Results aside, the Cedar Rapids Xavier girls’ wrestling team made history Tuesday night, competing in the school’s first competition in the sport.
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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.
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.
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