Jan. 29, 2016
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team delivered a 34-6 defeat to No. 23 Minnesota on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The Hawkeyes won eight of 10 bouts, including four by bonus point, to hand the Gophers their largest defeat in the series since 1992 (44-2). The Hawkeyes scored 32 of the dual’s 36 takedowns. Fifteen came in the first period, and seven were in the first minute.
Iowa’s four bonus-point wins were delivered by its junior class. Thomas Gilman and Cory Clark opened the dual with consecutive pins at 125 and 133, Sammy Brooks terminated his match 18-2 in the first period, and Alex Meyer scored five points in the third period to earn a 10-1 major decision.