NEWS: Everest Leydecker wins World title

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ICYMI: a pretty massive accomplishment was just made this morning by Iowa freshman Everest Leydecker:



Leydecker (just 19 years old) becomes the first Iowa women’s wrestler since the program was established (2021) to win a World/Olympic title. And she helped make several other bits of history for Team USA as well.

Here’s my story on it all:

Iowa freshman Everest Leydecker wins Senior World title

Go ahead and check off another 'first' for the Iowa women's wrestling program - the latest courtesy of Everest Leydecker. On Friday morning, the Hawkeye

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And if you happened to miss the gold medal match, here it is in its entirety:

 

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Awesome

 

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Congratulations Everest. Can't wait to see you in college wrestling with Hawks.

 

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So wonderful. It goes without saying but women’s/girls wrestling saved our sport for sure. Go hawks

 

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WhiteDog125 said:

So wonderful. It goes without saying but women’s/girls wrestling saved our sport for sure. Go hawks

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Huh?

 

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Kohawks99 said:

Huh?

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Huh?

 

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If you haven’t paid attention, we have a really good one in Black and Gold. Get your tickets to watch her.

 

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WhiteDog125 said:

Huh?

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You are entitled to your own opinion, I suppose.

 

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Kohawks99 said:

You are entitled to your own opinion, I suppose.

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FWIW: It's an 'opinion' that has more or less been echoed by many prominent figures in the sport - including Dan Gable.

 

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Tanner Lafever said:

FWIW: It's an 'opinion' that has more or less been echoed by many prominent figures in the sport - including Dan Gable.

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"Saved the sport," is a big drastic - my opinion.

 

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Kohawks99 said:

"Saved the sport," is a big drastic - my opinion.

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Well, it is true that one of the major reason a sport that has millions of participants nationwide has operated on the edge of extinction for a long time for one primary reason - it has been a male-only sport. In the age of Title IX that is a big, big problem.

The introduction of females into the sport, in large numbers, is realistically the only way it can be saved.

 

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Now, can we get back to simply congratulating this young lady?

 

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Kohawks99 said:

You are entitled to your own opinion, I suppose.

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Sorry I struck a nerve I guess?
Tanner- thanks for the coverage of wrestling. Go hawks

 

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WhiteDog125 said:

Sorry I struck a nerve I guess?
Tanner- thanks for the coverage of wrestling. Go hawks

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Didn't strike a thing, I just don't agree that it 'saved' wrestling. It's OK to disagree with one another and still get along; our world would be a hell of a lot better if that were the case for all - no hurt feelings on my end!

 

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