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Frost Brothers to Wrestle in Blood Round Friday Night
03.21.2025 | Wrestling
PHILADELPHIA - Iowa State 133-pounder Evan Frost took out a pair of top-12 opponents Friday afternoon to advance into the Round of 12 at the NCAA Championships. His twin brother, Jacob, will join him in the Round of 12, otherwise known as the Blood Round, with All-America honors on the line Friday night inside the Wells Fargo Center.
Evan, the No. 11 seed, started his day with a solid 8-4 decision over North Carolina's No. 12 Ethan Oakley to advance into the Round of 16. He then knocked off Little Rock's returning All-American and No. 3 seed Nasir Bailey, 5-3, thanks to a takedown with 0:13 remaining.
Evan Frost gets the takedown with 15 seconds left to take out the No. 3 seed Nasir Bailey!
— Iowa State Wrestling (@CycloneWR) March 21, 2025
He'll wrestle in the blood round tonight.
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Jacob dropped his quarterfinal bout against Nebraska's top-seeded Brock Hardy. The Husker pinned the Cyclone in the third period, sending Frost to the wrestlebacks.
ISU sits in 22nd place in the team standings with 12.5 points.
Iowa State had a positive start to the day with Paniro Johnson, Cody Chittum and Aiden Riggins winning their Round of 24 matches to join Evan Frost in the Round of 16. Those three came up short later in the session and saw their tournaments come to an end.
At 149 pounds, No. 4 Johnson started his day with a 4-3 decision over Rutgers' No. 19 Andrew Clark. Johnson had the only takedown of the match thanks to a nasty blast double which caught Clark in the nose. In the Round of 16, Johnson was unable to escape from Rider's No. 11 Sammy Alvarez in the third period as he dropped a 2-0 decision.
No. 16 Chittum won his Round of 24 match against Chattanooga's No. 31 Noah Clark, 5-3. Chittum controlled a majority of the match and registered the only takedown in the second period. In a rematch from last year's NCAA Championships, Chittum fell once again to Minnesota's Tommy Askey, 4-3, in the Round of 16.
Riggins, the No. 30 seed, won his third-consecutive match in the Round of 24 with a commanding 9-1 major decision against No. 14 Will Miller (APP). The Cyclone registered two takedowns and a reversal, as well as over a minute of riding time, to advance into the Round of 16. Riggins' run came to an end later that session when he was pinned by Cornell's No. 5 Julian Ramirez in 1:53.
No. 23 MJ Gaitan saw his season end in the Round of 24. He and Nebraska's No. 8 Lenny Pinto wrestled a roly-poly match which saw the Husker come out on top, 18-1.
Up Next
Evan and Jacob Frost will wrestle in the Blood Round Friday night. Wrestling begins at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
Match-by-Match Results
133: No. 11 Evan Frost
First Round: W-D, 2-0 vs. No. 22 Tyler Wells (MINN)
Second Round: L-D, 5-0 vs. No. 6 Connor McGonagle (VT)
Consis. Rd. 2: W-D, 8-4 vs. No. 12 Ethan Oakley (UNC)
Round of 16: W-D, 5-3 vs. No. 3 Nasir Bailey (LR)
Round of 12: vs. No. 8 Braeden Davis (PSU)
141: No. 9 Jacob Frost
First Round: W-TF, 16-1 (6:29) vs. No. 24 Jason Miranda (STAN)
Second Round: W-D, 6-1 vs. No. 9 Andrew Alirez (UNCO)
QF: LBF, 4:13 vs. No. 1 Brock Hardy (NEB)
Round of 12: vs. No. 14 Sergio Lemley (MICH)
149: No. 4 Paniro Johnson – Round of 16 (1.0 Pts.)
First Round: L-D, 5-2 TB-1 vs. No. 29 Jack Gioffre (UVA)
Consis. Rd. 1: W-D, 1-1 TB-1 (RT) vs. No. 20 Koy Buesgens (NCST)
Consis. Rd. 2: W-D, 4-3 vs. No. 19 Andrew Clark (RUT)
Round of 16: L-D, 2-0 vs. No. 11 Sammy Alvarez (RID)
157: No. 16 Cody Chittum – Round of 16 (1.5 Pts.)
First Round: W-D, 8-1 vs. No. 17 DJ McGee (GMU)
Second Round: L-D, 8-3 vs. No. 1 Tyler Kasak (PSU)
Consis. Rd. 2: W-D, 5-3 vs. No. 31 Noah Castillo (CHAT)
Round of 16: L-D, 4-3 vs. No. 9 Tommy Askey (MINN)
165: No. 30 Aiden Riggins – Round of 16 (2.5 Pts.)
First Round: L-MD, 11-3 vs. No. 3 Mike Caliendo (IOWA)
Consis. Prelim.: W-D, 7-6 vs. No. 32 Jared Keslar (PITT)
Consis. Rd. 1: W-D, 9-3 vs. No. 14 Drake Rhodes (SDSU)
Consis. Rd. 2: W-MD, 9-1 vs. No. 13 Will Miller (APP)
Round of 16: L-F, 1:53 vs. No. 5 Julian Ramirez (CORN)
174: No. 23 MJ Gaitan – Round of 24 (2.0 Pts.)
First Round: W-MD, 13-2 vs. No. 10 Alex Cramer (CMU)
Second Round: L-MD, 12-4 vs. No. 7 Danny Wask (NAVY)
Consis. Rd. 2: L-TF, 18-1 (1:53) vs. No. 8 Lenny Pinto (NEB)
184: No. 13 Evan Bockman – Round of 32 (0 Pts.)
First Round: L-F, 6:49 vs. No. 20 Nick Fine (COL)
Consis. Rd. 1: L-D, 12-5 vs. No. 29 Kole Mulhauser (PRIN)
285: No. 28 Daniel Herrera – Round of 32 (0 Pts.)
First Round: L-D, 6-0 vs. No. 5 Ben Kueter (IOWA)
Consis. Rd. 2: L-D, 7-1 vs. No. 21 Jacob Bullock (IND)
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