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Southern Scuffle
No. 11 Iowa State To Ring In 2020 With Southern Scuffle
12.30.2019 | Wrestling
AMES, Iowa – The No. 11 Iowa State wrestling team (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) will open 2020 with action at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2. Over 50 individually ranked wrestlers, some of the top redshirting-talent in the country and six top-25 teams will be in attendance at the Scuffle.
TOURNAMENT INFO
When: Wednesday-Thursday, Jan. 1-2.
Where: Chattanooga, Tennessee / McKenzie Arena
Watch: FloWrestling
Live Stats: Live stats and brackets will be available through FloArena
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (All times CT)
Wednesday
9 AM - Pigtail Round
9:45 AM - Championship Round of 32
12:30 PM - 1st Round of Consolations
1:15 PM - Championship Round of 16
2 PM - 2nd Round of Consolations
4:45 PM - 3rd Round of Consolations
6:30 PM - Championship Quarterfinals & 4th Round of Consolations
Thursday
9 AM - 5th Round of Consolation
11 AM - Championship Semifinals, Consolation Quarterfinals
1 PM - Consolation Semifinals
6 PM - Championship Finals & Medal Matches
CYCLONE HEADLINES
-No. 11 Iowa State will open the New Year in Chattanooga for the annual Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2.
-The Southern Scuffle field is one of the best midseason fields in the nation. Over 50 individually ranked wrestlers, six teams ranked in the top-25 and some of the top redshirting wrestlers will be on hand for the Scuffle.
-Iowa State's lineup for the Scuffle will feature the following attached wrestlers: Corey Cabanban, Charlie Klepps, Ryan Leisure, Grant Stotts, Chase Straw, Isaac Judge, Mac Southard, Francis Duggan, Joel Shapiro and Gannon Gremmel. ISU will also be sending Aden Reeves, Ramazan Attasauov, Zane Mulder, Logan Schumacher and Julien Broderson to compete unattached.
-The Cyclones are ranked No. 11 in the NWCA National Coaches Poll this week. ISU is also ranked No. 13, 11 and 15 in the FloWrestling, Intermat and TrackWrestling team rankings.
-Alex Mackall (12, 14, 12), Todd Small (20, 14, 10), Ian Parker (5, 5, 8), Jarrett Degen (11, 10, 10), David Carr (3, 3, 3), Chase Straw (NR, NR, 32) Marcus Coleman (16, NR, 14) Sam Colbray (10, 11, 11) and Gannon Gremmel (14, 14, 14) all are ranked in the FloWrestling, Intermat and Trackwrestling polls this week.
-Iowa State's nine individually ranked wrestlers are tied for the most of any Big 12 team.
-Prior to the holiday break, ISU defeated Chattanooga at home, 26-7. The Cyclones won eight out of the 10 bouts on the night, including a 21-6 technical-fall victory for David Carr. Todd Small notched his first career dual win in the contest, as well.
-ISU finished sixth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, the second-best finish at the event in program history. In total, six Iowa State wrestlers reached the podium in Vegas.
-Alex Mackall (5th), Todd Small (4th), Ian Parker (4th), Jarrett Degen (6th), David Carr (3rd) and Gannon Gremmel (4th) made up the podium Cyclones at the CKLV.
-Through two duals, Ian Parker and David Carr both own perfect records. Carr leads the team in takedowns (14), back points (12) and total points scored (45). Parker is second those categories with seven takedowns, two back points and 22 total points scored.
-The attendance for the Iowa State-Iowa Dual (11,238) was the most in the last 20 years and the 10th-largest in Hilton Coliseum history.
-David Carr defeated then-ranked No. 2 Kaleb Young by 6-1 decision in the Iowa dual. Carr was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for his win over the Hawkeye.
-Iowa State head coach Kevin Dresser enters his third season as Iowa State's head coach. Dresser is the reigning Big 12 Coach of the Year and NWCA National Coach of the Year.
-The Cyclones opened the dual season with a victory over the Bucknell Bison, 24-15. ISU won six out of the 10 bouts and received bonus-point victories from Degen, Carr and Coleman.
-The Cyclone wrestling roster continues to mature. After only returning one NCAA Qualifier for the 2018-19 season, Iowa State will return eight NCAA Qualifiers (Mackall, Gomez, Parker, Degen, Straw, Coleman, Colbray and Gremmel) and one All-American (Degen).
-Iowa State also returns 88% of its dual wins, 90% of its dual points scored and 90% of its total team wins from the 2018-19 squad.
-Beyond that, Iowa State has 66% of its dual starts over the past two seasons on the roster in 2019-20.
-Chase Straw has started in 35 consecutive duals for the Cyclones dating back to the beginning of the 2017-18 season.
-This fall, Carr made Iowa State history before ever taking the mat for the Cyclones. He won the 74 kg gold medal at the Junior World Championships to become Iowa State's first-ever Junior World Champion. He is the second Cyclone to medal at the Junior World Championships, joining Zach Thompson (Silver, 1998 - 90 kg).
-Iowa State athletics director Jamie Pollard announced that Iowa State wrestling season ticket sales have surpassed the 2,000 mark, making it a new school record.
-Dresser improved his all-time dual wins to 180 against Chattanooga. He currently ranks as the No. 17 winingest active coach in Division I wrestling.
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