It’s here, everyone, it’s here! Well, almost. At 9 a.m. Saturday in Decorah — everyone’s favorite town built in a crater — Tom Brands and company will lead their team into the initial matches of the 2016-2017 season. It’s a nice ease into the new campaign, and one that the Hawkeyes should dominate.
The Hawkeyes competed in this tournament in 2013 and 2014, crowning 22 individual champions before taking last year off to best Oklahoma State in the Grapple on the Gridiron, which was 364 days ago. Memories.
It’s a way to get the mainstays like Gilman, Clark, and Sorensen a different look, and give the freshmen a taste of official action.