Watch or listen to the January 11, 2023 Pinning Combination podcast, talking all things wrestling in Iowa. On this episode: Big wins for Iowa, UNI and Iowa State and a packed weekend of high school tournaments.
Wrestling action resumed at full-throttle this weekend. College teams competed at all levels with conference duals and multi-divisional national duals. High schools held their first Saturday of tournaments since the break. Here is the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Second-ranked Iowa closed with five straight victories in a 37-6 dual win over Purdue. Iowa received pins from Spencer Lee and Abe Assad.
Second-ranked Iowa beat Illinois, 25-19, in the Big Ten Conference dual opener Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Watch or listen to the January 4, 2023 episode of the Pinning Combination podcast, talking all things wrestling in Iowa.
The Soldier Salute was a year in the making and was executed well. Iowa ran roughshod on the field but this marked a good start for an event with the potential to grow
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Day 2 of the inaugural Soldier Salute college wrestling tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
Xtream Arena in Coralville hosted the Soldier Salute college wrestling tournament.
Iowa wrestling will return to action in the Soldier Salute, a two-day men’s and women’s open tournament that begins Thursday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
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.
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.
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.
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