Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody brings you interviews with the U.S. men’s freestyle Olympic team.

Below are some wrestling stories Cody’s written this summer.

STORIES

• Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands receives contract extension: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/07/26/university-iowa-coaches-receive-contract-extension-fran-mccaffery-tom-brands-lisa-bluder-rick-heller/5377383001/ 

• 16U/Junior All-American video: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/high-school/2021/07/26/2021-iowa-high-school-wrestling-usa-wrestling-all-americans-fargo-freestyle-greco-roman-iahswr/5374826001/ 

• Robert Avila Jr., announces transfer from Lisbon to Iowa City West: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/07/12/robert-avila-jr-wrestling-transferring-lisbon-iowa-city-west-high-school/7944940002/ 

• Team Iowa wins Junior men’s freestyle national duals: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/06/19/wrestling-iowa-wins-2021-junior-freestyle-national-duals-first-time-16-years-2005-tulsa-oaklahoma/7758063002/ 

• These 5 Iowa wrestlers stood out at the 16U national duals: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/06/14/iowa-high-school-wrestling-top-showings-16-u-national-dual-teams-freestyle-greco/7679059002/ 

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