Chris Cuellar, The Des Moines Register

Chris Cuellar

The Des Moines Register

Des Moines, IA, United States

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Past articles by Chris:

Wrestling notebook: Night of Conflict returns to Carver-Hawkeye Arena

News and notes from wrestling’s preseason, including U23 World Team qualifiers, Waukee’s state champ commits and more → Read More

Iowa 45, Illinois 16: What we learned

Hawkeyes pull away from struggling Illini for first Big Ten victory at overcast homecoming game → Read More

Texas 17, Iowa State 7: What we learned

The Cyclones were toothless offensively in their national TV opportunity, losing to the Longhorns for the sixth time in the last seven meetings → Read More

Recruiting roundup: Rushing TDs, defensive talent on display for Iowa football commits

Two Hawkeye recruits rushed for five touchdowns each on Friday night to lead this week’s top 2018 and 2019 performers → Read More

Hawkeyes rumble through running back trouble, North Texas defense

With star Akrum Wadley sidelined and backup James Butler injured in the third quarter, Iowa football turned to freshmen to escape the Mean Green. → Read More

Iowa football already savoring Ihmir Smith-Marsette as recruiting steal

New Jersey native committed to Rutgers and Minnesota before National Signing Day, wound up as immediate impact receiver for Hawkeyes → Read More

What we learned: Iowa football tops Iowa State 44-41 in OT thriller

The Hawkeyes edged out the Cyclones in overtime on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium with a touchdown to true freshman Ihmir Smith-Marsette winning it. → Read More

Cy-Hawk halftime update: Iowa Hawkeyes 14, Iowa State Cyclones 10

Allen Lazard opened the scoring with an early TD catch for ISU, but the Hawkeyes have steadily rallied → Read More

Iowa football scouting report: NFL-prospect Josh Allen vs. elite Hawkeye linebackers

Pro potential will be tested as Iowa’s trio of versatile senior linebackers takes on Wyoming and its first-round NFL Draft prospect at quarterback → Read More

Recruiting roundup: How future Hawkeyes performed in prep football last week

Top Friday night performances from 2018 prospects, news and notes from early season action and evaluations → Read More

Thomas Gilman gearing up for senior-level World Championships

Five months after finishing his Hawkeye career, the three-time All-American is savoring a whirlwind schedule ahead of freestyle wrestling World Championships → Read More

Campbell: Not 'fluff’ to call Iowa State's incoming football class the best of his career

Transfers and 2017 recruits have made an early impact and are already expected to be major contributors for Cyclones in their first seasons → Read More

Analysis: Late addition Matt Quarells offers Iowa early upgrade

Grad transfer from New Mexico saw limited opportunities in triple option, steps into inexperienced Hawkeye receiving corps → Read More

Fort Dodge wrestlers in rare company as 2018 recruits

The Dodgers are without a wrestling room this summer, but have 3 popular Division I prospects in Brody Teske, Drew Bennett and ISU commit Cayd Lara → Read More

Johnston's Hennes named All-Iowa Coach of the Year

Johnston’s 13th-year head coach helped develop the girls’ distance running program for one of the most dominant seasons in Iowa high school sports history → Read More

Norwalk outlasts Xavier in title clash of 2A soccer titans

The Warriors repeated as champions with a 2-1 title game win after overtime and a 4-1 penalty shootout → Read More

Meet the 2017 All-Iowa boys’ soccer team

The state’s top scorers and on-field leaders highlight the 2017 selections for the Register’s all-class Elite Team and three First Teams → Read More

Nutrition is Iowa's next frontier in college football development's feeding frenzy

The NCAA's rule change allowing unlimited meals and snacks for Division I student-athletes has skyrocketed Iowa and Iowa State's spending since 2014. → Read More

Analysis: Ferentz comments highlight fun contrast in Iowa vs. ISU recruiting

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz sparked a fan firestorm on the Hawk Central radio show Wednesday night, but it only illustrates the fun differences between Iowa and Iowa State on the recruiting trail. → Read More

Drake Relays takeaways: Simpson’s satisfying return, Trousil three-peat, indoor marks

Webster City native and Olympic bronze medalist Jenny Simpson returned to Drake to win the women’s elite 1,500 for the fifth time. → Read More