‘Chasing Greatness: Wrestling Life’

The Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop’s “Chasing Greatness: Wrestling Life” premieres March 4 on Big Ten Network.

Kenna Roering Sports Reporter

The Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop’s first-released documentary gives a behind-thescenes look into the blood, sweat, and tears of the Iowa wrestling program.

“Chasing Greatness: Wrestling Life” is directed by documentary photographer and filmmaker Danny Wilcox Frazier, who also serves as the DI ’s photo and film coach and as the workshop’s director. The film features alumni Ryan Adams, Jenna Galligan, and UI student Ayrton Breckenridge as assistant directors. The DI publisher and alum Jason Brummond is the executive producer. The workshop functions as a training ground where students and early-career documentary filmmakers and photographers work alongside seasoned professionals. Students are trained as directors throughout the entire process, Wilcox Frazier said, which is the workshop’s goal. This film will be the first of many slated for production. The documentary will