OMAHA, Neb. – Three Iowa seniors ended their careers with All-American honors. Ryan Morningstar and Dan Erekson earned seventh-place finishes, while Phil Keddy finished eighth. Morningstar toughed out a 3-2 win over Old Dominion’s Chris Brown. The Lisbon native revealed after his match he suffered a torn PCL and torn MCL in his bout with [...]
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Iowa clinches third straight national title
Click to view photo slideshow (21 photos) ——— OMAHA, Neb. – At the beginning of the season, Iowa head coach Tom Brands said former Hawkeye headman Dan Gable would hit him in the head if Brands said his team dominated last season. Brands didn’t go as far to say his squad dominated on Friday, but [...]
Dennis earns rematch with defending champ
OMAHA, Neb. – Iowa’s Daniel Dennis was tied with Iowa State’s Nick Fanthorpe, and less than 30 seconds remained in their quarterfinal match. But with 16 clicks to go, Dennis struck and scored a takedown to secure his 4-3 win. Ideally, Dennis said he wanted to lock up the match with a flurry of points [...]
Commentary: Young grappler wrestling beyond his years
OMAHA, Neb. – Iowa wrestler Matt McDonough steamrolled his first opponent in his first NCAA Championships. In his second match, the redshirt freshman would have to overcome adversity. McDonough’s initiation to the highest level of college wrestling was a 16-0 technical fall victory. Even with his opponent, Oregon State’s Jason Lara, laying flat on his [...]
Morningstar wins in SV on injured knee
By Ryan Young ryan-c-young@uiowa.edu OMAHA, Neb. — Prior to Thursday morning, Ryan Morningstar didn’t know what to expect from his banged-up knee. Neither did anybody else inside the Qwest Center. During a Wednesday afternoon press conference, Iowa head coach Tom Brands added to the mystery, ducking and dodging Morningstar’s injury status as though he were [...]
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Iowa wrestling leads after Session I
OMAHA, Neb. – The Iowa wrestling team won nine of its first 10 matches during the first session of the NCAA championships to seize a 5.5 point team lead. The Hawkeyes are in first with 21.5 points, while Oklahoma State sits in second with 16. Central Michigan, Lehigh, and Wisconsin are all tied for third [...]
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