While unlikely, that would have given the Hawkeyes a mathematical chance to surge above Nebraska if they had flipped the results of Drake Ayala and Michael Caliendo's losses in the finals. Had those ...

By night's end, three Iowa Hawkeyes in Drake Ayala (133 pounds), Michael Caliendo (165) and Stephen Buchanan (197) all punched their ticket to the NCAA finals. Caliendo and Buchanan are first-time ...

They largely had a successful dual season despite the injury to Jacori Teemer, some scrapes and bruises to guys like Drake Ayala and tough sledding almost all year at 125 and 141. They had some ...

For Iowa, Drake Ayala (133), Michael Caliendo (165) and Stephen Buchanan have made their way to the semifinals. Patrick Kennedy (174) and Ben Kueter (285) are still wrestling in consolations, one win ...

On one hand, you have the Drake Ayalas, Michael Caliendos and Stephen Buchanans ... A guy who could be smiling, but isn't, is Ayala. The junior Hawkeye is even-keel, not because the job isn't finished ...

University of Iowa junior Drake Ayala earned his second runner-up finish at the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships on Saturday night from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The former three-time ...

Drake Ayala got a glimpse of what Saturday night at the NCAA Wrestling Championships feels like last year. Ayala, a former three-time state champion at Fort Dodge Senior High, was the 125-pound ...

No, the Iowa men’s wrestling program won’t be bringing home its latest NCAA team championship trophy in 2025. Friday’s results in Philadelphia merely affirmed that all-but-certain pre-tournament ...

"We're going to Philadelphia," Brands said, referring to this week's NCAA Championships. Whether it was Drake Ayala losing to Illinois' Lucas Byrd, Kyle Parco dropping bouts to Nebraska's Ridge Lovett ...