Iowa State wrestling closes dual schedule with victory over Missouri

Iowa State wrestling closed out its dual season with a 20-14 victory over No. 14 Missouri on Feb. 22 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

The fourth-ranked Cyclones (12-2, 8-1 Big 12) won six of 10 bouts against the Tigers (12-8, 5-3) and now will prepare for the Big 12 Championships, scheduled for March 6-7 in Tulsa, Okla.

Eight Cyclones were recognized following the dual during senior-day festivities — Yonger Bastida, Rocky Elam, Vinny Zerban, Stevo Poulin, Isaac Dean, Manny Rojas, Rowan Udell and Xavier Bruening.

Elam, Bastida, Poulin and Zerban accounted for four of the Cyclones’ six wins on Sunday.

Top-ranked heavyweight and lineup mainstay Yonger Bastida closed out his last match in Hilton Coliseum with a 22-6 tech fall in 5:43. Bastida tallied seven takedowns, pushing his season total to 102, as he secured his nation-leading 13th tech fall.

• 197: No. 2 Rocky Elam (ISU) dec. No. 13 Evan Bates (MIZ), 7-3
• 285: No. 1 Yonger Bastida (ISU) TF Sampson Stillwell (MIZ), 22-6 (5:43)
• 125: No. 10 Stevo Poulin (ISU) dec. No. 30 Mack Mauger (MIZ), 9-4
• 133: Garrett Grice (ISU) dec. No. 28 Gage Walker (MIZ), 7-3
• 141: No. 3 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) dec. Easton Hilton (MIZ), 3-2
• 149: Seth Mendoza (MIZ) dec. No. 10 Jacob Frost (ISU), 8-2
• 157: No. 7 Vinny Zerban (ISU) dec. No. 15 Teague Travis (MIZ), 5-3
• 165: Max Mayfield (MIZ) dec. No. 14 Connor Euton (ISU), 8-6
• 174: No. 9 Cam Steed (MIZ) dec. No. 12 MJ Gaitan (ISU), 4-3
• 184: No. 3 Aeoden Sinclair (MIZ) TF Jacob Helgeson (ISU), 21-5 (2:56)

Iowa State sports information contributed to this report.