The 4-2 Iowa State Cyclones return to the mat on Saturday December 21st to take on Ohio State in Nashville Tennessee, as part of the Collegiate National Duals. Iowa State is the 14th ranked team in the country, while Ohio State enters the meet ranked 7th. The dual features 15 ranked wrestlers, with 5 total head to head ranked matches. 133 and 157 should be fantastic matchups.
History: Iowa State leads the series with 10 wins to 0 losses. You read that right. 10-0. I had to double check to make sure I was correct.
Keys To Victory: Once again injuries will play a big role in the dual as Iowa State is missing several starters from its lineup. For Iowa State, they need wins at 133, 157, 184 and 197, 165 would also be a big one . For Ohio State, they are favored in 8 of the 10 bouts. Many of those are very very close matchups, and could go either way. Ohio State needs wins at the matches they are favored to win.
125 Ethan Perryman vs Vinny Kilkeary or Brendan McCrone #10
133 Osmany Diversent or Evan Frost #5 vs Nic Bouzakis #8
141 Jacob Frost #25 vs Jesse Mendez #1
149 Carter Fousek vs Dylan D’Emilio #12
157 Cody Chittum vs Paddy Gallagher #6
165 Manny Rojas vs Sammy Sasso #22
174 Aiden Riggins #31 vs Karson Karchula #9
184 Nando Villaescusa or Evan Bockman #20 vs Ryder Rogotzke #15
197 Christian Carroll #20 vs Luke Geog #22
285 Daniel Herrera vs Nick Feldman #3
Conclusion: This meet looked so much better, before the injury bug hit Iowa State. As it stands several big matches still exist.I see Ohio State winning 6 of the 10 possibly more Depending on the status of Evan Frost. Ohio State wins 125, 141, 149, 165, 174, and Heavyweight. With a final score of 20-12.