Yonger Bastida’s Injury: A Major Setback for Iowa Wrestling
Yonger Bastida’s season-ending knee injury has dealt a significant blow to the Iowa wrestling program, leaving both fans and teammates grappling with the absence of one of their standout performers. This unfortunate development not only impacts Bastida’s promising collegiate wrestling career but also poses challenges for the team’s competitive aspirations this season. As Iowa wrestling faces this adversity, the program must rally around Bastida, adapt to new circumstances, and focus on resilience—a quality the sport is known to foster. Yonger Bastida: A Wrestling Prodigy Originally hailing from Trinidad, Cuba, Yonger Bastida’s wrestling journey has been nothing short of remarkable. With an early start in the sport, he quickly rose to prominence, earning silver at the prestigious Cerro Pelado International and securing titles at both the U20 Pan American Championships and the U20 World Championships. In 2020, Bastida transitioned to collegiate wrestling at Iowa State University, where ...