(Glenwood) The Class 2A District Wrestling Meet at Glenwood features 13 ranked wrestlers, according to iawrestle.com. Atlantic Head Coach Tim Duff emphasizes that this event is the final test to evaluate a wrestler’s abilities.
Coach Duff anticipates that Winterset will field seven top seeds. He projects that the Trojans will have three number-one, four number-two, and four number-three seeds.
Coach Duff mentions that the district wrestling meet has been the program’s primary focus since day one.
Three wrestlers are ranked in the top ten in the (285)-pound weight class: Jayden Cooper from Winterset, who placed third at the state wrestling tournament last year (215) and is currently ranked number one; Evan Sorensen from Atlantic, who is ranked third; and Drake Buthe from Glenwood, who is rated ninth.
Mason Koehler from Glenwood is ranked number one in the (215)-pound class, while Mason Nally from Clarinda is ranked sixth.
Aiden Smith from Atlantic is ranked fourth in the (138)-pound class, and Kyler Sandholm from Red Oak is ranked twelfth.
Other top-ranked wrestlers participating include Kline Kiburz from Winterset (10th in the 106-pound class), Braxton Hass from Atlantic (11th in the 120-pound weight class), Jesse Jens from Harlan (7th in the 126-pound class), Jax Jensen from Winterset (11th in the 150-pound category), Adam Baier from Red Oak (12th at 157-pound), and Kahne Kiburz from Winterset (8th at 165).
Please note that the starting time has been moved from 10:00 a.m. to noon. We will provide coverage on 95.7 FM starting at noon.
