This year's Iowa High School State Tournament field will include a total of 31 returning state champions. 13 in 3A, 7 in 2A, and 11 in 1A. With 3 returning champs, including a three-timer all 3A 145, that will certainly be one of the weights to watch.
Below is a list of all returning state champions, broken down by class, in this year's field.
3A
Waverly-Shell Rock leads teams across all three classes with 3 returning champs in Ryder Block, Aiden Riggins, and McCrae Hagarty. It should also be noted that 2021 Florida state champ Bas Diaz is in the 3A 145 bracket.
| Weight | Name | School | Grade | Last Year's Weight |
| 120 | Carter Freeman | Waukee | SO | 106 |
| 120 | Trever Anderson | Ankeny | SR | 120 |
| 126 | Nathan Jesuroga | Southeast Polk | JR | 113 |
| 138 | Ryder Block | Waverly-Shell Rock | JR | 132 (2nd) |
| 145 | Dustin Bohren | Bettendorf | SR | 126 |
| 145 | Joel Jesuroga | Southeast Polk | SR | 145 |
| 145 | Robert Avila Jr | Iowa City West | SR | 145 (1A) |
| 152 | Hunter Garvin | Iowa City West | SR | 138 |
| 160 | Aiden Riggins | Waverly-Shell Rock | SR | 152 |
| 170 | Tate Naaktgeboren | Linn-Mar | JR | 160 |
| 195 | McCrae Hagarty | Waverly-Shell Rock | JR | 182 |
| 220 | Ben Kueter | Iowa City, City High | JR | 195 |
| 195 | Bradley Hill | Bettendorf | SR | 220 |
2A
Greene County picked up a transfer this year in Kale Peterson, giving us a potential champ vs champ final at 120 lbs.
| Weight | Name | School | Grade | Last Year's Weight |
| 113 | Kade Blum | Roland-Story | SO | 106 |
| 120 | Camron Phetxoumphone | Webster City | SR | 113 |
| 120 | Kale Petersen | Greene County | JR | 106 (1A) |
| 132 | McKinley Robbins | Greene County | JR | 120 |
| 138 | Carter Fousek | Cresco | SR | 126 |
| 145 | Isaiah Weber | Independence | SR | 138 |
| 195 | Wyatt Voelker | West Delaware | SR | 195 |
1A
Marcel Lopez, who stopped Brandon Paez from going back-to-back last year, will attempt to become New London's first-ever 4X state champion.
| Weight | Name | School | Grade | Last Year's Weight |
| 120 | Brandon Paez | Lisbon | JR | 120 (2nd) |
| 120 | Garret Rinken | Nashua-Plainfield | JR | 113 |
| 126 | Marcel Lopez | New London | SR | 120 |
| 132 | Gable Porter | Underwood | JR | 132 (2nd) |
| 138 | Cade Siebrecht | Lisbon | SR | 126 |
| 152 | Wyatt Reisz | Logan-Magnolia | JR | 138 |
| 160 | Maximus Magayna | Columbus Catholic | SO | 152 |
| 182 | Tate Entriken | Hudson | SR | 160 |
| 170 | Cade Tenold | Don Bosco | SR | 170 |
| 195 | Carson Tenold | Don Bosco | SR | 182 |
| 285 | Chet Buss | North Butler-Clarksville | SR | 285 |