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• Hawks dominate at Region VII Championships

The Iowa Women’s Wrestling absolutely dominated at the NCWWC Region VII Championships in Indianola today. Of the fifteen wrestlers entered the Hawks had ten champs and five seconds. That is what you would call a perfect day for a wrestling team. At 103 #4 nationally ranked Sterling Dias won by an 8-2 decision over #1 […] The post Hawks dominate at Region VII Championships appeared first on I...2025
• Leng named NWCA District VII Wrestler of the Month

Cali Leng has been named NWCA Co-Wrestler of the Month for District VII for January. Leng shared the honor with Kylie Rule of Wartburg. Leng had an 8-1 record in January including a win in the NWCA National Duals finals won by Iowa. She also won three matches over wrestlers ranked #4, #5, and #7. […] The post Leng named NWCA District VII Wrestler of the Month appeared first on Iowa Wrestling...2025
• Recruits in action: Feb 21-22

We have a real big weekend of competition for our incoming recruits. Leo DeLuca will be competing at the National Prep Tournament in Lehigh, Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday. FloWrestling will have full coverage on their premium service. Harvey Ludington begins his quest to be a state champion at NJSIAA District 22 in Trenton on […] The post Recruits in action: Feb 21-22 appeared first on...2025
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• 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
• HWC Social before Oklahoma State meet

The Hawkeye Wrestling Club will host a Pre-Match Social on Sunday, February 23 at Big Grove Brewery at 1225 S Gilbert St in Iowa City from 5 PM – 7:30 PM. The Hawks face Oklahoma State at 7:30 PM in sold out legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Senior Day and Letterwinner Day. The HWC Socials are […] The post HWC Social before Oklahoma State meet appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
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• Iowa vs. Oklahoma State preview with Probable Lineups

It will be #2 Iowa vs. #3 Oklahoma State in legendary sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, February 23 at 7:30 PM CST. Heated rivalry for decades between the two most successful programs in the history of college wrestling. Live TV with BTN with the entire country watching in primetime. Letterwinners and the national championship […] The post Iowa vs. Oklahoma State preview with Proba...2025
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• 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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"Wrestler of the Year Awards in coordination with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA)."

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• Taylor and Woods to compete in Muhamet Malo International in Albania
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• 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
• Recruits in action: Jan 31-Feb 2 RESULTS
I do not have a lot to report here wrestling fans. My challenges continue this season to find results for our incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits. I waited until Monday morning to see if that would help find results and it did not. Unfortunately this all that I have at this time. I will update this […] The post Recruits in action: Jan 31-Feb 2 RESULTS appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
• Iowa in the new InterMat Rankings
InterMat released updated rankings this morning. Iowa remained #2 in both the Tournament and Dual Meet Rankings. The top four remained the same in both rankings. It is Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma State-Nebraska in the Tournament Rankings and Penn State-Iowa-Oklahoma State-Ohio State in the Dual Rankings. Penn State went down 2.5 points and Iowa .5 points. Iowa […] The post Iowa in the new Int...2025
• Recruits in action: January 24-25 RESULTS
I have limited results for incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits from the weekend. This has been by far the most challenging year to find results. Leo DeLuca went up to 126 and won by a 17-1 tech fall over Reid Buzby(North Hunterdon) in 1:54. Harvey Ludington was 4-0 with two tech falls and a pin to […] The post Recruits in action: January 24-25 RESULTS appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
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• Iowa remains #1 in NCAA Women’s Rankings
The Iowa Hawkeyes remained ranked #1 in the new NWCA NCAA Women’s Coaches Poll. Iowa is #1 with 123 points followed by North Central at 95 and King with 80. Iowa now has an impressive 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). […] The post Iowa remains #1 in NCAA Women’s...2025
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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

• 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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• Hawks dominate at Region VII Championships
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• Leng named NWCA District VII Wrestler of the Month
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• Recruits in action: Feb 21-22
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• Taylor and Woods to compete in Muhamet Malo International in Albania
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• HWC Social before Oklahoma State meet
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• 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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• Recruits in action: January 10-11
All of our incoming recruits are scheduled to compete this weekend. Leo DeLuca(Blair) and Ty and Jarrel Miller(St. Ed’s) will be at Tri Duals hosted by Lakeland Highland Prep in Orlando, Florida on Saturday. Harvey Ludington will be at Toms River East for a dual meet on Friday and home for a double dual on […] The post Recruits in action: January 10-11 appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
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• January matchups
I have received a lot of positive feedback in recent years for blogs highlighting upcoming matchups. I have decided to start with January matchups this year. InterMat just released the updated rankings. Iowa remains #2 in the Tournament and Dual Meet Rankings. Patrick Kennedy(#5-174) and Gabe Arnold(#5-184) both went up in the rankings this week. […] The post January matchups appeared first ...2025
• A look at the January schedule
Happy New Year 2025 wrestling fans. This is the start of my 12th year bringing you Iowa Wrestling news here on my Iowa Wrestling Fan Blog. Let’s start the year off and take a look at upcoming dual meets in January. I am using InterMat Rankings from yesterday, December 31 for my stats on this […] The post A look at the January schedule appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2025
• Upcoming Freestyle schedule
It is time to look at the upcoming Freestyle schedule. An Olympic year is always special. I have been saying for years that wrestling will peak during an Olympic year. The Olympic Trials cannot get here soon enough. With all of the listed events I will have a preview and follow up blog to keep […] The post Upcoming Freestyle schedule appeared first on Iowa Wrestling Fan....2024
• Preview and schedule of HWC/Hawks competing in Vegas
The biggest weekend of the year for freestyle wrestling is here. The Hawkeye Wrestling Club and Iowa Wrestling will be well represented in Las Vegas competing in four national level tournaments in four days. The South Point Hotel and Casino will be the center of a lot of great wrestling. Members of the Hawkeye Wrestling […] The post Preview and schedule of HWC/Hawks competing in Vegas appear...2023
• Thank you Jacob Warner
Jacob Warner has been holding down 197 in the Iowa lineup for the past five years and is a rare five-time All American. Warner was a member of the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2017. Originally from Tolono, Illinois Warner competed for Washington High School. In high school Warner was a three-time state champion and four-time […] The post Thank you Jacob Warner appeared first on Iowa Wr...2023
• Nationals preview and schedule
It is tournament time. The wrestling world will be focused on Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships for the next three days. This weekend is what wrestling fans look forward to every year. The Iowa Hawkeyes enter Nationals with a full lineup with five Hawks seeded to become an All American. 125 […] The post Nationals preview and schedule appeared first on Iowa Wres...2023
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