Going into the 2021 season, things looked bleak for Northwestern after losing top wrestler and two-time Big Ten champion Sebastian Rivera to Rutgers while preparing for a shortened season due to COVID-19.  For...

Wrestling If you’re a Midwestern kid who loves wrestling, you’ve been to the Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. For 58 years now, college teams have squared off in the early...

Wrestling After senior Ryan Deakin won his second straight Big Ten wrestling crown in an easy victory over Iowa stalwart Kaleb Young, he shook hands with the opponent and rushed off to the locker...

Wrestling After a year disrupted by undisclosed injuries, Senior Ryan Deakin hasn’t been on the floor for long. Deakin’s matchup against No. 6 Brayton Lee in Northwestern’s (2-6, 2-6 Big Ten)...

Wrestling It had been awhile since Ryan Deakin last wrestled on a collegiate mat. 343 days to be exact, since the senior took home first place at the 2020 Big Ten Championships, capping off a perfect...