It’s good to be Nick Oldham right now. The West Des Moines-Valley prep recently picked up his first state title this past winter, and over the last ten months fans have witnessed Oldham start to make the transition into the elite category. Now he is a top 100 recruit and considered the top lightweight prospect…
The University of Iowa will have a slight change to their staff as strength and conditioning coach Travis Rutt will be moving on from the program. According to Minnesota media outlet The Guillotine, Rutt will be accepting a position on the Rochester Community and Technical College coaching staff. “I am very excited to have Travis…
Just days after landing their first recruit for the class of 2019 the Panthers have already landed the second member of the class as Wisconsin state champion Parker Keckeisen of Nicolet high school. ”I picked UNI because as soon as I met Coach Schwab and Roper we clicked instantly and I felt like they had believed…
Women’s Final X matchups are set.
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Final X schedule Lincoln, Neb., June 9 57 kg: Thomas Gilman vs. Daton Fix 70 kg: James Green vs. Jason Chamberlain 74 kg: Jordan Burroughs vs. Isaiah Martinez 97 kg: Kyle Snyder vs. Kyven Gadson State College, Pa., June 16 65 kg: Joey McKenna vs. Logan Stieber 79 kg: Kyle Dake vs. Zahid Valencia 86…
Bantam – 43 Guaranteed Places 1st Place – Colton Hamill of Wisconsin Round 1 Colton Hamill (Wisconsin) received a bye () (Bye) Round 2 Colton Hamill (Wisconsin) received a bye () (Bye) Round 3 () received a bye () (Bye) Bantam – 49 Guaranteed Places 1st Place – Carson Triplett of Minnesota 2nd Place –…
Junior Men – 100 Guaranteed Places 1st Place – Kael Brisker of Iowa 2nd Place – Raekwon Johnson of Illinois 3rd Place – Aaron Jeffries of Illinois Round 1 Kael Brisker (Iowa) won by tech fall over Aaron Jeffries (Illinois) (TF 11-0) Round 2 Kael Brisker (Iowa) won by disqualification over Raekwon Johnson (Illinois) (DQ)…
Both the Hawkeyes and the Cyclones will have a wrestler on USA Junior World Team as Jacob Warner and Austin Gomez clinched spots this afternoon by winning best-of-three finals in Rochester, Minnesota. Warner, who compete for the University of Iowa won two straight matches by bonus at 92 kg while Gomez, an Iowa State wrestler,…
Final Results Junior Men – 100 Guaranteed Places 1st Place – Kael Brisker of Iowa 2nd Place – Raekwon Johnson of Illinois Round 1 Kael Brisker (Iowa) won by tech fall over Raekwon Johnson (Illinois) (TF 13-2) Round 2 Kael Brisker (Iowa) won by tech fall over Raekwon Johnson (Illinois) (TF 12-2) Round 3 Junior…
The Panther Train’s 2019 recruiting class is starting off with a bang, as Southeast Polk’s Lance Runyon announced his decision to commit to Northern Iowa on Twitter. A three-time state medalist becomes the first addition to Doug Schwab’s recruiting class, and continues a strong trend of landing some of the state’s top, homegrown talent. “When…
Iowa State has landed the nation’s #10 overall recruiting class according to The Open Mat (TOM Prime Subscription required). The national website ranked the top 25 teams for the class of 2018, and Kevin Dresser finds his team in the top ten for the first time as Cyclone head coach. TOM lists eight impact recruits…
The University of Northern Iowa will be sending a trio of both current and future Panthers to compete in this weekend’s Junior World Team Trials in Rochester, Minnesota. Winners of the event earn the right to represent the United States at the Junior World Tournament which takes place this September in Slovakia. Leading the way…
The Iowa State Cyclones will be sending two wrestlers to Rochester, Minnesota to compete in this weekend’s Junior World Team Trials. In addition to the two current University wrestlers, incoming recruits David Carr and Hunter DeJong are also registered to compete. Winners of the event earn the right to represent the United States at the Junior…
The University of Iowa will be sending five of their athletes to Rochester, Minnesota to compete in this weekend’s Junior World Team Trials. In addition to the five current University wrestlers, incoming recruit Anthony Cassioppi is also expected to compete in the field. Winners of the event earn the right to represent the United States…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college, and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous Podcast this week is hosted by Nic Ryder and our catch all worker Allix Williamson. Allix and Nic take over Potentially Dangerous this week and they’re all over the map. From actual wrestling news to Allix’s top cute list (not sure…
Davenport Assumption has been one of the premier wrestling programs in the state of Iowa in recent memory. Former head coach, and NCAA D1 national champion, Pete Bush had long been the face of the program. Bush stepped down as the head coach shortly after the conclusion of the 2018 state wrestling tournament and the…
Shots Fired is the latest weekly podcast from IAwrestle. Each week Mack Reiter and Eric Schares give you unfiltered greatness as they shout out their opinions on everything from Wrestling to early-2000’s hair styles. On this week’s Shots Fired podcast Reiter and Schares discuss Mack going to New York, BTS/Trials preview, the grind of…
Tom Brands has secured his fourth straight top ten recruiting class according to Flowrestling (FloPro subscription required). The class rankings are compiled by long-time editor Willie Saylor, who slotted the Hawkeyes at #9 overall for the class of 2018. This top ten finish is followed by the Hawkeyes landing last year’s #2 class (per Flo)…
With the latest release of IAwrestle’s Fab 50, we break down the top 10 wrestlers in the class of 2019. The Fab 50, compiled by rankings guru Lars Underbakke, considers athletes who have at least one high school season under their belts. The list is a combination of folkstyle, freestyle and Greco results. Longevity also came into…
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Friday announced the state and regional winners for the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award (TSHSEA). The award recognizes and celebrates the nation’s most outstanding high school senior female wrestlers for their excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, citizenship, and community service. Regional winners are selected from state winners,…
What: Big Game Mini Camp with Derek St. John When: May 25-27 Where: Iowa City West High School Who: All Ages Welcome, All skill levels Cost: $100 This camp will primarily be technique and drilling driven with a focus on building basic skills! Schedule: Friday May 25th 6pm-8pm Saturday May 26th 9am-11am 1pm-3pm Sunday May…
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa national champion Spencer Lee announced Saturday that he is not competing at the Senior Freestyle World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Rochester, Minnesota, on May 18-20. Lee won the 2018 NCAA championship as a true freshman at 125 pounds. He joined the Iowa lineup in January and compiled…
Former two-time Iowa High School State champion Ethan Andersen is coming home. After spending the last two years wrestling for Oklahoma State University the former Southeast Polk wrestler has decided to transfer to Iowa State University and be closer to his family. He redshirted during the 2016-17 season while putting on weight and growing into a…
The Iowa State Cyclones have released their 2018-19 schedule. Both instate rivalry duals against Iowa and UNI will take place on the road. The Cyclones will also have non-conference duals with SIU-Edwardsville, Ohio, and Missouri (at home) and Oregon State and Rider (away). The Cyclones will also return to the Southern Scuffle.
Another wrestler is moving on from Iowa State as Cody Goodwin is reporting that Marcus Harrington is leaving the team. A two year starter for the Cyclones, the loss of Harrington will be a big blow to the team’s heavyweight depth. The news comes weeks after it was first discussed on the Potentially Dangerous podcast.…
