Top 10 for 2011-12: McDonough the champ
Pat Harty ranks the top male athletes at Iowa for the 2011-12 season.
University of Iowa wrestlers Matt McDonough and Bobby Telford have been named to the 2012 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I All-Academic Team.
One more former Hawkeye qualifies for the Olympic Trials.
Matt McDonough is one of eight NCAA wrestlers granted a wildcard berth in men’s freestyle at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Penn State won all five of its semifinal bouts and holds a commanding 22.5-point lead over second-place Minnesota. Iowa is third with 93 points.
The Hawkeyes teetered back and forth Friday during the third session of the NCAA Championships at the Scottrade Center.
Iowa won 15 of its 17 matches Thursday, but most were too close for comfort.
For the past year, he couldn’t escape the memory of his 7-1 loss to Arizona State’s Anthony Robles in the 125-pound NCAA title bout.
Two Hawkeyes earn Big Ten titles as Iowa places third at Big Tens.