Iowa wrestling found success in the first round of the Big Ten Championships on Saturday, but Round 2 was a different story.
The Hawkeyes had nine of their 10 grapplers competing in the quarterfinals,...
Pat Lugo came out ready to go in the first period of his first matchup against Nebraska’s Jordan Shearer at the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
About one minute in, Lugo scored a takedown and would go...
Half of Iowa’s wrestlers competing at the Big Ten Championships will be there for the very first time, including Max Murin, Jacob Warner, Kaleb Young, Austin DeSanto, and Pat Lugo.
However, DeSanto...
After Oklahoma State’s Nick Piccininni pinned Iowa’s No. 2 Spencer Lee in the final seconds of the second period in their matchup on Feb. 24, wrestling social media lit up.
Fans were shocked by Piccininni’s...
Before Iowa wrestling faced Oklahoma State on Sunday, head coach Tom Brands focused on the outcome of that particular dual, but he seemed even more focused on making sure each wrestler practiced getting...
7-1 — record against ranked opponents
After Sunday’s 27-12 loss to No. 2 Oklahoma State, the third-ranked Iowa wrestlers are 7-1 against top-25 opponents. Iowa has tallied wins over No. 8, No. 9,...
Anna Kayser, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 24, 2019
Four losses at the tail end of No. 3 Iowa’s lineup were the difference in its 27-12 loss to No. 2 Oklahoma State on Sunday.
In the final regular season dual meet of the season, the battle between...
Nine of 10 matchups in Iowa’s last dual meet of the season will have at least one top-10 wrestler on the mat, and the 10th match will be between two top-16 opponents at 141.
That’s because it’s...
