Iowa State Cyclones
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWIOWAA STAT STATEE CYC LWOMEN’SONES IOWA BASKETBALLSTATE CYCLONES • NCAA IOWA APPEARANCES:STATE CYCLONES ‘97,IOW A‘98, STAT ‘99,E ‘00, CYC ‘01,LONES ‘02, IO ‘05,WA ‘07, STAT ‘08,E ‘09,CYC L‘10,ONES ‘11,IO ‘12,WA ‘13,STAT ‘14,E CYC ‘15,L O‘17NES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATEIOWA CYCLONES IOWA STAT STATEE CYCLONES IOWA STAT CYCLONESE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STAT2017-18E CYCLONES IOWA IOWA STATE STATECYCLONES IOWA WRESTLING STATE CYCLONES IOWAMEDIA STATE CYCNOTESLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES IOWA STATE CYCLONES Iowa State (6-7 / 1-4 Big 12) Iowa State (6-7 / 1-4 Big 12) @ NDSU (6-8 / 0-5 Big 12) @ SDSU (10-2 / 5-0 Big 12) Friday, Feb. 2 - 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4 - 1 p.m. Fargo, N.D. Brookings, S.D. Scheels Center Frost Arena 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS @CYCLONEWR HEADLINES 1. It will be another double-dual weekend for Iowa State as they had north to take on a pair of Big 12 opponents. NOVEMBER The Cyclones will take on North Dakota State on Friday evening at 7 p.m., followed by South Dakota State at 4 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open 3 Champs 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. 12 Drexel L, 21-16 2. NDSU and SDSU are Big 12 affi liate members that joined the conference last season. ISU and NDSU have 18 at Lindenwood Open 9 Place-Winners only met on four other occasions, with the Cyclones holding a 3-1 advantage in the series. Iowa State will be looking to avenge a 25-16 loss suff ered in Fargo last season. 26 Rider (Cy Stephens) L, 22-15 3. The Cyclones and Jackrabbits fi rst met in 1952, and since then Iowa State holds the edge in the series, 9-1. DECEMBER SDSU notched their fi rst win over ISU last season, 27-9. 1-2 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational 29th 4. Last weekend, Iowa State dropped a pair of duals, falling to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. This broke a four match win streak for the Cyclones, the best since January of 2016. (Las Vegas, Nev.) 5. Ian Parker performed extremely well for the Cyclones in his debut at 141 pounds. He started the weekend 9 Wyoming L, 24-12 with a 4-2 decision against No. 26 Mike Longo and then upended two-time defending national champion No. 4 Dean Heil by 3-1 decision. Parker was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for his eff orts. JANUARY 6. Parker’s win over the national champ makes him the fi rst Cyclone to defeat a reigning champ since David 5 *Northern Colorado L, 22-20 Zabriskie beat Missouri’s Mark Ellis in 2010. Since the weight class change in 1999, only six Iowa State 7 Oregon State W, 24-16 grapplers have accomplished this feat in dual action. 12-13 at Virginia Duals 7. ISU started the year 0-4 in duals, but has since gone on to post a 6-3 mark. Iowa State’s latest triumph came Virginia W, 21-18 at the hands of West Virginia. Arizona State L, 25-13 8. The win over WVU is the fi rst Big 12 victory at home for Iowa State since Feb. 14, 2016, which was also against Old Dominion W, 25-12 West Virginia. Lock Haven W-Forfeit 9. Iowa State’s hot streak started at the Virginia Duals. In Hampton, the Cyclones took down Virginia, Old Fresno State W, 25-16 Dominion, Lock Haven and Fresno State. Their only defeat came at the hands of eventual tournament 21 *West Virginia W, 25-16 champion, Arizona State. 26 *at Oklahoma L, 21-16 10. Iowa State has two wrestlers receiving national rankings. Ian Parker (20, NR, 20) and Jarrett Degen (NR, 18, 19) 28 *at Oklahoma State L, 31-3 are both in this week’s FloWrestling, Intermat and the Trackwrestling polls. 11. Prior to the defeat of Oregon State, the Cyclones hadn’t won a dual since Nov. 26, 2016. ISU also broke a nine- FEBRUARY match home losing streak, which dated back to Feb. 14, 2016. 2 *at North Dakota State 7 p.m. 12. In total, 22 wrestlers have competed for Iowa State in dual competition this season, which is well over half of 4 *at South Dakota State 2 p.m. the roster. The Cyclones have featured a diff erent lineup in all 10 duals this season. 9 *Fresno State 7 p.m. 13. Dresser and his staff have had to manage a very young Iowa State squad this season. Of the 33 Iowa State wrestlers, only 16 of them were on the team last year. The team also consists of 24 underclassmen (freshmen 10 *at Northern Iowa 7 p.m. or sophomores.) 18 %Iowa 2 p.m. 14. In 12 dual competitions, the Cyclones have four wrestlers with seven or more wins. Chase Straw (7), Jarrett Degen (8), Dane Pestano (8) and Marcus Harrington (8) have been anchors in the Iowa State lineup. MARCH 15. Those four, along with Sam Colbray (13), have all tallied 13 or more takedowns in duals this season. Pestano 3-4 #Big 12 Championship All Day (32), Degen (26), Straw (19), Harrington (19) and Colbray (13). (Tulsa, Okla.) 16. Last year, Iowa State wrestled in 13 duals. They recorded 46 individual wins and 124 total takedowns. This 15-17 $NCAA Championships All Day season, the Cyclones have racked up 57 individual wins and 166 takedowns in only 12 competitions. (Cleveland, Ohio) 17. Iowa State has a pair of freshmen who are redshirting this year that are performing very well unattached. Home events in bold Marcus Coleman has posted a 24-2 record with his only losses coming to UNI’s Taylor Lujan. Ryan Leisure is *Big 12 Conference event 22-4. The duo has combined for eight tournament wins and 29 total bonus-point victories. %Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series #Big 12 Championship 18. The Cyclones’ top recruit in the class of 2017 took the mat for the fi rst time at the Willy Myers Open. Austin $ NCAA Championships Gomez went 2-0 to win the 133-pound bracket, knocking off teammate Markus Simmons in sudden victory in the fi nals. He followed this up with a Duhawk Open title. Gomez is now 5-0 with four tech-falls. IOWA STATE QUICK FACTS For more notes and information, follow us on twitter: @CycloneWR Location Ames, Iowa IOWA STATE PROBABLE STARTERS Enrollment 36,321 Weight Ranking Name Year Hometown 2017-18 Overall/Dual Record Nickname/Mascot Cyclones/Cy 125 Sinjin Briggs Fr. Ames, Iowa. 1-9 / 0-7 Colors Cardinal & Gold 133 Markus Simmons RSo. Broken Arrow, Okla. 19-11 / 2-4 141 15, 18, 17 Ian Parker RFr. Saint Johns, Mich. 17-6 / 5-3 Arena Hilton Coliseum (14,384) 149 NR, NR, 18 Jarrett Degen RFr. Belgrade, Mont. 15-5 / 8-2 President Dr. Wendy Wintersteen 157 Chase Straw RSo. Independence, Iowa 14-9 / 7-5 Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard 165 Brady Jennings RSo. Osage, Iowa 13-8 / 0-2 OR Skyler St. John RJr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 6-7 / 0-3 Website cyclones.com 174 Danny Bush RJr. Davenport, Iowa 13-11 / 2-4 Facebook /CycloneWR OR Hank Swalla RSo. Ames, Iowa 6-7 / 1-3 Twitter @CycloneWR 184 Dane Pestano RSr. Waimanalo, Hawaii 16-8 / 8-4 197 Sam Colbray RFr. Hermiston, Ore. 11-10 / 5-5 Instagram @iowastatewrestling 285 Marcus Harrington RJr. Waterloo, Iowa 17-9 / 8-3 Rankings: FloWrestling 1/30/18, Intermat 1/30/18, Trackwrestling 1/30/18, Head Coach: Kevin Dresser (University of Iowa ‘86) Associate Head Coach: Mike Zadick (University of Iowa ‘04) Assistant Coaches: Derek St. John (University of Iowa ‘14) Brent Metcalf (University of Iowa ‘10) Contact Brad DePrez, Iowa State Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant Iowa State University Athletics Jacobson Athletic Building Ames, IA 50011-1140 515-867-8331 [email protected] Iowa State Wrestling • National Champions: ‘33, ‘65, ‘69, ‘70, ‘72, ‘73, ‘77, ‘87 KEVIN DRESSER WRESTLING STAFF Head Coach • 1st Season Hometown: Humboldt, Iowa College: Iowa, ‘86 Wife: Penny Children: Emma, Anna and Jack Twitter: @CYWrestle_KD Kevin Dresser, the 2016 National Wres- tling Coaches’ Association Coach of the Year, enters his fi rst season as the Iowa State head wrestling coach. The 54-year-old Humboldt, Iowa native, built a national power at Virginia Tech. Inheriting a team that MIKE ZADICK DEREK ST. JOHN BRENT METCALF ROBIN WILSON won one dual in the year prior to his arrival, Dresser has led VT 1st Season 1st Season 1st Season 1st Season to Top 10 fi nishes at the NCAA Championship the last four years Iowa ‘04 Iowa ‘14 Iowa ‘10 Wooster ‘82 – including an all-time best fourth in 2016 – and it is currently ranked fi fth. Dresser’s Hokie teams captured fi ve ACC Wrestling Associate Head Assistant Coach Volunteer Assis- Director of Oper- Championships (two tournament and three dual titles) in the Coach tant Coach ations last fi ve years. His teams also won 91% of their duals (48-5) the last three years. Iowa State Athletics Director Jamie Pollard aimed high during the 2017-18 ROSTER search with the goal of returning the Cyclone wrestling program NAME WEIGHT YEAR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL to national prominence.