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Iowa State Set To Host Harold Nichols Open
11.06.2014 | Men's Wrestling
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State wrestling team competes at home this weekend, hosting its annual Harold Nichols Cyclone Open in Hilton Coliseum. At least 17 teams are expected to make the trip to the Cyclones' annual tournament.
The doors to Hilton will open at 8 a.m. CT with wrestling slated to begin at 9 a.m. Weigh-ins are scheduled to begin at 7 a.m.
Where: Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, Nov. 8 - 9:00 a.m. CT
Live Results: Live results and bracket updates will be available at trackwrestling.com.
Live Blog: The ISU Athletics Communications Office will host a live blog during the tournament. Fans are encouraged to follow the action and participate in the blog by asking questions.
Cyclone Notebook
*Iowa State (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12) heads into the 2014-15 season coming off of a successful campaign a year ago. The Cyclones sent six individuals to the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City, where three ISU wrestlers took home All-America honors.
*The Cyclones currently have five slated in the nation's top-20. Four Iowa State grapplers have earned preseason top-10 rankings in Earl Hall, Michael Moreno, Tanner Weatherman and Kyven Gadson. Lelund Weatherspoon rounds out the group, coming in at No 17 in the ASICS FloRankings.
*Iowa State put on a dominant performance at NIACC's annual Kaye Young Open. The Cyclones swept all 10 weight classes, notching 18 finalists and 24 semifinalists.
*The Cyclones notched 67 bonus-point victories at Kaye Young, scoring 10 major decisions, 14 tech-falls and 43 pins.
*Senior Kyven Gadson returns for his final season in an Iowa State singlet coming off a fourth-place finish at NCAAs last season, marking the second time in as many seasons that the 197-pounder garnered All-American honors.
*Gadson won 30 matches last season, and pushed his dual winning streak to an impressive 30 in a row. He starts the year ranked No. 3 in every major national poll.
*Fellow senior Michael Moreno is also coming off his second-consecutive All-America season. The Urbandale Native finished fifth at the NCAA Championships.
*Moreno was also a 30-match winner last season, compiling a 31-9 season record. He begins the year ranked No. 3, nationally.
*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 and Earl Hall also appeared at the NCAA Championships last season. Weatherman was knocked out in the round of 12, and Hall worked his way on the podium, earning All-America honors in an eighth-place finish. Both wrestlers start the season in the * FloRankings top-10, with Weatherman No. 7 at 174 and Hall ranked No. 10 at 133.
*Head coach Kevin Jackson is in his sixth season at the helm of the Iowa State wrestling program. Jackson and company will likely rest starters as the team gets ready for dual season.
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