East Buchanan Girls Capture First State Wrestling Title
East Buchanan's girls wrestling program, led by co head coaches Dan Stiefel and Kendra Burchett, won their first state title after six years. The duo, named Class 1A coaches of the year, credited hard work, early practices, and strong relationships for the breakthrough as wrestler Childers aims for a future in Iowa and a national title.
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East Buchanan
Dan Stiefel
Kendra Burchett
Buccaneers
Stiefel
Gram
Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association
Brooklyn Graham
Logan Magnolia
Nancy Bowman
Xtream Arena
Coralville
Savannah Blake
the Gazette
Girls' All-Area Wrestling Team Named by Class 1A Shoulders
The list highlights top performers Chloe Sheffield Decorah Kate Martin Mount Vernon Kate Seery Linn-Mar Ellie Weets Vinton-Shellsburg and Silvia Garcia-Vasquez West Liberty. Sheffield finished third in 1A season 39-5 career two state medals. Martin went 33-15 with fourth in state. Seery 40-3 third in 2A with 32 falls. Weets 51-11 placed fifth in 2A. Garcia-Vasquez 42-2 state champion with 33 falls.
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Chloe Sheffield, Jr
Decorah
Vikings
Kate Martin, Jr
Mount Vernon
Kate Seery, Jr
Linn-Mar
Ellie Weets, Jr
Vinton-Shellsburg
Silvia Garcia- Vasquez, Jr
West Liberty
Coy Mehlert
Soph
Union Community
Alexander Pierce, Jr
Iowa City West
Brayden Bohnsack
Neighbor
Alburnett
Jace Hedeman, Jr
Iowa
Preston Klostermann, Jr
Jase Jaspers, Jr
Justin Avila, Jr
Joe Hirsch, Jr
Western Dubuque
William Fullart
Shayden Washburn, Jr
Austin Scranton
Anamosa
Jean Ngoma
C.R. Xavier
Hwt
Ethan Wood, Jr
Hawkeye Area Wrestling Standouts Earn Belt Honors
A group of Iowa high school wrestlers from INWA area colleges and programs posted strong state results. Anna O Rear and Mackenzie Childers led 2A finalists with 33 4 and undefeated 49 0 seasons, Destiny Krum's 56 6 in 1A, Chloe Sanders 54 3, Anastasia Simon 41 3, Lizzy Wolf 33 2, Autumn Elsbury 45 0 with 40 falls, Libby Dix 45 0 as a two time state champ, and Ella Brown 34 1 with 27 falls at Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Riley Cole also noted.
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Mackenzie Childers, Jr
Prairie
Destiny Krum, Jr
East Buchanan
Chloe Sanders, Jr
Vinton-Shellsburg
Anastasia Simon, Jr
Decorah
Lizzy Wolf, Jr
Benton Community
Autumn Elsbury, Jr
South Tama
Falls
Libby Dix
Mount Vernon
Mustangs
Ella Brown
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Hedeman tops Iowa greats as Rush earns Coach of Year honor
Jace Hedeman, Union Community, a four time state finalist and two time champ, capped a storied Iowa career with a dramatic rise under UNI bound rival Thomsen influence. Alburnett’s Clayton Rush guided Pirates to runner up at State Duals and a record 13 state qualifiers earning The Gazette’s 2024 Boys’ Coach of the Year honor as Banks Rush arrived as the program’s fourth child.
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Iowa
Thomsen
Union
University of Northern Iowa
Hedeman
Panthers
Tve
Brayden Bohnsack
Webster City
Carson Doolittle
Jace Hedeman
Alburnett
Clayton Rush
Pirates
Rush
The
Gazette
Ashlee
Banks
Reece Klostermann
KJ. Pilcher
Rowdy Neighbor
Denver
Gavin Sanders
Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines
Savannah Blake
the Gazette
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Girls/Childers
Inwa
Anna O’rear, Jr
West Delaware
Hawks
Riley Cole
Kj.pilcher
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