Top-ranked 157-pounder Jacori Teemer missed more than two months of action due to injury. He returned to the lineup Saturday, helping No. 2 Iowa defeat No. 4 Ohio State in a Big Ten Conference wrestling dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Iowa ends 3-game losing streak after sweating out the finish in which the Nittany Lions scored the last seven points.
Iowa’s 184-pound redshirt freshman talked about competition and mental health on his 20th birthday, sharing his approach to battle the challenges on and off the mat.
At 3-5 in the Big Ten with three straight losses, Iowa badly needs a win. It faces a Penn State team that, like the Hawkeyes, likes to get up and go, and score.
Hawkeyes will try to halt 3-game skid and climb over Penn State in the Big Ten standings.
Lewis, a 6-foot-7 forward, had decommitted from hometown USF team. He announced his choice of Iowa Thursday.
Wednesday’s win at Washington revitalized the Hawkeyes’ NCAA women’s basketball hopes. Road tests at Minnesota, Nebraska and Michigan will be pivotal.
Women’s basketball: Iowa routs Washington, 85-61, to put a five-game skid to rest. Hawkeyes are 8-for-8 from long range in the first half, and Lucy Olsen doesn’t miss a shot in a 20-point, six-assist effort.
Iowa Coach Tom Brands noted the new National Duals Invitational for NCAA Division I programs is attractive for top programs, including the Hawkeyes.
The Pinning Combination podcast includes The Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher, Dick Briggs and special guest Alburnett Coach Clayton Rush.
Iowa’s third straight loss was a bad one, at home against Minnesota. Attendance remains down, while apathy is going up.
See photos as the Hawkeyes hosted the Golden Gophers
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