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Photos: First round, Class 2A Iowa high school state wrestling tournament
Feb. 20, 2020 5:15 pm, Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 2:28 pm
Class 2A action from round one Thursday afternoon
Mid-Prairie's Isaac Boucher (top) wrestles Estherville-Lincoln Central's Zavion McMurran during their 195-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Crestwood's Wyatt Scheidel finds himself in a hold by Maquoketa's Taven Rich during their 285-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Rich won by fall in 3:14. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Mount Vernon's Kein Kamerling tries to take down West Lyon's Easton Fleshman while holding his left leg during their 220-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Referee Mark Kenny works mat one as Webster City's Camron Phetxoumphone and West Delaware's Carson Less wrestle during their 106-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Benton Community cheerleaders cheer on Austin Roos as he wrestles Emmetsburg's Matthew Wirtz during their 182-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Williamsburg's Kayden Gryp (left) grapples with Independence's Carter Straw during their 120-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Liberty's Will Esmoil is presented as the winner over Van Meter-Earlham's Bryce Cole in their 152-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Esmoil won by fall in 3:24. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Liberty's Will Esmoil works to pin Van Meter-Earlham's Bryce Cole during their 152-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Esmoil won by fall in 3:24. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Bishop Heelan's Ethan DeLeon (left) faces South Tama's Logan Arp during their 126-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
BCLUW's Carter Kolthoff reaches around Waukon's Jakob Regan for a hold during their 106-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Maquoketa's Taven Rich works to pin Crestwood's Wyatt Scheidel during their 285-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Rich won by fall in 3:14. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Jared Voss works to try and bring down South Tama's Brayden Smith during their 170-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
BCLUW's Carter Kolthoff defeats Waukon's Jakob Regan during their 106-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Kolthoff won in a 6-5 decision. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Boundurant-Farrar's Neal Larsen (right) grapples with Anamosa's Nathan Keating during their 160-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Benton Community's Austin Roos (left) works to try and hold down Emmetsburg's Matthew Wirtz during their 182-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Roos won by a 6-0 decision. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Boundurant-Farrar's Neal Larsen takes down Anamosa's Nathan Keating during their 160-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Maquoketa's Taven Rich shakes hands with Crestwood's Wyatt Scheidel after winning their 285-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Rich won by fall in 3:14. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Referee Mark Kenny works mat one as Webster City's Camron Phetxoumphone and West Delaware's Carson Less wrestle during their 106-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Lyon's Easton Fleshman looks to get out from under Mount Vernon's Kein Kamerling during their 220-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Bishop Heelan's Ethan DeLeon wrestles South Tama's Logan Arp during their 126-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Solon's Hayden Taylor (top) wrestles Jesup's Jerret Delagardelle during their 145-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie's Isaac Boucher looks to the scoring table while wrestling Estherville-Lincoln Central's Zavion McMurran during their 195-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Lyon's Easton Fleshman works from on top of Mount Vernon's Kein Kamerling during their 220-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Center Point-Urbana's Cole Whitehead (right) wrestles Forest City's Kellen Moore during their 113-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Mount Vernon's Kein Kamerling wrestles West Lyon's Easton Fleshman during their 220-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Iowa Falls-Alden's Alberto Salmeron stands up to reset while wrestling West Delaware's Logan Peyton during their 138-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Waukon's Jakob Regan looks to break free from BCLUW's Carter Kolthoff during their 106-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Williamsburg's Kayden Gryp (right) works to take down Independence's Carter Straw during their 120-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Monticello's Kain Luensman (right) wrestles Okoboji's Blake Abrahamson during their 132-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Iowa Falls-Alden's Alberto Salmeron (right) wrestles West Delaware's Logan Peyton during their 138-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Solon's Hayden Taylor faces Jesup's Jerret Delagardelle during their 145-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Maquoketa's Taven Rich looks to his opponent, Crestwood's Wyatt Scheidel, during their 285-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Rich won by fall in 3:14. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Independence's Carter Straw looks to the scoring table while wrestling Williamsburg's Kayden Gryp during their 120-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Center Point-Urbana's Cole Whitehead (top) wrestles Forest City's Kellen Moore during their 113-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Bishop Heelan's Ethan DeLeon walks off the mat after defeating South Tama's Logan Arp during their 126-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. DeLeon won by a 5-2 decision. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Monticello's Kain Luensman looks up to the scoring table as he wrestles Okoboji's Blake Abrahamson during their 132-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Jared Voss (top) wrestles South Tama's Brayden Smith during their 170-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Boundurant-Farrar's Neal Larsen (top) wrestles Anamosa's Nathan Keating during their 160-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Jesup's Jerret Delagardelle faces Solon's Hayden Taylor during their 145-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Estherville-Lincoln Central's Zavion McMurran faces Mid-Prairie's Isaac Boucher during their 195-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Logan Peyton faces Iowa Falls-Alden's Alberto Salmeron during their 138-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Liberty's Will Esmoil faces Van Meter-Earlham's Bryce Cole during their 152-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Jared Voss (left) wrestles South Tama's Brayden Smith during their 170-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Benton Community's Austin Roos (left) wrestles Emmetsburg's Matthew Wirtz during their 182-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Maquoketa's Taven Rich works to try and pin Crestwood's Wyatt Scheidel during their 285-weight bout in Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Rich won by fall in 3:14. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Referee Mark Kenny works mat three during Class 2A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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