PRIMER: No. 3 Iowa State vs. Northern Colorado, No. 15 South Dakota State

Friday, January 23

Ames, Iowa

7:00 PM

Iowa State

Northern Colorado

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PRIMER: No. 3 Iowa State vs. Northern Colorado, No. 15 South Dakota State

01.22.2026 | Wrestling

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AMES, Iowa - No. 3 Iowa State continues its Big 12 dual slate this weekend, hosting Northern Colorado Friday at 7 p.m. inside Hilton Coliseum before traveling to Humboldt, Iowa for a top-15 showdown with No. 15 South Dakota State Sunday at 2 p.m.

THE MATCHUP: No. 3 Iowa State (6-1, 2-0 Big 12) vs. Northern Colorado (2-4, 1-1 Big 12)
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 - 7 p.m.
WHERE: Hilton Coliseum (14,267) - Ames, Iowa
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THE MATCHUP: No. 3 Iowa State (6-1, 2-0 Big 12) vs. No. 15 South Dakota State (9-2, 2-1 Big 12)
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 - 2 p.m.
WHERE: Humboldt High School (1,500) - Humboldt, Iowa
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The Links
WATCH: ESPN+ (UNCO) // IPTV (SDSU)
UNCO - (PxP: Tom Kroeschell; Analyst: Kyven Gadson)
SDSU - (PxP: Tim Johnson; Analyst: Jim Miller)
LISTEN: Varsity App
(PxP: Joe Sinclair; PxP: Ryan Rohlk; Analyst: Nate Carr)
LIVE STATS (UNCO) // LIVE STATS (SDSU)
ISU MATCH NOTES

PROBABLE LINEUPS

	Iowa State	Northern Colorado	South Dakota State
125	No. 13 Stevo Poulin (6-5) -or- Ethan Perryman (6-3)	Bryson Valdez (2-5) -or- Kade Orr (2-2)	No. 21 Brady Roark (17-2) -or- Daniel Guanajuato (11-5)
133	No. 3 Evan Frost (11-1) -or- Osmany Diversent (6-5)	No. 9 Dom Serrano (9-0)	No. 23 Derrick Cardinal (6-2) -or- Cale Seaton (8-6)
141	No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (11-1)	Ramon Salazar (3-5) -or- KJ Evans (3-6)	No. 23 Julian Tagg (12-4) -or- Tyson Peach (1-6)
149	No. 6 Jacob Frost (9-3)	Emilio Trujillo-Deen (5-11) -or- Brady Hankin (1-2)	Colin Dupill (4-6)
157	No. 8 Vinny Zerban (9-2)	Daishun Powe (5-9) -or- Joshua Fish (0-0)	No. 20 Cael Swensen (16-4)
165	No. 17 Connor Euton (10-3)	Logan Glynn (0-4)	No. 26 Marcus Espinoza-Owens (10-7) -or- Jacob Herm (12-4)
174	No. 15 MJ Gaitan (9-2)	Murphy Menke (7-4)	No. 18 Moses Espinoza-Owens (20-4)
184	No. 12 Isaac Dean (12-4)	Mahonri Rushton (8-7)	Brock Fettig (9-9)
197	No. 2 Rocky Elam (10-0) -or- CJ Carter (9-5)	Tyler Perry (5-8)	No. 6 Bennett Berge (8-1) -or- Quin Morgan (6-5)
285	No. 1 Yonger Bastida (14-0)	Enzo Cappabianca (0-12)	No. 24 Luke Rasmussen (7-5)

WHITE OUT!!
Fans are encouraged to wear their white Cyclone gear to Friday night's dual against Northern Colorado.

Hilton Coliseum White Out Wrestling (2024)

SOCIAL EVENTS
MatCYd Club - 5:30 p.m.
Johnny's at Scheman will open for MatCYd Club members 90 minutes prior to each home dual meet and will close at the start of the dual; bars will close 15 minutes prior to the meet start time.

MatCYd Club pass holders should enter the Scheman Building via the ground level doors on either the north or south side of the building. Normal Johnny's policies and procedures will be in place. All MatCYd Club/Johnny's guests must have a MatCYd Club pass, and all MatCYd Club guests must stop at the designated "Johnny's Scanning Stations" on the ground level of Scheman to scan their pass. Every guest will have a secure, one-time use wristband put on them when they scan in on the ground level; the individual seeking admittance must be present to receive their wristband when their pass is scanned.

Wrestling Social vs. UNCO (2026)

INSIDE THE SERIES
vs. Northern Colorado
8th Meeting
Overall: 6-1
Home: 2-1
Road: 4-0
Neutral: 0-0
Current Streak: UNCO W1
Last Meeting: 1/5/2018 (ISU 20, UNCO 22)

CYCLONES vs. BEARS
Iowa State and Northern Colorado meet for the first time since 2018 when the Bears won in Ames, 22-20. Former Cyclone lightweight Earl Hall is an assistant coach at Northern Colorado. Hall wrestled for the Cyclones from 2013-17 and was a two-time All-American and four-time NCAA Qualifier.

Current Cyclones Stevo Poulin (125) and Vinny Zerban (157) both transferred to Iowa State this offseason after a coaching change at Northern Colorado.

Daishun Powe, Northern Colorado's projected 157-pounder Friday night, is the younger brother of Cyclone 174-pounder Melton Powe. The Powe brothers - which in total adds to five when you include brothers Isaiah, Demarcus and Coreu - hail from Mount Olive, Alabama and wrestled for Gardendale High School.

vs. South Dakota State
16th Meeting
Overall: 13-2
Home: 5-0
Road: 5-2
Neutral: 3-0
Current Streak: ISU W4
Last Meeting: 2/14/2025 (ISU 20, SDSU 15)

CYCLONES vs. JACKRABBITS
Iowa State and South Dakota State meet for the 16th time on Sunday afternoon. Last year's ISU-SDSU dual came down to the final match and resulted in a 20-15 victory for the Cyclones in Brookings. Heavyweight Daniel Herrera clinched the dual on a takedown with less than 0:45 remaining.

This marks the second year in-a-row the Cyclones and Jackrabbits meet as top-15 foes in the NWCA Coaches Poll.

Daniel Herrera's win at heavyweight clinched No. 14 Iowa State's victory over No. 11 South Dakota State!

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DRESSER CHASING 100
Kevin Dresser is nearing his 100th dual victory as head coach of the Cyclones. At 99 entering Friday's dual against Northern Colorado, he would become the fourth coach in program history to reach the milestone, joining Harold Nichols (454), Bobby Douglas (198) and Hugo Otopalik (159).

Dresser is one of six NCAA Division I coaches, and one of two active head coaches, to win an NCAA Trophy (top four finish) at two different schools.

List of Coaches with a Top-4 Finish at Two Different Schools
Bill Koll (Northern Iowa & Penn State)
Bobby Douglas (Arizona State & Iowa State)
*Cael Sanderson (Iowa State & Penn State)
Dave McCuskey (Northern Iowa & Iowa)
*Kevin Dresser (Virginia Tech & Iowa State)
Ray Swartz (Central Oklahoma & Navy)
*Denotes active head coach

Kevin Dresser - Fourth-Place Trophy

KEY STORYLINES

Most of Iowa State's starters are fresh coming off a weekend of no competition. Connor Euton, along with several backups, competed at the Cyclone Open last Sunday. The bulk of ISU's starters have been off since the Cyclones bested North Dakota State, 36-3, in Fargo on Jan. 11.
Euton was the lone Iowa State champion at the Cyclone Open last Sunday, using a 4-0 day to claim the title.
Friday's marquee match is the only ranked matchup of the dual, a top-10 battle between Iowa State's No. 3 Evan Frost and Northern Colorado's No. 9 Dominick Serrano. Frost, a 2024 All-American, is 11-1 on the season and 2-1 against ranked opponents. Serrano, a two-time NCAA Qualifier and the reigning 133-pound Big 12 champion, is unbeaten in nine matches this season.
Iowa State is 49-14 in Big 12 duals under Dresser, including 21-4 in the last four seasons.
The Cyclones are 24-4 on their home mat in the last five seasons.
Yonger Bastida is the No. 1 ranked heavyweight in the country by all major pollsters. Bastida leads the team with 60 takedowns on the season while surrendering only one takedown. He is 14-0 with eight wins over ranked opponents.
ISU and SDSU will face off inside Humboldt High School, the home of head coach Kevin Dresser. This is the fifth-consecutive season Iowa State will wrestle in Humboldt, where the Cyclones are 4-0 with wins over Purdue, Grand View, Wisconsin and North Dakota State.
The Cyclones are No. 3 in the NWCA Coaches Poll, tied for their highest ranking in the Kevin Dresser era (2017-pres.). ISU has been ranked inside the top-15 for 88 consecutive polls.
All 10 Cyclone starters are ranked in the top-15 at their respective weight class by FloWrestling.