It appears Jordan Williams won't be leaving Iowa wrestling after all.
After announcing on March 31 that he would be entering the transfer portal, Williams posted on social media on July 25 that he would be returning to the Hawkeyes. An Iowa spokesperson confirmed to the Des Moines Register on Aug. 10 that Williams was on the roster and that the plan was for Williams to be on the team this coming season.
Williams is coming off an inspired run of freestyle action this summer. He began with a solid U.S. Open performance in Las Vegas. He took third in the Senior Freestyle division at 70 kilograms, including a win over high school phenom Melvin Miller. Williams finished behind a pair of NCAA champions — Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) and Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech). Following that, Williams also took fourth at the Senior World Team Trials, won a U23 national ****** le at 70 kilograms and was a U23 Pan-Am gold medalist. He will also represent the United States at the U23 World Championships in October.
For those last three events, he represented the Hawkeye Wrestling Club, a sign that a reunion could be in the works. After winning the U23 national ****** le, he said the staff had been supportive of him throughout the process and he found out more about what works for him.
"Being in the portal, Iowa's staff has been by my side through this process," Williams told USA Wrestling after winning a U23 national ****** le in May. "Weirdly, we found a way that actually works with me when it was all said and done. I figured out that sometimes it's not just best for me to just beat my body down like I have been doing over the years. I really have been just taking a lot of rest."
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After announcing on March 31 that he would be entering the transfer portal, Williams posted on social media on July 25 that he would be returning to the Hawkeyes. An Iowa spokesperson confirmed to the Des Moines Register on Aug. 10 that Williams was on the roster and that the plan was for Williams to be on the team this coming season.
Williams is coming off an inspired run of freestyle action this summer. He began with a solid U.S. Open performance in Las Vegas. He took third in the Senior Freestyle division at 70 kilograms, including a win over high school phenom Melvin Miller. Williams finished behind a pair of NCAA champions — Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) and Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech). Following that, Williams also took fourth at the Senior World Team Trials, won a U23 national ****** le at 70 kilograms and was a U23 Pan-Am gold medalist. He will also represent the United States at the U23 World Championships in October.
For those last three events, he represented the Hawkeye Wrestling Club, a sign that a reunion could be in the works. After winning the U23 national ****** le, he said the staff had been supportive of him throughout the process and he found out more about what works for him.
"Being in the portal, Iowa's staff has been by my side through this process," Williams told USA Wrestling after winning a U23 national ****** le in May. "Weirdly, we found a way that actually works with me when it was all said and done. I figured out that sometimes it's not just best for me to just beat my body down like I have been doing over the years. I really have been just taking a lot of rest."
#williams #national #title #works
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