IU senior wrestlers Angel Escobedo (125 pounds) and Nate Everheart (heavyweight) claimed individual titles at the 28th Annual Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas this weekend.
The IU wrestling team will face its first national test Friday in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
The Hoosiers were able to defend their No. 11 national ranking on Saturday, going 5-0 in the Hoosier Duals at University Gym.
The IU wrestling team posted a 45-0 victory at Wabash College on Tuesday. The Hoosiers didn’t lose a single match, getting dominant performances from every weight class.
After a successful start to the season at the Michigan State Open on Sunday, the Hoosiers will get a chance to ride their momentum as they travel to Crawfordsville, Ind., to take on Wabash College.
The IU wrestling team squared off against each other in their intrasquad meet at Bloomington North High School on Tuesday. While all starting spots were up for grabs, the two most competitive battles were in the 141- and at 157-pound weight classes.
Senior Angel Escobedo has nothing to prove today, but, as the season approaches, he will have to demonstrate that he is the best the nation has to offer once again. The IU wrestling team will be kicking off its season at 7 p.m. today with its annual intrasquad scrimmage at Bloomington High School North.
IU wrestling coach Duane Goldman, who has tallied 216 wins in the past 18 years at IU, will be inducted into the Iowa Athletics 2009 Hall of Fame.
Dubuque, a two-time national champion Hoosiers grappler, has joined coach Duane Goldman’s IU wrestling staff as an assistant.
Every team has its role-players – athletes who are committed, but rarely see the spotlight of competition.
It takes Nate Everhart more than an hour – almost two.
When it came time for sophomore Kurt Kinser to choose a college, he didn’t want to go far.
To IU wrestling coach Duane Goldman, the Hoosier wrestling program has taken great strides in the last 17 years, but he hopes that equal steps have been taken toward enriching the lives of all of his athletes.
The IU wrestling team fell on some bad luck in Sin City this weekend during the 27th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Open.
With a national champion and two All-Americans last year, the IU wrestling team had what it generally considered a successful 2008-2009 season.
