Iowa wrestling launches 2013-2014 schedule

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa wrestling program released its 2013-14 scheduleMonday, and the calendar includes seven home dates and a return to the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships.

Iowa, the national attendance leader each of the last seven seasons, opens the home schedule on Mediacom Mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Nov. 22, hosting Baker University, Cornell College, and Iowa Central in the Iowa City Duals.

Nonconference foes Buffalo (Dec. 12) and Oklahoma State (Jan. 10), and Big Ten opponents Michigan State (Jan. 5), Indiana (Jan. 12), Minnesota (Jan. 26), and Michigan (Feb. 9) are also on the home schedule.

Iowa’s road schedule includes a pair of visits to Evanston, Ill. The Hawkeyes will aim for their record 23rd Midlands Championship at Welsh Ryan Arena on Dec. 29-30, before returning to Northwestern onJan. 31 to face the Wildcats in one of four conference road duals. The Big Ten schedule also includes duals at Purdue (Jan. 3), Nebraska (Jan. 17), and Wisconsin (Feb. 23).

The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series continues Dec. 1 in Ames, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have won all nine meetings against the Cyclones since the Cy-Hawk Series’ inception in 2004-05.

The nonconference schedule also include duals at Edinboro (Dec. 5) and Lehigh (Feb. 14).

Wisconsin hosts the Big Ten Championships on March 8-9, and the NCAA Championships will be contested March 20-22 in Oklahoma City.

The Hawkeyes open the season Nov. 15 at a tournament yet to be determined.

All start times for the 2013-14 season will be announced at a later date.

2013-14 Wrestling Schedule                                                                                         

Nov. 15 (Friday)                      

Nov. 16 (Saturday)          at Away Tournament                     TBD                           

Nov. 17 (Sunday)

Nov. 22 (Friday)                Iowa City Duals                                 Iowa City, Iowa                

Dec. 1 (Sunday)                at Iowa State                                     Ames, Iowa

Dec. 5 (Thursday)             at Edinboro                                         Edinboro, Iowa

Dec. 12 (Thursday)          Buffalo                                                 Iowa City, Iowa                

Dec. 29 (Sunday)              at Midlands                                        Evanston, Ill.

Dec. 30 (Monday)            at Midlands

Jan. 3 (Friday)                    at Purdue                                            West Lafayette, Ind.

Jan. 5 (Sunday)                 Michigan State                                 Iowa City, Iowa                

Jan. 10 (Friday)                  Oklahoma State                               Iowa City, Iowa                

Jan. 12 (Sunday)               Indiana                                                 Iowa City, Iowa                

Jan. 17 (Friday)                  at Nebraska                                        Lincoln, Neb.

Jan. 26 (Sunday)               Minnesota                                          Iowa City, Iowa                

Jan. 31 (Friday)                  at Northwestern                              Evanston, Ill.                          

Feb. 9 (Sunday)                Michigan                                             Iowa City, Iowa                

Feb. 14 (Friday)                 at Lehigh                                              Bethlehem, Pa.

Feb. 23 (Sunday)              atWisconsin                                        Madison, Wis.

Mar. 8 (Saturday)             at Big Ten Championships            Madison, Wis.

Mar. 9 (Sunday)                at Big Ten Championships            Madison, Wis.

Mar. 20 (Thursday)          at NCAA Championships               Oklahoma City, Okla.

Mar. 21 (Friday)                at NCAA Championships               Oklahoma City, Okla.

Mar. 22 (Saturday)          at NCAA Championships               Oklahoma City, Okla.