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The Gazette’s 5th installment of area Iowa high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings
Here is a list of wrestlers leading the way into the championship season

Jan. 29, 2025 6:47 pm
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5TH GAZETTE AREA INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING RANKINGS
(Gazette individual rankings regardless of class)
106 pounds – 1. Coy Mehlert, Union Community, soph.; 2. Chase Watkinson, C.R. Prairie, soph.; 3. Riker DeWitt, Williamsburg, fr.; 4. Ethan Humphrey, West Branch, soph.; 5. Carver Hinz, Jesup, fr.
113 – 1. Alexander Pierce, Iowa City West, jr.; 2. Dylan Munson, C.R. Prairie, sr.; 3. Ayden Bergman, Jesup, jr.; 4. Atlee Dewitt, Alburnett, jr.; 5. Elliott Gnewuch, C.R. Xavier, soph.
120 – 1. Brayden Bohnsack, Union Community, sr.; 2. Kendall Kurtz, Iowa City High, jr.; 3. Cooper Hinz, Jesup, jr.; 4. Owen Henriksen, Alburnett, fr.; 5. Matt Tran, Iowa City West, soph.
126 – 1. Rowdy Neighbor, Alburnett, sr.; 2. Malik DeBow, Linn-Mar, sr.; 3. Jayson Johnson, Tipton, sr.; 4. Lincoln Schropp, Williamsburg, jr.; 5. Kaydin Jones, Union Community, jr.
132 – 1. Jace Hedeman, Union Community, sr.; 2. Cale Nash, Clear Creek Amana, sr.; 3. Aaron Boone, Washington (Iowa), sr.; 4. Mason Avila, Decorah, jr.; 5. Brock Morris, Cascade, sr.
138 – 1. Preston Klostermann, Alburnett, sr.; 2. Cole Krutzfeldt, Iowa City West, sr.; 3. Hud Turner, Linn-Mar, soph.; 4. Tanner Wilson, Independence, sr.; 5. Jackson Knapp, Lisbon, jr.
144 – 1. Jase Jaspers, Mount Vernon, jr.; 2. Cooper Franklin, Alburnett, soph.; 3. Jax Miller, West Delaware, sr.; 4. Nolan Howell, Clear Creek Amana, sr.; 5. Tyler Wieland, Independence, sr.
150 – 1. Justin Avila, Iowa City West, sr.; 2. Tiernan Boots, Lisbon, sr.; 3. Hudson Scranton, Anamosa, jr.; 4. Mikey Ryan, Mount Vernon, jr.; 5. Nile Sinn, Williamsburg, sr.
157 – 1. Liam Weber, West Delaware, soph.; 2. Joe Hirsch, Western Dubuque, jr.; 3. Dawson Becker, Alburnett, sr.; 4. Carter Wilgenbusch, East Buchanan, sr.; 5. Will Aitchison, Iowa City Regina, sr,
165 – 1. Barrett Mieras, Linn-Mar, soph.; 2. Bill Fullhart, Decorah, soph..; 3. Clay Wilgenbusch, East Buchanan, sr.; 4. Cooper Gates, West Branch, jr.; 5. Ryker Dengler, West Liberty, sr.
175 – 1. Shayden Washburn, Alburnett, sr.; 2. Philip Jacobs, Linn-Mar, jr.; 3. Louden Bloxham, C.R. Prairie, jr.; 4. Landon Bell, Iowa City Liberty, jr.; 5. Nolan Kriegel, Iowa Valley, soph.
190 – 1. Brenden Heying, Benton Community, sr.; 2. Austin Scranton, Anamosa, sr.; 3. Brent Yonkovic, West Delaware, sr.; 4. Thomas Sexton, Decorah, jr.; 5. Wyatt Young, C.R. Washington, sr.
215 – 1. Nathan Beitz, Maquoketa Valley, sr.; 2. Jean Ngoma, C.R. Xavier, sr.; 3. Eaghan Fleshman, Alburnett, fr,; 4. Lucas Feuerbach, Solon, soph., 5. Raphael Etuma, Iowa City High, sr.
Hwt. – 1. Ethan Wood, Mount Vernon, sr.; 2. Layne Kleppe, North Fayette Valley, jr.; 3. Trenton Davies, Williamsburg, sr.; 5. Kane Willey, Iowa City High, jr.; 5. Antoni Solovi, Postville, jr.
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