Spencer Lee won gold at 57 kg at the 51st annual Henri Deglane Grand Prix in Nice, France. Lee outscored his opponents 40-0 by going 4-0 with four tech falls in :38, :36, :35, and :33.
Impressive showing for Lee in his first competition since capturing silver at the Olympics last summer.
HWC head coach Dan Dennis cornered Lee in France and Pat Lugo was his training partner.
Thank you to all of the donors and supporters of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club that make events like this happen.
2025 Henri Deglane Grand Prix in Nice, France
Round 1: Spencer Lee(USA) TF over Ben Tarik(Morocco) 10-0 :38
Round 2: Spencer Lee(USA) TF over Cheynoux Gaspard(France) 10-0 :36
Semifinals: Spencer Lee(USA) TF over Guessepple Villaroel(Ecuador) 10-0 :35
Finals: Spencer Lee(USA) TF over Thomas Epp(Switzerland) 10-0 :33
FloWrestling announced “FloWrestling Night in America” for Wednesday, February 26. The main event will be a challenge match between 2024 Olympic 57 kg silver medalist Spencer Lee vs. 2024 60 kg world champion Masanosuke Ono of Japan.
The night of elite international wrestling will take place at Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa.
It was just announced that Austin DeSanto will face Seth Gross at 60kg. Additional matches will be announced.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
