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Michigan hands Iowa its first loss. Iowa State and University of Northern Iowa were unkind hosts to West Virginia. Wartburg thumps Coe. Final thoughts on IGHSAU state tournament in Wrestling Weekend That Was.

Michigan handed Iowa its first loss, Iowa State and Northern Iowa were unkind hosts to West Virginia, Wartburg thumped Coe, plus final thoughts on the IGHSAU state tournament in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

A simple approach has helped Zach Glazier come up with key wins in key matches so far this season for Iowa. Glazier came up with another huge dual-sealing win, dominating 11th-ranked Silas Allred 12-2 and helping Iowa to a 22-10 win over Nebraska Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Big Ten dual meet action.

Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Key Takeaways Lehigh’s Stanich and Beard win Midlands titles Penn wins Midlands team title for first time in school history Conigliaro’s 2nd place finish at Midlands is best ever by a Harvard wrestler P...

This week saw most of the attention go to CKLV, while some great duals occurred as well. Iowa State ended up winning the tournament with seven on the podium, while Oklahoma State and South Dakota State made the top ten as well. Northern Iowa and Wyoming both had some individual under-the-radar pe...

No. 20 Pitt fell behind early in New York City against Columbia, but three late victories earned them the victory, 19-18 on Sunday. The Panthers (5-1) win their fourth dual match in a row with the victory over the Lions (0-3). This is the first time the Panthers are 5-1 to start the season since 2019-20 where they started with the same record. The win also makes the Panthers 3-0 against Ivy League teams in the past two years, as the Panthers defeated the Brown Bears on Friday and Columbia at hom...

Individually, though, stars have developed, and senior Nate Lucier is the latest. Coming off a sixth-place finish at the Class 3A PIAA tournament, Lucier has had to wait an extra month to begin his quest to climb all the way to the top of the podium.  The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the start, and threatened the feasibility of actually finishing the wrestling season, but the social distancing, restrictions and isolation hardly phase Lucier, who’s made a career out of finding ways to improv...

Individually, though, stars have developed, and senior Nate Lucier is the latest. Coming off a sixth-place finish at the Class 3A PIAA tournament, Lucier has had to wait an extra month to begin his quest to climb all the way to the top of the podium. Coatesville’s Nate Lucier. (Nate Heckenberger – For MediaNews Group) The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the start, and threatened the feasibility of actually finishing the wrestling season, but the social distancing, restrictions and isolation h...