Ed Banach |
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177-90 pounds
Ed Banach
Won gold medal at 1984 Olympics… three-time NCAA Champion… named 1983 Big Ten Athlete of the Year… sixth wrestler in Big Ten history to win four conference titles… career record was 141 9 1… holds school record for most pins in a career (73)… also ranks second in season pins (22), fourth in career wins (141) and eighth in season wins (41 in 1980) and career winning percentage (.937) in school history.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1979-80 41-3-0 1st1980-81 35-1-0 1st1981-82 31-2-1 2nd1982-83 34-3-1 1st
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126-134 pounds
Tom Brands
Won gold medal at 1996 Olympics… three-time NCAA and Big Ten Champion… named Outstanding Wrestler at 1992 NCAA Championships… career record was 158-7-2… holds school record for best season winning percentage (1.00 in 1991 and 1992) with 12 other Hawkeyes… also ranks second in season wins (45 in 1991) and career wins (158), third in career winning percentage (.952), seventh in career pins (46) and eighth in season wins (41 in 1992) in school history.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1988-89 32-4-2 4th1989-90 40-2-0 1st1990-91 45-0-0 1st1991-92 41-1-0 1st
Barry Davis |
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118-26 pounds
Barry Davis
Two-time Olympian, winning silver medal at 1984 Olympics… three-time NCAA Champion… named Big Ten Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Championships in 1985… seventh wrestler in Big Ten history to win four conference titles…career record was 162-9-2… holds school records for most wins in a season (46 in 1982) and in a career (162)… also ranks fifth in career winning percentage (.945) in school history.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1980-81 35-6-0 7th1981-82 46-1-0 1st1982-83 38-1-1 1st1984-85 43-1-1 1st
Mike DeAnna |
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167 pounds
Mike DeAnna
Fifth wrestler in Big Ten history to win four conference titles… career record was 122 18 2… two time runner up at NCAA Championships.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1976-77 30-5-0 3rd1977-78 31-5-2 6th1978-79 24-6-0 2nd1980-81 37-2-0 2nd
190-197 pounds
Lee Fullhart
NCAA Champion in 1997… career record was 107-18… three-time runner-up at Big Ten Championships.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1995-96 16-5-0 4th1996-97 26-4-0 1st1997-98 31-4-0 3rd1998-99 34-5-0 2nd
Duane Goldman |
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177-90 pounds
Duane Goldman
1986 NCAA Champion… three time NCAA runner up… eighth wrestler in Big Ten history to win four conference titles…career record was 132 10… holds school record for best season winning percentage (1.00 in 1986) with 12 other Hawkeyes… also ranks sixth in career wins (132) and 10th in career winning percentage (.930) in school history.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1982-83 34-7-0 2nd1983-84 31-1-0 2nd1984-85 31-2-0 2nd1985-86 36-0-0 1st
Jim Heffernan |
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150 pounds
Jim Heffernan
NCAA champion in 1986… ninth wrestler in Big Ten history to win four conference titles… career record was 131 18 2… national runner up as sophomore and senior… ranks seventh in career wins (131) in school history.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1982-83 23-7-1 4th1984-85 40-5-0 2nd1985-86 32-3-1 1st1986-87 36-3-0 2nd
Mark Ironside |
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134 pounds
Mark Ironside
Two-time NCAA champion… 1998 Hodge Award winner… 10th wrestler in Big Ten history to win four Big Ten titles… three-time Big Ten Wrestler of the Year… career record was 127-10… holds school record for best season winning percentage (1.00 in 1997 and 1998) with 12 other Hawkeyes… ended collegiate career on a 67-match winning streak that spanned three seasons.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1994-95 27-8-0 6th1995-96 35-2-0 3rd1996-97 30-0-0 1st1997-98 35-0-0 1st
118-133 pounds
Eric Juergens
Two-time NCAA and Big Ten Champion… named 2001 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year… career record was 120-13… holds school record for best season winning percentage (1.00 in 2000) with 12 other Hawkeyes… ended his career on a 28-match winning streak, winning 65 of his last 66 outings.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1997-98 23-5-0 3rd1998-99 36-7-0 3rd1999-2000 31-0-0 1st2000-01 30-1-0 1st
Randy Lewis |
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126-34 pounds
Randy Lewis
Two time Olympian, winning gold medal at 1984 Olympics… two time NCAA champion, winning three Big Ten titles… career record was 127 11 1… holds school record for best season winning percentage (1.00 in 1979) with 12 other Hawkeyes… also ranks second in career pins (64) and fourth in season pins (19 in 1979 and 1980) in school history.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1977-78 30-6-0 2nd1978-79 36-0-0 1st1979-80 40-1-0 1st1980-81 21-4-1 7th
Lincoln McIlravy |
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142-150 pounds
Lincoln McIlravy
Won bonze medal at 2000 Olympics… three-time NCAA and Big Ten Champion… named Outstanding Wrestler of 1997 NCAA Championships… named 1993 Big Ten Freshman of the Year… career record was 96-3-0… holds school record for best season winning percentage (1.00 in 1994 and 1997) with 12 other Hawkeyes… also ranks second in career winning percentage (.970).
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1992-93 22-2-0 1st1993-94 27-0-0 1st1994-95 25-1-0 2nd1996-97 22-0-0 1st
118-126 pounds
Mike Mena
Won one Big Ten title… career record was 108-24… runner up at 1997 NCAA Championships.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1993-94 27-10-0 7th1994-95 31-3-0 3rd1995-96 26-5-0 5th1996-97 24-6-0 2nd
175 pounds
Joe Scarpello
Iowa’s first two time NCAA champion… third wrestler in Big Ten history to win four conference titles… placed second as a sophomore and third as a junior… national AAU champ in 1942… career record was 51-5.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1946-47 12-0-0 1st1947-48 18-4-0 3rd1948-49 10-1-0 2nd1949-50 11-0-0 1st
Troy Steiner |
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134-42 pounds
Troy Steiner
Won one NCAA title and three Big Ten championships… career record was 148 13… bronze medalist at 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival at 149.5 pounds… holds school record for best season winning percentage (1.00 in 1992) with 12 other Hawkeyes… also ranks third in career wins (148) and sixth in season wins (42 in 1992).
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1989-90 32-8-0 5th1990-91 40-4-1 2nd1991-92 42-0-0 1st1992-93 34-1-0 3rd
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158-167 pounds
Joe Williams
Three-time NCAA Champion… won two Big Ten titles… named Outstanding Wrestler of 1998 NCAA Championships… career record was 129-9… holds school record for best season winning percentage (1.00 in 1998) with 12 other Hawkeyes… also ranks ninth in career winning percentage (.935) in school history… ended collegiate career on 39-match winning streak.
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1993-94 30-7-0 7th1995-96 36-1-0 1st1996-97 29-1-0 1st1997-98 34-0-0 1st
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158 pounds
Jim Zalesky
Three time NCAA and Big Ten Champion… 132 7 1 career record… named Outstanding Wrestler at the 1984 Championships… won his last 89 collegiate matches… holds school record for best season winning percentage (1.00 in 1983 and 1984) with 12 other Hawkeyes… ranks seventh in career wins (131) and winning percentage (.939).
| Year | W-L-D | NCAA Finish |
1980-81 23-5-0 5th1981-82 30-2-1 1st1982-83 40-0-0 1st1983-84 39-0-0 1st