Iowa Women’s Wrestling Program Creates Double History on Their Inaugural Home Dual

The University of Iowa is fast making a name for itself in women’s wrestling. Presently, under the stewardship of head coach Clarissa Chun, they are making waves. In their inaugural season, the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s wrestling team is 4-0 for the season. The season began with a triumph at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. They also claimed six gold medals at the Princeton Tiger Collegiate Open last week. That was to be followed a week later by their first dual at home.

For their first dual on home turf, the Trailblazer duals, the Iowa Hawkeyes welcomed Lindenwood University, Presbyterian College, and Sacred Heart University. The Hawkeyes set many a record along the way.

Iowa Hawkeyes takes it all on the opening day

The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s wrestling team made quite the impression on the crowd. On X, the handle @FloWrestling shared a snippet of the team getting ready to take to the mats. They were on their toes in a bid to stay loose for the upcoming matches in front of a buoyant crowd. The words adjoining the video went thus, “The Iowa women’s wrestling team in the moments before taking the mat for the first time at home.”

The Iowa Hawkeyes did not disappoint the home faithful, winning all three matches by a combined scoreline of 127-5. First, they bested Presbyterian College 44-1. Then, they beat Lindenwood University 43-0. Lastly, they overcame Sacred Heart University 40-4. That was not the only record set on the day by any stretch of the imagination.

A new record from the crowd?

The crowd gathered in the Carver-Hawkeye Arena numbered 8,207, according to a report by Dos Moines Register. That was a new world record for the largest-ever attendance at a women’s wrestling event, according to an announcement made at the arena. It is yet to be confirmed at the moment, as noted afterward by an Iowa athletics department spokesperson.

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With records not readily available, it is difficult to say if the Hawkeyes had a record crowd present. As mentioned by the spokesperson, the crowds for women’s wrestling are not that large. Regardless, the University remains confident they have set the record by a comfortable margin.

The Carver-Hawkeye Arena is going to host another dual this season on January 21. This attendance record might well be eclipsed if the Iowa Hawkeyes carry on in the same vein. One must wait to see if that indeed proves to be the case.

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