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No. 11 seeded 174-pound Iowa's Nelson Brands gestures towards the crowd after wrestling No. 6 seeded 174-pound Ohio State's Ethan Smith during session two of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Brands defeated Smith by decision, 3-1.

Five Iowa men’s wrestlers advance to 2023 NCAA Tournament quarterfinals

Kenna Roering, Sports Reporter March 17, 2023

TULSA —  The Iowa men's wrestling team went 7-3 in Session II of the 2023 NCAA Championships on Thursday night. Five Hawkeyes advanced to the quarterfinal round in their respective weight classes....

No. 1 seeded 149-pound Cornell's Yianni Diakomihalis shrugs after wrestling No. 16 seeded 149-pound North Carolina State's Jackson Arrington during session two of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Diakomihalis defeated Arrington by fall, 2:11.

Photos: Session two of the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Ayrton Breckenridge, Films editor March 17, 2023

Five of Iowa’s 10 wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals after session two of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Thursday.  Iowa’s Patrick Kennedy, Abe Assad and Jacob...

No. 8 seeded 149-pound Iowa's Max Murin wrestles No. 25 seeded 149-pound Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's Caleb Tyus during session one of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Murin defeated Tyus by decision, 6-3.

Live results | Iowa men’s wrestling competes in Session II of 2023 NCAA Championships

Kenna Roering, Sports Reporter March 16, 2023

TULSA — The Iowa men's wrestling team will compete in Session II of the 2023 NCAA Championships on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the BOK Center. Iowa is third in the team race with 12 points, trailing North...

No. 1 seeded 141-pound Iowa's Real Woods wrestles No. 32 seeded 141-pound Maryland's Kal Miller as an official signals for a four-point near fall during session one of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Woods defeated Miller by major decision, 13-1.

Iowa men’s wrestling notebook | NCAA Tournament Session I recap, Session II preview

Kenna Roering, Sports Reporter March 16, 2023

TULSA — The Iowa men’s wrestling team won eight of its 10 bouts in Session I of the 2023 NCAA Championships Thursday afternoon. Juniors Brody Teske and Cobe Siebrecht suffered losses at 133 and...

No. 17 seeded 165-pound Northern Iowa's Austin Yant wrestles No. 16 seeded 165-pound Columbia's Joshua Ogunsanya during session one of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Yant defeated Ogunsanya by decision, 8-1.

Photos: Session one of the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Ayrton Breckenridge, Films editor March 16, 2023

Eight out of 10 Iowa wrestlers remain in competition for individual championships after session one of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Thursday.  Iowa’s 133-pound...

No. 3 seeded 165-pound Iowa's Patrick Kennedy walks off the mat after losing to No. 1 seeded Dean Hamiti during session four of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Hamiti defeated Kennedy by decision, 9-6, for the 165-pound championship title.

Live results | Iowa men’s wrestling competes in Session I of 2023 NCAA Championships

Kenna Roering, Sports Reporter March 16, 2023

TULSA — The Iowa men's wrestling team will compete in Session I of the 2023 NCAA Championships on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the BOK Center. The Hawkeyes enter the event fresh off a second-place finish...

No. 1 seeded 125-pound Iowa's Spencer Lee wins his match over Nebraska’s Liam Cronin during session four of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Saturday, March. 4, 2023. Lee defeated Cronin, 8-2.

Iowa men’s wrestling heads to NCAA Championships, Spencer Lee chases fourth title

Kenna Roering, Sports Reporter March 14, 2023

The Iowa men’s wrestling team will make a run for their first NCAA title since 2021 this week at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Iowa joins Oklahoma State, Missouri, and Virginia Tech as...

Iowa's No. 3 Alex Marinelli celebrates his final victory of his collegiate career over Wisconsin's No. 4 Dean Hamiti during session five at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Marinelli defeated Hamiti in a 165-pound match for fifth place by medical forfeit. Marinelli ends his career as a three-time NCAA All-American.

Opinion | Define Iowa men’s wrestling by achievements, not shortcomings

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor March 22, 2022

My 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships experience wasn’t what I expected it to be at the beginning of the year. When my coverage of the Iowa men’s wrestling team began in November,...

Minnesota's No. 1 Gable Steveson flips after defeating Arizona State's No. 2 Cohlton Schultz during session six at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Steveson defeated Schultz in a 285-pound match, 6-2.

Minnesota’s Gable Steveson closes NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships in style

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter March 20, 2022

DETROIT — On March 6 at 9:45 p.m., the country’s best heavyweight, Gable Steveson, let the world know he was going to win his second consecutive national title at the NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling...

Iowa's No. 2 Jaydin Eierman yells in pain after getting taken down by Michigan's No. 24 Stevan Micic grapple during session three at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., on Friday, March 18, 2022. Micic defeated Eierman in a 141-pound match by injury forfeit.

Injuries mar Iowa men’s wrestling team’s run at 2022 NCAA Championships

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor March 20, 2022

DETROIT — Tom Brands didn’t mince words at Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 9. The 16-year head coach of the Iowa men’s wrestling team issued a challenge to those his Hawkeyes might face during the upcoming...

Minnesota's No. 1 Gable Steveson flips after defeating Arizona State's No. 2 Cohlton Schultz during session six at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Steveson defeated Schultz in a 285-pound match, 6-2.

Photos: Session six of the 2022 NCAA Wrestling National Championships

Jerod Ringwald, Photo Editor March 19, 2022

Penn State took home a team national championship during session six at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., on Saturday, March 19, 2022. The Nittany Lions topped...

Iowa head coach Tom Brands embraces Iowa's No. 5 Austin DeSanto after his final collegiate match against Arizona State's No. 3 Michael McGee in session five at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., on Saturday, March 19, 2022. DeSanto defeated McGee in a 133-pound match, 7-4. DeSanto finished his collegiate career as a four-time All-American. DeSanto is Iowa’s 23rd four-time All-American.

Rapid Recap | Four Iowa men’s wrestlers compete in medal round of 2022 NCAA Championships

Chris Werner and Austin Hanson March 19, 2022

DETROIT —Four Iowa men’s wrestlers competed in the medal round of the 2022 NCAA Championships Saturday morning at Little Caesars Arena. Hawkeye 133-pounder Austin DeSanto earned third place,...