VIDEO: Iowa's Drake Ayala discusses his NCAA semifinals win over Zan Fugitt of Wisconsin. NCAA. Iowa State's Milan Momcilovic ...

Iowa wrestler Drake Ayala 'super excited' for this week's NCAA Championships.

Iowa wrestling's 2024-25 season finished with one national champion, five NCAA All-Americans and a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia.

Ayala says last year's national finals loss has stuck with him and that he has grown because of it. He will be the second seed at 133 at this week's championships in Philadelphia.

Three Iowa men’s wrestlers — 133-pounder Drake Ayala, 165-pounder Michael Caliendo, and 197-pounder Stephen Buchanan — have ...

Iowa junior Drake Ayala wasn’t able to get as offensive as he liked, but Ayala never-the-less is headed back to the national ...

Emotions are raw, but perspective is key. A day after finishing second in the nation at 133 pounds, Fort Dodge graduate Drake ...

Drake Ayala advanced to the 133-pound quarterfinals ... was the 125-pound national runner-up for Iowa a season ago. On Thursday in Philadelphia, the junior took two steps towards a return ...

Drake Ayala finished second for Iowa at the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships Saturday night. / Eric Hartline-Imagn Images University of Iowa junior Drake Ayala earned his second runner-up ...

PHILADELPHIA — Drake Ayala had to stand and wait a few extra moments before hitting the mat here Friday night in the NCAA ...