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5 Hawkeyes Place at Lindenwood Open

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November 19th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

SAINT CHARLES, Missouri – Five University of Iowa wrestlers placed at the Lindenwood Open at the Robert F. Hyland Arena on Saturday.

The Hawkeyes won 30 matches during the tournament — posting one second, one third, one fourth and two sixth-place finishes.

Koye Grebel won five bouts en route to a second-place finish in the Black (Freshman/Sophomore) Division. Grebel outscored his opponents 66-12 in his second collegiate competition.

Drake Rhodes put together three bonus point wins as he battled to a third-place finish in the Gold Division.

Heavyweights Gage Marty and Easton Fleshman – both competing unattached – finished fourth and sixth, respectively.

Joey Cruz finished in sixth after winning his first two matches: one by major decision and one by technical fall. He fell to Troy Spratley via tech. fall, 19-2, and then medically forfeited out of the tournament.

Iowa returns to action tomorrow hosting Oregon State at noon (CT) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena..