Iowa Lakes will have eight wrestlers competing at the National Tournament on March 7th and 8th at the Mid-American Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. These eight athletes qualified through strong individual performances at the North Central District tournament where the Lakers placed 5th as a team.
Head Coach Corey Meyer had this to say about the Lakers preparations" Right now the "hays in the barn" were trying to stick to our regular practice and lifting schedule. What we have been doing as a team and what they've done as individuals has been successful so far, so we've been doubling down on that training. Our mental preparation is very similar to our physical training. All year We've focused our processes, scoring points and winning positions. If we focus on that then they'll be the best versions of themselves and that's all I can ask". Looking into the National tournament, Meyer said "I have a lot of confidence in the team. All 8 wrestlers have a great opportunity ahead of them, we have been improving every time we compete. If we can improve on the performance at the Regional Championship then there are going to be a lot of people surprised at their performances, I just won't be one of them. I know what they can do". Meyer had this to say about who to watch at the tournament "All 8 National Qualifiers are exciting in their own way. Gio and Agu are the lone sophomores making their first trip to Nationals, so they have a unique perspective. They're very grateful for the opportunity to compete. Dom seems to get better by the second and, he got his first ranked win of the season at Regionals, and he can be very dangerous so I wouldn't look past him. Will has been a staple in our lineup all year and has really seemed to turn a corner in the last couple of weeks. He has been ranked top 10 in the country multiple times this year and he's looking to back that up with a strong national tournament".
The full lineup of Iowa Lakes wrestlers competing at the national championship tournament is as follows:
Dominic Chimeno- 125 lbs.
Luke Guseman- 133 lbs.
Jayden Friedrichs - 141 lbs.
William Penn- 149 lbs.
LaTravion Agu- 157 lbs.
Etheend Deyampert- 184 lbs.
Giovanni Hernandez- 197 lbs.
Phillip Malone- 285 lbs.
Official brackets can be found here: https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/7/6/prspph69jb5jrm/Mensbrackets25.pdf
The tournament begins on Friday, March 7th at 9:00 am and concludes Saturday, March 8th using double elimination format. You can follow live updates on twitter: https://twitter.com/njcaawrestling
You can also watch streamed matches on the NJCAA Network: https://www.njcaa.org/network/landing/index
OTHER: 24-25 Roster: https://www.iowalakesathletics.com/sports/wrest/2024-25/Roster
24-25 Schedule: https://www.iowalakesathletics.com/sports/wrest/2024-25/schedule
MEDIA: For more information, please contact Head Wrestling Coach Corey Meyer at 712-362-7930 or the Iowa Lakes sports information office at (712) 362-7928.