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The Prairie High graduate, former College Community educator, and sports announcer died last month at the age of 59.
Hawkeye Wrestling Club members Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto earned a spot in Thursday night’s men’s freestyle semifinals at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas.
The U.S. Wrestling Open started with Greco-Roman competition Wednesday, with the freestyle field starting Thursday. Here are five Iowa storylines to follow in Las Vegas.
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.
Upper Iowa senior 165-pounder Chase Luensman completed his mission of becoming an NCAA Division II national champion. He completed his title run with a 9-7 decision over Western Colorado’s Hunter Mullin.
Upper Iowa senior 165-pounder Chase Luensman focused on his effort, sacrifice and discipline to be his best. The work paid dividends in the form of an NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships finals berth Saturday at Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids.
The brackets for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were released Wednesday. Iowa duo of Spencer Lee and Real Woods were No. 1 seeds at 125 and 141, respectively. Iowa State’s David Carr and UNI’s Parker Keckeisen were top seeds at 165 and 184.
Brad Smith is the most accomplished coach in Iowa high school history. After guiding Lisbon and Iowa City High to 19 total state team titles and 37 wrestlers to 64 state titles, Smith has decided to retire, bringing an end to his Hall of Fame career that began with the 1978-79 season.
A list of 30 wrestlers who qualified for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships from Iowa, Iowa State, UNI and former state preps at other programs
IAwrestle announced its recipients of the annual Dan Gable Mr. and Ms. Wrestler of the Year awards Wednesday. The honors are presented to the top wrestlers in their respective classes.
After a few days to reflect, the Pinning Combination is ready to break down an expanded Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs take a class-by-class look at the standout teams, wrestlers and storylines.
Class 3A boys’ state wrestling finals recap: From West freshman Alexander Pierce to City High’s undefeated 4-timer Ben Kueter, there were plenty of Iowa City winners Saturday night.
Championship matches of the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament.
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