Thirteen members of the Iowa Wrestling team will be competing at UWW University Freestyle Nationals in Akron, Ohio this weekend. The Freestyle tournament will begin Saturday at 8 AM (CST) and conclude on Sunday afternoon at the University of Akron. To be eligible for this tournament, wrestlers must be between the ages of 17-27 and either be enrolled in a college or graduated from college in the last year.
Three-time All American Brandon Sorensen (70 kg) will headline the Iowa wrestlers competing. Sorensen placed second in 2016 and fifth in 2015 at this tournament. Phillip Laux (61 kg) has placed three times at this tournament by placing fifth in 2014, fourth in 2015, and sixth in 2016. Sorensen and Laux will be seniors next season for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa wrestlers competing:
Perez Perez – 57 kg
Phillip Laux – 61 kg
Brock Rathbun – 61 kg
Aaron Meyer – 65 kg
Danny Murphy – 65 kg
Brandon Sorensen – 70 kg
Logan McQuillen 74 kg
Jeremiah Moody – 74 kg
Matt Malcom – 74 kg
Tristan McDonald – 74 kg
Kaleb Young – 80 kg
Mitch Bowman – 86 kg
Steven Holloway – 97 kg
University Freestyle Nationals schedule:
Saturday, June 3
University Freestyle: 8AM – 1 PM
University Freestyle – 2 PM – 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 4
University Freestyle – 7 AM to conclusion
*All times are CST*
I will be posting results on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/IowaWrestlingFan/ and on Twitter https://twitter.com/iawrestlingfan I will also have a wrap up of this tournament on this blog.
