West Virginia
Iowa State wrestling tops No. 17 West Virginia on Senior Night
The No. 4 Iowa State wrestling team defeated No. 17 West Virginia 29-11 on Senior Night at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. The Cyclones won seven of 10 matches Friday, including four with bonus points.
Senior David Carr picked up a top-10 victory while sophomore Sam Hrabovsky and freshman Tate Naaktgeboren each made their dual debuts against the Mountaineers.
Evan Frost, Cody Chittum and MJ Gaitan – all underclassmen – secured bonus points for ISU. Yonger Bastida capped the night with a tech fall at heavyweight for ISU’s fourth bonus-point win.
Iowa State (11-2, 4-1 Big 12) owned a 21-13 takedown advantage over West Virginia (9-4, 2-4 Big 12).
Iowa State is back in action against Northern Iowa on Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum.
- 125: #25 Kysen Terukina (ISU) dec. Jett Strickenberger (WVU), 10-7
- 133: #8 Evan Frost (ISU) TF Mason Mills (WVU), 17-1 (3:54)
- 141: #10 Jordan Titus (WVU) Maj. Dec. Sam Hrabovsky (ISU), 11-3
- 149: #10 Casey Swiderski (ISU) dec. #7 Ty Watters (WVU), 7-4 SV-1
- 157: #13 Cody Chittum (ISU) maj. dec. Caleb Dowling (WVU), 13-5
- 165: #2 David Carr (ISU) dec. #8 Peyton Hall (WVU), 10-5
- 174: #22 MJ Gaitan (ISU) WBF #17 Brody Conley (WVU), 0:38
- 184: #30 Dennis Robin (WVU) maj. dec. Tate Naaktgeboren, 15-5
- 197: Austin Cooley (WVU) dec. #30 Julien Broderson (ISU), 10-4
- 285: #3 Yonger Bastida (ISU) TF Michael Wolfgram (WVU), 23-8 (3:49)
The Iowa State sports information department contributed this report.