Spencer Lee, Stephen Buchanan II to be recognized with 2025 Rob McReynolds Passion Award IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Hawkeye Wrestling Club has announced that 2024 Olympic silver medalist Spencer Lee and 2025 NCAA champion Stephen Buchanan II are the recipients of the seventh annual Rob McReynolds Passion Award. Lee and Buchanan will be recognized […]
Buchanan & Ybarra Join HWC
Stephen Buchanan II and Jesse Ybarra Join the Hawkeye Wrestling Club IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Hawkeye Wrestling Club announced Tuesday that 2025 NCAA champion Stephen Buchanan II and former Hawkeye Jesse Ybarra will continue their wrestling careers in Iowa City as members of the HWC. Buchanan arrived in Wrestletown, USA, in 2024 and won […]
HWC Board of Trustees
BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Hawkeye Wrestling Club (HWC) is pleased to announce the formation of the HWC Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has been established as a fundraising board to further the HWC’s vision to be the number one Olympic and senior level wrestling program in America. The state of Iowa has a […]
Olympic Silver Medalist: Spencer Lee
Congratulations to HWC’s very own Spencer Lee for becoming the Silver Medalist recipient at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Click the links below for interviews and to read more news reports of his achievement. News Articles Spencer Lee Earns Olympic Silver By: Hawkeye Sports Spencer Lee Wins Silver At The 2024 Paris Olympics By: […]
HWC Arctic Plunge 2024 Recap
The 2024 Hawkeye Wrestling Club Arctic Plunge was another frigid success. Click here for a video showing an inside look at the plunge. Thank you to everyone who made this event a success, and looking forward to next year’s HWC Arctic Plunge!
HWC Banquet 2024 Recap
The 2024 Hawkeye Wrestling Club Annual Banquet went off without a hitch. Check out some images from the event below and click here for a video showing an inside look at the event. Thank you to everyone who made this event a success, and looking forward to next year’s banquet!
HWC Member Spencer Lee Wins Olympic Team Trials 2024
Congratulations to HWC’s very own Spencer Lee for becoming Champion of the 2024 Olympic Team Trials. Click here to access interviews and to read more news reports of his achievement.
2022 Senior World Team Trials Challenge – Coralville, IA (May 21-22)
By: Gary Abbot, USA Wrestling | March 03, 2022, 11:55 a.m. (ET) For More Info Click Here USA Wrestling is pleased to announce that it has awarded the 2022 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament to Coralville, Iowa. The event will be hosted at Xtream Arena, May 21-22. The World Team Trials Challenge Tournament features top […]
HWC Showdown Open With Track Wrestling
The biggest and brightest stars of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club are returning to competition in a little more than a month — and they’ll be squaring off in an event loaded with World medalists, national champions and All-Americans. The Hawkeye Wrestling Club Showdown Open is set for Sunday, Nov. 1 at the new Xtream Arena […]
Brands Announces Front Office Changes To Hawkeye Wrestling Club
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands announced administrative changes to the Hawkeye Wrestling Club on Friday. Randy Novak, HWC President since 2017, has resigned his position after four-plus years of unprecedented contributions to HWC competitors and membership. Chad Beatty, a 2010 UI graduate and member of three NCAA Championship teams, […]
