The Gophers will wrestle Iowa at 11 a.m. Sunday in the Sports Pavilion for the 102nd time.
The Hawkeyes lead the all-time series, which began in 1921, 72-28-1 but the teams have split the past six meetings. Iowa won 34-6 last year at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The No. 10 Gophers (6-3, 5-2 Big Ten) are coming off road wins over Indiana and Purdue. No. 3 Iowa (9-2, 5-1) also has won its past two matches after back-to-back losses to Oklahoma State and Penn State in mid-January.
There will be two matches Sunday between top 10 wrestlers:
• At 125 pounds, No. 6 Ethan Lizak of the Gophers vs. No. 1 and undefeated Thomas Gilman.
• At 157, No. 9 Jake Short of the Gophers vs. No. 2 Michael Kemerer.
The Big Ten Network will televise the dual meet live.
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• Hamza Ali, a Gophers freshman, placed third in the USATF Cross Country National Championships in Bend, Ore., securing a bid to represent the U.S. at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships next month in Kampala, Uganda. His time was 26 minutes, 14.5 seconds over the 8K course. Teammates Nick Rink and Alex Basten, also freshmen, placed ninth and 19th, respectively.