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• Ludington named for Dave Schultz Excellence Award

Incoming Iowa recruit Harvey Ludington has been named as the 2025 Dave Schultz Excellence Award winner for New Jersey. Ludington, from Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS), is the #1 ranked 190 lbs. high school wrestler in the country and in the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2025. Ludington will now advance to Regional voting for […] The post Ludington named for Dave Schultz Excellence ...2025
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• Gonzales named for Tricia Saunders Excellence Award

Incoming recruit Isabella Marie Gonzales has been named as the 2025 Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award State Winner for California. Gonzales is a senior at Clovis East in Fresno, California where she is an incoming member of the Iowa Women’s Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2025. In the final National Girls High School Rankings Gonzales […] The post Gonzales named for Tricia Saunders ...2025
• Brad Smith inducted into the IWHOF

Brad Smith was inducted into the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame in Cresco, Iowa on Monday. Smith has excelled at all levels in wrestling as a wrestler, coach, and mentor. Brad Smith is the greatest coach in the history of Iowa High School wrestling. Smith was a successful three-sport standout (wrestling, football, and baseball) at […] The post Brad Smith inducted into the IWHOF appeared first ...2025
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• Hawks to compete at National Duals

The University of Iowa announced today that the Hawks will be competing at National Duals. The 2025 National Duals will be held at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on November 15-16. From HawkeyeSports.com: The 16-team event will feature a total purse of more than $1 million. The top eight teams will each earn payouts, with […] The post Hawks to compete at National Duals appeared first on Iowa...2025
• Mocco commits to Iowa

Michael Mocco announced on Instagram that he has committed to the University of Iowa. I’m excited to announce my commitment to the University of Iowa. I feel blessed to have these opportunities and I’m excited for what the future holds. Go hawks!🐤🐤 I’d like to thank my family, friends, teammates, and coaches for everything they […] The post Mocco commits to Iowa appeared first on Iowa Wres...2025
• Estrella named Big Ten Conference Jackie Robinson Award winner

Nanea Estrella of the University of Iowa has been named as the inaugural Big Ten Conference Jackie Robinson Community and Impact Award winner. This is the first year for this prestigious award for the Big Ten that will be presented to a male and female athlete each year. Estrella was presented with the award by […] The post Estrella named Big Ten Conference Jackie Robinson Award winner appea...2025
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• Great season for incoming recruits
Our incoming recruits had a great high school season that finished up over the weekend. Of our eight incoming recruits we had five state champions, a National Prep champ, a state runner-up and one wrestler that was out with injury. From the Recruiting Class of 2026 Bo Bassett won a PIAA AA state title at […] The post Great season for incoming recruits appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
• Recruits in action: Jan 3-5 RESULTS
Incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits were on the mats this weekend. The big news was that elite recruit Leo DeLuca competed for the first time this season following an injury. DeLuca competed in two dual meets at the Journeyman Armbar Duals in Clifton Park, New York. He did not spend a lot of time on the […] The post Recruits in action: Jan 3-5 RESULTS appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
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• Hawks put 3 in NCAA Finals
There were peaks and valleys in day two of the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When the wrestling was done the Iowa Hawkeyes had three NCAA Finalists and two additional wrestlers competing for All American honors. Iowa has fourth place locked up in the team race with 73.5 points. The Hawks started out […] The post Hawks put 3 in NCAA Finals appeared first on ...2025
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• Hawks win NCWWC national title
The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team is two-for-two. In the second year of the program Iowa won their second straight NCWWC national title at Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa. Iowa won the team title with 201.5 points followed by North Central at 181 and McKendree in third at 158.5 points. All fifteen Iowa wrestlers that qualified […] The post Hawks win NCWWC national title appeared first on Iowa...2025
• Iowa in the new InterMat Rankings
InterMat released updated rankings this morning. Iowa remained #2 in the Tournament Rankings and #2 in the Dual Rankings. For Dual Rankings it remained Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma State-Northern Iowa. The Tournament Rankins remained the same with Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma State-Nebraska. Penn State went up to 159.5 and Iowa went up four points to 94. Oklahoma State went […] The post Iowa in the ...2025
• Iowa remains #1 in NWCA Women’s Coaches Poll
The Iowa Hawkeyes remained ranked #1 in the final NWCA NCAA Women’s Coaches Poll of the season. Iowa is #1 with 130 points followed by North Central at 88 and McKendree with 74. Since the last rankings on February 7 Iowa went up six points and North Central went down two points. Iowa rolled to […] The post Iowa remains #1 in NWCA Women’s Coaches Poll appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
• Taylor and Woods to compete in Muhamet Malo International in Albania
Former Hawks Felicity Taylor and Real Woods will represent Team USA at the Muhamet Malo International in Tirana, Albania. The Muhamet Malo International is a UWW Senior Ranking Tournament and the results will factor into seedings at the World Championships and Olympics. Woods will compete at 65 kg on Wednesday, February 26. Taylor will compete […] The post Taylor and Woods to compete in Mu...2025
• Iowa in the new InterMat Rankings
InterMat released updated rankings this morning. Iowa remained #2 in the Tournament Rankings and #3 in the Dual Rankings. For Dual Rankings it remained Penn State-Oklahoma State-Iowa-Northern Iowa. The Tournament Rankings remained the same with Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma State-Nebraska. From last week Penn State went up 5.5 points to 152.5 and Iowa went up four points […] The post Iowa in the ...2025
• Iowa in the new InterMat Rankings
InterMat released updated rankings this morning. Iowa remained #2 in the Tournament Rankings and #3 in the Dual Rankings. For Dual Rankings it is Penn State-Oklahoma State-Iowa-Northern Iowa. The Tournament Rankings remained the same with Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma State-Nebraska. From last week Penn State went up 2.5 points to 147 and Iowa went down 10.5 points […] The post Iowa in the new In...2025
• Recruits in action: Feb 7-8 RESULTS
We had a big weekend for our incoming results. Bo Bassett was 3-0 at PIAA AA Duals in Altoona. Wrestling up a weight at 152 Bo had two pins and a major decision. In the finals Bo defeated Max Stein(Faith Christian) 17-9. Stein is ranked #2 in Pennsylvania and #12 in the country at 152. […] The post Recruits in action: Feb 7-8 RESULTS appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
• Iowa remains #1 in NWCA NCAA Women’s Coaches Poll
The Iowa Hawkeyes remained ranked #1 in the new NWCA NCAA Women’s Coaches Poll. Iowa is #1 with 124 points followed by North Central at 90 and McKendree with 74. Iowa still has six wrestlers ranked #1 in the country: Rianne Murphy(103), Brianna Gonzalez(117), Macey Kilty(145), Kennedy Blades(160), Kylie Welker(180), and Jaycee Foeller(207). Cali Leng […] The post Iowa remains #1 in NWCA NCAA...2025
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• Hawks in the new InterMat Rankings
InterMat released updated rankings this morning. Iowa remained #2 in the Tournament Rankings but dropped to #3 in the Dual Rankings. For Dual Rankings it is Penn State-Oklahoma State-Iowa-Ohio State. The Tournament Rankins remained the same with Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma State-Nebraska. From last week Penn State went up 7.5 points to 144.5 and Iowa went down […] The post Hawks in the new Inte...2025

• Mocco commits to Iowa
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• Another big weekend of Iowa Wrestling
We had yet another big weekend of competition for Iowa Wrestling. Here is a weekend wrap-up to keep you up to date. On Saturday Iowa defeated #4 Ohio State 24-13. I will start by saying how impressed I was with the crowd. A 1 PM start time is a conflict with high school and kids […] The post Another big weekend of Iowa Wrestling appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
• Bella Mir to compete at UFL 3
Iowa Hawkeye Bella Mir will compete in an MMA bout at UFL 3 (United Fight League) on Saturday, August 12 in Phoenix, Arizona. Mir is a freshman for the University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling team and has a 3-0 career record in MMA. Bella will be on the same card as her dad Frank Mir […] The post Bella Mir to compete at UFL 3 appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2023

• 2025 Mr. & Ms. Dan Gable Wrestler of the Year – Top Three Announced
Fareway Stores, Inc., IAwrestle, and Iowa Corn present the Dan Gable Ms. and Mr. Wrestler of the Year Awards in coordination with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA). The IWCOA accepted nominations from high school coaches for student-athletes in each of the three state wrestling classes for the men and two classes for […]...2025
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• Queens University of Charlotte drops wrestling
Queens University of Charlotte (North Carolina) announced on March 14 that they are discontinuing the men’s wrestling program. Queens began as a Division II program in the 2018-19 season. They just finished their second year in Division I as an independent. Rob Tate stepped down as head coach on January 16 this year. He was […] The post Queens University of Charlotte drops wrestling appeared...2024
• 2025 Mr. & Ms. Dan Gable Wrestler of the Year Fan Voting – Top 15
Fareway Stores, Inc., IAwrestle, and Iowa Corn present the Dan Gable Ms. and Mr. Wrestler of the Year Awards in coordination with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA). The IWCOA accepted nominations from high school coaches for student-athletes in each of the three state wrestling classes for the men and two classes for […]...2025
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• 2025 Mr. & Ms. Dan Gable Wrestler of the Year Fan Voting – Top 7
Fareway Stores, Inc., IAwrestle, and Iowa Corn present the Dan Gable Ms. and Mr. Wrestler of the Year Awards in coordination with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA). The IWCOA accepted nominations from high school coaches for student-athletes in each of the three state wrestling classes for the men and two classes for […]...2025
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• Ludington named for Dave Schultz Excellence Award
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• Upcoming freestyle schedule
It is time to take a look at the upcoming freestyle season. We get one weekend off after Nationals for college wrestling and we will be in the freestyle season. On April 4-6 we will have members of the Iowa Women’s Wrestling team and incoming recruits competing at U20 and U23 Women’s National Championships in […] The post Upcoming freestyle schedule appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
• The 2026 Iowa Wrestling lineup
It is a tradition for me to take a look at the lineup for next year on the Monday after the NCAA Championships. Iowa will have to replace four starters from the lineup for graduating seniors Cullan Schriever(141), Kyle Parco(149), Jacori Teemer(157) and Stephan Buchanan(197). I can only speculate the lineup for the 2026 season […] The post The 2026 Iowa Wrestling lineup appeared first on Iow...2025
• Nationals recap
The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania provided great entertainment. The Iowa Hawkeyes placed fourth in the team race with five All Americans. The tournament ended on a high note with Stephen Buchanan defeating Josh Barr of Penn State 5-2 to become an NCAA national champion at 197. A second period takedown, escape and […] The post Nationals recap appeared first ...2025
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• Hawks send 10 to NCWWC semifinals
The University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling team is in second place at the NCWWC Championships after Session 1 by sending ten wrestlers to the semifinals. In the team race North Central is in first place with 111 followed by Iowa with 107.5 and McKendree is third with 103. The Hawks were on a roll today […] The post Hawks send 10 to NCWWC semifinals appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
• Historic lineup for Iowa Women’s Wrestling
The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team will be looking to defend their title at the NCWWC National Championships in Coralville, Iowa on Friday and Saturday, March 7-8. The Hawks are considered a big favorite to win the team title with six wrestlers as the #1 seed: Rianne Murphy(103), Brianna Gonzalez(117), Macey Kilty(145), Kennedy Blades(160), Kylie Welker(180), […] The post Historic lineup for Io...2025
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• Weekend schedule for Iowa Wrestling fans
You could make the argument that overall this is the biggest weekend of the year for Iowa Wrestling fans. From Thursday through Sunday Iowa Wrestling fans will be entertained with great wrestling. As a fan you can follow all of the wrestling on the internet , TV or radio. I wanted to provide a schedule […] The post Weekend schedule for Iowa Wrestling fans appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan...2025
• State Tournament schedule for incoming recruits
Our incoming recruits will be competing to become a state champion in the upcoming weeks. I wanted to do a blog with the State Tournament schedules for fans to keep track of. The State Tournament season begins today through Saturday with Leister Bowling at the Colorado State Tournament. All recruits will be competing in a […] The post State Tournament schedule for incoming recruits appeared ...2025
• A busy and great week of Iowa Wrestling
It is common to have a busy weekend this time of year for Iowa Wrestling. However, all of last week was huge for Iowa Wrestling. Let’s take a look before we head into another big week. Monday, Feb 3 I released a blog with remaining matchups. I get a lot of positive feedback from this […] The post A busy and great week of Iowa Wrestling appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
• Remaining matchups
I wanted to take a look at our remaining matchups. Iowa will have three of the last four dual meets at home inside sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawks will host #4 Nebraska on Friday followed by on the road at #5 Minnesota on the 14th. Iowa returns home on the 16th with Northwestern […] The post Remaining matchups appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
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