Waterloo East vs Cedar Falls

Waterloo East's Kendrick Veasley, top, wrestles Cedar Falls' David Langely, bottom, in the 171 pound weight class at Waterloo East High in Waterloo, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Langely pinned Veasley at 4:38, and Cedar Falls won the meet 39-36.
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Waterloo East vs Waverly-Shell Rock

Waverly-Shell Rock's Cody Kromweide, back, pins Waterloo East's Alanzo Beckman, front, as they wrestle in the heavy weight class at Waverly-Shell Rock High School in Waverly, Iowa, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Kromweide pinned Beckman in 1:57.
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Waterloo East's , Kendrick Veasley, top, puts a hold on Waverly-Shell Rock's Michael Hoeper in the 189 pound weight class at Waverly-Shell Rock High School in Waverly, Iowa, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Veasley won the match by decision.
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State Duals

Belle Plaine's Zakk Buch, back, wrestles Nashua-Plainfield's Brice Dietz, front, in the 103 pound weight class in the division 1A semifinals of the State Dual Tournament at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009. Buch pinned Dietz in 3:34.

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Don Bosco's Bart Reiter, left, and Manson Northwest Webster's Skyler Rice, right, wrestle in the 135 pound weight class in the State Dual Tournament at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009. Reiter pinned Rice in 1:28.

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Waterloo West vs Wahlert

Waterloo West's Ian Brauer, top, pins Wahlert's Mitch Burgmeier, bottom, in the 171 pound weight class at West in Waterloo, Iowa, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009.

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Waterloo West's Tyler Schoo, lower left, and Wahlert's Quinn McCullough, upper right, struggle for control in the 140 pound weight class at West High in Waterloo, Iowa, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009. McCullough later pinned Schoo.

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NWCA Nationals-Day I

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NWCA Nationals-Day II

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Iowa vs. Cornell

Iowa's Phil Keddy, bottom, and Cornell's Justin Kerber, top, battle for control in the 184 pound weight class in the Final round of the Division I, NWCA National Duals on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Keddy won 6-2 and Iowa won 23-13.
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I was assigned to cover Wartburg vs. Augsburg in the finals. Augsburg won for Division III. As soon as they were done I caught a couple of the last matches of Iowa vs. Cornell. I snuck in on the side, so my background isn't very clean, but I was physically closer than most of the other photographers since they were pushed back for the live broadcast. Since Iowa won, I decided to post just this one tonight. It's been a long and exciting weekend--my first chance at covering a large event. I'll have a few more to share later.

NWCA Nationals: Nebraska vs. Penn State

Nebraska's Jon Burns, bottom, and Penn State's Frank Molinaro, top, battle in the 141 pound weight class in the Quarterfinals round of the Division I, NWCA National Duals on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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More to come...

NWCA Nationals: The Big Picture

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Wrestlers take to the mats during the Quarterfinals round of the NWCA National Duals on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

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NWCA Nationals Coming Soon

Preparations are underway at the dome for the NWCA National Wrestling Duals Friday, Jan 9, 2009.
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Northern Iowa wrestler Adam Hight of Greenfield, Iowa, tapes down wrestling mats for the NWCA National Wrestling Duals Friday, Jan. 9, 2009.

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Iowa Vs. Northern Iowa

Iowa's Brent Metcalf, left, flips Northern Iowa's Charlie Ettelson, right, during their 149 lbs. wrestling match Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Metcalf won the match 24-9, and Iowa won the meet 30-12.

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Iowa's Alex Tsirtsis, top, attempts to pin Northern Iowa's Trent Washington, bottom, during their 141 lbs. wrestling match Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Tsirtsis won the match 14-2, and Iowa won the meet 30-12.

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This was my first wrestling meet ever. I didn't realize how much I'd like wrestling...or ANY sport, for that matter. At least photographing it anyway. I'm still working on my timing, but I'm learning. It was also pretty fun setting up lights from the catwalk. :-)