The Iowa wrestling program announced changes to the 2014-15 schedule on Thursday.
The team is now scheduled to open its season in Decorah, Iowa, at the Luther Open on Nov. 15. The Hawkeyes wrestled at the Luther Open to start last year as well.
Iowa will still host the Iowa City Duals in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Nov. 22. Baker University, Cornell College, and Iowa Central are all set to compete in a quad-dual that Friday, beginning at 9 a.m.
The Hawkeyes will also host Iowa State on Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. in the annual Cy-Hawk Series.
Iowa also announced that it will wrestle Virginia in the opening round of the Cliff Keen National Duals on Feb. 15 in Carver-Hawkeye. The winner of the opening round will advance to the eight-team final on Feb. 22, also in Carver.
This will be Iowa’s first time to host the National Duals since 1999.
Changes to the Hawkeye’s road schedule were also announced. Iowa will wrestle Minnesota in Minneapolis on Jan. 30. The dual was originally scheduled for Feb. 1.
Iowa will also wrestle at Maryland on Feb. 6 and at Penn State on Feb. 8.
— by Cody Goodwin