The highly-anticipated match between NCAA champions Carter Starocci and Parker Keckeisen finished in Starocci’s favor in sudden victory-1. Iowa, Iowa State and UNI had Grand View Open champions. David Taylor wins his first two duals at Oklahoma State and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson returning in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
University of Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen and Penn State’s Carter Starocci won NCAA titles last season. This year, they are at the same weight class and will face off at the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic on Saturday in State College, Pa.
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.
Coe’s Trenton Barnes will try to extend his streak of 100-yard games. South Dakota State’s Adam Bock and Grahm Goering return to their home state. Cornell returns from a bye and former Mount Vernon quarterbacks have earned snaps in the American Rivers Conference. Here are five storylines in Iowa small college football this weekend.
Former Marion prep Jaffer Murphy has made an immediate impact with Lake Erie College. Jeron Senters a frequent target for Coe? Drake George approaches Wartburg’s receiving record. Run games key at Cornell Saturday and an NAIA update. Here are five storylines in Iowa small college football this weekend.
The NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals return to the UNI-Dome. The two-day event includes some of the top teams in NCAA Division II and III and NCAA women’s and NAIA men’s and women’s brackets. Here are a few notable items to watch this weekend in Cedar Falls.
The 25th-ranked Coe Kohawks need a win Saturday over Loras to stay in contention for one of four at-large bids for the NCAA Division III Championships. Cornell looks for its sixth win. Read about five storylines in Iowa non-FBS football.
The National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals event will return to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. The multi-divisional dual competition was last held at Northern Iowa in 2011.
In the Wrestling Weekend That Was: Iowa State wrestled Grand View at Humboldt, the Iowa women dominated in the Missouri Valley Open and the IGHSAU season started strong.
Iowa Wrestling Weekend That Was: David Carr led the Cyclones, becoming the program’s 16th three-time conference champion and one of eight automatic NCAA qualifiers for Iowa State. UNI had seven automatic qualifiers, including Parker Keckeisen, who won his second Big 12 crown and extended the Panthers’ conference reign at 184.
Wrestling Weekend That Was: Iowa fans can visit Spencer Lee’s Twitter account for an update he posted Friday, discussing his knee surgeries, Grand View extends its national dual title streak, Big debuts in college wrestling and high school powers dominate.
Mustangs capture Heart of America title with 5-4 second-game victory
MMU hosted Grand View at the Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids
2-time Olympian will have 4 years of eligibility; Briggs, Reeves qualify for World Team Trials
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