The biggest day of the year in Iowa high school wrestling occurred Saturday, as all three classifications hit the mat for district tournaments.
State tournament bids were handed out to those lucky enough to secure a spot inside Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines beginning Wednesday.
Everyone will be chasing Southeast Polk in Class 3A, but the Rams are going to have to fend off a serious pack of challengers.
Nine of the 13 qualifiers for Southeast Polk earned district titles, but Indianola was able to secure 14 qualifiers out of its district. Bettendorf also will bring 13 with them while Waukee Northwest, Fort Dodge and Ankeny Centennial all qualified 11.
Defending state champion Dreshaun Ross was extremely impressive for the Dodgers. The sophomore scored falls in 33 seconds and 2:42 before earning a technical fall in the finals at 215 pounds.
In Ames, Daniel Herrera, a heavyweight who won two golds in California before moving to Iowa, earned three technical falls. The future Iowa State Cyclone scored 19 points in all three of his matches to improve to 14-0 on the year.