• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Ankeny Fanatic

Your Ankeny Sports Resource

  • Home
  • About
    • Support Us
  • News
    • Podcast
  • Hawks
    • Boys’ Soccer
      • Roster
      • Schedule
    • Girls’ Soccer
      • Roster
      • Schedule
    • Baseball
      • Roster
      • Schedule
    • Softball
      • Roster
      • Schedule
  • Jaguars
    • Girls’ Soccer
      • Roster
      • Schedule
    • Baseball
      • Roster
      • Schedule
    • Softball
      • Roster
      • Schedule
You are here: Home / Hawks / Winter / Boys' Wrestling / ‘We’re going to get it done’: Ankeny wrestlers looking to win state duals title

‘We’re going to get it done’: Ankeny wrestlers looking to win state duals title

February 15, 2022 by Dan Holm

The Ankeny wrestling team, shown here after winning a Class 3A district tournament on Saturday at Fort Dodge, will compete in the Class 3A state duals tournament on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The Hawks will face Linn-Mar (Marion) in the quarterfinals at 9 a.m. at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Photo courtesy of Jackie Frisk)

The Ankeny wrestling team isn’t satisfied with just making it to the Class 3A state duals tournament.

The Hawks want to win a trophy.

“We have talked all year about winning state duals, and we have a really good team from top to bottom,” said Ankeny coach Jack Wignall. “We’re going to go there and wrestle our best guys, and we’re going to get it done.”

The fifth-seeded Hawks (16-2) will face No. 4 Linn-Mar (Marion) in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The Lions posted a 37-35 victory over Ankeny at the Battle of Waterloo on Dec. 18.

“We were kind of hoping to get a rematch,” Wignall said.

If Ankeny can avenge that earlier loss, the Hawks would likely meet No. 1 Waverly-Shell Rock in the semifinals at 1 p.m. The Go-Hawks advanced all 14 of their wrestlers to this year’s traditional tournament, becoming the first team to ever accomplish that feat.

No. 2 Southeast Polk and No. 3 Waukee Northwest are on the opposite side of the bracket. The championship match is slated for 6:30 p.m.

Wignall said he thinks his team is capable of advancing deep into the tournament.

“Duals all come down to matchups, bumping kids up or down here and there,” he said.

Ankeny’s Cade Bennethum records a fall during a match earlier this season. Bennethum missed Saturday’s district tournament at Fort Dodge due to an injury, but Ankeny coach Jack Wignall said there’s an outside chance that the junior could be back in the Hawks’ lineup for the Class 3A state duals tournament on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Jackie Frisk)

Ankeny’s lineup took a hit at Saturday’s district tournament when Cade Bennethum, who is ranked fourth at 182 pounds, was unable to wrestle due to an injury that he suffered during last week’s regional duals. But Wignall said on Sunday that there’s an outside chance that Bennethum could return.

“Even with Cade out–and I’m not going to totally rule him out because he’s having an MRI on Tuesday and there’s a chance that he could wrestle–our approach won’t be any different,” he said. “We’re going there to win.”

Filed Under: Boys' Wrestling, Hawks Tagged With: Featured, Jack Wignall

Primary Sidebar

Support Ankeny Fanatic

Recent Posts

  • Centennial girls pound 5 home runs, romp to 12-0 rivalry victory over Hawkettes
  • Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Cal Wahlberg, Ankeny boys’ soccer
  • ‘It was the perfect way to end our careers’: Ankeny star goes out in style with father
  • Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 307
  • ‘We’re incredibly proud of her’: Peterson earns 8th-place finish at state tourney

Find Us on Facebook

Ankeny Fanatic

Archives

  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017

Categories

  • Hawks
    • Fall
      • Boys’ Cross Country
      • Boys’ Golf
      • Football
      • Girls’ Cross Country
      • Girls’ Swimming
      • Volleyball
    • Spring
      • Boys’ Soccer
      • Boys’ Tennis
      • Boys’ Track
      • Girls’ Golf
      • Girls’ Soccer
      • Girls’ Tennis
      • Girls’ Track
    • Summer
      • Baseball
      • Softball
        • Roster
    • Winter
      • Boys’ Basketball
      • Boys’ Bowling
      • Boys’ Swimming
      • Girls’ Basketball
      • Girls’ Bowling
      • Boys’ Wrestling
  • Jaguars
    • Fall
      • Boys’ Cross Country
      • Boys’ Golf
      • Football
      • Girls’ Cross Country
      • Girls’ Swimming
      • Volleyball
    • Spring
      • Boys’ Soccer
      • Boys’ Tennis
      • Boys’ Track
      • Girls’ Golf
      • Girls’ Soccer
      • Girls’ Tennis
      • Girls’ Track
    • Summer
      • Baseball
      • Softball
    • Winter
      • Boys’ Basketball
      • Girls’ Basketball
      • Wrestling
  • Top Sports Stories
    • Football
    • Volleyball
  • Baseball
  • Softball

© 2025 Ankeny Fanatic. All rights reserved.