Iowa men’s wrestling coach Tom Brands addresses Saturday’s incident when an Iowa fan directed a racial slur at Wisconsin’s Austin Gomez.
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Iowa men’s wrestling coach Tom Brands addresses Saturday’s incident when an Iowa fan directed a racial slur at Wisconsin’s Austin Gomez.
The top-ranked pound-for-pound wrestler in the Class of 2002, Kylie Welker, was the first signee for the Iowa women’s wrestling program. Soon after, Bettendorf’s Ella Schmit and Wyoming Seminary Prep’s (Pa.) Reese Larramendy followed, showing the talent is already flocking to the Iowa program.
Photos from Iowa’s 29-6 wrestling win over Wisconsin.
An emotional Iowa wrestling senior day was special, but the Hawkeyes know there is plenty of work to do before the Big Ten and NCAA meets.
Second-ranked Iowa will recognize a special group of seniors that have persevered a wild ride during their careers that included Iowa’s return to the top of college wrestling.
Kylie Welker is the top pound-for-pound female wrestling recruit in the country. The 2021 Junior World champion from Franksville, Wis., has become the Iowa women’s wrestling program’s first official signee.
Iowa and Oklahoma State are flagship college wrestling programs led by Olympic champions devoted to promoting the sport. The annual dual between the two storied programs will highlight “Bout at the Ballpark,” which will also includes a men’s freestyle dual between Iran and the U.S. and a women’s dual between the U.S and Mongolia.
Top-ranked Penn State remained unbeaten and handed No. 2 Iowa its first dual loss, winning three of the final four matches for a 19-13 win Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Losses in ticket revenue and donations were the primary drivers of Iowa’s $40-plus million budget shortfall. The comeback of those revenue sources leave officials optimistic about the athletics department’s financial future.
Iowa and Penn State have produced numerous memorable moments in wrestling. Here is a list of the Hawkeyes’ top five moments against the Nittany Lions.
The Pinning Combination podcast celebrates a historic weekend for wrestling in Iowa and discusses what the IGHSAU’s format for girls’ wrestling might look like in 2022-23.
The Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association girls’ state tournament has been a contributing factor to the boom in participation and a highlight event for girls’ high school wrestling in the state. This year was even more special.
Iowa Coach Clarissa Chun was originally supposed to start the post in February. She was able to start early and has been busy establishing the first Power-5 women’s wrestling program.
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