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…
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…
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,…
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…
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)…
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.…
Last October many fans in Iowa were sad that one of Iowa’s top wrestlers announced his decision to leave the state when Albia’s Aden Reeves committed to Campbell University in North Carolina. Now, Reeves has decided to stay closer to home and has changed his commitment to wrestle for coach Kevin Dresser at Iowa State…
Austin Gomez is a national champion. In late April the Iowa State wrestler picked up his third career freestyle national title go along with the two he won as a high school wrestler (he also won two Greco-Roman national titles in high school as well). This title might be the most significant for Gomez as…
FS – 57 Guaranteed Places 1st Place – Reineri Andreu Ortega of CUB 2nd Place – Oscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano of COL 3rd Place – Juan Rubelin Ramirez Beltre of DOM 3rd Place – Thomas Patrick Gilman of USA 5th Place – Victor Manuel Barron Cardenas of MEX 5th Place – Pedro Jesus Mejias Rodriguez…
Its been three months since the Hawkeyes closed out their home schedule with a 33-2 win over Northwestern in Carver-Hawkeye Arena which has given fans plenty of time to start looking forward to their next trip to Iowa City. While the University has yet to announce the schedule for the 2018-19 season, other schools have…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college, and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous Podcast this week is hosted by Tony Hager and Nic Ryder. Show topics: U.S. Open + UWW Junior positives and negatives DeSanto to Iowa…Nailed it! Hager goes on a tantrum about Fargo across the country Guys kind of get into seeding of…
After four seasons at the Buena Vista helm, Jeff Breese has accepted a new position in Ohio at Lake Erie College. Breese will become the second head coach in program history. Head Coach Jeff Breese said, “I am thrilled to be only the second wrestling coach in the history of Lake Erie College Wrestling. This…
