Tag: "Big Ten wrestling"

Purdue's Cashe Quiroga, right, competes with Iowa's Tony Ramos, left, in a 133 pound weight class match during the Big Ten college wrestling tournament in Champaign, Ill., on Saturday. (Bradley Leeb/Associated Press)

Big Ten Wrestling: Hawkeyes in third after rough semifinal round

[ 0 ] March 9, 2013

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Tony Ramos has broken down brainwashing to such a science that Iowa’s 133-pounder believes he sharpens his skills during his sleep. Between that nocturnal faith and his habit of lifting weights with teammates up to twice his size, the second-ranked junior has won every match this season and figured out a way [...]

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Iowa’s Derek St. John tries to finish a takedown in his 157-pound match against Cornell's Jesse Shanaman in the quarterfinals of the National Duals on Friday in Minneapolis. St. John won 12-3, and the Hawkeyes took the dual 21-16. (Iowa Athletics/Special to the Register)

Iowa heavyweight ensures escape against Cornell

[ 0 ] February 22, 2013

Iowa survived a quarterfinal scare to edge No. 7 seed Cornell 21-16 and advance to the Mat Mayhem final day.

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Tony Ramos and Iowa moved up to No. 2 in the national rankings after handing Penn State its first loss on Friday. (Press-Citizen photo)

Iowa wrestling ranked No. 2 in latest national poll

[ 0 ] February 5, 2013

The Hawkeyes moved up a spot after handing Penn State its first loss.

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