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During a conversation Tuesday, Brands touched on a number of topics — an update on the new Iowa wrestling facility, Max Murin’s plans to return for one more season, Real Woods’ decision to transfer in ...
Tom Brands is introduced as Iowa wrestling’s head coach on April 5, 2006. The student becomes the teacher. Eighteen years later, when then-athletic director Bob Bowlsby called Gable — who was nine ...
A history of Iowa's 24 wrestling championships, including season-by-season records, notable athletes and breakdowns of every ...
It’s time for a new season of Hawkeye Wrestling, and as always, head coach Tom Brands is ready to get after it. Iowa opens the season at #2 in the Coaches Poll and will face #23 Oregon State in ...
IOWA CITY - College wrestling did not receive the closure it needed last season. Wrestlers were stripped of an opportunity to compete in the climactic event they deserved. Iowa Coach Tom Brands ...
“His best wrestling is in front of him,” Brands said. Brands pointed to longtime Iowa coach Dan Gable, who went 117-1 at Iowa State. The one loss was in his final match, at the NCAA Championships.
Iowa Wrestling Coach Speaks with Reporters Thursday. Iowa coach Tom Brands (right) speaks with officials during a dual against Penn State's Nick Lee on Jan. 28, 2022 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in ...
Iowa coach Tom Brands during the Soldier Salute on Dec. 30, 2022 at XTream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. (Rob Howe/HawkeyeNation.com) TOM BRANDS: As you know, we are in the middle of a situation here ...
Once Nelson Brands decided to wrestle, he was all-in: three state titles for Iowa City West; All-American honors at the Junior freestyle national championships; a top-100 recruit in the 2018 class..
IOWA CITY — Tom Brands has his eyes on the finish line. The coach of Iowa’s top-ranked wrestling team welcomes the return of nine All-Americans from a team that beat everything other than a ...
Tom Brands knows the moment will never be the same, but the Iowa wrestling coach believes the 2019-20 season deserves to be more than an asterisk in a record book.