Articles Tagged: Tom Brands

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.

In his season debut for the Hawkeyes, Nelson Brands scored two takedowns and earned a 5-1 decision at 174 pounds. Iowa won seven matches in a 26-11 romp over No. 21 Penn Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

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.

The highest spring-semester cumulative grade-point average among University of Iowa male athletic teams belonged to its wrestling squad. The highest fall-semester cumulative GPA of UI men’s teams did, too.

Iowa placed third at the NCAA Wrestling Championships and loses lots of points and talent, but still has experience ... and Spencer Lee coming back.

A day filled with upsets entertained the 34,600 fans that attended the first two sessions of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Iowa and Iowa State weren’t immune to the mat madness.