Iowa State wrestling closes regular season with victory at Missouri

The No. 12-ranked Iowa State wrestling team (12-5, 6-2 Big 12) closed its regular season with a 21-18 victory over No. 25 Missouri (5-10, 4-4 Big 12) Saturday in Columbia, Mo.

The Cyclones took six of 10 bouts, including the first four. Evan Bockman and Nate Schon came through with pivotal wins at 184 and 197 pounds to clinch the dual for the Cyclones.

Garrett Grice earned a crucial pin at 133 pounds after Ethan Perryman got the Cyclones on the board first with a 7-4 decision over No. 32 Gage Walker at 125 pounds.

Grice got the nod for Iowa State at 133 pounds and came up with big bonus points when he pinned Kade Moore in 4:22.

At 141 pounds, No. 11 Jacob Frost earned a 9-8 decision over No. 16 Josh Edmond. Frost has won 12 of his last 13 matches.

No. 7 Paniro Johnson made it four in a row for the Cyclones to open the dual with a 4-1 decision over Logan Gioffre at 149 pounds.

Iowa State next competes at the Big 12 Championships on March 8-9 in Tulsa, Okla.

125: Ethan Perryman (ISU) dec. #32 Gage Walker (MIZ), 7-4

133: Garrett Grice (ISU) WBF Kade Moore (MIZ), 4:22

141: #11 Jacob Frost (ISU) dec. #16 Josh Edmond (MIZ), 9-8

149: #7 Paniro Johnson (ISU) dec. Logan Gioffre (MIZ), 4-1

157: James Conway (MIZ) dec. #11 Cody Chittum (ISU), 9-3

165: #15 Cam Steed (MIZ) WBF Aiden Riggins (ISU), 3:31

174: #1 Keegan O’Toole (MIZ) WBF Cade Schmidt (ISU), 6:24

184: #10 Evan Bockman (ISU) dec. #9 Colton Hawks (MIZ), 1-0

197: Nate Schon (ISU) dec. Jesse Cassatt (MIZ), 4-2

285: Seth Nitzel (MIZ) dec. #26 Daniel Herrera (ISU), 9-3

The Iowa State sports information department contributed this report.