In The Room

Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody catches up with InterMat’s Earl Smith to discuss this weekend’s Big Ten Wrestling Championships.

STORIES

• Breaking down Iowa’s pre-seeds for the 2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/03/02/big-ten-wrestling-tournament-2022-schedule-championships-iowa-seeds/6974654001/ 

• Five Iowa wrestlers pre-seeded second for the Big Ten Championships: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/02/28/5-iowa-wrestlers-pre-seeded-second-2022-big-ten-wrestling-championships-hawkeyes-lincoln-nebraska/6974327001/ 

• Construction on Iowa’s new wrestling facility expected to begin this June: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/02/24/iowa-wrestling-new-facility-construction-begin-june-carver-hawkeye-arena/6915334001/ 

• Wrestling Mailbag: Welcome to March! https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/03/01/answering-your-questions-big-ten-iowa-big-12-postseason-wrestling-tournaments-iowa-state/6974523001/ 

• A way-too-early-look at the 2022-23 Iowa HS wrestling season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/02/23/iowa-high-school-wrestling-early-look-2022-2023-season-ihsaa/6881014001/ 

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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 Grand View coach Nick Mitchell and Life U coach Omi Acosta ahead of the 2022 NAIA men’s wrestling national championships.

STORIES

• Wrestling Mailbag: Welcome to March! https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/03/01/answering-your-questions-big-ten-iowa-big-12-postseason-wrestling-tournaments-iowa-state/6974523001/ 

• Colfax-Mingo’s Erin Hume named 2022 All-Iowa Girls Wrestling Coach of the Year: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/sports-awards/2022/02/25/erin-hume-colfax-mingo-named-2022-all-iowa-girls-wrestling-coach-year-ighsau/6925197001/ 

• Notre Dame-Burlington’s Bill Plein named 2022 All-Iowa Boys Wrestling Coach of the Year: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/sports-awards/2022/02/25/bill-plein-notre-dame-west-burlington-named-2022-all-iowa-boys-wrestling-coach-year-ihsaa/6925070001/ 

• 15 things we learned from the 2022 state wrestling tournament: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/02/21/iowa-wrestling-high-school-state-tournament-2022-results-takeaways-ihsaa/6880875001/ 

• A way-too-early-look at the 2022-23 Iowa HS wrestling season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/02/23/iowa-high-school-wrestling-early-look-2022-2023-season-ihsaa/6881014001/ 

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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 Doug Schwab, Kevin Dresser, Tom Brands, and a whole lot more.

STORIES

• For Iowa and Oklahoma State, Bout at the Ballpark is another opportunity to grow wrestling: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/02/11/bout-at-the-ballpark-iowa-wrestling-oklahoma-state-gives-college-platform-growth-texas-rangers/6687240001/ 

• Wrestling Mailbag: Iowa women’s wrestling recruiting, Bout at the Ballpark, UNI’s West Gym, and more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/02/08/wrestling-mailbag-west-gym-bout-ballpark-iowa-womens-recruiting-oklahoma-state/6687213001/ 

• Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands addresses Iowa’s investigation into racial slurs directed at Wisconsin wrestler: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/02/09/iowa-wrestling-coach-tom-brands-austin-gomez-situation-racial-slurs-wisconsin-wrestler/6726204001/ 

• Weight by weight breakdown of Friday’s Big 12 showdown between Iowa State and Northern Iowa: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2022/02/09/iowa-state-northern-iowa-uni-wrestling-dual-weight-breakdown-schedule-big-12/6687234001/ 

• Bettendorf state champ Ella Schmit commits to Iowa women’s wrestling program: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/02/05/iowa-wrestling-women-ella-schmit-commits-hawkeyes-bettendorf-state-champion/9276872002/ 

• National champ Reese Larramendy becomes third commitment for Iowa women’s wrestling program: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/02/06/iowa-womens-wrestling-team-reese-larramendy-commits-usa-wrestling-coach-clarissa-chun/6685959001/ 

• California state champ Nyla Valencia becomes fourth Iowa women’s wrestling commitment: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/02/10/nyla-valencia-commits-to-iowa-womens-wrestling-program-california-state-champion-usa-wrestling-ncaa/6731802001/

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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 coach Tom Brands, Northern Iowa coach Doug Schwab, and new Iowa women’s wrestling recruit Kylie Welker.

STORIES

• World champ Kylie Welker becomes first recruit for Iowa women’s wrestling program: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/02/03/junior-world-champ-kylie-welker-commits-iowa-womens-wrestling-team/9310202002/

• Iowa-Penn State dual was Big Ten Network’s most-watched wrestling broadcast: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/02/01/iowa-penn-state-wrestling-score-big-ten-network-most-watched-broadcast/93056740028/

• Northern Iowa rallies to stun #4 Oklahoma State in Stillwater: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2022/01/29/uni-wrestling-rallies-beat-no-4-oklahoma-state-19-15-gallagher-iba-arena-stillwater-lance-runyon-pin/9254429002/ 

• Wrestling Mailbag: Rewatching Iowa-Penn State, Alex Marinelli, and the emergence of Marcus Coleman: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/02/01/wrestling-mailbag-rewatching-iowa-penn-state-austin-desanto-isu-uni/9281485002/

• 14 things we learned from the CIML wrestling tournament, and other takeaways from conference weekend: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/01/31/iowa-high-school-wrestling-14-takeaways-ciml-tournament-southeast-polk-fort-dodge/9254468002/

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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 gets you ready for Friday’s big Iowa-Penn State dual, and also includes an interview with the Big Ten Network producers behind their newest documentary, “The B1G Story: The Brands Brothers.”

STORIES

• Why Jacob Warner’s mindset is key to Iowa beating Penn State: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/27/iowa-wrestling-jacob-warner-mindset-key-penn-state-schedule/9209758002/ 

• Weight-by-weight breakdown of Friday night’s Iowa-Penn State wrestling dual: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/27/iowa-vs-penn-state-wrestling-preview-weight-by-weight-breakdown/9209747002/ 

• Wrestling Mailbag: Welcome to Iowa-Penn State week, plus more on Iowa HS girls wrestling: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/2022/01/25/iowa-wrestling-penn-state-high-school-girls-2022-ighsau-iwcoa/6630411001/  

• How to watch and follow the Iowa-Penn State dual on Friday: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/27/iowa-penn-state-wrestling-dual-friday-big-ten-network-brands-documentary/9240713002/ 

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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 a handful of state champs from the Iowa girls wrestling state tournament.

STORIES

• IGHSAU will officially sponsor girls wrestling, starting in 2022-23: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/01/22/iowa-girls-high-school-wrestling-athletic-union-officially-sanctions-start-2022-23-ighsau/6614538001/ 

• The next wave of young stars arrives at the 2022 Iowa girls state wrestling championships: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/01/22/2022-iowa-girls-state-wrestling-championships-young-stars-arrive-freshmen-sophomore-state-champs/6626812001/ 

• Iowa women’s wrestling coach Clarissa Chun talks high school girls wrestling, recruiting, and more: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/21/hawkeyes-clarissa-chun-iowa-high-school-girls-wrestling-state-tournament-ighsau-iwcoa-xtream-arena/6609756001/ 

• Xtream Arena to host UWW’s Men’s and Women’s Freestyle World Cups: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2022/01/20/coralville-xtream-arena-host-uww-united-world-usa-wrestling-championships-2022/6589228001/  

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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 Justin and Josh Portillo, twin brothers and state champion wrestlers from Clarion-Goldfield-Dows who are now wrestling at Grand View and Nebraska-Kearney, respectively. On Saturday, they’ll wrestle each other.

STORIES

• Justin and Josh Portillo, twin wrestlers from Iowa, will wrestle each other this weekend when Grand View takes on Nebraska-Kearney: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/13/iowa-twin-college-wrestlers-justin-and-josh-portillo-square-off-grand-view-nebraska-kearney/9163148002/ 

• Wrestling Mailbag: Big Ten Networks’ new show, Gable Steveson, Abe Assad, and more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/11/ncaa-iowa-wrestling-btn-gable-steveson-covid-championships-abe-assad/9163038002/ 

• HS Analysis: Underwood’s Gable Porter has now beaten 4 state champs from 4 different states: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/01/10/iowa-high-school-wrestling-gable-porter-southeast-polk-waverly-shell-rock/9109607002/ 

• Hawkeyes thump Purdue to sweep home doubleheader: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/09/iowa-wrestling-thumps-purdue-36-4-before-another-sell-out-home-crowd/9109577002/

• HS Wrestling: On Indianola’s Ryder Downey and why Class 3A’s 145-pound weight class is so interesting: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/01/09/iowa-high-school-wrestling-ames-mendenhall-invitational-indianola-ryder-downey-150-wins-145-pounds/9109372002/ 

• Iowa State clobbers CSU Bakersfield on Wednesday: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2022/01/12/iowa-state-wrestling-blanks-csu-bakersfield-dominant-win-final-score-results/9163158002/

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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 InterMat’s Earl Smith about Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa as they kick off the second half of the 2021-22 season this weekend.

STORIES

• Wrestling Mailbag: More on Spencer Lee, NCAA wrestling championships, Drake Ayala, and more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/04/iowa-spencer-lee-2022-ncaa-championships-drake-ayala-iowa-high-school-wrestling/9075225002/ 

• Drake Ayala leads Iowa Hawkeye wrestlers at the Southern Scuffle: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/02/iowa-wrestling-drake-ayala-125-pounds-takes-third-southern-scuffle-results-redshirt-spencer-lee-2022/9037095002/ 

• Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee will miss the rest of the ’21-22 season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/01/iowa-wrestling-spencer-lee-miss-season-acl-surgery-ncaa-champion-hodge-trophy-hawkeyes/9069371002/ 

• Iowa wrestling lands commitment from Gabe Arnold: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/01/gabe-arnold-freestyle-national-champ-commits-iowa-wrestling/9063311002/ 

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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 hits on a lot of things.

STORIES

• Drake Ayala leads Iowa Hawkeye wrestlers at the Southern Scuffle: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/02/iowa-wrestling-drake-ayala-125-pounds-takes-third-southern-scuffle-results-redshirt-spencer-lee-2022/9037095002/ 

• Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee will miss the rest of the ’21-22 season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/01/iowa-wrestling-spencer-lee-miss-season-acl-surgery-ncaa-champion-hodge-trophy-hawkeyes/9069371002/ 

• Iowa wrestling lands commitment from Gabe Arnold: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2022/01/01/gabe-arnold-freestyle-national-champ-commits-iowa-wrestling/9063311002/ 

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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 numerous interviews to get you ready for the Iowa State-Purdue dual at Humboldt High School, and for the Journeymen Collegiate Wrestling Duals, where both Iowa and Northern Iowa will be competing early next week.

STORIES

• Sunday night's Iowa State-Purdue matchup is a chance to 'celebrate wrestling in Humboldt’: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2021/12/17/iowa-state-wrestling-purdue-dual-humboldt-high-school-flowrestling-wildcats-cyclones-boilermakers/6497843001/ 

• Wrestling Mailbag: A thought on Spencer Lee, Humboldt history, Battle of Waterloo, UNI Open: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2021/12/14/wrestling-mailbag-iowa-spencer-lee-humboldt-wrestling-history-battle-waterloo-2021-uni-open/6454985001/ 

• Two weeks in, Southeast Polk wrestling is getting a serious boost from some talented freshmen: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/12/13/iowa-high-school-wrestling-southeast-polk-freshmen-carter-pearson-ryker-graff-cooper-martinson/6454961001/

• Wrestling Mailbag: Final Cy-Hawk thoughts, Sunday’s stall calls, wrestling film, Max Murin, Spencer Lee: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2021/12/07/iowa-wrestling-iowa-state-stalling-film-study-spencer-lee/8857092002/ 

• At Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic, Iowa City West wrestlers keep memory of Mark Reiland close: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/12/11/council-bluffs-classic-wrestling-iowa-city-west-wrestlers-mark-reiland-memory-hunter-garvin-trojans/6453568001/ 

• VIDEO: Recap of Southeast Polk’s 54-14 win over Dowling Catholic: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/high-school/2021/12/17/des-moines-register-cody-goodwin-recaps-southeast-polks-54-14-win-over-dowling-catholic-iahswr/8934404002/ 

• Journeymen Collegiate Wrestling Duals pairings and schedule: https://twitter.com/jmenwrestling/status/1470409761032179714?s=20 

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