When Tom Brands hears a good idea for a wrestling event, he’s going to try his best to make it happen.

That’s exactly how the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Showdown came to be. It started with conversations over the summer and turned into an event that will be held at the new Xtreme Arena in Coralville on Sunday.

“We have been kicking it around since July,” Brands said on Tuesday. “We had to do it before school started or wait until November 1st because of the rules. This event took a lot of work for our compliance folks and the athletic administration.”

The Iowa wrestling club partnered up with Trackwrestling to host the event at the new Xtreme Arena this Sunday and it will feature basically every Iowa wrestler from this year’s team and they are itching to get back on the mat in front of fans.

“It’s been a long time since we have competed,” Brands said. “It’s not like a home opener, but it’s like a home opener. Spencer Lee summed it up best when he said he was excited to be back on the mat.”

Back in March the Hawkeyes were poised to head into the NCAA Championship with a national title within their reach. Instead, Covid-19 ended those dreams, so this is an opportunity for the Hawkeyes to start their march to the NCAA’s once the actual season gets underway in January.

Tickets to the HWC Showdown are on sale for $30 at XtreamArena.com and at the door. Doors open to Xtream Arena at 3 p.m.

For those who are unable to attend the event on Sunday, Trackwrestling.com will be streaming the event on their website.

Here’s the full card for the event, which features several current Hawkeye standouts.

*HWC SHOWDOWN OPEN MAIN EVENT (6 p.m.)

Spencer Lee vs. Zach Sanders

Sarah Hildebrandt vs. Erin Golston

Austin DeSanto vs. Bryce Meredith

Jaydin Eierman vs. Vladimer Khinchegashvili

Pat Lugo vs. Matthew Kolodzik

Alex Marinelli vs. James Green

Precious Bell vs. Jordan Nelson

Michael Kemerer vs. Tommy Gantt

Tony Cassioppi vs. Nick Gwiazdowski

*HWC SHOWDOWN OPEN UNDERCARD (4 p.m.)

Jesse Ybarra vs. Nodir Safarov

Justin Stickley vs. Carter Happel

Bretli Reyna vs. Cobe Siebrecht

Max Murin vs. Mitch McKee

Kaleb Young vs. Jeremiah Moody

Patrick Kennedy vs. Myles Wilson

Nelson Brands vs. Abe Assad

Jacob Warner vs. Zach Glazier