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Daily NewslettersThe 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.
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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.
Iowa wrestling will face its first foes since the announcement that Spencer Lee will uncdergo surgery and miss the rest of the season. The Hawkeyes have two options to step in at 125 when they host Minnesota and Purdue this weekend.
With Spencer Lee out for the season, K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs discuss who will step into the lineup and where the Hawkeyes are in the national picture.
Iowa’s Spencer Lee attempted to give the 2021-22 wrestling season a go, but it didn’t work out. He will have surgery to repair ACL tears in both knees. Freshman Drake Ayala could remove his redshirt and step in the Hawkeyes lineup.
