In The Room

Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody recaps a busy wrestling weekend: Iowa beat Nebraska, Iowa State and Northern Iowa both lost to Mizzou, and it was another exciting weekend in high school wrestling, too.

STORIES/VIDEOS

• Jaydin Eierman, Nelson Brands both shine in Iowa’s 31-6 win over Nebraska: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/01/15/wrestling-jaydin-eierman-nelson-brands-shine-iowas-season-opening-victory-over-nebraska/4183845001/

• Iowa State, Northern Iowa both lose to Missouri at Hilton Coliseum: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2021/01/17/wrestling-iowa-state-northern-iowa-lose-missouri-hilton-coliseum-cyclones-panthers-dresser-schwab/4198282001/

• High School Wrestling: West Delaware’s redemption tour, Waukee tops Waverly, and more takeaways and observations from Week 6: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/01/18/iowa-high-school-wrestling-west-delaware-redemption-tour-waukee-waverly-shell-rock-takeaways-week-6/4197192001/

• VIDEO: Waverly-Shell Rock’s McCrae Hagarty: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/high-school/2021/01/16/waverly-shell-rocks-mccrae-hagarty-takes-down-no-3-and-no-1-back-back-weeks/4193140001/ 

• VIDEO: Bettendorf’s Bradley Hill: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/high-school/2021/01/16/bettendorfs-bradley-hill-bumps-up-220-and-wins-midwest-shootout/4193216001/ 

• VIDEO: Bettendorf’s Griffin Liddle: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/high-school/2021/01/16/bettendorfs-griffin-liddle-wrestling-football-iowa-and-his-high-school-career/4193361001/ 

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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 you interviews with Iowa wrestlers Michael Kemerer, Alex Marinelli, Jaydin Eierman and Tony Cassioppi ahead of the Hawkeyes’ season-opener against No. 5 Nebraska.

STORIES

• Why Jaydin Eierman left his hometown to come wrestle for Iowa: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/01/14/why-jaydin-eierman-left-his-hometown-come-wrestle-iowa-hawkeyes/6655013002/

• Two-time national women’s champ Mia Palumbo commits to Iowa Wesleyan: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/recruiting/2021/01/13/mia-palumbo-two-time-national-champion-commits-iowa-wesleyan-womens-wrestling-program-mount-pleasant/6655879002/

• Wrestling Mailbag: Could we see a 5-time NCAA champ? Plus, extra matches, Jacob Warner, and Iowa’s lineup battle at 184: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/01/12/wrestling-mailbag-5-time-ncaa-champion-eligibility-extra-matches-jacob-warner-iowa-lineup-battle/6634696002/

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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 Northern Iowa’s wins over South Dakota State and North Dakota State, Iowa State’s wins over Loras and Nebraska-Kearney, and some notable high school results from the weekend.

STORIES

• Iowa State wallops Loras, Nebraska-Kearney in final ‘tune-up’ duals: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2021/01/10/wrestling-iowa-state-trounces-loras-nebraska-kearney-cyclones-hilton-coliseum-kevin-dresser-isu-ames/6615275002/

• Northern Iowa defeats SDSU, NDSU in season-opening tri-meet: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2021/01/10/wrestling-northern-iowa-begins-2021-season-wins-over-sdsu-ndsu/6615277002/

• 38 things we learned from Week 5 of the Iowa high school wrestling season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/01/10/iowa-high-school-wrestling-analysis-38-thoughts-week-5-2021-season-waverly-shell-rock-southeast-polk/6615282002/

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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 you interviews with Northern Iowa wrestling coach Doug Schwab, and Panther wrestlers Brody Teske, Carter Isley, Keegan Moore and Lance Runyon.

STORIES

• New-look UNI wrestling team seeks respect, growth in 2021: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2021/01/07/hungry-focused-gritty-northern-iowa-wrestling-team-ready-turn-heads-2021-doug-schwab-brody-teske-uni/6579232002/

• For Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee, 2020 Hodge Trophy is motivation for the 2021 season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/01/05/iowa-wrestler-spencer-lees-2020-hodge-trophy-represents-2021-motivation/4140481001/ 

• Wrestling Mailbag: Iowa’s schedule, Spencer Lee and the Hodge, top recruits, and more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/01/06/wrestling-mailbag-jan-5-2021-iowa-schedule-college-predictions-spencer-lee-drake-ayala-northern-iowa/4137908001/

• Southeast Polk tops Waukee on criteria in CIML wrestling thriller: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/01/04/wrestling-southeast-polk-tops-waukee-criteria-34-33-thrilling-ciml-dual-ayden-kingery-cole-ferguson/4125467001/

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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 you interviews with Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands and 2020 Hodge Trophy winner Spencer Lee.

STORIES

• For Iowa’s Spencer Lee, the 2020 Hodge Trophy is motivation for the 2021 season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/01/05/iowa-wrestler-spencer-lees-2020-hodge-trophy-represents-2021-motivation/4140481001/

• Wrestling Mailbag: Iowa’s schedule, Spencer Lee and the Hodge, top recruits, and more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/01/06/wrestling-mailbag-jan-5-2021-iowa-schedule-college-predictions-spencer-lee-drake-ayala-northern-iowa/4137908001/

• Southeast Polk tops Waukee on criteria in CIML wrestling thriller: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/01/04/wrestling-southeast-polk-tops-waukee-criteria-34-33-thrilling-ciml-dual-ayden-kingery-cole-ferguson/4125467001/

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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 weekend that was in Iowa wrestling: Iowa State’s win over Wartburg, Southeast Polk’s win over Don Bosco, and the release of Iowa’s and Northern Iowa’s schedules.

STORIES

• Led by new faces, Iowa State wrestling thumps Wartburg in 2021 season-opener: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2021/01/03/new-faces-iowa-state-wrestling-wartburg-open-2021-season-zach-redding-cam-robinson-kevin-dresser-isu/4119851001/

• Southeast Polk tops Don Bosco in thrilling dual between Iowa high school wrestling powers: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/01/02/iowa-high-school-wrestling-southeast-polk-don-bosco-34-33-thrilling-battle-joel-jesuroga-dons-sep/4112255001/

• At long last, here is Iowa’s 2021 wrestling schedule: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2020/12/31/iowa-wrestling-2021-schedule-penn-state-nebraska-michigan-ohio-state-tom-brands-carver-hawkeye-arena/4102634001/

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Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, hear from Iowa State coach Kevin Dresser, as well as Cyclone wrestlers Ian Parker, Jarrett Degen, Gannon Gremmel and David Carr, as they host their virtual media day ahead of Sunday’s dual against Wartburg.

STORIES

• If Iowa State wrestling can navigate COVID-19, it could be a special 2021 season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2020/12/30/2021-iowa-state-wrestling-covid-19-cyclones-special-season-kevin-dresser-david-carr-ian-parker-isu/4089900001/ 

• Iowa State’s Austin Gomez medically retires from wrestling: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2020/12/28/wrestling-iowa-state-austin-gomez-announces-medical-retirement-kevin-dresser-cyclones-concussion-isu/4060690001/

• Wrestling: 23 thoughts from Iowa State’s wrestle-offs: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2020/12/23/wrestling-23-things-we-learned-iowa-state-wrestle-offs-cyclones-hilton-coliseum-2021-kevin-dresser/4030556001/

• Cyclones release 2021 wrestling schedule: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2020/12/10/iowa-state-wrestling-2020-21-schedule-hilton-coliseum-big-12-northern-iowa-oklaoma-state-mizzou-asu/3879634001/

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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 talks with Charlotte Bailey, a key player behind Iowa’s growing girls’ wrestling movement.

STORIES

• Meet Charlotte Bailey, a driving force behind Iowa’s growing girls’ wrestling movement: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/12/26/girls-wrestling-movement-in-iowa-city-charlotte-bailey-one-driving-forces-behind-trackwrestling/3827417001/

• Wrestling: 23 thoughts from Iowa State’s wrestle-offs: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2020/12/23/wrestling-23-things-we-learned-iowa-state-wrestle-offs-cyclones-hilton-coliseum-2021-kevin-dresser/4030556001/

• Iowa State’s Austin Gomez medically retires from wrestling: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2020/12/28/wrestling-iowa-state-austin-gomez-announces-medical-retirement-kevin-dresser-cyclones-concussion-isu/4060690001/

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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 talks with Southeast Polk coach Jake Agnitsch and Ankeny senior Caleb Rathjen.

STORIES

• Takeaways and observations from Week 3 of the Iowa high school wrestling season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/12/20/iowa-high-school-wrestling-takeaways-observations-week-3-2020-ankeny-caleb-rathjen-waukee-sep-iahswr/3985269001/

• Grand View sets all-time dual win streak record: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2020/12/15/grand-view-sets-college-wrestlings-new-all-time-consecutive-dual-wins-record-nick-mitchell-vikings/3906900001/

• For wrestling icon Dan Gable, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is the achievement of a lifetime: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2020/12/07/iowa-wrestling-icon-dan-gable-receive-presidential-medal-freedom-monday-president-donald-trump-white/3857583001/

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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 as the Vikings are taking aim at college wrestling’s all-time record for consecutive dual victories.

STORIES

• Grand View takes aim at all-time consecutive dual meet victory record: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2020/12/14/grand-view-wrestling-takes-aim-college-wrestlings-all-time-dual-win-streak-record/6544918002/ 

• Takeaways and observations from Week 2 of the Iowa high school wrestling season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/12/13/iowa-high-school-wrestling-week-2-takeaways-fort-dodge-sergeant-bluff-luton-logan-magnolia-iahswr/6533318002/ 

• Here is Iowa State’s ’20-21 wrestling schedule: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2020/12/10/iowa-state-wrestling-2020-21-schedule-hilton-coliseum-big-12-northern-iowa-oklaoma-state-mizzou-asu/3879634001/ 

• Wrestling Mailbag: State tournament, deep high school weights, RTCs, more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2020/12/09/wrestling-mailbag-state-tournament-deep-iowa-high-school-wrestling-weights-rtc-freestyle-drew-foster/6506289002/  

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