The Rumble on the Rails will feature a couple wrestlers with Iowa connections. Brent Metcalf, a two-time NCAA champion at Iowa, and former Northern Iowa wrestler Jordan Holm were selected to wrestle for the U.S. squads, which will compete on May 15 against Russia and Iran at New York’s Grand Central Station. Metcalf will compete [...]
Logan Thomsen feels a strong connection to his home state and pulls for all three of Iowa’s Division I wrestling programs. “I like seeing the state as a whole do good,” the state champion from Union of LaPorte City said. “It’s a state-wide (source of pride) to prove Iowa — the state itself — is [...]
Derek St. John’s stoic demeanor can make his emotions difficult to detect. Underneath his poker face, there was incredible joy Saturday night. The Iowa junior captured the 157-pound NCAA title with a 3-2 victory against Northwestern’s Jason Welch in front of 16,653 at Wells Fargo Arena. St. John dropped to his knees and threw his [...]
Tony Ramos and Derek St. John had to chase, claw and battle for every point they put on the scoreboard Friday night. They came up with just enough to give Iowa fans something to applaud Friday at the NCAA Championships and somebody to root for tonight inside Wells Fargo Arena. Ramos stalked Wisconsin’s Tyler Graff [...]
FROM UI SPORTS INFORMATION: DES MOINES, Iowa – University of Iowa wrestlers Tony Ramos and Derek St. John advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships following quarterfinal wins today. The Hawkeyes have five wrestlers alive in the wrestle-backs and sit in fourth place overall with 39 points. Penn State leads the team race with [...]
