Last weekend in New Jersey provided but just a taste of things to come as USA Wrestling World Team qualification process wraps up this weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska with Final X – Lincoln. Hosted by the University of Nebraska this weekend’s field features six wrestles with a tie to the state of Iowa competing,…
Former Iowa State All-American Pat Downey has made his first World Team as David Taylor announced tonight on social media that he would not be participating in Final X. The 2018 World Champion Taylor sustained a knee injury to Drew Foster at Beat the Streets earlier this month. Downey earns his spot by winning both…
USA Wrestling’s World Team Trials concluded today in Raleigh, North Carolina and five wrestlers with a tie to the state of Iowa came out on top of the challenge tournament, punching their tickets to next months Final X. The Final X phase of the Team USA qualification process is the final stop for athletes seeking…
Three wrestlers from the Iowa City based Hawkeye Wrestling Club have advanced to the finals of the World Team Trials tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina. Reaching the finals for the HWC were Thomas Gilman, Lauren Louive, and Michaela Beck. The trio joins former Cyclone All-Americans Pat Downey and Kyven Gadson, who both qualified for the…
It was a banner finish for Iowa State alums at yesterday’s Men’s Freestyle finals at the US Open in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cyclone-Regional Training Center’s Kyven Gadson was led the session off by winning the 97 kg title, and he was joined at the top of the podium by fellow Iowa State alum Pat Downey…
Kevin Dresser has swooped up a couple more recruits this week, adding to his class of 2020 haul. The newest additions feature a current Iowa prep standout Ben Monroe and the other big name joining the class is Minnesota’s Drew Woodley. The two preps join fellow commits Cody Fisher and Cameron Robinson in the Cyclone’s…
The 2019 US Open is upon us with action beginning on Friday in Las Vegas for multiple age groups (Senior and Juniors) in addition to all three styles taking the mat (Greco-Roman, freestyle, and Women’s freestyle). The US Open has involved in significance over the last few years as the winner of the Open puts…
Information provided via USA Wrestling. Wrestlers with an Iowa tie designated in bold. Men’s Freestyle 57 kg 2018 Senior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Thomas Gilman (Titan Mercury/Hawkeye WC) 2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Jack Mueller (Titan Mercury/Cavalier WC) 2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Daton Fix (Titan Mercury/Cowboy…
Rankings via Flowrestling Ranking Wrestler Name High School College Year P4P #12 Patrick Kennedy Kasson-Mantorville, MN Iowa Jr 106 #19 Trevor Anderson Ankeny Fr #20 Carter Fousek Crestwood Fr 113 #5 Drake Ayala Fort Dodge So 126 #8 Caleb Rathjen Ankeny So #12 Cullan Schriever Mason City Iowa Jr 132 #6 Cael Happel Lisbon UNI…
Hawkeyes Lead Nation in Attendance for 13th straight year IOWA CITY, Iowa — Official numbers released Tuesday showed the University of Iowa wrestling program led the nation in average and total attendance for the 13th straight season. The Hawkeyes averaged an NCAA-best 8,526 fans in seven home duals, and saw 59,684 fans enter the…
This season market the second full year of Kevin Dresser leading the Iowa State program in Ames and just over two years of him leading the program its clear to see that he has made a lot of headway with the program in a short time. Prior to his arrival the program was experiencing an…
Much to the pleasure of Iowa State wrestling fans; Willie Miklus is staying put in Ames. It was announced today that Willie will be joining the Iowa State coaching staff as a graduate assistant. Being a graduate assistant involves not only coaching, but also assisting in the operations of the wrestling program. Having Willie around…
Last week, we released our Redshirt Impact for the 2018-19 class of redshirts across the three Division I schools in the state of Iowa. While doing our report for 2019 we discovered that our first ever Redshirt Impact was four years old – which means we can look back now over the full careers of…
Senior, Andrew Flora announced via Twitter this evening, after further consideration, he’s committing to Iowa State. He was initially slated to compete for Minnesota State next year. Andrew was a state champion at 113 pounds for ADM as Junior, and three time place winner the Tigers. I spoke with Andrew about the change from Minnesota…
Another season is in the books which means we can already start looking ahead to next year as this crop of seniors graduate and make new openings in the lineups for Iowa, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa. In the past we have always examined the top performers across the three Division I universities and given…
Sophomore Jarrett Degen became Kevin Dresser’s first Cyclone All-American | Nic Ryder photo History has officially been made as Kevin Dresser has now coached his first (and second) wrestler to the podium since taking over as head coach of the Iowa State wrestling program. Sophomore Jarrett Degen holds the honor of Dresser’s first Cyclone All-American,…
Press Release from Iowa State PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Iowa State’s Jarrett Degen and Willie Miklus have locked in a spot on the podium at the 2019 NCAA Championships and are All Americans. This is Miklus‘ fourth time earning All-America honors. After missing the podium by just one match last season,Degen will finish in the top-8…
Iowa State will be sending all nine of their wrestlers through to day two of the NCAA tournament, with two of those wrestlers going a perfect 2-0 and reaching their bracket’s quarterfinals. Both Jarrett Degen (149) and Sammy Colbray (184) are now within one win of All-American status. Degen’s day started off with a big…
