Hoosiers victorious in season opener
Kicking off the season with a win, IU wrestling defeated Manchester at home 44-12. The night consisted of solid performances from all weight classes, including six pins and multiple takedowns.
Kicking off the season with a win, IU wrestling defeated Manchester at home 44-12. The night consisted of solid performances from all weight classes, including six pins and multiple takedowns.
The IU wrestling team takes on Manchester Thursday in the team's first match of the season, in hopes of figuring out what the lineups for this year should be.
IU Wrestling Coach Duane Goldman announced the appointment of Assistant Coach Nick Simmons. Simmons, a 2011 USA Wrestling World Team Member, served as director of wrestling operations at Oregon State University for the past three years.
Four Hoosiers took the national stage this past Thursday and Friday as they competed in the NCAA Wrestling Championships in St. Louis.
Four Hoosiers will make one last journey of the season as they travel to St. Louis to compete in the NCAA Championships. The action will start at noon on Thursday and will end with the last session starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Hoosiers tied the Spartans for 10th place overall this past weekend at the Big Ten Championships in West Lafayette, Ind.
The wrestling postseason has officially started, as the Hoosiers will soon be set to wrestle in the Big Ten Championships.
The IU wrestling team closed out its regular season after suffering a 27-7 loss against Northwestern when it traveled to Evanston, Ill., on Friday.
Indiana has a season record of 11-7, but it is still looking for its first conference win. The wrestlers said they stand a good chance of winning and are pretty evenly matched.
The Hoosiers won all three of their dual meets Sunday when they traveled to North Carolina, improving their record to 11-7.
The Hoosiers will face three teams Sunday in North Carolina. The team will first travel to Raleigh, N.C., to compete against North Carolina State at 9 a.m. The team will then wrestle Virginia Military Institute at 11 a.m.
The team earned a 30-8 victory against South Dakota State and a 31-13 victory against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Despite the Hoosiers’ efforts, they suffered a close loss of 16-19 against the Boilermakers
The team will first travel to Edwardsville, Ill., on Friday to compete against South Dakota State at 5 p.m. and against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at 8 p.m. The Hoosiers will then return home to wrestle rival Purdue at 2 p.m. Sunday in the University Gym.
It was another tough test for the Hoosiers on Sunday when they took to the mat against the No. 8 Fighting Illini in IU’s University Gymnasium. Despite its efforts, the team suffered a loss, 10-29.
The Hoosiers will wrestle at home for the second time in a row this season as they take on the Fighting Illini.
Senior Matt Powless has been wrestling since he was six years old. This year, Powless will put everything on the line one last time in hopes of winning an NCAA title.Powless started wrestling when he was in first grade with every intention of becoming a WWE star. “I was ready to be the next Stone Cold Steve Austin,” Powless said.It didn’t take long for him to realize that wrestling at school wasn’t the same as wrestling for the WWE.
The Hoosiers ultimately could not hang on as they were defeated 23-17. This is the team’s fourth consecutive loss of the season.
Coming off of two losses against Michigan and Michigan State this past weekend, the Hoosiers are looking to break their losing streak.
The IU wrestling team suffered two losses this weekend against Michigan and Michigan State. The Hoosiers ended Friday night with a score of 33-6 against the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Mich.
After coming off of a loss against Iowa last Friday, the team is looking to improve its team record to 8-2 while gaining more experience with highly ranked competitors.