Utterback named to Wrestler of Year list

Sigourney-Keota junior Reanah Utterback is one of 15 girls wrestlers in the Dan Gable Ms. Wrestler of the Year vote. The annual award is one of four that goes to the best male and female wrestlers in the state of Iowa.

Utterback, a multi-time state qualifier who chose to keep wrestling against the boys last season, has been absolutely dominant on the girls’ side this winter. Utterback is 29-0 overall on the year.

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Dan Gable Mr. Wrestler of the Year awards go to one wrestler in each of the three classes in Iowa. The Ms. Wrestler of the Year award goes to one girl.

The Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA) runs the contest. The IWCOA accepted nominations from high school coaches for student athletes in each of the three state wrestling classes for the men and combined all classes for the women’s award, 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 have the ability to vote once per day at IAwrestle.com for their top wrestler in each category until Jan. 19 at noon (CT), when it will be narrowed down to the top 7.

The next round of voting will go from Jan. 22 to Feb. 5. After another round, the winner will be announced at the Fareway Conference Center in Boone on Feb. 28 at noon.

Listed below are the Top-15 finalists for each award.

3A

Alexander Pierce (Iowa City West)

Bas Diaz (Waverly-Shell Rock)

Brent Slade (Southeast Polk)

Cale Seaton (Iowa City High)

Carter Freeman (Waukee-Northwest)

Carter Pearson (Southeast Polk)

Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge)

Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge)

Jacob Helgeson (Johnston)

Jake Knight (Bettendorf)

Kane Naaktgeboren (Linn-Mar)

Koufax Christensen (Waukee-Northwest)

Koy Davidson (Fort Dodge)

Max Magayna (Waterloo East)

TJ Koester (Bettendorf)

2A

Aiden Smith (Atlantic)

Anders Kittelson (Osage)

Austin Scranton (Anamosa)

Blake Fox (Osage)

Bo Koedam (Sergeant-Bluff Luton)

Braden McShane (New Hampton Turkey Valley)

Brayden Bohnsack (Union, Laporte City)

Brody Sampson (Ballard)

Jace Hedeman (Union, Laporte City)

Jase Jaspers (Mount Vernon)

Kade Blume (Roland Story)

Kaiden Dietzenbach (Notre Dame, Burlington)

Klayten Perreault (Mount Vernon)

Linden Phetxoumphone (Webster City)

Tucker Stangel (Osage)

1A

Eli Becerra (Missouri Valley)

Jace Nelson-Brown (Emmetsburg)

Colin Holm (South Winneshiek)

Jayden Rinken (Nashua-Plainfield)

Corbin Reisz (Logan-Magnolia)

Kyler Knaack (Don Bosco)

Rowdy Neighbor (Alburnett)

Mason Knipp (Columbus Catholic)

Cael Morrow (Akron-Westfield)

Blake Allen (Underwood)

Teague Smith (West Hancock)

Cody Fox (East Buchanan)

Kellen Smith (West Hancock)

Tanner Arjes (North Butler-Clarksville)

Mason Shirk (Wilton)

Girls

Kiara Djoumessi (Waverly-Shell Rock)

Skylar Slade (Southeast Polk)

Maeley Elsbury (South Tama)

Naomi Simon (Decorah)

Bella Porcelli (Southeast Polk)

Katie Biscoglia (Raccoon River)

Jillian Worthen (Union, Laporte City)

Jana Terwee (West Lyon)

Olivia Huckfeldt (Spencer)

Reanah Utterback (Sigourney-Keota)

Jasmine Luedtke (Ottumwa)

Abigail Meyrer (Pleasant Valley)

Molly Allen (Oakland Riverside)

Mahri Manz (Lewis Central)

Mackenzie Childers (Cedar Rapids Prairie)