VIDEO: Iowa's Drake Ayala discusses his NCAA semifinals win over Zan Fugitt of Wisconsin. NCAA. Iowa State's Milan Momcilovic ...

University of Iowa junior Drake Ayala earned his second runner-up finish at the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships on ...

Drake Ayala got a glimpse of what Saturday night at the NCAA Wrestling Championships feels like last year. Ayala, a former ...

The family, friends and fans of Drake Ayala were on the brink of celebrating like they never had before. The Fort Dodge ...

Emotions are raw, but perspective is key. A day after finishing second in the nation at 133 pounds, Fort Dodge graduate Drake ...

PHILADELPHIA — Drake Ayala had to stand and wait a few extra moments before hitting the mat here Friday night in the NCAA ...

Iowa junior Drake Ayala wasn’t able to get as offensive as he liked, but Ayala never-the-less is headed back to the national ...

Iowa wrestler Drake Ayala 'super excited' for this week's NCAA Championships.

Lucas Byrd celebrates after he beat Iowa’s Drake Ayala during the NCAA national championship match at 133 pounds on Saturday ...

PHILADELPHIA — Drake Ayala had no trouble securing two wins here Thursday, as the former Fort Dodge Senior High standout ...

Three Iowa men’s wrestlers — 133-pounder Drake Ayala, 165-pounder Michael Caliendo, and 197-pounder Stephen Buchanan — have ...

Ayala says last year's national finals loss has stuck with him and that he has grown because of it. He will be the second seed at 133 at this week's championships in Philadelphia.