ISU Set For Road Test In CyHawk Showdown

11.26.2014 | Men's Wrestling

By: cyclones.com

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (4-0, 0-0 Big 12) heads to Iowa City, Saturday, to take on No. 1-ranked Iowa (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) in the annual CyHawk dual. The dual will mark the 79th meeting between the two programs.

Where: Carver Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
When: 7pm CT
Broadcast: The CyHawk dual will be broadcast live on Mediacom and BTN2Go.com (Dan Gable & Rob Brooks).
Live Blog: The Iowa State athletics communications office will host a live blog during the dual. Fans are invited to follow the action and participate in the blog by asking questions.
Twitter: Be sure to follow @CycloneWR on twitter and facebook for match-by-match results and notes throughout the dual.

The CyHawk dual is slated to feature five top-20 showdowns, with both wrestlers earning national rankings at the 133, 165, 174, 184 and 197-pound weight classes. At 165, 174 and 197, both wrestlers are ranked in Intermat.com's top-6.

Scouting Iowa
The top-ranked Hawkeyes bring nine wrestlers ranked in the top-10, with six earning top-5 spots. Iowa is 3-0 in the young dual season, picking up three dual victories at the Iowa City Duals. The Hawkeyes defeated Baker, Iowa Central and Cornell College.

Potential Match Ups
Below is a potential lineup card, based on both teams' most recent lineups. Records listed correspond to overall and dual competition, respectively.

WT	Iowa State	vs.	Iowa
125	Kyle Larson (7-1, 3-1)	vs.	No. 4 Thomas Gilman (8-0, 3-0)
133	No. 14 Earl Hall (7-1, 3-1)	vs.	No. 4 Cory Clark (7-0, 3-0)
141	John Meeks (1-3, 1-3)	vs.	No. 5 Josh Dziewa (8-0, 3-0)
149	Gabe Moreno (9-0, 4-0)	vs.	No. 9 Brody Grothus (10-1, 3-0)
157	Luke Goettl (9-1, 3-1)	vs.	Michael Kelly (8-0, 3-0)
165	No. 3 Michael Moreno (8-0, 4-0)	vs.	No. 5 Nick Moore (7-0, 3-0)
174	No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (8-0, 4-0)	vs.	No. 4 Mike Evans (7-0, 0-0)
184	No. 18 Lelund Weatherspoon (8-0, 4-0)	vs.	No. 9 Sammy Brooks (7-0, 0-0)
197	No. 3 Kyven Gadson (8-0, 4-0)	vs.	No. 6 Nathan Burak (4-0, 0-0)
285	Quean Smith (7-1, 3-1)	vs.	No. 3 Bobby Telford (7-0, 3-0)

Series Notes vs. Iowa
*Iowa leads the all-time series with Iowa State 59-16-3.
*The instate rivalry is one of the oldest in college wrestling, as ISU and Iowa met on the mat for the first time March 6, 1916 in Iowa City.
*Last season, the Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones 23-9 in Ames.
*Iowa State leads the current Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk series with a 11-0 advantage.
*Iowa has won 10-straight in the series dating back to a 20-15 win in 2005.
*Sunday marks the 79th meeting between Iowa State and Iowa on the mat.

Cyclone Notebook
*Iowa State (4-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12) and Iowa (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) are undefeated in dual competition entering the CyHawk Dual.
*In the tri-dual against Boise State and Utah Valley, Cyclone wrestlers won 17 of the 20 individual matchups, picking up bonus points in 9 of the 17 (5 pins, 2 tech-falls, 2 major decisions).
*This season, Iowa State wrestlers have accounted for 110 bonus-point victories behind 68 pins, 20 tech-falls and 22 major decisions.
*ISU currently has five wrestlers earning top-12 national rankings in the latest TheOpenMat.com poll in No. 3 Michael Moreno (165), No. 3 Kyven Gadson (197), No. 5 Tanner Weatherman (174), No. 10 Earl Hall (133) and No. 12 Lelund Weatherspoon (184). Gabe Moreno also received a top-20 nod at No. 19 in the latest Asics FloRankings. Five starters currently boast undefeated records in 2014-15.
*The ISU freshman class was showcased at the annual Harold Nichols Cyclone Open, with four true-freshmen earning top-3 finishes and three more Cyclones working their way to the podium.
*Seniors Kyven Gadson and Michael Moreno return for their final seasons in an Iowa State singlet coming off a fourth-place and fifth-place finish at NCAAs last season, respectively. Last year's finish marking the second time in as many seasons that the grapplers have garnered All-American honors.
*Gadson has opened the season at 8-0, winning each of his dual matches on the season. He has now won 34 consecutive dual matches dating back to the 2012-13 season and is ranked No. 3 in every major national poll. Gadson started the dual season off with a pair of pins against opponents from Boise State and Utah Valley.
*Moreno, also 8-0, was a 30-match winner last season, compiling a 31-9 season record. He is currently ranked No. 3, nationally. The Urbandale, Iowa native worked to a pin and a tech-fall in his opening matches, adding a major decision against Central Michigan.
*Moreno and Gadson are two of just nine wrestlers in the nation to win at least 30 matches and earn a spot on the NCAA All-America podium in both of the past two seasons.
*Tanner Weatherman is off to a fast start in 2014. The Huxley, Iowa, native has been an offensive machine, notching 21 takedowns in dual competition and averaging over five per match. Weatherman has picked up bonus points in each dual match this season and is ranked as high as No. 5 among major polls.