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Photos: First round, Class 3A Iowa high school state wrestling tournament
Feb. 20, 2020 12:21 pm, Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 2:27 pm
Class 3A action from round one Thursday morning
Southeast Polk's Deveyon Montgomery wins by fall in 2:33 over Iowa City West's Ashton Barker during their 170-weight bout in 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 City West's Grant O'Dell works to stay up as Cedar Rapids Prairie's Blake Gioimo grabs at his leg to try and take him down during their 106-weight bout in 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 City High's Garrett Bormann works to stay up as Cedar Rapids Prairie's Austin Kegley tries to pin him during their 120-weight bout in 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)
Southeast Polk's Deveyon Montgomery wins by fall in 2:33 over Iowa City West's Ashton Barker during their 170-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Dawson Sweet gets up after defeating Epworth's Jonathan Savolt during their 285-weight bout in round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Sweet won by a 7-2 decision. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Dawson Sweet grapples with Epworth's Jonathan Savolt during their 285-weight bout in round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Sweet won by a 7-2 decision. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren secures a pin against Marion's Ben Gibson during their 160-weight bout in round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Naaktgeboren won by fall in 1:13. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Southeast Polk's Deveyon Montgomery (left) wrestles Iowa City West's Ashton Barker during their 170-weight bout in 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)
Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren wins by fall in 1:13 over Marion's Ben Gibson during their 160-weight bout in 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)
Pella's Kody Huisman (right) wrestles Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Gavin Bascom during their 220-weight bout in 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)
Oskaloosa's Leland Evans faces Cedar Rapids Xavier's Christian Stanek during their 138-weight bout in 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)
Cheerleaders stand for the national anthem before the start of 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)
Cedar Rapids Xavier's Christian Stanek looks at his opponent during their 138-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Prairie's Ashton Stoner-DeGroot (left) wrestles Norwalk's Jason Kritzler during their 195-weight bout in 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 City High's Garrett Bormann (far) and Cedar Rapids Prairie's Austin Kegley get ready to wrestle in their 120-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Xavier's Christian Stanek escapes from Oskaloosa's Leland Evans during their 138-weight bout in 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)
Southeast Polk's Deveyon Montgomery faces Iowa City West's Ashton Barker during their 170-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Falls' Jackson Barth works to take down Clear Creek-Amana's Sam Stevens during their 126-weight bout in 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 City High's Ethan Wood-Finley's wins his 113-weight bout over Southeast Polk's Cooper Hanson by fall in 1:22 in 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)
Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren works to pin Marion's Ben Gibson during their 160-weight bout in round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Naaktgeboren won by fall in 1:13. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Iowa City West's Grant O'Dell looks to the scoring table while wrestling Cedar Rapids Prairie's Blake Gioimo during their 106-weight bout in 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)
Wresters watch a memorial video before action begins in 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)
Cedar Rapids Prairie's Blake Gioimo wrestles Iowa City West's Grant O'Dell during their 106-weight bout in 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 City West's Grant O'Dell works to get a hold on Cedar Rapids Prairie's Blake Gioimo during their 106-weight bout in 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 City West's Grant O'Dell looks off in the distance during his 106-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Prairie's Austin Kegley (left) wrestles Iowa City High's Garrett Bormann during their 120-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Falls' Jackson Barth wins by fall in 1:19 over Clear Creek-Amana's Sam Stevens during their 126-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Xavier's Christian Stanek (left) faces Oskaloosa's Leland Evans during their 138-weight bout in 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 City West's Hunter Garvin works to take down Linn-Mar's Samuel Gisaya during their 132-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Xavier's Christian Stanek walks off the mat after defeating Oskaloosa's Leland Evans by a 3-2 decision during their 138-weight bout in 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)
Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren lifts Marion's Ben Gibson to take him down during their 160-weight bout in round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Naaktgeboren won by fall in 1:13. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Southeast Polk's Deveyon Montgomery faces Iowa City West's Ashton Barker during their 170-weight bout in 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 City West's Ashton Barker shoots toward Southeast Polk's Deveyon Montgomery during their 170-weight bout in 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)
Johnston's Jackson Brinker works to pin Epworth's Jake Hosch during their 182-weight bout in 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)
Epworth's Jake Hosch wins by fall in 3:03 over Johnston's Jackson Brinker during their 182-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Prairie's Ashton Stoner-DeGroot works for a pin against Norwalk's Jason Kritzler during their 195-weight bout in round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Stoner-DeGroot won by fall in 28 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Gavin Bascom (left) works to try and take down Pella's Kody Huisman during their 220-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Gavin Bascom faces Pella's Kody Huisman during their 220-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Dawson Sweet looks up to the score table while wrestling Epworth's Jonathan Savolt during their 285-weight bout in round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Sweet won by a 7-2 decision. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cedar Falls' Jackson Barth works to try and pin down Clear Creek-Amana's Sam Stevens (left) during their 126-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Dawson Sweet (left) hooks his leg around Epworth's Jonathan Savolt during their 285-weight bout in 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 City West's Hunter Garvin (right) wrestles Linn-Mar's Samuel Gisaya during their 132-weight bout in 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)
Epworth's Jake Hosch walks around Johnston's Jackson Brinker to reset during their 182-weight bout in 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 City West's Ashton Barker (left) grapples with Southeast Polk's Deveyon Montgomery during their 170-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Xavier's Christian Stanek (left) faces Oskaloosa's Leland Evans during their 138-weight bout in 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)
Cedar Rapids Prairie's Blake Gioimo (right) wrestles Iowa City West's Grant O'Dell during their 106-weight bout in 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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