Crowds Down at Carver Hawkeye Arena During Big Ten Wrestling
Iowa City crowds for the Big Ten Championships show attendance slipping from peak years though the event remains a prime wrestling showcase. Iowa Athletics Director Bob Bowlsby notes post Gable era declines but calls wrestling not a major revenue sport and praises Iowa City as a strong wrestling venue with rival coaches praising the atmosphere.
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Minnesota
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Illinois
Mark Johnson
Ohio State
Wisconsin
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Gable
Jim Slosiarek
Ty Eustice
Craig Henning
Mark Perry
Matt Nagel
Perry
Hawkeye
Mario Galanakis
Mark Jayne
Jayne
Cowboys dominate Big 12 wrestling title as ISC claims second
Oklahoma State won the Big 12 team title with 95.5 points and seven champions led by Coleman Scott and Nathan Morgan. Iowa State finished second with 49 points, Nebraska third, Oklahoma fourth, and Missouri fifth as OSU cleared the field. Scott earned outstanding wrestler honors after pinning Matt Keller and upsetting Sam Hazewinkel.
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Chris Pendleton
Iowa
Steve Mocco
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Daniel Frishkorn
Scott
Matt Keller
Sam Hazewinkel
Nate Gallick
Kurt Backes
B.J. Padden
Backes
Gallick
Teyon Ware
Mocco
Trent Paulson
Ward
Brad Cieleski
Paulson
B.J. Wright
Scott Coleman
Jesse Sundell
Grant Nakamura
Travis Paulson
Nick Passolano
ISU
Hawkeyes reach NCAA bid as seven reach finals round
Iowa will send at least seven wrestlers to the NCAA Championships after strong semifinal showings. Perry and teammates advanced while several others, including Tsirtsis Bradley and Fields, survived into consolation rounds. Churella looms as Perry’s semifinal foe, aiming for a rematch that could boost Iowa’s title hopes.
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St. Louis
Galanakis
Eustice
Joe Johnston
Alex Tsirtsis
Paul Bradley
Matt Fields
Adam Fellers
Willie Breyer
Michigan
Charlie Falck
Luke Lofthouse
Perry
Ryan Churella
Churella
Zalesky
Illinois
Kyle Ott
Jayne
Alex Tirapelle
Pat Friedl
Brian Glynn
Josh Churella
Eric Tannenbaum
Ryan Bertin
Minnesota
Mack
Augsburg Wins National DIII Wrestling Crown
Augsburg claimed the NCAA Division III team title at St. Olaf College with 162 points, beating Wartburg by 57.5. Luther took individual titles through Matt Pyle and Garrett South, while Dustin Hinschberger and Akeem Carter won for Wartburg as 19 Iowa Conference wrestlers earned all American status.
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Matt Pyle
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Luther
Dustin Hinschberger
Akeem Carter
Iowa
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