Kaleb Young snags Big Ten honor
Iowa 157-pounder Kaleb Young earned his first weekly honor following his match against No. 14 Griffin Parriott of Purdue.
Iowa’s Kaleb Young points towards Iowa’s bench after pinning Purdue’s Griffin Parriott in 3:22 during Iowa’s dual meet against Purdue at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, November 24, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated Boilermakers, 26-9.
November 27, 2018
Hawkeye wrestling started the day with bad news – that 174-pounder Michael Kemerer is scheduled to have surgery this week and would miss the season. But Iowa got a little glimmer to lighten the load.
Iowa earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week after pinning No. 14 Griffin Parriott of Purdue in 3:37 in the Hawkeyes’ 26-9 dual win over the Boilermakers on Nov. 24.
The win moved Young to 4-0 on the season as Iowa heads into its Cy-Hawk dual against rival Iowa State.
It was Young’s second pin of the season, as he previously stuck Richard Jackson of Kent State in 4:04 in Iowa’s second dual of the season. He earned bonus points in one other match, topping Cal State-Bakersfield’s Brian Battisto, 12-4, in the season-opener.
This award marks the first Big Ten weekly honor of Young’s career and the first for the Hawkeyes this season.