Iowa City High’s Ben Kueter completed a 111-0 career with his fourth state championship, while Waverly-Shell Rock, Osage and Don Bosco earned state title sweeps. Here’s a look the championship results and final team scores from the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament.
Class 3A finals
106 — No. 2 Alexander Pierce (Iowa City West) dec. No. 4 Tyler Harper (Norwalk), 10-7
113 — No. 2 Jake Knight (Bettendorf) dec. No. 1 Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge), 6-4
120 — No. 1 Koufax Christensen (Waukee Northwest) dec. No. 2 Bowen Downey (Indianola), 2-1
126 — No. 1 Cale Seaton (Iowa City High) dec. No. 3 Jabari Hinson (Ames), 4-3
132 — No. 1 Carter Freeman (Waukee Northwest) dec. No. 3 Brayden Parke (Linn-Mar), 6-3
138 — No. 1 Ryder Block (Waverly-Shell Rock) dec. No. 2 Kane Naaktgeboren (Linn-Mar), 11-4
145 — No. 1 Bas Diaz (Waverly-Shell Rock) dec. No. 3 Braden Blackorby (Johnston), 3-1
152 — No. 1 Jacob Helgeson (Jo-hnston) dec. No. 3 Grant Kress (Linn-Mar), 3-2
160 — No. 3 Danny Diaz (Waverly-Shell Rock) dec. No. 1 Damarion Ross (Fort Dodge), 4-2
170 — No. 1 Caden McDermott (Pleasant Valley) dec. No. 10 Braylon Kammrad (Council Bluffs Lewis Central), 3-2 UTB
182 — No. 1 Gabe Arnold (Iowa City High) dec. No. 2 Tate Naaktgeboren (Linn-Mar), 2-1 TB1
195 — No. 3 Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge) dec. No. 4 Danarii Mickel (Ames), 8-1
220 — No. 1 Ben Kueter (Iowa City High) tech. fall No. 2 Joseph Lewis (Dubuque Hempstead), 4:59 (19-4)
285 — No. 1 Maddux Borcherding-Johnson (Norwalk) dec. No. 3 Jake Walker (Waverly-Shell Rock), 3-1
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Class 2A finals
106 — No. 1 Brayden Bohnsack (Union Community) dec. No. 2 Carter West (Notre Dame/West Burlington), 2-0
113 — No. 1 Jace Hedeman (Union Community) dec. No. 3 Aiden Smith (Atlantic), 6-1
120 — No. 4 Blake Fox (Osage) dec. No. 2 Vinny Mayberry (Glenwood), 8-2
126 — No. 2 Derrick Bass (Davenport Assumption) dec. No. 5 Jase Jaspers (Mount Vernon), 3-2
132 — No. 1 Kale Petersen (Greene County) dec. No. 3 Anders Kittelson (Osage), 7-3
138 — No. 1 McKinley Robbins (Greene County) major dec. No. 3 Tate O’Shea (Keokuk), 15-5
145 — No. 1 Tucker Stangel (Osage) dec. No. 2 Ty Koedam (Sergeant Bluff-Luton), 7-6
152 — No. 2 Isaiah Fenton (Notre Dame/West Burlington) dec. No. 1 Cooper Sanders (Vinton-Shellsburg), 10-3
160 — No. 1 Dawson Bond (Red Oak) dec. No. 2 Cole Butikofer (Crestwood), 3-2
170 — No. 1 Nicholas Fox (Osage) dec. No. 2 Ethan DeLeon (Sioux City Heelan), 3-1
182 — No. 1 CJ Walrath (Notre Dame/West Burlington) pinned No. 3 Brody Sampson (Ballard), 4:44
195 — No. 4 Gabriel Christensen (Ballard) dec. No. 3 CJ Carter (Glenwood), 7-3
220 — No. 1 Nick Reinicke (Dike-New Hartford) major dec. No. 6 Henry Christensen (Ballard), 11-3
285 — No. 1 Cameron Geuther (West Delaware) dec. No. 14 Will Textor (Dike-New Hartford), 7-0
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Class 1A finals
106 — No. 1 Jayden Rinken (Nashua-Plainfield) dec. No. 6 Mason Shirk (Wilton), 8-2
113 — No. 2 Cael Morrow (Akron-Westfield) major dec. No. 4 Rowdy Neighbor (Alburnett), 10-2
120 — No. 1 Brandon Paez (Lisbon) pinned No. 3 Teague Smith (West Hanco*ck), 1:59
126 — No. 1 Garret Rinken (Nashua-Plainfield) major dec. No. 6 Dawson Schmit (Wapsie Valley), 13-3
132 — No. 1 Gable Porter (Underwood) pinned No. 2 Tanner Arjes (North Butler/Clarksville), 11-1
138 — No. 1 Blake Allen (Underwood) dec. No. 2 Collin Holm (South Winneshiek), 3-1 SV
145 — No. 1 Mikey Baker (West Sioux) dec. No. 2 Kaiden Knaack (Don Bosco), 5-2
152 — No. 3 Kyler Knaack (Don Bosco) dec. No. 1 Kellen Smith (West Hanco*ck), 1-0
160 — No. 1 Wyatt Reisz (Logan-Magnolia) dec. No. 2 Dominic Lopez (New London), 6-4 SV
170 — No. 1 Maximus Magayna (Waterloo Columbus) tech fall. No. 2 Jace Nelson-Brown (Emmetsburg), 4:45 (16-0)
182 — No. 1 Carson Hartz (Waterloo Columbus) major dec. No. 15 Caden Ballou (Midland), 11-1
195 — No. 1 Jackson Dewald (Sloan Westwood) dec. No. 2 Josh Glendening (Mediapolis), 3-1 SV
220 — No. 3 Mason Knipp (Waterloo Columbus) dec. No. 1 Jared Thiry (Don Bosco), 3-1 SV
285 — No. 1 Wyatt Smith (Lisbon) dec. No. 3 Mack Ortner (Don Bosco), 1-0
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Final Class 3A Top 10 team scores
1. Waverly-Shell Rock 169
2. Southeast Polk 153
3. Bettendorf 149
4. Linn-Mar 130
5. Iowa City High 119 1/2
6. Fort Dodge 110 1/2
7. Johnston 104 1/2
8. Waukee Northwest 103
9. Carlisle 90 1/2
10. Ankeny 89 1/2
Final Class 2A Top 10 team scores
1. Osage 175 1/2
2. Burlington Notre Dame 106 1/2
3. Mount Vernon 99
4. West Delaware 97 1/2
5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 82 1/2
6. Webster City 80
7. Ballard 74
8. Greene County 73
9. Glenwood 70
10. Union Community 69
Final Class 1A Top 10 team scores
1. Don Bosco 165
2. Wilton 139
3. Nashua-Plainfield 112
4. Alburnett 111 1/2
5. Waterloo Columbus 100 1/2
6. Lisbon 97
7. Underwood 81 1/2
8. West Hanco*ck 76 1/2
9. Emmetsburg 76
10. Logan-Magnolia 74 1/2
Mount Vernon's Jase Jaspers wrestles Assumption's Derrick Bass at 126 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
