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By sundown, Cowles Fieldhouse in Indianola, Iowa, might as well have been painted black and gold. The Iowa women’s wrestling team sent 15 wrestlers to the NCWWC Regionals on Thursday, and all 15 earned berths to the national championships in March. Six Hawkeyes claimed individual regional championships. The Hawkeyes competed in Region Five, which was...

Felicity Taylor continued with her long-time plan to move back to 116 pounds for the postseason, Ava Rose is filling the void for the Hawkeyes at 123 pounds.

A pair of Osage Green Devils are among the finalists for the Dan Gable Mr. Wrestler of the Year award. In coordination with Fareway Stores, IAwrestle,

Key Takeaways from the week Exciting dual matchups and surprise upsets at opens made for a great week of Women’s College Wrestling. Here are my 3 takeaways from the action over the past few days: Warrior Open Created Tough Battles for Top Teams Several top NCAA and NAIA programs sent wrestlers to...

Following a stellar performance at the Iowa Duals on Jan. 21, the Iowa women’s wrestling squad headed east to Fort Wayne, Indiana, for a busy weekend.  On Jan. 26, the Hawkeyes competed in the three-team Indiana Tech Warrior Duals. Iowa easily defeated Campbellsville, 42-2, and dispatched Indiana Tech, 42-0.  The next day, the Hawkeyes got...

Key Takeaways from the week Several teams are in the heart of their dual seasons and taking on ranked and conference opponents. While the weather took a toll on the number of events that actually happened, there was still some great wrestling this past week. Let’s take a look at some of those res...

Lilly Luft’s pin put an exclamation point on a statement day for the Hawkeyes as they blew out Life University, the No. 1 team in the NAIA.

Iowa and Life University — the No. 1 women’s wrestling teams in the NCAA and NAIA, respectively — will face off on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa will be without two of its 136-pound wrestlers for the rest of its inaugural 2023-24 season.

Big Tournaments for Womens Wrestling After a week off for most teams during the holidays, things picked up this week with two big tournaments. Several teams and unattached wrestlers headed to Iowa for the Soldier Salute, while others traveled to Illinois for the Midlands Championships. While both...