Articles Tagged: Iowa women’s wrestling

In Sunday’s gold medal match in the 76 kg category, incoming Iowa wrestler Kennedy Blades was defeated, 3-1, by No. 2 seed Yuka Kagami of Japan.

The newest member of the University of Iowa women’s wrestling team will show up for the team’s first practice this season with an Olympic medal. Kennedy Blades will face Yuka Kagami of Japan in the gold-medal match on Sunday.

The University of Iowa has a new home befitting one of college wrestling’s top schools. In a changing college athletics landscape, the new state-of-the-art facility is another step toward keeping pace with leaders in men’s and women’s wrestling.

The University of Iowa unveiled its new state-of-the-art wrestling facility to the public. A crowd filled with donors, fans, current and former athletes, coaches and administrators were on hand Thursday afternoon for the dedication ceremony.

Kylie Welker’s decision in early 2022 to take a chance on Clarissa Chun and Iowa set the foundation for the Hawkeyes’ highly successful inaugural season.

Spencer Lee hasn’t been totally healthy for almost eight years, battling knee injuries and surgeries to both knees. After some time off, he’s been dominant in his return to freestyle, which includes an USA Wrestling Olympic Team Trials title.

Iowa women’s wrestling, in its historic inaugural season, has made some more history. The Hawkeyes claimed a team title at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships along with six individual titles.

Coaching Iowa 155-pound wrestler Bella Mir is like “playing a video game” because of how coachable she is.

As Iowa competes at NCWWC Nationals for first time, the Hawkeyes have added “10,000 more eyes on women’s wrestling now.”

Photos from day one of the 2024 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championship in Cedar Rapids.

Iowa women’s wrestling is competing in NCWWC Nationals as it seeks individual and team titles in Cedar Rapids. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for results and updates throughout Friday and Saturday.

Iowa women’s wrestling has its sights set on another national championship in its “backyard.” Here is what to know ahead of NCWWC Nationals on Friday and Saturday.

A big weekend is ahead for wrestling fans in the state of Iowa. The National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships come to Cedar Rapids and the Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa men compete in their respective conference tournaments. We preview them all on this week’s episode of the Pinning Combination podcast.

Spencer Lee dominated the Pan-Ams, the Iowa men’s team capped the regular season with one of its best performances, UNI and Iowa State ended dual competition with wins and Iowa and North Central qualified 15 each for the NCWWC tournament during the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

Felicity Taylor continued with her long-time plan to move back to 116 pounds for the postseason, Ava Rose is filling the void for the Hawkeyes at 123 pounds.