No. 13 Cyclones Go 2-1 at Collegiate Duals

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 13 Iowa State (4-3, 1-0 Big 12) went 2-1 Saturday at the Collegiate duals in Nashville, Tenn. The Cyclones defeated Lock Haven (2-4, 1-0 MAC) and No. 25 North Carolina (4-4, 0-0 ACC) before falling to No. 5 Ohio State (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten) in the final dual of the day.

The Cyclones notched victories over the Bald Eagles, 30-6, and Tar Heels, 23-14, but dropped the finale to the Buckeyes, 29-10.

Kysen Terukina went 2-0 at 125 pounds in his first action of the season while Paniro Johnson and Evan Bockman went 2-0 at 165 and 184 pounds, respectively. Cody Chittum went 3-0 on the day at 157 pounds with an upset over Ohio State's No. 7 Paddy Gallagher.

Osmany Diversent earned the first top-15 win of his career with a win over Lock Haven's two-time All-American No. 13 Anthony Noto.

Individual dual recaps from the day can be found below.

Iowa State is back in dual action after the New Year at West Virginia on Jan. 8.

No. 13 Iowa State 30, Lock Haven 6
No. 13 Iowa State took eight of 10 bouts, including four with bonus points, in the first dual of the day against Lock Haven. Kysen Terukina, Jacob Frost, Cody Chittum and Manny Rojas tallied extra points in ISU's 30-6 victory over the Bald Eagles.

In his first match of the season, Terukina earned a 20-5 tech fall over Lucas Fye at 125 pounds. The Hawaiian tallied five takedowns in the win.

Osmany Diversent notched the first top-15 victory of his young career with a commanding 9-3 victory over two-time All-American No. 13 Anthony Noto. Diversent had a takedown in all three periods.

Frost continued his strong start to the season with a 20-4 tech fall over No. 21 Wyatt Henson at 141 pounds. Frost gave up the first takedown but settled in and turned Henson twice to break the match open.

Lock Haven got on the board at 149 pounds when Carter Fousek fell to No. 31 Lucas Kapusta, 9-6. Fousek reversed Kapusta to his back at the end of the second period but time ran out before the Cyclone could accumulate near fall points.

At 157 pounds, Chittum earned bonus points with a 13-4 major decision over Nick Stampoulos, putting Iowa State ahead of Lock Haven, 17-3, at the halfway point.

Rojas earned the first dual victory of his career with a 12-3 major decision over Caden Dobbins at 165 pounds.

At 174 pounds, MJ Gaitan led 7-3 late in the third period against #29 Avery Bassett before the match was stopped for injury time. Bassett scored a takedown off the situation but Gaitan held on to win, 8-6.

After missing Iowa State's Big 12 opener against North Dakota State last Sunday, Evan Bockman was back in the lineup at 184 pounds. He fended off a late surge by Colin Fegley to earn an 8-6 decision.

Sawyer Bartelt made his Cyclone dual debut against Lock Haven's Tucker Hogan at 197 pounds. Riding time was the difference as Bartelt dropped a 2-1 decision to Hogan. The officials reviewed a possible Bartelt takedown on the edge of the mat late in the third, but it was ruled that time had expired in the match.

After a scoreless first period in the heavyweight bout, Daniel Herrera was ridden by Ethan Miller for the full two minutes in the second period. Herrera used a blast double to put Miller on his back for a takedown and four near fall points with 0:45 remaining in the third period to take a late lead. Another late takedown iced a 10-3 decision for Herrera as he improved to 4-0 in dual action.

MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
No. 13 Iowa State 30, Lock Haven 6
125: Kysen Terukina (ISU) TF Lucas Fye (LH), 20-5 (6:20)
133: Osmany Diversent (ISU) dec. #13 Anthony Noto (LH), 9-3
141: #19 Jacob Frost (ISU) TF #21 Wyatt Henson (LH), 20-4 (5:12)
149: #31 Lucas Kapusta (LH) dec. Carter Fousek (ISU), 9-6
157: Cody Chittum (ISU) maj. dec. Nick Stampoulos (LH), 13-4
165: Manny Rojas (ISU) maj. dec. Caden Dobbins (LH), 12-3
174: MJ Gaitan (ISU) dec. #29 Avery Bassett (LH)
184: #14 Evan Bockman (ISU) dec. #30 Colin Fegley (LH), 8-6
197: Tucker Hogan (LH) dec. Sawyer Bartelt (ISU), 2-1
285: #27 Daniel Herrera (ISU) dec. Ethan Miller (LH), 10-3

No. 13 Iowa State 23, No. 25 North Carolina 14
No. 13 Iowa State took seven of ten bouts against No. 25 North Carolina in the Cyclones' second dual of the day, including a pair of bonus-point wins from Jacob Frost and Yonger Bastida. ISU took the top-25 battle against the Tar Heels, 23-14.

Terukina picked up his first ranked victory of the season against No. 23 Spencer Moore to open the dual against the Tar Heels. Nine minutes of wrestling wasn't enough as Terukina won in the first set of tiebreakers, 6-6 on riding time.

In a top-15 matchup at 133 pounds, No. 6 Evan Frost got a takedown as time expired in the second period to take a 4-0 lead over No. 12 Ethan Oakley. The Cyclone was a stickler on top as he rode Oakley for the entire third period in a 5-0 decision.

Jacob Frost followed his twin brother Evan with a 10-1 major decision over Luke Simcox at 141 pounds. After a scoreless first, J. Frost used a reversal and tilt to break open the match in the second period.

No. 6 Lachlan McNeil got the Tar Heels on the board at 149 pounds with a 19-4 tech fall over Carter Fousek. Chittum got the Cyclones back on track with an 8-2 decision over Laird Root at 157 pounds as ISU led 13-5 after five matches.

Paniro Johnson got the nod for ISU at 165 pounds. A third-period takedown on the edge of the mat was the difference as he secured a 3-2 decision against Collin Carrigan.

Back-to-back Tar Heel victories, including a Cyclone injury default at 184 pounds, brought the dual score to 16-14 in favor of ISU with two matches remaining.

Nate Schon came through in his Cyclone dual debut with a 7-2 decision over Cade Lautt to extend ISU's dual lead to 19-14. Bastida improved to 2-0 on the season with a 15-7 major decision over Robert Platt to close the dual.

MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
No. 13 Iowa State 23, No. 25 North Carolina 14
125: Kysen Terukina (ISU) dec. #23 Spencer Moore (UNC), 6-6 TB-1 RT
133: #6 Evan Frost (ISU) dec. #12 Ethan Oakley (UNC), 5-0
141: #19 Jacob Frost (ISU) maj. dec. Luke Simcox (UNC), 10-1
149: #6 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) TF Carter Fousek (ISU), 19-4 (5:22)
157: Cody Chittum (ISU) dec. Laird Root (UNC), 8-2
165: Paniro Johnson (ISU) dec. Collin Carrigan (UNC), 3-2
174: #16 Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC) dec. Aiden Riggins (ISU), 7-3
184: #18 Gavin Kane (UNC) over Nando Villaescusa (ISU), Inj. Def.
197: Nate Schon (ISU) dec. Cade Lautt (UNC), 7-2
285: Yonger Bastida (ISU) maj. dec. Robert Platt (UNC), 15-7

No. 13 Iowa State 10, No. 5 Ohio State 29
Ohio State bested the Cyclones in the final dual of the day. Iowa State won just three of ten bouts as the Buckeyes prevailed, 29-10.

Ohio State opened the dual with four-consecutive victories, including pins at 125 and 141 pounds, to take a quick 19-0 lead.

Chittum stopped the bleeding with an upset over No. 7 Paddy Gallagher at 157 pounds. Chittum was tough on top and tallied a pair of takedowns in a 10-8 victory. It marked the second top-10 win of his career.

Johnson made it two-in-a-row for the Cyclones with a major decision at 165 pounds. The Cyclone had four takedowns as he defeated Brandon Cannon, 16-4.

Evan Bockman picked up another victory for the Cyclones at 184 pounds, 5-2, over Seth Shumate.

MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
No. 13 Iowa State 10, No. 5 Ohio State 29
125: #6 Brendan McCrone (OHST) WBF Ethan Perryman (ISU), 2:28
133: Ben Davino (OHST) dec. Osmany Diversent (ISU), 8-5
141: #2 Jesse Mendez (OHST) WBF #19 Jacob Frost (ISU), 1:26
149: #12 Dylan D'Emilio (OHST) maj. dec. Carter Fousek (ISU), 10-1
157: Cody Chittum (ISU) dec. #7 Paddy Gallagher (OHST), 10-8
165: Paniro Johnson (ISU) maj. dec. Brandon Cannon (OHST), 16-4
174: #15 Carson Kharchla (OHST) dec. Aiden Riggins (ISU), 8-4
184: #14 Evan Bockman (ISU) dec. Seth Shumate (OHST), 5-2
197: Ryder Rogotzke (OHST) maj. dec. Nate Schon (ISU), 10-2
285: Hogan Swenski (OHST) dec. #27 Daniel Herrera (ISU), 5-2

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Players Mentioned

Sawyer Bartelt

Yonger Bastida

Evan Bockman

Cody Chittum

Osmany Diversent

Carter Fousek

Evan Frost

Jacob Frost

MJ Gaitan

Daniel Herrera

Paniro Johnson

Ethan Perryman

Aiden Riggins

Manny Rojas

Nate Schon

Kysen Terukina

Nando Villaescusa

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