Tag: "Mark Ballweg"
9 Hawkeyes slotted for NCAA Championships
FROM UI SPORTS INFORMATION: IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa wrestling team will send nine wrestlers to Des Moines, Iowa, next week for the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships. The event will be held March 21-23 at Wells Fargo Arena. The official tournament brackets were released today by the NCAA. Matt McDonough (125), Tony [...]
Matt McDonough, Derek St. John earn top seeds in Big Ten Championships
FROM UI SPORTS INFORMATION: IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior Matt McDonough and junior Derek St. John earned the top seed at their respective weight class when the Big Ten Championships preliminary seeds were announced today by the conference office. The 2013 conference tournament is March 9-10 in Champaign, Ill. McDonough is the [...]
Hawkeye matmen down Michigan State 27-12
Nick Moore recorded the meet’s only pin as No. 4 Iowa improved to 14-1 with a 27-12 win over Michigan State Sunday in East Lansing, Mich. Tony Ramos (133), Mark Ballweg (141) and Mike Evans (174) earned major decisions for the Hawkeyes. Top-ranked Matt McDonough (125) extended his win streak to 40 matches by opening [...]
Iowa wrestling: Another nail-biter expected Sunday between Hawkeyes, Cowboys
The past two dual meets between college wrestling’s two most storied programs have resulted in a virtual stalemate. Iowa and Oklahoma State wrestled to a 15-all tie two years ago in Stillwater before the Cowboys edged the Hawkeyes 17-16 last year in Iowa City, scoring the decisive point on criteria after the dual ended in [...]
Hawkeyes grapple to two easy wins in Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK Iowa captured a pair of wrestling duals Sunday at the inaugural Grapple at the Garden at Madison Square Garden, blanking Hofstra 42-0 and topping Bucknell 34-9. “Most guys wrestled well and put themselves in good positions, and those who didn’t need to make the adjustment before we get to Buffalo,” Iowa coach Tom [...]
Ballweg, Grothus getting their shot
There aren’t many question marks in the Iowa wrestling lineup, but today gives a few wrestlers the chance to bend and twist those question marks into exclamation points. Senior Mark Ballweg earned the first chance to take over for Montell Marion at 141 this season, and redshirt freshman Brody Grothus gets the first chance at [...]
Midlands should settle Hawkeye line-up
Spots will be firmed up going into the dual meet season following Midlands.
Top-ranked Iowa wrestling teams tops Iowa State 27-9
Ames, Ia. – No matter how much he despises surrendering a takedown at any time or place, Tony Ramos realizes he’s bound to give up a few. Iowa State freshman Shayden Terukina nearly caught the Iowa sophomore on his back with a slick takedown in the opening seconds Sunday – a stunning development that momentarily [...]
Ramos, Hawkeyes ready to open B1G season
Top-ranked Iowa hosts No. 7 Illinois Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
