DeLuca ranked #1

Incoming Iowa Wrestling recruit Leo DeLuca is ranked #1 in the country at 120 lbs. DeLuca is ranked #1 in the most recent rankings by both MatScouts and FloWrestling. DeLuca is from Morristown, New Jersey and competes for national powerhouse Blair Academy. He is a...

Verbeek named to UWW HOF

Iowa Assistant Coach Tonya Verbeek has been selected to the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame. Verbeek is the most decorated wrestler in Canadian history with three Olympic medals at 55 kg. She won Silver in 2004, Bronze in 2008 and Silver in 2012. Her Silver in...

Hawks competing at the Olympics and World Championships

Iowa Wrestling fans have a lot to follow in the coming months. We will now have two wrestlers in the Summer Olympics, five competing in the U20 World Championships and four in the U23 World Championships. The pinnacle of our sport is the Olympics. Spencer Lee will...

Kennedy Blades signs with Iowa

Kennedy Blades announced on Instagram that she has signed a Letter of Intent to join the Iowa Women’s Wrestling team. Blades is preparing to represent Team USA at the upcoming Olympics in Paris at 76kg/167 lbs. Blades defeated six-time world champion and two-time...

Stats from Fargo

Records were broken at the 2024 Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota. The largest wrestling tournament in the world continues to grow each year. Let’s take a look at some impressive statistics. For starters, over 8,000 wrestlers competed in the FargoDome...