No. 16 Iowa State Hosts No. 8 Oklahoma State

AMES, Iowa – The No. 16 Iowa State wrestling team (5-3, 2-0 Big 12) returns home to wrestle in Hilton Coliseum for the first time in over a month this weekend. The Cyclones are set to host No. 8 Oklahoma State (7-1, 3-0 Big 12) on Sunday at 2 p.m.

MATCH INFO
When: Sunday, Jan. 26 – 2 p.m.
Where: Ames, Iowa – Hilton Coliseum
Live Stream: Cyclones.TV / FloWrestling
Live Stats: Live stats are available through Trackwrestling

FAN SPECIALS
-FREE popcorn vouchers
-FREE breakfast pizza (students only)
-Season ticket holder concession deal – nachos
-Post-meet social immediately after the dual at the Scheman Building
-Team will be signing autographs at the post-meet social

CYCLONE HEADLINES
-No. 16 Iowa State returns home to wrestle in Hilton Coliseum for the first time in over a month. The Cyclones are set to host a Big 12 tilt Sunday afternoon against No. 8 Oklahoma State.
-It was announced that the dual between Iowa State and North Dakota State has been rescheduled for Sunday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets originally purchased are still valid and can be used that day.
-The Cyclones are ranked No. 16 in the NWCA National Coaches Poll this week. ISU is also ranked No. 14, 9 and 14 in the FloWrestling, Intermat and TrackWrestling team rankings.
-Alex Mackall (9, 12, 13), Todd Small (16, 15, 13), Ian Parker (8, 6, 8), Jarrett Degen (7, 7, 7), David Carr (3, 3, 3), Chase Straw (NR, NR, 33), Sam Colbray (11, 11, 13), Marcus Coleman (17, NR, 30), Joel Shapiro (20, NR, NR) and Gannon Gremmel (12, 14, 14) all are ranked in the FloWrestling, Intermat and Trackwrestling polls this week.
-Iowa State's 10 individually ranked wrestlers are the most of any Big 12 team.
-Last time out, ISU went into Brookings and came away with its second Big 12 win of the year, taking out South Dakota State 22-17.
-The Duals on the Diamond was a unique event, wrestled at Chase Field. It was the first collegiate wrestling event to be held at a Major League Baseball stadium. The Cyclones went 1-2 at the event, taking down Harvard, but falling to Campbell and Arizona State
-Head coach Kevin Dresser is switching up his lineup, bumping Sam Colbray down to 174 and Marcus Coleman up to 184. The Cyclones will look to keep this lineup for the remainder of 2019-20.
-Iowa State sent a troupe of grapplers to the Southern Scuffle. Gannon Gremmel emerged as the heavyweight champion of the tournament, posting a 5-0 record while outscoring his opponents 36-13.
-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 eight duals, Ian Parker and David Carr both own perfect records. Carr leads the team in takedowns (29), back points (34) and total points scored (106).
-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.
-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.
Dresser improved his all-time dual wins to 183 against SDSU. He currently ranks as the No. 17 winningest active coach in Division I wrestling.

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Players Mentioned

David Carr

Sam Colbray

Marcus Coleman

Jarrett Degen

Joel Devine

Gannon Gremmel

Alex Mackall

Ian Parker

Todd Small

Chase Straw

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