In The Room

Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody talks with Tom Brands and Spencer Lee after Spencer was named a co-winner of the 2021 Hodge Trophy.

STORIES/VIDEOS

• Spencer Lee wins second consecutive Hodge Trophy: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/29/iowa-hawkeyes-wrestler-spencer-lee-wins-second-straight-hodge-trophy-ncaa-wrestling-gable-steveson/7040554002/ 

• Last week’s Mailbag, on the NCAA Championships, Spencer Lee, Austin DeSanto, David Carr, and more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/24/wrestling-mailbag-recapping-ncaa-wrestling-championships-spencer-lee-david-carr-austin-desanto-iowa/4804747001/ 

• Spencer Lee won’t compete at the 2021 Olympic Trials: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/26/iowa-wrestler-spencer-lee-2021-olympics-college-wrestling-torn-acl-hawkeye-wrestling/7014676002/

• Videos from the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/18/videos-2021-ncaa-wrestling-championships-iowa-wrestling-iowa-state-cyclones-uni-wrestling/4755462001/ 

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Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody recaps the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships, or tries to, anyways.

STORIES/VIDEOS

• The Iowa Hawkeyes are the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/20/ncaa-wrestling-iowa-wins-24th-national-team-title-championship-marinelli-lee-eierman-kemerer/4780441001/ 

• Iowa’s Spencer Lee wins third national title on torn ACL: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/20/ncaa-championships-2021-iowa-wrestling-spencer-lee-hawkeyes-finalist-tom-brands-brandon-courtney/4784565001/ 

• Iowa State’s David Carr wins national title: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2021/03/20/ncaa-wrestling-championships-2021-iowa-state-david-carr-isu-cyclones-finalist-kevin-dresser-champion/4784458001/ 

• Videos from the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/18/videos-2021-ncaa-wrestling-championships-iowa-wrestling-iowa-state-cyclones-uni-wrestling/4755462001/ 

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Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody brings his predictions and some final interviews before the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships in St. Louis.

STORIES

• Most dominant college athlete in the country? Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee has a strong case: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/17/iowa-wrestler-spencer-lee-might-most-dominant-college-athlete-2021-ncaa-wrestling-championships/4654036001/ 

• Why the NCAA Championships are a huge opportunity for Iowa State’s David Carr: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2021/03/16/2021-ncaa-wrestling-championships-big-opportunity-iowa-state-david-carr-157-bracket/4653964001/ 

• Meet Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa’s latest star wrestler: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2021/03/15/ncaa-wrestling-championships-2021-parker-keckeisen-northern-iowa-doug-schwab/4653802001/

• 2021 NCAA Championships brackets: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/files/DI%20Brackets_20210315.pdf

• Connect with Cody: https://linktr.ee/codygoodwin

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Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody answers your mailbag questions, and also brings you interviews with several coaches ahead of this week’s NCAA Championships in St. Louis.

STORIES

• Why the NCAA Championships are a huge opportunity for Iowa State’s David Carr: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2021/03/16/2021-ncaa-wrestling-championships-big-opportunity-iowa-state-david-carr-157-bracket/4653964001/ 

• Meet Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa’s latest star wrestler: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2021/03/15/ncaa-wrestling-championships-2021-parker-keckeisen-northern-iowa-doug-schwab/4653802001/

• The NWCA D3 national tournament was wrestling at its best: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/13/nwca-division-iii-national-championships-example-wrestling-its-best-wartburg-loras-coe-xtream-arena/4634741001/

• Grand View women finish with four All-Americans at NAIA national tournament: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/13/grand-view-womens-wrestling-program-finishes-season-four-all-americans/4634841001/ 

• 2021 NCAA Championships brackets: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/files/DI%20Brackets_20210315.pdf

• Connect with Cody: https://linktr.ee/codygoodwin

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Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody recaps the wrestling weekend and brings you interviews with some of college wrestling’s best competitors ahead of the 2021 NCAA Championships.

STORIES

• Meet Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa’s latest star wrestler: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2021/03/15/ncaa-wrestling-championships-2021-parker-keckeisen-northern-iowa-doug-schwab/4653802001/

• The NWCA D3 national tournament was wrestling at its best: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/13/nwca-division-iii-national-championships-example-wrestling-its-best-wartburg-loras-coe-xtream-arena/4634741001/

• Grand View women finish with four All-Americans at NAIA national tournament: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/13/grand-view-womens-wrestling-program-finishes-season-four-all-americans/4634841001/ 

• 2021 NCAA Championships brackets: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/files/2021_ncaa_d1_brackets2.pdf

• Connect with Cody: https://linktr.ee/codygoodwin

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Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody breaks down the brackets for the 2021 NCAA Championships and catches up with Wartburg coach Eric Keller ahead of the NWCA Division III national championships this weekend.

STORIES

• NCAA Wrestling: Breaking down the brackets for the Division I national championships: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/10/ncaa-wrestling-bracket-breakdown-2021-division-national-championships-iowa-hawkeyes-iowa-state-uni/4634588001/ 

• Big Ten Network announces record wrestling viewership … again: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/10/big-ten-network-record-wrestling-viewership-numbers-again-iowa-hawkeye-wrestling-2021-shane-sparks/4634656001/ 

• Wrestling Mailbag: NCAA qualifiers, Tony Cassioppi, Michael Kemerer, women’s wrestling, more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/09/wrestling-mailbag-2021-ncaa-qualifiers-tony-cassioppi-michael-kemerer-northern-iowa-womens-wrestling/4634539001/ 

• 2021 NCAA Championships brackets: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/files/2021_ncaa_d1_brackets.pdf 

• Connect with Cody: https://linktr.ee/codygoodwin

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Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody recaps the busy wrestling weekend: Iowa winning the Big Ten tournament, Iowa State and Northern Iowa took third and fifth at the Big 12 tournament, Life U topped Grand View in the NAIA, plus the Iowa ties at the NCWWC tournament.

STORIES

• 23 thoughts from Iowa’s second-straight Big Ten tournament team title: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/07/spencer-lee-iowa-wrestling-tom-brands-college-wrestling-ncaa-penn-state-ohio-state/6862509002/ 

• How Kaleb Young’s commitment helped spark Iowa wrestling’s resurgence: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/05/how-kaleb-youngs-commitment-helped-spur-iowa-wrestlings-resurgence-hawkeyes-ncaa-wrestling/6862201002/ 

• David Carr repeats, Gannon Gremmel, Brody Teske and Parker Keckeisen all win Big 12 titles: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2021/03/07/big-12-wrestling-iowa-state-uni-wrestling-david-carr-brody-teske-parker-keckeisen-ncaa-wrestling-isu/6862520002/ 

• South Winn grad Felicity Taylor wins collegiate national wrestling title, Grand View’s NAIA streak ends: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/06/south-winns-felicity-taylor-wins-national-title-grand-view-naia-championship-streak-ends-life-u/6862308002/ 

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Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody catches up with Grand View coach Nick Mitchell, and Viking wrestlers Justin Portillo, Carson Taylor and Greg Hagan ahead of the NAIA National Championships this weekend.

STORIES/VIDEOS

• Wrestling Mailbag: Grand View goes for No. 10, wrestling recruiting, early Big Ten tournament thoughts: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/02/wrestling-mailbag-grand-view-no-10-recruiting-big-ten-more-iowa-hawkeyes-spencer-lee-nick-mitchell/6862720002/ 

• Grand View coach Nick Mitchell: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/03/grand-view-coach-nick-mitchell-discusses-how-20-21-vikings-came-together-naia-wrestling-national/6895466002/

• Grand View 125-pounder Justin Portillo: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/03/grand-views-justin-portillo-smiles-when-he-runs-sprints-end-practices-really-naia-wrestling/6895517002/ 

• Grand View 133-pounder Carson Taylor: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/03/fort-dodge-grad-carson-taylor-thankful-opportunity-wrestle-grand-view-naia-wreslting-2021/6895535002/ 

• Grand View heavyweight Greg Hagan: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/03/dowling-alum-greg-hagan-back-home-and-wrestling-really-well-top-ranked-grand-view-naia-wrestling/6895526002/ 

• NAIA National Championships Brackets: https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/l/3/l15mz851j7lhdq/2021_Wrestling_Brackets.pdf 

• Connect with Cody: https://linktr.ee/codygoodwin

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Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody breaks down the Big 12 tournament pre-seeds, and also catches up with Iowa State coach Kevin Dresser and Northern Iowa coach Doug Schwab before the Big 12 Championships.

STORIES

• Iowa wrestling is off pause and ready for the Big Ten Championships: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/01/iowa-wrestlers-back-covid-19-pause-ready-big-ten-championships-tom-brands-spencer-lee-alex-marinelli/6862163002/ 

• Wrestling Mailbag: Grand View goes for No. 10, wrestling recruiting, early Big Ten tournament thoughts: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/02/wrestling-mailbag-grand-view-no-10-recruiting-big-ten-more-iowa-hawkeyes-spencer-lee-nick-mitchell/6862720002/ 

• Two-time heavyweight state champ Chet Buss commits to Northern Iowa: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2021/03/01/wrestling-two-time-heavyweight-state-champ-chet-buss-commits-northern-iowa-north-butler-clarksville/6866929002/

• Big 12 Championships Preliminary Brackets: https://s3.amazonaws.com/big12sports.com/documents/2021/3/3/2021_Big_12_Brackets_Preseeds.pdf

• Connect with Cody: https://linktr.ee/codygoodwin

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Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody breaks down the Big Ten tournament pre-seeds, and also catches up with Iowa coach Tom Brands and Hawkeye wrestlers Spencer Lee and Alex Marinelli ahead of this weekend’s Big Ten Championships.

STORIES

• Iowa wrestling is off pause and ready for the Big Ten Championships: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/01/iowa-wrestlers-back-covid-19-pause-ready-big-ten-championships-tom-brands-spencer-lee-alex-marinelli/6862163002/ 

• Wrestling Mailbag: Grand View goes for No. 10, wrestling recruiting, early Big Ten tournament thoughts: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/03/02/wrestling-mailbag-grand-view-no-10-recruiting-big-ten-more-iowa-hawkeyes-spencer-lee-nick-mitchell/6862720002/ 

• Two-time heavyweight state champ Chet Buss commits to Northern Iowa: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2021/03/01/wrestling-two-time-heavyweight-state-champ-chet-buss-commits-northern-iowa-north-butler-clarksville/6866929002/

• Lookahead: Teams and wrestlers to watch for the ’21-22 high school wrestling season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/02/24/iowa-high-school-state-wrestling-teams-wrestlers-watch-2021-22-four-time-champions/6801801002/

• Wrestling Mailbag: Final thoughts on the 2021 state tournament, and looking toward the college postseason: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/02/23/iowa-high-school-wrestling-mailbag-state-tournament-college-postseason-2021-hawkeyes/4555933001/

• Big Ten Championships Pre-Seeds: https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/2/big-ten-wrestling-pre-seeds-announced.aspx 

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