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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa 125-pounder Thomas Gilman (black) wrestles American's Josh Terao during the 54th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Gilman defeated Terao by deacon, 8-6. Iowa won first place in the team completion with 150.5 points. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Iowa grapplers get scrappy, win three individual titles

December 30, 2016

By Courtney Baumann | [email protected] EVANSTON, Ill. – Thomas Gilman became a three-time Midlands champion tonight, won the award for most team points out of anyone in the tournament, was...

Iowa 157-pounder Michael Kemerer wrestles unattached wrestler Jason Tsirtis during the 54th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 in Evanston, Il. Kemerer defeated Tsirtis by major decision, 11-2. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Midlands Day 2: What happened, what’s next

December 30, 2016

By Courtney Baumann | [email protected] EVANSTON, Ill. – Three Iowa wrestlers – Thomas Gilman, Brandon Sorensen, and Michael Kemerer – will compete tonight in the championship round of...

Iowa 141-pounder Christop Carton tries to pin South Dakota's Isaac Andrade during the 54th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Welsh-Ryan Arena on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. Carton defeated Andrade by major decision, 10-2. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Five Hawkeyes roll to semifinals, four remain in wrestlebacks

December 29, 2016

By Courtney Baumann | [email protected] EVANSTON, Ill. — Five Iowa wrestlers are still alive in the championship bracket at the 54th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships. Thomas Gilman, Brandon...

Iowa 125-pounder Thomas Gilman grapples Brown's Donald Keeley during the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Welsh-Ryan Arena on Thursday, Dec. 29. Gilman pinned Keeley in 3:35. (The Daily Iowan/ Josh Housing)

Midlands Session 1: What happened, what’s next

December 29, 2016

By Courtney Baumann | [email protected] EVANSTON, Ill. — After the first 490 bouts that took place during Session 1 of the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, the Iowa wrestling team is sitting...

Iowa 149-pounder Brandon Sorensen wrestles Iowa State's Chase Straw during the Iowa-Iowa State match in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Sorensen defeated Straw with 11-3 decision. Iowa defeated Iowa State, 26-9. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Wrestling Christmas: Midlands

December 16, 2016

By Courtney Baumann [email protected] The Iowa wrestling team will continue its 19-day break from competition until it travels to Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois, on Dec. 29 for the first...

A whistle was blow during the 125-pounder match of Thomas Gilman and Iowa State's Markus Simmons during the Iowa-Iowa State match in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Gilman defeated Simmons with a 19-4 tech fall in 5:09. Iowa defeated Iowa State, 26-9. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

No real break for wrestlers

December 14, 2016

By Courtney Baumann | [email protected] With the semester coming to a close and the holiday season coming up, the Iowa wrestling team will get a much-needed break from training during a three-week...

Iowa head coach Tom Brands points at the official during the Iowa-Iowa State match in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Iowa defeated Iowa State, 26-9. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Wrestlers roll along early

December 13, 2016

By Pete Ruden [email protected] Through five duals this season, the Iowa wrestling team is unsurprisingly undefeated. And for the most part, not one of the duals was particularly close. The Hawkeyes...

Iowa 141-pounder Topher Carton wrestles Iowa State's John Meeks during the Iowa-Iowa State match in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Carton defeated Meeks with 7-4 decision. Iowa defeated Iowa State, 26-9. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Wrestling stomps Iowa State

December 12, 2016

By Pete Ruden [email protected] On a night when Carver-Hawkeye was rocking, the No. 3 Iowa wrestling team took down Iowa State, 26-9, on Dec. 10, giving Iowa the sweep in the Cy-Hawk Series for the...

Iowa's 125-pounder Thomas Gilman throws Penn State's Nico Megaludis during the semifinals of the Big Ten Championships at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Megaludis defeated Gilman in overtime 4-3. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)

Wrestlers amp up for ISU

December 9, 2016

By Courtney Baumann [email protected] Carver-Hawkeye Arena will see the 81st showdown between Iowa wrestling and Iowa State on Saturday night. The No. 3 Hawkeyes will battle the Cyclones for...

Iowa's 133 pound Cory Clark overpowers Cornell College's Brody Lamb during the Iowa City Duals at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena, in Iowa City, Iowa  on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Iowa out wrestled both Cornell College 45-0 and Iowa Central College 55-0. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

‘Next man in’ called on again

December 8, 2016

By Courtney Baumann [email protected] The “next man in” philosophy isn’t just a football thing — it carries over to wrestling, too. For Iowa’s 133-pound slot, that next man in is...

Iowa 149-pounder Brandon Sorenson tries to flip Iowa State's Gabe Moreno during the Cy-Hawk series in Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. Sorensen won by a major decision over Moreno. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 33-6. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Wrestlers hungry for Iowa State

December 7, 2016

By Pete Ruden [email protected] It’s finally Cy-Hawk week. The No. 3 Iowa wrestling team will take on Iowa State in Carver-Hawkeye on Saturday. Even though it’s a big rivalry in the state when...

Iowa's Sammy Brooks wrestles against Oklahoma State's Jordan Rogers in the 184-pound match in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Brooks defeated Rogers by technical fall in 4:09, 17-2. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cowboys, 18-16. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Wrestlers pin South Dakota State

December 5, 2016

By Courtney Baumann [email protected] The Iowa wrestling team picked up its fourth win of the season and earned head coach Tom Brands his 200th in his career Dec. 2 at South Dakota State. Third-ranked...