Dustin Roland

Despite winning some of the head-to-head battles against top-ranked Raccoon River-Northwest, the No. 3 Ankeny girls' wrestling squad couldn't knock off the defending champions in the CIML Conference Invitational on Tuesday at Waukee Northwest. The host team crowned six individual champs and defended its overall crown by racking up 280 points. Ankeny was … [Read more...] about Ankeny girls crown 4 champions, place 2nd overall at CIML Conference Invite

With three weeks left to go in the season, the Ankeny girls' wrestling team appears to be peaking at the right time. Tenth-ranked Ankeny advanced nine wrestlers to the finals and crowned three individual champs while defending its team title in the Bob Sharp Invitational on Friday at Ankeny. Coach Dustin Roland's squad racked up 224 points to finish 22.5 … [Read more...] about Ankeny girls defend Sharp crown behind individual champs Watson, Kruse, Krah

It was an unforgettable Senior Night for the Ankeny girls' wrestling team. Ankeny posted a 43-36 victory over visiting Southeast Polk on Tuesday at Ankeny Centennial, avenging last year's 52-30 loss to the Rams. Coach Dustin Roland's team improved to 3-1 in the CIML Conference and 23-3 overall. Ankeny tied the program record of 23 wins that was set in … [Read more...] about ‘Tonight was a total team effort’: Ankeny girls defeat S.E. Polk on Senior Night

Lauren Watson and Jammie Krah each defended their individual titles on Saturday to lead the Ankeny girls' wrestling team to the championship of the Ogden Invitational. Ankeny racked up 221 points, 30.5 more than defending champion Osage. Coach Dustin Roland's team had finished 22 points behind Osage at last year's tournament. "We had a really good … [Read more...] about ‘We had a really good day’: Ankeny girls win Ogden Invite behind Watson, Krah

The Ankeny girls' wrestling team advanced to the championship match of the Border Brawl on Saturday before running into a familiar foe in the gym at Council Bluffs Lewis Central. Ankeny defeated its first four opponents in the dual tournament to earn another shot at Raccoon River-Northwest, setting up a rematch of the top two finishers at last year's … [Read more...] about ‘This was a great event’: Ankeny girls fall to RR-NW in title match at Border Brawl

The Ankeny girls' wrestling team dropped only one match while defeating a pair of opponents in a double dual meet on Tuesday at Northview Middle School. Fourth-ranked Ankeny rolled to an 84-0 victory over North Polk before following with a 78-6 win over Des Moines Public Schools to raise its overall record to 11-2. DMPS also lost to Ankeny by the same … [Read more...] about Ankeny girls’ wrestling team rolls to wins over N. Polk, Des Moines Public Schools

The fourth-ranked Ankeny girls' wrestling team has never lost to an opponent at the Ankeny Centennial Duals. Coach Dustin Roland's squad remained perfect on Saturday at Northview Middle School, where Ankeny went 5-0 on the day to capture the title for the fourth consecutive year. The team is now 18-0 in the history of the event. Ankeny closed out the … [Read more...] about Ankeny girls win 4th straight duals crown, improve record to 18-0 in event’s history

A dual meet between the top two girls' wrestling teams in Class 2A came down to the final match on Thursday at Waukee Northwest. Top-ranked Raccoon River-Northwest got a fall at 100 pounds from Mya Van Beek to post a 40-35 victory over No. 2 Ankeny. Van Beek pinned Raegan Semrow in 1 minute 51 seconds to seal the verdict, but the loss didn't dampen the … [Read more...] about ‘Our girls had a great time competing’: Ankeny falls to Raccoon River-NW, 40-35

The Ankeny girls' wrestling team earned a fifth-place finish among 47 squads in the Dan Gable Donnybrook at Xtream Arena in Coralville. The two-day meet concluded on Friday with Ankeny scoring a total of 270 points. Coach Dustin Roland's squad had seven top-eight finishers. "Overall, we were pleased with our effort this weekend," said Roland. "All of … [Read more...] about Watson, Krah lead Ankeny girls’ team to 5th-place finish at Dan Gable Donnybrook

Tuesday's girls' wrestling triangular meet at Ankeny Centennial turned into a pinning exhibition. In the three round-robin dual meets between Ankeny, Cedar Falls and North Metro, all but three of the 32 matches that were contested resulted in falls. In the end, Ankeny came away with a split on the night. Coach Dustin Roland's team posted a 54-30 … [Read more...] about Ankeny girls defeat North Metro, but drop 54-26 decision to Cedar Falls for first loss

(Story by Stephen McDaniel) After handling business in its season-opening triangular meet, the Ankeny girls' wrestling team turned around on Thursday and flexed its muscles in the squad's first CIML Conference dual of the season. Ankeny walked into Valley High School and won 11 of 14 matches with seven wins by fall and four forfeits for a 66-15 victory … [Read more...] about Ankeny girls ‘take care of business’, roll to 66-15 victory over West Des Moines team

The Ankeny girls' wrestling team came away with a pair of victories on Tuesday in a season-opening triangular meet at Waverly-Shell Rock. Ankeny won 10 of the 14 matches to post a 60-19 triumph over the host Go-Hawks. The team recorded six falls and won four other matches by forfeit. Ankeny also defeated Decorah, 49-30. The squad had five more pins … [Read more...] about Ankeny girls get 2 falls from Shade, 3 others in victories over W-SR, Decorah

The fourth season for the Ankeny girls' wrestling program promises to be another exciting one. Seven state qualifiers are back from a team that earned runner-up honors in last year's Class 2A state tournament, led by defending state champion Hayden Bratland. "We return the second-most state tournament points behind Raccoon River-Northwest," said Ankeny … [Read more...] about ‘We would be selling ourselves short’: Ankeny girls look to win title in 4th season

The Ankeny girls' wrestling team was assigned to the Class 2A regional site at Cedar Rapids Jefferson along with seven squads from eastern Iowa. The long trip on Friday to the "City of Five Seasons" didn't seem to bother coach Dustin Roland's team. Ankeny crowned five individual champions, had four other girls qualify for state … [Read more...] about ‘We had a great night’: Ankeny girls win regional title, advance 9 wrestlers to state