Iowa Wrestling releases updated roster with notable changes

Iowa released its updated roster on Tuesday and there are some notable changes in Iowa City.

Stephen Buchanan has joined the Hawkeyes, the signing of Jacori Teemer seems imminent, it looks like Drake Ayala will move up a weight class, and four former starters have left the Hawkeyes.

Buchanan, a three-time All-American at previous stops at Wyoming and Oklahoma, has officially joined the Hawkeyes, according to Iowa’s roster.

The Wisconsin native finished third at the 2024 NCAA Championships, where he earned bonus points in four of his six tournament wins. He is expected to take the spot in the 197-pound class lineup previously held by Zach Glazier, who transferred to South Dakota State.

Glazier is one of four notable departures from the program recently. Returning heavyweight NCAA qualifier Bradley Hill and 2023 NCAA qualifier Cobe Siebrecht are no longer on Iowa’s roster. Neither is Aiden Riggins, Iowa’s starter last year at 184. Riggins has enrolled at Iowa State.

Meanwhile, Teemer appeared on Iowa’s school roster on Tuesday. The returning middleweight national finalist reached the NCAA podium three times for Arizona State, where he posted a record of 76-15.

Ayala was Iowa’s top finisher at the NCAA Championships in March after making it to the title match in the 125-pound class, but he is now on the Hawkeyes’ roster in the 133-pound class.