2026 Class 3-A State Wrestling Wednesday 1st/2nd Round/Consolation Results

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February 18th, 2026 by Jim Field

 

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FIRST ROUND 

106

  • #9 Brayden Tranmer (CBAL) beat #24 Samuel White (Johnston)  TECH FALL 17-1

120

  • #17 Juan Avalos-Ceballos (CBAL) beat #16 Noah Kerndt (Dallas Center-Grimes) FALL 2:22
  • #7 Zander Manz (Lewis Central) BYE

126

  • #3 Weston Porter (Lewis Central) BYE
  • #15 Asaiah Martinez-Ruiz (Norwalk) beat #18 Gabe Showers (CBAL) 8-2
  • #11 Cody Fiser (Bondurant-Farrar) beat #22 Aiden Lara (Denison-Schleswig) FALL 1:16

132 

  • #18 Ayden Swedberg (Indianola) beat #15 Garrett Bills (Lewis Central) 7-4

138

  • #8 Miles Vander Velde (CBAL) BYE
  • #5 Owen Duffek (Lewis Central) BYE

144

  • #5 Trenton Byers (CBAL) BYE
  • #10 Mandius Volentine (Lewis Central) beat #23 Jimmy Milder (Iowa City High) FALL 1:32

150

  • #11 Jake Dunn (Urbandale) beat #22 Isaac Bates (Lewis Central) TECH FALL 16-0

175

  • #11 Kowen Dighton (CBAL) beat #22 Cam Dukes (Dubuque Senior) TECH FALL 16-1

 190

  • #16 Alex Graeve (Lewis Central) beat #17 Deegan Lewis (Waverly-Shell Rock) MAJ DEC 13-0

215

  • #5 Paxton Blanchard (Lewis Central) BYE
  • #9 Meric Hagarty (Waverly-Shell Rock) beat #24 Van Flynn (CBAL) TECH FALL 16-0

SECOND ROUND

106

  •  #8 Connor McGonegle (Iowa City Liberty) beat #9 Brayden Tranmer (CBAL) FALL 5:50

120

  • #7 Zander Manz (Lewis Central) beat #10 Landon Gottschalk (Dubuque Hempstead) 4-1
  • #1 Mathew Prine (Southeast Polk) beat #17 Juan Avalos-Ceballos (CBAL) FALL 3:21

126

  • #3 Weston Porter (Lewis Central) beat #14 Parker Johns (Dubuque Hempstead)  TECH FALL 19-3

138

  • #9 Aiyden Roman (CR Kennedy) beat #8 Miles Vander Velde (CBAL) FALL 4:34
  • #5 Owen Duffek (Lewis Central) beat #12 Malachi Clement (Iowa City High) FALL 1:35

144

  • #12 Camron Bennett (WDM Valley) beat #5 Trenton Byers (CBAL) UTB 7-6
  • #7 Stoney Wood (Indianola) beat #10 Mandius Volentine (Lewis Central) 5-0

175

  • #6 Taylor Floyd (Southeast Polk) beat #11 Kowen Dighton (CBAL) 8-6

190

  • #1 Brayden Koester (Bettendorf) beat #16 Alex Graeve (Lewis Central) FALL :42

215

  • #5 Paxton Blanchard (Lewis Central) beat #21 Trace Tecklenburg (Johnston) 4-1

CONSOLATION SECOND ROUND

106

  • #9 Brayden Tranmer (CBAL) beat #10 Paxton Sutter (ADM) TECH FALL 20-4

120

  • #18 Max Panosh (CR Kennedy) beat #17 Juan Avalos-Ceballos (CBAL) 7-2

126

  • #12 Karson Pulver (Pleasant Valley) beat #22 Aiden Lara (Denison-Schleswig) TECH FALL 18-1
  • #16 Caiden Lounsberry (Cedar Falls) beat #18 Gabe Showers (CBAL) 8-1

132

  • #17 Kellen McKenna (Western Dubuque) beat #15 Garrett Bills (Lewis Central) 3-0

138

  • #8 Miles Vander Velde (CBAL) beat #23 Grady Nelsen (Indianola) FALL 4:42

144

  • #5 Trenton Byers (CBAL) beat #11 Owin Koethe (Iowa City West) TECH FALL 17-2
  • #10 Mandius Volentine (Lewis Central) beat #24 Gus Kirwan (Johnston) FALL 1:20

150

  • #12 Ben Gallagher (Waukee Northwest) beat #22 Isaac Bates (Lewis Central) MAJ DEC 10-0

175

  • #11 Kowen Dighton (CBAL) beat #12 Eli Forcier (Waverly-Shell Rock) FALL 3:00

190

  • #16 Alex Graeve (Lewis Central) beat #18 Beckett Bakker (Waukee) FALL 3:53

215

  • #10 Nick Milburn (Newton) beat #24 Van Flynn (CBAL) MAJ DEC 9-0

TEAM SCORES:

  • 1. Southeast Polk 68
  • 2. North Scott 58
  • 3. Indianola 55.5
  • 13. Lewis Central 32.5
  • 24.  CB Abraham Lincoln 22