This weekend kicks off USA Wrestling’s series of qualifying events for next spring’s Olympic Team Trials for a majority of our domestic competitors. Wrestlers who competed on a world team within the last Olympic cycle or a 2019 Junior or U23 World Champion are also already qualified for the Trials. The first leg of the…
For all those wondering about the late scratches for Iowa State, don’t be alarmed it’s nothing severe. Austin Gomez suffered a mild concussion Thursday, so there’s that. Ian Parker, and David Carr have minor nagging injuries that sidelined them. Kevin Dresser told us afterwards the latter two are at 95%, but not worth further damage…
Photo by Cam Kramer Fresh/Soph Division – 125 Guaranteed Places 1st Place – Chris Cannon of Northwestern-Unattached 2nd Place – Eric Barnett of Wisconsin – Unattached 3rd Place – Kyle Gollhofer of Northern Iowa – Unattached 4th Place – Aden Reeves of Iowa State – Unattached 5th Place – Caleb Meekins of Northern Illinois University…
The University of Iowa had a little bit more than just instra-squad matches going on this week at the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex. In addition to the action that took place on the mat, the team was also hosting two recruits this weekend from the state of Arizona – current commit Jesse Ybarra and his…
We finally have Division I wrestling back in Iowa. After the steady progression the last couple of years under Kevin Dresser; the expectations for the ‘19-‘20 Cyclones are higher than they’ve been for years. We did get a clearer picture last Wednesday night at the Cardinal and Gold scrimmage of what Iowa State’s starting lineup…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/iawrestle/PD142_finalized.mp3 Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college, and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous Podcast this week is hosted by Ross Bartachek and Lars Underbakke. 0:00 – Big Game WC opens Tom Lepic Wrestling Complex. It’s pretty sweet 5:45 – High schooler Wyatt Henson took third at the Clarion Open 9:05 – Iowa added another…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college, and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous Podcast this week is hosted by Ross Bartachek and Lars Underbakke. http://traffic.libsyn.com/iawrestle/Episode_141_Finalized.mp3 1:30 – Iowa picked up two new commitments 10:00 – Jack Thomsen commits and its not the school we expected 12:20 – Steiert is moving up to 174? 16:45 –…
If last year is any indication of the momentum that is building in Ames the fans of the Iowa State Cyclones should be ecstatic about the direction of the program. In just one year’s time head coach Kevin Dresser was able to dramatically improve his team’s performance in just his second full season at the…
Anthony Echemendia has reopened his recruiting. The former Cuban international and Arizona prep standout confirmed this evening he will be exploring his options before making a decision on which school he will attend. “I am doing what everyone does.” Echemendia said, “I am visiting schools that are interested in me…I love Iowa State and it’s…
This week one of the nation’s top wrestlers in the class of 2021, Caleb Rathjen appeared on our Potentially Dangerous podcast to give us a glance inside his recruitment as some of the top programs in the country attempt to woo the Ankeny prep in hopes of landing his verbal commitment. With two more high…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college, and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous Podcast this week is hosted by Ross Bartachek. This week’s guest was Ankeny state champion Caleb Rathjen. One of the top prospects in the class of 2021 Caleb has recently visited Iowa State, SDSU, Purdue and will soon visit Iowa and North…
All eyes will be on North Carolina this weekend as the prestigious Super 32 tournament takes place this Saturday and Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina. Largely considered one of the toughest tournaments in the country, the Super 32 draws some of the nation’s top talent on an annual basis and is without a doubt the…
The fourth edition of our Night of Conflict event will take place next week in Waterloo, Iowa. Our event will run alongside Iron Elite’s Fall Nationals that takes place October 19th and 20th. Iron Elite Fall Nationals is the only place to be on Oct. 19 (grades 7-12 boys and girls divisions) and Oct.20 (grades K-6…
This Saturday will be a big weekend in the national high school wrestling scene when Flowrestling hosts their Who’s Number One event inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. The event is annually billed as the top high school all-star dual meet in the country. The athletes competing in the event are all vying for, you…
Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college, and international wrestling. Potentially Dangerous Podcast this week is hosted by Ross Bartachek. Today Ross is joined by the University of Wisconsin’s associate head coach Jon Reader. http://traffic.libsyn.com/iawrestle/Jon_Reader_Finalized.mp3
AMES, Iowa – The Cyclone Regional Training Center, along with partners REG and Fareway, are proud to put on the C-RTC 100 for the third straight year. This year’s C-RTC 100 will again be at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny, Iowa, on October 10 at 5 p.m. The night will be a chance for…
The Cyclones have added an impact talent in the middleweights as today former Cuban national and Arizona prep wrestler Anthony Echemendia has reportedly signed with Iowa State. The news became public after Echemendia’s school news account posted on social media. A 2019 graduate from Sunnyside high school in Arizona, Echemendia burst onto the scene earlier…
These days the name Drake Ayala carries a lot of weight outside of the state of Iowa as the Fort Dodge standout has gone from young budding prospect to one of the most sought after wrestlers in the country. As a high school junior, Ayala has only completed half of his high school career, but…
View this post on Instagram Proud to announce that i will be continuing my wrestling and academic career at Iowa State University, I would like to thank my parents, coaches and everyone who has helped me get to this point #rollclones🌪#d1wrestle A post shared by Zachary Redding (@zacharyredding) on Sep 7, 2019 at 12:46pm PDT…
It’s rivalry week in the state of Iowa. Every September there comes a weekend where the two instate FBS division football teams duke it out for an entire year’s worth of bragging rights. While this website usually focuses on the instate battle that takes place on the mat, which is a whole separate battle of…
