Iowa Lakes wrestling team had a strong showing today at the Dave Edmunds Open hosted by Morningside College. The Lakers placed eight in the top 4 of their respective weight classes while sending 6 into the finals. Three of those 6 claimed titles on the day. Massoma Endene a freshman from Arlington, TX dominated the 174 lb weight class with 3 falls and a 18-3 technical-fall win in the finals over Tim Huber of Concordia, NE.
"Massoma really stepped up today after dropping his dual match Thursday. To see him respond like he did today impressed me and really showed me something. I know what his wrestling ability is but we learned a lot about Massoma as a competitor today," commented Coach Alesch.
Logan Koedam also controlled the 184 lb weight class pinning his way through the tournament and doing so in just 32 seconds in the finals over Elijah Ramos of Jamestown University.
"Same with Logan, as he too suffered a loss Thursday that stung and for him to respond with a dominate performance today was fun to watch. Logan wrestled tough all day and was really focused in, "stated Coach Alesch.
The other Champ was Mitchell Williamson at 285 lbs who collected a medical forfeit in the finals. Mitchell gave up 1 point today in his 3 contested matches and really controlled his opponents all day.
"Was great seeing Mitchell get to his offense today and the production was much better because of it. No one really was close to Mitchell all day," said Coach Alesch.
Karsten Johnson at 125 lbs., Jeremiah Boykins at 133 lbs. and Dimitri Alicea at 157 lbs all took 2nd having good days. Dimitri suffered an injury with 30 seconds left in the match while leading.
"These three guys that took 2nd really did have good days and we were capable of winning all 3 of those matches. Karsten battled right to the last second and was so close to winning that match, really proud of Johnson for battling like he did. Boykins has really been coming along and getting better every week. He looked good all day, got a little out of sync in the finals match but he will take a lot away from today. Dimitri's end to the day was just tough for every Laker wrestler. Dimitri is such a great leader and really has been someone we as a coaching staff look to lead this team. He was beating people up all day, wrestling with such intensity and really brining life to our guys through his wrestling. To see him go down in as much pain as he was in really shocked everyone. We are all concerned for Dimitri and hoping we get better news once we get him back to Iowa Lakes and evaluated further. We left a few matches out there today, however, it was a big step in the right direction for this team. We were the most physical team at the tourney today and that was not the case in our dual this past Thursday. Seeing the guys come out and respond tough all day was fun to watch," said Coach Alesch.
Dontario Norwood took 3rd place at 141 lbs. and Grayson Fries took 4th at 133 lbs. to round out the Lakers good day on the mat.
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MEDIA: For more information, please contact Head Wrestling Coach Cody Alesch at (712) 362-7930 or the Iowa Lakes sports information office at (712) 362-7928.
Open 125
Karsten Johnson's place is 2nd and has scored 18.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Karsten Johnson (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by decision over Juan Lugo (Briar Cliff) (Dec 11-5)
Quarterfinal - Karsten Johnson (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Joseph Pangelinan (Jamestown) (Fall 2:18)
Semifinal - Karsten Johnson (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by decision over Marcelo Perez (Briar Cliff) (Dec 8-6)
1st Place Match - Seth I`nama (Briar Cliff) won by decision over Karsten Johnson (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Dec 4-3)
Open 133
Jeremiah Boykins's place is 2nd and has scored 17.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jeremiah Boykins (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Jeremiah Boykins (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by decision over Carter Willis (Concordia (Neb.)) (Dec 5-0)
Semifinal - Jeremiah Boykins (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by major decision over Destry Schmidt (Hastings) (Maj 18-5)
1st Place Match - Gabriel Howard (Briar Cliff) won by major decision over Jeremiah Boykins (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Maj 10-2)
Open 133
Grayson Fries's place is 4th and has scored 9.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Grayson Fries (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Roman Carrillo (Jamestown) won by major decision over Grayson Fries (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Maj 14-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Grayson Fries (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Grayson Fries (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by major decision over Luke Davis (Doane) (Maj 15-6)
Cons. Semi - Grayson Fries (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by tech fall over Destry Schmidt (Hastings) (TF 19-3)
3rd Place Match - Roman Carrillo (Jamestown) won by fall over Grayson Fries (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Fall 1:29)
Open 141
Travin Arnold's place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Travin Arnold (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Eliot Jurries (Minnesota West) won by major decision over Travin Arnold (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Maj 16-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Travin Arnold (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by decision over Angel Palacios (Briar Cliff) (Dec 10-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Travin Arnold (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Jared Harris (Dakota Wesleyan) (Fall 6:49)
Cons. Semi - Dontario Norwood (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Travin Arnold (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Fall 4:25)
Open 141
Jalen Tripp's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jalen Tripp (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Maximus Barajas (Briar Cliff) won by decision over Jalen Tripp (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Jared Harris (Dakota Wesleyan) won by decision over Jalen Tripp (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Dec 4-3)
Open 141
Dontario Norwood's place is 3rd and has scored 18.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dontario Norwood (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Dontario Norwood (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Austin Hill (Morningside) (Fall 5:46)
Semifinal - Edwin Youngdell (Waldorf) won by decision over Dontario Norwood (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Semi - Dontario Norwood (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Travin Arnold (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Fall 4:25)
3rd Place Match - Dontario Norwood (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Lane Eggen (Morningside) (Fall 6:31)
Open 149
Jovanni Butler's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Mills (Morningside) won by decision over Jovanni Butler (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Jovanni Butler (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Itai Hod-Tuszynski (Waldorf) (Fall 2:23)
Cons. Round 2 - Jeaven Scdoris (Concordia (Neb.)) won by decision over Jovanni Butler (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Dec 12-10)
Open 149
Nicholas Knight's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Shea (Briar Cliff) won by fall over Nicholas Knight (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Fall 2:01)
Cons. Round 1 - Nicholas Knight (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Clayton Reis (Briar Cliff) won by fall over Nicholas Knight (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Fall 3:28)
Open 157
Juan Diaz's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Micah Lanier (Briar Cliff) won by fall over Juan Diaz (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Fall 3:57)
Cons. Round 1 - Ryan McGinnis (Dakota Wesleyan) won by decision over Juan Diaz (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Dec 8-2)
Open 157
Enrique Alicea's place is 2nd and has scored 18.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Enrique Alicea (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Enrique Alicea (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by major decision over Luke Hardy (Briar Cliff) (Maj 16-3)
Semifinal - Enrique Alicea (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by tech fall over Trevor Zeitner (Briar Cliff) (TF 23-8)
1st Place Match - Ray Aranda (Midland) won by injury default over Enrique Alicea (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Inj. 6:14)
Open 165
Dallas Horne's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tavoris Smith (Concordia (Neb.)) won by decision over Dallas Horne (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Austin Mitchell (Hastings) won by decision over Dallas Horne (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Dec 3-2)
Open 165
Alex Lozano's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cesar Maddox (Briar Cliff) won by major decision over Alex Lozano (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Maj 16-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Alex Lozano (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Orlando Rosa (Jamestown) won by fall over Alex Lozano (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Fall 1:06)
Open 174
Massoma Endene's place is 1st and has scored 27.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Massoma Endene (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Timothy Sibbel (Morningside) (Fall 3:00)
Quarterfinal - Massoma Endene (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Jonathan Sutter (Briar Cliff) (Fall 1:46)
Semifinal - Massoma Endene (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Andrew Reid (Concordia (Neb.)) (Fall 1:25)
1st Place Match - Massoma Endene (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by tech fall over Timothy Huber (Concordia (Neb.)) (TF 18-3)
Open 184
Logan Koedam's place is 1st and has scored 28.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Logan Koedam (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Jake Leicht (Briar Cliff) (Fall 0:53)
Quarterfinal - Logan Koedam (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Parker Chaffe (Jamestown) (Fall 1:04)
Semifinal - Logan Koedam (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Elijah Dirkx (Morningside) (Fall 2:05)
1st Place Match - Logan Koedam (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Elijah Ramos (Jamestown) (Fall 0:32)
Open 197
Garret Borth's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Garret Borth (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ivan Vargas (Jamestown) won by decision over Garret Borth (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Garret Borth (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by fall over Christos Krolikiewicz (Waldorf) (Fall 0:57)
Cons. Round 3 - Henry Lutter (Morningside) won by fall over Garret Borth (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Fall 1:16)
Open 285
Mitchell Williamson's place is 1st and has scored 25.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Mitchell Williamson (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Mitchell Williamson (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by major decision over Lance Wagner (Minnesota West) (Maj 12-0)
Quarterfinal - Mitchell Williamson (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by decision over Christopher Van Der Brink (Northwestern) (Dec 3-0)
Semifinal - Mitchell Williamson (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by decision over Ramiro Varas Macias (Jamestown) (Dec 8-1)
1st Place Match - Mitchell Williamson (Iowa Lakes Community College) won by medical forfeit over Matthew Montgomery (Briar Cliff) (MFF)
Open 285
Robert Norah's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Robert Norah (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Ashton Brecht (Briar Cliff) won by fall over Robert Norah (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Fall 1:36)
Cons. Round 2 - Robert Norah (Iowa Lakes Community College) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Jakob Jerabek (Morningside) won by fall over Robert Norah (Iowa Lakes Community College) (Fall 1:39)
The Lakers have a quick turnaround and will dual NIACC on Wednesday in Estherville, IA