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Wrestling Primer: No. 6 ISU at the Collegiate Duals
12.15.2023 | Wrestling
AMES, Iowa – One more big test awaits No. 6 Iowa State before Christmas as the Cyclones return to dual action Monday at the 2023 Collegiate Duals in Nashville, Tenn. On the docket for ISU are three rematches from last season against No. 13 Pittsburgh, Little Rock and No. 5 Cornell.
The Matchup: Iowa State (3-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. No. 13 Pitt (6-1, 0-0 ACC) / Little Rock (3-1, 0-0 PAC-12) / No. 5 Cornell (1-0, 0-0 IVY)
Where: Nashville, Tenn. // Montgomery Bell Academy
When: Monday, Dec. 18 - 2 p.m. / 4 p.m. / 6 p.m.
Live Stats: TournaFlex
Watch: Rokfin
Listen: Varsity App & Cyclones.com
[Ryan Rohlk, pxp; Joe Sinclair, PxP; Nate Carr, analyst]
Match Notes: Iowa State
PROJECTED LINEUPS
| Weight | No. 6 Iowa State | No. 13 Pittsburgh | Little Rock | No. 5 Cornell |
| 125 | #22 Kysen Terukina (4-3) or Ethan Perryman (8-1) | Colton Camacho (5-4) or Tyler Chappell (3-4) | Jeremiah Reno or Reid Nelson | #5 Brett Ungar (8-1) or Greg Diakomihalis (4-2) |
| 133 | #8 Evan Frost (8-1) | #23 Vinnie Santaniello (6-5) | #21 Nasir Bailey or Josh Sarpy | #2 Vito Arujau (2-1) or Ethan Qureshi (7-4) |
| 141 | #14 Anthony Echemendia (7-3) or Zach Redding (5-1) | #15 Cole Matthews (4-3) or Briar Priest (7-2) | Brennan Van Hoecke | #16 Vince Cornella (5-4) |
| 149 | #7 Casey Swiderski (12-2) | #19 Finn Solomon (10-3) or Jack Pletcher (5-4) | Kyle Dutton or Cael Keck | Ethan Fernandez (8-3) or Cole Handlovic (3-4) |
| 157 | #21 Cody Chittum (4-3) or Jason Kraisser (11-2) | Jared Keslar (6-6) or Dylan Evans (5-4) | #28 Matty Bianchi or Chase Tebbets | #15 Meyer Shapiro (6-2) or Benny Rogers (6-1) |
| 165 | #4 David Carr (9-1) or Connor Euton (12-1) | #8 Holden Heller (7-0) or Grant MacKay (3-2) | Bilal Bailey or Brendon Abdon | #3 Julian Ramirez (8-1) |
| 174 | #22 MJ Gaitan (6-4) | #17 Luca Augustine (5-2) | #15 Tyler Brennan or Kodiak Cannedy | Benny Baker (12-3) or Colt Barley (7-5) |
| 184 | #5 Will Feldkamp (5-2) or Caleb Helgeson (2-0) | #14 Reece Heller (10-1) or Carson A. Miller (0-2) | Triston Wills or Brooks Sacharczyk | #9 Chris Foca (5-2) or Christian Hansen (5-3) |
| 197 | #25 Julien Broderson (4-3) or Nando Villaescusa (2-1) | #17 Mac Stout (10-2) | #13 Stephen Little or Tanner Mendoza | #7 Jacob Cardenas (7-2) |
| 285 | #3 Yonger Bastida (9-0) | #10 Dayton Pitzer (6-1) or Geoff Magin (0-0) | #27 Josiah Hill or KJ Miley | #19 Lewis Fernandes (9-4) or Ashton Davis (3-2) |
NOTABLE
- Last time out, Iowa State won its first title at the Cliff Keen Invitational since 1996. Seven Cyclones finished on the podium and ISU won 23 matches with bonus points. Iowa State posted a 130.5 team score to edge No. 4 Nebraska (125.5) and No. 12 Ohio State (123.5).
- Yonger Bastida became the first CKLV individual champion for Iowa State since 2014. He went 5-0 with three bonus-point victories and outscored his opponents 68-21 in the tournament. Bastida did not surrender a takedown or offensive point against him the entire tournament.
- Bastida was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for his efforts. The Cuban highlighted the tournament with a 5-3 victory over Michigan's No. 3 Lucas Davison in the finals, courtesy of a takedown with less than 10 seconds remaining.
- This marks Iowa State's second appearance at the Collegiate Duals. The Cyclones also wrestled in last year's event in New Orleans.
- David Carr became the 39th member of Iowa State's 100-win club last week at the CKLV. His .962 winning percentage ranks fourth all-time in school history among 100-match winners. Carr suffered his first defeat of the season, and just the fourth of his career, against Cornell's Julian Ramirez in the CKLV semifinals. Wrestling fans could see a rematch between the two on Monday.
- Iowa State wrestlers have pushed the pace and been aggressive on their feet this season. The Cyclones own a 132-19 takedown advantage over their opponents in four duals and a 234-56 advantage overall.
BLAST FROM THE PAST - THE DRESSER BUMP
Iowa State and Cornell met at last year's Collegiate Duals and the dual delivered one of the season's most memorable moments. After an injury to ISU heavyweight Sam Schuyler in a previous dual and no backup available on the road, Coach Dresser was forced to get creative with his lineup if Iowa State had any hope of beating No. 12 Cornell.
Trailing 13-9 with three matches remaining, Joel Devine, Marcus Coleman and Yonger Bastida all wrestled up a weight class at 184, 197 and 285 pounds, respectively. They rattled off three consecutive victories to win the dual for the Cyclones, 18-13.
In the heavyweight match to decide the dual, Bastida gave up nearly 60 pounds to his opponent, No. 15 Lewis Fernandes, but still came out on top, 4-2.
Long live The Dresser Bump 👊
— Iowa State Wrestling (@CycloneWR) December 29, 2022
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CYCLONES, PITT MEET AGAIN
This will mark the first of two meetings for Iowa State against Pittsburgh this season. The Cyclones also host the Panthers in Ames Jan. 14.
The two schools met last season with Iowa State squeaking out a 16-15 victory on criteria (match points: 51-44). It was just the fourth dual in program history to be decided by criteria.
With one match remaining and Iowa State trailing 15-12, No. 12 Sam Schuyler, delivered a dual-winning takedown with less than 15 seconds remaining in the heavyweight bout to defeat No. 5 Dayton Pitzer, 4-3.
.@SupaFlySammy for the win! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Tdw9EMypDS
— Iowa State Wrestling (@CycloneWR) February 5, 2023
MEDIA AVAILABILITY (12/12/2023)
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