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No. 10 Nebraska pushed No. 2 Iowa to final match, but Hawkeye heavyweight Tony Cassioppi came through for a 20-15 Iowa win.

Sunday’s Iowa wrestling dual against Nebraska is an important final tuneup before the Big Ten tournament next month.

Iowa men’s wrestling coach Tom Brands addresses Saturday’s incident when an Iowa fan directed a racial slur at Wisconsin’s Austin Gomez.

An emotional Iowa wrestling senior day was special, but the Hawkeyes know there is plenty of work to do before the Big Ten and NCAA meets.

Second-ranked Iowa will recognize a special group of seniors that have persevered a wild ride during their careers that included Iowa’s return to the top of college wrestling.

Iowa and Oklahoma State are flagship college wrestling programs led by Olympic champions devoted to promoting the sport. The annual dual between the two storied programs will highlight “Bout at the Ballpark,” which will also includes a men’s freestyle dual between Iran and the U.S. and a women’s dual between the U.S and Mongolia.

Top-ranked Penn State remained unbeaten and handed No. 2 Iowa its first dual loss, winning three of the final four matches for a 19-13 win Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa 133-pound All-American Austin DeSanto stepped back in the lineup for the first time in two weeks. He posted a technical fall and helped second-ranked Iowa drop No. Ohio State, 21-12.

Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands calls Max Murin “a warrior in every sense of the word.” The All-American developed that mentality and toughness growing up in Pennsylvania.

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.

Drake Ayala jumped into Iowa wrestling lineup last week and is expected to face his third straight top-10 ranked foe when the top-ranked Hawkeyes face Northwestern on Friday.

Freshman Drake Ayala removed his redshirt Friday. In just his second official bout as a Hawkeye, he scored two takedowns to beat Purdue’s fifth-ranked Devin Schroder, 6-1, Sunday.

Iowa’s three-time All-American Michael Kemerer made his season debut and earned one of seven Hawkeye victories in a 22-10 win over Minnesota.

Iowa wrestling will face its first foes since the announcement that Spencer Lee will uncdergo surgery and miss the rest of the season. The Hawkeyes have two options to step in at 125 when they host Minnesota and Purdue this weekend.

Some of the top dual teams in NCAA Division I will wrestle in the Journeyman Collegiate Duals on Monday and Tuesday in Destin, Fla. Iowa, UNI, Penn State, Missouri and N.C. State among the 12-team field.