(Oakland, IA) — Riverside wrestlers might be on a mission this year at the Iowa High School Wrestling State Tournament — coverage during the entire tournament on KSOM. The Bulldogs sent 8 to the Well a year ago but did not get on the middle stand. They are sending 7 this year and the expectations are high.
At 144 pounds, Jaxon Gordon had to qualify for state in the wrestleback round at districts and he is a 12 seed in his bracket with a 35-5 record — his first round opponent is Kyle Engelken of Maquoketa Valley who is 37-13. Bulldogs Head Coach Casey Conover says Gordon is extra motivated
One to watch at 175 pounds is AC Roller who is 37-8 and a 10 seed — he’ll face Max Merrill of North Union who is 35-17 in the first round. Conover says he is on top of his game coming into state
Also for Riverside, Kingston Carrigan is a 10 seed at 113 going against Blake Menish a freshman from West Monona, Davis Bramman is a 10 seed at 126 and faces Kobie Venos a sophomore from Nashua Plainfield, Caden Forristall is the 23 seed at 215 wrestling against #8 ranked Kamdyn Kraklio of Durant. Taven Moore at 150 is a 7 seed and Drew Anderson is the two seed at 132 and both drew byes in the first round. Overall Conover says there’s nothing better than wrestling at the state tournament
The 1A session starts at 1:30 pm today, coverage on KSOM.
Complete Interview with Casey Conover
