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Brands Notches Win 300 As Hawkeyes Down Princeton and Army

ST. CHARLES, Missouri – The University of Iowa wrestling team won a pair of duals on Friday night at Francis Howell High School at the Journeymen ‘Unvicil War’. The Hawkeyes defeated Princeton, 39-3, before defeating Army, 23-16, in the nightcap. The second win was head coach Tom Brand’s 300th career dual victory. “We have a lot of work to do,” said Brands. “This team has a lot of work to do. It’s a characteristic of a good coach to be looking ahead not behind.”
The Hawkeyes won 15 of the 20 bouts in the two duals and secured bonus points in 11 matches. In the opening dual of the night the Hawkeyes won nine bouts over Princeton. Including six straight via bonus points. Iowa started the run of technical fall victories with Kyle Parco at 149 as he defeated Christopher Martino, 17-2. Miguel Estrada made his dual debut defeating Cody Tavoso, 21-6, at 157. At 165, Michael Caliendo won 19-3 over Hudson Hightower and Nelson Brands won 20-4 over Xavier Giles at 174. Stephen Buchanan also tallied a technical fall at 197 over No. 18 Luke Stout, 18-3. Iowa got major decisions from Drake Ayala over Daniel Jones, 13-2, … more at … https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/12/06/brands-notches-win-300-hawkeyes-down-princeton-and-army/

December 11, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | iowa, iowa-hawkeyes, sports