The Iowa State Cyclones return to the mat on Friday February 14th at 7 PM to take on #22 South Dakota State in Brookings, South Dakota. The dual features 16 ranked wrestlers, with 4 head to head ranked matches. Iowa State is currently 10-4 while South Dakota State is 13-3 on the year.
Don’t Miss: The 165 bout features to former Hawkeyes and should be an entertaining match. 125 and heavyweight should also be entertaining.
History: Iowa State leads the series with 12 wins to 2 losses. Iowa State has won the last 3 meetings. This years meeting has a bit of Iowa flair to it with South Dakota State, picking up former Iowa Hawkeyes, Cobe Siebrecht, Zach Glazier, and Drake Rhodes.
Keys To Victory: Iowa State is favored in 4 matches, South Dakota is favored in 6 matches. So it will be important for Iowa State to score bonus points anywhere they can. I could also see Iowa State pulling an upset at heavyweight. So this dual will be a close one.
125 Ethan Perryman or Kysen Terukina #14 vs Jordan, Tanner #15
133 Evan Frost #5 vs Cardinal, Derrick #26
141 Jacob Frost #9 vs Julian Tagg #22
149 Paniro Johnson #7 vs Avery Allen
157 Carter Fousek or Cody Chittum #10 vs Siebrecht, Cobe #18
165 Aiden Riggins vs Drake Rhodes #10
174 MJ Gaitan #31 vs DeVos, Cade #10
184 Evan Bockman #14 or Fernando Villaescusa vs Berge, Bennett #6
197 Nathan Schon vs Glazier, Zach #15
285 Daniel Herrera #30 vs Rasmussen, Luke #25
Conclusion: I can see Iowa State getting wins at 133,141,149, 157, and heavyweight. That splits it right down the middle at 5 each. So it comes down to bonus points. Iowa State can score extra points at 133, while South Dakota State can pick them up at 184. Honestly I can’t pick a winner, this dual is a complete toss up, especially with all the backups wrestling for Iowa State lately.