2026 boys state wrestling: First-round pairings for Gazette area qualifiers

The Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament will be held this week at Casey’s Center in Des Moines.

The tournament begins with the first two rounds of the Class 3A tournament Wednesday afternoon. The first rounds for Class 1A and 2A are set for Thursday.

Here are first-round pairings for all Gazette area qualifiers. You can find complete brackets at the trackwrestling.com.

State Wrestling Tournament

At Des Moines

FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS

WEDNESDAY

Class 3A

106 pounds –#17 Kiernan Dunlay (C.R. Prairie, soph.) vs. #16 Spencer Dane (Bondurant-Farrar, soph.); #8 Connor McGonegle (Iowa City Liberty, jr.) receives a bye; #20 Cole Dunkel (Western Dubuque, fr.) vs. #13 Eddie Salgado (Ankeny, sr.); #7 Thayer Hagstrom (C.R. Kennedy, fr.) receives a bye; #23 Jack Litton (Iowa City High, soph.) vs. #10 Paxton Sutter (ADM, fr.); #15 Annakin Deppe (C.R. Xavier, fr.) vs. #18 Brenden Harless (Ankeny Centennial, fr.)

113 –#15 Konstantinos Panos (Iowa City Liberty, jr.) vs. #17 Julian Davila (Des Moines East, soph.); #8 Chase Williams (Iowa City High, soph.) receives a bye; #12 Wyatt Iburg (Clear Creek Amana, soph.) vs. #21 Jaxsen Vestal (SE Polk, sr.); #20 Braxton Brink (C.R. Prairie, fr.) vs. #13 Landon Vue (Urbandale, jr.); #3 Diego Robertty (Iowa City West, fr.) receives a bye; #10 Kylan Walsh (Linn-Mar, jr.) vs. #23 Brody Western (Bondurant-Farrar, fr.)

120 –#21 Tytus Steapp (Clear Creek Amana, fr.) vs. #12 Liam Fitzgibbon (Pleasant Valley, soph.); #13 Benjamin (Iowa City Liberty, jr,) vs. #20 Andrew Bedner (Ottumwa, soph,); #14 Zyad Igram (C.R. Jefferson, jr,) vs. #19 Isaiah Greer (Sioux City East, sr.); #11 Hugo Hughes (Iowa City West, fr.) vs. #22 Miguel Astorga (C.R. Xavier, jr.); #18 Max Panosh (C.R. Kennedy, sr.) vs. #15 Sawyer Nelson (Indianola, jr.); #2 Chase Watkinson (C.R. Prairie, jr.) receives a bye

126 –#13 Aidan Johnson (Linn-Mar, jr,) vs. DeForrest Snow (Mason City, jr.); #7 Elliott Gnewuch (C.R. Xavier, jr.) receives a bye; #23 Grahm Burkert (C.R. Kennedy, soph.) vs. #10 Aiden Kirk (C.R. Prairie, sr.); #2 Alexander Pierce (Iowa City West, sr.) receives a bye

132 –#17 Kellen McKenna (Western Dubuque, jr.) vs. #16 Jaxon Themas (Pleasant Valley, jr.); #8 Zyaire Washpun (Iowa City High, jr.) receives a bye; #10 Will Smith (Linn-Mar, jr,) vs. #23 Jefferson Sitzmann (LeMars, sr.)

138 –#16 Charlie Barnhouse (Iowa City West, jr.) vs. #17 Sullivan Baccam (Carlisle, jr,); #9 Aidyn Roman (C.R. Kennedy, jr.) vs. #24 Paxton Behrends (Waverly-Shell Rock, fr.); #12 Malachi Clement (Iowa City High, jr.) vs. #21 Jameson Jordan (Des Moines Roosevelt, jr,); #13 Kaehl Gassmann (Marion, soph.) vs. #20 Kevin Klein (Sioux City East, sr.); #7 Tegan Ray (Linn-Mar, sr.) receives a bye

144 –#16 Aidan Ehlinger (Linn-Mar, sr.) vs. #17 Easton Beehler (Spencer, jr,); #9 Will Casey (Western Dubuque, jr.) vs. #24 Gus Kirwan (Johnston, jr.); #11 Owin Koethe (Iowa City West, fr.) vs. #22 Luke Lindaman (Waterloo West, jr.); #23 Jimmy Milder (Iowa City High, fr.) vs. $10 Mandius Volentine (Council Bluffs Lewis Central, soph.)

150 –#21 Bryce Naber (C.R. Xavier, sr.) vs. #12 Ben Gallagher (Waukee Northwest, jr.); #19 Lucas Stearns (Marion, sr.) vs. #14 Kale Wadle (Norwalk, sr.)

157 –#24 Finn O’Toole (Iowa City Liberty, sr.) vs. #9 Greyson Willett (Pleasant Valley, jr.); #8 Blest Woods (Iowa City West, fr.) receives a bye; #20 Brody Schrock (Cleara Creek Amana, soph.) vs. #13 Rylan Hilton (Indianola, jr.); #3 Joe Hirsch (Western Dubuque, sr.) receives a bye; #14 Conner Wandler (Linn-Mar, jr.) vs. #19 Eli McCleish (Mason City, soph.)

165 –#8 Brady Rissman (Western Dubuque, soph.) receives a bye; #13 Campbell Janis (Iowa City West, sr.) vs. #20 Ben Rotert (Ankeny Centennial, jr.); #6 Nolan Dao (Clear Creek Amana, soph.) receives a bye; #2 Noah Howk-Erwin (Linn-Mar, jr.) receives a bye

175 –#4 Barrett Mieras (Linn-Mar, jr,) receives a bye; #3 Landon Bell (Iowa City Liberty, sr.) receives a bye

190 –#4 Philip Jacobs (Linn-Mar, sr.) receives a bye; #19 Aidan Schrock (Clear Creek Amana, sr.) vs. #14 Max Kelly (Johnston, sr.); #6 Louden Bloxham (C.R. Prairie, sr.) receives a bye; #23 Timmy Zachar (C.R. Kennedy, soph,) vs. #10 Chase Brunscheen (Western Dubuque, sr.); #15 Dusty Cook (C.R. Xavier, jr.) vs. #18 Beckett Bakker (Waukee, sr.)

215 –#16 Holden Heideman (Linn-Mar, jr.) vs. #17 Kade Krause (West Des Moines Dowling, jr.); #13 Alex Gassman (Western Dubuque, sr.) vs. #20 Ashten Holmes (Iowa City West, soph.); #14 Conner Bistricky (C.R. Prairie, sr.) vs. #19 Connor Stolpe (Dallas Center-Grimes, sr.)

285 –#9 Will Clausen (C.R. Prairie, jr.) vs. #24 Jacob Warneer (Pella, soph.); #5 Kaden Stitt (Iowa City West, sr.) receives a bye; #21 Jareth Navarro (Linn-Mar, jr.) vs. #12 Mason Hinrichs (Waverly-Shell Rock, sr.); #13 Anthony Keys (C.R. Kennedy, sr.) vs. #20 Elias Pardon (Urbandale, sr.); Kane Willey (Iowa City High, sr.) vs. #23 Calvin McAvan (Dubuque Senior, sr.); #15 Willie Davis (C.R. Washington, jr.) vs. #18 Lucas Scholl (Dallas Center-Grimes, jr.)

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THURSDAY

Class 2A

106 pounds –#1 Jackson Parmater (Vinton-Shellsburg, soph.) receives a bye; #17 Curran Meyer (Independence, fr.) vs. #16 Dawson Kaska (Wilton, jr,); #13 Maddex Maurer (West Liberty, fr.) vs. #20 Dayton Van Horn (Atlantic, jr.); #4 Tyler Gerhold (Alburnett, fr.) receives a bye; #3 Edsen Fullhart (Decorah, fr.) receives a bye; #11 Jackson McGonegle (Center Point-Urbana, jr.) vs. #22 Andrew Collins (Anamosa, fr.); #18 Weston Drahos (Williamsburg, fr.) vs. #15 Hayden Shear (Clear Lake, jr.); #2 Anderson Osgood (Solon, soph.) receives a bye

113 –#1 Ethan Humphrey (West Branch, jr.) receives a bye; #24 Evan Gleason (Solon, jr.) vs. #9 Sebastian Brooks (Winterset, sr.); #12 Charlie Lindley (Anamosa, fr.) vs. #21 Izic Zarate (Red Oak, soph.); #13 Lucas Peters (West Delaware, jr.) vs. #20 Landon Howe (Alburnett, soph.); #3 Coy Mehlert (Union Community, jr,) receives a bye; #7 Ryker DeWitt (Williamsburg, soph.) receives a bye; #23 Kellen O’Gara (Decorah, soph.) vs. #10 Kaleb Brown (West Liberty, fr.)

120 –#16 Luke Stratton (Union Community, jr.) vs. #17 Wyatt Blair (SE Valley, soph.); #24 Owenn Swenson (Vinton-Shellsburg, soph.) vs. #9 Zane Gillespie (Iowa Falls-Alden, soph.); #4 Atlee Dewitt (Alburnett, sr.) receives a bye; #19 Noah Garcia (West Liberty, soph.) vs. #14 Levi Evans (Mount Pleasant, soph.); #23 Kolton Grotegut (Waukon, soph.) vs. #10 Benjamin Anderson (Independence, soph.)

126 –#8 Adam Carey (Independence, fr.) receives a bye; #21 Owen Lewin (West Delaware, fr.) vs. #12 Wyatt Wilson (Monticello, fr.); #13 Mason Glotfelty (Decorah, jr.) vs. #20 Jaxson Port (Alburnett, soph.); #19 Jayden Steapp (Solon, sr.) vs. #14 Garett Bruner (BCLUW/SH, soph.); #22 Wesley Gaston (Union Community, jr.) vs. #11 Jasper Sonberg (Osage, jr.)

132 –#17 Garrett Kuch (Benton Community, sr.) vs. #16 Caden Schultz (Tipton, jr.); #13 Kam Roberts (Alburnett, soph.) vs. #20 Maguire Hoyt (Carroll Kuemper, sr.); #7 Mason Avila (Decorah, sr.) receives a bye; #23 Evan McMahon (Union Community, jr.) vs. #10 Jarrett Engel (West Delaware, jr.); #15 Hayden Albaugh (Williamsburg, soph.) vs. #18 Karson Reinhardt (Humboldt, fr.).

138 –#9 Will Larson, (Decorah, sr.) vs. #24 Kyler Tendal (Sergeant Bluff-Luton, jr.); #12 Kooper Waugh (West Delaware, jr.) vs. #21 Greyson Grell (Central DeWitt, fr.); #4 Kaydin Jones (Union Community, sr.) receives a bye; #14 Jaxson Mehlert (Benton Community, soph.) vs. #19 Ryan Hartwig (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, sr.); #7 Caden Greiner (Washington, Iowa, sr.) receives a bye; #15 Landon Osborn (Vinton-Shellsburg, sr.) vs. #18 Tully Griffith (West Liberty, jr.)

144 –#12 Carver Wieland (Independence, soph.) vs. #21 Kayden Henderson (Albia, sr.); Owen Henriksen (Alburnett, soph.) receives a bye; #11 Cash Hatfield (West Branch, sr.) vs. #22 gable Underbakke (West Liberty, jr.); #6 Jaxson Lundgren (North Fayette Valley, sr.) receives a bye; #7 Gavin Carolan (Decorah, soph.) receives a bye; #18 Will Griswold (Center Point-Urbana, sr.) vs. #15 Gavin Wynkoop (Webster City, sr.); #2 Brady Patterson (Benton Community, sr.) receives a bye

150 –#8 Croix Gudenkauf (West Delaware, fr.) receives a bye; #5 Kam Kremer (Independence, sr.) receives a bye; #7 Keaton Gates (West Branch, jr.) receives a bye; Grant Knutson (Decorah, fr.) vs. #23 Alex Peiffer (Grinnell, sr.)

157 –#1 Mikey Ryan (Mount Vernon, sr.) receives a bye; #16 Sawyer Kirby (Williamsburg, jr,) vs. #17 Jacob Vance (Osage, sr.); #8 Kaden Wiele (West Liberty, jr,) receives a bye; #13 Gavin Knutson (Decorah, jr.) vs. #20 Mason Wibholm (Gilbert, jr.); #4 Hudson Scranton (Anamosa, sr.) receives a bye; #3 Liam Weber (West Delaware, jr.) receives a bye; #19 Carson Kidwell (Solon, sr.) vs. #14 Brooxton Lundgren (North Fayette Valley, fr.); #11 Cooper Franklin (Alburnett, jr.) vs. #22 Jace Kinzenbaw (Washington, Iowa, fr.)

165 –#9 Christopher Meyer (Independence, sr.) vs. #24 Kyler Wade (Williamsburg, jr.); #5 Briggs Collins (West Liberty, jr.) receives a bye; #20 Will Goodlove (Mount Vernon, sr.) vs. #13 Olyver Fuller (Camanche, sr.); #3 William Fullhart (Decorah, jr.) receives a bye; #19 Teague Williams (Solon, sr.) vs. #14 Taevyn Zinnel (Algona, sr.); #7 Lane Gudenkauf (West Delaware, soph.) receives a bye; #23 Keagan Schultz (North Fayette Valley, soph.) vs. #10 Cooper Gates (West Branch, sr.)

175 –#5 Kasen Tyler (Decorah, soph.) receives a bye; #21 Kael Chapman (Tipton, sr.) vs. #12 Brody Shipler (Algona, jr.); #13 Brady Grier (Williamsburg, soph.) vs. #20 Dreven Smith (Atlantic, jr.); #4 Caysen Curran (Mount Vernon, sr.) receives a bye; #3 Ayden Antonelli (Anamosa, sr.) receives a bye; #14 Cael Troutman (Independence, sr.) vs. #19 Josh Fink (Gilbert, soph.); #7 Blake Mather (West Delaware, sr.) receives a bye; #15 Marcus Bear (South Tama, sr.) vs. #18 Tysen Stangel (Osage, sr.)

190 –#24 Holden Craft (Union Community, jr.) vs. #9 Raif Baack (Clear Lake, jr.); #5 Braylen Bieber (Independence, jr.) receives a bye; #3 Thomas Sexton (Decorah, sr.) receives a bye; #22 Max Lashmit (Tipton, sr.) vs. #11 Donovan Hedrington (Atlantic, sr.); #23 Gabriel Nebergall (West Liberty, soph.) vs. #10 Blaine Rees (Washington, Iowa, jr.); #18 Jay Georgen (West Delaware, jr.) vs. #15 Lohen Tanl (NH/TV, jr.)

215 –#11 Carter Eddy (Independence, soph.) vs. #22 Brayden Vermillion (Washington, Iowa, sr.); #6 Danny Small (Center Point-Urbana, jr,) receives a bye; #7 Jaxon Anderson (Mount Vernon, sr.) receives a bye; #23 Kyler Jensen (Solon, sr.) vs. #10 Tayten Rummel (Algona, soph.)

285 –#1 Eaghan Fleshman (Alburnett, soph.) receives a bye; #24 Abel Dlouhy (Tipton, soph.) vs. #9 Ryan Baer (Osage, sr.); #21 Rudy Wolfe (Washington, Iowa, sr.) vs. #12 Gable Eddy (Independence, jr.); #4 Carson Grier (Williamsburg, sr.) receives a bye; #3 Lane Kleppe (North Fayette Valley, sr.) receives a bye; #15 Ryker Henderson (Maquoketa, sr.) vs. #18 Trayvahn Williams (Iowa Falls-Alden, jr.); #2 Lucas Feuerbach (Solon, jr.) receives a bye

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Class 1A

106 pounds –#16 Kyler Happel (Lisbon, jr.) vs. #17 Jakob Lawson (Pocahontas Area, soph.); #24 Aaron Domeyer (Dyersville Beckman, fr.) vs. #9 Wyatt Hieber (MVAOCOU, soph.); #13 Kaleb Gordon (Jesup, soph.) vs. #20 Kinnick Poage (Baxter, fr.); #18 Brody Hosek (Belle Plaine, fr.) vs. #15 Keaton Wittrock (Mason-NW Webster, sr.)

113 –#17 Chase Morris (North Tama, soph.) vs. #16 Darinel Ramirez (Postville, jr.); #9 Jack Gogel (Lisbon, jr.) vs. #24 Tyler Peugh (West Central Valley, soph.); #5 Carver Hinz (Jesup, sop.) receives a bye

120 –#13 Cael Stricker (Lisbon, jr.) vs. #20 Mason Fogt (Hudson, sr.); #14 Maxon Monat (North Tama, sr.) vs. #19 Konner Keller (Earlham, soph.); #7 Ayden Bergman (Jesup, sr.) receives a bye; #10 Jacob Rauch (North Linn, jr.) vs. #23 Maxwell Klein (Lawton-Bronson, jr.)

126 –#8 Deshawn Parrow (Jesup, soph.) receives a bye; #13 Tatum Honda (Cascade, fr.) vs. #20 Walker Riggan (Louisa-Muscatine, fr.); #14 Wesley Ross (Montezuma, soph.) vs. #19 Brody Carter (West Monona-Whiting, fr.); #7 Cade Happel (Lisbon, sr.) receives a bye; #15 Tacoma Thompson (MFL MarMac, soph.) vs. #18 Cason Fitch (Colfax-Mingo, sr.)

132 –#1 Cooper Hinz (Jesup, sr.) receives a bye; #11 Carter Gadberry (Lisbon, jr.) vs. Liam Jenkins (Logan-Magnolia, soph.); #23 Matthew Donovan (South Winneshiek, soph.) vs. #10 Ryan Fletcher (Underwood, soph.)

138 –#12 Jax Tommasin (Starmont, jr.) vs. #21 Gage Johnson (MMC/RU, sr.); #19 Ryker Van DenHeuvel (Sigourney-Keota, fr.) vs. #14 Jordan Meling (East Marshall/Meskwaki, sr.); #10 Will Sankot (Belle Plaine, sr.) vs. #23 Brady Brasch (Don Bosco, fr.)

144 –#16 Weston Price (North Linn, jr.) vs. #17 Kenny Ness (GTRA, sr.); #5 Bryce Carroll (Cascade, jr.) receives a bye; #14 Jackson Knapp (Lisbon, sr.) vs. #19 Jett Somson (Treynor, sr.); #7 Kaden Lange (Jesup, sr.) receives a bye; #23 Bryer Jack (HLV-TC, jr.) vs. #10 Wade Hawkins (Logan-Magnolia, jr.); #2 Aidan Timm (Belle Plaine, sr.)

150 –#5 Tyrone Parrow (Jesup, sr.) receives a bye; #13 Braxton Bormann (Central Elkader/Ed-Co, soph.) vs. #20 Nathan Roemer (Mount Ayr, soph.); #3 Preston Hunter (Dyersville Beckman, sr.) receives a bye; #14 Kort Steffens (South Winneshiek, fr.) vs. #19 Aiden Hellman (Don Bosco, jr.); #6 Chance Hoyt (Iowa Valley, jr.) receives a bye; #10 Wade Sankot (Belle Plaine, sr.) vs. #23 Harley Larrimore (Waco, sr.)

157 –#17 Brock York (BGM, soph.) vs. #16 Lincoln Levan (Central Springs, soph.); #12 Kyle Engelken (Maquoketa Valley, jr.) vs. #21 Lane Stringer (AC/GC, soph.); #13 Ian Kelsey (Lisbon, soph.) vs. #20 Kalvin Manternach (Cascade, sr.); #4 Cael Weisskopf (HLV-TC, jr.) receives a bye; #23 Wyatt Christiansen (Midland, sr.) vs. #10 Caleb Skogen (Lake Mills, jr.)

165 –#1 Kyle Kuboushek (South Winneshiek, sr.) receives a bye; #17 Derek Kressley (Belle Plaine, jr.) vs. #16 Gavin Wetzel (SW Valley, sr.); #12 Ryder Meeks (Lisbon, jr.) vs. #21 Dawson Allen (East Sac County, jr.); #20 Dillon Menke (Sigourney-Keota, soph.) vs. #13 Andrew Hall (Saint Ansgar, sr.); #11 Sully Thompson (BGM, fr.) vs. #22 Konnar Stiles (Earlham, sr.); #10 Trenton Elledge (East Buchanan, jr.) vs. #23 Holden Durick (Underwood, jr.); #18 Trevor Kaut (North Linn, soph.) vs. #15 Calvin Harvey (Kingsley-Pierson, sr.)

175 –#16 Caleb Brown (Lisbon, soph.) vs. #17 Robert Bothwell (Logan-Magnolia, soph.); #4 Mason Hoyt (Iowa Valley, jr.) receives a bye; #11 Landen Schnuelle (South Winneshiek, sr.) vs. #22 Trevor Phillips (Columbus/WMU, sr.); #6 Cody Hageman (Dyersville Beckman, sr.) receives a bye; #7 Dane Ballou (Midland, jr.) receives a bye; #15 Jacoby Peyton (North Linn, soph.) vs. #18 Connor Murdock (Woodbine, sr.)

190 –#17 Dawson Boileau (Iowa City Regina, jr,) vs. #16 Luke Malm (GTRA, sr.); #9 Luke Lansing (Springville, sr.) vs. #24 Parker Stuck (South Hamilton, sr.); #5 Keaton Moeller (Starmont, sr.) receives a bye; #3 Nolan Kriegel (Iowa Valley, jr.) receives a bye; #22 Andrew Roling (Dyersville Beckman, sr.) vs. #11 Mason Anderson (Manson-NW Webster, sr.); #18 Drew Munson (Jesup, sr.) vs. #15 Braydon Kusler (Akron-Westfield, sr.)

215 –#17 Reed Slater (BGM, jr.) vs. #16 Carter Ites (Hudson, jr.); #12 Carson Rausch (Cascade, sr.) vs. #21 Jason Bremer (Lawton-Bronson, soph.); #13 Porter Shetler (Iowa City Regina, jr.) vs. #20 Cordell Clemens (Mount Ayr, soph.); #6 Dax Youngblut (Jesup, sr.) receives a bye; #2 Braxton Plants (Montezuma, sr.) receives a bye

285 –#24 Tate Nelson (Lone Tree, soph.) vs. #9 Cozyn Rozeboom (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, jr.); #8 Will Howes (MFL MarMac, sr.) receives a bye; #5 Owen Menke (Sigourney-Keota, sr.) receives a bye; #14 Simon Shetler (Iowa City Regina, jr.) vs. #19 Hayden Cantrell (Louisa-Muscatine, sr.); #10 Antoni Solovi (Postville, sr.) vs. #23 Jakob Brewer (West Monona-Whiting, jr.)

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