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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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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 | courtney-baumann@uiowa.edu 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 courtney-baumann@uiowa.edu 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 | courtney-baumann@uiowa.edu 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 peter-ruden@uiowa.edu 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 peter-ruden@uiowa.edu 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 courtney-baumann@uiowa.edu 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 courtney-baumann@uiowa.edu 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 peter-ruden@uiowa.edu 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 courtney-baumann@uiowa.edu 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...

Iowa Head Coach Tom Brands reacts to a call at the 2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois on Saturday, March 9, 2013. (The Daily Iowan/Tessa Hursh)

Wrestlers focus on ranked challenger

December 2, 2016

By Pete Ruden peter-ruden@uiowa.edu For the first time this season, the Iowa wrestling team will face a ranked opponent when it takes on No. 20 South Dakota State today. Iowa heads into the dual ranked...

Iowa's 185 pound Alex Meyer tries to take down Cornell College's Brian Cristion 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)

Roots of Hawk success in Southeast Polk wrestling

December 1, 2016

By Pete Ruden peter-ruden@uiowa.edu It all started in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. Cory Clark and Alex Meyer were seniors on the Southeast Polk wrestling team, while Keegan Shaw and Meyer’s younger brother,...

Iowa freshman Michael Kemerer poses during wrestling media day in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. The Hawkeyes will host their first home meet on November 18, against Iowa Central during the Iowa City Duals at 9 a.m.(The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Wrestlers face first ranked squad

November 30, 2016

By Courtney Baumann courtney-baumann@uiowa.edu The Iowa wrestling team will face its first ranked competition of the season when it heads to South Dakota State this weekend. The No. 20 Jackrabbits will...