The Midlands Championships have long been an important part of the Iowa wrestling program.
No team has won more team Midlands titles than the Hawkeyes, who have 26 titles to their name. The Midlands Hall of Fame is littered with Iowa names, as is the list of wrestlers who have taken individual titles.
More recently, however, it’s been a measuring stick for the team at a midway point in the season. It’s a time for Tom Brands to really settle on his lineups and see how his guys do against the best weekend of competition they’ll see until the Big Ten Championships.