Originally Posted by ISU2007 
2006-2007 165 pound National JUCO Champ will be transferring to Iowa State next season. Covington committed to Arizona State out of high school as a possible 174. Ended up at Iowa Central for the 2006-2007 season where he won a National Title at 165. Redshirted this season (along with Carr Jr.) and will have three years of eligibility at Iowa State. He hasn't officially signed, but I talked to him in St. Louis and is very excited about being a Cyclone.
Covington is from Springfield, OR. Just another example that Sanderson is a better national recruiter than Brands. Most of Brands recruits come gift wrapped. Brands did have a nice find in Metcalf (who idolized Brands), but most of his recruits are Iowa guys that work out with Mark Reiland (Iowa City West HC) in the freestyle summer programs.
If he does end up coming, Iowa State's middle weights will be a lot better next season. Very good competition in the room as well.
157 Sanderson/Carr Jr.
165 Reader/Carr Jr./Covington
174 Covington/Reader
Sanderson probably is a better national recruiter than Brands, but on the other hand I think Iowa (the state, not school) wrestling is like Texas or Florida football in the fact you could field an all Iowan team and win the conference and national title.
I wonder how many of Gables teams had 8 or 9 out of 10 Iowans on it. I just hope we don't ignore the talent in this state to recruit other states and let Brands dominate the state of Iowa.
But you are right this is a huge pick up for us as I think the Hawks were recruiting him to fill the void being left by Perry.
