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Iowa tops Oklahoma State in Finale 22-9

Cowboys Drop Regular Season Finale to Iowa
STILLWATER – The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team fell to No. 4 Iowa, 22-9, on Sunday in the team’s final dual of the regular season. OSU completed the regular season with a 14-1 record in dual action, while Iowa improved to 12-2.
Gallagher-Iba Arena played host to 13,721 fans, the arena’s third-highest total ever at a wrestling dual. Additionally, Sunday’s crowd secured a season attendance average of 5,871, most in Gallagher-Iba Arena wrestling history.
In the opening bout of the afternoon, No. 12 Troy Spratley and No. 4 Drake Ayala went into sudden victory tied at 1-1, but Ayala secured a takedown and near fall points to give Iowa the early lead. At 133 pounds, third-ranked Daton Fix defeated Brody Teske by decision, 7-2, in his final match inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. With the win, Fix completed his career with a perfect 36-0 record at the venue. “I just wanted to take it in one last time,” Fix said. “I grew up dreaming of putting on that orange singlet and wrestling in Gallagher. When I was a little kid, I spent a lot of a lot of time here, so it’s a dream come true for me just to be able to represent Oklahoma State. I love Oklahoma State with everything in me, I’m a Cowboy forever and I definitely bleed orange.”
Following No. 2 Real Woods’ tight 4-1 win over No. 8 Tagen Jamison, 18th-ranked Jordan Williams once again evened the team score after beating Victor Voinovich III, 7-3. Williams improved to 13-6 on the year and enters the postseason having won three of his last four bouts.
With the scored tied 6-6, the Hawkeyes picked up decisions in top-10 matchups at both 157 and 165 pounds. Seventh-ranked Patrick Kennedy then gave Iowa a 16-6 lead at 174 pounds, defeating No. 21 Brayden Thompson, 12-3, in the only bonus-point decision of the day.
Second-ranked Dustin Plott continued his stellar season, handing Gabe Arnold his first loss of the year and completing the regular season with a 24-2 record. … story at … OKstate.com/Cowboys-drop-regular-season-finale-to-iowa
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HAWKEYES WRANGLE COWBOYS, 22-9
STILLWATER, Oklahoma – The fourth-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team defeated No. 2 Oklahoma State, 22-9, on Sunday afternoon at Gallagher-Iba Arena. This was the Cowboys’ first loss of the season. The Hawkeyes won seven of 10 bouts and picked up bonus points at 174. Iowa outscored Oklahoma State 62-32 in match points and recorded 11 takedowns to Oklahoma State’s five. “I feel like that was a good step,” said head coach Tom Brands. “That was an undefeated team here in Stillwater. The environment and all that we handled it. We have to keep getting better.”
Fourth-ranked Drake Ayala got things started for the Hawkeyes at 125 when after a 1-1 bout went to sudden victory, he locked up a cradle with :48 seconds remaining to secure the takedown and back points to win 8-1 over No. 12 Troy Spratley. Oklahoma State got on the board at 133 when No. 3 Daton Fix won a, 7-2, decision over Brody Teske.
The teams traded wins at 141 and 149 with second-ranked Real Woods defeating Tagen Jamison, 5-1, and No. 18 Jordan Williams defeating former Cowboy Victor Voinovich III, 7-3. Fifth-ranked Jared Franek sent the Hawkeyes to the break with a 10-4 lead. He defeated No. 10 Teague Travis, 10-4. At 165 seventh-ranked Michael Caliendo picked up a big win over No. 3 Izzak Olejnik winning, 7-2.
No. 7 Patrick Kennedy put up the only victory via bonus points of the match. Kennedy won a major decision against No. 21 Brayden Thompson, 12-3. Oklahoma State got their last win of the dual with … story at … Hawkeyesports.com/Hawkeyes-wrangle-cowboys-22-9

February 26, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

North Carolina State Wrestling Claims 2024 ACC Regular Season Crown

RALEIGH – The NC State wrestling team (16-2, 5-0 ACC) earned the 2024 ACC Regular Season Championship after defeating No. 13 Virginia Tech (9-4, 4-1 ACC) by a 20-12 score Friday night. For his last ever dual in Reynolds Coliseum, redshirt-senior and team captain, Trent Hidlay, tallied his 100th career win. 
In front of a sold out Reynolds Coliseum, the ACC powerhouse rivals faced each other in their final dual of the season to determine the regular season conference leader. By the end of the night, NC State lifted the trophy for the sixth time in the last seven years. 
Alex Faison, Trent Hidlay, Dylan Reinert, Jarrett Trombley, alongside team manager Callie Nix, all experienced their last ever dual match inside Reynolds as they were honored during the senior ceremony prior to the start of the dual. 
Third-ranked Jackson Arrington faced second-ranked Caleb Henson to start the evening in the 149 pound weight class. This bout marked the first time he wrestled someone and lost this season as the only dents on his record came from medical forfeits at Cliff Keen back in Decemeber. His defeat put the Hokies on the board first but Ed Scott leveled out the score right after when he fired a decision of his own. 
The Wolfpack would go on to drop the next three bouts, two of which were upsets, and give VT a daunting 12-3 lead. Dylan Fishback, with one of the toughest schedules this season, faced his 11th ranked opponent of the 2023-24 campaign and was handed his first loss to an opponent outside the top-15.  For the finale of his dual wrestling career, Trent Hidlay went out in style just as we all predicted him to do. His technical fall victory, and the only bonus point win of the night for either team, sparked the energy of the Pack, who would not drop another bout for the rest of the night. With his 18-3 win over No. 26 Andy Smith, he got his 100th career win on his senior night, the 65th bonus point win of those 100. 
The heavyweight clash carried the flame for the Wolfpack when Owen Trephan won 4-1 and put his team back in striking distance with a 11-12 team score. 
Jakob Camacho put the Wolfpack on top for the first time when he upset No. 3 Cooper Flynn with a 5-1 decision. … story at … GOpack.com/Wrestling-claims-2024-acc-regular-season-crown

February 26, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment