Hawkeyes sophomore Austin DeSanto has been named Co-Big Ten Wrestler of the Week following his upset over Nick Suriano. The below release is courtesy of the Big Ten Conference. Co-Wrestlers of the Week Jake Danishek, Indiana 157 pounds – Sr. – Lebanon, Ohio – Dayton Christian Collected a win over a top-10 opponent in Indiana’s…
What: Dave Schultz Memorial International When: January 24-26, 2019 Where: Olympic Training Center – Colorado Springs, CO Watch: Flowrestling ($) Live Scoring/Brackets: FloArena For all of you wanting to get another look at the five-time Ohio State Champion, your time is near. Iowa State redshirt, David Carr will be competing at the Dave Schultz Memorial International this weekend. His freestyle…
Release courtesy of UNI Athletics CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI wrestler Josh Alberearned Big 12 honors after knocking off No. 3 Jaydin Eierman of Missouri. Alber is just the third Panther to earn the Big 12 Conference’s Wrestler of the Week honors since UNI joined the conference last year. The senior is on a 10-match win streak and is…
The UNI Panthers never trailed in their dual Sunday afternoon against the Air Force Falcons as they won 29-9, in a dual at the West Gym. UNI had four bonus point wins, including three tech falls, to keep Air Force down. Tyrell Gordon got things started off with a win over Casey Jumps. After Jumps…
Who: #16 Iowa State 5-1 (2-0 Big 12) vs West Virginia 2-10 (2-3 Big 12) Where: Morgantown, W.V. – West Virginia University Coliseum When: Sunday, January 20th at Noon CT Watch: wvusports.com/watch – Mountaineer TV/ Flowrestling ($) Stats: Trackwrestling (Team Dual Rankings from The Open Mat 1/16/19) Iowa State comes in on a four dual win streak, and is also…
On a cold snowy night in Iowa the Hawkeyes welcomed in Big Ten opponent the Scarlett Knights of Rutgers to open the 2019 home schedule. The dual was highlighted by a trio of ranked head-to-head meetings, including a top ten matchup between #8 Austin DeSanto and #3 Nick Suriano. Iowa came out on top in…
Who: Air Force (4-2, 1-1 Big 12) vs #17 UNI (2-4, 2-0 Big 12) Where: West Gym|Cedar Falls, IA When: Sunday, January 20th, 2019 Watch: Flowrestling Stats: TrackWrestling The UNI Panthers return home for the first time in over a month for a dual at the West Gym. This Sunday Air Force comes to town for…
Release courtesy of Iowa State Athletics LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – No. 21 Iowa State (5-1, 2-0 Big 12) opened up a two-match road trip with a victory at Rider (4-3, 2-0 EWL), 29-17. The Cyclones took seven out of 10 bouts on the night, winning five of those by bonus-point margin. ISU is now 4-0 in…
The UNI Panthers fell Thursday night to the #5 Missouri Tigers, 29-12, dropping seven of the ten matches on the night. Missouri boasts ranked wrestlers at every weight but 125 and 197, and they put on a show for their hometown fans. Josh Alber came away with the biggest win of the night for the…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college, and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous Podcast this week is hosted by Tony Hager and Lars Underbakke. On this episode the guys break down the Inaugural Girls State Championships and what it means for the growing girls wrestling going forward. Then they dive into 3A, 2A and 1A…
The Hawkeye Wrestling Club squad will return to action this month with eight athletes taking to mat across the globe. The HWC is currently comprised of six active men’s freestyle wrestlers, and five women. Currently both the men and women’s wrestlers are training at their respective Team USA camps with the men in Colorado Springs…
Who: #16 Iowa State 4-1 (2-0 Big 12) vs Rider 4-2 (2-0 EWL) Where: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gym When: Thursday, January 17th at 6pm CT Watch: ESPN 3 or Watch ESPN App (Dual Rankings from The Open Mat 1/9/19) The Cyclones continue to dominate this season. Now they head East for a pair of duals starting in New…
Who: #4 Iowa 6-0 (2-0) vs #13 Rutgers 7-3 (1-1) Where: Iowa City, Iowa | Carver-Hawkeye Arena When: Friday, January 18th, 2019 8:00 PM Watch: BTN+/Flowrestling (Online – Subscription required) Iowa will make their much anticipated 2019 team debut this weekend when they host #13 ranked Rutgers on Friday night. This will be first appearance…
Who: #17 UNI (2-3, 2-0 Big 12) vs #6 Missouri (11-0, 5-0 MAC) Where: Hernes Center | Columbia, MO When: Thursday, January 17th, 2019 Watch: Missouri Network Stats: TrackWrestling The UNI Panthers next take the mat on the rare Thursday night dual, traveling down to Columbia, Missouri for a dual with the Tigers. The old…
This past weekend Iowa Hawkeye assistant coach Ryan Morningstar appeared on the nationally broadcast Takedown Radio to catch up with our own Tony Hager and more on the state of the Hawkeye program. It should be noted that Morningstar’s comments came prior to his team’s dual with Minnesota, in which the Hawkeyes walked away with…
Press Release AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser announced today the short-term addition of Ben Durbin as the new Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Iowa State wrestling team. Durbin has spent the last two years competing on the senior circuit under the Cyclone Regional Training Center. “We are very excited to…
AMES, Iowa – No. 21 Iowa State (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) defeated Fresno State (4-6, 1-3 Big 12), 31-6 in wrestling action Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State won eight of 10 matches contested, including four with bonus points (one fall, one technical fall, two major decisions). Ian Parker set the tone with a 19-5 major…
University of Iowa Press Release MINNEAPOLIS — The fourth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defended the Governor’s Border Belt on Sunday at Minnesota, defeating the eighth-ranked Gophers, 24-10, at a sold out Maturi Pavilion. Iowa won seven-of-10 matches, held a 17-8 edge on takedowns, and defeated three top 10 wrestlers to extend its winning streak…
Who: #16 Iowa State (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) vs Fresno State (4-5, 1-2 Big 12) Where: Ames – Hilton Coliseum When: Sunday, January 13th at 2pm Watch: Cyclones.tv/Flowrestling ($) (Dual Team Rankings from The Open Mat 1/9/19) Iowa State has a quick turnaround, as Fresno State comes to Ames for a Big 12 clash on Sunday. Their schedule is…
The UNI Panthers dropped their second road dual of the season 22-12 to the #10 Nebraska Cornhuskers. The loss drops UNI to 2-3 overall (2-0 Big 12) while Nebraska goes to 7-2 (1-1 Big Ten). *Note: The dual was simulcast with Nebraska’s women’s gymnastics team’s meet with the University of Washington, so some details might…
