Through nearly two sessions at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, the Union Knights have held their own.

After Thursday’s opening round at Wells Fargo Arena, all six wrestlers including Jace Hedeman (106), Brayden Bohnsack (113), Caleb Olson (132), Hunter Worthen (152), Stone Schmitz (160) and Dacoda Marvets (195) have remained in contention.

The only Union wrestler to take a loss Thursday was Marvets who dropped his opening-round match against No. 10 Carter Smuck of Winterset but rallied in the blood round to defeat No. 12 Jayden Allen-Winston of Chariton by a close 10-7 decision.

On Friday morning, the field thinned slightly but Union still retained three of their six wrestlers on the championship side of the bracket.

Moving on to the state semifinals are Hedeman, Olson and Worthen who each took down top 5 opponents to earn their spot in the semis and ensure their place on the podium Saturday evening.

Still alive on the consolation side of the bracket are Bohnsack and Schmitz who took losses in the quarterfinals but rebounded with consolation-round wins to keep their podium hopes alive.

Below are results for the Union Knights wrestlers as of Friday morning.

2A-106 – No. 1 Jace Hedeman

Champ. Round 1 – Jace Hedeman (Union) 44-0 won by fall over Ethan Long (Monticello) 31-17 (Fall 3:11)

Quarterfinal – Jace Hedeman (Union) 44-0 won by decision over No. 5 Emmitt Newton (Davis County) 46-3 (Dec 5-2)

Next up – Semifinals – No. 3 Colin Cassady (West Liberty)

2A-113 – No. 10 Brayden Bohnsack

Champ. Round 1 – Brayden Bohnsack (Union) 40-6 won by decision over No. 9 Jack Showalter (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) 44-7 (Dec 8-2)

Quarterfinal – No. 1 Kade Blume (Roland-Story) 34-0 won by fall over Brayden Bohnsack (Union) 40-6 (Fall 3:03)

Cons. Round 2 – Brayden Bohnsack (Union) 41-6 won by major decision over Jacob Alexander (ADM) 28-14 (MD 13-4)

Next Up: No. 7 Vincent Mayberry of Glenwood (Cons)

2A-132 – No. 9 Caleb Olson

Champ. Round 1 – Caleb Olson (Union) 45-4 won by decision over No. 8 Noah Parmelee (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 33-5 (Dec 9-6)

Quarterfinal – Caleb Olson (Union) 45-4 won by decision over No. 3 Dominik Ridout (East Marshall/GMG) 42-3 (Dec 3-2)

Next up – Semifinals – No. 2 McKinley Robbins of Greene County

2A-152 – No. 4 Hunter Worthen

Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Worthen (Union) 46-1 won by decision over Tim Benson (East Marshall/GMG) 30-16 (Dec 12-6)

Quarterfinal – Hunter Worthen (Union) 46-1 won by decision over No. 6 Logan Peyton (West Delaware) 35-9 (Dec 5-2)

Next up – Semifinals – No. 5 Garrett Seaba of Clarion-Goldfield-Dows

2A-160 – No. 5 Stone Schmitz

Champ. Round 1 – Stone Schmitz (Union) 37-7 won by fall over Hunter McFadden (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) 29-5 (Fall 1:17)

Quarterfinal – No. 6 Dawson Bond (Red Oak) 42-5 won by decision over Stone Schmitz (Union) 37-7 (Dec 5-2)

Cons. Round 2 – Stone Schmitz (Union) 38-7 won by decision over No. 9 Garrett Kerber (East Marshall/GMG) 38-7 (Dec 8-1)

Next Up: No. 10 Kam Royster of Williamsburg (Cons)

2A-195 – Dacoda Marvets

Champ. Round 1 – No. 10 Carter Smuck (Winterset) 42-7 won by fall over Dacoda Marvets (Union) 28-16 (Fall 2:35)

Cons. Round 1 – Dacoda Marvets (Union) 28-16 won by decision over No. 12 Jayden Allen-Winston (Chariton) 31-4 (Dec 10-7)

Cons. Round 2 – No. 7 Cole Jeffries (Osage) 38-13 won by fall over Dacoda Marvets (Union) 28-17 (Fall 3:32)