Iowa in the new InterMat Rankings

InterMat released updated rankings this morning. Iowa remained #2 in both the Tournament and Dual Meet Rankings. The top four remained the same in both rankings. It is Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma State-Nebraska in the Tournament Rankings and  Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma...

Another big weekend of Iowa Wrestling

We had yet another big weekend of competition for Iowa Wrestling. Here is a weekend wrap-up to keep you up to date. On Saturday Iowa defeated #4 Ohio State 24-13. I will start by saying how impressed I was with the crowd. A 1 PM start time is a conflict with high...

Recruits in action: January 24-25 RESULTS

I have limited results for incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits from the weekend. This has been by far the most challenging year to find results. Leo DeLuca went up to 126 and won by a 17-1 tech fall over Reid Buzby(North Hunterdon) in 1:54. Harvey Ludington was 4-0 with...

Recruits in action: Jan 24-25

Incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits will be competing this weekend as the regular season comes to an end. This is the time of year for conference tournaments followed by the postseason for the pursuit of a state title. Harvey Ludington will be at the Shore Conference...

HWC Social on Saturday before Ohio St meet

The Hawkeye Wrestling Club will host a Pre-Match Social on Saturday, January 25 at Sports Column at 12 S Dubuque St in Iowa City from 10 AM- 1 PM. The Hawks face #6 Ohio State at 1 PM in sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The HWC Socials are free of charge and...

Ayala named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week

Drake Ayala has been named as the Co-Big Ten Wrestler of the Week. Ayala shared the award with Ridge Lovett of Nebraska. Ayala defeated #2 ranked Lucas Byrd of Illinois 4-2 in the dual meet last Friday. Ayala, a junior from Ft. Dodge, Iowa, is ranked #3 at 133 in the...