The 0-1 Iowa State Cyclones return to the mat on Friday November 15th in Ames Iowa to do battle against Navy. Iowa State is currently the 6h ranked team in the country, while Navy clings to the #41 spot. The dual features 5 ranked wrestlers. Although it could have numerous more if Iowa State sends its full lineup.
History: Iowa State leads the series 3-0, including the last victory on 1-20-1973 which was a 35-5 victory for the Cyclones. the first meeting between the two teams took place in 1926.
Keys To Victory: With so many of the starters not starting, its really difficult to gauge. With the varsity roster this dual isn’t even close. The way things stand it’s a bit of a toss up, with Iowa State favored.
Don’t Miss: The match of the dual takes place at 141, where former NCAA qualifier Zach Redding battles 12th ranked Josh Koderhandt. The 174 match should also be good.
So without any further ado let’s take a look at each match and I will do my best to give you a winner and team score.
125 Adrian Meza vs Garrett Totten
133 Garrett Grice vs Brendan Ferretti
141 Zach Redding vs Josh Koderhandt #12
149 Anthony Echemendia #6 vs Kaemen Smith
157 Kane Naaktgeboren vs Jonathan Ley
165 MJ Gaitan #11 or Connor Euton vs Tyler Sagi
174 Aiden Riggins vs Danny Wask #20
184 Evan Bockman #21 vs Daniel Williams
197 Christian Carroll vs Payton Thomas
285 Daniel Herrera vs Alistar Larson
Conclusion: Coming up with a predicted outcome of this dual is extremely difficult especially with all the unknowns with the Iowa State lineup. I’m not going to give a score on this one as I’m just unsure of the lineup at this time. However I do see Iowa State leaving with a victory. The came real close to beating a tough Stanford team, and Navy is not on that level. Despite this slow start, I expect Iowa State to be a serious title contender by the end of the season.