Simon wins title at Junior Folkstyle Nationals

Incoming Iowa recruit Naomi Simon won the 170 lbs. title at Junior Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa today. In the finals Simon pinned Amarisa Manuel of Michigan in 2:49 for the title. Simon was 4-0 on the day with three pins and an 8-1 decision. Last month...

Nationals Review: 133

Throughout the course of a season you see a lot of matches. One match that I will remember from this season is from the first round of Big Tens at 133. #14 seed Brody Teske was behind #3 seed Nic Bouzakis of Ohio State 13-6 at the start of the third period. Teske won...

Nationals Preview: 125

The National Tournament is upon us. Always an exciting time of the year.  Let’s take a look at each of our Hawkeyes one at a time that will be in competition at the 2024 NCAA National Wrestling Championships in Kansas City, Missouri on March 21-23. Drake Ayala enters...

Val Solorio interview on FloWrestling

Incoming Iowa Wrestling recruit Val Solorio was interviewed by Kyle Klingman of FloWrestling. Last weekend Solorio was 4-0 with four pins to win a state title at 100 lbs. in the first ever PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships in Pennsylvania history. Solorio recorded a...

Brackets released for Nationals

Brackets for the 2024 NCAA National Wrestling Championships were released by NCAA.com. Drake Ayala and Real Woods are the #3 seed, Mike Caliendo #6 and Zach Glazier #7. If seeds hold out that would give Iowa four All Americans. I thought Jared Franek(#10), Patrick...