AH-TV: Former Iowa wrestlers talk about chasing their Olympic dream
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Some of the nation’s top wrestlers, including four former Iowa Hawkeyes, will compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Saturday and Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Two of the former Hawkeyes – Daniel Dennis and Tony Ramos – are the focus of one of the more intriguing storylines as they both will compete in the same weight class at 125.5 pounds.
The other two former Hawkeyes who will compete this weekend are Brent Metcalf at 143 pounds and Bobby Telford at 275.5 pounds.
There were over 10,000 tickets sold for the two-day event as of Monday afternoon.
Here are video interviews with all four former Iowa wrestlers as they talk about their pursuit of Olympic glory.