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Stephen Buchanan gets it done! He heads to Final X where he'll take on Kyle Snyder for a spot on the World Team #Hawkeyes 📸 - @KastlerDA

Parker Keckeisen finishes second out in Las Vegas #PantherTrain @pantherwclub

Spencer Lee finishes as the U.S. Open runner-up at 57 kg. 📷 @kastlerda

What a run for Layne Malczewski. After falling in the first round the C-RTC wrestler battled all the way back for seventh place at 97 kg. 📷 @KastlerDA

Incoming Hawkeye Everest Leydecker wins 4-1 over 2024 World Teamer Areana Villaescusa to win the 55 kg title at the U.S. Open. Leydecker heads to Final X for the second straight time. 📷 @KastlerDA

Parker Keckeisen downs Rocco Welsh, 11-4 and moves into the U.S. Open finest at 86 kg. He will take on Kyle Dake in the finals 📷 @KastlerDA

Stephen Buchanan a winner by 10-0 tech fall at 97 kg over U20 World Champion Justin Rademacher. He will take on Hayden Zillmer in the finals. 📷 @KastlerDA

Spencer Lee pins Anthony Knox in 45 seconds to advance to the U.S. Open finals at 57 kg. He will face Luke Lilledahl for the title. @KastlerDA

Congrats to Mark Rial on being named the next head coach at Fort Dodge #IAhswr

The Cyclones have found their lightweight. Rutgers NCAA qualifier Ayden Smith announced he is transferring to Iowa State. 📷 @SJanickiPhoto

Per @FloWrestling’s Transfer Tracker: Kiara Djoumessi has entered the transfer portal. The former Waverly-Shell Rock state champion was not on Iowa’s roster this past season.

Iowa State add Japan International Rin Sakamoto at 133 pounds. Sakamoto has a career 0-3 at Oklahoma State over two seasons, but he finished 8th at the Senior World Championships last year in Croatia. 📷 @rossbchek

Former Cyclone Manny Rojas has announced he’s headed to Wyoming

5️⃣ Iowa girls are into the quarterfinals of the National High School Recruiting Showcase at the U.S. Open.

Dreshaun Ross has been named the Midwest Regional winner of the Dave Schulz High School Excellence Award 👏 One national winner will be announced on April 29 from the regional winners: Central Region: Austin Collins (Wray, CO) Midwest Region: Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge, IA) Northeast Region: Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez (Long Beach, NY) Southeast Region: Michael Mocco (Parkland, FL) West Region: Rocklin Zinkin (Fresno, CA) #IAwrestle X #iahswr

Christian Castillo has announced he is headed to Arizona State. This past season he redshirted for the Cyclones and will have four years of eligibility. Castillo also relocated to Ames for his senior year of high school.

Former Oklahoma State wrestler and Illinois native Brayden Thompson has announced he is headed to Iowa State. Thompson wrestled 174 as a true freshman for the Cowboys. He then redshirted in 2024-25 and did not wrestle a match this past season. 📷 @LutteLens

Tate Naaktgeboren says he’s STAYING at ISU. Naak entered the portal back on April 1st but posted today he will be back with four years of eligibility. “I am more motivated than ever and staying with my brothers in the Cardinal and Gold with 4 possible years of eligibility!”

Here is your look at the U.S. Open’s Senior Men’s Freestyle Pre-Seeds for wrestlers with an Iowa tie.