No. 2 Iowa beats No. 12 Iowa State 21-15 in 2024 Cy-Hawk dual
No. 2 Iowa beats No. 12 Iowa State 21-15 in 2024 Cy-Hawk dual
The No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes overpowered the No. 12 Iowa State Cyclones in this year’s Cy-Hawk rivalry dual thanks to clutch performances from a unique combination of veterans, transfers and rookies.
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Patrick Kennedy, a longtime Hawk and the presumed backup this year at 174 pounds, emerged as the unexpected star of the night with his 19-4 technical fall against his former teammate Aiden Riggins. Though Riggins isn’t ranked, Kennedy’s offense was a positive sign for Iowa and elevated the Black and Gold back over Iowa State in a dual that went back and forth through the first five matches.
All-American Stephen Buchanan also notched bonus points in his 10-0 match against No. 20 Christian Carroll at 197 pounds for Iowa. His performance officially sealed the dual for the Hawks and marked Iowa’s last win of the night as Iowa State’s No. 4 Yonger Bastida beat Iowa’s No. 13 Ben Kueter 7-2 in a fun, competitive match at heavyweight. Bastida and Kueter highlighted what heavyweight athleticism looks like though, and they will both be podium threats this March.
The Hawkeyes also picked up a ranked win from NCAA finalist Drake Ayala 11-7 against Evan Frost at 133 pounds and All-American Kyle Parco 4-3 in a contentious match against No. 7 Anthony Echemendia at 149 ponds.
The biggest blow to the Hawks though came one weight later when NCAA finalist Jacori Teemer had to injury default out of his bout against No. 10 Paniro Johnson following what looked to be a hamstring injury. The Cyclones earned six team points from that result, putting them ahead 12-6 at the halfway point in the dual before All-American Mikey Caliendo notched a win at 165 pounds 12-7 over Connor Euton and Kennedy, as previously mentioned, lit up the scoreboard at 174 pounds.
The other big headline from the dual was the emergence of freshman Angelo Ferrari at 184 pounds in place of expected starter Gabe Arnold for Iowa. … more at … https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/wrestling/d1/no-2-iowa-beats-no-12-iowa-state-21-15-2024-cy-hawk-dual
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