K.J. Pilcher

Iowa wrestling will face its first foes since the announcement that Spencer Lee will uncdergo surgery and miss the rest of the season. The Hawkeyes have two options to step in at 125 when they host Minnesota and Purdue this weekend.

Coe has ascended to No. 1 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association NCAA Division III dual rankings. The Kohawks are the No. 1 seed at the NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championships this week in Louisville, Ky.

With Spencer Lee out for the season, K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs discuss who will step into the lineup and where the Hawkeyes are in the national picture.

Iowa’s Spencer Lee attempted to give the 2021-22 wrestling season a go, but it didn’t work out. He will have surgery to repair ACL tears in both knees. Freshman Drake Ayala could remove his redshirt and step in the Hawkeyes lineup.

University of Iowa’s three-time NCAA champion and two-time Hodge Trophy winner Spencer Lee will undergo season-ending knee surgery.

More than a month has passed since Clarissa Chun was announced as the first head coach for the Iowa women’s wrestling program. Her vision for her new post is coming into focus.

UNI Coach Doug Schwab said his wrestlers wanted to compete and needed the opportunity as well. So, when the Midlands Championships was canceled for the second straight season, the Panthers decided to support the tournament that formed in its place.

Clubhouse renovations were underway Monday at the semi-private golf club in Northeast Cedar Rapids. New owners said the course plans to maintain golf operations, updating the bar and lounge area inside the clubhouse for next year.

Iowa City High opened with four straight victories and closed by taking four of the last five weights for a 44-33 dual win over Iowa City West.

Williamsburg Coach Grant Eckenrod reached 600 career dual victories with a win over Iowa Valley Tuesday night in Marengo. He became the third high school wrestling coach to surpass the win plateau.

University of Iowa went 2-0 at the Journeyman Collegiate Duals Monday. Three-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee wrestled in the Hawkeyes’ lineup for the first time this season, posting technical fall and major decision victories.

Iowa State Coach Kevin Dresser and Purdue Coach Tony Ersland were both two-time state champions for Humboldt before continuing their wrestling careers as Iowa Hawkeyes and then eventually as college coaches. They brought their NCAA Division I programs to Humboldt Sunday for a dual that the Cyclones won, 23-13.

Some of the top dual teams in NCAA Division I will wrestle in the Journeyman Collegiate Duals on Monday and Tuesday in Destin, Fla. Iowa, UNI, Penn State, Missouri and N.C. State among the 12-team field.

Dyersville Beckman’s Owen Huehnergarth has thrived in baseball, football and wrestling. The fourth-ranked senior is determined to improve last season’s fifth-place state finish. He won the 195-pound title and helped Beckman win the team crown at North Linn.

Iowa City West two-time state champion Hunter Garvin has been as good as any high school wrestler in the first three weeks of the season. He recorded his 11th pin and improved to 16-0 in the Trojans’ 49-28 dual win over Cedar Rapids Kennedy.