Former Iowa two-time NCAA national champion Jeff McGinness will be competing at Masters Nationals in Las Vegas.
McGinness will compete at 78 kg/171 lbs. in the Class C Masters Division for ages 43-50 on Wednesday, April 23 at The Expo at World Market Center.
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The 2025 Veterans World Championships will be in Budapest, Hungary on October 7-12.
McGinness was recently named as the 2025 U20 Women’s World Team Coach. The U20 World Championships will be in Sophia, Bulgaria on August 20-22.
McGinness has been the head coach since the beginning of the program and just finished up his third year as head coach of the Simpson Women’s Wrestling program.
As one of the most successful wrestlers in Iowa High School wrestling history McGinness was an undefeated(172-0) four-time state champion at City High in Iowa City. McGinness won a Junior World Freestyle title in 1992 at 58 kg/127 lbs. and was named as the tournament O.W.
At the University of Iowa McGinness was a three-time All American and two-time NCAA National champion for Dan Gable.
McGinness won a national title at 126 lbs. in 1995 and at 142 lbs. in 1998 and was a member of four NCAA National Champion Iowa Hawkeye teams.
Masters Nationals in Las Vegas
Wednesday, April 23
Prelims – Noon
All remaining matches – 6 PM
*Times listed are CST
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