Spencer Lee will remain in Iowa City at least through the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Apr 21, 2023 by JD Rader Spencer Lee will officially remain in Iowa City through the next two Olympic cycles.
After making his Olympic debut, Iowa wrestling icon Spencer Lee has been named the USA Wrestling Men's Freestyle Wrestler of the Year. Lee shares the award, which was announced on May 2, with Oklahoma State head coach David Taylor, who completed his wrestling career in 2024 by winning a Senior World Championship bronze medal.
Get to know 2024 Olympic silver medalist and Iowa's three-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee. Feb 10, 2025 by FloWrestling Staff Spencer Lee is one of the most popular and successful wrestlers in U.S ...
Spencer Lee and David Taylor were named co-winners of 2024 John Smith Award winner as USA Wrestling’s Men’s Freestyle Wrestlers of the Year. ... Lee joins a list of past Iowa legends to have won the John Smith Award that began in 1992: Terry and Tom Brands(1993), Joe Williams(2001 & 2002), and Bill Zadick(2006).
Spencer Lee Iowa career awards. Two-time Hodge Trophy Winner (2019-20 and 2020-21) Three-time NCAA champion (2017-18, 2018-19 and 2020-21) Five-time All-American; Three-time Big Ten Wrestler of ...
Spencer Lee wins Olympic wrestling silver medal, the second Iowa Hawkeye wrestler to do so. ... Despite the loss, Lee earned Iowa Wrestling’s 11th Olympic medal. It’s just the second time a Hawkeye has won silver, joining Barry Davis’ silver in 1984’s Olympics in Los Angeles. In total, former Hawkeyes are now 5-2 in Olympic gold medal ...
Spencer Lee's bracket and opponents Lee, a cadet and two-time junior world champion, will have a familiar face in his first matchup in China's Wanhao Zou. Lee wrestled Zou at the Last Chance Olympic qualifier and trailed 6-0 after a four-point takedown and leg lace early, but rallied for a 10-6 lead before the end of the first period.
Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) and David Taylor (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC) has been named the co-winners of the 2024 John Smith Award as the Freestyle Wrestlers of the Year by USA Wrestling. The award is named in honor of two-time Olympic champion and four-time World champion John Smith.
Courtesy of USA Wrestling. 2024 Olympic Games silver medalist Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC) has accepted his automatic bid to Final X and will battle for the men’s ...
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hawkeye wrestling legend Spencer Lee claimed three NCAA titles while at the University of Iowa and has his sights set on winning a Freestyle gold medal while representing Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Lee isn’t an Iowa native but Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands, himself an Olympic gold medalist […]
CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - A major wrestling event, featuring Iowa’s Spencer Lee is coming to the Xtream Arena in Coralville next week. Lee, an Olympic silver medalist and three-time NCAA ...
PARIS – Former University of Iowa All-American and three-time National Champion Spencer Lee won a silver medal Friday at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the 11th Hawkeye wrestler in school history to medal at the Olympic Games. Lee fell to top-seeded Rei Higuchi of Japan in the gold medal match, 4-2. Lee earned two push out points in the first period to lead 2-0 at the break.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (IOWA'S NEWS NOW) — A week after the best Olympic wrestling finish for a former Iowa Hawkeye in almost three decades, Spencer Lee is back in Eastern Iowa - and was greeted ...
Spencer Lee Awards And Honors Spencer Lee is a two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner, a three-time Big Ten Champion, and a three-time Big Ten Wrestler of the Year. Additionally, Lee is Iowa’s second ...
PARIS – Former University of Iowa All-American and three-time National Champion Spencer Lee won a silver medal Friday at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the 11th Hawkeye wrestler in school ...
Spencer Lee looks ahead to Paris. When Lee was young, he would watch old Olympic matches. His father, Larry, says Spencer could name Olympic champions far more readily than college winners. During recruiting visits, Iowa associate head coach Terry Brands would marvel at Lee’s knowledge of wrestling trivia.
Iowa’s Spencer Lee has his hand raised after a major decision victory during the Cy-Hawk wrestling meet on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The ...