Multisport athletes are not unique, but West Liberty’s Ryker Dengler is a rare competitor who wrestles and plays basketball. He has been successful in both, qualifying for state last year and leading the basketball team in several statistical categories.
Iowa Coach Tom Brands noted the new National Duals Invitational for NCAA Division I programs is attractive for top programs, including the Hawkeyes.
Hawkeye Wrestling Club’s Olympic silver medalist announced Monday that he will wrestle Japan World champion Masanosuke Ono in Flowrestling Feb. 26 at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Iowa men dominate, UNI men and Iowa women win NWCA National Duals and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Coe posted a 2-0 dual record and entered the holiday break with a successful showing at the North Central Open. The Kohawks are in the midst of a training phase to prepare for the second half of the season, which begins with the NWCA Multi-Divisional Duals on Jan. 10-11 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Led by sophomore Taylor Brunson, who has two 30-points games, Kohawks have won 10 in a row, but now are idle until Dec. 30
More items from the annual Iowa-Iowa State dual. Iowa’s Brianna Gonzalez with a title at the Missouri Valley Open. Coe and Upper Iowa dominate and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Bethel University got two touchdowns each from quarterback Cooper Drews and running back Aaron Ellingson and eked past Coe, 31-26, in a NCAA Division III playoff football first-round game Saturday at St. Paul, Minn.
Coe College senior football running back Trenton Barnes is from Madison, Ind., in the very southern part of the state. He answered a recruiting e-mail from Coe head coach Tyler Staker his senior year of high school and ended up coming to Cedar Rapids for college. He became the American Rivers Conference’s leading rusher this season.
The Coe College football team had one more chance Saturday to impress the committee that will select the NCAA Division III football playoff field. It did so, pasting Simpson, 47-10, in its regular-season finale at Clark Field. The Kohawks have an upcoming bye and will have to wait a week to see if they’re in the field of 40.
Coe closes the regular season at home against Simpson. A new playoff field for NCAA Division III. Drake looks to maintain its Pioneer League lead and more storylines in Iowa small college football this weekend.
How will Coe respond from its first loss of the season? Will Wartburg extend its shutout streak against Luther? Plus more storylines in Iowa small college football this weekend.
NCAA Division III 13th-ranked Wartburg College beat Coe College 14-7 in an American Rivers Conference football game Saturday at Clark Field in Cedar Rapids.
Defense ruled the day at Clark Field. Wartburg just had a little more of it in a 14-7 win over Coe in an American Rivers Conference showdown.
The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems for Week 9 of the college football season, including Iowa’s homecoming game against Northwestern and a Division III showdown between Wartburg and Coe in Cedar Rapids.
American Rivers Conference rivals Wartburg and Coe have done a lot of excellent things on football fields over the years. With lots of Eastern Iowans helping their causes, and they meet again Saturday with a lot on the line.
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