K.J. Pilcher

Iowa State advanced six to the semifinals of the Big 12 Wrestling Championships Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. The Cyclones had 52.5 points, trailing leader Missouri and second-place Oklahoma State. UNI was in sixth with 32.5 and three semifinalists.

University of Iowa went 6-4 in the quarterfinals and tallied 6 1/2 bonus points to end the first session of the conference tournament in a first-place tie with Penn State. Both teams had 63.5 points through the first two rounds

North Central’s Yelena Makoyed is one of the best pound-for-pound competitors in women’s college wrestling. She is also an accomplished international wrestler, representing the United States in the UWW World Cup and winning an international tournament in Croatia a month before the NCWWC finals.

Everything Iowa wrestler Jacob Warner has done this season has led to this moment. Warner is the No. 5 seed at 197 pounds in this weekend’s Big Ten Championships.

National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships Executive Committee members announced Thursday, on the eve of their fourth annual National Championships in Cedar Rapids, 43 programs have met divisional rules, which allows the sport to be considered for an NCAA-sponsored national championship.

Here’s what you need to know about the 2023 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids.

IAwrestle announced its recipients of the annual Dan Gable Mr. and Ms. Wrestler of the Year awards Wednesday. The honors are presented to the top wrestlers in their respective classes.

It’s all about the postseason now on the Pinning Combination, a podcast about all things wrestling in Iowa with hall of fame coach Dick Briggs. This week’s episode previews the Big Ten and Big 12 Wrestling Championships.

Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa begin the wrestling postseason this weekend, NCAA Division II and III held national qualifiers last weekend, Austin DeSanto earned bronze overseas and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

Despite the initial season-ending prognosis, Brady Henderson has returned to the Coe lineup for the NCAA Division III Lower Midwest Regional on Friday and Saturday.

After a few days to reflect, the Pinning Combination is ready to break down an expanded Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs take a class-by-class look at the standout teams, wrestlers and storylines.

On this episode of the Pinning Combination podcast, Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs sets the scene at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, where Spencer Lee wrestled his last home match as a Hawkeye and Iowa beat Oklahoma State.

Class 3A boys’ state wrestling finals recap: From West freshman Alexander Pierce to City High’s undefeated 4-timer Ben Kueter, there were plenty of Iowa City winners Saturday night.

Iowa City High’s Ben Kueter became the 32nd Iowa high school wrestler to win four state championships, closing the book on a 111-0 career with the Class 3A 220-pound title Saturday night.

Class 1A boys’ state wrestling finals recap: Brandon Paez captured his third state championship in four appearances. He became the seventh three-time titlist and 11th to win at least three in Lisbon’s storied tradition.