University of Iowa signee Gabe Arnold moved 890 miles from Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School in Kingston, Pa., to Iowa City for his senior year of high school. A visit to Iowa City and an interaction with City High senior and fellow future Hawkeye Ben Kueter had something to do with it.
Iowa State (5-0) hasn’t beaten Iowa (5-0) since 2004, but carries the second-longest dual meet win streak (18) in the country into what’s likely to be a highly-competitive match.
For the first time in about 13 seasons, the Cy-Hawk wrestling series is a battle between top-10 teams as second-ranked Iowa hosts No. 7 Iowa State Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, starting at 1:30 p.m.
The Pinning Combination is back! The Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher and Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs talk all things wrestling in Iowa, including a preview of Sunday’s dual between the Hawkeyes and Cyclones.
Here are 16 Gazette-area wrestlers to keep an eye on during the 2022-23 Iowa high school boys’ wrestling season.
Iowa’s men’s wrestling team beat Penn in a dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
In his season debut for the Hawkeyes, Nelson Brands scored two takedowns and earned a 5-1 decision at 174 pounds. Iowa won seven matches in a 26-11 romp over No. 21 Penn Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
All-American Max Murin is in his sixth year with the Iowa wrestling program. He owns a 4-0 record, entering Saturday’s home dual against Penn.
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.
Experience has reshaped Iowa All-American Jacob Warner’s mental approach. He is off to a 3-0 start with a pin, major decision and technical fall in the first week of competition. Warner will participate in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic on Tuesday.
Last season, Army swooped in and saved the day when the Hawkeyes needed to salvage a competition date after travel issues prevented Oregon State from reaching Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Second-ranked Iowa will return the favor with a dual at Army at 6 p.m. (CT) Thursday.
Former Fort Dodge prep Brody Teske won his Iowa wrestling debut, but after winning a Big 12 title at UNI last year, he thinks things will get even better.
Iowa’s men’s wrestling team won its season-opening dual against California Baptist, 42-3.
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