Click here to view an exclusive photo slideshow. By Molly Irene Olmstead molly-olmstead@uiowa.edu It was a meet of rankings, polls, and numbers. It was the No. 5 Hawkeyes, limping into Carver-Hawkeye Arena with their worst conference record in five years, trying to bring down the soaring Minnesota Gophers’ six-win steak. It was the meet of [...]

By Sam Louwagie samuel-louwagie@uiowa.edu A referee raised Matt McDonough’s hand in victory, and the Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowd exploded. McDonough had just stomped the energy out of the nation’s top-ranked 125-pound wrestler, reclaiming the No. 1 ranking he’s held for much of his career. Earlier this month, when Tony Ramos knocked off a top-ranked opponent, Ramos [...]

The Iowa wrestling team shook off its two-meet losing streak by defeating Minnesota, 19-17. Iowa’s Matt McDonough opened up the dual by knocking off top-ranked Zach Sanders at 125 pounds. McDonough rode Sanders out for the entire third period of a 7-1 victory, thoroughly dominating the much-anticipated 1-vs.-2 matchup. Tony Ramos and Montell Marion followed [...]