Takedown Report

Division I Top 10 Team Dual Results

No. 4 Iowa State enjoys a victory lap against No. 3 Arizona State

Cyclones win 19-15 and their stock keeps rising

AMES — David Carr shook hands with his vanquished opponent, took a deep breath and circled the Hilton Coliseum floor for a victory lap.

Iowa State’s star 165-pound wrestler had earned it.

Carr won by technical fall Sunday, providing the No. 4 Cyclones with much-needed bonus points in a tense 19-15 triumph over No. 3 Arizona State.

“(Strength coach Ben Durbin) said it would be kind of cool if I went and gave some people some high-fives after a match, just to get the fans kind of pumped up,” said Carr, a three-time All-American and 2021 NCAA champion. “They paid good money to come sit that close and (it was) to get fired up for the next guy coming out — and (174-pounder Julien) Broderson delivered.”

So did third-ranked Carr, who improved to 11-0 this season in the 17-2 victory over No. 28 Tony Negron. The Cyclones (8-2) won the first five matches of the dual, but lost the final five, as well. The last two — at 141 and 149 pounds — were sudden victory setbacks to No. 10 Casey Swiderski and No. 3 Paniro Johnson.

“Sometimes you get those ugly W’s and this was an ugly W,” ISU head coach Kevin Dresser said.

But a win’s a win — and Sunday’s was the second over a No. 3-ranked team in the past two seasons. ISU hadn’t beaten a top-three team for 12 years before breaking through with a 20-12 win over No. 3 Oklahoma State last season. So the program’s trajectory continues to trend upward, even if a couple tough individual setbacks Sunday were mild causes for concern.

“It’s early January and we’re all about greater later,” Carr said. … rest of story at Thegazette.com/sports/no-4-iowa-state-enjoys-a-victory-lap-against-no-3-arizona-state

and No. 4 Iowa State Downs No. 3 Arizona State, 19-15, In Top-5 Dual … story at Cyclones.com/news/2023/1/8/wrestling-no-4-iowa-state-downs-no-3-arizona-state-19-15-in-top-5-dual

Bonus Point Victories Carry No. 10 Wrestling Over No. 13 UNI, 24-12

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 10-ranked University of Missouri wrestling team defeated No. 13 Northern Iowa, 24-12, Sunday, Jan. 8 inside the Hearnes Center. The Tigers improve to 4-2 (3-0, Big 12) on the season, while the Panthers move to 3-2 (1-1).

Mizzou got off to a hot start thanks to No. 14 redshirt sophomore Noah Surtin‘s return to the Hearnes Center, earning a tech fall at 125. After freshman Zeke Seltzer took No. 15 Kyle Biscoglia the distance in his debut, redshirt senior Allan Hart and redshirt junior Brock Mauller picked up a pair of decisions at 141 and 149, respectively, ballooning the Tigers lead to 11-3.

Northern Iowa returned the favor by picking up a pair of decisions at 157 and 165, narrowing the gap to 11-9. Redshirt junior Peyton Mocco regained momentum for the Tigers by picking up his fourth pin of the season at 174. The Panthers answered again with a decision at 184 to make it 17-12. Top-ranked sophomore Rocky Elam‘s major decision at 197 decided the dual, pushing Mizzou’s lead to nine. No. 8 redshirt junior Zach Elam ended the dual a sudden-victory takedown in his ranked matchup at 285, as three bonus-point wins elevated the Tigers to victory.  … rest of story at Mutigers.com/news/2023/1/8/bonus-point-victories-carry-no-10-wrestling-over-no-13-uni-24-12

Cowboys Take Final Four Matches in 20-12 Win Over Oregon State

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oklahoma State wrestling team moved to 5-1 on the season as it pulled together four consecutive wins to close out the dual and defeat Oregon State, 20-12, inside Gill Coliseum on Sunday.
 
“We looked maybe a little lethargic in some of those early matches, just not ready to go punch someone,” head coach John Smith said. “Losing at 165, 174, 184 and 197, that wasn’t ideal, but I was pleased with Konner Doucet. I was pleased with our Trevor Mastrogiovanni and I was pleased that Daton Fix hammered out the team victory by extending the score to a major decision to put us up by five going into the last match. Carter Young with the win was a nice separation to close it out.”
 
Trailing 12-7 heading into the final four bouts, Doucet turned the momentum in favor of the Cowboys with a 3-2 decision over J.J. Nixon. Doucet’s victory ended a run of victories by the Beavers spanning from 165 pounds to 197 pounds.
 
When the lineup turned over to 125 pounds, Mastrogiovanni scored the only takedown of the match in a 3-2 decision over No. 12 Brandon Kaylor to put OSU up in the team score for good. Fix followed up with a 12-4 major decision over No. 18 Jason Shaner as the second-ranked Cowboy moved to 11-0 on the season. Young sealed the dual for good with a 6-2 decision over No. 23 Cleveland Belton.
 
With the dual starting at 149 pounds, the Pokes got on the board first behind a 10-2 major decision courtesy of Victor Voinovich. It was the second bonus-point … rest of story at OKstate.com/news/2023/1/8/cowboy-wrestling-cowboys-take-final-four-matches-in-20-12-win-over-oregon-state

January 11, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized