The annual Hawkeye Wrestling Club Banquet will be on Saturday, May 4. The banquet will begin at 5 PM at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center at 7725 Kirkwood Blvd SW in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The annual banquet is always a good time and an important fundraiser for the HWC. Spencer Lee won the 2024 Olympic Team Trials at 57kg  last weekend. The buzz and excitement of a Hawk in the Olympics is always great to talk about.     There will be a buffet style dinner and a great crowd of Iowa Wrestling fans. A live and silent auction provides an opportunity to support our HWC. Current members of ..read more

Iowa Wrestling coach Clarissa Chun has been named as the 2024 USA Wrestling Women’s Coach of the Year. The announcement was made by USA Wrestling at the conclusion of the Olympic Team Trials on Saturday. Chun was also named as the NCWWC Women’s Wrestling Coach of the Year at the national championships in March.     In their first year of competition the Iowa Hawkeye Women’s team won the NCWWC National title and NWCA National Duals. Iowa had six national champions while winning the 2024 NCWWC National Championships and were 16-0 in dual meets this season.     The Hawks q ..read more

An online auction is now open for the University of Iowa Wrestling Take Down Homelessness fundraiser. The online auction will close on Friday, April 26 at 8 PM CST. This is a great fundraiser where fans can bid in an online auction to have dinner with one of their favorite Iowa wrestlers and Tom Brands. All of the proceeds go to support Shelter House in Iowa City. Iowa Wrestling Take Down Homelessness online auction: https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/bid/4936     From  shelterhouseiowa.org Since 1983, Shelter House has provided safe shelter and helped people improve the qua ..read more

Eight members of the Iowa Women’s Wrestling team competed at the 2024 Olympic Team Trials in State College, Pennsylvania.  In the Challenge Tournament Felicity Taylor placed third at 53kg, Reese Larramendy was fourth at 68kg, and Kylie Welker was third at 76kg. Nyla Valencia(50kg), Emilie Gonzalez(50kg), Ava Bayless(50kg), Brianna Gonzalez(53kg), and Marlynne Deede(76kg) did not place. Rose Cassioppi qualified for the Olympic Trials but did not compete.     I am impressed that Iowa qualified nine wrestlers for the Olympic Team Trials after completing just their first year of c ..read more

The weight class of 57kg/125 lbs. was first used in the 2014 Freestyle World Championships. Since that time 57kg has been contested at eight World Championships, two Olympics, and another Olympic Games this summer. An Iowa Hawkeye has represented Team USA at 57kg in six of the eight World Championships and in all three Olympics. Earlier today Spencer Lee defeated another Iowa Hawkeye Thomas Gilman to win the 2024 Olympic Team Trials. This marks the third straight Olympic Trials that an Iowa Hawkeye has won 57kg.     Daniel Dennis won the Olympic Trials in 2016 over another Hawkeye ..read more

We will have an All-Hawkeye clash in the 57kg finals in the Olympic Team Trials. Spencer Lee and Thomas Gilman will meet in a best of three format in State College, Pennsylvania. The winner will represent Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on August 5-11. #4 seed Lee defeated Nico Megaludis 8-0 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals Lee jumped out to a 9-0 lead over 57kg 2023 World Team member Zane Richards before securing a 13-6 decision. #2 seed Gilman started with a 5-4 decision over Jax Forrest in the quarterfinals before defeating Daton Fix 6-0 in the semifinals. In my Olym ..read more

We will have four former Iowa Hawkeyes competing at the Olympic Trials. The 2024 Olympic Team Trials are this weekend on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20 in State College, Pennsylvania. The winner of each weight will represent Team USA for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France on August 5-11. Spencer Lee(#4 seed) and Thomas Gilman(#2 seed) will be at 57kg. Should the pre-seeds hold up I believe we will have a Lee-Gilman finals with the winner making the Olympic team. I am picking Lee to make the Olympic team. Alex Marinelli is the #8 seed at 74kg. Should the seeds hold up Marinelli will face Alex ..read more

In the words of UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer: It’s TIME!!!!!! The 2024 Olympic Trials are this weekend on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20 in State College, Pennsylvania. When the dust clears Saturday night the 2024 Olympic Team will be set for Team USA for the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on August 5-11. The Olympic Trials will be shown live on Peacock. Team USA has not qualified 57 kg for the Olympics at this time. The winner of the Olympic Trials will still have to compete to qualify USA for this weight so a lot is on the line. Step one is to make the team. Step two is to then qualif ..read more

The University of Iowa Wrestling program will participate in Take Down Homelessness. This is a great fundraiser where fans can bid in an auction to have dinner with one of their favorite Iowa wrestlers. All of the proceeds go to support Shelter House in Iowa City. In September of 2022 there were 5 Iowa wrestlers that participated in Take Down Homelessness. This year the list has grown to 18 Iowa wrestlers. An online auction will open at 10 AM CST on Monday, April 22 and close on Friday, April 26 for wrestling fans to bid on having dinner with one of their favorite Iowa Hawkeye wrestlers. I wil ..read more

It was a great weekend for the Iowa Wrestling team and incoming recruits at the 2024 U.S. Marine Corp Women’s National Championship in Spokane, Washington.  Two Hawks and two incoming recruits won titles at U20 Nationals. Brianna Gonzalez(53kg) and Reese Larramendy(65kg) won titles for the Hawks. Larramendy defeated teammate Ella Schmit in the finals. Nyla Valencia placed second at 50kg. Incoming recruits Cadence Diduch(62kg) and Naomi Simon(76kg) won U20 National titles. Diduch and Simon are in the Recruiting Class of 2024. The winner of each weight will represent Team USA at the 2024 U2 ..read more