Anyone interested in being part of a fun, fantasy draft, let me know. Best Wrestlers in Iowa State History http://www.jerseywrestling.com/news.php?story=Best%20Wrestlers%20in%20Iowa%20State%20History The top … Credentials: All-American. This week we’re going to continue on the fantasy sports theme that we started a few weeks ago with basketball and try to determine the first five Iowa wrestlers that would be drafted in a fantasy league. Began 2019-20 season with 46-8 career record with 14 pins. MAC champion. Josh Koscheck, Edinboro. You will see, some of these decisions were tougher than others. Add a stellar wrestling career after college, and Ed Banach is our #1 Hawkeye wrestler of all time. Here are 40-21. Follow him on Twitter at @codygoodwin. Began 2019-20 season with 71-27 career record. Analyzing the Big Ten’s basketball matchups, The Iowa Hawkeyes’ slate looks more difficult on the road than at home. Lester started 3 1/2 seasons before a knee injury shortened his senior season. Placed top three each season and won national titles as a freshman and senior. Parker as among the best Shore wrestler never to earn All-American status in college. Others Considered: Grant Gambrall, Phil Keddy. Lewis followed by winning … Others Considered: Mike Evans, Ethen Lofthouse. 10. Career record of 104-44. NCAA finalist and Big 12 finalist for Iowa State in 2009-10 with 27-7 record and seven pins. And some achieve that goal while doing spectacular feats in their sport as well. Iowa State finished 37.5 points behind the reigning Hawkeyes, while Yagla became the first Iowa wrestler to earn the Most Outstanding Wrestler award at the tournament. Top 50 Wrestlers of All Time. Big Ten champion. Born in 1985, the Iranian has already secured six world championships. 1 – Cael Sanderson, Iowa State — It’s been eight years since Cael Sanderson completed the greatest collegiate wrestling career of all time. Top 10 Heaviest Wrestlers Of All Time. Four-time All American and NCAA champ, and only 16th in the rankings. You’ve Got Mail: Iowa Football Opponents, Great Sandwiches and MUCH More! The Hodge Trophy, presented each year to the nation's best college wrestler, is named in his honor. Three-time NCAA finalist and 2017 national champion. Last week we attempted to see if we had any Nostradamus’ who could predict where A.J. As these are your (or my) opinions, we can’t be wrong so just have fun with the topic. The rules will be fairly simple, you need to draft one former Hawkeye wrestler at each current weight class (and a coach - who could have been a head coach or an assistant while at Iowa). His resume at LSU includes a pin of Iowa… Fifth all-time in Northern Iowa history with 38 career falls. Some weights had plenty of material to compare, while others were, uh, a little thin. Thousands of kids dream of being wrestlers and of representing their country in the Olympics. The sport of wrestling as we know it is a place where big men get in the ring and mix it up. So those are my top picks, what do you think? Others Considered: Spencer Lee, Thomas Gilman. Four-time NCAA qualifier. Hodge Trophy winner. Credentials: All-American. Several home matches each year are televised by Iowa Public Television or the Big Ten Network. Two-time Big 12 champion, four-time finalist. Career record of 91-37. Two-time Big 12 finalist. Won 69-straight matches, tied for third-longest win streak in program history. The 100 Greatest Wrestlers of All Time. Joe Scarpello (1946-50): Iowa’s first four-time All-American. One of just 19 Iowa wrestlers to complete an undefeated season after 37-0 record in 2009-10. Cody Goodwin covers wrestling and high school sports for the Des Moines Register. Credentials: Two-time NCAA qualifier. Credentials: Big 12 champion. Iowa City West’s Nick Moore (Class 3A), Union's Max Thomsen (2A) and Lisbon's Carter Happel (1A) are among Iowa’s 27 four-time state champions and none of … He is considered the second-best wrestler to come from Union, trailing only Thomsen. Lewis placed second at his first NCAA tournament before downing Cal State Bakersfield's John Azevedo 20-14 in the 126-pound national finals in 1979. Recorded 18 pins in 2013-14, tied for the fourth most in a single-season in program history. I will stick to my guns on this one. Fran McCaffery adds a quality wing to bolster depth. Due to the oddities of the best two out of three periods system, he was only outscored once. Credentials: Two-time All-American. Here’s a quick recap of the richest wrestlers of all time: Vince McMahon; Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson; Stephanie McMahon; Triple H; John Cena; Steve Austin; Hulk Hogan; Kurt Angle; Stacy Keibler; Big Show; Chris Jericho; Mick Foley; Shawn Michaels; The Undertaker; Dave Bautista; Jeff Jarrett; Bill Goldberg; Edge; Maryse Ouellet; Eric Bischoff; Brie Bella; Daniel Bryan; Roman Reigns Career: Foley played a big part in the rise of hardcore wrestling and gimmick matches particularly Hell in a Cell. Career record of 122-9 with 40 pins. Ricky Steamboat (431 points) Whether you prefer the over the top “Dragon” persona in WWE or the family man look to him in WCW, Ricky Steamboat will always be remembered as one of the greatest pure wrestlers to ever grace the squared circle. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat was a major player in the AWA, NWA, and WCW. September 19, 2020 Leave a comment. Credentials: Two-time All-American. Two-time MAC finalist. Ranking the top 101 wrestlers of all time is a tall task. The top five wrestlers in Buckeyes history won a total of twenty NCAA medals and eleven titles and include a four-time champion, a three-time champion, and two world champions! Once the teams are drafted, matchups will be made and the lineups will be presented to the readers who will vote on who would win the dual meet. This is the piece I have wanted to do for some time, so here it is. MAC champion. MAC champion, four-time finalist. Read More → Posted on 2021-02-22 Usually the guys that we watch in the ring are huge, and are very quick and muscular as well as being extre. Three-time NCAA qualifier. Pro wrestling has always been an industry of big men. IGN sorts through all the Nature Boys, Dead Men, Texas Rattlesnakes, Heartbreak Kids and Great Ones to bring you the best of the best… Once we have at least eight people, we’ll hold a draft through a shared Google Doc. He won the gold medal in the men’s 55 kg division at the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Iranian to … In addition, Sanderson racked up four Big Eight conference titles, four NCAA crowns, and four NCAA Outstanding Wrestler … Went 31-0 in 2009-10. Credentials: All-American. Credentials: Two-time All-American and 2010 national champion. Three-time NCAA qualifier. All rights reserved. Share Share Tweet Email Comment. In ranking the 100 greatest wrestlers of all time, we took into account in-ring skills, influence and impact, longevity, career success and charisma, among other things. Others Considered: Ian Parker, Dante Rodriguez, Chris Drouin. Two-time Big 12 finalist. Others Considered: Jacob Warner, Luke Lofthouse. Credentials: Three-time All-American. Home » Sports » Best College Wrestlers of All Time. Credentials: All-American. Only collegiate accomplishments counted, so no post-grad, pre-college, international or freestyle/Greco-Roman accolades. This is a terribly tough exercise due to the talent that has come through the Iowa wrestling room over the years. Unfortunately for him, that one match came at the 2000 Olympics when American Brandon Slay beat him 4-3. Credentials: Two-time All-American (at 125 in 2014, at 133 in 2016). Credentials: Three-time All-American and two-time NCAA finalist. Credentials: All-American. It marked the ninth time in the last 11 seasons that both schools finished in the top-10 at the national tournament. Career record of 93-44. It’s been a wild decade of wrestling here in Iowa. Career record of 124-23. Others Considered: Brandon Sorensen, Pat Lugo. Most of the … MAC finalist. So with apologies to Joe Williams and Jim Zalesky, here are my top five draft choices. Trez will be the judge and jury on all decisions of whether a wrestler fits a weight class. Career record of 86-38 with 21 pins. The cream of the Class of 2021 crop is without question Fort Dodge’s Drake Ayala. Credentials: All-American. The rest of the decade saw varying levels of success for both squads while the sport’s popularity grew to heights not previously imaginable. Career record of 116-22. Credentials: One of 20 four-time All-Americans in program history (once at 125, thrice at 133). It began with the Hawkeyes and Cyclones on top. As such, the Des Moines Register is pleased to present the All-Decade Teams for the Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa wrestling programs, showcasing their best wrestlers from the 2010s. Two-time NCAA qualifier. Two-time MAC champion. Three-time NCAA qualifier. Big 12 finalist. 17. If not for suffering a dislocated elbow his senior year, Lewis could have made a strong case for being the best Hawkeye ever. Credentials: Two-time national champ, three-time NCAA finalist, two-time Big Ten champ. 3) Hamid Sourian. Two-time Big Ten champion. Two-time Big 12 champion, first in program history. MAC champion, two-time finalist. Northern Iowa’s only NCAA qualifier at this weight all decade. Iowa Baseball: Hawkeyes Take Down Penn State, Set to Host Illinois, Iowa Football Recruiting: Surge in In-State Talent a Tailwind for Hawkeyes. Without further ado, here are 20-1: 20. No. Subscribe today at DesMoinesRegister.com/Deal. Two-time Big 12 champion, three-time finalist. On Fridays, I will throw out a topic asking for your top five in whatever the conversation is that week. Here are the top five! Others Considered: Dan Erekson, Sam Stoll, Blake Raising. NCAA West Regional champ. Career record of 59-52. 0 of 100. I trimmed my list to seven and even that eliminated such tremendous choices such as Brent Metcalf, Royce Alger, and Mark Ironside (among many deserving candidates). A superstar of 220 pounds, a neat 100 kg, fall. Pro wrestling has always been an industry of big men. Career record of 101-47. 8 of 26. Credentials: NCAA champion, three-time All-American. Others Considered: Kyven Gadsen, Pat Downey. Three-time All-American. Winners advance, losers go home. Ed Banach (red) at the 1984 Summer Olympics (photo from commons.wikimedia.org) Kif Richmann. Best College Wrestlers of All Time Wrestling is not just a sport for some but a way of life. awards, and earning the Dan Hodge Trophy three times. While in WWE, Steamboat took part in one of the greatest wrestling matches of all time with Randy Savage at WrestleMania III. Banach was the 1983 Big Ten Athlete of the Year and ranks 2nd in season pins at Iowa. Credentials: NCAA champ. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Barry Davis (118/126): Davis was a three-time … Career record of 108-3, second-best win percentage (.972) in program history, with 47 career pins, seventh in program history. Anyone want to challenge your BHGP writers in some fantasy wrestling? Credentials: Two-time national champ. Home meets are held in the 15,500 seat Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. McIlravy has a career record was 96-3-0 and has two undefeated seasons (1994 and 1997). By James Buckley Published Nov 08, 2015. The team is coached by Kevin Dresser.The Cyclones host their home meets at Hilton Coliseum on Iowa State's campus. Credentials: Two-time All-American (and counting). With all the animosity between groups out there, and no I’m not talking Democrats and Republicans, I wanted to try something out where everyone is always correct. The order of our top available wrestlers is determined by the individual wrestler’s Fab 50 ranking given that was released this fall. Big 12 finalist. Big Ten champion. Began 2019-20 season with 52-19 career record. Three-time Big 12 champion, four-time finalist. Career record of 98-10 with 24 pins. OK, I am taking another stand. Credentials: All-American. One of just 23 Iowa wrestlers all-time with multiple NCAA titles. Career record of 102-24 with 27 pins. Career record of 106-17, including a 31-1 career mark at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Big Ten champion. Lewis was arguably the most exciting Iowa wrestler of all time with a fearless and relentless style. Career record of 81-39. Big 12 finalist. Others Considered: Tony Ramos, Daniel Dennis. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Others Considered: Mark Ballweg, Max Murin. I’ll give my opinion and then read your choices in the comments section. Three-time NCAA champion, four-time finalist, and Olympic gold medalist Ed Banach of Iowa leads the list of the best DI wrestlers of the 1980s. However, that does not diminish any of his talents as Steamboat is a well respected and well accomplished professional wrestler. A few disclaimers: Any wrestler who competed between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons was eligible. The Iowa State Cyclones wrestling team represents Iowa State University (ISU) and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.The Cyclones are 8 time National Champions, 17 time National Runners-Up, and have 45 Top 4 "Trophy" Finishes. Shore wrestling: Greatest-ever upper-weights. Without a doubt, Sourian is one of the best Greco-Roman wrestlers on the planet. Career record of 85-26. Northern Iowa joined the party, crowing 12 All-Americans and a national champion. We all know Karelin only lost one match, also to the gold medalist, but he got a silver out the deal. Two-time NCAA qualifier. The Cyclones, with 16 All-Americans and four champs this decade, dipped to the program’s lowest point ever, but are now rising from the abyss. Began 2019-20 season with 44-31 career record. Career record of 43-28. One of just 19 Iowa wrestlers to complete an undefeated season after 37-0 record in 2009-10. Began 2019-20 season with 43-22 career record. Became the 38th two-time All-American in program history. Began 2019-20 season with 83-26 career record. Big Ten champion. The draft will be a traditional serpentine style and due to changes in weight classes over the year, liberties will be allowed to make sure a wrestler fits in the appropriate class. Two-time NCAA qualifier. Career record of 108-27 with 32 pins. Credentials: Three-time All-American. Big 12 finalist. Credentials: Three-time NCAA qualifier. Three-time NCAA finalist and two-time Big Ten champion. Certainly one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers of all time, Satiev lost just twice in his international career. Credentials: Four-time All-American, two-time NCAA finalist, 2013 national champion. Credentials: Two-time national champion, four-time NCAA finalist. Steamboat has won numerous championship throughout his lengthy career but was never the WWE or WCW Champion. Big 12 champ. #1 Aleksandr Karelin (Russia) Quite possibly the greatest wrestler of all-time in any style, Karelin just missed winning a fourth Olympic gold medal in Sydney. Credentials: Two-time All-American. One wrestler per weight, but others who were considered are also listed. Although "Mankind" was a three time … That same season, Reiland earned 44 victories, good enough for third all-time in University of Iowa history. Epenesa and Tristan Wirfs would be drafted. Honorable Mention. Career record of 98-15 with 29 pins. Career record of 62-6, third-best win percentage (.912) in program history. At the 2010 NCAA Championships, Iowa won what was then its third-straight national team title, while Iowa State took third. Career record of 51-5. Became 48th wrestler to win national title in program history. Johny Hendricks was going for a third-straight NCAA title and a chance to solidify himself as one of the best college wrestlers of all-time. Five for Friday: Picking the Best Hawkeye Wrestlers, Iowa Basketball Recruiting: Hawkeyes add Walk-On Luc Laketa. Credentials: NCAA champion. Here are 60-41. Career record of 90-36. May 10, 2021. We also kept it … Credentials: Two-time All-American. Mick Foley. Mark Perry was trying to reach the top of the mountain for the first time -- two mountains, really: his first NCAA championship and his first win over longtime nemesis Hendricks. Credentials: All-American. Career record of 91-21 with 25 career major-decision victories. Cael Sanderson, Iowa State A four-time state champ from Utah, Cael Norman Sanderson came to the Midwest to continue his wrestling career at Iowa State, crafting a flawless 159-0 record. Mike Van Arsdale - 3X AA and 1988 NCAA champion for Iowa State MAC finalist. Some of the most remarkable footage of Iowa Wrestling at its finest with Tom and Terry Brands, plus Metcalf and more of Iowas great wrestlers. By the luck of the draw, Lopez is #2. He was an incredible 159-0, winning four NCAA titles, four Outstanding Wrestler (O.W.) Ronnie Lester:Ronnie is Iowa’s seventh all‑time leading scorer with 1,675 points. 1. Others Considered: Mike Evans, Ethen Lofthouse 184 pounds: Sam Brooks Most of the greats have been at least 250 pounds and on many occasions, a whole lot more than that. After all, how does one compare a star of the '50s (Lou Thesz) to a star of the '80s (Ric Flair) to a star of today (John Cena)? Iowa State’s only NCAA qualifier at this weight all decade. We’ll keep this going as long as there is some participation. By Jim Hogue Published Dec 06, 2015. The Hawkeyes secured top-five NCAA finishes every year from 2010-19 and crowned 57 All-Americans and nine national champs along the way. All-American for Penn State in 2010-11. © 2021 www.desmoinesregister.com. He also ranks third in career winning percentage (.970). Two-time All-American. Share Share Tweet Email Comment. First three-time heavyweight All-American in program history. Barry Davis, Cedar Rapids Prairie. Career record of 95-35. best iowa state wrestlers of all time. 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