Standing at 5-foot-6 and competing in the 133-pound weight class, Byrd was able to beat his opponent - Drake Ayala of the University of Iowa - to win the title of best in his weight class nationally.

University of Iowa junior Drake Ayala earned his second runner-up finish at the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships on Saturday night from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The former three-time ...

Drake Ayala got a glimpse of what Saturday night at the NCAA Wrestling Championships feels like last year. Ayala, a former three-time state champion at Fort Dodge Senior High, was the 125-pound ...

Drake Ayala is headed back under the bright lights of the finals at the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships. The former three-time state champion wrestler for Fort Dodge Senior High scored a 6-1 ...

Not 365 days ago, Drake Ayala came up achingly short of a lifelong wrestling dream, losing in the NCAA final. Now the junior returns to the championship stage looking to take the final step beyond ...

Top-seeded 133 pounder Drake Ayala had a bye into the quarterfinals where he matched up with eighth-seeded Angelo Rini of ...

The Illinois sixth-year senior took home the crowd in the 133-pound weight class, defeating Drake Ayala of Iowa in the championship match. Byrd becomes the first Illini wrestler to win a national ...

As the No. 4 seed, it’s not ideal as Davis falls on the same side of the bracket as the No. 1 seed in Iowa’s Drake Ayala. It was a bout fans wanted to see in that dual with the Hawkeyes ...