Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
The wrestling dynasty at Penn State should look familiar to Hawkeye fans. by J.P. Scott I remember sitting in the seats of the Qwest Center (now the CenturyLink Center) in Omaha in 2010, watching as the Iowa wrestling team gathered…
The road to the Summer Olympics for the country’s wrestlers will again go through Iowa City. USA Wrestling announced Wednesday via social media that the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 8-10. The…
AMES ” Iowa State wrestling coach Kevin Jackson sat down and spoke. Mike Moreno, his sophomore 165-pounder, listened. “‘Mike, you know you’ve come a long ways in a short period of time,’” Jackson recalled saying on a recent bus trip.…
Captain America plans to return, to Iowa City. Creston-Orient-Macksburg three-time state champion, wrestler Jake Marlin, received the, nickname last year as some Panther teammates referred to each other by, superhero characters. University of Iowa will benefit from his talents in the future. Marlin confirmed that…
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum announced Wednesday that Iowa governor Terry Branstad will declare Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 Dan Gable Day across the entire state. A special presentation will be made at the NWHFDGM in Waterloo,…
When it boiled down to it, Broc Berge had to follow his heart. It’s unfortunate for University of Minnesota wrestling fans, but Berge’s heart decided his best option was to leave his home state. After a long recruiting battle and…
CHARLES CITY ” The Floyd County Community Foundation is hosting an evening of powerful stories about Iowans on Oct. 18. These stories will be presented by inspirational speaker Mike Chapman at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 502 Clark St. This…
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. ” Cael Sanderson accomplished just about every notable achievement during his illustrious career as an amateur wrestler and collegiate coach. However, there’s one notable exception. In nine tries as a wrestler and coach at Iowa State, and…
By Bobby La Gesse Wrestling isn’t just part of Adam Pavlenko’s life. It’s ingrained in who he is. It’s what his family does, from his dad to his brother to him. Some of his earliest memories are from when he…
by KJ Pilcher Iowa State University Sports Information Director Tom Kroeschell confirmed that wrestler Trent Weatherman has been suspended indefinitely from the Cyclones team after violating team rules. Weatherman was arrested for the second time in three months early Saturday…
Eric DeVos can only guess how many miles he’s put on his Jeep Cherokee in recent years just crisscrossing Iowa to tangle with the other top wrestlers his age. The Waverly-Shell Rock state champion has made countless trips to Cedar…
By K.J. Pilcher, Reporter IOWA CITY, Iowa – The hotbed of amateur wrestling finally gets the chance to host one of the sport’s premiere events. The United States Olympic Committee and USA Wrestling announced Tuesday that Iowa City was selected…