Iowa coach Tom Brands watches a 149 pound quarterfinal match between Iowa's Brent Metcalf and Ohio State's Lance Palmer, left, in the NCAA Division I wrestling championships Friday, March 21, 2008, in St. Louis.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
AMES — An important transition in Cyclone wrestling happened Thursday morning, but that doesn’t mean much inside the walls of the men’s wrestling room.
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Iowa State's David Carr celebrates with coach Brent Metcalf, front, after defeating Rider's Jesse Dellavecchia during their 157-pound match in the finals of the NCAA wrestling championships Saturday, March 20, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Jeff Roberson
Iowa's Brent Metcalf, left, has his arm raised by the referee after Metcalf defeated Oklahoma's William Rowe at 149 pounds in the first round of the NCAA Division I wrestling championships Thursday, March 20, 2008, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)
Bill Boyce
Iowa State's David Carr celebrates with coach Brent Metcalf, right, after defeating Rider's Jesse Dellavecchia during their 157-pound match in the finals of the NCAA wrestling championships Saturday, March 20, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Jeff Roberson
Former University of Iowa wrestler and Olympic hopeful Brent Metcalf speaks during a news conference, Friday, April 20, 2012, in Iowa City, Iowa.
Charlie Neibergall, AP file photo
Former University of Iowa wrestler and Olympic hopeful Brent Metcalf waits for a news conference to start, Friday, April 20, 2012, in Iowa City, Iowa.
Charlie Neibergall, AP file photo
Iowa's Brent Metcalf tries to take down Ohio State's Lance Palmer during the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships match in Omaha, Neb. on Saturday, March 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)
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Iowa coach Tom Brands watches a 149 pound quarterfinal match between Iowa's Brent Metcalf and Ohio State's Lance Palmer, left, in the NCAA Division I wrestling championships Friday, March 21, 2008, in St. Louis.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
Iowa State's David Carr celebrates with coach Brent Metcalf, front, after defeating Rider's Jesse Dellavecchia during their 157-pound match in the finals of the NCAA wrestling championships Saturday, March 20, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Iowa's Brent Metcalf, left, has his arm raised by the referee after Metcalf defeated Oklahoma's William Rowe at 149 pounds in the first round of the NCAA Division I wrestling championships Thursday, March 20, 2008, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)
Iowa State's David Carr celebrates with coach Brent Metcalf, right, after defeating Rider's Jesse Dellavecchia during their 157-pound match in the finals of the NCAA wrestling championships Saturday, March 20, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Iowa's Brent Metcalf tries to take down Ohio State's Lance Palmer during the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships match in Omaha, Neb. on Saturday, March 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)