Badgers Wrestling Notebook: Tying a bow on the Iowa dual

Sunday’s 32-3 loss at the hands of the No. 1 Iowa Hawkeyes taught Wisconsin head coach Chris Bono a few things about his squad handles difficult circumstances within their matches.

Rapid reaction: No. 1 Iowa trounces No. 7 Wisconsin

The top-ranked Iowa wrestling team is as tough as advertised.

The Hawkeyes won nine of 10 bouts en route to a 32-3 rout of No. 7 Wisconsin Sunday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

Badgers Wrestling Notebook: Showdown with top-ranked Iowa looms

Last season, the Chris Bono Era of Wisconsin wrestling began with a 6-0 run through the opening portion of the dual meet schedule.

However, the meat of the Big Ten schedule hit the Badgers hard as UW finished the season 9-6, including a 3-6 mark in conference that left something to be desired.

Wisconsin Women’s Wrestling Roundup: Thurber leads UWSP at Missouri Valley Open

Brooke Thurber placed fifth at 109 pounds to lead the UW-Stevens Point women’s wrestling team at the Missouri Valley Open Sunday.

Redshirt Report: Barnett wins title at Grand View Open

Freshman Eric Barnett posted a perfect 4-0 record en route to an individual championship at 125 pounds at the Grand View Open Saturday in Pleasant Hill, Iowa.

Barnett worked his way to the finals with three bonus-point victories.

Gross to compete at Bill Farrell Memorial International

Wisconsin redshirt senior Seth Gross will take his first crack at qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Trials in freestyle this weekend at the Bill Farrell Memorial International in New York.

The winner of each weight class secures a place in the tournament that sets the United States’ roster for the 2020 Olympics. 

Badgers Wrestling Notebook: UW inks three in Class of 2020

A trio of high school recruits made their commitments to the University of Wisconsin wrestling team official Wednesday as they signed National Letters of intent.

Braxton Amos, Joseph Zargo, and Wisconsin-native Aidan Medora are set to be part of UW’s incoming freshman class next year – a class that is ranked No. 10 nationally by FloWrestling. 

Redshirt Report: Termini, Christensen win titles at Harold Nichols Cyclone Open

Freshmen Nicholos Termini (141 pounds) and Peter Christensen (197) each won freshman/sophomore division titles at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open

Christensen got his first taste of college wrestling action Sunday and he ended his day with a championship.

He pinned his way through the bracket.

Wisconsin Women’s Wrestling Roundup: Ruckdashel and Gunderson pace Lakeland at Waldorf Open

Maddie Ruckdashel placed fourth and Katelynn Gunderson finished fifth at 123 pounds to lead the Lakeland women’s wrestling team at the Waldorf University Open in Forest City, Iowa Saturday.

Badgers Wrestling Notebook: Bono leaves door open for freshmen

At times, it may have been lost in all the excitement of the opening duals of the season but, freshmen were an interesting sub-plot in the Wisconsin wrestling team’s trip to San Diego last Friday.