A big change to ISU’s 2019 recruiting class, as IAwrestle has learned that New Jersey prep Chris Foca is no longer verbally committed to Iowa State. Ranked as a top 30 wrestler in the class of 2019, Foca committed to the Cyclones in October of his junior year. According to our own Tony Hager, Foca…
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State redshirt freshman Austin Gomez will sit out of the 2018 Junior World Championships. Gomez, who had previously held the spot at 61kg, will look to mend a minor knee injury to prepare for the upcoming wrestling season. “Austin, his family and our staff have decided to pull him from…
This past weekend all three members of the Iowa State coaching staff appeared on The Open Mat’s Takedown Radio to discuss the recent changes to the program, and to preview the upcoming season. Obviously the Cyclones have been a big topic of discussion nationally this past month after the dismissal of associate head coach, Mike…
Another big 2019 senior is off the board, as Southeast Polk standout Cade DeVos has committed to South Dakota State. The news was first broken by Cody Goodwin of the Des Moines Register. “I felt like SDSU just fit me the best,” DeVos told Goodwin. “I didn’t want to be a plane ride away from…
The 7th Annual Panther Wrestling Club Sporting Clay Shoot will take place at the Cedar Falls Gun Club on Sunday, September 23. Cost is $100 and includes 100 targets, dinner and awards by Lewis Class after the completion of the shoot. Registration will open from 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM on Sunday and the Pheasant…
GREELEY, Colo.- Head Coach, Troy Nickerson announced the hiring of Garett Kiley as an assistant coach for Northern Colorado wrestling and the promotion of Michael Moreno to the primary assistant coach. Kiley joins the UNC staff after serving as an assistant coach at Campbell University for the past two seasons. In the 2017, Kiley helped…
http://content.jwplatform.com/videos/KxChKb9m-eMQGqcLI.mp4 This week on Takedown TV; One-on-one with USA Wrestling Junior World Team Members, a look at the top non-D1 commitments, look inside West Virginia wrestling with Head Coach Tim Flynn and Trackwrestling sits down with Andy Barth on the launch of the American Wrestling League. 00:00 – One-on-one with USA Wrestling Junior World Team…
The Junior Pan American Championships will take place in Fortaleza, Brazil, Aug. 17-19. There will be plenty of Iowa connections in action this weekend. Jeremiah Moody of the University of Iowa will compete in Men’s Freestyle at 74 kg. Moody was a UWW Junior Nationals champion this summer to earn his spot on the team. Incoming…
Iowa State Head Coach Kevin Dresser made an official announcement last Thursday via a team press release that assistant head coach Mike Zadick would no longer be a member of the Iowa State coaching staff. Since then, IAwrestle has received a press release from Mike Zadick.
Austin Gomez prepares for the 2018 Junior World Championships in Slovakia
One of the top wrestlers in Iowa has ended his recruitment and made his college choice. Two-time state champion John Henrich of Akron Westfield has committed to the University of Nebraska. He chose the Cornhuskers over the Iowa Hawkeyes. He told IAwrestle “The right degree, the right coaches and the right mindset to become the…
Once again Division II power Minnesota State has dipped their toe into Iowa, this time they have reeled in Spirit Lake’s Kyler Rieck. The two-time state medalist in class 2A announced his decision on social media: Proud to announce my commitment to Minnesota State University! Go Mavericks! 👊🏼 A post shared by Kyler Rieck (@kylerrieck)…
The Iowa wrestling program has settled on a strength and conditioning coach, for this season anyway. Tom Brands and the university announced today that Quinn Hollan was named the interim S&C coach for the 2018-19 season. Quinn was on Chris Doyle’s staff last season as a performance analyst. The complete UI press release can…
One of the powers in Class 3A has taken a hit as InterMat’s high school analyst, Josh Lowe announced that Lucas Uliano will be joining Olentangy High School in Ohio. Can now confirm that IA 3A state third placer Lucas Uliano is now at Olentangy Liberty (OH-D1), was at nationally ranked Waukee last year. Projected…
As we finish our series of future forecasting each of Iowa’s Division I team’s lineup, we come to Northern Iowa. Unlike Iowa and Iowa State, the Panthers aren’t expected to see any changes to their lineup going back to our March wrap up. As we’ve noted, the squad returns all ten of its 2018 postseason…
A shake up is coming in Ames, Iowa as Dresser made an official announcement today via a team press release that assistant head coach Mike Zadick is no longer a member of the Iowa State coaching staff. The exit comes just weeks before the 2018-19 academic year begins, well past the window of typical off-season…
Davenport Assumption star Julien Broderson has provided IAwrestle with an updated list of schools he is considering after wrapping up a successful summer on both the baseball diamond and the wrestling mat. After winning his second straight state title in February, Broderson added another state title to his name in July when Assumption thumped Harlan…
The Hawkeyes have landed their second major commitment in the class of 2019 as Abe Assad has committed to the University of Iowa. Hailing from Glendbard North high school in Illinois, Assad is a rising senior that got a huge lift in his recruiting when he won UWW Cadet Nationals earlier this summer. Assad was…
By KatieJo Kuhens – Wartburg SID WAVERLY, Iowa—Alex Dolly has been named the top assistant wrestling coach at Wartburg College, head coach Eric Keller announced today. “I am extremely excited to welcome Alex, Caitlin, and their family to the Wartburg wrestling family,” said Keller. “Alex values personal relationships, investing in each student-athlete, and is committed…
Former University of Iowa is headed back to college, this time as an assistant coach. The four-time letterwinner announced the news on Twitter that he would be joining the University of Mary a Division II program in North Dakota. Today is my first official day as an assistant coach with @UMaryWrestling. I am incredible grateful…
In March we at IAwrestle recapped Iowa’s 2017-18 campaign and gave a brief look ahead to what the future held for the Hawkeye lineup. While four months is just a small amount of time relatively, the outlook of Iowa’s lineup has seen some drastic changes. With two impact transfers announcing their move to Iowa City,…
At the end of last season, we did a recap on Kevin Dresser’s first full season at Iowa State and a brief look ahead. At the time there was no doubt that program was trending in the right direction, but the team still looked to be at least another season away from being a national threat.…
Another Iowa senior has come off the board as IAwrestle has learned that Ballard’s Skyler Noftsger has committed to South Dakota State University. A two-time state medalist for the Bombers, Noftsger is currently rated #21 in the last edition of IAwrestle’s Fab 50 rankings. He projects at 165/174 pounds for the Jackrabbits. “I love the…
University of Iowa assistant coach Ryan Morningstar has signed a new contract that will keep him in Iowa City through the 2020-2021 season. A native of Lisbon, Iowa – Morningstar has been a member for the Hawkeye program for almost every season since graduating high school in 2005. A three-time state champion for the Lions,…
