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Iowa's Spencer Lee wrestles North Carolina State's Jakob Camacho during the red pool championship match-up of the National Collegiate Duals between Iowa and North Carolina State at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, FL on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Lee defeated Camacho by decision 6-1. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolfpack 19-15.

Four-time All-American Spencer Lee returns to mat for Iowa men’s wrestling

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor December 21, 2021

NICEVILLE, Fla. — Three-time national champion Spencer Lee wrestled an official match for the first time in nearly nine months this week. He and the No. 1 Iowa men’s wrestling team traveled...

Iowa's Spencer Lee wrestles North Carolina State's Jakob Camacho during the red pool championship match-up of the National Collegiate Duals between Iowa and North Carolina State at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, FL on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Lee defeated Camacho by decision 6-1. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolfpack 19-15.

Photos: No. 1 Iowa wrestling at 2021 Journeymen Wrestling Collegiate Duals day two

Ryan Adams, Photojournalist December 21, 2021

The No.  1 ranked University of Iowa. wrestling team defeated No. 5 ranked North Carolina State at Raider Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State University on Tuesday, Dec. 21. The Iowa Hawkeyes...

Members of the Iowa Wrestling team pose with the championship trophy after the red pool championship match-up of the National Collegiate Duals between Iowa and North Carolina State at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Fla. on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolfpack 19-15.

Rapid Recap | No. 1 Iowa men’s wrestling claws by No. 5 North Carolina State, 19-15

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor December 21, 2021

NICEVILLE, Fla. — The top-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team defeated No. 5 North Carolina State, 19-15, in the Journeymen Wrestling Collegiate Duals’ red pool championship Tuesday...

Iowa's No. 1 ranked 125-pound Spencer Lee walks off the mat following a match during the first day of the National Collegiate Duals at Raider Arena at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, FL on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Cassioppi won via injury default. The Hawkeyes defeated Central Michigan 44-0 and Lehigh 28-7.

Lee, Iowa men’s wrestling brace for clash with No. 5 North Carolina State

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor December 21, 2021

NICEVILLE, Fla. — Iowa men’s wrestling has defeated all five of the opposing teams it’s faced this year by double digits. The Hawkeyes’ slimmest margin of victory in 2021-22 is 11. Iowa beat...

Iowa's No. 1 ranked 125-pound Spencer Lee walks off the mat following a match during the first day of the National Collegiate Duals at Raider Arena at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, FL on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Cassioppi won via injury default. The Hawkeyes defeated Central Michigan 44-0 and Lehigh 28-7.

Photos: No. 1 Iowa wrestling at 2021 Journeymen Wrestling Collegiate Duals day one

Jenna Galligan and Ryan Adams December 21, 2021

The No. 1 ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defeated No. 17 Lehigh and Central Michigan at Raider Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State University on Monday, Dec. 20.  Iowa’s...

Iowa’s No. 1 165-pound Alex Marinelli fights for hand positioning with Army’s Christian Hunt during a wrestling meet between No. 1 Iowa and Army at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Marinelli improved to 6-0 following the victory. The Hawkeyes defeated the Black Knights 36-7.

Rapid Recap | No. 1 Iowa men’s wrestling leaps over Lehigh, 28-7

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor December 20, 2021

NICEVILLE, Fla. — The University of Iowa men’s wrestling team defeated No. 17 Lehigh, 28-7, Monday evening at Raider Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State University. The match was the...

Iowa’s 133-pound Austin DeSanto works to take down Princeton’s Nick Masters during a season opening dual wrestling meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 21 Princeton at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. DeSanto won by tech fall 22-6. The Hawkeyes defeated the Tigers with a team score of 32-12.

Rapid Recap | No. 1 Iowa men’s wrestling shuts out Central Michigan

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor December 20, 2021

NICEVILLE, Fla. — The University of Iowa men’s wrestling team took on Central Michigan in its first match of the Journeymen Collegiate Wrestling Duals on the campus of Northwest Florida State...

Iowa State's 141-pound Zach Redding flips Iowa second-ranked 141-pound Zaydin Elerman during a wrestling meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 13 Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. Elerman defeated Redding 15-7. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 22-11.

Photos: No. 1 Iowa wrestling vs. No. 13 Iowa State

Gabby Drees, Photojournalist December 6, 2021

No. 1 Iowa wrestling competed in the annual CyHawk dual against No. 13 Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 22-11. Iowa has won the...

Iowa's Max Murin grapples with Iowa State's Ian Parker during a dual at Hilton Coliseum in Ames on December 5th, 2021. The Hawkeyes beat the Cyclones, 22-11.

Murin, Warner return to mat in Iowa men’s wrestling team’s 22-11 win over Iowa State

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter December 5, 2021

AMES, Iowa — A familiar face returned to the Iowa men’s wrestling team’s lineup Sunday. Senior Max Murin hit the mat for the first time this season in the Hawkeyes’ 22-11 win over the Iowa...

Iowa State assistant coach Brent Metcalf speaks with a referee after a conflict broke out after a wrestling meet betwen No. 1 Iowa and No. 13 Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 22-11.

No. 1 Iowa men’s wrestling takes down No. 13 Iowa State

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter December 5, 2021

AMES — The No. 1 Iowa men’s wrestling team defeated in-state rival No. 13 Iowa State, 22-11, on Sunday night at Hilton Coliseum. The Hawkeyes improved to 3-0 on the season, while the Cyclones dropped...

Iowa’s 149-pound Cobe Siebrecht works for inside control against Princeton’s Josh Breeding during a season opener dual wrestling meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 21 Princeton at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Siebrecht won by tech fall 16-1. The Hawkeyes defeated the Tigers with a team score of 32-12.

‘I haven’t seen it:’ Iowa wrestlers talk Dan Gable Traveling Trophy

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor December 2, 2021

The Dan Gable Traveling Trophy is not one of the most famed prizes Iowa Athletics competes for. The Floyd of Rosedale, Cy-Hawk, and Heartland trophies that the Hawkeye football team competes for...

Iowa’s 125-pound Jesse Ybarra grapples with Army’s 125-pound Ryan Chauvin during a wrestling meet between No. 1 Iowa and Army at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Ybarra defeated Chauvin 3-1 with a take down in sudden victory.The Hawkeyes defeated the Black Knights 36-7.

Photos: No. 1 Iowa wrestling vs. Army

Jerod Ringwald, Photo Editor November 28, 2021

Iowa wrestling dualed the Army Black Knights on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated Army 36-7 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Iowa was originally scheduled to meet with Oregon State but...