The pre-allocations for automatic qualifying spots for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were released Thursday by the NCAA. Big Ten Conference earned the most with 88, while the Big 12 Conference was second at 63.
Third-ranked Oklahoma State won seven matches, including three pins, and snapped a six-dual losing streak to No. 7 Iowa with a 32-11 dual win Sunday at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
Seventh-ranked Iowa won eight matches, receiving a technical fall from Drake Ayala and a pin from Harveey Ludington, and defeated Purdue, 32-6, in its conference dual finale Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind.
Drake Ayala’s last match at Carver-Hawkeye Arena was the final bout in No. 7 Iowa’s wrestling dual against No. 10 Michigan. With the team win on the line, Ayala posted a technical fall and the Hawkeyes won, 19-17
Seventh-ranked Iowa will recognize six seniors after its home finale wrestling dual against No. 10 Michigan Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, beginning at 8 p.m.
Takeaways from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state wrestling tournament, including its announcement about the inaugural girls’ State Duals next season. Iowa High School Athletic Association State Duals was everything it promised. University of Northern Iowa beats South Dakota State again and Iowa earns split during the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Eighth-ranked Iowa won nine matches with six technical falls and a major decision in a 40-6 rout over Michigan State on Friday at East Lansing, Mich.
University of Iowa wrestles its first multi-dual weekend of the season. The Hawkeyes travel to No. 2 Ohio State on Friday for a rematch of the National Duals Invitational finals in November. Iowa (9-4, 2-2 Big Ten Conference) will try to avenge the 27-12 loss to the Buckeyes (16-0, 5-0). The Hawkeyes close the weekend at Michigan State (4-6, 1-4) on Sunday.
Ninth-ranked Minnesota won six matches, including three of the first five by bonus points, and dropped No. 4 Iowa, 21-16, Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
University of Iowa rebounded with a dual victory at Nebraska. Iowa State returned to Humboldt to cap 2-0 weekend. Coe, Luther competed at the American Rivers Conference duals and assorted high school results in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Ryder Block broke open a tie match with a takedown and third-period pin at 149 pounds, Michael Caliendo added a major decision at 165 and No. 4 Iowa rebounded with a 22-14 win at No. 6 Nebraska.
See photos as the Hawkeyes hosted the Badgers to open their Big Ten wrestling season.
Ben Kueter hasn’t competed in more than a month. He was back in Iowa-s lineup, scoring a takedown in sudden victory to beat Wisconsin’s No. 9 Braxton Amos. The Hawkeyes beat the Badgers, 23-12, Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
University of Iowa won 16 of 20 matches and dominated University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 37-6, and Utah Valley, 33-7, in Journeyman Wrestling’s “Uncivil War” on Friday night at Hannibal, Mo.
Yonger Bastida provided the spark, Evan Frost and M.J. Gaitan fanned the flames and Rocky Elam closed Iowa State’s 20-14 victory over Iowa in the 89th meeting of the Cy-Hawk Series men’s wrestling dual Sunday at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.
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