Brent Metcalf
Head Coach
bmetcalf@iastate.eduMen’s · NCAA I
Iowa State University Wrestling
Ames, IA · Big 12
COACHING CONTACTS
Derek St. John
Associate Head Coach
dstjhn@iastate.eduDrake Ayala
Assistant Coach
ddayala@iastate.eduJavier Maldonado
Assistant Coach
javier1@iastate.eduHannah Sieperda
Director of Operations
hmsiep@iastate.eduKevin Dresser
Director of Men's and Women's Wrestling
kdresser@iastate.edu2026–27 PUBLISHED ROSTER
| Wrestler | Weight | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Dru Ayala | 125 | So. |
| Paul Ballard | 285 | Jr. |
| Sawyer Bartelt | 184 | So. |
| CJ Carter | 197 | Sr. |
| Connor Euton | 165 | Sr. |
| Carson Floyd | 197 | R-Sr. |
| Carter Fousek | 149 | Sr. |
| Evan Frost | 141 | Sr. |
| Jacob Frost | 149 | Sr. |
| MJ Gaitan | 174 | Sr. |
| Garrett Grice | 133 | Sr. |
| McCrae Hagarty | 285 | Jr. |
| Jacob Helgeson | 174 | R-Fr. |
| Owen Helgeson | 174 | So. |
| Paniro Johnson | 157 | Sr. |
| Liam Kelly | 165 | Fr. |
| TJ Koester | 133 | Fr. |
| Thunder Lewis | 133 | Fr. |
| Coby Merrill | 285 | Fr. |
| Jake Miller | 157 | Fr. |
| Kane Naaktgeboren | 157 | So. |
| Tate Naaktgeboren | 174 | Jr. |
| Carter Pearson | 133 | R-Fr. |
| David Perez | 157/165 | Fr. |
| Valentine Popadiuc | 141 | Fr. |
| Aiden Riggins | 184 | Sr. |
| Rin Sakamoto | 125 | So. |
| Ayden Smith | 125 | So. |
| Logan Stotts | 157 | Jr. |
| Brayden Thompson | 197 | Jr. |