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7 wrestlers ranked for No. 5 Dodgers

Messenger photo by Britt Kudla Drake Ayala of Fort Dodge is the state's No. 1 wrestler at 113 pounds, according to IAwrestle.

Fort Dodge will begin its title defenses as the fifth-ranked team in the state with seven rated wrestlers, according to the popular site IAwrestle.

The Dodgers who won both state duals and traditional titles as a year ago thanks to nine medalists and champions Brody Teske and Drew Bennett, have five state placewinners and nine qualifiers returning.

Sophomore Drake Ayala, who was 44-2 last season and finished as the 106-pound runner-up, is No. 1 at 113 pounds.

Junior Carson Taylor was 43-9 and placed fifth a year ago. He is now third at 120 pounds.

Junior Brooks Cowell (15-8), who was a state qualifier as a freshman, is ninth at 126 pounds.

Drevon Ross (44-14), a two-time state qualifier and a sixth-place medalist last year, is fifth at 145 pounds.

Senior Kaden Smith (170) and junior Austin Lee (182), who were both state qualifiers as well, are ranked fifth and ninth, respectively.

Senior Triston Licht (20-10), who was eighth last season, is fifth at 195 pounds.

St. Edmond sophomore Ryan Duckett is rated 10th at 106 pounds.

In Class 2A, there are 11 ranked area athletes.

Defending 285-pound runner-up Spencer Trenary of Clarion-Goldfield-Dows is rated No. 1. Trenary’s teammate, Reed Abbas, is ninth at 145.

Southeast Valley’s Kyler Fisher, a two-time state runner-up, is No. 2 at 195 pounds. Southeast Valley’s Clayton McFarland is fourth at 285.

Humboldt has three rated wrestlers in Cole Nelson (No. 6 at 106), Joey Busse (No. 4 at 145) and Justin Jones (No. 3 at 285).

Webster City’s Drake Doolittle is third at 120, and Lynx teammate Caleb Olson is sixth at 195.

Pocahontas Area’s Jacob Mielke is second at 106, and Algona’s Carson Devine is sixth at 170.

Eight Messengerland wrestlers are ranked in Class 1A.

Manson Northwest Webster has two wrestlers in the Top-5, led by sophomore Donavon Hanson, who is second at 106. Daltin Roest is third at 120.

Eagle Grove’s Joel Mendoza is sixth at 220.

South Central Calhoun’s Chase McAlister is the seventh ranked wrestler at 145 pounds.

East Sac County’s Garret Bruce is fifth at 170.

Emmetsburg has three rated grapplers, led by Sepencer Griffin’s No. 3 spot at 145 pounds. Mason Griffin is fifth at 150, and Bret Hoyman is 10th at 152.

IAwrestle PRESEASON rankings

CLASS 3A

(ranked wrestlers)

1. Southeast Pok (9); 2. Waverly-Shell Rock (8); 3. Valley (5); 4. Waukee (6); 5. Fort Dodge (7); 6. Ankeny Centennial (5); 7. Johnston (5); 8. Mason City (3); 9. Iowa City High (4); 10. Norwalk (6).

Individual Rankings

(Messenger-area)

113 — 1. Drake Ayala, Fort Dodge, so.; 120 — 3. Carson Taylor, Fort Dodge, jr.; 126 — 9. Brooks Cowell, Fort Dodge, jr.; 145 — 5. Drevon Ross, Fort Dodge, sr.; 170 — 5. Kaden Smith, Fort Dodge, sr.; 182 — 9. Austin Lee, Fort Dodge, jr.; 195 — 5. Triston Licht, Fort Dodge, sr.

CLASS 2A

1. PCM Monroe (6); 2. Centerville (30: 3. West Delaware (5); 4. Monticello (3); 5. Red Oak (5); 6. New Hampton (5); 7. Clear Lake (4); 8. Spirit Lake (2); 9. Solon (3); 10. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (4).

Individual Rankings

106 — 2. Jacob Mielke, Pocahontas Area, sr.; 6. Cole Nelson, Humboldt, jr.

120 — 3. Drake Doolittle, Webster City, sr.

145 — 4. Joey Busse, Humboldt, sr; 9. Reed Abbas, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, so.

170 — 6. Carson Devine, Algona, sr.

195 — 2. Kyler Fisher, Southeast Valley, sr.; 6. Caleb Olson, Webster City, sr.

285 — 1. Spencer Trenary, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, sr; 3. Justin Jones, Humboldt, sr.; 4. Clayton McFarland, Southeast Valley, sr.

CLASS 1A

1. Denver (9); 2. Woodbury Central (5); 3. Don Bosco (8); 4. West Sioux (4); 5. Lisbon (3); 6. Interstate 35 (3); 7. Mason City Newman (4); 8. Martensdale-St. Mary’s (3); 9. Iowa Valley (2); 10. Manson Northwest Webster (2).

Individual Rankings

106 — 2. Donavon Hanson, Manson Northwest Webster, so.; 10. Ryan Duckett, St. Edmond, so.

120 — 3. Daltin Roest, Manson Northwest Webster, jr.

145 — 3. Spencer Griffin, Emmetsburg, sr.

152 — 7. Chase McAlister, South Central Calhoun, sr.; 10. Bret Hoyman, Emmetsburg, jr.

160 — 5. Mason Griffin, Emmetsburg, jr.

170 — 5. Garret Bruce, East Sac County, sr.

220 — 6. Joel Mendoza, Eagle Grove, jr.

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