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Ryan Van Donselaar
Ryan Van Donselaar
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    Soph.
  • Hometown:
    Otley, Iowa
  • High School:
    Pella High School

Bio

2022-23 season: Van Donselaar placed fourth in the 165-pound freshman/sophomore division at the Luther Hill Open ... Placed fourth at 165 pounds at the Coe College Invitational ... Was a second-team ICCAC academic all-region selection for the 2022 fall semester ...  Was a second-team ICCAC academic all-region selection for the 2023 spring semester.

Simpson College Luther Hill Open (Freshman/sophomore division, 165 pounds)

Cullen Koedam (unnattached, Grand View) dec. Van Donselaar, 7-1; Van Donselaar pinned Nathaniel Martindale (unattached, Grand View), :37; Van Donselaar tech. fall Bryan Piscitello (unattached, Grand View), 19-1; Van Donselaar major dec. Istrasel Foston (Indian Hills), 11-0; Tanner Chase Warden (NIACC) pinned Van Donselaar (NIACC), 1:53.

Indian Hills dual (165 pounds)

Van Donselaar dec. Cade Molyneaux, 4-2.

Luther College Open (Elite division, 165 pounds)

Van Donselaar dec. Luke Battaglia (Loras), 6-4; Carter Proffitt (Wartburg) dec. Van Donselaar, 6-0; Ryan Steffen (Upper Iowa) pinned Van Donselaar, 3:53.

Iowa Central dual (165 pounds)

Van Donselaar pinned Logan Jones, 3:45.

Coe College Invitational (165 pounds)

Van Donselaar tech. fall Ethan Blair (St. Ambrose), 16-1; Will Esmoil (Coe) pinned Van Donselaar, 2:57; Van Donselaar pinned Thomas McCreadie (Dubuque), 2:58; Dejon Glaser (Millikin) pinned Van Donselaar, 5:22.

Iowa Lakes dual (165 pounds)

Van Donselaar pinned Anthony Durazo.

NIACC's Battle For The Helmet (165 pounds)

Van Donselaar major dec. Asaduddin Khaja (Harper), 12-2; Brendan Parks (Harper) pinned Van Donselaar, 1:36; Cole Price (Iowa Western) pinned Van Donselaar, 2:26.

Minnesota West dual (165 pounds)

Van Donselaar won by forfeit.

Iowa Western dual (165 pounds)

Cole Price dec. Van Donselaar, 6-0.

Indian Hills dual (165 pounds)

Peyton Asbury dec. Van Donselaar, 4-0.

RCTC dual (165 pounds)

Kent Beecham dec. Van Donselaar, 7-2.

NJCAA Region XI/North Central District Tournament (165 pounds)

Peyton Asbury (Indian Hills) pinned Van Donselaar, 2:30; Andrew Gamble (Iowa Central) pinned Van Donselaar, 2:34; Trevor Kruse (Iowa Lakes) dec. Van Donselaar, 6-0.

2022-23 record: 11-13 with 4 falls, 2 tech. falls, 2 major dec.

Career record: 15-20 with 4 falls, 3 tech. falls and 5 major dec.

2021-22 season: 

Simpson College Luther Hill Invitational (165 pounds freshman/sophomore division)

Hunter Bye (Upper Iowa) dec. Van Donselaar, 8-5; Van Donselaar major. dec. Adin Garay (Iowa Wesleyan, 10-1; Chris Bridges (St. Ambrose) dec. Van Donselaar, 6-0.

Iowa Western dual (165 pounds)

Van Donselaar major dec. Carter Mix, 15-2.

Iowa Central dual (165 pounds)

Kody Cook dec. Van Donselaar, 8-1.

Coe College Invitational (165 pounds)

Casey Allen (Cornell College) pinned Van Doselaar, 2:40; Spencer Roth (Cornell College) dec. Van Doselaar, 7-0.

Minnesota West CTC dual (174 pounds)

Van Donselaar won by forfeit.

Central Under Armour Invitational (Gold division 165 pounds)

Van Donselaar major dec. Jesus Diaz (Iowa Wesleyan), 11-2; Khaitov Mirzo (Ellsworth) tech. fall Van Donselaar, 21-2; Garrett Bruce (Buena Vista) pinned Van Donselaar, 2:09.

Iowa Lakes dual (165 pounds)

Van Donselaar tech. fall Dom Johnson, 18-3.

Ellsworth dual (174 pounds)

Nolan Craine pinned Van Donselaar, 2:25.

RCTC dual (174 pounds)

Walker Ingham (R) pinned Van Donselaar, 2:30.

2021-22 record: 5-8 with 1 technical fall and 3 major decisions.