Suriano and Kerkvliet off RAF 14, and 11 days begin
Nick Suriano and Greg Kerkvliet are both off tonight's RAF 14 card, the opening night of 11 straight days of wrestling that run through Worlds and college opening weekend.
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Eleven straight days of wrestling start tonight with RAF 14
Justin Basch laid out the calendar: 11 consecutive days of wrestling beginning with RAF 14 tonight. Super 32 goes Saturday and Sunday, the World Championships run from Saturday through Nov. 1, and college opening weekend duals and tournaments fill Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Every level of the sport is live at once.
Why it matters: Senior World medals, Super 32 brackets and the college season all land inside the same stretch.
- World Championships through Nov. 1
- College opening weekend duals Oct. 31 to Nov. 2
Suriano and Kerkvliet off RAF 14, Archuleta and Elam step in
Nick Suriano and Greg Kerkvliet are both off Friday's RAF 14 card, per Justin Basch. Juan Archuleta now meets Dylan Ragusin, and Zach Elam faces Yonger Bastida at heavyweight. No reason has been given for either withdrawal.
Why it matters: Two of the card's biggest names are gone hours before RAF 14 goes live.
- RAF 14, 9 p.m. ET on FOX Nation
Portal, commits and coaches
Jenna Burkert named Iowa women's wrestling head coach
Jenna Burkert is the head coach of Iowa women's wrestling, per Ross Bartachek. Burkert called it the job she has always wanted. Nobody has said what the transition means for the staff around her.
This is THE job. This is the job I have always wanted.
Why it matters: Iowa's women's program sets its recruiting and roster direction under a new head coach.