Iowa wrestling opens Big Ten schedule with 25-19 win over Illinois
The Iowa wrestling team's Big Ten opener wasn't exactly the lopsided victory many inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena hoped for on Friday night.
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The Iowa wrestling team's Big Ten opener wasn't exactly the lopsided victory many inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena hoped for on Friday night.
Second-ranked Iowa won five matches, receiving pins from Spencer Lee and Max Murin and a smajor decision by sophomore 165-pounder Patrick Kennedy.
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Illinois tied up the competition up at 19 heading into the final match, but ultimately fell short 19-25.
Tennessee's Bryden Hattie swept the men's events while South Carolina's Brooke Schultz and Minnesota's Vivi Del Angel were the women's winners in Athens.