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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Iowas 125-pound Spencer Lee grapples with Michigans  Jack Medley during session two of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament in Piscataway, NJ on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Lee won by tech fall in 3:23.

Bonus points big for Hawkeyes in second session

Robert Read, Sports Editor March 7, 2020

PISCATAWAY, NJ - Iowa head coach Tom Brands, and many of the Hawkeye wrestlers, have stressed bonus points all season long. The second session of the Big Ten Championships on Saturday showed why. The...

Iowas 149-pound Pat Lugo grapples with Nebraskas Collin Purinton during session one of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament in Piscataway, NJ on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Lugo won by major decision, 11-3. (Nichole Harris/The Daily Iowan)

Nine Hawkeye wrestlers qualify for NCAAs

Robert Read, Sports Editor March 7, 2020

PISCATAWAY, NJ - All nine of the Iowa wrestlers still competing in the 2020 Big Ten Championships have received automatic berths for the 2020 NCAA Championships in Minneapolis on March 19-21. The...

Iowas 125-pound Spencer Lee grapples with Rutgers  Nicolas Aguilar during session one of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament in Piscataway, NJ on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Lee won by fall in 2:53. (Nichole Harris/The Daily Iowan)

Recap: Big Ten Wrestling Championships Session 2

Robert Read, Sports Editor March 7, 2020

PISCATAWAY, NJ - Iowa sent seven athletes to the semifinals of the 2020 Big Ten Wrestling Championships after an impressive performance in the first session. Three additional Hawkeyes will be competing...

Iowas 157-pound Kaleb Young grapples with Nebraskas Peyton Robb during session one of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament in Piscataway, NJ on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Robb won by decision 3-2. (Nichole Harris/The Daily Iowan)

Seven Hawkeyes advance to semifinals at Big Tens

Robert Read, Sports Editor March 7, 2020

PISCATAWAY, NJ - Iowa freshman Abe Assad hadn't wrestled for Iowa since Feb. 2 coming into the first session of the Big Ten Championships. That didn't stop him. The 184-pounder won both of his matches...

Iowas 125-pound Spencer Lee grapples with Rutgers  Nicolas Aguilar during session one of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament in Piscataway, NJ on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Lee won by fall in 2:53. (Nichole Harris/The Daily Iowan)

Pins by Lee, Kemerer highlight Iowa’s first session at Big Tens

Robert Read, Sports Editor March 7, 2020

PISCATAWAY, NJ - It took some time for Iowa fans to see Spencer Lee and Michael Kemerer on the mat at the 2020 Big Ten Championships, but the wait was worth it. Both top-seeded wrestlers defeated...

Iowas 141-pound Max Murin grapples with Marylands  Hunter Baxter during session one of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament in Piscataway, NJ on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Murin won by fall in 5:57. (Nichole Harris/The Daily Iowan)

Murin pins first opponent at Big Tens

Robert Read, Sports Editor March 7, 2020

PISCATAWAY, NJ - Max Murin wasn't messing around in his first match of the 2020 Big Ten Wrestling Championships. Murin was up 14-2 in the third against Maryland's Hunter Baxter before securing a...

Recap: Big Ten Wrestling Championships Session 1

Recap: Big Ten Wrestling Championships Session 1

Robert Read, Sports Editor March 7, 2020

PISCATAWAY, NJ - The Big Ten Wrestling Championships are underway in New Jersey. All 10 of Iowa's wrestlers secured top-three seeds in their weight bracket. Here's results from the Hawkeyes in the...

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.

Hawkeye wrestling begins Big Ten title bid

Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor March 5, 2020

All-American Alex Marinelli has never been one to shy away from the grandest stages in wrestling. The brighter the lights, the better the 165-pounder seems to get. Last year’s Big Ten Tournament...

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