Wrestling action resumed at full-throttle this weekend. College teams competed at all levels with conference duals and multi-divisional national duals. High schools held their first Saturday of tournaments since the break. Here is the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Second-ranked Iowa closed with five straight victories in a 37-6 dual win over Purdue. Iowa received pins from Spencer Lee and Abe Assad.
Second-ranked Iowa won five matches, receiving pins from Spencer Lee and Max Murin and a smajor decision by sophomore 165-pounder Patrick Kennedy.
The Soldier Salute was a year in the making and was executed well. Iowa ran roughshod on the field but this marked a good start for an event with the potential to grow
Second-ranked Iowa and No. 7 Iowa State split all 10 matches, but Spencer Lee made his debut with a major decision, Real Woods also debuted with a win, Cobe Siebrecht and Nelson Brands added bonus points and heavyweight Tony Cassioppi capped the 18-15 dual victory.
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’s third-ranked Austin DeSanto has not wrestled since Jan. 7. Redshirt freshman Cullan Schrieved used his year of eligibility, stepping in the lineup for last weekend’s Illinois road trip. Now, both are options at 133.
Wrestling Weekend That Was: Iowa fans can visit Spencer Lee’s Twitter account for an update he posted Friday, discussing his knee surgeries, Grand View extends its national dual title streak, Big debuts in college wrestling and high school powers dominate.
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.
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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 Coach Tom Brands said that Spencer Lee remains day-to-day and that no timetable has been set for his return to top-ranked Iowa’s lineup.
Iowa women’s basketball and wrestling season-ticket sales are way up with spotlight-grabbers Caitlin Clark and Spencer Lee
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