The Indianola wrestling team had a state champion in 2022 in Ryder Downey, and are still alive for their second straight trip to the finals with #2 in class 3A Bowen Downey wrestling for a spot in the final two this evening. Downey dispatched #15 Alex Hornyak of Waverly-Shell Rock in the second round after receiving a first round bye, then blanked #7 Justis Jesuroga of Southeast Polk quarterfinals 7-0. Downey advances to the semifinal round today, where he will face off against #3 Timothy Koester from Bettendorf, with the #1 ranked wrestler in class 3A Koufax Christensen from Waukee Northwest still alive on the other side of the bracket. The class 3A semifinal session begins tonight at 6pm.