IOWA CROWNS 8 CHAMPS; WINS SOLDIER SALUTE TEAM TITLE
CORALVILLE, Iowa – The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team crowned eight individual champions en route to winning the Soldier Salute team title on Friday at Xtream Arena. The Hawkeyes finished with 228 points.
Iowa was victorious in all eight of its finals bouts with three wins coming in Hawkeye vs. Hawkeye battles. Iowa had 18 wrestlers finish in the top six during the two-day tournament with eight champions, three runner-up, one third, one fourth, three fifth and two sixth place finishes.
“There is a lot to evaluate,” said head coach Tom Brands. “We have Illinois in eight days… we have to evaluate this and move forward. This tournament is important because it gets us right back into it. It is an important part of our schedule.”
Top-ranked Spencer Lee needed just 1:24 to claim the first title of the night at 125 pounds. He took down sophomore Drake Ayala seconds into the match, turned him for a four-point near fall and finished off the fall in 1:24.
Lee finished the tournament with four wins – all via bonus points – to run his winning streak to 43 consecutive matches. … rest of story at Hawkeyesports.com/news/2022/12/30/iowa-crowns-8-champs-wins-soldier-salute
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