Iowa’s Kennedy Blades has had a monumental year, earning an Olympic silver medal in Paris, claiming an NCWWC national title and USA Wrestling’s Women’s College Wrestler of the Year honors and the U.S. Open title for a shot at the 2025 U.S. World Team. She trains with the Iowa’s women’s program and the men of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club.
WIll David Carr build on recent win over Olympic silver medalist? Parker Keckeisen returns to the mat after closing college career. Hawkeye men and women in the field and more.
Hawkeye Wrestling Club’s Spencer Lee captures gold in men’s freestyle at Zagreb Open. Lee won second straight international tourmament since earning 2024 Olympic silver medal in Paris.
Spencer Lee’s mother, Cathy, is a native of France. His Olympic debut will be in the country many of his maternal relatives still live. He will get to wrestle in front of his maternal grandmother for the first time when he opens against China’s Wanhao Zou Thursday in Paris.
After his final college season and a brief showing at the 2023 U.S. Open, Lee took a break from wrestling and traveled to Japan. He visited Tokyo and other places in the country, attempting to get the sport off his mind. He came back determined to compete and will contend for an Olympic gold, starting Thursday.
Wrestling began Monday but Spencer Lee will compete Thursday at 125.5 pounds (57 kilograms) in men’s freestyle at the Olympic Games in Paris. Lee is the 20th Hawkeye wrestler to wrestle in the Olympics.
Spencer Lee is back to being Spencer Lee with another freestyle title. Upper Iowa with a strong showing at the Midwest Classic. Linn-Mar leads a good local performance at the Battle of Waterloo. Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ and West Branch boys’ win team titles. This is the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Iowa City High senior Ben Kueter rallied for a 17-14 win over Georgia’s Luka Khutchua in the 213-pound semifinals, securing a medal and a spot in the finals of the World Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Former University of Iowa All-American Thomas Gilman won the 2021 UWW World Championship on Monday.
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