Brooks wins Junior National title

Incoming recruit Karlee Brooks won a Junior National title at 125 lbs. in Fargo. Brooks defeated Rose Kaplan of Indiana by a 10-0 tech fall in the finals. Brooks was 6-0 with five tech falls and a decision. Her only full match was a 5-3 semifinal round win over...

Iowa recruits competing at Junior Nationals

The largest wrestling tournament in the world begins today. Incoming Iowa recruits will be competing for the next week in Fargo, North Dakota in the Dakota Dome in Junior National Freestyle and Greco-Roman competition. Junior Girls competition will be on Saturday and...

Schmit wins Pan AM Gold

Iowa Hawkeye Ella Schmit dominated in winning the Gold at 65kg/143 lbs. at the U20 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru. This marked the second straight year that Schmit won Gold at 65kg at the U20 Pan Ams. Schmit was 4-0 with two falls and two tech falls. After a...

Black wins Pan Am Gold

Incoming recruit Otto Black won the Gold at 63kg/138 lbs. at the U20 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru. Black was 3-0 with two tech falls to win the title. In the first round Black won by a 9-0 tech fall over Vitor De Medeiros Alves of Brazil. The second match...

Hawks lead the nation in attendance

The University of Iowa led the nation in attendance in 2023-24 for a record 17th straight year. The Hawks had 89,082 fans attend a dual meet in legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena for an average of 14,847 fans per dual meet.  Penn State(7,337 fans per dual) was second and...

Schmit and Black to compete at Pan Ams

All American Ella Schmit and incoming recruit Otto Black will be competing at the U20 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru. Greco-Roman is on Thursday and women’s freestyle on Friday. Black will represent Team USA at 63kg and will face Vitor De Medeiros Alves of...