Photos: Hawkeye Wrestling Club takes the arctic plunge in Coralville

The Hawkeye Wrestling Club hosted its annual arctic plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday

Jan. 25, 2025 6:49 pm, Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 8:28 am

Michelle McMullen of Ottumwa jumps in with former Hawkeye wrestler Brandon Sorensen during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday. The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Jeff Ulch of Clemons motions to the crowd before jumping in the water during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday. This was the tenth year Ulch has made the plunge. The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Sophomore Gabin Vande Lund of the Sigma Epsilon fraternity reacts as he comes up from the water after jumping during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday. The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Member of the Alpha Phi sorority react as they jump in the icy water during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday. The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Jerry Ackerman of Marion makes his way down the grass walkway to the frozen lake to jump in honor of his late son Hunter Ackerman during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday. The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A crowd watches as community members dive into the icy waters during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday. The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mike Smith of Bondurant, left, films his son Eamon Smith as he cannonballs into the frigid water during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday. The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Members of the Sigma Epsilon fraternity line up to jump into the icy water during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday. The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa wrestling assistant coach Terry Brands cannonballs into the icy water during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday. The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Jerry Ackerman of Marion looks to the sky before jumping in the icy water to honor his late son Hunter Ackerman during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday. The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Sigma Epsilon fraternity member and sophomore Liam Doyle reacts as he jumps into the icy water during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday. The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A large crowd gathers to watch 150 divers plunge into the icy water during the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge event at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville on Saturday.The fundraiser event helps athletes pay for competitions, training camps and foreign tours. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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