In my Missouri Valley Open preview, I described the annual November tournament to Iowa wrestling fans as “not for the faint of heart.”
And boy, did that ever prove to be true this weekend.
Because although the top-ranked Iowa women led all teams in individual champions and podium placers, every single one of the Hawkeyes had to fight for every single inch against a field chock full of ranked collegians, elite high schoolers and even credentialed internationals…