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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Top-ranked Iowa is the heavy favorite to repeat in the NCAA wrestling championships. So heavy, the unbeaten Hawkeyes fielded questions Wednesday, the day before the meet, about what it would take not to win it all.
"Nothing's automatic," said Brent Metcalf, a junior and the defending champion at 149 pounds, bristling at the notion. "Just because I'm ranked No. 1 and we're ranked No. 1 doesn't matter. What we have to do is perform to our highest level."See the full content of this document
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Iowa Wrestlers Favored to Repeat
Iowa was 24-0 during the regular season, won the Big Ten championships by 27.5 points and has qualifiers in all but one of the 10 weight classes. Metcalf (33-0) was the o...
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