- Joined
- May 8, 2002
- Posts
- 426,196
- Reaction score
- 43
The Iowa Hawkeyes football program has been outwardly spoken about their belief in wrestling supplementing the play on the football field. One of the latest Hawkeyes to try and undertake playing both at the collegiate level is Ben Kueter.
After capping off a wrestling season that saw Kueter named an All-American in the heavyweight class, he will be pressing pause on his football career at Iowa again. Chad Leistikow of the Des Moines Register has reported that Ben Kueter will miss the 2025 college football season due to hip surgery.
The early indications point to Keuter making a full recovery and being ready to go for the Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling season next year.
Ben Kueter went 21-9 this year for the Hawkeyes on the mat, which was capped off by an 8th-place finish at the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
The local product out of Iowa City High School in Iowa City, Ben Kueter was heralded as a four-star linebacker by 247Sports and the 247Sports Composite rankings.
He was rated as the No. 25 linebacker and No. 4 recruit from the state of Iowa in the class of 2023. Ben Kueter chose to stay home with Iowa over offers from Iowa State, Minnesota, and Missouri.
Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Riley on X: @rileydonald7
This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Hawkeye two-sport athlete to have surgery, miss Iowa football season
Continue reading...
After capping off a wrestling season that saw Kueter named an All-American in the heavyweight class, he will be pressing pause on his football career at Iowa again. Chad Leistikow of the Des Moines Register has reported that Ben Kueter will miss the 2025 college football season due to hip surgery.
The early indications point to Keuter making a full recovery and being ready to go for the Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling season next year.
Ben Kueter went 21-9 this year for the Hawkeyes on the mat, which was capped off by an 8th-place finish at the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
The local product out of Iowa City High School in Iowa City, Ben Kueter was heralded as a four-star linebacker by 247Sports and the 247Sports Composite rankings.
He was rated as the No. 25 linebacker and No. 4 recruit from the state of Iowa in the class of 2023. Ben Kueter chose to stay home with Iowa over offers from Iowa State, Minnesota, and Missouri.
Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Riley on X: @rileydonald7
This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Hawkeye two-sport athlete to have surgery, miss Iowa football season
Continue reading...
