Photos from the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling championships at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on Saturday, Mar. 8, 2025.
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Photos from the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling championships at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on Saturday, Mar. 8, 2025.
Top-seeded Stephen Buchanan, No. 1 Drake Ayala and No. 2 Michael Caliendo each advanced to the finals, helping Iowa to third place with 98 points after the opening day of the conference tournament. The Hawkeyes also secured eight automatic berths to the NCAA Championships on March 20-22 in Philadelphia, Pa.
Iowa women’s wrestling has done it again. The Hawkeyes have claimed their second National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships team title in as many years of competition.
Iowa experienced multiple ups and downs during the opening session of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. Overall, the Hawkeyes advanced into the semifinals. Here are some takeaways from the first session.
Photos: Iowa Hawkeyes at the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships on Friday, Mar. 7, 2025
The Hawkeyes ended the first day in second place, but they have a favorable path to another national title.
Kyle Parco has wrestled at Fresno State, Arizona State and now Unviersity of Iowa. Parco, a four-time All-American, has experienced success at each stop. He enters his final postseason with Iowa, competing in his first Big Ten Wrestling Championships.
Iowa women’s wrestling will be seeking its second consecutive national title on Friday and Saturday at Coralville’s Xtream Arena. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for results and updates throughout the day.
Iowa is the overwhelming favorite again at this year’s national championships after claiming last year’s team title and six of the 10 individual titles.
The Big Ten Conference released pre-seeds Wednesday for this weekend’s conference tournament and NCAA qualifier hosted at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. Drake Ayala (133) and Stephen Buchanan (197) earned No. 1 seeds.
The Pinning Combination with The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs
The Big Ten Conference leads the way with 87 automatic berths to the NCAA Championships March 20-22 in Philadelphia, Pa. The Big 12 is second with 61 allocations. The Big Ten tournament is March 8-9 in Evanston, Ill., while the Big 12 will be in Tulsa, Okla., the same weekend.
Masanosuke Ono edged Spencer Lee, 3-2, in the main event of FloWrestling Night In America on Wednesday night at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Former Iowa State two-time NCAA champion David Carr defeats Japan’s Olympic silver medalist Daichi Takani.
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