DES MOINES - Theran Goodale has been on the podium at the Class 2A state wrestling tournament.

But the only time he's ever reached the top was walking over it to get to his third-place position.

With one last shot at winning it all, the Osage senior logged some serious summer workout minutes this summer with two very talented wrestlers.

One was his brother, Trent, a former three-time Green Devils state champion and now an assistant coach at Division II Limestone College in South Carolina, where Theran is headed next year.

The other was Sara McMann, reigning Olympic and World Championships silver medalist, and Trent's girlfriend.

Those extra workouts worked out well, as Goodale will get his shot at a fourth gold medal for the Goodale family today after beating Colby Pedersen of Clarinda, 10-1, in the 140-pound Class 2A semifinals Friday at Wells Fargo Arena.

"They helped me tweak everything, put in a totally different style … a style where I can't get scored on," said Goodale of his summer workouts.

Goodale hit a five-point throw in the first period and never looked back against Pedersen.

The 10 points he scored were a stark contrast to his first two matches at state, 2-0 victories over Jase Schossow of East Marshall and Matt Taylor of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley.

"Those kids really didn't come out to wrestle me, they just wanted to keep it close, and that makes it hard to score on those guys," said Goodale. "But I haven't been scored on a lot this year. (I've) been taken down four or five times all year, so when I got up by five I felt pretty comfortable, loosened up a little bit."

Goodale (42-0) will face Creston's Trent Tucker (42-3) in tonight's final.

The Green Devils' other semifinalist, Nolan Hammel, lost to Cherokee's Nick Loughlin, 3-2, at 152.

Denver-Tripoli's Levi Wolfensperger made it to the state finals for the second straight year with a 3-minute, 6-second pin of Clarion-Goldfield's Brandon Helgeson at 112.

Wolfensperger had no letdown after avenging his 103-pound title loss to Clear Lake's Joe Colon Thursday, sticking a half-nelson from the top position and turning Helgeson to his back while trailing in the match, 3-2.

"I just was trying to stay tough on top and knew I was behind, meaning I had to do something," said Wolfensperger. "I decided to throw in the half, which is pretty much my main move from top. He went right over."

Wolfensperger (44-1) will face Ridge Kiley of Eagle Grove (36-1) in the championship match.

Wolfensperger's cousin, Oz, lost to undefeated Seth Noble of Columbus Junction, 5-4, in a 135-pound semifinal.

Charles City's Tanner Schmidt became the first Comet to reach the state finals in six years by rolling over Webster City's Tyler Patten, 13-3, in a 103-pound semifinal.

"Now I just need to go as hard as I can for six more minutes and hopefully come out with a title," said Schmidt.

Kent Reams was a 140-pound state runner-up for the Comets in 2002.

Charles City's other semifinalist, Jesse Johnson, lost by technical fall to Ballard of Huxley's Jarad Ramsay at 160.

A pair of Independence wrestlers fell short of reaching the finals. Mike Kremer lost 6-5 to Creston's Quin Leith at 130, while Chris Alber got pinned by Bret Kautz at 135.

Crestwood of Cresco's Mitch Kriener lost in a 171-pound semifinal match to Ballard's Brock Weatherman.

Ballard, with six finalists, has already shattered the Class 2A state scoring record with 160 1/2 points. Emmetsburg held the previous record in 2002, with 154 points.

The Bombers advanced Tyler Grask at 119, Tanner Weatherman at 125, Tanner Hiatt at 130, Trent Weatherman at 152, Ramsay at 160 and Brock Weatherman at 171 to the finals.

Contact Jim Nelson at (319) 291-1521 or jim.nelson@wcfcourier.com