Articles Tagged: Tom Brands

Real Woods moved one step closer to a national title dream after a runner-up finish to Northern Colorado’s Andrew Alirez at 141 pounds at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Saturday at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

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.

Iowa wins 8 of 10 bouts and Spencer Lee ends his Carver-Hawkeye career as it started, with a quick pin

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.

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After 20 attempts from University of Iowa Coach Tom Brands when entering the transfer portal, Brody Teske answered the call to be a Hawkeye. He has stepped in as the 133-pound starter for second-ranked Iowa.

Former Gopher fan Patrick Kennedy is now a “grown up” Hawkeye as No. 2 Iowa travels to Minnesota for a Big Ten dual.

Iowa won four of the 10 bouts against Penn State, but missed opportunities in several matches and saw its 15-dual win streak snapped.

Iowa’s Spencer Lee is one of the most accomplished wrestlers from his state, national and World titles. The top-ranked 125-pounder has been on a dominant streak, pinning six straight entering the second-ranked Hawkeyes’ showdown at No. 1 Penn State

Spencer Lee recorded his fifth straight pin and third over a top-eight opponent, igniting the second-ranked Hawkeyes to their 14th straight dual win and 14th in a row against No. 11 Nebraska.

Iowa won seven matches and defeated Northwestern, 27-9, to remain unbeaten. The Hawkeyes are 10-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten.

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

Real Woods earned his degree at Stanford, earning All-American honors. He is a graduate transfer that chose University of Iowa to continue his pursuit of an NCAA wrestling title.

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.