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FRIDAY 10.20.2017 No. 44 Vol 213
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Kanen Storr takes on Iowa State wrestling BY GARRETT.KROEGER @iowastatedaily.com New Iowa State wrestling coach Kevin Dresser heard about Iowa State’s 141-pound wrestler Kanen Storr before he arrived in Ames. He heard about how Storr was so dominant as an unattached, redshirting freshman last year.
When Dresser first laid eyes on Storr in the wrestling room, one would assume that he was impressed with him. That was not the case. “I heard how great he was,” Dresser said. “Then I watched him in the wrestling room and I was like ‘wow, he really didn’t look that good to me.’” Since then, Dresser’s perception of Storr
has changed. He saw how Storr competed in live action, which was much better than the way he practiced, and saw how important the sport was to him. Now, just like he proved Dresser wrong, Storr is ready to show the nation he wasn’t a one-hit wonder. Storr came to Ames from Leslie, Michigan, where he tallied a 227-3 record at Leslie High School. He was also a three-time Michigan State High School champion, three-time Fargo All-American and a threetime United World Wrestling/Fila Junior and Cadet All-American. So, coming to Iowa State, the bar was set high for Storr. He not only accomplished it, but succeeded the standard that was set for him. Storr is already a star for the next generation of Iowa State wrestling, even though he has yet to start a collegiate dual or tournament for the Cyclones. As an unattached wrestler, his results and freestyle performances were rare highlights for the Iowa State program that suffered a rough 2016-17 season. While it wasn’t hard for Storr to redshirt because he knew it was the best option for him, his redshirt season was interesting to say the least. “It was more different than probably 90 percent because I made it to senior level tournaments,” Storr said. “I left the country to compete once. So, it was interesting. It was a big change from my high school career.” The young grappler pieced together one of the best freshman campaigns of any redshirting freshman in the country. Storr compiled a 25-5 unattached record with all five losses coming to 2017 NCAA qualifiers, three of which were All-Americans. While redshirting, Storr posted a 25-5 record. All five of his losses came to 2017 NCAA Qualifiers, three of them All Americans. Then, in terms of freestyle competition, Storr finished runner-up at the Dave Schultz
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Kanen Storr
From: Leslie, Michigan DOB: 04/05/1998 Weight class: 141 Stats: 25-5 last year, 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International runner-up
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