The 9-4 Iowa State Cyclones return to the mat on Sunday February 9th to take on Pittsburg in Ames Iowa At 1 pm. The dual features 15 ranked wrestlers, with 6 head to head ranked matches. You can tune in live on ESPN+.
History: Iowa State leads the series with 7 wins to 3 losses. Iowa State has won the last 4 meetings. As usual Pennsylvania teams fall short when competing against Iowa teams in wrestling.
Keys To Victory: Iowa State is favored in 5 of the 10 bouts. Pittsburgh is favored in just 4 bouts. With 165 being a bit of a toss up. Bonus points will be huge for both teams in this dual. Iowa State needs bonus points at 133, 141, and 149.
125 Ethan Perryman or Kysen Terukina #14 vs Babin, Nick #27
133 Evan Frost #5 vs Tyler Chappell
141 Jacob Frost #9 vs Santaniello, Anthony
149 Paniro Johnson #7 vs Solomon, Finn #27
157 Carter Fousek or Cody Chittum #10 vs Evans, Dylan #24
165 Aiden Riggins vs Keslar, Jared
174 MJ Gaitan #21 vs Augustine, Luca #18
184 Evan Bockman #20 or Nando Villaescusa vs Heller, Reece #11
197 Nate Schon vs Stout, Mac #14
285 Daniel Herrera #30 vs Pitzer, Dayton #13
Conclusion: At the beginning of the year, this dual wouldn’t even of been close. Iowa State would of ran away with this one. The way things currently stand. It’s a toss up. In all honesty i’m not even sure who will take the mat for the Cyclones. The line-up is riddled with injuries, and others missing without much explanation. As things are I see Iowa State winning 6 of the 10 bouts and winning the dual 19-14.