Hawkeyes Win 8 Matches in Session I

Hawkeyes Win 8 Matches in Session I

CLEVELAND – The University of Iowa men’s wrestling team won eight of nine matches and recorded six bonus-point victories during Session I of the 2026 NCAA Championships on Thursday afternoon at Rocket Arena.

Iowa men’s wrestling advances seven to quarterfinals at the NCAA National Championships

CLEVELAND — Iowa men’s wrestling finished day one of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Wrestling National Championships on Thursday night, advancing seven wrestlers to the quarterfinals. The Hawkeyes ended Session II in third place with 25 1/2 team points, just 1/2 point ahead of fourth-place Oklahoma State and 1 1/2 points behind second-place Nebraska. Iowa went 16-2 in total on the day, including eight bonus-point victories. “Go forward with the 16 wins and…

LIVE FROM THE NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Iowa goes 16-2 on day one, push seven into quarterfinals

Follow along tonight with the Courier's Jim Nelson from the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.

Despite controversial loss, seven Nebraska wrestlers advance to NCAA quarters

Despite a controversial upset loss, Nebraska still sent seven wrestlers to the NCAA quarterfinals and sit in second after one day of competition.

Iowa State advances seven after first session of NCAA Championships

CLEVELAND — Seven Iowa State wrestlers advanced after the first session of the NCAA Championships on Thursday. Iowa State sits in fifth place with 14 points. Penn State is in first, followed by Iowa, while Ohio State and Oklahoma State are tied for third. Stevo Poulin rallies for win Senior Poulin earned Iowa State’s first victory of the tournament, defeating No. 20 seed Diego Sotelo of Michigan 10-6. Poulin opened with a first-period takedown t…

NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: First-round recap for UNI, Iowa and Iowa State

The Panthers, Cyclones and Hawkeyes all had multiple wrestlers earn first-round wins Thursday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.