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Friday’s semifinals (session @ NCAA Championships IV) will air on ESPN and the finals (session VI) will air on Thursday-Saturday, March 15-17 ESPN2. Cleveland, Ohio Live Stats: NCAA.com and Trackwrestling Live Updates: Follow @CycloneWR on Twitter for live Quicken Loans Arena updates and results from Cleveland 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS @CYCLONEWR HEADLINES NOVEMBER 1. Iowa State’s season came to a close at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Jarrett Degen 4 Cyclone Open 3 Champs scored three team points and the Cyclones finished tied for 45th. 12 Drexel L, 21-16 2. Individually, Degen fell one match short of being an All American. He reached the round of 12, 18 at Lindenwood Open 9 Place-Winners posting a 3-2 record before being eliminated. 26 Rider (Cy Stephens) L, 22-15 3. Degen finished the season with a 23-11 record on the year, leading the team (non-redshirts) in total wins. 11 out of his 23 victories were by bonus-point decision, which included three falls, five DECEMBER technical falls and two major decisions. He also went 10-5 in 15 dual competitions this season. 1-2 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational 29th 4. He was tied for second on the team in dual wins (10), second on the team in takedowns (37) and (Las Vegas, Nev.) second on the team in total near-fall points (30). 9 Wyoming L, 24-12 5. To qualify for the NCAA Championships, Degen earned an automatic berth at the Big 12 Championship. There, Degen took third place behind a 3-1 record in Tulsa. JANUARY 6. At the Big 12 Championship, Iowa State finished seventh with 51 team points. Five ISU grapplers 5 *Northern Colorado L, 22-20 found the podium individually in Ian Parker (5th), Jarrett Degen (3rd), Chase Straw (4th), Dane 7 Oregon State W, 24-16 Pestano (6th) and Marcus Harrington (4th). 12-13 at Virginia Duals 7. After winning just one dual in 2016-17, the Cyclones posted a much-improved 8-10 record in Virginia W, 21-18 2017-18. ISU went 3-6 against Big 12 opponents. The Cardinal and Gold also put up three wins at Arizona State L, 25-13 home, after not having any in 2016-17. Old Dominion W, 25-12 8. The Cyclone fans poured their support in this season. Iowa State’s average Lock Haven W-Forfeit attendance of 3,841 was the fourth most since 1997 and the largest since 2009-10. It also ranked Fresno State W, 25-16 the Cyclones No. 6 nationally in dual attendance. 21 *West Virginia W, 25-16 9. Prior to the Big 12 Championship, the conference announced its Academic All-Big 12 selections. 26 *at Oklahoma L, 21-16 Brady Jennings, Chase Straw, Colin Strickland and Hank Swalla all earned first team honors. Ian 28 *at Oklahoma State L, 31-3 Parker was a second-team honoree. 10. The Cyclones’ four first-teamers is the most first team selections since 2005. It’s also the most FEBRUARY overall selections for ISU since 2012, and the second most since the Big 12 became a conference 2 *at North Dakota State W, 21-20 Criteria in 1997. 4 *at South Dakota State L, 30-15 11. Iowa State’s win against North Dakota State was the largest comeback victory in program history. 9 *Fresno State W, 26-22 At the intermission, ISU trailed 20-3, but went on to win the final five matches, including a 10-2 10 *at Northern Iowa L, 31-7 major decision in the dual’s finale from Marcus Harrington. The Cyclones won on criteria, most 18 %Iowa L, 35-6 matches won, 6-4. 12. Sam Colbray earned Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors after pinning South Dakota State’s Nat MARCH Rotert in the third period of the dual against the Jackrabbits. 3-4 #Big 12 Championship 7th, 51 Points 13. Ian Parker was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week after beating No. 26 Mike Longo of Oklahoma (Tulsa, Okla.) by 4-2 decision and No. 4 Dean Heil of Oklahoma State by 3-1 decision. 15-17 $NCAA Championships T45th, 3 Points 14. Parker’s win over the national champ makes him the first Cyclone to defeat a reigning champ (Cleveland, Ohio) since David Zabriskie beat Missouri’s Mark Ellis in 2010. Since the weight class change in 1999, only six Iowa State grapplers have accomplished this feat in dual action. Home events in bold * event 15. Parker and Colbray become just the fifth freshman duo to be named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week %Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series in the same year and the first Cyclone pair since and Joe Heskett in 1999. #Big 12 Championship 16. At the Virginia Duals, the Cyclones took down Virginia, Old Dominion, Lock Haven and Fresno $ NCAA Championships State. Their only defeat came at the hands of eventual tournament champion, Arizona State. 1 7. Prior to the defeat of Oregon State, the Cyclones hadn’t won a dual since Nov. 26, 2016. ISU also IOWA STATE QUICK FACTS broke a nine-match home losing streak, which dated back to Feb. 14, 2016. Location Ames, Iowa 18. In total, 23 wrestlers competed for Iowa State in dual competition this season, which was well Enrollment 36,321 over half of the roster. The Cyclones featured 16 different lineups this year. Nickname/Mascot Cyclones/Cy 19. The Cyclones had five wrestlers with seven or more dual wins. Sam Colbray (8), Chase Straw (8), Jarrett Degen (10), Dane Pestano (10) and Marcus Harrington (11) were anchors in the Iowa State Colors Cardinal & Gold lineup. Arena Hilton Coliseum (14,384) President Dr. Wendy Wintersteen 20. Last year, Iowa State wrestled in 13 duals. They recorded 46 individual wins and 124 total takedowns. Through 13 duals this season, the Cyclones racked up 63 individual wins and 182 Director of Athletics takedowns. Website cyclones.com 21. Iowa State had a trio of freshmen redshirting this year that are performed very well unattached. Facebook /CycloneWR Marcus Coleman posted a 24-2 record with his only losses coming to UNI’s Taylor Lujan. Ryan Twitter @CycloneWR Leisure was 22-4. After sitting out the first half of the year, Austin Gomez finally got in on the action. He was a perfect 8-0 in three events. The three combined for 11 tournament wins and 25 Instagram @iowastatewrestling total bonus-point victories. For more notes and information, follow us on twitter: @CycloneWR

Contact Brad DePrez, Iowa State Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant 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 Iowa State Wrestling • Individual National Champions: 69 All-: 291 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 first 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 finishes 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 fifth. Dresser’s Hokie teams captured five 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 five 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. Pollard believes Dresser’s championship Jakob Allison 125 So. Waukee, Iowa / Waukee pedigree as an athlete and coach will be a natural draw to recruits as well as an inspiration to the wrestlers on the current roster. Sinjin Briggs 125 Fr. Ames, Iowa / Gilbert Danny Bush 184 R-Jr. Davenport, Iowa / Davenport Assumption Dresser compiled a 160-51 dual record at Tech and won ACC Samuel Colbray 197 R-Fr. Hermiston, Ore. / Hermiston dual meet titles in 2015-2016-2017 and league tournament championships in 2013 and 2014 (this year’s ACC tournament is Marcus Coleman 174 Fr. Ames, Iowa / Ames March 4). He has coached 65 NCAA Championship qualifiers, 20 Jarrett Degen (DAY-gen) 149 R-Fr. Belgrade, Mont. / Belgrade All-Americans and five ACC Most Outstanding Wrestlers. Dresser Taylan Entriken 165 Fr. Hudson, Iowa / Hudson was named ACC Coach of the Year the last four years in a row and DeMichael Franklin 174 Fr. Houston, Texas / Mayde Creek the state of Virginia’s coach of the year five times. Austin Gomez 133 Fr. Carol Stream, Ill. / Glenbard North Much of the Hokies’ success can be traced to Dresser and his Gannon Gremmel 285 R-Fr. Dubuque, Iowa / Hempstead staff’s recruiting acumen. Six of his classes have ranked among Marcus Harrington 285 R-Jr. Waterloo, Iowa / Waterloo West the Top 11 nationally, including the 2013 group that was No. 2 according to InterMat. Brady Jennings 157 R-So. Osage, Iowa / Osage Ryan Leisure 149 Fr. Clear Lake, Iowa / Clear Lake Dresser was named Virginia Tech’s coach in 2006-07 after a Tanner Lundgren 149 Fr. Emmetsburg, Iowa / Emmetsburg legendary high school coaching career in Virginia. He led Chris- Alex Mackall 125 RFr. Austintown, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit / Rutgers tiansburg High School (1996-2006) to five state championships and three runner-up finishes in 10 seasons. Before that, he took Alec McDowell 184 Fr. Delhi, Iowa / Maquoketa Valley Grundy High School (1988-96) to eight state titles in as many Tucker Morrison 174 Fr. Columbus, Iowa / Columbus years. Dresser coached 69 state champions and four of his teams Ian Parker 133 R-Fr. Saint Johns, Mich. / St. Johns ranked in the Top 10 nationally. Dane Pestano 184 R-Sr. Waimanalo, Hawaii / Kamehameha As a competitor, he won two state titles and compiled a 112-11-1 Kaden Sauer 197 Fr. Ankeny, Iowa / Dowling Catholic record at Humboldt (Iowa) High School before a distinguished Mac Southard 174 Fr. Council Bluffs, Iowa / Lewis Central collegiate career at Iowa. The two-time All-American and two- Skyler St. John 165 R-Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Cedar Rapids Prairie time Big Ten champion won the 1986 NCAA Championship (when he won the Mike Howard Award as Iowa’s MVW) and Austin Stotts 157 So. Urbandale, Iowa / Valley placed fourth at the national meet in 1985. The Hawkeyes won Chase Straw 157 R-So. Winthrop, Iowa / Independence national titles in each of his five seasons on the roster. Colin Strickland 174 R-Sr. Pleasant Hill, Iowa / Southeast Polk Hank Swalla 174 R-So. Ames, Iowa / Ames Dresser has been inducted into the Iowa School Athletic Asso- ciation Wrestling Hall of Fame (2009), the Iowa Wrestling Hall Joe Teague 197 R-So. Algona, Iowa / Algona of Fame (2014) and the Roanoke Valley Wrestling Hall of Fame Kristian Vasquez 141 R-Jr. Riverside, Calif. / MLK (2015). He was also presented a Lifetime Service Award by the Virginia chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2013. Dresser earned a B.S. degree in general studies from Iowa in 1986. He and his wife, Penny, have three children: Emma, Anna and Jack.

DRESSER YEAR-BY-YEAR Year School Record NCAA 2006-07* Virginia Tech 6-12 T-60th ROSTER BREAKDOWN 2007-08* Virginia Tech 7-9 DNP Iowa 20 2008-09* Virginia Tech 20-2 39th Seniors 2 2009-10* Virginia Tech 17-5 24th Juniors 4 California 1 2010-11* Virginia Tech 20-4 33rd Sophomores 6 Hawaii 1 2011-12* Virginia Tech 6-6 T-11th Freshmen 16 Illinois 1 2012-13* Virginia Tech 16-3 10th Michigan 1 2013-14* Virginia Tech 18-5 8th Returning 10 Montana 1 2014-15* Virginia Tech 14-2 10th Newcomers 18 Ohio 1 2015-16 Virginia Tech 16-2 4th Oregon 1 2016-17* Virginia Tech 18-1 6th Redshirts 11 Texas 1 Non-Redshirts 17 2017-18 Iowa State 8-10 T-45th

ISU: Overall (8-10 - .444) Total on Roster 28 VT: Overall (160-51 - .758) Career: Overall (168-61 - .734)

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NWCA COACHES POLL SEASON STATS FINAL NAME WEIGHT WINS LOSSES PINS TECH FALLS MAJOR DECISIONS Jakob Allison 125 5 7 2 1 0 Rank School Points Sinjin Briggs 125 1 16 0 0 0 1. Penn State (16) 400 Alex Mackall 125 4 0 2 2 0 2. Ohio State 382 Jonathan Marmolejo 125 3 3 0 0 0 3. Missouri 370 Austin Gomez 133 8 0 0 5 0 4. Michigan 348 Markus Simmons 133 21 16 4 6 4 5. Oklahoma State* 335 Gavin DeWitt 141 9 4 0 2 1 6. North Carolina State 315 Ian Parker 141 20 9 1 3 2 7. Iowa* 313 Kanen Storr 141 15 7 1 2 1 8. Lehigh 280 Kristian Vasquez 141 14 13 3 1 3 9. Arizona State* 275 Jarrett Degen 149 23 11 3 5 2 10. Virginia Tech 254 Ryan Leisure 149 23 5 7 1 5 11. Cornell 243 Tanner Lundgren 149 1 15 0 0 0 12. South Dakota State* 227 Dante Rodriguez 149 10 7 7 1 1 13. Nebraska 198 Austin Stotts 157 0 0 0 0 0 14. Wyoming* 194 Chase Straw 157 18 15 1 3 1 15. Northern Iowa* 178 Anthony Wesley 157 4 5 1 3 0 16. Illinois 151 Logan Breitenbach 165 7 6 2 0 0 17. Northwestern 144 Colston DiBlasi 165 20 12 17 1 0 18. Minnesota 131 Taylan Entriken 165 18 11 4 5 1 19. Rutgers 112 Brady Jennings 165 14 8 4 4 1 20. Central Michigan 88 Skyler St. John 165 9 11 1 0 2 21. Purdue 76 Marcus Coleman 174 24 2 5 6 6 22. Wisconsin 74 Luke Entzel 174 7 7 0 0 3 23. Lock Haven* 48 DeMichael Franklin 174 7 7 3 0 0 24. North Carolina 27 Tucker Morrison 174 8 11 3 0 1 25. Drexel* 21 Mac Southard 174 9 3 2 0 1 Colin Strickland 174 6 9 1 0 0 TRACKWRESTLING POLL Hank Swalla 174 7 7 0 1 0 FINAL Danny Bush 184 14 17 4 4 2 Rank School Total Points Alec McDowell 184 12 5 5 2 2 1. Penn State 115 Dane Pestano 184 21 14 4 0 7 2. Ohio State 110 Sammy Colbray 197 15 13 1 0 2 3. Iowa* 80 Kaden Sauer 197 2 0 1 1 0 4. Missouri 76 Joe Teague 197 7 8 2 1 0 5. Michigan 74.5 Gannon Gremmel 285 19 6 3 5 2 6. North Carolina State 54.5 Marcus Harrington 285 22 13 2 1 5 7. Lehigh 49 Nick Nolting 285 12 16 6 0 2 8. Oklahoma State* 44 9. Virginia Tech 39 Red indicates a wrestler that is redshirting 10. Arizona State* 38 11. Cornell 37.5 12. Wyoming* 37 DUAL STATS 13. Rutgers 32.5 NAME WEIGHT WINS LOSSES TD ESCAPE 4PT 2PT REV RT 14. Illinois 29.5 Jakob Allison 125 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 15. South Dakota State* 28 Sinjin Briggs 125 0 12 0 14 0 0 0 0 16. Northwestern 20 Jonathan Marmolejo 125 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17. Northern Iowa* 19.5 Markus Simmons 133 4 7 11 12 5 0 1 2 18. Central Michigan 17 Gavin DeWitt 141 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 19. Duke 16.5 Ian Parker 141 5 4 7 13 0 0 0 4 20. Nebraska 15.5 Kanen Storr 141 8 2 31 4 1 2 2 3 20. Minnesota 15.5 Jarrett Degen 149 10 5 37 24 6 3 4 4 22. North Carolina 14 Dante Rodriguez 149 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 23. Clarion 13.5 Chase Straw 157 8 9 23 27 6 4 8 5 24. Lock Haven* 13 Logan Breitenbach 165 1 4 4 7 1 2 1 0 25. Utah Valley 10.5 Colston DiBlasi 165 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 Brady Jennings 165 1 2 2 3 0 0 2 1 *denotes dual opponent in 2017- Skyler St. John 165 2 5 3 7 0 0 1 0 18 Danny Bush 174 3 8 3 18 1 0 1 2 Luke Entzel 174 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 Colin Strickland 174 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 Hank Swalla 174 1 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 Dane Pestano 184 10 7 45 26 0 2 1 5 Sam Colbray 197 8 6 18 12 0 0 1 2 Joe Teague 197 1 2 1 5 0 0 1 1 Gannon Gremmel 285 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Marcus Harrington 285 11 5 26 19 2 1 1 5 TOTALS 74 91 220 220 24 14 26 34

CYCLONES.COM @CYCLONEWR 3 Iowa State Wrestling • National Champions: ‘33, ‘65, ‘69, ‘70, ‘72, ‘73, ‘77, ‘87 Iowa State Wrestling • Individual National Champions: 69 All-Americans: 291 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY QUICK FACTS 177 Frank Powell, 3rd 126 Bill Fjetland, 5th HWT Wayne Cole, 2nd Team tied for fourth 1959 (at Iowa City, Iowa) 134 Phil Parker, 2nd 1984 (at Meadowlands, N.J.) 133 Cody Sanderson, 2nd Team Titles 8 Team placed second 158 Carl Adams, 1st Team placed seventh 165 Joe Heskett, 3rd Four-time All-Americans 11 130 Les Anderson, 2nd 167 Keith Abens, 2nd 126 Kevin Darkus, 1st 184 Cael Sanderson, 1st Three-time All-Americans 34 137 Larry Hayes, 1st 177 Rich Binek, 3rd 142 Joe Gibbons, 4th 197 Zach Thompson, 8th 147 Ron Gray, 1st 190 , 1st 1985 (at Oklahoma City, Okla.) 2000 (at St. Louis, Mo.) Two-time All-Americans 39 157 Ellie Watkins, 3rd HWT Chris Taylor, 1st Team placed third Team placed second Total All-Americans 291 1960 (at College Park, Md.) 1973 (at Seattle, Wash.) 142 Joe Gibbons, 1st 133 Cody Sanderson, 2nd Four-time NCAA Champions 1 Team placed second National Champions 158 Dave Ewing, 3rd 165 Joe Heskett, 2nd 115 Dennis Fredericks, 126 Ron Glass, 2nd 167 Mike VanArsdale, 6th 184 Cael Sanderson, 1st Three-time NCAA Champions 2 3rd 134 Bill Fjetland, 4th HWT Darryl Peterson, 5th 197 Zach Thompson, 2nd Two-time NCAA Champions 13 137 Les Anderson, 1st 167 Keith Abens, 4th 1986 (at Iowa City, Iowa) HWT Trent Hynek, 3rd 147 Larry Hayes, 1st 177 Rich Binek, 1st Team placed fourth 2001 (at Iowa City, Iowa) Total NCAA Champions 69 1961 (at Corvallis, Ore.) 190 Al Nacin, 5th 142 Joe Gibbons, 3rd Team placed sixth Team placed third HWT Chris Taylor, 1st 150 Tim Krieger, 5th 165 Joe Heskett, 2nd SINGLE SEASON MARKS 115 Don Webster, 4th 1974 (at Ames, Iowa) 167 Mike VanArsdale, 3rd 184 Cael Sanderson, 1st 147 Larry Hayes, 1st Team placed fourth HWT John Heropoulos, 2002 (at Albany, N.Y.) Nine All-Americans 1965, 69 157 Virgil Carr, 4th 118 Dan Mallinger, 3rd 2nd Team placed second Eight All-Americnas 1982 1963 (at Kent, Ohio) 126 Bob Antonacci, 5th 1987 (at College Park, Md.) 133 Zach Roberson, 7th Seven All-Americans 1966, 72, 79, 80 Team placed second 150 Bob Holland, 2nd National Champions 141 Aaron Holker, 1st 115 Lowell Stewart, 4th 190 Al Nacin, 3rd 126 Billy Kelly, 1st 149 Billy Maldonado, 6th 83, 93, 2008 130 Ron Jones, 5th 1975 (at Princeton, N.J.) 134 Jeff Gibbons, 3rd 165 Joe Heskett, 1st Six All-Americans 1958, 63, 70, 73 137 Larry Bewley, 4th Team placed fourth 150 Tim Krieger, 1st 197 Cael Sanderson, 1st 147 Veryl Long, 3rd 118 Mike Land, 6th 158 Stewart Carter, 1st 2003 (at Kansas City, Mo.) 76, 77, 78, 87 157 Virgil Carr, 3rd 126 Bob Antonacci, 5th 167 , 2nd Team tied for 19th 88, 92 167 Gordon Hassman, 3rd 150 Pete Galea, 4th 190 Eric Voelker, 1st 133 Zach Roberson, 4th Five All-Americans 1964, 67, 68, 75 1964 (at Ithaca, N.Y.) 177 Willie Gadson, 3rd 1988 (at Ames, Iowa) 141 Aaron Holker, 7th Team placed third 190 Al Nacin, 1st Team placed third 2004 (at St. Louis, Mo.) 81, 96, 2000 115 Roger Sebert, 2nd 1976 (at Tuscson, Ariz.) 118 Gary McCall, 7th Team placed sixth 02, 04 137 Bob Buzzard, 4th Team placed second 126 Steve Knight, 5th 133 Zach Roberson, 1st Four All-Americans 1957, 59, 71, 74 147 Veryl Long, 4th 118 Johnnie Jones, 2nd 134 Jeff Gibbons, 6th 141 Nate Gallick, 5th 157 Gordon Hassman, 150 Pete Galea, 2nd 150 Tim Krieger, 2nd 157 Travis Paulson, 6th 85, 86, 89, 97 1st 158 Joe Zuspann, 3rd 167 Mike VanArsdale, 184 Kurt Backes, 7th 99, 2003, 07, 09 167 Tom Peckham, 5th 177 Willie Gadson, 6th 1st HWT Scott Coleman, 8th Three All-Americans 1928, 31, 33, 60 1965 (at Laramie, Wyo.) 190 Frank Santana, 2nd 190 Eric Voelker, 3rd 2005 (at St. Louis, Mo.) National Champions HWT Bob Fouts, 6th 1989 (at Oklahoma City, Okla.) Team placed 10th 61, 90, 91, 94 115 Ernie Gillum, 3rd 1977 (at Norman, Okla.) Team placed third 141 Nate Gallick, 2nd 2005, 06, 10 123 Roger Sebert, 3rd National Champions 126 Gary McCall, 7th 157 Trent Paulson, 4th 130 Ron Jones, 4th 118 Johnnie Jones, 4th 150 Tim Krieger, 1st HWT Scott Coleman, 7th 13, 14, 16 137 Bob Buzzard, 3rd 126 Mike Land, 3rd 158 Steve Hamilton, 7th 2006 (at Oklahoma City, Okla.) Two All-Americans 1932, 38, 46, 84 147 Veryl Long, 1st 150 Joe Zuspann, 2nd 190 Eric Voelker, 1st Team tied for 13th 95, 98, 2001, 03 157 Gordon Hassman, 3rd 158 Kelly Ward, 2nd 1990 (at College Park, Md.) 141 Nate Gallick, 1st 167 Vic Marcucci, 3rd 167 Dave Powell, 5th Team placed ninth 157 Trent Paulson, 4th One All-American 1930, 37, 40, 41 177 Tom Peckham, 1st 190 Frank Santana, 1st 118 Gary McCall, 3rd 165 Travis Paulson, 6th 37, 48, 53, 2005 HWT Ted Tuinstra, 5th 1978 (at College Park, Md.) 126 Dan Knight, 4th 2007 (at Auburn Hills, Mich.) 1966 (at Ames, Iowa) Team placed second 158 Steve Hamilton, 3rd Team placed second Team placed second 126 Mike Land, 1st 1991 (at Iowa City, Iowa) 157 Trent Paulson, 1st Four NCAA Champions 1987 115 Ernie Gillum, 2nd 142 Randy Nielson, 6th Team placed fifth 165 Travis Paulson, 5th Three NCAA Champions 1933, 68, 69 123 Rich Leichtman, 5th 150 Joe Zuspann, 4th 118 Eric Akin, 8th 184 Jake Varner, 2nd 145 Dale Bahr, 2nd 158 Kelly Ward, 2nd 150 Steve Hamilton, 2nd 197 Kurt Backes, 2nd 70, 72, 2002 160 Vic Marcucci, 2nd 177 Charles Gadson, 3rd 177 Matt Johnson, 2nd 2008 (at St. Louis, Mo.) Two NCAA Champions 1958, 59, 60, 65 177 Tom Peckham, 1st 190 Frank Santana, 2nd 1992 (at Oklahoma City, Okla.) Team tied for fifth 71, 73, 81, 89, 2010 191 Don Buzzard, 2nd 1979 (at Ames, Iowa) Team placed fourth 133 Nick Fanthorpe, 7th HWT Steve Shippos, 4th Team placed second 118 Eric Akin, 3rd 141 Nick Gallick, 5th One NCAA Champion 1928, 30, 31, 32 1967 (at Kent, Ohio) 118 Dan Finnegan, 5th 134 Mike Moreno, 7th 157 Cyler Sanderson, 7th 48, 61, 64, 66, 67 Team placed third 134 Mike Land, 2nd 150 Torrae Jackson, 6th 165 Jon Reader, 7th 75, 77, 78, 79, 82 123 Gary Wallman, 4th 158 Kelly Ward, 1st 167 Steve Hamilton, 3rd 184 Jake Varner, 2nd 130 John Hansen, 6th 167 Dave Powell, 3rd 177 Matt Johnson, 3rd 197 David Bertolino, 8th 83, 84, 85, 88, 96 145 Dale Bahr, 3rd 177 Dave Allen, 3rd HWT Jamie Cutler, 3rd HWT David Zabriskie, 6th 97, 99, 2000, 01 160 Vic Marcucci, 1st 190 Mike Mann, 7th 1993 (at Ames, Iowa) 2009 (at St. Louis, Mo.) 191 Don Buzzard, 2nd HWT Tom Waldon, 7th Team placed sixth Team placed third 04, 06, 07, 09, 11, 15 1968 (at State College, Pa.) 1980 (at Corvallis, Ore.) 118 Eric Akin, 4th 141 Nick Gallick, 3rd Team placed second Team placed third 142 Jodie Wilson, 7th 165 Jon Reader, 4th 123 Gary Wallman, 6th 118 Mike Picozzi, 5th 150 Torrae Jackson, 5th 197 Jake Varner, 1st 1928 (at Ames, Iowa) Team tied for ninth 130 , 1st 134 Jim Gibbons, 7th 158 Earl Harrison, 8th HWT David Zabriskie, 5th Team placed second 155 Marvin Farrell, 2nd 145 Dale Bahr, 1st 142 Dave Brown, 6th 177 Matt Johnson, 4th 2010 (at Omaha, Neb.) 115 Harold Higgins, 3rd 1941 (at Bethlehem, Pa.) 160 Reg Wicks, 1st 158 Tom Pickard, 4th 190 Dan Troupe, 6th Team placed third 138 Arthur Holding, 1st Team tied for 13th 167 Jason Smith, 3rd 167 Perry Hummel, 2nd HWT Todd Kinney, 6th 125 Andrew Long, 2nd 158 James Blair, 3rd 165 Sam Linn, 4th 1969 (at Provo, Utah) 177 Dave Allen, 2nd 1994 (at Chapel Hill, N.C.) 197 Jake Varner, 1st 1930 (at State College, Pa.) 1946 (at Stillwater, Okla.) National Champions 190 Mike Mann, 4th Team placed 10th HWT David Zabriskie, 1st Team placed fourth Team placed seventh 115 Steve Lampe, 6th 1981 (at Princeton, N.J.) 118 Eric Akin, 2nd 2011 (at Philadelphia, Pa.) 135 Hugh Linn, 1st 155 Dick Ditsworth, 3rd 123 Mike Schmauss, 5th Team placed third 134 Derek Mountsier, 8th Team placed 20th 1931 (at Providence, R.I.) HWT Glen Brand, 3rd 137 Dan Gable, 1st 134 Jim Gibbons, 1st 190 Dan Troupe, 6th 174 Jon Reader, 1st Team placed second 1947 (at Urbana, Ill.) 152 Carl Adams, 5th 142 Dave Brown, 3rd 1995 (at Iowa City, Iowa) 2013 (at Des Moines, Iowa) 135 Richard Cole, 1st Team tied for eighth 160 Dave Martin, 2nd 150 Nate Carr, 1st Team placed 14th Team placed 11th 145 Walter Thomas, 2nd 175 Glen Brand, 2nd 167 Jason Smith, 1st 167 Perry Hummel, 4th 126 Dwight Hinson, 3rd 165 Michael Moreno, 6th 165 Robert Hess, 2nd 1948 (at Bethlehem, Pa.) 177 Chuck Jean, 1st 190 John Forshee, 6th 150 Chris Bono, 5th 197 Kyven Gadson, 6th 1932 (at Bloomington, Ind.) Team tied for ninth 191 Jim Duschen, 5th 1982 (at Ames, Iowa) 1996 (at Minneapolis, Minn.) 285 Matt Gibson, 8th Team placed third 174 Glen Brand, 1st HWT Wayne Beske, 5th Team placed second Team placed second 2014 (at Oklahoma City, Okla.) 158 George Martin, 3rd 1953 (at State College, Pa.) 1970 (at Evanston, Ill.) 118 Kevin Darkus, 2nd 118 Jason Nurre, 2nd Team placed 11th 174 Robert Hess, 1st Team tied for 21st National Champions 126 Joe Gibbons, 4th 126 Dwight Hinson, 2nd 125 Earl Hall, 8th 1933 (at Bethlehem, Pa.) 177 Bob Wirds, 3rd 134 Phil Parker, 3rd 134 Jim Gibbons, 3rd 142 Derek Mountsier, 4th 165 Michael Moreno, 5th National Champions (tied) 1957 (at Pittsburgh, Pa.) 142 Dan Gable, 2nd 142 Randy Conrad, 6th 150 Chris Bono, 1st 197 Kyven Gadson, 4th 155 Merrill Frevert, 1st Team placed third 158 Dave Martin, 1st 150 Nate Carr, 1st 167 Barry Weldon, 5th 2015 (at St. Louis, Mo.) 165 George Martin, 1st 130 Dean Corner, 3rd 167 Jason Smith, 1st 177 Perry Hummel, 4th 1997 (at Cedar Falls, Iowa) Team placed 14th 175 Robert Hess, 1st 147 Ron Gray, 2nd 177 Chuck Jean, 1st 190 Mike Mann, 2nd Team placed fourth 197 Kyven Gadson, 1st 1937 (at Terre Haute, Ind.) 157 Dale Ketelsen, 3rd 190 Ben Peterson, 4th HWT Wayne Cole, 4th 126 Dwight Hinson, 4th 2016 (at City, N.Y.) Team placed 10th 177 Gene Franks, 3rd 1971 (at Auburn, Ala.) 1983 (at Oklahoma City, Okla.) 150 Chris Bono, 2nd Team placed 12th 165 Marvin Farrell, 3rd 1958 (at Laramie, Wyo.) Team placed second Team placed third 167 Bart Horton, 7th 133 Earl Hall, 7th 1938 (at State College, Pa.) Team placed second 134 Phil Parker, 3rd 118 John Thorn, 4th 177 Barry Weldon, 1st 174 Lelund Weather- Team tied for 115 Frank Altman, 4th 158 Carl Adams, 1st 126 Kevin Darkus, 5th 1998 (at Cleveland, Ohio) spoon, 6th 11th 123 Don Bernard, 4th 177 Al Nacin, 2nd 142 Randy Conrad, 5th Team placed sixth 197 Patrick Downey III, 145 Sam Linn, 3rd 130 Les Anderson, 1st 190 Ben Peterson, 1st 150 Nate Carr, 1st 126 Dwight Hinson, 3rd 5th 155 Joe Loucks, 3rd 147 Ron Gray, 1st 1972 (at College Park, Md.) 158 Murray Crews, 8th HWT Trent Hynek, 2nd 1940 (at Urbana, Ill.) 157 Dale Ketelsen, 2nd National Champions 190 Mike Mann, 2nd 1999 (at State College, Pa.) Bold indicates NCAA champion 4 CYCLONES.COM @CYCLONEWR Iowa State Wrestling • Individual National Champions: 69 All-Americans: 291 TRACKWRESTLING Top-Ranked Individuals DUAL LINEUPS FINAL 125 Spencer Lee* Fr. Iowa DUAL 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285 133 Seth Gross* Jr. SDSU Drexel Allison Parker Storr DeWitt Straw Breitenbach Entzel Pestano Colbray Harrington 141 Fr. Cornell Rider Marmolejo Parker Storr Degen Straw DiBlasi Swalla Pestano Colbray Harrington 149 Sr. Penn St. 157 Jr. Penn St. Wyoming Allison Parker Storr Degen Straw DiBlasi Strickland Pestano Colbray Harrington 165 Vicenzo Joseph So. Penn St. N. Colo. Allison Simmons Storr Degen Straw Breitenbach Bush Pestano Colbray Harrington 174 Zahid Valencia* So. Arizona St 184 Bo Nikal Jr. Penn St. Ore. St. Forfeit Simmons Storr Degen Straw St. John Bush Pestano Colbray Harrington 197 Michael Macchiavello Sr. N.C. State Virginia Briggs Simmons Storr Degen Straw St. John Bush Pestano Teague Harrington HWT Kyle Snyder Sr. Ohio St. Airz. State Briggs Parker Storr Degen Straw Breitenbach Bush Pestano Teague Harrington

ODU Briggs Parker Storr Degen Straw Breitenbach Swalla Pestano Colbray Harrington INTERMAT POLL Fresno St. Briggs Simmons Storr Rodriguez Straw St. John Swalla Pestano Colbray Gremmel Top-Ranked Individuals W. Va. Briggs Parker Storr Degen Straw Breitenbach Bush Pestano Colbray Harrington FINAL Okla. Briggs Simmons Parker Degen Straw Jennings Bush Pestano Colbray Harrington 125 Spencer Lee* Fr. Iowa Okla. St. Briggs Simmons Parker Degen Straw Jennings Swalla Pestano Colbray Harringotn 133 Seth Gross* Jr. SDSU 141 Yianni Diakomihalis Fr. Cornell NDSU Briggs Simmons Forfeit Degen Straw Jennings Bush Pestano Colbray Harrington 149 Zain Retherford Sr. Penn St. SDSU Briggs Simmons Forfeit Degen Straw St. John Bush Pestano Colbray Harrington 157 Jason Nolf Jr. Penn St. 165 Vicenzo Joseph So. Penn St. Fresno St. Briggs Simmons Forfeit Degen Straw St. John Bush Pestano Teague Harrington 174 Zahid Valencia* So. Arizona St UNI Briggs Simmons Forfeit Degen Straw St. John Bush Pestano Colbray Harrington 184 Bo Nikal Jr. Penn St. Iowa Biggs Simmons Parker Degen Straw St. John Bush Pestano Colbray Harrington 197 Michael Macchiavello Sr. N.C. State HWT Kyle Snyder Sr. Ohio St. Bold indicates a win DUAL AND TOURNAMENT RECAPS FLOWRESTLING DEGEN’S UNSEEDED RUN TO THE PODIUM FALLS ONE MATCH SHORT Top-Ranked Individuals In the blood round, Degen faced former national champion, No. 10 Jason Tsirtsis of Arizona State. Tsirtsis scored first on an FINAL early takedown. Degen would get to this feet and trail 2-1 after the first period. 125 Spencer Lee* Fr. Iowa Degen began the second period on top and Tsirtsis earned an escape to extend his lead to 3-1. Degen remained agressive 133 Seth Gross* Jr. SDSU for the remainder of the period, but was unable to connect on his attacks. In the third, Degen cut the lead to 3-2 on an escape and was rewarded for his pace, tying the match at 3-3 on a pair of Tsirtsis stall calls. 141 Yianni Diakomihalis Fr. Cornell 149 Zain Retherford Sr. Penn St. In the end, Tsirtsis’ riding time was the difference in the contest and he advanced with a 4-3 decision. 157 Jason Nolf Jr. Penn St. To reach the blood round, Degen defeated Minnesota’s Steve Bleise by 9-7 decision in sudden victory and then dominat- 165 Vicenzo Joseph So. Penn St. ed Virginia’s Sam Krivus by 8-0 major decision. 174 Zahid Valencia* So. Arizona St After a first round victory, Degen faced North Carolina’s No. 4 Troy Heilmann. Heilmann struck first, scoring on a first-pe- 184 Bo Nikal Jr. Penn St. riod takedown. Degen began the second period on top, and Heilmann earned a reversal to take a 4-2 lead. After two 197 Michael Macchiavello Sr. N.C. State periods, Heilmann led 6-2. HWT Kyle Snyder Sr. Ohio St. In the final stanza, Degen cut the lead to 6-3 on an escape to begin the period. He then took Heilmann down to make the match 6-5. With 30 seconds to go, Degen fired off a series of shots, Heilmann was warned for stalling, but it wasn’t enough to mount the necessary comeback. In the end, Heilmann advanced to the quarterfinals over Degen, 7-5. To open the tournament, Degen was pitted against the No. 13 seed Colton McCrystal of Nebraska. The Cornhusker THE OPEN MAT jumped out to an early lead, scoring the first takedown of the match to go up 2-0. Degen would score a reversal and ride Top-Ranked Individuals out McCrystal to close out the first period. FINAL In the second, Degen earned an early escape to take a 3-2 lead. McCrystal was back on the attack, bringing Degen back 125 Spencer Lee* Fr. Iowa down to the mat. Degen got to his feet and finished the second period on top, taking McCrystal down in short time. In the 133 Seth Gross* Jr. SDSU third, Degen padded his lead with a takedown and finished the match with 1:50 of riding time to take the match, 9-5. 141 Yianni Diakomihalis Fr. Cornell 149 Zain Retherford Sr. Penn St. DEGEN QUALIFIES FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 157 Jason Nolf Jr. Penn St. Iowa State’s redshirt freshman Jarrett Degen has qualified for the NCAA Championships at 149 pounds. After receiving the 165 Vicenzo Joseph So. Penn St. No. 4 seed for the Big 12 Championship, Degen wrestled to a third-place finish claiming one of the automatic qualifying 174 Zahid Valencia* So. Arizona St spots at his weight. 184 Bo Nikal Jr. Penn St. After the final session, the Cyclones took seventh place with 51 team points. OSU won the team title with 137 team points. 197 Michael Macchiavello Sr. N.C. State In total, five Iowa State grapplers reached the podium in Tulsa. In addition to Degen, redshirt freshman Ian Parker finished HWT Kyle Snyder Sr. Ohio St. fifth at 141 pounds, redshirt sophomore Chase Straw took fourth at 157 pounds, redshirt senior Dane Pestano earned sixth at 184 pounds and redshirt junior Marcus Harrington finished with a fourth-place finish at heavyweight. IOWA CORN CY-HAWK DUAL GOES TO THE HAWKEYES The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk dual is one of the best wrestling events in all of college wrestling. In total, 8,861 fans were in attendance at Hilton Coliseum, the most since the Hawks and Cyclones squared off on Dec. 6, 2009. Iowa defeated Iowa State by a final tally of 35-6. Iowa jumped out to an early 19-0 lead at the intermission and didn’t drop a match until the 197-pound bout. In total, the Hawks won nine out of the 10 matches, including four by bonus-point margin. The Cyclones’ lone victory of the day came at 197 pounds. Redshirt freshman Sam Colbray won by forfeit. Colbray is now 14-11 on the season and 8-6 in dual action. 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INTERMAT POLL - DUAL IOWA STATE SPLITS CONTESTS WITH FRESNO STATE, NO. 13 UNI FINAL The Cyclones defeated Fresno State 26-22, posting their second victory over the Bulldogs on the season. ISU then dropped a contest to in-state foe, No. 13 Northern Iowa, 31-7. Rank School Record A pair of pins by Markus Simmons and Dane Pestano and a sudden-victory decision by Marcus Harrington in the final 1. Penn State 14-0 match paced Iowa State to a win over FSU. 2. Ohio State 14-1 3. Missouri 19-0 Harrington won the deciding match at 285 pounds, as the Cyclones were clinging to a 23-22 lead with one bout to go. Harrington was down 3-1 early to A.J. Nevills, who was 26-5 heading into the match. A second-period takedown by Har- 4. Oklahoma State* 13-2 rington tied the match at 3-3 and Harrington was the aggressor in overtime, recording the winning takedown 24 seconds 5. Michigan 11-3 into the period. 6. North Carolina State 15-2 Simmons (133) got the Cyclones their first points by pinning Trevor Williams. Simmons had three takedowns in the third 7. Iowa* 12-3 period and led 17-4 before recording the fall at the 6:06 mark. 8. Cornell 13-2 Jarrett Degen lost a close match at 149 pounds to Khristian Olivas, 14-13. Degan gave up back points and was down 6-1 9. Virginia Tech 14-3 in the first period, and trailed 12-5 after two periods. The freshman fought back with three takedowns in the third period, 10. Lehigh 12-3 but it wasn’t enough to recover from the early deficit. 11. Arizona State* 11-3 Chase Straw notched a at 157 pounds against Greg Gaxiola. Straw had a pair of four-point near falls in the 12. South Dakota State* 14-2 opening period and ended the match on another four-pointer at 5:41. 13. Nebraska 10-4 14. Wyoming* 13-3 Pestano electrified the Hilton Coliseum crowd at 184 pounds. Pestano had a commanding 11-4 lead over Angel Solis late in the third period. While riding Solis in the closing moments, he tilted the Bulldog and notched the fall with 0:01 left in 15. Northwestern 11-4 the match. 16. Northern Iowa* 6-5 17. Minnesota 10-8 In the front half of the dual against Northern Iowa, Iowa State picked up a win at 133 pounds from redshirt sophomore Markus Simmons. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native poured it on in a 14-0 major decision over Jack Wagner. 18. Illinois 7-4 19. Rutgers 8-7 In the first period, Wagner was in on a single leg, but Simmons bounced out of it and blasted the Panther for two. He then turned Wagner for four points on a near fall to jump out to a 6-0 lead. He would score on another takedown and four- 20. Rider* 13-5 point near fall in the third to pad his lead. He racked up 2:21 of riding time in the victory. 21. Lock Haven* 12-4 22. Central Michigan 8-6 At the intermission, the Cyclones trailed the Panthers, 18-4. 23. Purdue 9-7 Redshirt junior Skyler St. John was victorious at 165 pounds. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native built a 5-3 lead on a reversal, 24. Wisconsin 7-4 takedown and an escape. With under a minute left, he secured one last takedown to solidify the victory over UNI’s Dan 25. Drexel* 12-4 Kelly, 7-3.

ASICS FLOWRESTLING POLL CYCLONES POST PROGRAM’S BEST COMEBACK AT NDSU, FALL TO SDSU FINAL Iowa State overcame a 20-3 deficit, winning the final five matches of the night to defeat North Dakota Sate 21-20 on criteria. Rank School Heading to the heavyweight match, the Cardinal and Gold trailed 20-16. Redshirt junior Marcus Harrington pieced to- 1. Penn State gether a 10-2 major decision over Dan Stibral to bring the match score to 20-20. 1. Ohio State Harrington led 3-2 with under one minute remaining in the third period when he swung the match wide open. He took 3. Michigan Stibral to his back, picking up a takedown and four-point near fall to take a 9-2 lead. He finished the match on top with 4. Missouri 1:04 of riding time, earning one point and winning the match 10-2. 5. North Carolina State The Cyclones won the dual on first criteria, most matches won, holding a 6-4 advantage over the Bison. 6. Iowa* 7. Lehigh The five-bout streak was spurred by perhaps the biggest win of the night. Redshirt sophomore Brady Jennings was pitted against North Dakota State’s, No. 21 Andrew Fogarty. Jennings was dominant in the match, scoring on a pair of reversals 8. Oklahoma State* and a takedown. He was in complete control on top, churning out 3:16 of riding time. 9. Virginia Tech 10. Arizona State* Redshirt junior Danny Bush held off a late Dylan Urbach attack to defeat the NDSU grappler, 12-9. Following the match at 174 pounds, redshirt senior Dane Pestano pumped more fuel into Iowa State’s comeback behind a 19-5 major decision 11. Wyoming* against Cole Witzig. The Waimanalo, Hi., native racked up seven takedowns in the win at 184 pounds. 12. Cornell 13. Rutgers At 197 pounds, redshirt freshman Sam Colbray brought the Cyclones to within striking distance. In their match, Colbray and Cordell Eaton traded escapes to begin the second and third periods. Colbray was dinged for stalling twice, giving 14. Illinois up two points with under a minute to go in the third. He worked and got the necessary takedown to send the match to 15. South Dakota State* sudden victory. In the overtime period, Colbray solidified a 5-3 victory, earning the winning takedown. 16. Northern Iowa* The Cardinal and Gold dropped a 30-15 contest with South Dakota State, but received strong individual efforts from three 17. Central Michigan ISU grapplers. 18. Duke 19. North Carolina Redshirt freshman Jarrett Degen dominated Colten Carlson to put the Cyclones on the board. Degen scored five take- downs and a pair of four-point near falls to win the match by 19-4 technical fall. 20. Nebraska At 197 pounds, redshirt freshman Sam Colbray provided some fireworks for the Cyclones. Colbray was pitted against No. *denotes dual opponent in 2017- 11 Nate Rotert. The Hermiston, Ore., native held a 5-3 advantage in the third, scoring on two takedowns and an escape. Colbray with a whip over in the third perio and bodied the Jackrabbit to the mat for the fall in 5:22. 18 Redshirt junior Marcus Harrington closed out the afternoon with a 10-1 major decision over SDSU’s Alex Macki. Har- rington notched three takedowns and a two-point near fall in the victory. He was a monster on top, riding Macki for a total of 4:16 in the match. PARKER KNOCKS OFF HEIL, CYCLONES DROP TWO IN OKLAHOMA The Cyclones took on Oklahoma and Oklahoma State during their trip to the Sooner state. ISU fell to OU by a final tally of 21-16 and dropped their contest with the Cowboys, 31-3. The shining moment of the weekend came from Gallagher-Iba Arena, as Ian Parker defeated two-time defending national champion, No. 5 Dean Heil. Parker notched a takedown to take a late lead over the Cowboy and rode hard to secure a 3-1 decision. The Cardinal and Gold pieced together a late rally in Norman, but it wasn't enough to knock off the Sooners. ISU and OU split in total matches won, 5-5, but the Sooner's two pins proved to be the difference in the final tally. In his debut at 141 pounds, Parker defeated three-time NCAA qualifier Mike Longo, 4-2. Chase Straw also gritted out a close match as he picked up a 4-3 victory against Justin Thomas. The Cyclones won the final three matches of the evening, taking 184, 197 and 285 pounds, but it wasn't enough to top

6 CYCLONES.COM @CYCLONEWR Iowa State Wrestling • Individual National Champions: 69 All-Americans: 291 Oklahoma. Dane Pestano racked up ISU's only bonus-point victory of the evening, taking down Matthew Waddell by 11-3 THE OPEN MAT POLL major decision. Sam Colbray churned out a 2-1 win in sudden victory over Andrew Dixon and Marcus Harrington finished the dual on a high note for the Cyclones, defeating Connor Small by 7-4 decision. FINAL Rank School CARDINAL AND GOLD MAKE IT FOUR IN A ROW AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA 1. Penn State Iowa State won its last four matches, including a decisive by Marcus Harrington at 285 in the final match, to claim a 2. Ohio State come-from-behind 25-16 dual victory over West Virginia Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. 3. Missouri The Cyclones were down 17-7 with four matches to go until Danny Bush jumpstarted the comeback at 174 pounds with a 4. Oklahoma State* pin over Parker VonEgidy in a mere 1:07. Bush’s pin spearheaded the Cyclones’ first Big 12 win of the season. 5. North Carolina State 6. Michigan After going down 11-0 early, Jarrett Degen and Chase Straw put the Cyclones on the board heading into intermission. Degen won by 18-5 major decision over Kyle Rea and Straw posted a 13-6 victory against Zachary Moore. 7. Iowa* 8. Cornell After Bush’s fall at 174, Dane Pestano cut the Mountaineer lead to 17-16 with a 9-4 decision over Brenden McRill at 184 pounds. Pestano fell down 4-2, but rallied with a pair of takedowns in the final two periods. 9. Virginia Tech 10. Lehigh Sam Colbray then gave the Cyclones a 17-16 lead with a 6-5 sudden victory win against Jacob Smith (197). Smith was 11. Arizona State* called for stalling twice, with his second allowing Colbray to win with 0:38 seconds left in overtime. 12. South Dakota State* Harrington then capped off the Cyclone victory at 285 pounds by recording the fall at the 1:04 mark against Brandon 13. Nebraska Ngati. 14. Wyoming* 15. Northern Iowa* IOWA STATE GOES 4-1 AT VIRGINIA DUALS, WINS SILVER BRACKET 16. Northwestern Fresh off their first dual win of the season, the Cyclones kept it rolling in Hampton. The Cardinal and Gold picked up four 17. Wisconsin more victories and won the silver bracket behind a 4-1 performance. The Cyclones defeated Virginia (21-18), Old Domin- 18. Minnesota ion (25-12), Lock Haven (Forfeit) and Fresno State (25-16). 19. Illinois ISU received several solid individual performances. Kanen Storr (4-0) and Jarrett Degen (3-0) both turned in perfect 20. Rutgers records on the weekend. Storr only surrendered on takedown in the tournament and picked up his first fall of the season, 21. Rider* pinning Fresno State's Chris Deloza in 2:05. Degen won two matches by bonus-point margin, including a 16-8 major decision over No. 13 Josh Maruca of Arizona State. 22. Lock Haven* 23. Navy Dane Pestano finished with a 3-1 record and Marcus Harrington went 2-1 on the weekend. Pestano picked up a fall, a 24. Central Michigan major decision and won a close match in sudden victory, defeating Antonio Agee of Old Dominion, 6-4. Harrington's late takedown in his match against UVA's Tyler Love gave him a 3-2 victory and won the dual for the Cyclones. 25. Purdue Ian Parker rejoined the lineup at 133 pounds. He went 2-0 and outscored his opponents by a margin of 9-1. KEVIN DRESSER WINS FIRST DUAL AS IOWA STATE’S HEAD COACH The Iowa State wrestling team earned its first victory of the season against Oregon State, defeating the Beavers 24-16. In the dual, ISU won six of the 10 bouts. Iowa State overcame three straight losses, including one by forfeit, to begin the dual. The Cyclones won six of the final seven match ups, and Kevin Dresser collected his first victory as Iowa State’s head coach. Redshirt sophomore Markus Simmons and and redshirt freshman Kanen Storr kicked off the Cyclones’ comeback effort. The 133-pounder and 141-pounder cut the OSU lead to 13-7 prior to intermission. Simmons was a hammer on top, racking up 4:28 of riding time in a 5-0 victory over Devan Turner. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native also notched a takedown and was rewarded for his action on top with Turner being knocked for stalling twice. A late takedown in the first period was the catalyst to Storr’s 9-1 major decision victory over Jack Hathaway. Storr earned a second period near fall to take a 4-0 lead and then blew the match open in the third. In the final stanza, he scored on a takedown and another two-point near fall. He also garnered 2:50 of riding time in the match. Redshirt freshman Jarrett Degen rolled through OSU’s Josh Reyes with a 17-2 technical fall in 5:34. Degen scored two takedowns, a reversal and used his length on top to pick up three, two-point near falls. It took sudden victory to find a winner at 157 pounds, but in the end it was Chase Straw over Hunter Willits. Straw and Willits were tied 3-3 after seven minutes. Straw connected on a shot early in the overtime period to win the match, 5-3. In his second dual outing as a Cyclone, Danny Bush came up huge for the Cardinal and Gold. He pinned the Beavers’ Myles Terry in 5:17, which put the Cyclones up 21-16 with one bout remaining. Redshirt senior Dane Pestano iced the Cyclones’ victory with a come-from-behind win against Seth McLeod. Entering the third period, Pestano trailed 3-1. The Waimanalo, Hi., native scored on an escape to begin the third and then struck with 35 seconds remaining in the match, taking down McLeod to secure a 4-3 decision and an Iowa State win. WYOMING TOPS IOWA STATE IN 2017 FINALE ISU picked up a fall from sophomore Jakob Allison and victories by decision from redshirt freshman Jarrett Degen, red- shirt sophomore Chase Straw and redshirt junior Marcus Harrington. Allison brought the 2,908 fans in attendance to their feet to open the night. The Waukee, Iowa, native went down 6-0 early to Trent Olson. He clawed back, earning an escape, a takedown and a four-point near fall to close out the first period. To open the second, Allison rolled Olson over, pinning the Cowboy in 3:48 to give Iowa State an early 6-0 lead. After dropping two straight bouts, Degen got the Cardinal and Gold back in the win column. He defeated Wyoming’s Sam Turner by 7-3 decision. Degen scored on two escapes, two takedowns and was awarded a point after Turner was hit for his second stall warning. Straw was pitted against Wyoming’s No. 13 Archie Colgan at 157 pounds. Heading to the third period, the match was locked 2-2. An early escape for Colgan gave him a 3-2 advantage. With just 16 seconds remaining in the third, Straw earned a takedown, pushing him past Colgan, 4-3. The Cyclones carried a 12-6 lead after the first five matches. Following the break, the Cowboys went on to win four match- es in a row to solidify their victory. At heavyweight, Harrington ended the night on a high not for Iowa State, beating Hunter Mullins by 5-3 decision. Harrington scored on two takedowns and an escape in the match.

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IOWA STATE 100-MATCH KANEN STORR TAKES EIGHTH IN VEGAS Iowa State’s Kanen Storr brought home eighth-place at 141 pounds at the 2017 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Storr WIN CLUB SINCE 1970 battled with the nation’s best as his bracket featured 12 wrestlers ranked in the top-20. 1. Cael Sanderson, 1999-2002 159 Storr, rolled to the quarterfinals. He opened with a 6-2 victory over American’s Kizhan Clarke and followed that up with a 2. Mike Land, 1975-79 150 7-1 victory over Central Michigan’s ninth-seeded Mason Smith. In the quarterfinals, Storr was pitted against No. 1 seed, 3. Joel Heskett, 1999-2002 143 . After an early scramble and a takedown, Meredith turned Storr to his back, pinning him in 2:04. 4. Dwight Hinson, 1995-98 138 The eighth-seeded Storr reached to CKLV podium with a 5-3 decision over Purdue’s Nate Limmex. Late in the third, Storr 5. Chris Bono, 1994-97 130 trailed the Boilermaker 3-2. With eight seconds remaining in the third period, Storr connected on a shot to take a take a 6. Derek Mountsier, 1993-96 128 4-3 lead. Limmex was hit with a third caution call, giving Storr one point to solidify the victory. 7. Kelly Ward, 1976-1979 126 He would go on to drop a 4-2 decision to Pitt’s Nick Zanetta, sending him to the seventh-place match. For seventh, Storr 7. Eric Akin, 1991-94 126 fell to Minnesota’s No. 3 Thomas Thorn by pin in 3:43. 9. Joe Gibbons, 1982-86 124 9. Jon Reader, 2008-11 124 ISU SPLITS WITH NO. 22 RIDER, BUT EDGED BY BRONCS’ BONUS POINTS 11. Steve Hamilton, 1989-1992 123 Iowa State and No. 22 Rider each one five bouts in the Broncs’ 22-15 victory over the Cyclones. Rider’s three bonus-point 12. Nate Carr, 1980-83 122 victories proved to be the difference in the contest. 12. Zach Thompson, 1998-2001 122 Redshirt freshmen Kanen Storr and Jarrett Degen won their matches by decision at 141 and 149 pounds, while redshirt 14. Jake Varner, 2006-10 121 senior Dane Pestano, redshirt freshman Sam Colbray and redshirt junior Marcus Harrington were victorious at 184-heavy- 15. Matt Johnson, 1990-2003 120 weight. 16. Perry Hummel, 1979-1982 118 The dual was held in Stephens Auditorium, the first of its kind for the Iowa State wrestling team. 1,345 fans packed into 16. Kevin Darkus, 1981-84 118 the performing arts center to cheer on the Cyclones. 18. Tim Krieger, 1986-89 116 Iowa State dropped bonus-point losses at 125 and 133 pounds, which were two big victories in Rider’s winning efforts. 18. Trent Paulson, 2003-07 116 18. Cody Sanderson, 1996-2000 116 Following the break, redshirt sophomore Chase Straw was pitted against Rider’s No. 8 Archie Colgan. Straw fought tough 21. Dave Powell, 1976-79 115 in this match and appeared would send it into sudden victory. Colgan earned a reversal as time expired in the third period 22. Mike Mann, 1979-1983 113 to win the match, 13-11. 23. Kurt Backes, 2003-07 109 23. Al Nacin, 1971-75 109 NINE CYCLONES PLACE AT THE LINDENWOOD OPEN 23. David Zabriskie, 2006-10 109 The Cyclones took a full squad down to Lindenwood, Kansas for the Lindenwood Open. There, nine ISU grapplers finished 26. Mike VanArsdale, 1985-88 108 in the top-6 at their weight, including runner-up performances from Ian Parker, Jarrett Degen and Dane Pestano. In the 27. Torrae Jackson, 1991-93 107 freshman/sophomore division, Ryan Leisure and Marcus Coleman both brought home titles. 27. Travis Paulson, 2003-07 107 At 133 pounds, Parker posted a 3-1 mark for the tournament. His only loss came to John Erneste of Missouri in the finals. 29. Billy Kelly, 1984-87 106 Markus Simmons had a solid tournament as well. He finished fourth at 133, while posting a 3-2 record with a major deci- 29. Zach Roberson, 2000-04 106 sion and a tech fall. 29. Nate Gallick, 2002-06 106 Kanen Storr took fourth at 141 pounds. Storr reached the semifinals before dropping a 2-1 decision to Oklahoma’s Mike 32. Barry Weldon, 1994-97 104 Longo. 33. Dan Troupe, 1991-94 103 149-pounder Jarrett Degen made his Iowa State debut at Lindenwood. The Virginia Tech-transfer wrestled to the finals, 33. Earl Hall, 2013-17 103 knocking off No. 15 Davion Jeffries and teammate Dante Rodriguez to get there. In the finals, he fell to Oklahoma State’s 35. Eric Voelker, 1986-89 101 Boo Lewallen, 13-7. After Degen defeated Rodriguez, Rodriguez wrestled to a sixth-place finish on the backside of the 36. Nick Fanthorpe, 2006-10 100 bracket. 36. Dan Gable, 1968-1970 100 Chase Straw finished fifth at 157 pounds. We tallied a 4-2 mark for the tournament that included a tech fall and a pin. Dane Pestano had another solid outing in his return to 184 pounds. Pestano finished runner-up securing a perfect 4-0 re- cord behind three decision and a fall. In the final bout, Canten Marriott of Missouri edged Pestano in a gritty 3-1 matchup. Sam Colbray took third at 197 pounds. After a first round major decision win, he fell to SIUE’s Christian Dulaney. Colbray would go undefeated on his way back to third place, including a 3-0 decision over Oklahoma’s Austin Dixon. Marcus Harrington rounded out the Cyclone medal-winners. He took sixth at heavyweight. CYCLONES FALL IN SEASON OPENER TO DREXEL The Iowa State wrestling team (0-1, 0-0 Big 12) fell to the Drexel Dragons (3-0, 0-0 EIWA), 21-16. The Cyclones won four of the 10 bouts, including three by bonus-point decision. At the break, the Cyclones held an 11-6 advantage over the Dragons. The Cardinal and Gold picked up wins from redshirt senior Dane Pestano, redshirt junior Marcus Harrington and redshirt freshman Ian Parker to begin the contest. 2018 BIG 12 Following the intermission, the Dragons went on to win four of the final five matches to knock off the Cyclones. All four CHAMPIONSHIP matches were within two points. Pestano got the day started with a 14-6 major decision over Owen Brooks. The Waimanalo, Hawaii, native scored on five 1. Oklahoma State (137) takedowns and racked up 1:36 of riding time. 2. Northern Iowa (96.5) In his debut at heavyweight, Harrington lit up the scoreboard. He knocked off the Dragons’ Sean O’Malley by 12-2 major 3. South Dakota State (94) decision. He tallied four takedowns, three of which came in the third period, and was dominant on top, securing 4:22 of riding time. 4. Wyoming (82.5) Parker was one of six Cyclones who made their first appearance in Hilton Coliseum for a dual. He toppled Drexel’s Austin 5. North Dakota State (57) DeSanto by 7-5 decision. Parker connected on two takedowns and worked DeSanto for 1:59 of riding time in his winning 6. Oklahoma (52 effort. 7. Iowa State (65) Redshirt freshman Kanen Storr was the lone Cyclone to pick up a victory in the back half of the dual. Storr brought the 3,133 Cyclone fans in attendance to their feet, posting a 22-7 technical fall over Julian Flores in 6:49. Storr amassed nine 8. Utah Valley (50.5) takedowns as he cruised to victory. 9. West Virginia (50) 10. Northern Colorado (30.5) 11. Fresno State (26.5) 12. Air Force (22.5)

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