Upper Iowa’s Tate Murty overcame a slow start and produced a thrilling comeback to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships on Friday at Alliant Energy PowerHouse. He posted a 5-4 decision over Gannon University’s James Ryan in the first round at 141.
The Upper Iowa Peacocks hope to benefit from a “home sweet home” feel for the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships that begin Friday in Cedar Rapids.
The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held Friday and Saturday at Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids. Here is information about the tournament and the field.
Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa begin the wrestling postseason this weekend, NCAA Division II and III held national qualifiers last weekend, Austin DeSanto earned bronze overseas and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
This week’s episode of the Pinning Combination podcast with The Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher and Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs features a preview of Friday’s No. 2-vs.-No. 1 dual between Iowa and Penn State.
The Hawkeyes had an interesting weekend. Plus, Coe and Upper Iowa picked up impressive wins, Brad Smith got his 700th dual victory and the IHSAA released regional dual pairings.
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.
Upper Iowa University is the state’s lone NCAA Division II program. The school has been nationally successful in men’s wrestling and announced the addition of a women’s wrestlng team.
Plenty of wrestling action surrounded Turkey Day. Iowa and UNI competed at Iowa State’s Harold Nichols Open. Upper Iowa dominated in its first dual. Waverly-Shell Rock claimed the team title at Linn-Mar. Here is a look at the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Upper Iowa, currently in the Northern Sun Conference, has been admitted to the Great Lakes Valley Conference, starting with the 2023-24 athletics season.
Willy Camacho developed a passion for football when he was young, watching his brother play. His love of the sport is on display when the versatile running back takes the field for Upper Iowa.
Austin Hilmer of North Linn is the 2022 Gazette Male Athlete of the Year.
Today, The Gazette reveals its 2022 finalists for Athlete of the Year.
Former Cedar Rapids Xavier prep Jackson Joens and former Cedar Rapids Kennedy prep Jackson Foley turned from Metro rivals to college teammates and friends at Upper Iowa.
Thanks in large part to the various roles of four Gazette-area student-athletes, the Upper Iowa men’s basketball team is in the NCAA Division II tournament.
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