Trojan Wrestling Club members compete at Greco-Roman Nationals

Below is a release from the Trojan Wrestling Club in Iowa City. Justin Koethe highlighted the group's performance in the Greco-Roman national tournament in Fargo, N.D., placing second in the Cadet Division with an 8-1 record. Koethe, a sophomore at Iowa City West, finished fourth in the Class 3A state tournament at 135 pounds  as a freshman.

Cadet and Junior National Greco Roman Tournament

Five members of the Trojan wrestling team and a member of the Trojan Wrestling Club competed at the Cadet and Junior National Greco Roman Tournament in Fargo, ND. In the Cadet portion of the tournament, Justin Koethe finished with a runner up finish while Phillip Laux finished in 3Gradey Gambrall and Jack Hathaway also competed in the Cadet Greco Roman tournament. Gambrall finished with a 2-2 record with both losses to the wrestlers that finished 2

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. Koethe finished the tournament with an 8-1 record losing a hard fought battle in the finals to Brad Dolezal of Wisconsin. This was the 4

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meeting between Koethe and Dolezal this summer in Greco Roman with each wrestler winning 2 of the meetings. Laux finished with a 5-1 record on his way to the Bronze medal.

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. Hathaway lost his first two matches, both going 3 periods, with one of those losses to the eventual runner up. Both Gambrall and Hathaway had victories this summer over other wrestlers that placed in their brackets.

In the Junior portion of the tournament,

Jack Hathaway finished with a 4-2 record and a 5

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place finish. Hathaway's losses were to last year's national champion and this year's national champion. Also competing in the Junior competition was

David Solis and

Max Pelfrey. Both Solis and Pelfrey gained valuable experience through camp and the Fargo experience.