The IGHSAU announced before Saturday’s IWCOA girls’ state wrestling championship matches at Xtream Arena in Coralville that it will officially sanction the sport.
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The IGHSAU announced before Saturday’s IWCOA girls’ state wrestling championship matches at Xtream Arena in Coralville that it will officially sanction the sport.
Iowa 133-pound All-American Austin DeSanto stepped back in the lineup for the first time in two weeks. He posted a technical fall and helped second-ranked Iowa drop No. Ohio State, 21-12.
Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands calls Max Murin “a warrior in every sense of the word.” The All-American developed that mentality and toughness growing up in Pennsylvania.
The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher and Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs discuss the Hawkeyes’ situation at 133 and the weekend in wrestling on the Pinning Combination, a podcast about all things wrestling in Iowa.
Iowa’s third-ranked Austin DeSanto has not wrestled since Jan. 7. Redshirt freshman Cullan Schrieved used his year of eligibility, stepping in the lineup for last weekend’s Illinois road trip. Now, both are options at 133.
Former Illinois preps Abe Assad, Jacob Warner and Tony Cassioppi added the final exclamation mark on top-ranked Iowa wrestling’s 36-3 win at No. 15 Illinois, completing the weekend sweep through the state.
Drake Ayala jumped into Iowa wrestling lineup last week and is expected to face his third straight top-10 ranked foe when the top-ranked Hawkeyes face Northwestern on Friday.
The Pinning Combination podcast brings you weekend takeaways from college and high school wrestling in Iowa, including Drake Ayala impressing, Michael Kemerer returning, Wyatt Voelker dominating and more.
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.
Freshman Drake Ayala removed his redshirt Friday. In just his second official bout as a Hawkeye, he scored two takedowns to beat Purdue’s fifth-ranked Devin Schroder, 6-1, Sunday.
Iowa’s three-time All-American Michael Kemerer made his season debut and earned one of seven Hawkeye victories in a 22-10 win over Minnesota.
Photos from No. 1 Iowa’s 22-10 win over No. 14 Minnesota in a Big Ten wrestling dual.
Top-ranked Iowa won seven matches and defeated No. 14 Minnesota, 22-10, in the Big Ten Conference dual opener Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
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