Hawkeyes score 20th straight over Cyclones
IOWA CITY — The second-ranked Iowa wrestling team topped No. 12 Iowa State, winning 21-15 on Saturday night for the 20th straight victory in the series.
The Hawkeyes won six matches — four by decision, one by major decision and another by technical fall to take the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Dual.
Iowa State got on the board first as Adrian Meza won a 5-1 decision at 125 pounds over No. 27 Kale Petersen. Iowa evened the score at 133 with an upset win from ninth-ranked Drake Ayala over No. 5 Evan Frost, 11-7.
Iowa State won at 141, as Zach Redding defeated No. 31 Ryder Block, 5-4. Iowa responded again by evening things up with a win at 149 as No. 4 Kyle Parco collected a ranked win over No. 7 Anthony Echemendia, 4-3.
Iowa State led 12-6 at the break after top-ranked Jacori Teemer injury defaulted against No. 10 Paniro Johnson at 157 pounds.
The Hawkeyes won the first four weights coming out of the break to clinch the dual.
Second-ranked Michael Caliendo won at 165, defeating Connor Euton via a 12-7 decision.
Patrick Kennedy made his season debut for the Hawkeyes notching bonus points at 174 with a technical fall over Aiden Riggins, 19-4.
True freshman Angelo Ferrari made his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut at 184 with an upset win over No. 15 Evan Bockman, 8-2. No. 2 Stephen Buchanan clinched the dual for the Hawkeyes with a major decision over 20th-ranked Christain Carroll, 10-0.
“I felt ready,” said Ferrari. “I have the best partners in the country all around me. I am wrestling better guys than this guy every single day. How can I not dominate out there?”
Fourth-ranked Younger Bastida won a 7-2 decision over No. 13 Ben Kueter at heavyweight to close out the dual.
No. 2 Iowa 21, No. 12 Iowa St. 15
125–Adrian Meza (ISU) dec. Kale Petersen, 5-1; 133–Drake Ayala (IA) dec. Evan Frost, 11-7; 141–Zach Redding (ISU) dec. Ryder Block, 5-4; 149–Kyle Parco (IA) dec. Anthony Echemendia, 4-3; 157–Paniro Johnson (ISU) won by injury default over Jacori Teemer, 3:32; 165–Michael Caliendo (IA) dec. Connor Euton, 12-7; 174–Patrick Kennedy (IA) tech. falled Aiden Riggins, 19-4; 184–Angelo Ferrari (IA) dec. Evan Bockman, 8-2; 197–Stephen Buchanan (IA) major dec. Christian Carroll, 10-0; 285–Yonger Bastida (ISU) dec. Ben Kueter, 7-2.