From UNI Athletics: UNI Wrestling began a crowdfunding project Wednesday to help raise funds to upgrade the wrestling room in historic West Gym. “When I first got the job nine years ago, I got these mats redone,” head coach Doug Schwab said. “I talked with coach (Dan) Gable before I got the job and I…
Panther fans got a sneak peak into their future schedule today, as the head coach himself took to social media to announce a four year scheduling agreement between his team and the University of Wisconsin. It seems fitting that Schwab would announce the agreement with Wisconsin on Twitter when it likely played a role in…
More good news from the NCAA for the Panther Train as IAwrestle has learned that 2018 All-American Jacob Holschlag has been awarded another year of eligibility. The 197-pound wrestler was a breakout star two years ago when he made his run to the podium at nationals, and now he will have at least two more…
Some great news for fans of UNI and New Hampton alike as middleweight Keaton Geerts has been approved for a medical hardship waiver, restoring one year of eligibility. The two-time Iowa high schools state champion was a top 100 recruit in the class of 2017. Geerts came into UNI projecting as a 141/149-pound wrestler, but…
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…
In a move that’s not exactly surprising, the Panther Wrestling Club announced Tuesday that Drew Foster would officially be added to the club. Foster, the 2019 NCAA National Champion at 184 pounds, competed for the PWC in New York earlier this month at the annual Beat the Streets fundraiser. He wrestled a short time, as…
Current UNI Panther Drew Foster and former Panther Joe Colon competed in the Beat the Streets event tonight in New York City. Foster came away with an injury default win against David Taylor, while Colon dropped a 3-1 match against Nick Suriano. Foster and Taylor barely had time to get started. Foster was in on…
2019 national champion Drew Foster will compete at the annual Beat the Streets event in New York City May 6th against the defending World Gold Medalist David Taylor. “I’m excited for the opportunity to represent UNI and [the] PWC, Foster said when reached for comment earlier today. “The plus side of this event is that…
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…
Former UNI Panther Joe Colon won gold at the Pan-American Championships this weekend adding to his list of medals on the international level. The defending world bronze medalist took down the defending World Champion in the first round of the tournament 9-3, and those were the only points Colon would surrender. Dominating his other two…
Six wrestlers from the University of Northern Iowa are registered to compete in Las Vegas at USA Wrestling’s U.S. Open’s Junior freestyle division next weekend. All six wrestlers recently competed their true freshman campaign for the Panthers and all but one of those wrestlers spent the season in redshirt. This is first leg in qualifying…
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…
Former Iowa high school preps Joe Colon and Colton McCrystal will head to Argentina to compete for Team USA at the Senior Pan American Championships in freestyle. Colon is a defending World medalist at 61 kg while McCrystal was also a U.S. representative last fall at the U23 World Championships. Full Press release from USA…
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…
Press Release from Beat the Streets: New York: NEW YORK–The depth of world-class-level matches on the 10th annual “Grapple at the Garden” Beat the Streets (BTS) benefit lineup was increased today as the organization announced a bout between current NCAA champion Nick Suriano (Paramus, N.J. / Rutgers Univ.) and 2018 World bronze medalist Joe Colon…
Release courtesy of UNI Athletics The Big 12 Conference announced UNI’s Drew Foster has been named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Year. The Big 12 has announced the annual award since the 2015-16 season. Foster joins Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) Dean Heil (Oklahoma State), and Seth Gross (South Dakota State) as the fourth recipient of the…
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…
Release courtesy of UNI Athletics DES MOINES, Iowa – UNI wrestling’s Drew Foster will be honored as a national champion at the Iowa Capitol on Monday, April 1 with a resolution from the House and Senate. Drew Foster and the University of Iowa’s Spencer Lee will be ushered into the House chambers by Representative Bob Kressing and Representative…
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…
