Prep wrestling: Wrestlers to watch

The top 25 Gazette-area wrestlers to follow this season:

Max Thomsen (Union Community, jr.) - Two-time state champion, won 2013 Class 2A 126-pound state title, posting 49-0 record.

Hunter Washburn (Alburnett, jr) - Tw0-time state champion, won 2013 Class 1A 113-pound state championship with 49-2 mark.

Fletcher Green (Washington, Iowa, sr.) - Class 2A 113-pound state champion, going 36-5, last season.

Carter Happel (Lisbon, so.) - Won 120-pound state title in Class 1A last year, recording a 43-1 record.

Dylan Windfield (Alburnett, sr.) - Two-time state medalist, claiming 2013 Class 1A 160-pound state title with 47-1 mark.

Pat Woods (West Delaware, sr.) - Two-time state medalist, winning 2013 Class 2A 106-pound title, going 45-1.

Matt Wempen (Linn-Mar, jr.) - Two-time state medalist, placing fourth at 113 in Class 3A last season, going 36-3. Won 106-pound state crown in 2012.

Ross Lembeck (Linn-Mar, sr.) - Three-time state medalist, finishing 5th at 152 pounds in Class 3A last season with 23-3 record. State runner-up in 2012.Brock Rathbun (Center Point-Urbana, so.) - Class 2A 106-pound state finalist in 2013, posting 41-3 mark.

Trey Ryan (Mount Vernon, sr.) - Class 2A 160-pound state runner-up last season, going 42-2. Placed sixth in 2012.

Chris Walters (Iowa City West, sr.) - Placed third at 126 pounds in Class 3A last year, recording 53-8 mark. State finalist at 120 in 2012.

Alijah Jeffery (Linn-Mar, sr.) - Three-time state medalist, placing fifth at Class 3A 120 pounds in 2013 with 47-4 mark. Ranked 16th nationally at 120 by InterMat.

Ryan Parmely (Maquoketa Valley, jr.) - Two-time state medalist, finishing third at Class 1A 220 pounds last season, going 46-3.

Travis Cole (Highland, sr.) - Three-time state medalist, including a fifth-place performance at 2013 Class 1A state tournament with 48-5 record.

Sawyer Amling (Edgewood-Colesburg, jr.) - Two-time state medalist, placing third at 126 pounds in Class 1A state tournament, posting 26-1 record.

Trey Blaha (C.R. Prairie, sr.) - Two-time state medalist, getting fourth at 138 pounds in Class 3A state tournament with a 38-9 mark.

Lance Evans (Solon, sr.) - Two-time state medalist, earning fifth-place at 195 pounds in Class 2A and finishing 8-2.

Damon Griffin (Linn-Mar, sr.) - Two-time state medalist, placing sixth at 126 pounds in Class 3A last season with 42-10 record.

Tanner Rohweder (Iowa City West, jr.) - Two-time state medalist, finishing fifth at 106 pounds in 3A last season, going 38-8.

Jake Voss (West Delaware, sr.) - Two-time state medalist, placing fourth at 152 pounds in 2013 Class 2A state tournament with 45-5 mark.

Josh Wenger (C.R. Prairie, jr.) - Two-time state medalist, finishing fourth the last two seasons in Class 3A. He went 37-8 at 126 in 2013.

Michael Moncivais (C.R. Jefferson, sr.) - Placed sixth at 132 pounds, reaching semifinals of 2013 Class 3A state tournament, going 33-14.

Ryan Maas (Iowa City High, sr.) - Finished fourth at 220 pounds in 2013 Class 3A state tournament, posting 41-6 record.

Zach Fowler (Alburnett, sr.) - Placed third at 106 pounds in Class 1A state meet last season, going 44-3.

Chase Straw (Independence, jr.) - Third at 145 pounds in 2013 Class 2A state tournament, recording 46-2 mark.