Lake/Park)

  • Opening Round: #16 Landon Hagen (Atlantic) L 4-1 DEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: Landon Osborn (Vinton-Shellsburg) W MFOR
  •  Consolation 2nd Round: #7 Caden Greiner (Washington) L FALL

144

#19 Braxton Johnson (Estherville Lincoln Central)

  • Opening Round: #14 Paxton Thompson (Davis County) L 16-1 TECH FALL  
  • Consolation 1st Round: #13 Jayden Bucknell (New Hampton/Turkey Valley) L 14-11 DEC

150

#14 Warren Duitsman (Estherville Lincoln Central)

  • Opening Round: #14 Paxton Thompson (Davis County) L 16-1 TECH FALL  
  • Consolation 1st Round: #20 Gage Miller (AP/GC) W FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #12 Jayden Harter (Atlantic) L FALL

157

#21 Bennett Duitsman (Estherville Lincoln Central)

  • Opening Round: #12 Carter McGregor (Algona) L FALL
  •  Consolation 1st Round: #11 Cooper Franklin (Alburnett) L 15-0 TECH FALL

165

#6 Layton Yager (Estherville Lincoln Central)

  • Opening Round: Bye
  • Championship 1st Round: #11 Urijah Fry (Clarke) L 7-2 DEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: #21 Noah Chapman (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) W 16-0 TECH FALL 
  • Consolation 2nd Round:  #14 Taevyn Zinnel (Algona) L 4-1 DEC

190

#12 Mitchel Fischer (Sheldon/South O’Brien)

  • Opening Round: #21 Garrett Weaver (Wilton)  W 10-0 MDEC
  • Championship 1st Round: #5 Braylen Bieber (Independence) L 10-1 MDEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: #22 Max Lashmit (Tipton) W FALL 
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #19 Chance Georgius (Roland-Story) L 10-3 DEC

Class 3A

132

#20 Rylan Richardson (Storm Lake)

  • Opening Round: #13 Brayden Sunby (Pella) W 4-2 DEC
  • Championship 1st Round: #4 Ajay Braddock (Boone)
  • Consolation 1st Round: #19 McCoy Mcllray (Waverly-Shell Rock) L FALL

144

#17 Easton Beehler (Spencer)

  • Opening Round: #16 Aldan Ehlinger (Linn-Mar) L 4-1 DEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: #15 Collin Kruse (North Scott) L 9-8 DEC

175

#16 Temi Otaniyi (Spencer)

  • Opening Round: #17 Adrian Perez-Hall (Burlington) L 19-2 TECH FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #18 Eli Cox (Indianola) L FALL

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