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…
BY GARY ABBOTT, USA WRESTLING | SEPT. 04, 2018,1:35 P.M. (ET) The United States will have athletes in all three Olympic disciplines to major international tournaments held side-by-side in Warsaw, Poland, September 7-9.The women’s freestyle event is called the Poland Open. In men’s freestyle, the tournament is entitled the Ziolkowski Memorial. In Greco-Roman, the competition…
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…
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…
Football season is here and official visits are starting to heat up. September 1st also marks the official date Juniors can be contacted by colleges. This weekend the Iowa State Cyclones are looking to solidify some early commitments and garner some big name verbals. IAwrestle has learned the following recruits will be on campus for…
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 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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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.…
Southeast Polk alum Willie Miklus will finish his sixth year at Iowa State University. Last March, the NCAA granted Miklus a sixth year after missing the majority of 2014 and 2017 seasons due to injuries. “I’m excited to be moving back to Iowa and be closer to my family. I’m moving into a great program…
In case you haven’t heard, Iowa State is in rebuild mode. The program that once produced some of our sports biggest stars has fallen out of the conversation of an annual title contender to a point where Head Coach Kevin Dresser would probably be happy putting a couple guys on the podium in 2019. But…
The final step in making the 2018 World Team will begin this weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska. The event titled “Final X” is spread out over the course of three weekends, with seven Men’s and Women’s spots being contested this weekend. The state of Iowa will be represented in three of the seven matches as Thomas…
The Iowa State wrestling team is sending a total of 12 wrestlers to this year’s UWW U23 World Team Trials, which takes place in Akron, Ohio. The event starts on Friday June 1st with Greco-Roman competition before switching to freestyle the final two days. With the winners of each weight making a World Team for…
