We are in the heart of the tournament season for Division I Wrestling. Big Tens was entertaining as expected.

The Iowa Hawkeyes qualified nine for the 2024 NCAA National Wrestling Championships to be held in Kansas City, Missouri on March 21-23. Iowa finished fourth in the team race.

You always hope for as many qualifiers as possible and for everyone to stay healthy. We got the nine qualifiers with every weight except 184 and I am hoping we came out of Big Tens in good health.

Overall, Iowa wrestled above their seeds at Big Tens. Three wrestlers placed exactly at their seed (141,157,165). We had four wrestlers finish above their seed (133,184,197, Hwt) and three finish below their seed (125,149,174).

Placement/Seed at Big Tens

125 – Drake Ayala 3rd/#2

133 – Brody Teske 5th/#14

141 – Real Woods 3rd/#3

149 – Caleb Rathjen 5th/#3

157 – Jared Franek 4th/#4

165 – Mike Caliendo 3rd/#3

174 – Patrick Kennedy 5th/#3

184 – Aiden Riggins 10th/#13

197 – Zach Glazier 2nd/#3

Hwt – Brad Hill  5th/#7

The biggest match for me all weekend was the first round 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 chose down. When the dust cleared from a wild third period Teske won the match 15-13 with two back points at the end. That is the definition of Iowa Wrestling and a match I will not soon forget.

Next up is the release of the brackets.

The 2024 NCAA wrestling Division I championship brackets will be revealed during a selection show streamed live on NCAA.com at 7 p.m. CST on Wednesday, March 13.

As a fan I cannot wait. This is all part of the fan experience for this time of year. I will be sure and let you know about the brackets when they are released.

Wednesday at 7 PM cannot get here fast enough.

I am looking forward to Nationals and being entertained by Iowa Wrestling.

2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Results for Iowa

Drake Ayala placed 3rd and scored 13.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Drake Ayala (Iowa) 23-4 received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) 11-6 won by decision over Drake Ayala (Iowa) 23-4 (Dec 4-2)
• Cons. Round 2 – Drake Ayala (Iowa) 23-4 won by fall over Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) 18-10 (Fall 1:46)
• Cons. Round 3 – Drake Ayala (Iowa) 23-4 won by decision over Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) 26-6 (Dec 8-1)
• Cons. Semi – Drake Ayala (Iowa) 23-4 won by decision over Dean Peterson (Rutgers) 14-7 (Dec 4-1)
• 3rd Place Match – Drake Ayala (Iowa) 23-4 won by decision over Matt Ramos (Purdue) 25-5 (Dec 4-1)

133

Brody Teske placed 5th and scored 9.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Brody Teske (Iowa) 14-5 won by decision over Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) 23-9 (Dec 15-13)
• Quarterfinal – Brody Teske (Iowa) 14-5 won by decision over Dustin Norris (Purdue) 10-17 (Dec 11-5)
• Semifinal – Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 22-5 won by decision over Brody Teske (Iowa) 14-5 (Dec 12-6)
• Cons. Semi – Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) 22-8 won in sudden victory – 1 over Brody Teske (Iowa) 14-5 (SV-1 9-6)
• 5th Place Match – Brody Teske (Iowa) 14-5 won by decision over Braxton Brown (Maryland) 20-10 (Dec 4-1)

141

Real Woods placed 3rd and scored 14.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Real Woods (Iowa) 18-3 won by tech fall over Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) 3-18 (TF-1.5 6:16 (16-0))
• Quarterfinal – Real Woods (Iowa) 18-3 won by decision over Danny Pucino (Illinois) 15-10 (Dec 13-9)
• Semifinal – Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 25-2 won by decision over Real Woods (Iowa) 18-3 (Dec 6-3)
• Cons. Semi – Real Woods (Iowa) 18-3 won by decision over Brock Hardy (Nebraska) 19-8 (Dec 8-4)
• 3rd Place Match – Real Woods (Iowa) 18-3 won by decision over Sergio Lemley (Michigan) 18-7 (Dec 11-8)

149

Caleb Rathjen  placed 5th and scored 9.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) 16-5 won by decision over Jake Harrier (Illinois) 3-12 (Dec 12-6)
• Quarterfinal – Ethen Miller (Maryland) 17-7 won by decision over Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) 16-5 (Dec 7-6)
• Cons. Round 2 – Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) 16-5 won by decision over Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan State) 7-18 (Dec 8-2)
• Cons. Round 3 – Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) 16-5 won by decision over Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) 20-9 (Dec 7-2)
• Cons. Semi – Tyler Kasak (Penn State) 17-4 won by decision over Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) 16-5 (Dec 8-1)
• 5th Place Match – Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) 16-5 won by decision over Dylan D`Emilio (Ohio State) 24-11 (Dec 11-5)

157

Jared Franek placed 4th and scored 11.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Jared Franek (Iowa) 23-5 won by decision over Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 6-17 (Dec 5-3)
• Quarterfinal – Jared Franek (Iowa) 23-5 won by decision over Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 21-6 (Dec 7-3)
• Semifinal – Levi Haines (Penn State) 18-0 won by decision over Jared Franek (Iowa) 23-5 (Dec 5-0)
• Cons. Semi – Jared Franek (Iowa) 23-5 won by decision over Joey Blaze (Purdue) 17-10 (Dec 5-2)
• 3rd Place Match – Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 21-6 won by medical forfeit over Jared Franek (Iowa) 23-5 (MFFL)

165

Mike Caliendo placed 3rd and scored 15.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Mike Caliendo (Iowa) 22-4 won by fall over AJ Rodrigues (Maryland) 11-15 (Fall 5:30)
• Quarterfinal – Mike Caliendo (Iowa) 22-4 won in sudden victory – 1 over Cameron Amine (Michigan) 14-7 (SV-1 5-2)
• Semifinal – Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) 22-0 won by tech fall over Mike Caliendo (Iowa) 22-4 (TF-1.5 6:48 (23-7))
• Cons. Semi – Mike Caliendo (Iowa) 22-4 won by major decision over Chris Moore (Illinois) 11-14 (MD 18-5)
• 3rd Place Match – Mike Caliendo (Iowa) 22-4 won in sudden victory – 1 over Cameron Amine (Michigan) 14-7 (SV-1 8-5)

174

Patrick Kennedy placed 5th and scored 11.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 15-5 won by tech fall over David Ferrante (Northwestern) 11-14 (TF-1.5 6:39 (19-4))
• Quarterfinal – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 15-5 won by major decision over Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 15-6 (MD 12-2)
• Semifinal – Shane Griffith (Michigan) 14-3 won by decision over Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 15-5 (Dec 4-3)
• Cons. Semi – Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) 22-4 won in sudden victory – 1 over Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 15-5 (SV-1 4-1)
• 5th Place Match – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 15-5 won in sudden victory – 1 over Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 10-7 (SV-1 4-1)

184

Aiden Riggins placed 10th and scored 0.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) 18-8 won by fall over Aiden Riggins (Iowa) 11-13 (Fall 1:02)
• Cons. Round 1 – Aiden Riggins (Iowa) 11-13 won by decision over James Rowley (Purdue) 10-18 (Dec 2-1)
• Cons. Round 2 – Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) 14-8 won by decision over Aiden Riggins (Iowa) 11-13 (Dec 10-6)

Aiden Riggins placed 2nd.

• Quarterfinal – Aiden Riggins (Iowa) 2-1 won by major decision over James Rowley (Purdue) 0-1 (MD 10-2)
• Semifinal – Aiden Riggins (Iowa) 2-1 won by major decision over Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) 0-1 (MD 28-14)
• 1st Place Match – Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 3-0 won by fall over Aiden Riggins (Iowa) 2-1 (Fall 3:49)

197

Zach Glazier placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Zach Glazier (Iowa) 24-2 won by major decision over Josh Otto (Wisconsin) 1-14 (MD 14-3)
• Quarterfinal – Zach Glazier (Iowa) 24-2 won by decision over Luke Geog (Ohio State) 15-8 (Dec 8-2)
• Semifinal – Zach Glazier (Iowa) 24-2 won in sudden victory – 1 over Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 17-5 (SV-1 4-1)
• 1st Place Match – Aaron Brooks (Penn State) 17-0 won by tech fall over Zach Glazier (Iowa) 24-2 (TF-1.5 6:08 (19-3))

285

Bradley Hill placed 5th and scored 10.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Bradley Hill (Iowa) 20-7 won by decision over Nash Hutmacher (Nebraska) 7-6 (Dec 4-2)
• Quarterfinal – Nick Feldman (Ohio State) 24-5 won by injury default over Bradley Hill (Iowa) 20-7 (Inj. 5:54)
• Cons. Round 2 – Bradley Hill (Iowa) 20-7 won by major decision over Josh Terrill (Michigan State) 25-15 (MD 11-1)
• Cons. Round 3 – Bradley Hill (Iowa) 20-7 won by decision over Nick Willham (Indiana) 12-10 (Dec 4-2)
• Cons. Semi – Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) 17-6 won by decision over Bradley Hill (Iowa) 20-7 (Dec 5-1)
• 5th Place Match – Bradley Hill (Iowa) 20-7 won by decision over Nash Hutmacher (Nebraska) 7-6 (Dec 4-1)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

In the final weekend of the high school season for our incoming recruits Val Solorio won a state title. 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 fall in 1:23, :37 and 1:06 before winning by a fall in 3:14 over Grace Nesbitt of Central Dauphin in the finals.

Solorio was ranked #3 at 100 lbs. in the National Girls High School Rankings for February

With the high school season completed I will continue to cover our incoming recruits on this blog as they compete in Freestyle throughout the spring and summer.

As I have done for years I will continue to post a blog of where our incoming recruits will be competing for the weekend and a follow up blog with results.

Recruiting Class of 2024

Dru Ayala – Fort Dodge, Iowa  120 lbs.

Season completed – 3rd place

Keyan Hernandez – Billings (West), Montana 126 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion

Miguel Estrada – Bakersfield (Frontier HS), California  152 lbs.

Season completed – 4th place

Angelo Ferrari – Melissa, Texas  175 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion

Jake Howell –  Glenwood Village (Cherry Creek HS), Colorado  215 lbs.

Season completed – 2nd place

Kael Voinovich – City High HS, Iowa City, Iowa  157 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion

Joe Kennedy – Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota  152 lbs.

Season completed – 3rd place

Brady Benham – Sperry, Oklahoma  165 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion

Recruiting Class of 2025

Leo DeLuca  – Blair Academy New Jersey  120 lbs.

Season completed – National Prep Wrestling Championships 2nd place

Leister Bowling – Mead, Colorado  175 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2024

Val Solorio – Canon-McMillan HS, Pennsylvania  100 lbs.

Th/Sat March 7-9 – at PIAA Wrestling Championships (Hersey, PA)

Rd of 16: Val Solorio (Canon-McMillan) won by Fall over Danica Becorn (Williamsport) 1:23

Quarterfinals: Val Solorio (Canon-McMillan) won by Fall over Ella Hesener (Parkland) :37

Semifinals: Val Solorio (Canon-McMillan) won by Fall over Payton Hinkle (Bensalem) 1:06

Finals: Val Solorio (Canon-McMillan) won by Fall over Grace Nesbitt (Central Dauphin) 3:14

Karlee Brooks – Valiant College Prep HS (Phoenix, AZ)  120 lbs.

No competition scheduled.

Cadence Diduch – Freeport, Illinois  135 lbs.

Season completed – State champion.

Kiara Djoumessi – Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa  140 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion.

Naomi Simon – Decorah, Iowa 170 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The Iowa Hawkeyes are the 2024 NCWWC National Champions. Powered by six national champions Iowa came storming back from 14.5 points after the quarterfinals to catch and pass North Central to capture the team title by six points, 204-198.

Iowa and North Central had five matchups in the semifinals where North Central was a favorite in three of the matches. The Iowa Hawkeyes won all five of those matches to take a lead after the semifinals.

North Central then regained the lead in the Consolations. In the Consolations Lily Luft and Bella Mir placed 5th and Ella Schmit was 7th.

The Hawks then not only won six weight classes in the finals, they did it in dominating style.

At 101 it was a clash of Iowa teammates as Emilie Gonzalez defeated Sterling Dias, 4-0. At 109 Ava Bayless defeated Kaelani Shufeldt of Lock Haven, 2-1.

It was another All-Hawkeye final at 116 where Felicity Taylor defeated Brianna Gonzalez, 9-2. At 143 Reese Larramendy won by fall over Aine Drury of King University in 4:10. Marlynne Deede won the title at 155 with a 9-3 decision over Cheyenne Bowman of King University.

In the finals at 191 Sandra Guerrero of New Jersey City University won by fall over Jaycee Foeller.

With the team title on the line in the final match of the tournament, at 170 lbs. Iowa and North Central sent the best wrestler on their team out on the mat. Kylie Welker scored an 11-0 tech fall over three-time national champion Yelena Makoyed for the individual and team title.

That is the way to win a team title.

What an amazing year for the University of Iowa in their first year of competition. Iowa is the first program in a Power 5 Conference to have women’s wrestling. The Hawks also won the National Duals title in January. Winning this team title is huge for the entire sport of women’s college wrestling.

Congratulations NCWWC National Champions Iowa Wrestling.

I will continue to follow members of the Iowa Women’s wrestling team this spring and summer as they pursue a spot on Team USA for Olympic and World Teams. 

Final Team Scores

1. Iowa – 204
2. North Central – 198
3. King University – 163

101 – Emilie Gonzalez  National Champion

101 – Sterling Dias  National Runner-Up

109 – Ava Bayless  National Champion

116 – Felicity Taylor  National Champion

116 – Brianna Gonzalez  National Runner-Up

123 – Ava Rose  NCWWC National Qualifier 

130 – Emily Frost  NCWWC National Qualifier  

136 – Lilly Luft  5th Place

143 – Reese Larramendy  National Champion  

143 – Ella Schmit  7th Place

155 – Marlynne Deede  National Champion

155 – Bella Mir  5th Place

170 – #1 Kylie Welker  National Champion  

170 – #4 Haley Ward  NCWWC National Qualifier 

191 – Jaycee Fowler  National Runner-Up

Final results of the NCWWC Championships

101 – Sterling Dias’s place is 2nd and has scored 20.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Sterling Dias (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
• Champ. Round 2 – Sterling Dias (Iowa) won by fall over Emaline Hicks (Simpson) (Fall 1:42)
• Quarterfinal – Sterling Dias (Iowa) won by fall over Odelia Lopez (Schreiner University) (Fall 2:48)
• Semifinal – Sterling Dias (Iowa) won by decision over Madison Avila (North Central (IL)) (Dec 3-2)
• 1st Place Match – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by decision over Sterling Dias (Iowa) (Dec 4-0)

101 – Emilie Gonzalez’s place is 1st and has scored 24.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Morgan Bethea (Wisconsin Stevens Point) (TF 10-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Gina Bolognese (Simon Fraser University) (TF 10-0)
• Quarterfinal – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Avery Kibelbek (King University) (TF 10-0)
• Semifinal – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by decision over Lizette Rodriguez (McKendree University) (Dec 6-3)
• 1st Place Match – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by decision over Sterling Dias (Iowa) (Dec 4-0)

109 – Ava Bayless’s place is 1st and has scored 23.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Ava Bayless (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
• Champ. Round 2 – Ava Bayless (Iowa) won by tech fall over Emily Mendez (Adrian College) (TF 10-0)
• Quarterfinal – Ava Bayless (Iowa) won by fall over Isabella Morales (Colorado Mesa University) (Fall 0:56)
• Semifinal – Ava Bayless (Iowa) won by decision over Jaslynn Gallegos (North Central (IL)) (Dec 5-2)
• 1st Place Match – Ava Bayless (Iowa) won by decision over Kaelani Shufeldt (Lock Haven University) (Dec 2-1)

116 – Felicity Taylor’s place is 1st and has scored 27.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Felicity Taylor (Iowa) won by tech fall over Rose Ann Marshall (Wisconsin Stevens Point) (TF 10-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Felicity Taylor (Iowa) won by tech fall over Tatiana Walker (Sacred Heart) (TF 10-0)
• Quarterfinal – Felicity Taylor (Iowa) won by fall over Melanie Mendoza (King University) (Fall 5:47)
• Semifinal – Felicity Taylor (Iowa) won by fall over Samara Chavez (King University) (Fall 5:58)
• 1st Place Match – Felicity Taylor (Iowa) won by decision over Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) (Dec 9-2)

116 – Brianna Gonzalez’s place is 2nd and has scored 21.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Carleigh Czerneski (Adrian College) (TF 11-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) won by fall over Jaia Ashley (Schreiner University) (Fall 3:14)
• Quarterfinal – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Abby Nelson (Wisconsin Stevens Point) (TF 10-0)
• Semifinal – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) won by decision over Sydney Petzinger (North Central (IL)) (Dec 10-1)
• 1st Place Match – Felicity Taylor (Iowa) won by decision over Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) (Dec 9-2)

123 – Ava Rose’s place is unknown and has scored 5.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Ava Rose (Iowa) won by tech fall over Hannah Suboni-Kaufman (Augustana (IL)) (TF 10-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Virginia Foard (King University) won by tech fall over Ava Rose (Iowa) (TF 10-0)
• Cons. Round 2 – Ava Rose (Iowa) won by tech fall over Sandie Pfeil (Augustana (IL)) (TF 15-4)
• Cons. Round 3 – Ava Rose (Iowa) won by decision over Jayden Bazemore (Gannon University) (Dec 7-4)
• Cons. Round 4 – Mia Macaluso (East Stroudsburg University) won by fall over Ava Rose (Iowa) (Fall 0:52)

130 – Emily Frost’s place is unknown and has scored 5.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Sara Sterner (North Central (IL)) won by decision over Emily Frost (Iowa) (Dec 6-4)
• Cons. Round 1 – Emily Frost (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 – Emily Frost (Iowa) won by fall over Anna Dicugno (King University) (Fall 1:26)
• Cons. Round 3 – Emily Frost (Iowa) won by fall over Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser University) (Fall 2:52)
• Cons. Round 4 – Kylie Rule (Wartburg) won by tech fall over Emily Frost (Iowa) (TF 10-0)

136 – Lilly Luft’s place is 5th and has scored 13.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Lilly Luft (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
• Champ. Round 2 – Lilly Luft (Iowa) won by decision over Gianna Anaya (Emmanuel College) (Dec 5-0)
• Quarterfinal – Yele Aycock (North Central (IL)) won by decision over Lilly Luft (Iowa) (Dec 8-0)
• Cons. Round 4 – Lilly Luft (Iowa) won by fall over Angelica Steffy (Mount Olive) (Fall 2:10)
• Cons. Round 5 – Lilly Luft (Iowa) won by tech fall over Holly Beaudoin (Colorado Mesa University) (TF 10-0)
• Cons. Semi – Viktorya Torres (McKendree University) won by decision over Lilly Luft (Iowa) (Dec 6-2)
• 5th Place Match – Lilly Luft (Iowa) won by decision over Jade Trolland (Simon Fraser University) (Dec 6-2)

143 – Ella Schmit’s place is 7th and has scored 13.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Ella Schmit (Iowa) won by tech fall over Sofia Vergara (Emmanuel College) (TF 10-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Ella Schmit (Iowa) won by fall over Alessandra Elliott (D`Youville) (Fall 1:58)
• Quarterfinal – Aine Drury (King University) won by fall over Ella Schmit (Iowa) (Fall 2:07)
• Cons. Round 4 – Ella Schmit (Iowa) won by tech fall over Khadijah Sanusi (Sacred Heart) (TF 12-1)
• Cons. Round 5 – Yasmine Oliveira (King University) won by fall over Ella Schmit (Iowa) (Fall 0:37)
• 7th Place Match – Ella Schmit (Iowa) won by fall over Erica Schroeder (Colorado Mesa University) (Fall 2:13)

143 – Reese Larramendy’s place is 1st and has scored 28.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Reese Larramendy (Iowa) won by tech fall over Taylor Cutler (Adrian College) (TF 10-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Reese Larramendy (Iowa) won by tech fall over Cloe Charlesworth (Ursinus College) (TF 12-2)
• Quarterfinal – Reese Larramendy (Iowa) won by tech fall over Zoey Lints (Elmira College) (TF 10-0)
• Semifinal – Reese Larramendy (Iowa) won by tech fall over Maddie Kubicki (Presbyterian) (TF 11-0)
• 1st Place Match – Reese Larramendy (Iowa) won by fall over Aine Drury (King University) (Fall 4:10)

155 – Bella Mir’s place is 5th and has scored 13.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Bella Mir (Iowa) won by tech fall over Tiera Jimerson (North Central (IL)) (TF 11-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Bella Mir (Iowa) won by tech fall over Molly Keller (Emory & Henry) (TF 10-0)
• Quarterfinal – Bella Mir (Iowa) won by decision over Nina Makem (Augsburg University) (Dec 6-2)
• Semifinal – Cheyenne Bowman (King University) won by decision over Bella Mir (Iowa) (Dec 6-0)
• Cons. Semi – Dalia Garibay (Colorado Mesa University) won by fall over Bella Mir (Iowa) (Fall 1:58)
• 5th Place Match – Bella Mir (Iowa) won by decision over Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) (Dec 3-0)

155 – Marlynne Deede’s place is 1st and has scored 27.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Marlynne Deede (Iowa) won by fall over Emma Matera (Ursinus College) (Fall 0:47)
• Champ. Round 2 – Marlynne Deede (Iowa) won by fall over Nia Miranda (Mount Olive) (Fall 4:55)
• Quarterfinal – Marlynne Deede (Iowa) won by tech fall over Alex Hofrichter (Dubuque) (TF 11-1)
• Semifinal – Marlynne Deede (Iowa) won by tech fall over London Houston (North Central (IL)) (TF 10-0)
• 1st Place Match – Marlynne Deede (Iowa) won by decision over Cheyenne Bowman (King University) (Dec 9-3)

170 – Kylie Welker’s place is 1st and has scored 28.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Kylie Welker (Iowa) won by fall over Caylee Collins (Colorado Mesa University) (Fall 0:28)
• Champ. Round 2 – Kylie Welker (Iowa) won by tech fall over Sidney Ramos (Tiffin University) (TF 10-0)
• Quarterfinal – Kylie Welker (Iowa) won by fall over Schyler Caringi (Gannon University) (Fall 1:32)
• Semifinal – Kylie Welker (Iowa) won by tech fall over Kami Senlycki (Wartburg) (TF 10-0)
• 1st Place Match – Kylie Welker (Iowa) won by tech fall over Yelena Makoyed (North Central (IL)) (TF 11-0)

170

• Champ. Round 1 – Henlee Haynes (Presbyterian) won by fall over Haley Ward (Iowa) (Fall 2:51)
• Cons. Round 1 – Haley Ward (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 – Katie Gakin (Emory & Henry) won by fall over Haley Ward (Iowa) (Fall 1:32)

191 – Jaycee Foeller’s place is 2nd and has scored 21.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) won by tech fall over Brittney Reed (Emory & Henry) (TF 14-4)
• Champ. Round 2 – Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) won by fall over Ella Beam (Presbyterian) (Fall 2:32)
• Quarterfinal – Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) won by decision over Sara Lake (Lindenwood University) (Dec 5-1)
• Semifinal – Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) won by fall over Traeh Haynes (North Central (IL)) (Fall 0:42)
• 1st Place Match – Sandra Guerrero (New Jersey City University) won by fall over Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) (Fall 2:22)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The Iowa Hawkeyes are in second place at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships (NCWWC) after the first day of competition in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The Hawks put ten wrestlers in the semifinals and have two additional wrestlers that earned All American status.

North Central is in first place with 127.5 and eleven semifinalists, Iowa is second at 113 points and ten semifinalists, and King is in third at 104.5 with eight semifinalists.

Iowa and North Central have five matchups in the semifinals where North Central is a favorite in three of the matches.

Only ten wrestlers and one from each weight will be able to score points at the NCWWC Championships.

The Semifinals will be at 11 AM today and the Finals at 7 PM.

FloWrestling has full coverage of the wrestling.

Team Scores through Quarterfinals and Consolations

1. North Central – 127.5
2. Iowa – 113
3. King University – 104.5

National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships (NCWWC)

Saturday, March 9

Session 3: Semifinals and Consolations Finals  11 AM CST

Session 4: Finals  7 PM

Iowa Semifinalists and seeds

101 – #1 Emilie Gonzalez  #2 Sterling Dias

109 – #2 Ava Bayless

116 – #3 Brianna Gonzalez  #4 Felicity Taylor

143 – #2 Reese Larramendy  

155 – #1 Marlynne Deede  #6 Bella Mir

170 – #1 Kylie Welker  

191 – #5 Jaycee Fowler 

101

• Champ. Round 1 – Sterling Dias (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
• Champ. Round 2 – Sterling Dias (Iowa) won by fall over Emaline Hicks (Simpson) (Fall 1:42)
• Quarterfinal – Sterling Dias (Iowa) won by fall over Odelia Lopez (Schreiner University) (Fall 2:48)

101

• Champ. Round 1 – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Morgan Bethea (Wisconsin Stevens Point) (TF 10-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Gina Bolognese (Simon Fraser University) (TF 10-0)
• Quarterfinal – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Avery Kibelbek (King University) (TF 10-0)

109

• Champ. Round 1 – Ava Bayless (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
• Champ. Round 2 – Ava Bayless (Iowa) won by tech fall over Emily Mendez (Adrian College) (TF 10-0)
• Quarterfinal – Ava Bayless (Iowa) won by fall over Isabella Morales (Colorado Mesa University) (Fall 0:56)

116

• Champ. Round 1 – Felicity Taylor (Iowa) won by tech fall over Rose Ann Marshall (Wisconsin Stevens Point) (TF 10-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Felicity Taylor (Iowa) won by tech fall over Tatiana Walker (Sacred Heart) (TF 10-0)
• Quarterfinal – Felicity Taylor (Iowa) won by fall over Melanie Mendoza (King University) (Fall 5:47)

116

• Champ. Round 1 – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Carleigh Czerneski (Adrian College) (TF 11-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) won by fall over Jaia Ashley (Schreiner University) (Fall 3:14)
• Quarterfinal – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) won by tech fall over Abby Nelson (Wisconsin Stevens Point) (TF 10-0)

123

• Champ. Round 1 – Ava Rose (Iowa) won by tech fall over Hannah Suboni-Kaufman (Augustana (IL)) (TF 10-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Virginia Foard (King University) won by tech fall over Ava Rose (Iowa) (TF 10-0)
• Cons. Round 2 – Ava Rose (Iowa) won by tech fall over Sandie Pfeil (Augustana (IL)) (TF 15-4)
• Cons. Round 3 – Ava Rose (Iowa) won by decision over Jayden Bazemore (Gannon University) (Dec 7-4)
• Cons. Round 4 – Mia Macaluso (East Stroudsburg University) won by fall over Ava Rose (Iowa) (Fall 0:52)

130

• Champ. Round 1 – Sara Sterner (North Central (IL)) won by decision over Emily Frost (Iowa) (Dec 6-4)
• Cons. Round 1 – Emily Frost (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 – Emily Frost (Iowa) won by fall over Anna Dicugno (King University) (Fall 1:26)
• Cons. Round 3 – Emily Frost (Iowa) won by fall over Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser University) (Fall 2:52)
• Cons. Round 4 – Kylie Rule (Wartburg) won by tech fall over Emily Frost (Iowa) (TF 10-0)

136

• Champ. Round 1 – Lilly Luft (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
• Champ. Round 2 – Lilly Luft (Iowa) won by decision over Gianna Anaya (Emmanuel College) (Dec 5-0)
• Quarterfinal – Yele Aycock (North Central (IL)) won by decision over Lilly Luft (Iowa) (Dec 8-0)
• Cons. Round 4 – Lilly Luft (Iowa) won by fall over Angelica Steffy (Mount Olive) (Fall 2:10)

143

• Champ. Round 1 – Ella Schmit (Iowa) won by tech fall over Sofia Vergara (Emmanuel College) (TF 10-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Ella Schmit (Iowa) won by fall over Alessandra Elliott (D`Youville) (Fall 1:58)
• Quarterfinal – Aine Drury (King University) won by fall over Ella Schmit (Iowa) (Fall 2:07)
• Cons. Round 4 – Ella Schmit (Iowa) won by tech fall over Khadijah Sanusi (Sacred Heart) (TF 12-1)

143

• Champ. Round 1 – Reese Larramendy (Iowa) won by tech fall over Taylor Cutler (Adrian College) (TF 10-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Reese Larramendy (Iowa) won by tech fall over Cloe Charlesworth (Ursinus College) (TF 12-2)
• Quarterfinal – Reese Larramendy (Iowa) won by tech fall over Zoey Lints (Elmira College) (TF 10-0)

155

• Champ. Round 1 – Bella Mir (Iowa) won by tech fall over Tiera Jimerson (North Central (IL)) (TF 11-0)
• Champ. Round 2 – Bella Mir (Iowa) won by tech fall over Molly Keller (Emory & Henry) (TF 10-0)
• Quarterfinal – Bella Mir (Iowa) won by decision over Nina Makem (Augsburg University) (Dec 6-2)

155

• Champ. Round 1 – Marlynne Deede (Iowa) won by fall over Emma Matera (Ursinus College) (Fall 0:47)
• Champ. Round 2 – Marlynne Deede (Iowa) won by fall over Nia Miranda (Mount Olive) (Fall 4:55)
• Quarterfinal – Marlynne Deede (Iowa) won by tech fall over Alex Hofrichter (Dubuque) (TF 11-1)

170

• Champ. Round 1 – Kylie Welker (Iowa) won by fall over Caylee Collins (Colorado Mesa University) (Fall 0:28)
• Champ. Round 2 – Kylie Welker (Iowa) won by tech fall over Sidney Ramos (Tiffin University) (TF 10-0)
• Quarterfinal – Kylie Welker (Iowa) won by fall over Schyler Caringi (Gannon University) (Fall 1:32)

170

• Champ. Round 1 – Henlee Haynes (Presbyterian) won by fall over Haley Ward (Iowa) (Fall 2:51)
• Cons. Round 1 – Haley Ward (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 – Katie Gakin (Emory & Henry) won by fall over Haley Ward (Iowa) (Fall 1:32)

191

• Champ. Round 1 – Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) won by tech fall over Brittney Reed (Emory & Henry) (TF 14-4)
• Champ. Round 2 – Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) won by fall over Ella Beam (Presbyterian) (Fall 2:32)
• Quarterfinal – Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) won by decision over Sara Lake (Lindenwood University) (Dec 5-1)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

It’s tournament time. The Iowa Hawkeyes will compete at the 110th Big Ten Wrestling Championships in College Park, Maryland on Saturday and Sunday.

Gotta love this time of year. So much hard work has gone into the season to get to this point. Now it is time to play for keeps as they say.

The Hawks have seven wrestlers in the top four in the Pre-Seeds. Of course the first goal is to qualify for the NCAA National Tournament. Several Hawks have their work cut out for them to make it to Nationals.

As I went through each weight for my previews something was very apparent. This is the eleventh year of my Iowa Wrestling Fan Blog and this is the weakest the Big Ten has been in that time frame. 

Don’t get me wrong, there are some real good weights and the Big Ten is still the dominant conference in the country. However the depth of high ranked wrestlers is just not there the way it has been the last ten years.

I am looking for a good showing by the Hawks at Big Tens. I believe that the up and down season prepared them for this type of competition. Now is the time to avenge previous losses and win the ones you are supposed to.

You can listen to the Big Tens on iheart.com, YouTube, and AM 800 KXIC where Steven Grace and Mark Ironside will call the action.

Let’s get ‘em in the middle.

Sat and Sun March 9-10 – Big Ten Championships (College Park, Maryland)

Thurs-Sat March 21-23 – NCAA Championships (Kansas City, MO)

Big Tens Pre-Seeds 

125 – Drake Ayala #2

133 – Brody Teske #14

141 – Real Woods #3

149 – Caleb Rathjen #3

157 – Jared Franek #4

165 – Mike Caliendo #3

174 – Patrick Kennedy #3

184 – Aiden Riggins #13

197 – Zach Glazier #3

Hwt – Brad Hill  #7

2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Pre-Seeds

https://bigten.org/news/2024/3/4/big-ten-wrestling-pre-seeds-announced.aspx

2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Schedule (All Times CST)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

We are down to the final weekend of the high school season for our incoming recruits.

Val Solorio will be our last recruit to compete this high school season. Solorio will be competing at the first ever PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships in Hershey, Pennsylvania on Thursday-Saturday. 

Solorio is seeded #1 at 100 lbs. and the brackets are available on FloArena.

FloWrestling will have full coverage of the PIAA Championships this weekend.

After the high school season is complete I will continue to cover our incoming recruits on this blog as they compete in Freestyle throughout the spring and summer.

Recruiting Class of 2024

Dru Ayala – Fort Dodge, Iowa  120 lbs.

Season completed – 3rd place.

Keyan Hernandez – Billings (West), Montana 126 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion.

Miguel Estrada – Bakersfield (Frontier HS), California  152 lbs.

Season completed – 4th place.

Angelo Ferrari – Melissa, Texas  175 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion.

Jake Howell –  Glenwood Village (Cherry Creek HS), Colorado  215 lbs.

Season completed – 2nd place.

Kael Voinovich – City High HS, Iowa City, Iowa  157 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion.

Joe Kennedy – Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota  152 lbs.

Season completed – 3rd place.

Brady Benham – Sperry, Oklahoma  165 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion.

Recruiting Class of 2025

Leo DeLuca  – Blair Academy New Jersey  120 lbs.

Season completed – National Prep Wrestling Championships 2nd place

Leister Bowling – Mead, Colorado  175 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion.

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2024

Val Solorio – Canon-McMillan HS, Pennsylvania  100 lbs.

Th/Sat March 7-9 – at PIAA Wrestling Championships (Hersey, PA)

Karlee Brooks – Valiant College Prep HS (Phoenix, AZ)  120 lbs.

No competition scheduled.

Cadence Diduch – Freeport, Illinois  135 lbs.

Season completed – State champion.

Kiara Djoumessi – Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa  140 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion.

Naomi Simon – Decorah, Iowa 170 lbs.

Season completed – State Champion.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling team is set to compete at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships (NCWWC) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 8-9.

Forty-nine teams from across the country will be competing for All American status in the Alliant Energy Power House on Friday and Saturday. Last year thirty-seven teams competed at Nationals.

Iowa enters their first National tournament in program history ranked #2 in the country.

Iowa has thirteen of the fifteen wrestlers that qualified seeded in the top eight.

The Hawks have three wrestlers with the #1 seed: Emilie Gonzalez(101), Marlynne Deede(155), and Kylie Welker(170). 

Sterling Dias(101), Ava Bayless(109), and Reese Larramendy(143) are the #2 seed.

Only ten wrestlers and one from each weight will be able to score points at the NCWWC Championships.

FloWrestling and TrackWrestling will have coverage of the NCWWC Nationals.

Iowa Seeds for the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships (NCWWC)

101 – #1 Emilie Gonzalez  #2 Sterling Dias

109 – #2 Ava Bayless

116 – #3 Brianna Gonzalez  #4 Felicity Taylor

123 – Ava Rose – Unseeded

130 – Emily Frost – Unseeded

136 – #8 Lilly Luft

143 – #2 Reese Larramendy  #5 Ella Schmit 

155 – #1 Marlynne Deede  #6 Bella Mir

170 – #1 Kylie Welker  #4 Haley Ward

191 – #5 Jaycee Fowler  

Brackets for the NCWWC Championships: https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blteb7d012fc7ebef7f/bltcd63d52b3f5835a4/65e1e5ce7471415dcd0a47b5/24_NCWWC_Brackets.pdf

Schedule

Friday, March 8

Session 1: Prelims  11 AM

Session 2: Quarterfinals and Consolations  4 PM

Saturday, March 9

Session 3: Semifinals and Consolations Finals  11 AM

Session 4: Finals  7 PM

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

As with 197 as a fan I have enjoyed following our young Heavyweights for Iowa this season. Brad Hill (redshirt freshman) and Ben Kueter (true freshman) have done a real good job.

As far as who will take the mat for Iowa at Big Tens between Kueter and Hill it looks to be Hill with the #7 Pre-Seed.

Hill, ranked #29 in the country, is 26-5 with three pins, four tech falls, and five major decisions and is 0-3 vs. ranked opponents.

At Hwt the Big Ten has the #1,6 and 7 ranked wrestlers in the country and seven of the top thirty wrestlers. The Big Ten has seven automatic qualifiers at Hwt. 

I really like the way that Hill has progressed throughout the season and I look for him to qualify for Nationals.

InterMat Rankings at Hwt in the Big Ten

1.Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)

6.Lucas Davison (Michigan)

7.Nick Feldman (Ohio State)

12.Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers)

24.Seth Nevills (Maryland)

29.Brad Hill (Iowa)

30.Bennett Tabor (Minnesota)

2023-24 Season – Brad Hill (Hwt)

Max Acciardi (Cal Baptist) W-MD 16-4 1-0 

Luther Open – 2nd Place 

   Maximo Ruiz (Stevens Tech) W-Pin 1:20 2-0 

   Garner Simmons (Wisconsin-Whitewater) W-Pin 0:48 3-0 

   Tanner Gaffey (Minnesota State Mankato) W-TF 22-5 4-0 

   Walter West (Luther) W-MD 16-5 5-0 

   Tyler Kim (Augsburg) L-D 2-1 5-1 

#22 Boone McDermott (Oregon State) L-D 4-1 5-2 

#7 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) L-MD 17-6 5-3 

Cole Urbas (Penn) W-D 8-3 6-3 

Billy McChesney (Columbia) W-TF 19-4 7-3 

Soldier Salute – 3rd Place 

   Billy McChesney (Columbia) W-TF 21-6 8-3 

   Seth Nitzel (Missouri) L-D 5-4 8-4 

   Vincent Mueller (Columbia) W-MD 10-1 9-4 

   Tyler Mousaw (VMI) W-MD 11-1 10-4 

   Bowen McConnville (SDSU) W-D 7-4 11-4 

   Nathan Schon (Unattached) W-D 6-4 12-4 

Nash Hutchmacher (Nebraska) W-D 4-1 13-4 

Tristan Ruhlman (Purdue) W-TF 19-4 14-4 

Peter Marinopolous (Illinois) W-Pin 5:41 15-4 

#6 Lucas Davidson (Michigan) L-MD 11-2 15-5 

Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) W-MD 11-3 16-5

Sat and Sun March 9-10 – at Big Ten Championships (College Park, Maryland)

Thurs-Sat March 21-23 – at NCAA Championships (Kansas City, MO)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

As a fan it has been great to follow Zach Glazier at 197 this season. In all of my years following Iowa Wrestling I have never had a wrestler basically come out of nowhere to surprise me at this level and have a great year like Glazier did this season.

Glazier is 21-1 with two pins, seven tech falls, five major decisions and is 6-1 vs. ranked opponents.

The only loss for Glazier this season was a 5-1 decision to #1 ranked and undefeated Aaron Brooks of Penn State. That is the only match that Brooks has not scored bonus points in this season.

Yet Glazier is still only ranked #11 in the country. #11?

At 197 the Big Ten has the #1 and 4 ranked wrestlers in the country and nine of the top thirty-three  wrestlers. The Big Ten has seven automatic qualifiers at 197. 

Glazier is the #3 Pre-Seed at 197.

I am looking forward to seeing how Glazier does at Big Tens and Nationals.

InterMat Rankings at 197 in the Big Ten

1.Aaron Brooks (Penn State)

4.Jaxon Smith (Maryland)

11.Zach Glazier (Iowa)

13.Silas Allred (Nebraska)

20.Garrett Joles (Minnesota)

21.Luke Geog (Ohio State)

22.John Poznanski (Rutgers)

30.Kael Wisler (Michigan State)

33.Gabe Sollars (Indiana)

2023-24 Season – Zach Glazier (197)

Eli Sheeran (Cal Baptist) W-MD 11-2 1-0 

Luther Open – 1st Place 

   Seth Butler (Wartburg) W-Pin 2:21 2-0 

   Maxim Ryner (Quincy) W-Pin 2:09 3-0 

   Jacob Steenhoek (Luther) W-TF 21-6 4-0 

   Parker Venz (Augsburg) W-TF 19-4 5-0 

#31 Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) W-D 14-6 6-0 

#24 Julian Broderson (Iowa State) W-D 7-3 7-0 

#26 Martin Cosgrove (Penn) W-D 9-5 8-0 

Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) W-MD 14-2 9-0 

Soldier Salute – 1st Place 

   Brett Mower (Oregon State) W-TF 21-6 10-0 

   Adam Haselius (Columbia) W-TF 21-4 11-0 

   Garrett Joles (Minnesota) W-D 5-4 12-0 

   A.J. Ferrari (Unattached) W (D.Q.) 13-0 

#11 Silas Allred (Nebraska) W-MD 11-2 14-0 

#24 Garrett Joles (Minnesota) W-D 4-2 15-0 

Ben Vanadia (Purdue) W-TF 19-4 16-0 

Joey Braunagel (Illinois) W-TF 18-3 17-0 

Evan Bates (Northwestern) W-MD 11-2 18-0 

Bobby Striggow (Michigan) W-TF 19-4 19-0 

#1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) L-D 5-1 19-1 

Josh Otto (Wisconsin) W-MD 13-4 20-1 

#16 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) W-D 4-1 21-1

Sat and Sun March 9-10 – at Big Ten Championships (College Park, Maryland)

Thurs-Sat March 21-23 – at NCAA Championships (Kansas City, MO)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

At 184 the Big Ten has the #1,3,and 7 ranked wrestlers in the country and nine of the top thirty-one. With all of that the Big Ten only has eight automatic qualifiers at 184. 

Aiden Riggins started off the season at 174 and then bumped up to 184. I appreciate the effort that Riggins has shown this season especially considering his natural weight would have him at 165. That is a lot to ask of anyone especially a freshman.

Riggins is unranked with a record of 11-11 with four tech falls and is 1-4 vs. ranked opponents this season.

Riggins is #13 at 184 in the Big Tens Pre-Seeds.

InterMat Rankings at 184 in the Big Ten

3.Lenny Pinto (Nebraska)

5.Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)

6. Bernie Truax (Penn State)

17.Layne Malczewski (Michigan State)

18.Shane Liegel (Wisconsin)

19.Jaden Bullock (Michigan)

22.Brian Soldano (Rutgers)

31.Troy Fisher (Northwestern)

2023-24 Season – Aiden Riggins (174/184)

174 

Peter Acciardi (Cal Baptist) W-MD 15-4 1-0 

Luther Open – 5th Place 

   Eddie Simes (Wisconsin-La Crosse) W-D 4-1 2-0 

   Lawson Losee (Upper Iowa) W-D 4-2 3-0 

   James Burke (St. Cloud State) L-Pin 0:48 3-1 

   Colton Berg (Wartburg) W-TF 18-2 4-1 

   Cael Meyer (Upper Iowa) W-MFF 5-1 

   Will Carano (Iowa) W-TF 21-5 6-1 

184 

#32 Maximus Hale (Penn) L-Pin 1:55 6-2 

Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) L-D 4-2 6-3 

Soldier Salute 

   Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) L-TF 16-0 6-4 

   Jared Thiry (SDSU) W-TF 16-1 7-4 

   Evan Grazzini (Bellarmine) W-TF 21-6 8-4 

   Tyce Raddon (Wyoming) W-D 7-3 9-4 

   Colton Hawks (Missouri) L-D 8-6 9-5 

   Nicholas Fine (Unattached) L-TF 17-0 9-6 

#3 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) L-MD 18-5 9-7 

#10 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) L-D 7-0 9-8 

James Rowley (Purdue) L-D 5-1 9-9 

#29 Dylan Connell (Illinois) L-D 4-1 SV1 9-10 

#24 Troy Fisher (Northwestern) W-D 4-2 10-10 

Joseph Walker (Michigan) W-D 6-5 11-10 

#6 Bernie Truax (Penn State) L-MD 8-0 11-11

Sat and Sun March 9-10 – at Big Ten Championships (College Park, Maryland)

Thurs-Sat March 21-23 – at NCAA Championships (Kansas City, MO)

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!