You could make the argument that overall this is the biggest weekend of the year for Iowa Wrestling fans.

From Thursday through Sunday Iowa Wrestling fans will be entertained with great wrestling.

As a fan you can follow all of the wrestling on the internet , TV or radio.

I wanted to provide a schedule for fans to follow for all of the great wrestling.

Iowa Wrestling will be at the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Evanston, Illinois on Saturday and Sunday. BTN will have full coverage.

The Big Ten is by far the best wrestling conference in the country and the competition will be fierce.

The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team will be defending their title at the NCWWC National Championships in Coralville, Iowa.

Tickets are still available at https://www.ncwwc.com/

FloWrestling will have full coverage on their premium service.

The Hawks have six #1 ranked wrestler and have to be considered a strong favorite to win the team title.

Our incoming recruits are finishing the regular season. 

Bo Bassett will be at the PIAA AA State Tournament on Thursday-Saturday. FloWrestling will have full coverage.

Harvey Ludington will be competing at the New Jersey State Tournament on Thursday-Saturday.  FloWrestling will have full coverage.

Ty and Jarell Miller will be at the Ohio State Tournament on Friday-Sunday. NFHS Network will have a live stream and FloWrestling will have all matches on archive.

I will have a preview and follow up blog on all the wrestling right here on my Iowa Wrestling Fan Blog.

Enjoy the long weekend of great wrestling.

Let’s get ‘em in the middle.

 

 

2025 Big Ten Championships

Northwestern – Evanston, Illinois

Welsh-Ryan Arena

Saturday, March 8

Session I – 10 AM

Session 2  through Semifinals – 5 PM

 

Sunday, March 9

Session 3 Consolations – Noon

Session 4  Finals – 4:30 PM

*Times listed are CST

Full coverage on BTN

Steven Grace and Mark Ironside call the action on AM 800 KXIC and audio streamed online at HawkeySports.com via YouTube.

 

NCWWC National Championships

Xtreme Arena

Coralville, Iowa

Friday, March 7

Session 1: Championship 1st round – 10 AM

Session 2: Quarterfinals – 5 PM

 

Saturday, March 8

Session 3 – Consolation semifinals and finals – 10 AM

Session 4: Finals – 6 PM

*Times listed are CST

Full coverage on FloWrestling

 

 

Recruiting Class of 2026

Bo Bassett – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  145 lbs.

PIAA State Championships

Thurs-Sat Mar 6-8

Full coverage on FloWrestling

 

Recruiting Class of 2025

Harvey Ludington – Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS)  190 lbs. 

NJSIAA State Championships

Thurs-Sat Mar 6-8

Full coverage on FloWrestling

 

Ty Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio 175 lbs. 

Jarrel Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio  190 lbs. 

OHSAA State Championships

Fri-Sun Mar 7-9

NFHS Network live stream

FloWrestling (archive only)

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits had a great weekend.

Isabella Gonzales and Samantha Sachs won California state titles in dominating fashion. Gonzales won the 120 lbs. title by going 5-0 with five pins. Sachs won the title at 130 with a 5-0 record with four pins and a tech fall.

Bo Bassett won the Southwest AA Regional in Altoona with three tech falls and a pin all in the first period. The Pennsylvania State Tournament is next weekend.

Harvey Ludington won the NJSIAA Region 6 in Jackson Township with two pins under a minute and a decision. The New Jersey State Tournament is next weekend.

 

 

Paolo Ciatto placed second at the CHSAA State Championship at 170 lbs.

Ty and Jarell Miller won titles at OHSAA Districts in Perrysburg.

Ty had three pins and a forfeit and Jarell was 4-0 with three pins and a major decision.

The Ohio State Tournament is next weekend.

As I have done for years I will post a blog on Friday for upcoming weekend competitions and a follow up blog with results on my “Recruits in action” series.

 

 

Recruiting Class of 2025

Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy(Morristown, New Jersey) 120 lbs. 

Season Completed – National Prep champion

 

Paolo Ciatto – Iona Preparatory(New Rochelle, New York)  170 lbs.

CHSAA State Championships

Paolo Ciatto(Iona Prep) fall Michael Goodzell(Kellenberg) 1:13

Paolo Ciatto(Iona Prep) fall Jovanni Torres(Mons F) 2:58

Jonathon Hoffman(Kellenberg) dec Paolo Ciatto(Iona Prep) 8-2

 

Leister Bowling – Longmont(Mead HS), Colorado  175 lbs.

Season completed: State champ

 

Ty Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio 175 lbs. 

Fri/Sat Feb 28-Mar 1 – at OHSAA Districts(Perrysburg)

Champ. Round 1 – Tyrel Miller (St. Edward) won by fall over Kyle Wymer (Anthony Wayne) (Fall 1:31)

Quarterfinal – Tyrel Miller (St. Edward) won by fall over Gavin Range (Olmsted Falls) (Fall 2:42)

Semifinal – Tyrel Miller (St. Edward) won by fall over Logan Morehouse (Tol. St. John`s Jesuit) (Fall 1:57)

1st Place Match – Tyrel Miller (St. Edward) won by medical forfeit over Giovanni Cursio (Uniont. Lake) (M. For.)

 

Jarrel Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio  190 lbs. 

Fri/Sat Feb 28-Mar 1 – at OHSAA Districts(Perrysburg)

Champ. Round 1 – Jarrel Miller (St. Edward) won by fall over Don Johnson (Olmsted Falls) (Fall 2:46)

Quarterfinal – Jarrel Miller (St. Edward) won by fall over Carter Whaley (Oregon Clay) (Fall 1:18)

Semifinal – Jarrel Miller (St. Edward) won by fall over Liam Lloyd (Mentor) (Fall 3:26)

1st Place Match – Jarrel Miller (St. Edward) won by major decision over Josh Takats (Perrysburg) (MD 10-1)

 

Harvey Ludington – Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS)  190 lbs. 

Fri/Sat Feb 28-Mar 1 – at NJSIAA Region 6(Jackson Township)

Champ. Round 1 – Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) won by fall over Anthony Giglio (Hamilton East-Steinert) (Fall 0:49)

Semifinal – Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) won by fall over Jarred ONeill (Christian Brothers Academy) (Fall 0:19)

1st Place Match – Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) won by decision over Tanner Hodgins (Howell) (Dec 7-3)

 

Recruiting Class of 2026

Bo Bassett – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  145 lbs.

Fri/Sat Feb 28-Mar 1 – at Southwest AA Regional(Altoona)

Bo Bassett won by tech. fall over Sam Sheeler (Somerset), 25-6 1:42

Bo Bassett pinned Tristan Wtorkiewicz (Mount Pleasant), 0:36

Bo Bassett won by tech. fall over Aaron Ickes (Chestnut Ridge), 19-4 1:14

Bo Bassett won by tech. fall over Lucas Boyer (Elizabeth Forward), 21-6 1:25

 

Owen McMullen – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  

Out with an injury.

 

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2025

Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California  120 lbs. 

Thur/Fri/Sat Feb 27 – March 1 – at CIF State Tournament(Bakersfield)

Isabella Gonzales(Clovis East) fall Mackenzie Mendenhall(Corona) 1:08

Isabella Gonzales(Clovis East) fall Kaelena Ahrens(Vacaville) 2:31

Isabella Gonzales(Clovis East) fall Svea Gonzalez(Binicia) 1:18

Isabella Gonzales(Clovis East) fall Till Kakuk(Chino 1:03

Isabella Gonzales(Clovis East) fall SJ Martin(Granada) 1:47

 

Samantha Sachs – Glendora, California  130 lbs.  

Thur/Fri/Sat Feb 27 – March 1 – at CIF State Tournament(Bakersfield)

Samantha Sachs(Glendora) fall Juliana Alvarez(Selma) 1:02

Samantha Sachs(Glendora) fall Giana Breshears(Central Valley 1:31

Samantha Sachs(Glendora) fall Piper Pike(St. Helena) 1:13

Samantha Sachs(Glendora) tech fall Savannah Talmage(Clayton Valley) 18-3

Samantha Sachs(Glendora) fall Ruby Julian-Newson(Torrey Pines) 1:04

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The Iowa Hawkeyes remained ranked #1 in the final NWCA NCAA Women’s Coaches Poll of the season. 

Iowa is #1 with 130 points followed by North Central at 88 and McKendree with 74.

Since the last rankings on February 7 Iowa went up six points and North Central went down two points.

Iowa rolled to the team title at the Region VII Championships in Indianola, Iowa last weekend. The Hawks won all ten weights and five wrestlers placed second for a perfect day of wrestling.

Iowa still has six wrestlers ranked #1 in the country: Rianne Murphy(103), Brianna Gonzalez(117), Macey Kilty(145), Kennedy Blades(160), Kylie Welker(180), and Jaycee Foeller(207).

Iowa has a ranked wrestler at all ten weights.

Overall Iowa has 15 ranked wrestlers.

Emmily Patneuad entered the rankings at #6 at 131 after winning the Region VII Championships last weekend.

The Hawks will be looking to defend their national title when they compete at the NCWWC National Championships on March 7-8 in Coralville, Iowa.

 

 

February 28 NWCA NCAA Rankings

Tournament Rankings

1. Iowa – 130
2. North Central – 88
3. McKendree – 74

 

103 – Rianne Murphy #1

103 – Sterling Dias #3

110 – Ava Bayless #2

110 – Emilie Gonzalez #5

117 – Brianna Gonzalez #1

124 – Cali Leng #4

131 – Emmily Patneuad #6

138 – Nanea Estrella #5

145 – Macey Kilty #1

145 – Reese Larramendy #2

160 – Kennedy Blades #1

180 – Kylie Welker #1

180 – Naomi Simon #4

207 – Jaycee Foeller #1

207 – Alivia White #7

 

 

NCWWC National Championships

Xtreme Arena

Coralville, Iowa

Friday, March 7

Session 1: Championship 1st round – 9 AM

Session 2: Quarterfinals – 4 PM

Saturday, March 8

Session 3 – Consolation semifinals and finals – 9 AM

Session 4: Finals – 5 PM

*Times listed are CST

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

It’s tournament time wrestling fans. The Iowa Hawkeyes will be competing at the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Evanston, Illinois on Saturday and Sunday March 8-9.

For this blog I am previewing 165-Hwt with a listing of ranked wrestlers from the Tuesday, February 25 InterMat Rankings and the number of allocations per weight for Nationals.

Welsh-Ryan Arena has been renovated and should be a great venue for Big Tens. Home of Midlands Hawkeye fans are familiar with this arena.

The Big Ten is by far the most dominant conference in the country. The matchups in the first round at some weights will find both wrestlers ranked in the top 33 in the country.

Big Tens is an intense two-day tournament that will prepare wrestlers for Nationals unlike any other conference tournament.

Michael Calliendo will definitely be the #2 seed at 165. We should see a Caliendo-Mesinbrink finals.

I believe Patrick Kennedy will get the #4 seed at 174. We will see the nationally ranked #2-4-8-10 with Kennedy being #10. 

A typical Big Ten weight at 184 with the nationally ranked #1-4-7-8 with Gabe Arnold at #8. I am looking forward to seeing Arnold compete at Big Tens.

Stephen Buchanan will have the top seed at a loaded weight. 197 has the nationally ranked #1-2-3-8. 

You can always count on Hwt to be really good in the Big Ten. We will have the nationally ranked #1-2-7-8-9-10-11-12-18-24. Kueter is #11 in the country and will have a high ranked opponent in the quarterfinals. 

Pre-Seeds for Big Tens should be released on Monday.

I will keep you up to date right here on my Iowa Wrestling Fan Blog.

Let’s get ‘em in the middle.

 

 

InterMat Rankings from February 25

Big Ten

165

Allocation for Nationals: 9

1. Mitchell Mesenbrink – Penn State

2. Michael Caliendo – Iowa

8. Christopher Minto – Nebraska

9. Paddy Gallagher – Ohio State

10. Beau Mantanona – Michigan

11. Andrew Sparks – Minnesota

14. Braeden Scoles – Illinois

18. Maxx Mayfield – Northwestern

19. Tyler Lillard – Indiana

22. Tony White – Rutgers

 

174

Allocation for Nationals: 8

2. Levi Haines – Penn State

4. Carson Kharchla – Ohio State

8. Lenny Pinto – Nebraska

10. Patrick Kennedy – Iowa

23. Clayton Whiting – Minnesota

24. Jackson Turley – Rutgers

25. Danny Braunegel – Illinois

26. Brody Baumann – Purdue

30. Joseph Walker – Michigan

31. Derek Gilcher – Indiana

 

184

Allocation for Nationals: 8

1. Carter Starocci – Penn State

4. Max McEnelly – Minnesota

7. Silas Allred – Nebraska

8. Gabe Arnold – Iowa

11. Jaxson Smith – Maryland

12. Edmond Ruth – Illinois 

16. Shane Cartagena-Walsh – Rutgers

18. Ryder Rogotzke – Ohio State

24. DJ Washington – Indiana

26. Jaden Bullock- Michigan

 

 

197

Allocation for Nationals: 10

1. Stephan Buchanan – Iowa

2. Josh Barr – Penn State

3. Jacob Cardenas – Michigan

8. Isaiah Salazar – Minnesota

13. Evan Bates – Northwestern

18. Zac Braunagel – Illinois

20. Camden McDanel – Nebraska

21. Gabe Sollars – Indiana

22. John Poznanski – Rutgers

23. Seth Shumate – Ohio State

26. Remy Cotton – Michigan State

27. Ben Vanadia – Purdue

 

Hwt.

Allocation for Nationals: 10

1. Gable Steveson – Minnesota

2. Greg Kerkvliet – Penn State

7. Yaraslau Slavikouski – Rutgers

8. Josh Heindselman – Michigan

9. Nick Feldman – Ohio State

10. Luke Luffman – Illinois

11. Ben Kueter – Iowa

12. Seth Nevills – Maryland

18. Jacob Bullock – Indiana

24. Harley Andrews – Nebraska

 

2025 Big Ten Championships

Northwestern – Evanston, Illinois

Welsh-Ryan Arena

Saturday, March 8

Session I – 10 AM

Session 2  through Semifinals – 5 PM

Sunday, March 9

Session 3 Consolations – Noon

Session 4  Finals – 4:30 PM

*Times listed are CST

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

We have a big weekend of wrestling for our incoming recruits as the season wraps up.

Bo Bassett will be at Southwest AA Regional in Altoona on Friday and Saturday.

Harvey Ludington will be at NJSIAA Region 6 in Jackson Township on Friday and Saturday.

Ty and Jarell Miller will be at OHSAA Districts in Perrysburg on Friday and Saturday.

The Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio state tournament will be next weekend.

 

 

Paolo Ciatto, Isabella Gonzales and Samantha Sachs will be competing at the state tournament this weekend.

As I have done for years I will post a blog on Friday for upcoming weekend competitions and a follow up blog with results on my “Recruits in action” series.

 

 

Recruiting Class of 2025

Leo DeLuca – Blair Academy(Morristown, New Jersey) 120 lbs. 

Season Completed – National Prep champion

 

Paolo Ciatto – Iona Preparatory(New Rochelle, New York)  170 lbs.

Fri/Sat Feb 28-Mar 1- at NYSPHSAA Championships(Albany)

 

Leister Bowling – Longmont(Mead HS), Colorado  175 lbs.

Season completed: State champ

 

Ty Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio 175 lbs. 

Fri/Sat Feb 28-Mar 1 – at OHSAA Districts(Perrysburg)

 

Jarrel Miller – North Olmsted(St. Ed’s HS), Ohio  190 lbs. 

Fri/Sat Feb 28-Mar 1 – at OHSAA Districts(Perrysburg)

 

Harvey Ludington – Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS)  190 lbs. 

Fri/Sat Feb 28-Mar 1 – at NJSIAA Region 6(Jackson Township)

 

Recruiting Class of 2026

Bo Bassett – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  145 lbs.

Fri/Sat Feb 28-Mar 1 – at Southwest AA Regional(Altoona)

 

Owen McMullen – Johnstown(Bishop McCort HS), Pennsylvania  

Out with an injury.

 

Women’s Recruiting Class of 2025

Isabella Gonzales – Fresno(Clovis East HS), California  120 lbs. 

Thur/Fri/Sat Feb 27 – March 1 – at CIF State Tournament(Bakersfield)

 

Samantha Sachs – Glendora, California  130 lbs.  

Thur/Fri/Sat Feb 27 – March 1 – at CIF State Tournament(Bakersfield)

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee announced the pre-allocation spots for the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. 

The Big Ten Conference was awarded 87 of the 287 automatic qualifying bids – the most of any conference. Those allocations are broken down by weight class below and represent how many Big Ten placewinners at each weight will automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships.

The Big Ten Championships take place March 8-9 in Evanston, Illinois.

 

 

The Big Ten allocations:

125 – 9

133 – 10

141 – 7

149 – 8

157 – 8

165 – 9

174 – 8

184 – 8

197 – 10

285 – 10

 

The NCAA released the third coaches rankings and second RPI of the season.

Hawkeyes in the 2025 Coaches Rankings/RPI
125 – Joey Cruz 18/17
133 – Drake Ayala 1/3
141 – Cullan Schriever NA
149 – Kyle Parco 3/1
157 – Jacori Teemer NA
165 – Michael Caliendo 2/1
174 – Patrick Kennedy 7/–
184 – Gabe Arnold 7/7
197 – Stephen Buchanan II 1/1
285 – Ben Kueter 11/9

 

 

2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Allocations

Conference	125	133	141	149	157	165	174	184	197	285	Total
Atlantic Coast	4	3	4	4	3	5	4	3	3	5	38
Big 12	7	6	7	6	7	7	6	7	4	4	61
Big Ten	9	10	7	8	8	9	8	8	10	10	87
EIWC	2	1	3	1	1	2	4	1	4	3	22
Ivy League	3	2	4	3	3	2	2	4	2	1	26
Mid-American	1	3	1	3	3	2	3	3	1	3	23
Pacific-12	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	3	2	17
Southern	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	13
Pre-Allocations	29	29	29	29	27	29	29	28	29	29	287
At-Large	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	5	4	4	43

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

It’s tournament time wrestling fans. The Iowa Hawkeyes will be competing at the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Evanston, Illinois on Saturday and Sunday March 8-9.

Welsh-Ryan Arena has been renovated and should be a great venue for Big Tens. Home of Midlands Hawkeye fans are familiar with this arena.

The Big Ten is by far the most dominant conference in the country. The matchups in the first round at some weights will find both wrestlers ranked in the top 33 in the country.

Big Tens is an intense two-day tournament that will prepare wrestlers for Nationals unlike any other conference tournament.

For this blog I am previewing 125-157 with a listing of ranked wrestlers from the Tuesday, February 25 InterMat Rankings.

Joey Cruz has done real well in the Big Ten and should have 5 or 6 seed at 125.

Drake Ayala will be the top seed at 133. Ranked #2 nationally at 133 Ayala will have the #3-5-6 wrestlers in the country. The semifinals will be tough.

Iowa does not have a ranked wrestler at 141.

Kyle Parco will be the #2 seed at 149. Another tough weight with the national ranked #2-3-4-and 7 in the country.

You always have a few really stacked weights in the Big Ten. For the first five weights 157 is beyond loaded. This weight has the #1-3-4-5-7-8-9-11-16-29-30 ranked wrestler in the entire country. All together in one conference tournament. Impressive.

That is beyond loaded. Jacori Teemer is ranked #3 in the country and I really do not know where he will be seeded.

I will publish my preview for 165-Hwt. tomorrow.

Pre-Seeds for Big Tens should be released on Monday.

I will keep you up to date right here on my Iowa Wrestling Fan Blog.

Let’s get ‘em in the middle.

 

 

InterMat Rankings from February 25

Big Ten

125

1. Matt Ramos – Purdue

7. Caleb Smith – Nebraska

8. Luke Lilledahl – Penn State

11. Dean Petersen – Rutgers

15. Joey Cruz – Iowa

16. Cooper Flynn – Minnesota

17. Nicolar Rivera – Wisconsin

20. Jacob Moran – Indiana

21. Brendan McCrone – Ohio State

33. Dedrick Navarro – Northwestern

 

133

2. Drake Ayala – Iowa

3. Lucas Byrd- Illinois

5. Braxton Brown – Maryland

6. Braeden Davis – Penn State

11. Dylan Shawver – Rutgers

13. Nic Bouzakis – Ohio State

15. Zan Fugitt – Wisconsin

16. Jacob Van Dee – Nebraska

19. Tyler Wells – Minnesota

28. Angelo Rini – Indiana

 

141

2. Beau Bartlett – Penn State

3. Jesse Mendez – Ohio State

6. Brock Hardy – Nebraska

8. Vance Vombaur – Minnesota

12. Sergio Lemley – Michigan

13. Joey Olivieri – Rutgers

17. Danny Pucino – Illinois

26. Henry Porter – Indiana

28. Greyson Clark – Purdue

 

 

149

2. Shayne Van Ness – Penn State

3. Kyle Parco – Iowa

4. Ridge Lovett – Nebraska

7. Dylan D’Emilio – Ohio State

16. Kannon Webster – Illinois

19. Andrew Clark – Rutgers

26. Dylan Gilcher – Michigan

27. Sam Cartella – Northwestern

31. Kal Miller – Maryland

32. Drew Roberts – Minnesota

 

157

1. Tyler Kasak – Penn State

3. Jacori Teemer – Iowa

4. Antrell Taylor – Nebraksa

5. Ethen Miller – Maryland

7. Joey Blaze – Purdue

8. Tommy Askey – Minnesota

9. Trevor Chumbley – Northwestern

11. Brandon Cannon – Ohio State

16. Chase Saldate – Michigan

29. Conner Harer – Rutgers

30. Jason Kraisser – Illinois

 

2025 Big Ten Championships

Northwestern – Evanston, Illinois

Welsh-Ryan Arena

Saturday, March 8

Session I – 10 AM

Session 2  through Semifinals – 5 PM

Sunday, March 9

Session 3 Consolations – Noon

Session 4  Finals – 4:30 PM

*Times listed are CST

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

University of Iowa freshman Angelo Ferrari has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week. Ferrari won an exciting 6-3 match in overtime at 184 over previously undefeated and #3 ranked Dustin Plott of Oklahoma State on Sunday.

This was the pivotal match in Iowa winning the dual meet over Oklahoma State, 21-16.

Ferrari is the third Hawkeye to earn Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors this season (Kyle Parco on Jan. 9 and Drake Ayala on Jan. 23).

 

 

Ferrari was the 2024 #1 P4P (pound for pound) ranked wrestler in the country by both FloWrestling and MatScouts. Ferrari was also the overall top recruit for Flo for the Class of 2024 when he was a junior.

Originally from Melissa, Texas, Ferrari won a state title at 175 lbs. last season.

 

 

Ferrari is 11-1 on the season with four tech falls and three major decisions. He won the 184 lbs. title at the Grand View Open and Soldier Salute.

The Iowa Hawkeyes will be back on the mats on March 8-9 at the 2025 Big Ten Championships in Evanston, Illinois.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Randy Lewis: The Toughest Kid on the Block is a new book now available on Amazon.

Bahne B Bahnson is the author of the biography of Randy Lewis.

Lewis is one of the most entertaining wrestlers in American history. His matches were high scoring with his unique wrestling style.

Dan Gable had never seen Lewis wrestle when he offered him a scholarship for the Recruiting Class of 1977 in his first year as a head coach at Iowa. As a three-time state champion out of Rapids City, South Dakota where in his last three seasons he had an 89-0 record and 83 pins. Lewis was a 1977 Junior World champion.

Lewis is one of the greatest wrestlers in Iowa history by going 2-1-1-7 in his career. A severe injury during his senior year kept Lewis from a third title. 

Lewis had a 127-11-1 career record with 64 pins and did not redshirt. He made the 1978 World team after his true freshman year and the 1980 Olympic team after his third year of college.

Lewis is one of only two two-time Olympic wrestlers in Iowa Wrestling history(Chris Campbell). The 1980 Olympics were boycotted and he won Gold in 1984 at 136.5 lbs.

I have never come across a wrestler with a memory for matches in detail like Randy Lewis. This is a great book that will entertain you like the matches of Randy Lewis.

 

 

Randy Lewis

Rapid City, South Dakota

Three-time state champion

1977 Junior World champion

 

University of Iowa

1978 NCAA Runner-Up – 126 lbs.

1979 NCAA National champion – 126 lbs.

1980 NCAA National champion – 134 lbs.

Four-time All American

 

1980 Olympian – 136.5 lbs.

1984 Olympic Gold medalist – 136.5 lbs.

 

 

The author, Bahn Johnston, also wrote the book Rick Sanders in the moment. Sanders was a two-time Olympic silver medalist and the first World champion in American history that Randy Lewis was compared to with an unorthodox and funky wrestling style.

To order Randy Lewis: The Toughest Kid on the Block:

https://www.amazon.com/Randy-Lewis-Toughest-Kid-Block/dp/B0DVH7WBPT/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ox-nnciYLeLUzxp61r4bt-xxMcl9sy25hma8LmukzY0.jUwJ-VygiFB7T7dPZdHGp0gJrAeAhSzj7Q9-h_qSz3I&dib_tag=se&keywords=randy+lewis+wrestling&qid=1740587730&sr=8-1

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The Hawkeye Wrestling Club will host a Pre-Match Social on Wednesday, February 26 at Backpocket Brewing at 903 Quarry Road in Coralville from 4 PM – 7 PM.

The HWC Socials are free of charge and provide a great opportunity to meet HWC wrestlers, former Hawkeye greats and other Iowa Wrestling fans.

The HWC Social will be before FloWrestling Night in America at Xtreme Arena in Coralville. The main event will be a challenge match between 2024 Olympic 57 kg silver medalist Spencer Lee vs. 2024 60 kg world champion Masanosuke Ono of Japan.

Former Hawk Austin DeSanto will face Seth Gross.

There will be a Meet and Greet with elite Iowa Wrestling recruit Bo Bassett as part of FloWrestling Night in America from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.

Bo, because only one name it needed, is the #1 overall recruit in the Class of 2026 and ranked #1 at 145. He committed to the Hawks on February 4.

 

 

From HawkeyeWrestlingClub.com:

For the past two years we have been partnering with local bars and restaurants to provide our fans with Pre-Match Socials! Our goal is to create an atmosphere where our community can grow and enjoy Hawkeye Wrestling together. Our social events are open to the public and free of charge! Guests can win raffle prizes, meet Hawkeye legends, and enjoy drink specials Before the Whistle!

 

HWC Socials:

Wednesday, February 26 – Backpocket Brewing

Sunday, March 9th – Between Sessions Social (B1G Championship)

 

 

From Xtremearena.com:

FloWrestling Night in America

Wednesday, February 26

Xtreme Arena 

Coralville, Iowa

5:30PM – Doors Open

5:30PM-6:30PM – Meet & Greet with Bo Bassett

Complete Card:

Begins at 6:30PM

Cruzer Dominguez vs Ethan Humphrey

Abdi Unle vs Alexander Pierce

Riley Johnson vs Lincoln Jipp

 

Main Card begins at 7:00PM

Nathan Tomasello vs Daniel DeShazer

Marcus Coleman vs Jay Aiello

Xochitl Mota-Pettis vs Melanie Nahomi

Amanda Martinez vs Zeltzin Hernandez

Nate Jackson vs Kennedy Monday

Austin DeSanto vs Seth Gross

Bryce Andonian vs Austin Gomez

Zahid Valencia vs Trent Hidlay

David Carr vs Daichi Takatani

Spencer Lee vs Masanosuke Ono

 

To buy tickets:

https://xtreamarena.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:MULTI:XA25:FLW0226:&linkID=coralville-multi&RSRC=VEN_WEB&RDAT=FLW25&dataAccId=819&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_coralville-multi

 

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!