After more than six months away from competition, Spencer Lee looked strong, winning the the 125.5-pound title at the Bill Farrell Memorial International men’s freestyle tournament and qualifying for the Olympic Team Trials in April.
The Vinton-Shellsburg trifecta of Ellie Weets, Bree Swenson, and Chloe Sanders is particularly good at one thing when it comes to wrestling — showing their opponents the lights.
Gabe Arnold wanted to make a statement in his home debut. Arnold’s result spoke volumes, beating No. 11 Travis Wittlake, 4-2, in third-ranked Iowa’s 25-11 victory over No. 16 Oregon State Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.
Results aside, the Cedar Rapids Xavier girls’ wrestling team made history Tuesday night, competing in the school’s first competition in the sport.
Iowa City High School hosted the Little Hawks Girls Wrestling Tournament in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.
There will be new high school girls’ wrestling teams and more individuals in the second season as an official sport in Iowa.
The five Male finalists for Gazette Athlete of the Year 2023: Ben Kueter of Iowa City High, Aidan McDermott of Cedar Rapids Xavier, Alex Mota of Marion, Tate Petersen of Monticello and Miles Thompson of Cedar Rapids Washington.
Henry Reicks is no stranger to Cedar Rapids Xavier wrestling. He has been an assistant coach at the school since 2006. Reicks will take on a new role, becoming the first head coach for the girls’ wrestling team.
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.
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