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Images from the men's folkstyle and women's freestyle semifinals from Solider Salute. Photos by Mark Lundy, LutteLens

CORALVILLE, Iowa – Iowa is dominating the men’s division, and Army WCAP is in the lead in the women’s division at the inaugural Soldier Salute after the morning session on Friday.

NCAA No. 2 Iowa has 11 athletes in the men's finals, nine who are competing under Iowa and two who are competing unattached.

There will be three all-Iowa finals. Three-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee faces Drake Ayala at 125 pounds. Max Murin and teammate Caleb Rathjen will square off at 149 pounds. NCAA finalist Jacob Warner will battle Kolby Franklin at 197 pounds. Iowa has a finalist in every weight class except 157 pounds and 174 pounds.

After the morning session, Iowa had 187 points, with Army West Point in second with 98 points and Wyoming in third with 92.5 points.

In the women’s freestyle event, there are five weight classes with full brackets, where championship finalists were determined during the semifinals.

In those five weight classes, Army WCAP has the most finalists with five: Aleeah Gould (116), Estrella Dorado Marin (123), Vanessa Ramirez (123), Bridgette Duty (136) and Brenda Reyna (143).

There are four unattached wrestlers from Iowa in the women’s finals: Sterling Dias (101), Emilie Gonzalez (101), Felicity Taylor (116) and Reese Larramendy (143).

The other five weight classes have continued with their round robin competitions. Medalists will be determined today in those five weight classes.

With consolation rounds still continuing, Army WCAP is in first place, followed by Indiana Tech, Iowa Wesleyan and Life in the standings.

The finals session begins at 6:00 p.m. CT. Soldier Salute is being streamed live on BTN+ which is a paid subscription service. Live results will be available via TrackWrestling.

SOLDIER SALUTE
At Coralville, Iowa

Men’s folkstyle

Men Finals pairings (with top four seeds listed)
125 - No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Drake Ayala (Iowa-unattached)
133 - No. 1 Cullan Schriever (Iowa) vs. Angelo Rini (Columbia)
141 - No. 1 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Julian Sanchez (Army West Point)
149 - No. 1 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Caleb Rathjen (Iowa)
157 - No. 1 Jacob Wright (Wyoming) vs. No. 3 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State)
165 - No. 1 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Jack Thomsen (South Dakota State)
174 - No. 2 Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point) vs. No. 4 Lennox Wolak (Columbia)
184 - No. 1 Abe Assad (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State)
197 - No. 1 Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs. Kolby Franklin (Iowa-unattached)
285 - No. 1 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Ryan Catka (Navy)

Men Finalists
Iowa (9) – Lee (125), Schriever (133), Woods (141), Murin (149), Rathjen (149), Kennedy (165), Assad (184), Warner (197), Cassioppi (285)
South Dakota State (3) – Swensen (157), Thomsen (165), Berge (184)
Unattached Iowa (2) – Ayala (125), Franklin (197)
Columbia (2) – Rini (133), Wolak (174)
Army West Point (2) – Sanchez (141), Pasiuk (174)
Wyoming (1) – Wright (157)

Men Semifinal results

125
No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) maj. dec. No. 4 Jore Volk (Wyoming), 15-5
No. 2 Drake Ayala (Iowa-unattached) dec. No. 3 Ethan Berginc (Army West Point), 5-2

133
No. 1 Cullan Schriever (Iowa) dec. Ryan Franco (Army West Point), 8-2
Angelo Rini (Columbia) dec. Brendan Ferretti (Navy), 10-3

141
No. 1 Real Woods (Iowa) maj. Dec. No. 4 Caleb Gross (South Dakota State), 12-1
No. 3 Julian Sanchez (Army West Point) dec. No. 2 Matt Kazimir (Columbia), 6-4

149
No. 1 Max Murin (Iowa) dec. Joel Jesuroga (Iowa-unattached), 8-3
No. 3 Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) dec. No. 2 Anthony Echemendia (Unattached), 4-3

157
No. 1 Jacob Wright (Wyoming) dec. No. 4 Nathan Lukez (Army West Point), 8-3
No. 3 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) dec. RJ Weston (Northern Iowa), 7-2

165
No. 1 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) dec. Cole Moody (Wyoming), 9-6
No. 3 Jack Thomsen (South Dakota State) dec. No. 2 Dalton Harkins (Army West Point), 3-2

174
No. 4 Lennox Wolak (Columbia) pin No. 1 Hayden Hastings (Wyoming), 4:24
No. 2 Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point) med. fft. No. 3 Brennan Swafford (Iowa-unattached)

184
No. 1 Abe Assad (Iowa) dec. Roman Rogotzke (South Dakota State), 9-6
No. 3 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) dec. No. 2 Quayin Short (Wyoming), 9-6

197
No. 1 Jacob Warner (Iowa) dec. No. 4 Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa), 4-1
Kolby Franklin (Iowa-unattached) dec. Zach Glazier (Iowa), 4-3

285
No. 1 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) pin No. 4 Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State)
No. 2 Ryan Catka (Navy) dec. No. 3 Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin), 6-1

Top 10 men's team scores after morning session
1 Iowa 187.0
2 Army West Point 98.0
3 Wyoming 92.5
4 Columbia 87.5
5 South Dakota State 72.5
6 Navy 50.5
7 The Citadel 46.5
8 Northern Iowa 41.0
9 Wisconsin 39.0
10 VMI 36.5

Women’s freestyle

Women Finals pairings (with top four seeds)
101 - No. 1 Sterling Dias (Unattached) vs. No. 2 Emilie Gonzalez (Unattached)
116 - No. 1 Felicity Taylor (Unattached) vs. No. 2 Aleeah Gould (Army WCAP)
123 - No. 1 Estrella Dorado Marin (Army WCAP) vs. No. 2 Vanessa Ramirez (Army WCAP)
136 - No. 1 Adaugo Nwachukwu (Iowa Wesleyan) vs. No. 3 Bridgette Duty (Army WCAP)
143 - No. 1 Reese Larramendy (Unattached) vs. No. 3 Brenda Reyna (Army WCAP)

Women Finalists by team
Army WCAP (5) – Gould (116), Dorado Marin (123), Ramirez (123), Duty (136), Reyna (143)
Unattached Iowa (4) – Dias (101), Gonzalez (101), Taylor (116), Larramendy (143)
Iowa Wesleyan (1) – Nwachukwu (136)

Semifinal results

101
No. 1 Sterling Dias (Unattached) tech. fall No. 4 Alaina Sunlin (Iowa Wesleyan), 10-0
No. 2 Emilie Gonzalez (Unattached) tech. fall No. 3 Taylor Wilson (Indiana Tech), 10-0

116
No. 1 Felicity Taylor (Unattached) tech. fall Emma Jones (Indiana Tech), 10-0
No. 2 Aleeah Gould (Army WCAP) pin No. 3 Faith Cole (Iowa Wesleyan), 2:38

123
No. 1 Estrella Dorado Marin (Army WCAP) pin No. 4 Andrea Hernandez (Indiana Tech), 4:32
No. 2 Vanessa Ramirez (Army WCAP) pin No. 3 Anna Krejsa (Life University), 1:52

136
No. 1 Adaugo Nwachukwu (Iowa Wesleyan) tech. fall Sarah Savidge (Life University), 10-0
No. 3 Bridgette Duty (Army WCAP) tech. fall Emily Neumann (Iowa Wesleyan), 10-0

143
No. 1 Reese Larramendy (Unattached) dec. No. 4 Jamilah McBryde (Life University), 13-5
No. 3 Brenda Reyna (Army WCAP) dec. No. 2 Maya Letona (Columbia), 12-7

Round robin results so far

109 - Seven athlete roundrobin (through four rounds)
Round 1 - Jenavi Alejandro (Tiffin University) won by tech fall over Brianna Gonzalez (Unattached) TF 10-0
Round 1 - Mia Palumbo (Iowa Wesleyan) won by fall over Kory Phillips (Life University) Fall 0:45
Round 1 - Ava Bayless (Unattached) won by tech fall over Destiny Carranza (Iowa Wesleyan) TF 11-0
Round 2 - Brianna Gonzalez (Unattached) won by fall over Ava Bayless (Unattached) Fall 2:51
Round 2 - Mia Palumbo (Iowa Wesleyan) won by decision over Jenavi Alejandro (Tiffin University) Dec 6-2
Round 2 - Tehani Soares (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Destiny Carranza (Iowa Wesleyan) Fall 1:36
Round 3 - Brianna Gonzalez (Unattached) won by tech fall over Kory Phillips (Life University) TF 10-0
Round 3 - Mia Palumbo (Iowa Wesleyan) won by decision over Tehani Soares (Indiana Tech) Dec 5-0
Round 3 - Jenavi Alejandro (Tiffin University) won by tech fall over Destiny Carranza (Iowa Wesleyan) TF 10-0
Round 4 - Ava Bayless (Unattached) won by decision over Mia Palumbo (Iowa Wesleyan) Dec 4-1
Round 4 - Jenavi Alejandro (Tiffin University) won by tech fall over Tehani Soares (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
Round 4 - Kory Phillips (Life University) won by fall over Destiny Carranza (Iowa Wesleyan) Fall 1:56
Round 5 - Brianna Gonzalez (Unattached) won by tech fall over Tehani Soares (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
Round 5 - Mia Palumbo (Iowa Wesleyan) won by fall over Destiny Carranza (Iowa Wesleyan) Fall 0:37
Round 5 - Ava Bayless (Unattached) won by tech fall over Kory Phillips (Life University) TF 10-0
Round 6 - Brianna Gonzalez (Unattached) won by tech fall over Destiny Carranza (Iowa Wesleyan) TF 10-0
Round 6 - Ava Bayless (Unattached) won by tech fall over Tehani Soares (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
Round 6 - Jenavi Alejandro (Tiffin University) won by tech fall over Kory Phillips (Life University) TF 10-0

130 - Seven athlete roundrobin
Round 1 - Victoria Baez-Dillone (Umpqua Community College) won by tech fall over Mami Selemani (William Penn) TF 10-0
Round 1 - Zaynah McBryde (Life University) won by decision over JoAnna Vanderwood (Iowa Wesleyan) Dec 8-5
Round 1 - Nonnie Justice (Iowa Wesleyan) won by tech fall over Mariah Webster (William Penn) TF 14-3
Round 2 - Victoria Baez-Dillone (Umpqua Community College) won by tech fall over Mariah Webster (William Penn) TF 10-0
Round 2 - Zaynah McBryde (Life University) won by tech fall over Mami Selemani (William Penn) TF 11-0
Round 2 - Destiny Campbell (Iowa Wesleyan) won by fall over Nonnie Justice (Iowa Wesleyan) Fall 1:44
Round 3 - Victoria Baez-Dillone (Umpqua Community College) won by tech fall over JoAnna Vanderwood (Iowa Wesleyan) TF 10-0
Round 3 - Destiny Campbell (Iowa Wesleyan) won by forfeit over Zaynah McBryde (Life University) FF
Round 3 - Mami Selemani (William Penn) won by decision over Nonnie Justice (Iowa Wesleyan) Dec 6-0
Round 4 - Mariah Webster (William Penn) won by forfeit over Zaynah McBryde (Life University) FF
Round 4 - Destiny Campbell (Iowa Wesleyan) won by tech fall over Mami Selemani (William Penn) TF 12-0
Round 4 - JoAnna Vanderwood (Iowa Wesleyan) won by decision over Nonnie Justice (Iowa Wesleyan) Dec 4-2
Round 5 - Victoria Baez-Dillone (Umpqua Community College) won by tech fall over Destiny Campbell (Iowa Wesleyan) TF 10-0
Round 5 - Nonnie Justice (Iowa Wesleyan) won by forfeit over Zaynah McBryde (Life University) FF
Round 5 - JoAnna Vanderwood (Iowa Wesleyan) won by tech fall over Mariah Webster (William Penn) TF 10-0
Round 6 - Victoria Baez-Dillone (Umpqua Community College) won by tech fall over Nonnie Justice (Iowa Wesleyan) TF 10-0
Round 6 - Destiny Campbell (Iowa Wesleyan) won by fall over Mariah Webster (William Penn) Fall 1:48
Round 6 - JoAnna Vanderwood (Iowa Wesleyan) won by fall over Mami Selemani (William Penn) Fall 4:57

155 – Eight athlete roundrobin
Round 1 - Latifah McBryde (Life University) won by tech fall over Grace Doering (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
Round 1 - Bella Mir (Unattached) won by fall over Aspen Barber (Army WCAP) Fall 2:26
Round 1 - Erin Martin (Tiffin University) won by decision over Emma Cole (Iowa Wesleyan) Dec 8-2
Round 1 - Sidney Ramos (Tiffin University) won by decision over Jessica Kemgne (Columbia) Dec 2-1
Round 2 - Latifah McBryde (Life University) won by tech fall over Jessica Kemgne (Columbia) TF 10-0
Round 2 - Bella Mir (Unattached) won by tech fall over Grace Doering (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
Round 2 - Sidney Ramos (Tiffin University) won by tech fall over Emma Cole (Iowa Wesleyan) TF 10-0
Round 2 - Aspen Barber (Army WCAP) won by decision over Erin Martin (Tiffin University) Dec 7-0
Round 3 - Latifah McBryde (Life University) won by fall over Aspen Barber (Army WCAP) Fall 1:05
Round 3 - Bella Mir (Unattached) won by fall over Emma Cole (Iowa Wesleyan) Fall 5:17
Round 3 - Grace Doering (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Sidney Ramos (Tiffin University) Dec 1-1
Round 3 - Jessica Kemgne (Columbia) won by tech fall over Erin Martin (Tiffin University) TF 14-1
Round 4 - Latifah McBryde (Life University) won by fall over Erin Martin (Tiffin University) Fall 0:45
Round 4 - Bella Mir (Unattached) won by fall over Jessica Kemgne (Columbia) Fall 0:31
Round 4 - Grace Doering (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Emma Cole (Iowa Wesleyan) Dec 7-0
Round 4 - Aspen Barber (Army WCAP) won by tech fall over Sidney Ramos (Tiffin University) TF 14-3
Round 5 - Latifah McBryde (Life University) won by fall over Emma Cole (Iowa Wesleyan) Fall 1:38
Round 5 - Bella Mir (Unattached) won by tech fall over Sidney Ramos (Tiffin University) TF 10-0
Round 5 - Aspen Barber (Army WCAP) won by forfeit over Jessica Kemgne (Columbia) FF
Round 5 - Grace Doering (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Erin Martin (Tiffin University) Dec 1-1
Round 6 - Latifah McBryde (Life University) won by tech fall over Sidney Ramos (Tiffin University) TF 10-0
Round 6 - Emma Cole (Iowa Wesleyan) won by forfeit over Jessica Kemgne (Columbia) FF

170 – 3 pools
170A Round 1 - Tristan Kelly (Army WCAP) won by tech fall over Catherine McNulty (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
170A Round 2 - Tristan Kelly (Army WCAP) won by fall over Catherine McNulty (Indiana Tech) Fall 1:24
170B Round 1 - Kylie Welker (Unattached) won by tech fall over Catherine McNulty (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
170B Round 2 - Kylie Welker (Unattached) won by tech fall over Catherine McNulty (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
170C Round 1 - Kylie Welker (Unattached) won by tech fall over Tristan Kelly (Army WCAP) TF 10-0

191 – 3 pools
191A Round 1 - Grace Gray (Iowa Wesleyan) won by fall over Samantha Ruano (William Penn) Fall 5:43
191A Round 2 - Grace Gray (Iowa Wesleyan) won by decision over Samantha Ruano (William Penn) Dec 2-1
191B Round 1 - Riley Dempewolf (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Samantha Ruano (William Penn) Fall 1:23
191B Round 2 - Riley Dempewolf (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Samantha Ruano (William Penn) Fall 0:49
191C Round 1 - Riley Dempewolf (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Grace Gray (Iowa Wesleyan) Dec 7-0

Finals set at Soldiers Salute; Iowa puts 11 into men’s finals, Army WCAP has five in women’s finals

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