University of Iowa, Iowa State, University of Northern Iowa and a handful of others with state ties will compete at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia from Thursday through Saturday. Here are five storylines to follow at the national tournament.
The Big Ten Conference announced the men’s wrestling dual opponents for the 2024-25 season. The Hawkeyes learned their four home and away foes for conference competition.
Iowa, Iowa State, UNI and former Iowa preps have compelling stories that could play out at the NCAA Division I Wrestlin Championships this week at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Iowa has six wrestlers seeded third or better and the competition for postseason spots has been settled. The Hawkeyes will look to try to improve last year’s runner-up finish at the Big Ten Championships March 9-10 at Maryland.
The Big Ten Conference announced the pre-seeds Monday for conference tournament this weekend at University of Maryland in College Park, Md. The Hawkeyes have six seeded third or better.
Fourth-ranked Iowa won seven matches, including Michael Caliendo’s victory over No. 3 Izzak Olejnik at 165, Patrick Kennedy’s major decision at 174 and a sudden victory decision by 125-pounder Drake Ayala, in a 22-9 win over No. 2 Oklahoma State Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.
Zach Glazier was destined to be a wrestler. The sport is in his blood with a father who wrestled in college and was a high school coach when Glazier was born. His mother was an avid wrestling fan and supporter.
Zach Glazier secured the victory for the second straight dual, Bradley Hill capped Friday night with his own decision and the Iowa men’s wrestling team downed Penn, 22-13, at The Palestra in Philadelphia.
Iowa’s Zach Glazier has bided his time and is now making the most of his chance as the 197-pound starter. He is 7-0 overall and 3-0 in duals, entering No. 4 Iowa’s dual Friday at Penn.
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