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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Northwestern wrestler in purple uniform is held across the chest by Wisconsin wrestler in white uniform.

Wrestling: Northwestern opens Big Ten schedule with Wisconsin, Minnesota losses

January 11, 2022

Coach Matt Storniolo and No. 23 Northwestern (2-2, 0-2 Big Ten) faltered against two conference rivals Friday and Sunday. The Wildcats traveled to Madison, Wis. to share the mat with No. 16 Wisconsin...

Senior Yahya Thomas wrestles.

Wrestling: Northwestern prepares for upcoming season after top ten finish at NCAA Championships

August 16, 2021

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...

Male Northwestern wrestler raps his hands around opponent, tackles him to the ground.

Wrestling: Ryan Deakin wins second straight Big Ten crown, five others qualify for National Tournament in St. Louis

March 9, 2021

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...

Ryan Deakin in a wrestling match against Wiconsin’s Garrett Model. Deakin is undefeated on the season, and is coming off a dominating performance against Minnesota’s Brayton Lee on his way to the Big Ten Tournament.

Wrestling: Coming off a loss against Minnesota, Northwestern gets set for Big Ten Tournament

March 4, 2021

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)...

Yahya Thomas tries a takedown against an opponent. The junior is enjoying a hot start to the 2021 season, and is without a loss in five appearances since the Opener against Purdue.

Wrestling: Northwestern falls to No. 4 Penn State and Indiana in Tri-Dual

February 2, 2021

Wrestling Northwestern’s two losses on Saturday, against Penn State and Indiana, in many ways stand out as a microcosm of the season and its early stages. The Wildcats (1-4, 1-4 Big Ten) have only...

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