2022 Iowa HS Wrestling State Championship

Returning Iowa High School State Champions

Returning Iowa High School State Champions

This year's Iowa High School State Tournament field will be littered with returning champs, including three at one weight.

Feb 14, 2022
Returning Iowa High School State Champions

This year's Iowa High School State Tournament field will include a total of 31 returning state champions. 13 in 3A, 7 in 2A, and 11 in 1A. With 3 returning champs, including a three-timer all 3A 145, that will certainly be one of the weights to watch.

Below is a list of all returning state champions, broken down by class, in this year's field.

3A

Waverly-Shell Rock leads teams across all three classes with 3 returning champs in Ryder Block, Aiden Riggins, and McCrae Hagarty. It should also be noted that 2021 Florida state champ Bas Diaz is in the 3A 145 bracket.

WeightNameSchoolGrade

Last Year's Weight

120Carter FreemanWaukeeSO106
120Trever AndersonAnkenySR120
126Nathan JesurogaSoutheast PolkJR113
138Ryder BlockWaverly-Shell RockJR132 (2nd)
145Dustin BohrenBettendorfSR126
145Joel JesurogaSoutheast PolkSR145
145Robert Avila JrIowa City WestSR145 (1A)
152Hunter GarvinIowa City WestSR138
160Aiden RigginsWaverly-Shell RockSR152
170Tate NaaktgeborenLinn-MarJR160
195McCrae HagartyWaverly-Shell RockJR182
220Ben KueterIowa City, City HighJR195
195Bradley HillBettendorfSR220

2A

Greene County picked up a transfer this year in Kale Peterson, giving us a potential champ vs champ final at 120 lbs. 

WeightNameSchoolGradeLast Year's Weight
113Kade BlumRoland-StorySO106
120Camron PhetxoumphoneWebster CitySR113
120Kale PetersenGreene CountyJR106 (1A)
132McKinley RobbinsGreene CountyJR120
138Carter FousekCrescoSR126
145Isaiah WeberIndependenceSR138
195Wyatt VoelkerWest DelawareSR195

1A

Marcel Lopez, who stopped Brandon Paez from going back-to-back last year, will attempt to become New London's first-ever 4X state champion.

WeightNameSchoolGradeLast Year's Weight
120Brandon PaezLisbonJR120 (2nd)
120Garret RinkenNashua-PlainfieldJR113
126Marcel LopezNew LondonSR120
132Gable PorterUnderwoodJR132 (2nd)
138Cade SiebrechtLisbonSR126
152Wyatt ReiszLogan-MagnoliaJR138
160Maximus MagaynaColumbus CatholicSO152
182Tate EntrikenHudsonSR160
170Cade TenoldDon BoscoSR170
195Carson TenoldDon BoscoSR182
285Chet BussNorth Butler-ClarksvilleSR285