Two NCAA National championship Iowa Wrestling teams will be honored on Friday, November 29th in Kinnick Stadium.
The 1975 and 2000 national champion Iowa Wrestling teams will be recognized as part of the Milestone Teams to Celebrate during the Iowa-Nebraska football game. Kickoff time is listed at 6:30 PM CST.
Letterwinner’s Day will be celebrated with an All Letterwinner Tailgate, Tunnel of Honor, and Milestone Celebrations.
The 1975 and 2000 championship teams will also be honored during the Iowa Wrestling Letterwinners Celebration on Sunday, February 23, 2025. Iowa will host rival Oklahoma State in sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 7:30 PM and to a national audience on BTN.
1975 was the first national team title in school history and the beginning of a dynasty. Head Coach Gary Kurdelmeier led Iowa to the first of two straight team titles.
The 2000 title was the 20th in school history as Jimmy Zalesky won his third straight title as head coach.
1975:
Iowa posted an undefeated dual season (17-0-1), set a school mark for wins and won its first NCAA title with 102 points. The team had a school-record five All-Americans with national champions Chuck Yagla and Dan Holm along with Chris Campbell (2nd), Greg Stevens(2nd) and John Bowlsby(3rd).
2000
The Hawkeyes won seven consecutive matches, scoring 23 1/2 points, in the consolation round to come from behind and win their sixth consecutive NCAA Championship in St. Louis, MO.
Iowa crowned one individual national champion in junior 133-pounder Eric Juergens, while Jody Strittmatter(3rd), Doug Schwab(3rd) and T.J. Williams(3rd), Mike Zadick(7th) and Wes Hand(2nd) earned All-America honors.
The Hawkeyes went 18-0 in duals, and recaptured the conference team title. Big Ten individual champs were Strittmatter, Juergens, Schwab and Williams.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
