Recent content by Tanner Lafever

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    STORY: Iowa/UNI to renew series after 15-year hiatus

    Just announced earlier this morning, the Hawkeyes and Panthers have scheduled a home-and-home dual series for the 2026-27 seasons: I wrote a little bit about the history prior to that (54 duals worth of it), plus the Iowa alum who will lead UNI into the renewed rivalry clash: Iowa and UNI to...
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    RECAP: Lee, Leydecker make World Team - lead Iowa at Final X

    Count for what? As a Hawkeye? Heck yeah he does - at least in this writer’s opinion.
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    RECAP: Lee, Leydecker make World Team - lead Iowa at Final X

    Buchanan had technically already made the Senior National Team by virtue of wrestling for the World Team Spot - thus his omission. But yes, he has also made his first team - and Blades/Welker/Woods have made it as well, regardless of their Final X series outcome(s) later this summer.
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    RECAP: Lee, Leydecker make World Team - lead Iowa at Final X

    My full recap from Friday's action in Newark: Lee, Leydecker make World Team - lead Iowa wrestlers at Final X - On3 In Spencer Lee and Everest Leydecker, Iowa wrestling will now have representation on the men's and women's World/Olympic Team(s) for the third consecutive year. Meanwhile...
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    PREVIEW: Iowa sends eight athletes to Final X on Friday

    Here's Lee and Kilty chatting with the media earlier today:
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    PREVIEW: Iowa sends eight athletes to Final X on Friday

    ICYMI - my full preview of tomorrow's Final X action in Newark is up: Iowa wrestlers flock to Final X, set for Friday in Newark - On3 On the men's side, Spencer Lee (57kg) and Stephen Buchanan (97kg) will wrestle best-of-three series for a spot on the World Team. Meanwhile, Austin DeSanto...
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    STORY: names/targets to know for Iowa women's wrestling as recruiting opens for Class of 2028

    Here's the link to last year's story: It's 'Ghostbusters' time for pivotal 2027 Iowa recruiting class - On3 As for a Class of 2027 update - I'll probably write a full overview later this summer. But yes, you're correct, ISU did host a whole host of top prospects last weekend. I'd expect the...
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    STORY: names/targets to know for Iowa women's wrestling as recruiting opens for Class of 2028

    I was surprised by that too - having assumed that the NCAA might want to have some uniformity across the same sport. But from what I was told, a recruiting calendar change was never even proposed, much less voted on by the NCAA Women's Wrestling Committee - of which Clarissa Chun is a member...
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    STORY: Blades/Welker/Woods receive medical delay for Final X series

    And from Welker:
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    STORY: Blades/Welker/Woods receive medical delay for Final X series

    And here's Woods' full statement from earlier this morning:
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    STORY: Blades/Welker/Woods receive medical delay for Final X series

    Here's my quick recap of today's Final X news regarding a trio of past/present Hawkeyes: Blades/Welker/Woods receive Final X medical delay - On3 Returning World bronze medalists Kennedy Blades (undisclosed), Kylie Welker (undisclosed injury) and Real Woods (knee infection) will now wrestle for...
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    STORY: names/targets to know for Iowa women's wrestling as recruiting opens for Class of 2028

    On the eve of college coaches being allowed to officially contact 2028 women's wrestling recruits, I've put together a preliminary list/summary of some of the top prospects to know as it pertains to the Iowa women's program: Names to know as recruiting opens for Iowa and the Class of 2028 - On3...
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    U23 Pan Ams 2026

    Just your typical Jordan Williams match… 🤣
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    BREAKING NEWS: Kennedy Blades to forgo final year of eligibility

    Women’s wrestling isn’t receiving any revenue share percentage at Iowa. And as Iowa has been the only rev share school with a women’s wrestling program since its inception, that means no women’s wrestlers in the entire country are receiving a cut of rev share dollars. Any NIL that they do make...
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    BREAKING NEWS: Kennedy Blades to forgo final year of eligibility

    While I appreciate the ambition, that’s probably a bridge too far 🤣 But you’re headed in the right direction in terms of age/background.
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