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Photos: Semifinals, Class 2A and 1A, Iowa high school state championships
Feb. 21, 2020 10:14 pm, Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 10:35 pm
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Union-LaPorte City's Jack Thomsen wrestles Solon's Hayden Taylor in their Class 2A 145-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Taylor won by tie-breaker, 3-2. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
New London's Marcel Lopez wrestles West Sioux Hawarden's Braden Graff in their Class 1A 113-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Lopez won by decision, 6-0. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Brandon Paez wrestles Wellsburg's Trey Lashbrook in their Class 1A 120-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Paez won by major decision, 10-2. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Brandon Paez wrestles Wellsburg's Trey Lashbrook in their Class 1A 120-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Paez won by major decision, 10-2. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Robert Avila Jr. wrestles West Sioux-Hawarden's Cullen Koedam in their Class 1A 132-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Avila Jr. won by fall in 1 minute, 40 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Robert Avila Jr. is declared the winner over West Sioux-Hawarden's Cullen Koedam in their Class 1A 132-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Avila Jr. won by fall in 1 minute, 40 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
New London's Marcel Lopez wrestles West Sioux Hawarden's Braden Graff in their Class 1A 113-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Lopez won by decision, 6-0. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Brandon Paez wrestles Wellsburg's Trey Lashbrook in their Class 1A 120-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Paez won by major decision, 10-2. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cascade's Aidan Noonan wrestles Woodbury Central's Beau Klingensmith in their Class 1A 126-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Noonan won by decision, 2-0. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Union La Porte City's Kolten Crawford (left) wrestles Osage's Nick Fox in their Class 2A 120-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Fox won by decision, 7-4. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Union La Porte City's Kolten Crawford (left) wrestles Osage's Nick Fox in their Class 2A 120-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Fox won by decision, 7-4. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Union-LaPorte City's Jack Thomsen (right) works to take down Solon's Hayden Taylor in their Class 2A 145-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Taylor won by tie-breaker, 3-2. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Williamsburg's Jalen Schropp celebrates his win over Davenport Assumption's Michael Macias in their Class 2A 138-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Union-LaPorte City's Jack Thomsen (left) wrestles down Solon's Hayden Taylor in their Class 2A 145-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Taylor won by tie-breaker, 3-2. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Jared Voss (top) wrestles Solon's Jax Flynn (bottom) in their Class 2A 170-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Flynn won by decision, 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Jared Voss (top) wrestles Solon's Jax Flynn (bottom) in their Class 2A 170-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Flynn won by decision, 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Jared Voss (top) wrestles Solon's Jax Flynn (bottom) in their Class 2A 170-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Flynn won by decision, 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Jared Voss wrestles Solon's Jax Flynn (bottom) in their Class 2A 170-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Flynn won by decision, 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
West Delaware fans cheer as Jared Voss wrestles Solon's Jax Flynn (bottom) in their Class 2A 170-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Flynn won by decision, 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Solon's Jax Flynn hugs his coach after his win over West Delaware's Jared Voss in their Class 2A 170-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Flynn won by decision, 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Solon's Jax Flynn hugs his coach after his win over West Delaware's Jared Voss in their Class 2A 170-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Flynn won by decision, 7-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
West Liberty's Kobe Simon (left) wrestles Clarinda's Crew Howard in their Class 2A 220-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Simon won by decision, 6-3. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
West Liberty's Kobe Simon (left) wrestles Clarinda's Crew Howard in their Class 2A 220-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Simon won by decision, 6-3. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
West Liberty's Kobe Simon (left) wrestles Clarinda's Crew Howard in their Class 2A 220-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Simon won by decision, 6-3. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Center Point-Urbana's Keegan Scheeler (left) wrestles Union-LaPorte City's Lake Lebahn (right) in their Class 2A 132-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Lebahn won by decision, 5-2. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
CPU fans stand and watch as Center Point-Urbana's Keegan Scheeler wrestles Union-LaPorte City's Lake Lebahn in their Class 2A 132-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Lebahn won by decision, 5-2. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Independence's Isaiah Weber wrestles Osage's Joe Sullivan (right) in their Class 2A 126-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Weber won by decision, 2-1. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Independence's Isaiah Weber wrestles Osage's Joe Sullivan (top) in their Class 2A 126-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Weber won by decision, 2-1. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Independence's Isaiah Weber wrestles Osage's Joe Sullivan (left) in their Class 2A 126-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Weber won by decision, 2-1. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
in their Class 2A semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Independence's Isaiah Weber hugs Osage's Joe Sullivan after his win in their Class 2A 126-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Weber won by decision, 2-1. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Williamsburg's Jalen Schropp celebrates his win over Davenport Assumption's Michael Macias in their Class 2A 132-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Schropp won by fall in 5 minutes, 22 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Wyatt Voelker wrestles Central Lyon's Dylan Winkel in their Class 2A 195-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Winkel won by fall in 5 minutes, 43 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
CPU cheerleaders line up on the mat at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Center Point-Urbana's Cole Whitehead (right) wrestles Central DeWitt's Keaton Zeimet in their Class 2A 113-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Whitehead won by decision, 2-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Center Point-Urbana's Cole Whitehead (center) wrestles Central DeWitt's Keaton Zeimet in their Class 2A 113-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Whitehead won by decision, 2-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Center Point-Urbana's Cole Whitehead (right) celebrates his win over Central DeWitt's Keaton Zeimet in their Class 2A 113-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Whitehead won by decision, 2-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Center Point-Urbana's Cole Whitehead (right) hugs his dad, Tim Whitehead, after his win over Central DeWitt's Keaton Zeimet in their Class 2A 113-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Whitehead won by decision, 2-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Center Point-Urbana's Cole Whitehead (right) hugs his mom, Jaime Whitehead, after his win over Central DeWitt's Keaton Zeimet in their Class 2A 113-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Whitehead won by decision, 2-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Independence's Isaiah Weber wrestles Osage's Joe Sullivan (left) in their Class 2A 126-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Weber won by decision, 2-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Independence's Isaiah Weber wrestles Osage's Joe Sullivan (right) in their Class 2A 126-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Weber won by decision, 2-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Independence's Isaiah Weber wrestles Osage's Joe Sullivan (top) in their Class 2A 126-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Weber won by decision, 2-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Independence's Isaiah Weber wrestles Osage's Joe Sullivan (left) in their Class 2A 126-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Weber won by decision, 2-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
in their Class 2A semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Independence's Isaiah Weber hugs Osage's Joe Sullivan after his win in their Class 2A 126-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Weber won by decision, 2-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Davenport Assumption's Michael Macias (left) works to take down Williamsburg's Jalen Schropp (right) in their Class 2A 132-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Schropp won by fall in 5 minutes, 22 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Davenport Assumption's Michael Macias (left) wrestles Williamsburg's Jalen Schropp (right) in their Class 2A 132-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Schropp won by fall in 5 minutes, 22 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Davenport Assumption's Michael Macias ]works to take down Williamsburg's Jalen Schropp (right) in their Class 2A 132-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Schropp won by fall in 5 minutes, 22 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Williamsburg's Jalen Schropp celebrates his win over Davenport Assumption's Michael Macias in their Class 2A 132-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Schropp won by fall in 5 minutes, 22 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Liberty's Will Esmoil wrestles Panorama's Wyatt Appleseth (right) in their Class 2A 152-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Esmoil won by decision, 4-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Liberty's Will Esmoil wrestles Panorama's Wyatt Appleseth (right) in their Class 2A 152-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Esmoil won by decision, 4-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Cael Meyer wrestles Independence's Matthew Doyle in their Class 2A 160-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Doyle won by decision, 5-4. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Cael Meyer wrestles Independence's Matthew Doyle in their Class 2A 160-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Doyle won by decision, 5-4. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Independence's Matthew Doyle celebrates his win over West Delaware's Cael Meyer in their Class 2A 160-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Doyle won by decision, 5-4. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Wyatt Voelker wrestles Central Lyon's Dylan Winkel in their Class 2A 195-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Winkel won by fall in 5 minutes, 43 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Wyatt Voelker wrestles Central Lyon's Dylan Winkel in their Class 2A 195-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Winkel won by fall in 5 minutes, 43 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Central Lyon's Dylan Winkel celebrates his win over West Delaware's Wyatt Voelker in their Class 2A 195-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Winkel won by fall in 5 minutes, 43 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Maquoketa's Taven Rich (left) wrestles Atlantic's Cale Roller in their Class 2A 220-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Rich won by fall in 1 minute, 30 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Maquoketa's Taven Rich is declared the winner over Atlantic's Cale Roller in their Class 2A 220-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Rich won by fall in 1 minute, 30 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Cael Happel wrestles Western Christian's Jace Mulder in their Class 1A 138-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Happel won by fall in 28 seconds. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
New London's Dominic Lopez wrestle Underwood's Logan James in their Class 1A 138-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. James won by decision, 5-2. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
New London's Dominic Lopez wrestle Underwood's Logan James in their Class 1A 138-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. James won by decision, 5-2. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
New London's Dominic Lopez wrestle Underwood's Logan James in their Class 1A 138-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. James won by decision, 5-2. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Marshall Hauck wrestles Underwood's Blake Thomsen in their Class 1A 152-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Hauck won by decision, 6-4. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Marshall Hauck wrestles Underwood's Blake Thomsen in their Class 1A 152-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Hauck won by decision, 6-4. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Marshall Hauck wrestles Underwood's Blake Thomsen in their Class 1A 152-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Hauck won by decision, 6-4. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Marshall Hauck celebrates defeating Underwood's Blake Thomsen during their 152-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Hauck won by a 6-3 decision. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Cole Clark earns a takedown against Regina's Rowan Udell during their 195-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
North Cedar's Tyler Thurston celebrates beating Belle Plaine's Ethan Allie 2-1 in a third overtime of their 220-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Iowa Valley's Benjamin Smith (top) wrestles South Central Calhoun's Blake McAlister during their 160-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
North Cedar's Tyler Thurston lifts Belle Plaine's Ethan Allie to bring him down to the mat during their 220-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Cole Clark takes Regina's Rowan Udell down to the mat during their 195-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Cole Clark stands after beating Regina's Rowan Udell during their 195-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Clark won in a 14-5 major decision. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
North Cedar's Tyler Thurston rolls Belle Plaine's Ethan Allie off his back during their 220-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
North Cedar's Tyler Thurston celebrates beating Belle Plaine's Ethan Allie 2-1 in a third overtime of their 220-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Marshall Hauck looks to the scoring table as he wrestles Underwood's Blake Thomsen during their 152-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Marshall Hauck wrestles Underwood's Blake Thomsen during their 152-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
North Cedar's Tyler Thurston faces Belle Plaine's Ethan Allie during their 220-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Belle Plaine's Ethan Allie faces North Cedar's Tyler Thurston during their 220-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
North Cedar's Tyler Thurston (facing away) walks over to hug Belle Plaine's Ethan Allie after beating him in their 220-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Thurston won 2-1 in a third overtime. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Marshall Hauck looks to his opponent Underwood's Blake Thomsen during their 152-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Iowa Valley's Benjamin Smith defeats South Central Calhoun's Blake McAlister during their 160-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Cole Clark works to bring Regina's Rowan Udell to the mat during their 195-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Regina's Rowan Udell faces Lisbon's Cole Clark during their 195-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Regina's Rowan Udell grapples with Lisbon's Cole Clark during their 195-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Cole Clark faces Regina's Rowan Udell during their 195-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Cole Clark defeats Regina's Rowan Udell during their 195-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Clark won in a 14-5 major decision. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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