Sports : Voting open for students for the Dan Gable Mr/Ms Wrestler of the Year Award

Fareway Stores, Inc., IAwrestle, and Iowa Corn present the Dan Gable Ms. and Mr. Wrestler of the Year Awards in coordination with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA).

The IWCOA accepted nominations from high school coaches for student-athletes in each of the three state wrestling classes for the men and two classes for the women's award, Class 1A and Class 2A, regardless of their year in school and weight class. A committee selected by the IWCOA recently provided IAwrestle with a list of 15 finalist candidates for public input.

Fans can vote once per list at Facebook.com/IAwrestle for their favorite wrestler in each category from January 21st to February 9th, when the list will be narrowed down to the top 7. The next round of voting, from February 10th to February 23rd, will determine the top 3 finalists, with the winner announced at the banquet on February 27th at the Fareway Conference Center in Boone, Iowa, on February 27th at 11:30AM.

Please note, the fan vote winners will count as ONE vote towards the IWCOA's committee votes in EACH round. (For example: Wrestler A received enough fan votes to place second in the poll, but that does not guarantee them to move on to the next round. IWCOA has selected 12 coaches and officials to serve on the committee. The fan vote is the 13th vote.)

Dan Gable, Mark Ironside and Alex Marinelli will be our special guests handing out awards. Media is encouraged to attend.

The two runner-up student-athletes in each class will each receive finalist award plaques. A duplicate Wrestler of the Year trophy and duplicate Wrestler of the Year runner-up plaques will be provided to each high school where finalists attend, for permanent placement in the high school trophy case.

Vote for your pick of the 2025 Dan Gable Mr. and Ms. Wrestler of the Year!

Vote - Class 1A Mr. Wrestler of the Year - Top 15
Ashton Honnold - Nodaway Valley

Blake Fox - Osage

Boden White - Denver

Cooper Hinz - Jesup

Corbin Reisz - Logan-Magnolia

Dawson Youngblut - Don Bosco

Gavin Landers - Denver

Hayden Schwab - Don Bosco

Jayden Rinken - Nashua-Plainfield

Kyler Knaack - Don Bosco

Louden Huisenga - WACO

Rowdy Neighbor - Alburnett

Ryan Bahnson - West Lyon

Teague Smith - West Hancock

Trenton Warner - Nodaway Valley

Vote - Class 2A Mr. Wrestler of the Year - Top 15

Austin Scranton - Anamosa

Bo Koedam - Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Brenden Heying - Benton Community

Cael McCabe - Fairfield

Gage Spurgeon - Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont

Jace Hedeman - Union, LaPorte City

Jase Jaspers - Mount Vernon

Kaiden Dietzenbach - Notre Dame, West Burlington

Linden Phetxoumphone - Clarion-Goldfield-Dows

Lucas Kral - Garner-Hayfield-Ventura

Mason Koehler - Glenwood

Mikey Ryan - Mount Vernon

Shane Hanford - West Marshall

Urijah Courter - West Marshall

Zayvion Ellington - Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Vote - Class 3A Mr. Wrestler of the Year - Top 15

Bas Diaz - Waverly-Shell Rock

Brayden Koester - Bettendorf

Carew Christensen - Waukee NW

Carter Pearson - Southeast Polk

Christian Castillo - Ames

Cooper Martinson - Southeast Polk

Jabari Hinson - Ames

Jacob Helgeson - Johnston

Jake Knight - Bettendorf

Jaxon Miller - Carlisle

Koy Davidson - Fort Dodge

Mac Crosson - Indianola

Nico DeSalvo - Southeast Polk

Nolan Fellers - Bondurant-Farrar

TJ Koester - Bettendorf

Vote - Class 1A Ms. Wrestler of the Year - Top 15
Anastasia Simon - Decorah

Briar Blake - North Tama

Chloe Sanders - Vinton-Shellsburg

Chloe Sheffield - Decorah

Colbie Tenborg - Saydel

Gable Hemann - Osage

Grace Storjohann - APGC

Haley Armstrong - Atlantic

Haley Glade - Earlham

Jillian Worthen - Union

Kara VeDepo - Solon

Kaydence Boorn - Wilton

Libby Dix - Mount Vernon

Molly Allen - Riverside

Reanah Utterback - Sigourney-Keota

Vote - Class 2A Ms. Wrestler of the Year - Top 15
Abigail Meyer - Pleasant Valley

Apryl Halsor - Cedar Falls

Autumn Elsbury - South Tama

Calista Rodish - Raccoon River

Ella Brown - Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Emerson Gregg - Lewis Central

Halley Beaudet - DCG

Haylee McGrew - Ankeny

Kate Seery - Linn-Mar

Katie Biscoglia - Raccoon River

Mackenzie Arends - Nevada

Mackenzie Childers - Prairie

Mahri Manz - Lewis Central

Shaylee Sutherland - Spencer

Skylar Slade - Southeast Polk