Iowa State’s David Carr cemented his place in Iowa State history and propelled the Cyclones ahead of rival Iowa. The Hawkeyes brought an end to an irregular season. Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen made a statement in dominance and fashion during the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Brody Teske’s college career has included three programs in two states. He has also earned three trips to the NCAA Championships. In his sixth and final season, Teske will represent Iowa at 133 pounds for the Big Ten Championships this weekend at Maryland.
Iowa has six wrestlers seeded third or better and the competition for postseason spots has been settled. The Hawkeyes will look to try to improve last year’s runner-up finish at the Big Ten Championships March 9-10 at Maryland.
Fourth-ranked Iowa won seven matches, including Michael Caliendo’s victory over No. 3 Izzak Olejnik at 165, Patrick Kennedy’s major decision at 174 and a sudden victory decision by 125-pounder Drake Ayala, in a 22-9 win over No. 2 Oklahoma State Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.
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Iowa men’s wrestling coach Tom Brands said Wednesday that “basic liberties were infringed upon” in the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s sports gambling probe of University of Iowa and Iowa State University athletes.
Victor Voinovich III opened the season as the Iowa men’s wrestling 149-pound starter before being supplanted by teammate Caleb Rathjen. The transfer from Oklahoma State has continued to vie for the spot and produced a technical fall win in Iowa’s 34-6 throttling of Purdue Friday at home.
Iowa wrestling 125-pounder Drake Ayala has ascended the rankings and owns the No. 1 spot in three of four national polls. He has won four straight against ranked foes and will take on NCAA finalist Matt Ramos when Iowa hosts Purdue Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Ben Kueter beat No. 29 Bennet Tabor, 5-3, in the final match of No. 3 Iowa’s 22-9 victory over No. 10 Minnesota in a Big Ten dual action Monday night. Fans stood waiting for the Hawkeyes’ heavyweight to be announced for his debut. They erupted when Kueter emerged from the smoke at the end of the tunnel.
Third-ranked Iowa improved to 6-0 overall and 1-0 with a victory at No. 6 Nebraska on Friday. The Hawkeyes host No. 10 Minnesota in a rare Monday night dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Iowa men’s wrestling coach Tom Brands was asked about the possibility of second-semester roster additions and Soldier Salute happenings Tuesday during a Zoom conference call for his weekly media availability. No. 3 Iowa heads to No. 6 Nebraska Friday
At a time that was put up or shut up, Iowa’s Caleb Rathjen made some noise, going 5-0 and winning the 149-pound title at the second annual Soldier Salute Saturday at Xtream Arena.
Schriever received the nod at 133 pounds in his season debut and took advantage of the opportunity, beating 11th-ranked Angelino Rini and contributing to No. 2 Iowa’s 38-3 rout of Columbia University Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Despite a knee injury and surgery that kept him from live wrestling for part of the season leading up to the Cy-Hawk series dual, Iowa’s Patrick Kennedy returned to the lineup and posted a key win.
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