Iowa, Minnesota and weekend wrestling
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Following No. 4 Iowa's 23-16 home loss against No. 9 Minnesota, Hawkeyes' head wrestling coach Tom Brands scolded the team's poor effort.
Gabe Arnold has wrestled the 174, 184 and 197-pound weight classes this season. He has made an impact by his willingness to wrestle wherever needed for the fouth-ranked Hawkeyes.
No. 4 Iowa men’s wrestling fell, 21-16, to No. 9 Minnesota on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The loss marks head coach Tom Brands’ first loss to the Gophers since the 2013-14 season. Two bright spots for Iowa were 133-pounder Drake Ayala’s dominant 21-6 win by technical fall and Michael Caliendo’s 18-5 major decision.
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Weeks after being removed from the Iowa wrestling roster, former 197-pounder Massoma Endene is officially entering the transfer portal.
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Iowa men’s wrestling fans yet again filed out of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in disappointment before the final match even began, as the Hawkeyes fell to No. 9 Minnesota, 21-16. It was the first time Iowa lost to the Gophers since 2014,
Last week John Sears talked about the slow decline of Iowa wrestling. Hawkeyes are still a good team, but nowhere near the top of the mountain they once were . This sparked a lot of debate on social media.
The wrestling program that dominated the Hawkeye Ten for so long grabbed one final title on its way out the door on Saturday.