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Iowa 20, Iowa State 8
125 Charlie Falck (I) dec. Tyler Clark (ISU), 4-2
133 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) maj. dec. Joe Slaton (I), 12-2
141 Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Nick Gallick (ISU), 4-2
149 Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Mitch Mueller (ISU), 26-10 in 6:14
157 Cyler Sanderson (ISU) maj. dec. Matt Ballweg (I), 22-9
165 Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Jon Reader (ISU), 2-0
174 Jay Borschel (I) dec. Duke Burk (ISU), 6-2
184 Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Jerome Ward (ISU), 3-2
197 Luke Lofthouse/Chad Beatty (I) vs. Jake Varner (ISU)
Hwt. Dan Erekson (I) vs. David Zabriskie (ISU)</PRE>
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT
125 poundsCharlie Falck (I) dec. Tyler Clark (ISU), 4-21st Period1:42 2-0 Takedown, Falck0:38 2-1 Escape, Clark2nd PeriodFalck choses down0:12 4-1 Reversal, Falck3rd PeriodClark choses down1:06 4-1 Caution, Falck0:35 4-2 Escape, ClarkTeam Score: Iowa 3, Iowa State 0</PRE>
133 poundsNick Fanthorpe (ISU) maj. dec. Joe Slaton (I), 12-21st Period2:33 2-0 Takedown, Slaton1:43 2-1 Escape, Fanthorpe0:15 2-3 Takedown, Fanthorpe2nd PeriodFanthorpe chooses down2:00 2-3 Caution, Fanthorpe1:53 2-4 Escape, Fanthorpe1:35 2-6 Takedown, Fanthorpe1:14 2-6 Stall warning, Slaton1:08 2-9 Nearfall, Fanthorpe0:42 2-10 Stall warning, Slaton3rd PeriodSlaton chooses down0:39 2-11 Stall warning, Slaton0:00 2-12 Riding time advantage, Fanthorpe (2:51)Team Score: Iowa State 4, Iowa 3</PRE>
141 poundsAlex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Nick Gallick (ISU), 4-21st Period0:42 2-0 Takedown, Tsirtsis0:24 2-1 Escape, Gallick2nd PeriodTsirtsis defers, Gallick chooses down0:29 2-2 Escape, Gallick3rd PeriodTsirtsis chooses down0:01 4-2 Reversal, TsirtsisTeam Score: Iowa 6, Iowa State 4</PRE>
149 poundsBrent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Mitch Mueller (ISU), 26-10 in 6:141st Period2:50 2-0 Takedown, Metcalf2:24 2-1 Escape, Mueller1:48 4-1 Takedown, Metcalf1:31 4-2 Escape, Mueller1:24 6-2 Takedown, Metcalf0:48 6-3 Escape, Mueller0:23 8-3 Takedown, Metcalf0:00 10-3 Nearfall, Metcalf2nd PeriodMueller chooses down1:58 10-4 Escape, Mueller1:40 12-4 Takedown, Metcalf1:02 12-5 Escape, Mueller0:46 12-6 Penalty point awarded to Mueller0:34 14-6 Takedown, Metcalf3rd PeriodMetcalf chooses down1:57 15-6 Escape, Metcalf1:45 17-6 Takedown, Metcalf1:41 17-7 Escape, Mueller1:35 19-7 Takedown, Metcalf1:30 19-8 Escape, Mueller1:20 21-8 Takedown, Metcalf1:18 21-9 Escape, Mueller1:09 21-9 Stall warning, Mueller1:06 23-9 Takedown, Metcalf1:03 23-10 Escape, Mueller0:46 25-10 Takedown, Metcalf0:46 26-10 Riding time advantage, Metcalf (3:25)Team Score: Iowa 11, Iowa State 4</PRE>
157 poundsCyler Sanderson (ISU) maj. dec. Matt Ballweg (I), 22-91st Period2:40 0-2 Takedown, Sanderson1:50 1-2 Escape, Ballweg1:06 1-4 Takedown, Sanderson0:39 2-4 Escape, Ballweg0:20 2-6 Takedown, Sanderson2nd PeriodBallweg chooses down1:59 3-6 Escape, Ballweg1:49 3-8 Takedown, Sanderson1:17 4-8 Escape, Ballweg1:00 4-10 Takedown, Sanderson0:49 4-10 Caution, Sanderson0:30 5-10 Escape, Ballweg0:14 5-12 Takedown, Sanderson3rd PeriodSanderson chooses down1:53 5-13 Escape, Sanderson1:31 5-15 Takedown, Sanderson1:18 6-15 Escape, Ballweg1:11 6-17 Takedown, Sanderson1:08 7-17 Escape, Ballweg1:06 7-19 Takedown, Sanderson1:00 8-19 Escape, Ballweg0:31 8-21 Takedown, Sanderson0:28 9-21 Escape, Ballweg0:00 9-22 Riding time advantage, Sanderson (3:10)Team Score: Iowa 11, Iowa State 8</PRE>
165 poundsRyan Morningstar (I) dec. Jon Reader (ISU), 2-01st Period0:00 0-0 No scoring2nd PeriodReader chooses down1:20 0-0 Caution, Morningstar0:00 0-0 No scoring3rd PeriodMorningstar chooses down2:00 0-0 Caution, Morningstar2:00 0-0 Caution, Reader1:49 1-0 Escape, Morningstar0:40 1-0 Stall warning, Morningstar0:00 2-0 Riding time advantage, Morningstar (1:41)Team Score: Iowa 14, Iowa State 8</PRE>
174 poundsJay Borschel (I) dec. Duke Burk (ISU), 6-21st Period2:25 2-0 Takedown, Borschel1:15 2-0 Caution, Burk0:46 2-1 Escape, Burk0:13 4-1 Takedown, Borschel2nd PeriodBorschel chooses down1:49 5-1 Escape, Borschel3rd PeriodBurk chooses down0:45 5-1 Stall warning, Burk0:29 5-2 Escape, Burk0:00 6-2 Riding time advantage, Borschel (3:15)Team Score: Iowa 17, Iowa State 8</PRE>
184 poundsPhillip Keddy (I) dec. Jerome Ward (ISU), 3-21st Period0:00 0-0 No scoring2nd PeriodWard defers, Keddy chooses down1:57 1-0 Escape, Keddy0:25 1-0 Stall warning, Ward3rd PeriodWard chooses down1:46 1-1 Escape, Ward1:16 3-1 Takedown, Keddy0:51 3-2 Escape, WardTeam Score: Iowa 20, Iowa State 8</PRE>
197 poundsLuke Lofthouse/Chad Beatty (I) vs. Jake Varner (ISU)
1st Period2nd Period3rd PeriodTeam Score: </PRE>
HeavyweightDan Erekson (I) vs. David Zabriskie (ISU)
1st Period2nd Period3rd PeriodTeam Score: </PRE>
197 poundsJake Varner (ISU) maj. dec. Luke Lofthouse (I) , 13-31st Period2:45 0-2 Takedown, Varner0:27 0-2 Stall warning, Lofthouse2nd PeriodLofthouse defers, Varner chooses down2:00 0-2 Caution, Lofthouse1:56 0-3 Escape, Varner1:45 0-5 Takedown, Varner0:48 1-5 Escape, Lofthouse0:34 1-6 Stall warning, Lofthouse3rd PeriodLofthouse chooses neutral1:25 1-8 Takedown, Varner1:10 2-8 Escape, Lofthouse1:01 2-10 Takedown, Varner0:56 3-10 Escape, Lofthouse0:36 3-12 Takedown, Varner0:00 3-13 Riding time advantage, Varner (4:30)</PRE>
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Team Score: Iowa 20, Iowa State 12</PRE>
That's a winner!!
The HWT match will be academic in terms of deciding the winner............GAME-SET-MATCH HAWKEYES!
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Team Score: Iowa 20, Iowa State 12</PRE>
That's a winner!!
The HWT match will be academic in terms of deciding the winner............GAME-SET-MATCH HAWKEYES!
be a hell of a rematch in the Finals.
College wrestling’s all-time attendance record fell Saturday night.
College wrestling’s top-ranked team did not.
No. 1 Iowa won six matches, sweeping three bouts that were decided in the final minute to beat second-ranked Iowa State 20-15 in front of 15,955 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena – the largest crowd in NCAA dual meet history.
The victory – Iowa’s 19th in 20 tries in the building against the Cyclones – didn’t come easy or pretty for the Hawkeyes (9-0).
Iowa needed a last-second reversal from third-ranked Alex Tsirtsis, a rugged second-period ride from Ryan Morningstar and a third-period takedown from Phil Keddy to extend its dual winning streak to 23 straight.
“We wrestled like every other team in the country tonight,” said ninth-ranked Morningstar, a 2-0 winner at 165 against No. 3 Jon Reader. “We need to widen the gap, we need to build our leads and we need to get more bonus points.”
Although it was a historic night for wrestling – the previous attendance record was set in 2002 when Minnesota put 15,646 in the seats at the Target Center for a dual with Iowa – it wasn’t a signature performance for the Hawkeyes.
NCAA champion Brent Metcalf rolled up 11 takedowns in a 26-10 technical fall against West High product Mitch Mueller at 149 pounds. But Iowa couldn’t find bonus points elsewhere, while the Cyclones picked up major decisions from Nick Fanthorpe (133), Cyler Sanderson (157) and Jake Varner (197), along with a win from heavyweight David Zabriskie.
“You want to go out and give the fans a reason to come back,” said third-ranked Keddy, who won a 3-2 decision at 184 against freshman Jerome Ward. “Winning does that, but you also want to make it entertaining.”
Iowa fans certainly weren’t complaining about the ending or the outcome.
The Hawkeyes took the drama out of the dual by claiming six of the first eight matches, getting victories from Charlie Falck (125), Tsirtsis, Morningstar, Jay Borschel (174) and Keddy to go with Metcalf’s lopsided win.
“We absolutely don’t want to lose in front of this crowd,” Metcalf said. “It was good, not good enough, though. ... I think we need to get to the point where we’re not (just) winning anymore, but we’re separating ourselves from the rest of the country and from a rivalry like this.”
The Hawkeyes knew they were in for a tussle, though, after Fanthorpe 12-2 victory against returning NCAA finalist Joe Slaton.
“(Former Hawkeye) Mark Ironside said it best on the radio – if we can have a performance like this and come out with a win…,” Iowa coach Tom Brands said. “I’ll tell you right now, this guy right here doesn’t feel like we won that meet, even though on the scoreboard there’s something there and Tsirtsis winning that close match and that’s the big win for Morningstar, so there are positives. There’s positives with the guys that got beat, there’s even positives at 133.
“We’ve got another guy there in reserve who’s champing at the bit. If Dan Dennis would’ve made that call, he would’ve went out there and wrestled. It wasn’t a situation where we weren’t going with him because he’s not confident. It was not the right call. Joe Slaton spent too much time on weight control this week and I know better as a coach.”
Iowa went down to the wire with its decision on who to send to the mat against fifth-ranked Fanthorpe before Brands opted to use returning NCAA finalist Joe Slaton, who defeated Fanthorpe twice last season, rather than No. 11 Daniel Dennis.
Slaton scored a takedown 27 seconds into the match. But the weight issues that cost him competition time in the early season seemed to surface later in the period when he started to tire.
“We go right up to the end, you’re back and forth, you’re watching the warm-up, you’re watching how he’s progressing,” Brands said. “The bottom line is you have to realize there was too much time spent on weight control this week.”
Fortunately for the Hawkeyes, Tsirtsis and Morningstar held up.
Third-ranked Tsirtsis scored on a lightning-quick sweep single-leg shot in the first period, but he needed a reversal just before the buzzer to win a 4-2 decision against No. 2 Nick Gallick at 141 that created an ear-splitting roar from the Iowa crowd.
Iowa State coach Cael Sanderson didn’t dispute the call.
“It was real close,” he said. “I thought I saw a second left in the corner of my eye because I was watching pretty closely too.”
“I heard the buzzer go off just as I got out,” Tsirtsis said. “I thought I had the reversal and I felt myself cover him and heard the buzzer go off and saw the ref award it. It was pretty exciting, but I kind of fell into his match at the same time. It’s exciting to get a win like that in the environment we were in, but Brands was just talking in the (team) meeting about building off it and start widening the gap.”
Morningstar’s 2-0 win against No. 3 Jon Reader wasn’t as dramatic, but it was every bit as important for the Hawkeyes. The ninth-ranked junior rode Reader for the entire second period, fighting out of several tough positions by hanging on for stalemates that whittled down the clock.
“I wasted too much time there where I could’ve been taking it out of him on top,” Morningstar said. “I think I took it out of him on top when he was having trouble trying to get away. But I want to take it out of him when I’m riding hard and building.”
Borschel and Keddy assured the Cyclones they wouldn’t get out of Carver-Hawkeye Arena with a win in front of the record-breaking crowd.
“That’s a great atmosphere there,” Cael Sanderson said. “You get to wrestle in front of the largest crowd in NCAA history, that’s pretty cool. It was a great opportunity for our wrestlers to go out there and wrestle in a tough arena and that preparation is priceless, really. We’re grateful for that opportunity.”
Iowa 20, Iowa State 15
125 – Charlie Falck (I) dec. Tyler Clark 4-2.
133 – Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) major dec. Joe Slaton 12-2.
141 – Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Nick Gallick 4-2.
149 – Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Mitch Mueller 26-10.
157 – Cyler Sanderson (ISU) major dec. Matt Ballweg 22-9.
165 – Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Jon Reader 2-0.
174 – Jay Borschel (I) dec. Duke Burk 6-2.
184 – Phil Keddy (I) dec. Jerome Ward 3-2.
197 – Jake Varner (ISU) major dec. Luke Lofthouse 13-3.
Hwt. – David Zabriskie (ISU) dec. Dan Erekson 5-1.
Reach Andy Hamilton at 339-7368 or ahamilton@press-citizen.com.
College wrestling’s all-time attendance record fell Saturday night.
College wrestling’s top-ranked team did not.
No. 1 Iowa won six matches, sweeping three bouts that were decided in the final minute to beat second-ranked Iowa State 20-15 in front of 15,955 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena – the largest crowd in NCAA dual meet history.
The victory – Iowa’s 19th in 20 tries in the building against the Cyclones – didn’t come easy or pretty for the Hawkeyes (9-0).
Iowa needed a last-second reversal from third-ranked Alex Tsirtsis, a rugged second-period ride from Ryan Morningstar and a third-period takedown from Phil Keddy to extend its dual winning streak to 23 straight.
“We wrestled like every other team in the country tonight,” said ninth-ranked Morningstar, a 2-0 winner at 165 against No. 3 Jon Reader. “We need to widen the gap, we need to build our leads and we need to get more bonus points.”
Although it was a historic night for wrestling – the previous attendance record was set in 2002 when Minnesota put 15,646 in the seats at the Target Center for a dual with Iowa – it wasn’t a signature performance for the Hawkeyes.
NCAA champion Brent Metcalf rolled up 11 takedowns in a 26-10 technical fall against West High product Mitch Mueller at 149 pounds. But Iowa couldn’t find bonus points elsewhere, while the Cyclones picked up major decisions from Nick Fanthorpe (133), Cyler Sanderson (157) and Jake Varner (197), along with a win from heavyweight David Zabriskie.
“You want to go out and give the fans a reason to come back,” said third-ranked Keddy, who won a 3-2 decision at 184 against freshman Jerome Ward. “Winning does that, but you also want to make it entertaining.”
Iowa fans certainly weren’t complaining about the ending or the outcome.
The Hawkeyes took the drama out of the dual by claiming six of the first eight matches, getting victories from Charlie Falck (125), Tsirtsis, Morningstar, Jay Borschel (174) and Keddy to go with Metcalf’s lopsided win.
“We absolutely don’t want to lose in front of this crowd,” Metcalf said. “It was good, not good enough, though. ... I think we need to get to the point where we’re not (just) winning anymore, but we’re separating ourselves from the rest of the country and from a rivalry like this.”
The Hawkeyes knew they were in for a tussle, though, after Fanthorpe 12-2 victory against returning NCAA finalist Joe Slaton.
“(Former Hawkeye) Mark Ironside said it best on the radio – if we can have a performance like this and come out with a win…,” Iowa coach Tom Brands said. “I’ll tell you right now, this guy right here doesn’t feel like we won that meet, even though on the scoreboard there’s something there and Tsirtsis winning that close match and that’s the big win for Morningstar, so there are positives. There’s positives with the guys that got beat, there’s even positives at 133.
“We’ve got another guy there in reserve who’s champing at the bit. If Dan Dennis would’ve made that call, he would’ve went out there and wrestled. It wasn’t a situation where we weren’t going with him because he’s not confident. It was not the right call. Joe Slaton spent too much time on weight control this week and I know better as a coach.”
Iowa went down to the wire with its decision on who to send to the mat against fifth-ranked Fanthorpe before Brands opted to use returning NCAA finalist Joe Slaton, who defeated Fanthorpe twice last season, rather than No. 11 Daniel Dennis.
Slaton scored a takedown 27 seconds into the match. But the weight issues that cost him competition time in the early season seemed to surface later in the period when he started to tire.
“We go right up to the end, you’re back and forth, you’re watching the warm-up, you’re watching how he’s progressing,” Brands said. “The bottom line is you have to realize there was too much time spent on weight control this week.”
Fortunately for the Hawkeyes, Tsirtsis and Morningstar held up.
Third-ranked Tsirtsis scored on a lightning-quick sweep single-leg shot in the first period, but he needed a reversal just before the buzzer to win a 4-2 decision against No. 2 Nick Gallick at 141 that created an ear-splitting roar from the Iowa crowd.
Iowa State coach Cael Sanderson didn’t dispute the call.
“It was real close,” he said. “I thought I saw a second left in the corner of my eye because I was watching pretty closely too.”
“I heard the buzzer go off just as I got out,” Tsirtsis said. “I thought I had the reversal and I felt myself cover him and heard the buzzer go off and saw the ref award it. It was pretty exciting, but I kind of fell into his match at the same time. It’s exciting to get a win like that in the environment we were in, but Brands was just talking in the (team) meeting about building off it and start widening the gap.”
Morningstar’s 2-0 win against No. 3 Jon Reader wasn’t as dramatic, but it was every bit as important for the Hawkeyes. The ninth-ranked junior rode Reader for the entire second period, fighting out of several tough positions by hanging on for stalemates that whittled down the clock.
“I wasted too much time there where I could’ve been taking it out of him on top,” Morningstar said. “I think I took it out of him on top when he was having trouble trying to get away. But I want to take it out of him when I’m riding hard and building.”
Borschel and Keddy assured the Cyclones they wouldn’t get out of Carver-Hawkeye Arena with a win in front of the record-breaking crowd.
“That’s a great atmosphere there,” Cael Sanderson said. “You get to wrestle in front of the largest crowd in NCAA history, that’s pretty cool. It was a great opportunity for our wrestlers to go out there and wrestle in a tough arena and that preparation is priceless, really. We’re grateful for that opportunity.”
Iowa 20, Iowa State 15
125 – Charlie Falck (I) dec. Tyler Clark 4-2.
133 – Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) major dec. Joe Slaton 12-2.
141 – Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Nick Gallick 4-2.
149 – Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Mitch Mueller 26-10.
157 – Cyler Sanderson (ISU) major dec. Matt Ballweg 22-9.
165 – Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Jon Reader 2-0.
174 – Jay Borschel (I) dec. Duke Burk 6-2.
184 – Phil Keddy (I) dec. Jerome Ward 3-2.
197 – Jake Varner (ISU) major dec. Luke Lofthouse 13-3.
Hwt. – David Zabriskie (ISU) dec. Dan Erekson 5-1.
Reach Andy Hamilton at 339-7368 or ahamilton@press-citizen.com.
