Iowa's Midlands Roster By The Numbers
Iowa's Midlands Roster By The Numbers
Iowa's 2019 Midlands roster is loaded with guys who were big-time recruits coming out of high school. Take a look at the strength of this Hawkeye lineup.
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Iowa recently released their probable lineup for the 2019 Midlands Championships. In addition to being the team with the best chance to win Midlands this year, the Hawkeye squad is loaded with guys who were big-time recruits coming out of high school. Take a look at some of the recruiting highlights of this Iowa team.
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The Hawkeyes have listed 23 guys as probable entries for Midlands. Here are some collective stats about that group:
- 41 state titles
- 11 Fargo titles
- 5 were on UWW Cadet or Junior World Teams
- 5 UWW Cadet/Junior World Medals
- 17 of the 23 ended their high school careers on the Big Board
This is a group that has been in the making for years, and this crop of Hawkeyes has the best chance of any group in recent years to bring an NCAA title back to Iowa City. Many of these recruits have had big goals as Hawkeyes since long before they set foot on campus.
Here is a table that includes each wrestler's weight class for Midlands, graduation year, state, number of state/Fargo titles and final Big Board Ranking.
| Name | Weight | HS Class | State | State Titles | Fargo Titles | Big Board |
| Aaron Cashman | 125 | 2018 | Minnesota | 1 | 80 | |
| Spencer Lee | 125 | 2017 | Pennsylvania | 3 | 2 | |
| Austin DeSanto | 133 | 2017 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 17 | |
| Gavin Teasdale | 133 | 2018 | Pennsylvania | 4 | 16 | |
| Paul Glynn | 133 | 2015 | Iowa | |||
| Carter Happel | 141 | 2016 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 34 |
| Justin Stickley | 141 | 2017 | Ohio | |||
| Max Murin | 141 | 2017 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 44 | |
| Jaren Glosser | 149 | 2015 | Iowa | 1 | ||
| Pat Lugo | 149 | 2015 | Florida | 2 | 74 | |
| Vince Turk | 149 | 2015 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 61 |
| Kaleb Young | 157 | 2016 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 21 | |
| Alex Marinelli | 165 | 2016 | Ohio | 4 | 3 | |
| Jeremiah Moody | 165 | 2015 | Wisconsin | |||
| Michael Kemerer | 174 | 2015 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 9 | |
| Abe Assad | 184 | 2019 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| Cash Wilcke | 184 | 2015 | Iowa | 2 | ||
| Nelson Brands | 184 | 2018 | Iowa | 3 | 93 | |
| Connor Corbin | 197 | 2017 | Iowa | |||
| Jacob Warner | 197 | 2017 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Zach Glazier | 197 | 2019 | Minnesota | 2 | 83 | |
| Aaron Costello | 285 | 2017 | Iowa | 1 | 79 | |
| Tony Cassioppi | 285 | 2018 | Illinois | 2 | 4 | 14 |
In addition to these accomplishments, Spencer Lee has 2 Junior World gold medals and a Cadet World gold medal while Abe Assad and Jacob Warner each have a Cadet World Bronze medal. Gavin Teasdale made two Cadet World teams and Jacob Warner made a Junior World team in addition to his Cadet bronze.
This lineup is loaded and should have an outstanding showing at Midlands.
