Incoming Iowa Hawkeye Kennedy Blades dropped a hard fought 3-1 decision to Yuka Kagami of Japan in the Olympic gold medal match at 76kg. Kagami scored the first point when Blades was put in the shot clock. Blades then scored on a pushout for a 1-1 score at break....
Incoming Iowa Hawkeye Kennedy Blades won three matches to reach the Olympic finals at 76kg. In the Round of 16 Blades hit a picture perfect 5-point throw on her way to an 11-0 tech fall over Catalina Axente of Romania. In the quarterfinals Blades defeated #5 seed...
Spencer Lee came up short in the Olympic finals at 57kg with a 4-2 loss to Rei Higuchi of Japan. Lee scored a point on two push outs for a 2-0 lead. Higuchi scored on two two-point moves on exposure. Higuchi won the 57kg world title in 2022 and silver in 2023. ...
Spencer Lee won three matches to make the 57kg finals at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In the Round of 16 Lee won a hard fought 3-2 decision over Wanhoe Zou of China, 3-2. Lee defeated Zou at the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey in May by a 10-9...
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...
