Iowa has yet to put the finishing touches on the class of 2019, but the future is already looking in bright in Iowa City for the years beyond as the Hawkeyes landed their fifth commitment for the classes of 2020 and beyond. Simley, Minnesota standout Ryan Sokol announced broke the news himself on Twitter: I’m excited…
University of Iowa Press Release University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands announced Wednesday that Sam Stoll and Vince Turk will each serve a one-match suspension when the Hawkeyes open the 2018-19 season at Kent State on Nov. 9. “This program holds its wrestlers to a high standard and our team expects everyone to…
Another Fab 50 big board member has made his college decision. Earlier this week Alburnett standout Jaymus Wilson announced his decision to join Grand View to continue his wrestling career. A three-time state medalist in Class 1A, Wilson has progressively climbed his way up the podium nearly reaching the peak this past winter where he…
The Hawkeyes have hit the mother lode adding a two more wrestlers to their 2020 recruiting class as Mason City star duo Cullan and Colby Schriever have announced their verbal commitment to the the University of Iowa. This news comes off the heels of Arizona prep Jesse Ybarra committing to Iowa earlier today. He’s only…
The recruiting season is heating up as we enter the fourth weekend in which college programs can host official visits for athletes in the classes of 2019 and 2020. This weekend the University of Iowa will have their largest group of recruits on campus, with eight wrestlers making the trip to Iowa City. The Hawkeyes…
Northern Iowa has added a third verbal commitment to their 2019 recruiting class, landing the talents of Kyle Golhoffer out of Woodland, Georgia. Ranked as #75 in The Open Mat’s most recent release of 2019 class rankings, Golhoffer becomes the third top 100 commitment for UNI in this class. Golhoffer also rates as the #17…
The competition may be heating up in Cedar Falls as IAwrestle has confirmed that Dan Kelly and Isaiah Patton will be making the cut down to 157 pounds. Both wrestlers are entering the junior year of eligibility at UNI and both wrestlers split time as the Panthers’ 165-pound starter last season. After the surprise news…
2018 Poland Open Results for UNITED STATES WW 59 kg Allison Mackenzie Ragan’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Allison Mackenzie Ragan (UNITED STATES) received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal – Lingling Bao (CHINA) won by fall over Allison Mackenzie Ragan (UNITED STATES) (Fall 1:34 WW 65 kg…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college, and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous Podcast this week is hosted by Tony Hager and Ross Bartachek. On this episode Ross and Tony discuss Iowa State’s recruiting success after their big recruiting weekend. Ross also gives his thoughts on who Metcalf and Dresser visited during this past week.…
What a weekend for Iowa State as they have added class of 2020 wrestler Cody Fisher of Woodward-Granger. This is the second major verbal this weekend with Pennsylvania’s Ryan Anderson making his announcement yesterday. Currently rated as the #13 wrestler overall in the state of Iowa, Fisher is a two-time state finalist and a big…
Cover photo by LehighValleyLive.com We knew coming in this was going to be a big weekend for Iowa State as they were set to host several big name wrestlers in the class of 2019 and 2020. It looks like one of those big names has gone ahead and announced his commitment as Pennsylvania prep Ryan…
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands announced Friday that former Hawkeye All-American Bobby Telford has joined the coaching staff as volunteer assistant coach. Telford fills a position previously occupied by Ben Berhow. Berhow is transitioning to a coaching and administrative role with the Hawkeye Wrestling Club. Telford has been…
AMES, Iowa – Four-time U.S. World Freestyle Team member Brent Metcalf has been promoted to assistant coach for the Iowa State wrestling team. Metcalf was the program’s volunteer assistant coach. “I am excited to promote Brent within our organization,” Head Coach Kevin Dresser said. “He did a fantastic job in his first year at Iowa…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college, and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous Podcast this week is hosted by Tony Hager with co-host Ross Bartachek. This week Tony and Ross discuss some of the top names in the state of Iowa that are still available in both the class of 2019 and 2020. They also…
Former University of Iowa standout Tony Ramos has received a promotion to assistant coach at North Carolina. The bump comes following the news that Tar Heel assistant coach Neil Erisman accepted the head coaching position at Little Rock Arkansas. Ramos joined the UNC coaching staff in April of 2016 where he has served as a volunteer…
Former Cyclone starter Dante Rodriguez is moving on from Iowa State, as today IAwrestle learned that the former NCAA qualifier is headed southwest to wrestle for Troy Nickerson and Northern Colorado. Rodriguez wrestled as a true freshman under Kevin Jackson, but moved to the backup role last season after he lost his lineup battle to Jarrett…
The 2019 class features several lightweight hammers, but the one that has arguably seen his stock rise the most over the past 12 months is West Des Moines-Valley standout Nick Oldham. Despite reaching the state finals as a freshman, Oldham’s breakout year was this past season where he earned OW honors at the Conflict at…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college, and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous Podcast this week is hosted by Tony Hager and Ross Bartachek. On this episode the guys break down the chaos in Ames with the firing of Mike Zadick and the departure of Earl Hall. They also dive into the likelihood of Tony…
Change is coming to the Cyclone Regional Training Center as IAwrestle has learned that resident athlete Earl Hall will be leaving the program in search of new training opportunities. A former All-American for the Cyclones, Hall has been a member of the Iowa State program since 2013. He accumulated over 100 wins during his college…
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…
