Iowa State Routs Wisconsin In Duals First Round

HIGHLIGHTS

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State's Ryak Finich and Joe Cozart recorded pins and Andrew Sorenson avenged his only loss as the No. 13 Cyclone wrestlers rolled over Wisconsin, 36-3 in the first round of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Midwest Regional Sunday in Hilton Coliseum. No. 23 Virginia Tech beat Northern Iowa, 20-17 in the other first-round match. Iowa State wrestles Oregon State in the second round at 1 p.m. CST. No. 5 Iowa wrestles Virginia Tech at 1 p.m.

Finch pinned Austin Hietpas in 1:36 at 125 pounds to get Iowa State off to a strong start. Cozart's pin of Frank Baer came in 4:21 at 149 pounds. Sorenson, ranked fourth nationally, improved his personal record to 24-1 after beating No. 11 Ben Jordan, 3-2. Jordan had upset Sorenson, 8-4 at the Midlands in December.

The rout was Iowa State's largest victory over Wisconsin since a 38-3 win on Feb. 11, 1972.

Iowa State 36, Wisconsin 3
125: Ryak Finch (ISU) pin Austin Hietpas (UW) (1:36)
133: Shane Terukina (ISU) dec. Shane McQuade (UW), 8-5
141: Luke Goettl (ISU) Mdec. Thomas Glenn (UW), 9-1
149: Joe Cozart (ISU) pin Frank Baer (UW), (4:21)
157: Michael Moreno (ISU) Mdec. Shawn Perry (UW), 13-2
165: Andrew Sorenson (ISU) dec. Ben Jordan (UW), 3-2
174: Chris Spangler (ISU) Mdec. Frank Couzins (UW), 8-0
184: Boaz Beard (ISU) dec. Timmy McCall (UW), 7-2
197: Jackson Hein (W) dec. Trevor Voelker (UW), 10-6
HWT: Matt Gibson (ISU) dec. Cole Tobin (UW), 5-2

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