Wrestling News

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) will be returning its national wrestling tournament to the state of Iowa this year. It will be the first time that the event has been held in Des Moines since 2010.   The tournament will be held at the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Wrestling team is headed to the North Central District wrestling tournament this weekend, Feb. 10th at Ridgewater Community College in Willmar, Minn. The Laker men are currently ranked 18th in the latest National Junior college Athletic Association wrestling poll.   Seven of the Nine teams...

5 divisions, 64 teams, 12 mats, 2 days, 1 vision.  This is what the #17 Iowa Lakes Community College Wrestling team has to look forward to this weekend.  The 2013 National Wrestling Coaches Association  (NWCA)/Cliff Keen Multi-National Duals will occur from Jan. 12-13, 2013 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Wrestling team earned the #17 rank in this week’s NJCAA Div. I coaches poll.    Along with the team’s honor there are three individuals for the Lakers that are also ranked in the top 15 of their respected weight classes. Dylan Konechne, a freshman from...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Wrestling team will host 5th ranked Iowa Western on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.     This is the last home meet of the season for the Lakers and should be well worth the trip to the gym.   “We have 2 individuals ranked...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Wrestling team hosts Minnesota West tonight in the Estherville gym at 7:00 p.m.   The Lakers are coming off of a weekend at the Luther Open in Decorah, IA where nine wrestlers placed in the top six with one individual champion.    Head Coach Cody...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Wrestling team is preparing for the 2012- 2013 season under the new direction of Head Coach Cody Alesch.    “We need to stay healthy throughout the year since we do not have a lot of depth at numerous weight classes,” he said.  “Each individual will...

  Cody Alesch Iowa Lakes Director of Athletics Troy Larson announced that Cody Alesch, a Graettinger native, will be hired as the new wrestling coach/ housing director for the college, pending approval from the Board of Trustees of Iowa Lakes. Before coming to Iowa Lakes, Alesch was a two-time state...

The Wrestling Coach at Iowa Lakes has taken a new head coaching position at the university level. Corey VanGroll notified the college that he accepted a head coach position in Wisconsin and would be moving on. VanGroll was appreciative of his time with Iowa Lakes. “I would like to thank...

Eight Iowa Lakes Community College wrestlers will join a total of 250 wrestlers representing 36 community colleges across the country to compete in the 2012 National Junior College Athletic Association Wrestling Tournament on February 24 and 25 at the Regional Sports Center at Rochester Community and Technical College. Student-Athletes competing...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Laker Wrestling Team is preparing to compete at the North Central District tournament on February 11, at NIACC in Mason City. The Lakers are currently ranked 17th in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association wrestling poll. Iowa Lakes is ranked third for the tournament....

Iowa Lakes Community College has designated Friday, February 3, as Fan Appreciation and “Pack the Gym” night as the Laker Wrestling team hosts Ellsworth Community College at 6 pm.  The Lakers are currently ranked 16th in the nation in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association wrestling poll. Before the...

The only two-time NJCAA Wrestling National Champ at Iowa Lakes has made the varsity squad at a NCAA Division I college. Victor DeJesus won national titles in 2010 and 2011 in the 149 pound weight class. DeJesus transferred to Arizona State University to continue his education – and his athletic...

A former Laker wrestling graduate assistant has been named Head Wrestling Coach at Iowa Lakes Community College. Corey Van Groll was selected for the position of Head Wrestling Coach/Housing Coordinator, where he looks to build on what former coach Ty Eustice started. “I learned a great deal from Coach Eustice. ...

The Wrestling Coach at Iowa Lakes will hand over the reins of the wrestling program at Iowa Lakes to someone else at the end of the college year. Ty Eustice officially notified the college Monday.  Eustice – along with Athletic Director Troy Larson – held a meeting with students Tuesday...

Victor DeJesus of Iowa Lakes Community College defended his 2010 national championship, defeating Jason Gray of Highline Community College in a hard-fought 3-2 decision to become a two-time national champion at 149 pounds and two-time All-American for the Lakers. “Anytime you're fortunate enough to have a national champion it makes...

Iowa Lakes wrestlers Victor DeJesus, Dan McGillivray and Matt Wyss are still in the winners’ bracket after day one of the National Wrestling Tournament in Spokane, Wash.   And, the Iowa Lakes team is in 10th place as of the end of wrestling action Friday evening. Top ranked DeJesus had a...

Eight Iowa Lakes Community College wrestlers will join a total of 250 wrestlers representing 36 community colleges across the country to compete in the 2011 National Junior College Athletic Association Wrestling Tournament on February 25 and 26 at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Wash. This year’s field of wrestlers...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Athletics Department has designated Friday, Feb. 4, as Fan Appreciation and “Pack the Gym” night. The Iowa Lakes wrestling team hosts Ellsworth Community College at the Estherville campus at 6 p.m.  This will be the last home wrestling match of the season. The Lakers are...