14 nationally at 132 and considers him the No. Cody Goodwin covers wrestling and high school sports for the Des Moines Register. Records that weren’t given to the Register were compiled through Trackwrestling. Robert Avila Jr., soph., Lisbon — A 2019 Class 1A state champion and two-time 16U Greco All-American. Will Casto break through into a stacked defensive backfield? Why he’s one of the Iowa Eight: Schriever is a two-time Class 3A state champion, winning titles in 2017 and 2018 at 106 pounds. Jack Koerner is the latest example of a walk-on making it big in Iowa City, while Isaiah Wagner hopes to accomplish the same feat. Listen below, or on Apple Podcasts. For a complete list of all our incoming recruits please look below, but Ayala will be a year behind two other primetime lightweight recruits, #18 Jesse Ybarra and #56 Cullan Schriever. Last season, Ayala went 43-0 with 32 pins and 10 technical falls at 113 pounds. He’s a 3x finalist and 2x time state champ with a combined record of 132-2. Why he’s one of the Iowa Eight: Rathjen is a two-time Class 3A state finalist and a 2019 state champion. Record:54-2 Pins:24 Techs:23 Majors:3 Views:23200876. In addition to his exceptionally high ranking he’s backed up the hype-machine by winning Junior National Titles in both freestyle and folkstyle and is also Cadet National freestyle champ. BHGP would like to say, “Welcome home, Drake.” But you never left and that’s the way we like it. Hunter Garvin, soph., Iowa City West — A 2019 Class 3A state runner-up with a 39-4 record. He went 41-1 a year ago with 23 pins and seven technical falls. © 2020 www.desmoinesregister.com. He didn’t lose to a single in-state opponent and scored bonus points in all four of his state tournament matches. He went 38-1 last season with 14 pins and 11 technical falls. Why he’s one of the Iowa Eight: Happel is a three-time Class 1A state champion and a Junior freestyle All-American, placing third at 132 pounds last summer. He followed that up by winning both the Junior folkstyle and freestyle national titles at … Why he’s one of the Iowa Eight: Christenson is a three-time Class 3A state medalist and a 2019 state champion. With Lee likely shifting his attention to freestyle and joining the Hawkeye Wrestling Club along with former Hawkeye superstars, Thomas Gilman and Cory Clark, Ayala is going to have the best training partners in the country and that factored into his decision. He’s a two-time Class 3A state finalist and won his first title last year. He enters his junior season on a 36-match winning streak. After an 0fer last week, can we rebound as the SEC comes online? Thank you to everyone who has helped me get to this point. Last season, Ayala went 43-0 with 32 pins and 10 technical falls at 113 pounds. That he wanted to commit to something truly special. He followed that up by winning both the Junior folkstyle and freestyle national titles at the same weight. He is ranked 7th nationally at 126 and considered the No. Incoming freshmen through seniors are eligible. Dodger Wrestler Drake Ayala Ranked #1 In Nation. In three trips to the state tournament, he’s recorded five pins and three major decisions. Double 16U All-American this past summer and the No.