Articles Tagged: Iowa women’s wrestling

The first-ever NCAA women’s wrestling championships will be in the University of Iowa’s backyard.

The Iowa Women’s Wrestling Club announced its first sponsored athlete in April, and more are “quite possible” in the “next couple months.”

Hawkeye Wrestling Club member and University of Iowa three-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee earned a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. He will compete for a spot to represent Team USA at the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Iowa women’s wrestling associate coach Gary Mayabb talks with host John Steppe, recaps Iowa’s second consecutive national title and talks about upcoming expectations and what’s next for the Iowa women’s wrestling.

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.

A lottery-style drawing determined the final five entrants for the National Duals Invitational set for Nov 15-16 at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. University of Iowa and UNI are part of the 16-team field. Iowa women well represented in U.S. Open semifinals. More transactions for state schools.

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.

Marlynne Deede went from winning a national title for the Hawkeyes in 2023-24 to helping others win national titles as a coach in 2024-25.

Early signs point toward the Hawkeyes being the favorites to win a national title again in 2026. The path to a third consecutive national championship might have some new obstacles, though, especially with the NCAA taking over administration of the sport.

Graduate transfer Macey Kilty played a key part in Iowa women’s wrestling’s 2024-25 success as the Hawkeyes won their second consecutive national championship.

Iowa women’s wrestling has done it again. The Hawkeyes have claimed their second National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships team title in as many years of competition.

The Hawkeyes ended the first day in second place, but they have a favorable path to another national title.

Iowa women’s wrestling will be seeking its second consecutive national title on Friday and Saturday at Coralville’s Xtream Arena. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for results and updates throughout the day.

Iowa is the overwhelming favorite again at this year’s national championships after claiming last year’s team title and six of the 10 individual titles.

Iowa women’s wrestling claimed all 10 individual titles in its NCWWC regional over the weekend with the help of many Hawkeyes who were not part of last year’s national title team.