Spencer Lee’s dominance highlighted second-ranked Iowa’s opening day at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, moving five into the quarterfinals with all 10 left in the tournament. Iowa State’s David Carr and Marcus Coleman advanced. UNI’s Parker Keckeisen moved into the quarterfinals.
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
Spencer Lee, Max Murin and Jacob Warner bid farewell Sunday to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but there still is plenty of wrestling ahead of them all.
Max Murin has transformed a lesson from Terry Brands into results in his final college campaign. He already has a career-best nine bonus-point victories entering second-ranked Iowa’s dual against No. 11 Northwestern on Friday night.
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.
University of Iowa announced Wednesday that season tickets for the 2022-23 college wrestling season have been sold out. This marks the second straight year it has occurred.
Iowa overcame a setback in its opening match and rebounded to win eight of the last nine, sitting in a tie for second place after the first session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Alex Marinelli notched his fourth straight conference finals appearance and is one of four Hawkeyes to wrestle for a Big Ten championship on Sunday.
Iowa’s Max Murin posted a thrilling come-from-behind victory against Northwestern’s fifth-seeded Yahya Thomas to reach the Big Ten Championships semifinals and earn an automatic berth back to the NCAA tournament.
Iowa has eight wrestlers seeded fourth or better for the Big Ten Wrestling Championships this weekend at Nebraska.
Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands calls Max Murin “a warrior in every sense of the word.” The All-American developed that mentality and toughness growing up in Pennsylvania.
Drake Ayala jumped into Iowa wrestling lineup last week and is expected to face his third straight top-10 ranked foe when the top-ranked Hawkeyes face Northwestern on Friday.
Top-ranked Iowa won seven matches and defeated No. 14 Minnesota, 22-10, in the Big Ten Conference dual opener Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Top-ranked Iowa beat Iowa State 22-11 and remained unbeaten against the Cyclones under head coach Tom Brands.
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