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After more than six months away from competition, Spencer Lee looked strong, winning the the 125.5-pound title at the Bill Farrell Memorial International men’s freestyle tournament and qualifying for the Olympic Team Trials in April.

College wrestling competitions are underway for men and women. The Iowa men dominated at the Luther Open, the Hawkeyes’ women’s team held its first dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa State blanked Davidson and an NCAA and World champion went down.

David Carr finished second in the nation to rival Keegan O’Toole of Missouri last season. He’s seeking to finish his celebrated Iowa State wrestling career with a second title and has never finished outside of the top three.

Iowa’s Real Woods, Iowa State’s David Carr, Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen and South Dakota State’s Tanner Sloan, a former Alburnett prep, finished second in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

When Real Woods advanced to the NCAA wrestling finals, the Iowa celebration was subdued. The win came on the heels of a crushing loss that shocked the Hawkeyes and most of the wrestling world when Purdue’s Matt Ramos derailed Spencer Lee’s attempt for a fourth national title.

Iowa State’s David Carr defeated Stanford’s Shane Griffith, 2-1, in a battle of former national champions in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Friday at BOK Center. He claimed his third All-America honor and returned to the semifinals after a year hiatus.

Spencer Lee’s dominance highlighted second-ranked Iowa’s opening day at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, moving five into the quarterfinals with all 10 left in the tournament. Iowa State’s David Carr and Marcus Coleman advanced. UNI’s Parker Keckeisen moved into the quarterfinals.

Iowa State senior David Carr — and the -seeded 165-pounder at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, which run Thursday through Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. — seeks to reach the top of the national podium for the second time in his storied Cyclone career.

The brackets for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were released Wednesday. Iowa duo of Spencer Lee and Real Woods were No. 1 seeds at 125 and 141, respectively. Iowa State’s David Carr and UNI’s Parker Keckeisen were top seeds at 165 and 184.

Iowa Wrestling Weekend That Was: David Carr became Iowa State’s second four-time Big 12 champion, while Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen became the first Panther to win three Big 12 crowns. Plus, Spencer Lee wins Big Ten honors, more from the NCWWC in Cedar Rapids and Grand View wins again.

Iowa State advanced six to the semifinals of the Big 12 Wrestling Championships Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. The Cyclones had 52.5 points, trailing leader Missouri and second-place Oklahoma State. UNI was in sixth with 32.5 and three semifinalists.

Iowa State finished third last season after racking up plenty of dual meet wins that didn’t translate into tournament success. Cyclones head coach Kevin Dresser expects that to change Saturday and Sunday at the Big 12 Championships and beyond.

On this episode of the Pinning Combination podcast, Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs sets the scene at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, where Spencer Lee wrestled his last home match as a Hawkeye and Iowa beat Oklahoma State.

No. 4 Iowa State beat No. 3 Arizona State 19-15 as the Cyclones’ stock keeps rising.

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.