Articles Tagged: Spencer Lee

Wrestling began Monday but Spencer Lee will compete Thursday at 125.5 pounds (57 kilograms) in men’s freestyle at the Olympic Games in Paris. Lee is the 20th Hawkeye wrestler to wrestle in the Olympics.

Former University of Iowa national wrestling champion Spencer Lee has qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

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.

Because Spencer Lee’s 57 kilos bracket is one of five Olympic weights not yet qualified for the Olympics, his U.S. trials win Saturday isn’t an automatic ticket to the Summer Games. He still has to qualify the United States at that weight in Istanbul, Turkey on May 9-12 by placing among the top three at the World Olympic Games Qualifier.

Standing between Hawkeye wrestling icon Spencer Lee and his long-sought Olympic dreams today is fellow former Hawkeye Thomas Gilman, who made his Olympic debut three years ago in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, bringing home a bronze medal.

Former Hawkeye standout Spencer Lee is headed to the best-of-three championship for an Olympic birth against another former Hawkeye — Thomas Gilman, who now wrestles for the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club at Penn State.

Eighteen spots for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials are up for grabs Friday and Saturday at Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa. Some former and current Iowa Hawkeyes will attempt to claim one of six in men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman disciplines. Here are five things to watch during the weekend event.

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.

Spencer Lee is back to being Spencer Lee with another freestyle title. Upper Iowa with a strong showing at the Midwest Classic. Linn-Mar leads a good local performance at the Battle of Waterloo. Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ and West Branch boys’ win team titles. This is the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

After more than six months away from competition, Spencer Lee looked strong, winning the the 125.5-pound title at the Bill Farrell Memorial International men’s freestyle tournament and qualifying for the Olympic Team Trials in April.

While not one to “downplay what he’s going through” right now, Tom Brands is confident about Spencer Lee’s professional career and legacy.

Hawkeye Wrestling Club’s Spencer Lee has withdrawn from the U.S. Open, according to his father, Larry Lee, in an interview with Flowrestling’s Christian Pyles.

Hawkeye Wrestling Club members Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto earned a spot in Thursday night’s men’s freestyle semifinals at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas.

The U.S. Wrestling Open started with Greco-Roman competition Wednesday, with the freestyle field starting Thursday. Here are five Iowa storylines to follow in Las Vegas.

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