Cooper competing in TUF 32

Former Iowa wrestler Edwin Cooper is competing in TUF 32. TUF (The Ultimate Fighter) is a production for the UFC. Cooper is competing in the Featherweight division of 145 lbs. The two teams for TUF 32 are coached by Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso. The season...

Rico Chiapparelli elected to Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame

Rico Chiapparelli has been named to the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2024 by the Iowa Letterwinners Club and the University of Iowa Athletic Department. Chiapparelli is one of eight athletes that will be inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame. The...

Chun named for NWCA Trailblazer Award

University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling head coach Clarissa Chun has been named for the 2024 National Wrestling Coaches Association Trailblazer Award. The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) announced that Chun along with Gary Abbott and Ashley Flavin are...

Kueter to return to wrestling full time

Ben Kueter announced on Twitter that he would compete in wrestling only for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Kueter was a member of the Iowa Football team as well as Iowa Wrestling last season as a redshirt in his true freshman year. Kueter will concentrate on wrestling...

Kennedy wins U23 Nationals

Patrick Kennedy won the 79kg/174 lbs. title at U23 Nationals in Geneva, Ohio. Kennedy will now represent Team USA at the U23 Pan American Championships in Rionegro, Colombia on June 21-22. Also at the U23 World Freestyle Championships in Tirana, Albania on October...