Articles Tagged: Iowa women’s wrestling

Iowa’s Gabe Arnold made the most of his opportunity in Iowa’s win over Pittsburgh. University of Northern Iowa squashed North Dakota State in its home opener Sunday. Coe crowned five champions at its annual Turkey Invitational and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

Iowa and UNI competed in the inaugural National Duals Invitational tournament. Iowa State opened its dual schedule against Nebraska-Kearney. Iowa women threw down in South Carolina in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

University of Iowa, Iowa State and University of Northern Iowa were represented in the Bill Farrell Open. Iowa women crowned 5 at Waldorf. Hawkeyes land notable recruits and travel woes prevent UNI from wrestling in the first Wrestling Weekend That Was.

The Hawkeyes are hosting the first-ever NCAA Championships in March, a milestone in the sport that goes back to Iowa’s team saying: for her.

Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Wrestling head coach Clarissa Chun speaks during Media Day

Iowa Hawkeyes Women's Wrestling head coach Clarissa Chun talks with The Gazette's Hawkeye beat reporter Madison Hricik to talk about the inaugural NCAA Women's Wrestling Championship and the upcoming 2025-26 season including roster and schedule.

The first-ever NCAA women’s wrestling championships will be in the University of Iowa’s backyard.

The Iowa Women’s Wrestling Club announced its first sponsored athlete in April, and more are “quite possible” in the “next couple months.”

Hawkeye Wrestling Club member and University of Iowa three-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee earned a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. He will compete for a spot to represent Team USA at the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Iowa women’s wrestling associate coach Gary Mayabb talks with host John Steppe, recaps Iowa’s second consecutive national title and talks about upcoming expectations and what’s next for the Iowa women’s wrestling.

Iowa’s Kennedy Blades has had a monumental year, earning an Olympic silver medal in Paris, claiming an NCWWC national title and USA Wrestling’s Women’s College Wrestler of the Year honors and the U.S. Open title for a shot at the 2025 U.S. World Team. She trains with the Iowa’s women’s program and the men of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club.

A lottery-style drawing determined the final five entrants for the National Duals Invitational set for Nov 15-16 at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. University of Iowa and UNI are part of the 16-team field. Iowa women well represented in U.S. Open semifinals. More transactions for state schools.

WIll David Carr build on recent win over Olympic silver medalist? Parker Keckeisen returns to the mat after closing college career. Hawkeye men and women in the field and more.

Marlynne Deede went from winning a national title for the Hawkeyes in 2023-24 to helping others win national titles as a coach in 2024-25.

Early signs point toward the Hawkeyes being the favorites to win a national title again in 2026. The path to a third consecutive national championship might have some new obstacles, though, especially with the NCAA taking over administration of the sport.