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ISU seniors prepare for final season
The
senior class at Iowa State has accomplished a lot the past three
seasons, but the Cyclones are still looking for their first NCAA team
title since 1987. Will this be the year under first-year head coach
Kevin Jackson?
Find out what Jackson and some of the ISU seniors had to say
in our recent
Full
Access article.
To find out what this season has in store for all of the college
programs in the state, check out our College Preview Edition (pictured),
with previews, rosters and schedules for all 23 teams in Iowa. Also
included in the issue is a feature on Iowa Central, which goes after a
record fifth straight NJCAA National Championship this season.
To purchase this issue, just send $3 per copy, plus $1.50 for shipping,
to: The Predicament, P.O. 14, Osceola, IA 50213. Please include
a note in with payment saying you are purchasing the College Preview
Edition.
Kelly chooses Iowa, Knight to Cornell,
UNI adds to talented in-state class
Michael Kelly of Cedar Falls, the Class 3A State Champion at 145 last
season as a junior, will continue his wrestling career at the University of Iowa, The
Predicament has learned. Kelly joins a Hawkeye class that includes three-time
State champ Nick Moore of Iowa City West, two-time State champ Jacob Ballweg of Waverly-Shell Rock and four other top-50 recruits.
Northern Iowa is also doing well in the in-state recruiting game.
Two-time State Champion Brock Weatherman of Ballard was recently added
to a class that includes one-time State champs Levi Wolfensperger of
Denver/Tripoli and Seth Noble of Columbus Junction.
In other recruiting news, in a bit of a surprise, two-time State champ
Evan Knight of Urbandale has given a verbal commitment to Cornell
University. Knight is the son of Steve and nephew of Dan, who both
wrestled for Iowa State University.
Cyclones excited for 2009-10 season
The Iowa State wrestling
team held media day Tuesday in Ames and one thing is for sure...despite
a new head coach and some new faces in the lineup, expectations for the
program are as high as ever.
Read what Cyclone Head Coach Kevin Jackson (pictured) and several ISU wrestlers had
to say about the upcoming season in our
Iowa State Media Day article.
Check back over the next few days for more Cyclone stories from media
day in our Full Access area. Included will be an article about the ISU
senior class and how they have adjusted to the departure of Cael
Sanderson and arrival of Jackson and taking their last shot at team and
individual glory. Another article will focus on one of the new faces in
the ISU lineup, freshman Andrew Long of Creston.
The Predicament will also be in Iowa City next Wednesday for
The University of Iowa Hawkeye media day.
Ticket pre-sale for
USA-Russia dual
Due to the overwhelming
response to the November 18 dual meet between Team
USA and
Team Russia, there will be a pre-sale for tickets on Monday, November 16
from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at three locations:
Mt. Vernon Bank & Trust,
206 1st
Street West,
Mt. Vernon, IA
Overhead Door Company,
6515
4th Street SW,
Cedar Rapids, IA
Lepic-Kroeger Realtors,
2346 Mormon Trek Blvd., Iowa
City, IA
Tickets will be sold on a first come-first served
basis. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for high school students
and younger. Transactions will be cash only.
Results from ISU and UNI
intrasquad dual, wrestle-offs
The Iowa State
wrestling team hosted an intrasquad scrimmage Friday night in Ames,
while Northern Iowa held wrestle-offs Saturday.
Iowa's wrestle-offs will be held later this week.
Click here for results from Iowa State's intrasquad scrimmage
Click here to view UNI's wrestle-off results
The Panthers also held media day on Friday. Among the wrestlers looking
to make an impact this season are returning NCAA qualifiers (pictured)
Christian Brantley, Tyson Reiner, Caleb Flores, Trevor Kittleson, Nick
Pickerell, Trenton Washington and Andy O'Loughlin.
ISU's media day is Tuesday, while the University of Iowa will unveil the
2009-10 team at media day on Nov. 11.
High School postseason pairings released
The Sectional and
District assignments for high school wrestling were released last week.
Click here to view the assignments to see where your favorite team
travels in February to fight for State Tournament berths.
U.S. to face Russia in freestyle dual meet
at Mount Vernon next month
A team of top U.S. wrestlers will
compete in a freestyle dual meet against a team from Russia in Mount
Vernon, Iowa on Wednesday, November 18.
It will be held at the Small Multi-Sports Center at
Cornell College. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with wrestling starting at 7
p.m.
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