Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody discusses Iowa’s decision to add a women’s wrestling program.

STORIES

• University of Iowa adds women’s wrestling program, called ‘game-changer’ for the sport: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/09/23/university-iowa-adds-womens-wrestling-team-first-power-five-school-hawkeyes/8419547002/

• Who will coach the Iowa women’s wrestling team? Here are 7 potential candidates: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/09/24/university-iowa-womens-wrestling-team-coach-clarissa-chun-jessica-medina-usa-wrestling-nate-engel/5820078001/

• Waukee NW’s Griffin Gammell commits to Virginia: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/09/23/wrestling-recruiting-waukee-northwest-senior-griffin-gammell-commits-virginia-junior-all-american/5786376001/

• Iowa City High’s Ben Kueter commits to Iowa — for football and wrestling: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/09/19/iowa-city-high-ben-kueter-commits-iowa-hawkeyes-football-and-wrestling-tom-brands-kirk-ferentz-hawks/8412087002/

• Southeast Polk wrestler Nate Jesuroga earns No. 1 national ranking at FloWrestling event: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/09/18/southeast-polk-nate-jesuroga-wrestling-top-national-ranking-flowrestling-event-2021-whos-number-one/8353056002/ 

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