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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa’s 165-pound Alex Marinelli grapples with Oklahoma State’s Travis Wittlake during a wrestling dual meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 9 Oklahoma State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. No. 2 Marinelli defeated No. 6 Wittlake by decision, 3-2, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cowboys, 34-6.

Live updates | No. 1 Iowa men’s wrestling kicks off 2021-22 season against Princeton

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor November 19, 2021

The defending NCAA champion Iowa men's wrestling team's 2021-22 campaign will begin at 7 p.m. Friday night. The Hawkeyes will take on the 21st-ranked Princeton Tigers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The...

Clarissa Chun smiles while being introduced as the new women’s wrestling coach for the University of Iowa during a press conference at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Chun won an Olympic bronze medal for Team USA in the 2012 Olympics.

Chun ready to lead newly established Iowa women’s wrestling program

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter November 19, 2021

Clarissa Chun spoke with reporters in the Feller Club Room at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Friday afternoon — less than 24 hours after she was named the first-ever head coach of the University of Iowa women’s...

Iowa's 184-pound Abe Assad grapples with Nebraska's  Taylor Venz during the final session of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament in Piscataway, NJ on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Venz won by decision 6-4. Assad finished in third place in the 184-pound bracket, and Iowa won the team title with 157.5 points.

Iowa men’s wrestling to kick off 2021-22 season Friday

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter November 18, 2021

The Iowa men’s wrestling team will begin its national title defense tonight at 7 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The top-ranked Hawkeyes will take on the No. 21 Princeton Tigers. Many of the Hawkeyes’...

Iowa’s 165-pound Alex Marinelli grapples with Nebraska’s Peyton Robb during a wrestling dual meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. No. 2 Marinelli defeated No. 18 Robb by decision, 9-3, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 31-6.

Clarissa Chun named head coach of Iowa women’s wrestling team

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor November 18, 2021

Former Olympic wrestling coach Clarissa Chun was named the first-ever head coach of the University of Iowa women’s wrestling team Thursday. The UI officially added women’s wrestling to the list...

Iowa’s 141-pound Jaydin Eierman grapples with Nebraska’s Chad Red, Jr. during a wrestling dual meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. No. 1 Eierman defeated No. 7 Red by decision, 8-4, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 31-6.

Opinion | Spencer Lee won’t be Iowa’s only NCAA champion this year

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter November 16, 2021

Iowa will crown four individual national champions at the 2021-22 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Detroit, Michigan, this March. Seniors Spencer Lee, Alex Marinelli, Michael Kemerer, and Jaydin Eierman...

Mar 19, 2021; St. Louis, Missouri, USA;  Iowa Hawkeyes wrestler Michael Kemerer celebrates after defeating North Carolina State Wolfpack wrestler Daniel Bullard in the 174 weight class during the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

Iowa men’s wrestling returns 10 starters for 2021-22

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter November 2, 2021

The Iowa men’s wrestling program won its first team national championship since 2010 last year. Now, all 10 of the Hawkeyes’ starting wrestlers from 2020-21 are back for 2021-22. Many of the...

Iowa heavyweight Tony Cassioppi talks to reporters during Iowa wrestling media day in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. Cassioppi accredited his recent change in body structure to eating 300 grams of protein everyday. “I ate a lot,” Cassioppi said.

Iowa men’s wrestling still hungry after 2020-21 national championship

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 27, 2021

Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands began his press conference at Iowa Wrestling Media Day Wednesday with one of his trademark rambling tangents. Within the word dump of Brands’ opening preamble were...

Iowa’s 184-pound Abe Assad speaks with reporters during Iowa wrestling media day in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. Assad has wrestled 29 times for the Hawkeyes with a 22-7 career record.

Photos: Iowa wrestling Media Day

Jerod Ringwald, Photo Editor October 27, 2021

Iowa Head Coach Tom Brands and Associate Coach Terry Brands watch as Iowa’s Austin DeSanto competes against Penn State’s Roman Bravo-Young during the finals of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA on Sunday, March 8, 2021. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten Title with a team score of 159.5. This is the 37 Big Ten Title in school history.

Iowa men’s wrestling to take on Oklahoma State at Globe Life Field in Texas

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor October 12, 2021

REV Entertainment, in conjunction with Oklahoma State and Iowa Athletics, announced Tuesday that the Cowboy and Hawkeye wrestling programs will face each other at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas,...

Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta speaks at a press conference on Monday, June 15 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Barta addressed recent action within the Iowa Athletic Department, including the separation agreement with Chris Doyle, as well as plans for the future.

Title IX settlement a catalyst in launching Iowa women’s wrestling, Barta says

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter September 23, 2021

Iowa Athletics announced Thursday morning that the UI will sponsor women’s wrestling starting in the 2023-24 academic year, following a Title IX lawsuit settlement with four women’s swimmers. Iowa...

Swimmers compete during the second session of the the 2020 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championship at the the HTRC on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020.

Ohlensehlen, UI reach settlement in Title IX lawsuit

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor September 23, 2021

Former Hawkeye swimmer Sage Ohlensehlen had a weight lifted off her shoulders Thursday morning as she publicly settled a Title IX lawsuit that she and her teammates brought against the University of...