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Marinelli Honored By Big Ten

Iowa junior named co-wrestler of the week.
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Marinelli Honored By Big Ten
Marinelli Honored By Big Ten

Iowa junior Alex Marinelli was named Big Ten co-wrestler of the week on Friday.

Marinelli won the 165-pound Midlands championship on Dec. 30. He had four falls and three wins over ranked opponents. He was named the tournament's Champion of Champions, and earned tournament awards for most falls (4) and highest point scorer (29).

Marinelli shared the Big Ten honor with Wisconsin’s Seth Gross.

It  is the fourth of Marinelli’s career, and the second for Iowa this season. Austin DeSanto earned the award Dec. 3.

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John Bohnenkamp
JOHN BOHNENKAMP

I was with The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) for 28 years, the last 19-plus as sports editor. I've covered Iowa basketball for the last 27 years, Iowa football for the last six seasons. I'm a 17-time APSE top-10 winner, with seven United States Basketball Writers Association writing awards and one Football Writers Association of America award (game story, 1st place, 2017).

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