Jacob Ballweg, a two-time Iowa Class 3A state champion for Waverly-Shell Rock, has given a verbal commitment to Iowa.
Ballweg, who is ranked as the No. 58 senior recruit in the country by InterMat, has two older brothers, Matt and Mark, who are members of the Hawkeye wrestling team.
This past season, Ballweg, won the Class 3A state title at 135 pounds and led Waverly Shell-Rock to both the individual and dual team state titles.
Ballweg had a successful spring in freestyle. In April, he won a Western Regionals title in Las Vegas at 135 pounds. In May, Ballweg claimed a title at the Northern Plains Regionals in Waterloo, Iowa.
Ballweg is projected to wrestle at 141 pounds for the Hawekeyes.
