Everybody is hurting today. In one way or another, very many people were effected by today’s news that the NCAA was cancelling it’s winter sports championships. What can I say that hasn’t already been said? As the leaks came through today that the NCAA tournament was cancelled, I didn’t really know what to do. I…
Today the NCAA announced the cancellation of the NCAA tournament due to the COVID-19 virus and growing fears of it spreading across the country. Below is the official release from the NCAA. “Today, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as…
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125 #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) #2 Pat Glory (Princeton) 133 #1 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) #2 Seth Gross (Wisconsin) 141 #1 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) #2 Nick Lee (Penn State) 149 #1 Pat Lugo (Iowa) #2 Austin O’Connor (North Carolina) 157 #1 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) #2 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) 165 #1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) #2…
UNI head coach Doug Schwab talks to the media at his weekly press conference about his squad’s third place finish in Tulsa last weekend.
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UNI Head Coach Doug Schwab talks after the Big 12 Tournament in Tulsa. The Panthers took home third place, crowning two champions in Bryce Steiert and Taylor Lujan. Schwab himself took home Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year honors.
Taylor Lujan talks briefly after winning the 2020 174 pound Big 12 Championship
Bryce Steiert talks briefly after winning the 2020 174 pound Big 12 Championship
Big 12 Final Matches: 125: #1 Nick Piccininni (OSU) won by decision, 3-1, over #3 Alex Mackall (ISU) 133: #3 Cameron Sykora (NDSU) won by decision, 5-4, over #8 Mosha Schwartz (UNC) 141: #2 Ian Parker (ISU) won by decision, 4-2, in sudden victory two over #1 Dom Demas (OU) 149: #1 Boo Lewallen (OSU)…
This is Iowa’s first conference championship since 2015, and its first outright title since 2010. In 2015 the Hawkeyes were co-champions with Ohio State. This is the fifth time the Hawkeyes have been led to a title under head coach Tom Brands. Capping off his first Big Ten title was Lee, who piled up a…
Big 12 Final Matches: 125: #1 Nick Piccininni (OSU) vs #3 Alex Mackall (ISU) 133: #8 Mosha Schwartz (UNC) vs #3 Cameron Sykora (NDSU) 141: #1 Dom Demas (OU) vs #2 Ian Parker (ISU) 149: #1 Boo Lewallen (OSU) vs #2 Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) 157: #1 David Carr (ISU) vs Wyatt Sheets (OSU) 165: #1…
Matches begin at 11:00 AM CT 133 Consolation Semifinal: #3 Austin DeSanto decision #4 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois), 3-1 3rd place match: #3 Austin DeSanto vs #1 Seth Gross (Wisconsin) 141 Consolation semifinals: #4 Chad Red (Nebraska) decision #3 Max Murin, 3-1 SV 5th place match: #3 Max Murin vs #6 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) 184 Consolation…
Third Place Matches: 125: #7 Christian Moody (OU) won by pinfall in 2:35 over Jay Schwarm (UNI) 149: #4 Jarrett Degen (ISU) won by decision, 5-3, over #5 Andrew Alirez (UNC) 165: #4 Tanner Cook (SDSU) won by pinfall in 4:48 over #6 Chase Straw (ISU) 174: #5 Joe Smith (OSU) won by injury default…
It was a weekend for the history books for Grand View wrestling and head coach Nick Mitchell. The Vikings claimed the 2020 NAIA title by nearly doubling up on second place Menlo (157 to 84.5) and putting 10 wrestlers on to the podium, including four finalists. One of those finalists was 197-pound standout Evan Hansen…
It wasn’t quite the day the way wanted, but Northern Iowa came out of Session II of the Big 12 Championships with two finalists, nine wrestlers still in the competition, and just 1.5 points behind second place Iowa State. “It’s important that you respond, and what we talked about last time: how are we going…
The Iowa Hawkeyes sit in the lead for the team race at the of Day one in Piscataway, New Jersey in front of Nebraska and Ohio State. The squad punched four through to tomorrow afternoon’s finals session, and nine of their wrestlers will contend for a medal on Sunday. The Hawkeyes have a 20 point…
UNI head coach Doug Schwab after the second session of the 2020 Big 12 Championship
2020 Big 12 Finalist – Taylor Lujan