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…
Kevin Dresser has flipped another wrestler that was formerly committed to a Division III school as Ballard’s Tate Battani announced on Twitter has made the decision to attend Iowa State. Battani finished third at this year’s class 2A state tournament at 160 pounds. It was a break out year after placing seventh as a junior…
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,…
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 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…
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)…
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.…
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…
As we head into the final day of USA Wrestling’s Senior Men’s freestyle U.S. Open a total of ten wrestlers with Iowa ties have secured a berth to the World Team Trials held next month in Rochester, Minnesota while three more wrestlers will look to do the same with one more win. The top seven…
SENIORS Next Session: 7:00 PM Central Watch: :Flowrestling (Live Web Stream – $$) 57 kg Tony Ramos (THWC | University of Iowa) Semifinal match: Zach Sanders (MNST) 61 kg Joe Colon (Valley RTC | UNI) Semifinal match: Brandon Wright (NYAC | Grand View) Brandon Wright (NYAC | Grand View) Semifinal match: Joe Colon (Valley RTC…
Todd Small is headed to the Division I level, as the Iowa Central standout has informed IAwrestle that he has signed with Iowa State University. A two-time NJCAA champion, Small will project at 133 pounds at his new school. “Even though the program is in a rebuilding stage I feel like the program is definitely going in the…
USA WRESTLING RELEASE Olympic bronze medalist J’Den Cox (Columbia, Mo. /Titan Mercury WC) and World champion Logan Stieber (Columbus, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) lead the U.S. men’s freestyle contingent into the Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru, May 3-6. Cox will represent the United States at 92 kg/203 lbs. Among his many credentials include 2017…
What: 2018 Marine Corps – UWW Junior Nationals When: Thursday April 26th – Saturday April 28th Where: South Point Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada In Greco – Winners of the Junior Nationals event at each weight class will earn an automatic berth to the best-of-three wrestle-off against the challenge tournament champion. The 2018 UWW Junior Greco…
