Northern Iowa wrestling coach Doug Schwab is predicting there will be a new seeding process in place for next year's NCAA Tournament. Schwab says he and a lot of other coaches are upset with the seeds many of their wrestlers were handed this year. For instance, UNI 125-pounder Dylan Peters was … [Read more...]
Hawkeye wrestlers seek first team title since 2010
The Iowa wrestling team will be chasing their first NCAA team championship since 2010 in St. Louis this weekend. The Hawkeyes have their entire 10-man lineup in the NCAA Wrestling Tournament, which begins Thursday morning and runs through Saturday. Iowa Coach Tom Brands believes his wrestlers are … [Read more...]
Wrestler who collapsed at state tourney released from hospital
The high school wrestler from southwest Iowa who collapsed last Wednesday after completing a match in the State Dual Team Championships has been released from the hospital. Eighteen-year-old Tayler Pettit was discharged from a Des Moines hospital Sunday evening. The senior at … [Read more...]
Retired IHSAA director enjoying stress free wrestling tourney
Rick Wulkow is enjoying his role of spectator at the state high school wrestling tournament. Wulkow retired as executive director of the Iowa High School Athletic Association last month. "It's very relaxing, no tension in the shoulders and neck...it's just fun to come and be a spectator for a … [Read more...]
State wrestling tournament gets underway
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson sophomore McGwire Midkiff did not take long to advance in class 3A at the state wrestling tournament. Midkiff advanced to the quarterfinal round with a first period fall over Derick Wyatt at 106 pounds."I want to get the first one out of the way early because I am … [Read more...]
English Valley’s wrestler hopes to move to the top of the podium
When the traditional state wrestling opens on Thursday there will be 24 defending or former champions the field and many others with the goal of getting there for the first time. One of those looking for the first gold medal is English Valley's 152 pounder Zach Axmear who will take a 49-0 record … [Read more...]
Brands wants Hawkeye wrestling team to continue improving
Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands says this is not the time for his team to be satisfied. The top ranked Hawkeyes host 11th ranked Illinois on Friday night after posting their most lopsided victory at Oklahoma State in two decades with a 30-7 win last Sunday. "There's a lot of room for improvement … [Read more...]
Iowa and Oklahoma State meet on the mat
College wrestling's most dominant programs collide Sunday in Stillwater, Oklahoma when top ranked Iowa visits eighth ranked Oklahoma State. The Cowboys have 34 national titles and the Hawkeyes have 23. "They have a style that they coach and preach and we have a style that we coach and preach and … [Read more...]
Story County releases information on arrest of Webster City wrestling coaches
The Story County Sheriff's Office has released more information about the weekend arrests of two Webster City High School wrestling coaches. Fifty-year-old Ted Larson and 52-year-old Terry Nessa are facing felony charges after deputies say they drove a Webster City School District vehicle to a home … [Read more...]
Webster City wrestling coaches arrested after burglary
Two high school wrestling coaches in north-central Iowa are facing multiple charges after a weekend incident. The Story County Sheriff's Department arrested 50-year-old Ted Edward Larson and 52-year-old Terry Lee Nessa. Story County Sheriff's Captain Barry Thomas said deputies responded to a rural … [Read more...]