Fan voting for the Dan Gable Ms. Wrestler of the Year award closes Monday.
Fareway Stores and IAwrestle present the awards in coordination with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA). The fan vote opened Monday, January 30, and closes Monday, February 6, for the Ms. Wrestler voting. Mr. Wrestling fan voting continues through February 20th..Â
Among the three Ms. Wrestler of the Year finalists are Charles City’s Lilly Luft and Decorah’s Naomi Simon, both state title winners Friday night at the Girls State Wrestling Tournament in Coralville. Â
On the Mr. Wrestler side, Nashua-Plainfield’s Garret Rinken is a finalist in the Class 1A category; Nick Fox of Osage is a finalist in Class 2A; and Waverly-Shell Rock’s Ryder Block is among the top three in Class 3A.
Fan vote winners will count as ONE vote towards the IWCOA’s committee votes in EACH round. (For example: Wrestler A received enough fan votes to place second in the poll but that does not guarantee them to move on to the next round. IWCOA has selected 12 coaches and officials to serve on the committee. The fan vote is the 13th vote.) The two runner-up student athletes in each class will receive finalist award plaques.Â
All finalists will be invited to attend the luncheon awards banquet at the Fareway Conference Center in Boone on Wednesday, March 1st. Dan Gable and Mark Ironside will hand out awards
Details and a link to voting can be found in this story on our station website.
**vote once every 24 hours. please wait a full 24 hours. (for example: you can’t vote monday at 8pm and then tuesday at 8am because it is a new day. 24 hours means 24 hours limit applies.)
