The 2024 Soldier Salute wrestling tournament takes place Sunday, December 29 and Monday, December 30 at the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. Below is everything you need to know to get ready for one of the best college tournaments of the year.

Participating Teams

Men’s

#2 Iowa

#4 Minnesota

#9 Northern Iowa

#10 Iowa State

#19 South Dakota State

#29 North Carolina

#31 Wyoming

#38 Navy

Bellarmine

Women’s

Iowa

Life University

Baker University

William Penn

Texas Wesleyan

Indiana Tech

Tiffin

Umpqua CC

University of Dubuque

Schedule

*all times Central

Sunday, December 29

Session 1 – 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM  

Session 2 – 3:30 PM – 8:30 PM  

Monday, December 30, 2023

Session 3 – 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM  

Session 4 – 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

How To Watch

Wrestling will be streamed on B1G+. You can buy tickets to watch live on the Xtream Arena website HERE.

Results

See results for the championship rounds here

Brackets

Brackets will be on Smoothcomp HERE.

Ranked Men’s Wrestlers

*I don’t expect all of these athletes to compete (ie Northern Iowa doesn’t normally bring their top guys). However, there will also be a good amount of solid freshmen and backups competing.

125

#6 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota)

#8 Jore Volk (Wyoming)

#12 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State)

#22 Spencer Moore (North Carolina)

#27 Joey Cruz (Iowa)

133

#3 Drake Ayala (Iowa)

#10 Tyler Wells (Minnesota)

#17 Ethan Oakley (North Carolina)

#23 Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State)

#29 Cory Land (Northern Iowa)

#32 Stockton O'Brien (Wyoming)

141

#6 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota)

#8 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa)

#9 Joshua Koderhandt (Navy)

#26 Ryder Block (Iowa)

149

#4 Kyle Parco (Iowa)

#6 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina)

#16 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa)

#21 Gabe Willochell (Wyoming)

#24 Drew Roberts (Minnesota)

157

#1 Jacori Teemer (Iowa)

#5 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa)

#6 Tommy Askey (Minnesota)

#24 Jared Hill (Wyoming)

#20 Cobe Siebrecht (South Dakota State)

#29 Sonny Santiago (North Carolina)

165

#2 Michael Caliendo (Iowa)

#10 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)

#14 Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State)

#18 Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa)

#61 Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming)

174

#8 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State)

#13 Jared Simma (Northern Iowa)

#15 Danny Wask (Navy)

#7 Nelson Brands (Iowa)

#23 Joshua Ogunsanya (North Carolina)

#21 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota)

184

#2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)

#4 Max McEnelly (Minnesota)

#5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa)

#6 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State)

#18 Gavin Kane (North Carolina)

197

#1 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa)

#9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)

#13 Joey Novak (Wyoming)

#14 Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa)

#16 Zach Glazier (South Dakota State)

#31 Payton Thomas (Navy)

285

#1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota)

#13 Ben Kueter (Iowa)

#17 Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa)

#25 Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State)

Biggest Storylines To Follow

Who Will Earn Iowa’s Starting 174 lb Spot?

Patrick Kennedy and Nelson Brands have been splitting time at 174 lbs for the Hawkeyes so far this season. Brands was an All-American for Iowa in 2023, but has gotten off to a slow start to the season dropping a match to Stanford freshman Lorenzo Norman. Kennedy is 2-0 with two tech falls including over Aiden Riggins in the Cy-Hawk dual.

How Good Is Angelo Ferrari?

We know Angelo Ferrari is really good.The true freshman Hawkeye was the #2 overall recruit coming out of high school and is currently 6-0 with an 8-2 win over #16 Evan Bockman of Iowa State. But will he be ready to contend for a national title whenever he is put into the starting lineup? That’s what we could find out this weekend. I don’t expect to see Parker Keckeisen, and I don’t expect Ferrari and Gabe Arnold to compete if they see each other in the bracket, but I do expect Bennett Berge and Max McEnelly to be there. If Ferrari can pass those two tests, he’s a title contender next year.

Will Gable Steveson Compete?

While the Gophers are bringing most of their starting lineup, Gable Steveson is in a league of his own and does what he wants. He’s 3-0 on the year so far. I wouldn’t be surprised if he competes or doesn’t compete.

Is Isaiah Salazar A Title Contender At 197?

Isaiah Salazar has steadily improved during his career at Minnesota. While competing at 184 lbs, he went from a national qualifier to the bloodround to 6th place last year. Now he’s up at 197 and 7-0 so far on the year. There’s no bigger test than #1 Stephen Buchanan. 

NCAA #1 Iowa vs NAIA #1 Life

Iowa is a heavy favorite to repeat as Soldier Salute team champions, but they’ve got a formidable opponent in Life. Last year Iowa won it with 223 points while Life took 2nd with 193.5 points. The two met in a dual on November 9th this year with Iowa winning 30-14.

2024 Iowa vs Life dual results

103 — Rianne Murphy (I) pinned Brianna Funakoshi (L), 1:33

110 — Anaya Falcon (L) tech. fall Valarie Solorio (I), 12-2

117 — Salyna Shotwell (L) dec. Ava Bayless (I), 6-0

124 — Brianna Gonzalez (I) dec. Anna Krejsa (L), 12-3

131 — Skye Realin (I) pinned Sarah Savidge (L), 0:45

138 — Nanea Estrella (I) tech, fall Netavia Wickson (HL, 12-2

145 — Reese Larramendy (I) tech. fall Christina Jaen (L), 10-0

160 — Latifah McBryde (L) tech. fall Rose Cassioppi (I), 10-0

180 — Naomi Simon (I) pinned Ugochi Anunobi (L), 2:34

207 — Jaycee Foeller (I) dec. Margaret Graham (L), 3-2