(Greenfield, IA) — Nodaway Valley boys wrestling sent five wrestlers to the state tournament and four of them came away with hardware — Freshman Josh Nelson finished 6th place at 106 pounds, Senior Ty Strode was 6th at 132; Junior Caleb Christensen 2nd at 190; and Senior Ashton Honnold won his third straight state title, this time at 285. Head Coach Brad Honnold says it was a whirlwind of a season
Ashton Honnold earned his 200th career victory in the first round of the state tournament; he went 55-0 overall this season and finished his high school career with a 132 match win streak as he heads to UNI. As impressive as all that is, Brad Honnold says there is something that is even more impressive
Christensen lost in the finals to Keaton Moeller of Starmont who will also go to Northern Iowa. Honnold says there is no shame in that
Nodaway Valley loses seniors Ashton Honnold, Ty Strode, Keyin Steeve, and Matthew Nelson but Honnold says he will have plenty of talent on the mat next year
Nodaway Valley has three juniors — Christensen, Jett Christensen, and Derek Raasch.
Complete Interview with Head Coach Brad Honnold
