

University of Iowa graduate student Stephen Buchanan II won the 197-pound NCAA Championship on Saturday night, defeating Penn State’s Josh Barr, 5-2.
Two University of Iowa wrestlers – Patrick Kennedy (174) and Ben Kueter (285) – capped their 2025 NCAA Championships run during Saturday’s medal rounds at the Wells Fargo Center.
Iowa Men’s Wrestling put three wrestlers into the NCAA Finals -- Drake Ayala (133), Michael Caliendo (165) and Stephen Buchanan II (197) – and the Hawkeyes crowned two more All-Americans, going 5-for-6 in session IV on Friday night at the 2025 NCAA Championships.