Iowa State wrestler Marcus Coleman attained All-America honors for the first time last season. He’s a four-time NCAA qualifier and currently ranked fourth nationally at 184 pounds. And both he and Coach Kevin Dresser believe the best is yet to come as his final collegiate season winds toward March.
This week’s episode of the Pinning Combination podcast with The Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher and Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs features a preview of Friday’s No. 2-vs.-No. 1 dual between Iowa and Penn State.
This week’s Pinning Combination podcast starts with some reminiscing — our favorite wrestling memories in 40 years of Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Plus, we look back at the week in college and high school wrestling in Iowa.
Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association dual rankings will help determine regional dual sites and pairings over the next two weeks. The latest rankings were released. High school and college action highlighted the weekend.
Third-ranked Iowa State is coming off a signature dual win over then-No. 3 Arizona State, but all 141-pound Cyclone freshman Casey Swiderski can think about is his “dumb mistake.”
Watch or listen to the January 11, 2023 Pinning Combination podcast, talking all things wrestling in Iowa. On this episode: Big wins for Iowa, UNI and Iowa State and a packed weekend of high school tournaments.
No. 4 Iowa State beat No. 3 Arizona State 19-15 as the Cyclones’ stock keeps rising.
Watch or listen to the January 4, 2023 episode of the Pinning Combination podcast, talking all things wrestling in Iowa.
Iowa Wrestling Weekend That Was extended into Monday with UNI and Iowa State’s action at the Collegiate duals in New Orleans and important news from the IGHSAU and IWCOA.
Iowa State freshman wrestler Paniro Johnson boasts two top-six wins this season and hasn’t lost a collegiate match. That’s a heady start to the supremely confident 149-pounder’s career, but if you ask him, he’s simply meeting expectations ... and the best is yet to come.
Watch or listen to the December 14, 2022, Pinning Combination podcast, talking all things wrestling in Iowa.
Takeaways from Iowa’s Cy-Hawk win over Iowa State on this week’s Pinning Combination podcast, talking all things wrestling in Iowa.
More from the dual between Iowa and Iowa State. UNI leaves Las Vegas with a couple runners-up. Plus, a rundown of the weekend’s prep action. Here is a look at the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
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