The Iowa style is simply different, unique in an approach that encourages relentless aggression and unmatched endurance.
It is a brand recognized by all, yet hard to comprehended by many.
Iowa Wrestling operates at the highest standard, upholding traditional values and building future champions.
And it starts here.
Coaches
The Iowa wrestling program is synonymous with championships: team titles, individual titles, conference titles, national titles, World titles, Olympic gold -- Hawkeye wrestling does not discriminate.
Over the course of the last five decades, Iowa Wrestling continues to be the most recognizable brand around the world.
The Iowa style is loathed by opponents, and glorified by record-setting crowds: no matter the site, no matter the season.
24
NCAA Championships
85
NCAA Individual Titles
363
NCAA All-Americans
37
Big Ten Championships
210
Big Ten Individual Championships
FACILITIES
Iowa Wrestling set an NCAA attendance record and led the nation in average and total attendance for the 16th straight season in 2022-23.
The Hawkeyes welcomed 118,870 fans to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, averaging 14,858 fans per home dual. Iowa averaged a record 14,905 fans in six home dates in 2021-22, selling out of season tickets for the first time in school history.
Iowa was the top draw for six opponents during the 2022-23 season.
"Iowa City, Iowa, is the Mecca of Wrestling."
Tom Brands
2023 marked the 14th straight year the Hawkeyes averaged more than 8,000 fans.
Carver-Hawkeye Arena hosted the 2012 & 2016 Olympic Team Trials and the 2018 UWW World Cup.