Aaron Cashman recently placed at the Junior World Team Trials (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Iowa has added one of the nation's top lightweights to its 2018 recruiting class.
On Tuesday, Aaron Cashman, a 2016 Cadet World Team member and InterMat's No. 50 senior recruit, announced his commitment to wrestle for the Hawkeyes.
After much thought, I am happy to announce that I have decided to further my academic and athletic career at the University of Iowa!🤠#GOHAWKEYES #B1G pic.twitter.com/Zkfp0UoZqn
— Aaron Cashman (@aaron_cashman) May 29, 2018
He becomes the third top-100 recruit from the Class of 2018 to commit to Iowa, joining No. 18 Anthony Cassioppi (Hononegah, Ill.) and No. 60 Nelson Brands (Iowa City West, Iowa). The Hawkeys also added transfer Austin DeSanto from Drexel. The class was ranked 13th by InterMat.
Cashman, a Minnesota native, spent this past season at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He competed at three college open tournaments at 125 pounds. In February, Cashman claimed a gold medal at the Flatz Open in Austria, going 4-0. Earlier this month he placed fourth in the Junior World Team Trials challenge tournament.
Prior to moving to Colorado for his senior year, Cashman captured a Minnesota state championship as a junior, finishing the season with a 39-1 record. He was a state runner-up as a sophomore and a fourth-place finisher as a freshman.
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