As we near the beginning of the 2019-20 season it felt appropriate to take a moment and reflect back on Iowa’s past. This season will be the ten year anniversary of the program’s 2010 NCAA title run which was capped off by a 134 team point performance in Omaha, Nebraska. The title was Tom Brands’s…
Doug Schwab and the UNI Panthers have added another addition to their class of 2020 as Florida standout Ethan Basile announced his commitment to the program tonight on social media. This past champion Basile claimed his first regular season state title, was his state’s freestyle champion and he also took third in Greco-Roman. It’s been…
TheMat.com Press Release TALLINN, Estonia – Three U.S. wrestlers won semifinal matches on Tuesday night, to qualify for the men’s freestyle gold-medal finals on Wednesday at the Junior World Championships. Advancing to the finals will be David Carr (Canton, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Cyclone WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs., Lucas Davison (Chesterton, Ind./Wildcat WC/Chicago RTC) at 92…
This fall Flowrestling will host their annual all-star dual event (at a location that is currently TBD, but we will get into that too) pitting some of the top talent in the country against one another. Born out of the idea of the winner of the event earning their website’s #1 ranking at a given…
Per C-RTC Release: AMES, Iowa – Today Cyclone Regional Training Center Director, Kevin Dresser, announced the addition of Jesse Delgado as a Resident Athlete of the C-RTC. Prior to the C-RTC, Delgado had been training with the Illinois Regional Training Center. “We have the unique opportunity to hire Jesse as a resident athlete in the…
Flowrestling editor Willie Saylor has updated his rankings for the Class of 2020. The ‘Big Board’ was expanded to the top 200 wrestlers for the soon-to-be-senior class and is available for FloPro subscription members. A total of four Iowans cracked the top 200 and for the first time Mason City’s Cullan Schriever does not hold…
Last month in Fargo, North Dakota wrestling fans who follow the freestyle and Greco-Roman season saw Team Iowa walk away with a top three finish in the Junior Men’s freestyle division. I specifically point out the Junior’s team because while overall this was a fantastic performance by Team Iowa, it was also accomplished with a…
A minor adjustment has been made to the Iowa State coaching staff as today the team announced that Ben Durbin was hired as the team’s strength and conditioning coach. Iowa State and former Associate Head Coach Mike Zaddick parted ways earlier last season which opened up room on the Cyclones staff for one new coach…
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…
With the official arrival of Gavin Teasdale, the Iowa Hawkeyes find themselves with options aplenty in the lower weights. This will give the program the most depth in this department since possibly during the early Brands-era when the team was packed with All-Americans at the first three weights with notable names Matt McDonough, Joe Slaton,…
Big news in Iowa City, as PA Power Wrestling has reported that former top recruit in the class of 2019, Gavin Teasdale will be transferring to Iowa. The Pennsylvania based media outlet featured Teasdale on a recent episode of their podcast talking bout the wrestlers decision to join the team. According to the interview Teasdale…
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…
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,…
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…
Miller named director of National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum
Seven wrestlers with ties to Iowa earned All-American performances this weekend in Akron, Ohio at the UWW U23 World Team Trials. Three wrestlers earned top eight finishes in the freestyle division, and four wrestlers accomplished the same feat earlier this weekend in the Greco-Roman competition. The highest placing individual this weekend was heavyweight wrestler Tony…
Ryan Sokol has just made a World Team. The Minnesota native blew through his bracket in Akron, Ohio to make USA Wrestling Cadet World Team at 65 kg. Earlier this weekend Sokol managed a third place finish in the Greco-Roman competition with the only points he surrendered in the entire tournament being his 12-0 loss…
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…
Sam Stoll is staying in Iowa City. Yesterday, in an article published by the Quad City Time’s sports writer Steve Batterson Tom Brands was quoted as saying that the All-American heavyweight will stay in Iowa City to continue training with the Hawkeye Wrestling Club. While this may not be earth shattering news that another former…
Cover Photo by Tony Rotundo – Wrestlers Are Warriors What: USA Wrestling’s U23 World Team Trials Where: Akron, Ohio When: May 31st – June 2nd Friday, May 31st Session 1: Greco-Roman: U23 GR & UWW Cadet GR Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, & Consolations 9:00 AM – 1:15 PM Session 2: Greco-Roman: U23 GR & UWW Cadet GR…
