Click here to listen to Coach Boyle Preview the National Tournament
Iowa Lakes will have six wrestlers competing at the National Tournament on March 3rd and 4th at the Mid-American Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. These six athletes qualified through a strong performance at the North Central District tournament in which the Lakers placed 4th as a team out placing nationally ranked #14 Ellsworth & #15 NIACC.
Head Coach Sean Boyle stated, "Post season is always the most exciting time of the year! Guys get the opportunity to go out and accomplish what they have been working hard for all season. I think we are coming together as a team and set to peak at the National Tournament. We have a lot of momentum coming in after a great conference meet. I'm looking forward to helping our guys accomplish their goals and get them on the podium."
The full lineup of Iowa Lakes wrestlers competing at the national championship tournament is as follows:
Ayden Rader 133 lbs
Elijah Broesder 149 lbs
Trevor Kruse 165 lbs
John Colburne 184 lbs
Zavione Willis 197 lbs
Jacob Rahn 285 lbs
Official brackets can be found here: https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/w/b/gkbc8nltnp9x15/Men-s_Wrestling_Bracket_v3.pdf
The tournament begins Friday, March 3th at 9:00 am and concludes Saturday, March 4th using double elimination format. You can follow live updates on twitter: https://twitter.com/njcaawrestling
You can also watch streamed matches on Flo: https://www.flowrestling.org/events/10215469-njcaa-championships-2023
OTHER: 22-23 Roster: https://www.iowalakesathletics.com/sports/wrest/2022-23/roster
22-23 Schedule: https://www.iowalakesathletics.com/sports/wrest/2022-23/schedule
MEDIA: For more information, please contact Head Wrestling Coach Sean Boyle at (978) 866-3463 or the Iowa Lakes sports information office at (712) 362-7928.