The Hawkeye Wrestling Club will host a Pre-Match Social on Wednesday, February 26 at Backpocket Brewing at 903 Quarry Road in Coralville from 4 PM – 7 PM.
The HWC Socials are free of charge and provide a great opportunity to meet HWC wrestlers, former Hawkeye greats and other Iowa Wrestling fans.
The HWC Social will be before FloWrestling Night in America at Xtreme Arena in Coralville. 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.
Former Hawk Austin DeSanto will face Seth Gross.
There will be a Meet and Greet with elite Iowa Wrestling recruit Bo Bassett as part of FloWrestling Night in America from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Bo, because only one name it needed, is the #1 overall recruit in the Class of 2026 and ranked #1 at 145. He committed to the Hawks on February 4.
From HawkeyeWrestlingClub.com:
For the past two years we have been partnering with local bars and restaurants to provide our fans with Pre-Match Socials! Our goal is to create an atmosphere where our community can grow and enjoy Hawkeye Wrestling together. Our social events are open to the public and free of charge! Guests can win raffle prizes, meet Hawkeye legends, and enjoy drink specials Before the Whistle!
HWC Socials:
Wednesday, February 26 – Backpocket Brewing
Sunday, March 9th – Between Sessions Social (B1G Championship)
From Xtremearena.com:
FloWrestling Night in America
Wednesday, February 26
Xtreme Arena
Coralville, Iowa
5:30PM – Doors Open
5:30PM-6:30PM – Meet & Greet with Bo Bassett
Complete Card:
Begins at 6:30PM
Cruzer Dominguez vs Ethan Humphrey
Abdi Unle vs Alexander Pierce
Riley Johnson vs Lincoln Jipp
Main Card begins at 7:00PM
Nathan Tomasello vs Daniel DeShazer
Marcus Coleman vs Jay Aiello
Xochitl Mota-Pettis vs Melanie Nahomi
Amanda Martinez vs Zeltzin Hernandez
Nate Jackson vs Kennedy Monday
Austin DeSanto vs Seth Gross
Bryce Andonian vs Austin Gomez
Zahid Valencia vs Trent Hidlay
David Carr vs Daichi Takatani
Spencer Lee vs Masanosuke Ono
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It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!