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No. 15 Iowa State Closes Out Regular Season At No. 18 Minnesota
02.18.2016 | Men's Wrestling
AMES, Iowa – The No. 15 Iowa State wrestling team (10-5, 2-2 Big 12) will close out its dual schedule at No. 18 Minnesota (9-8, 5-4 Big 10). The Gophers will play host to the Cyclones in this year's opening matchup of the prestigious NWCA National Duals.
This year, the National Duals have taken on a different look. The NWCA has sought to model this event after the BCS Bowl system in which conference champions and a few at-large picks comprise the field. Iowa State has earned an at-large bid to enter the field.
The Cyclones will head into Williams Arena Friday night with some momentum. Kevin Jackson's squad is fresh off of a win on Senior Day where they defeated West Virginia, 28-11. The day was also special in that the Iowa State wrestling program celebrated its 100th year of competition.
Where: Minneapolis, Minn. Williams Arena.
When: Friday, Feb. 19. 7:30 p.m. CT
Live Stats: Live results and match-by-match updates will be available at trackwrestling.com
Live Broadcast: BTN Plus
Live Updates: Follow @CycloneWR on Twitter for live scoring, match-by-match results and Periscope content
ISU vs. UM History
- This will be the 64th meeting between Iowa State and Minnesota. The Cyclones are 44-17-2 all-time against the Gophers.
- The Cyclones will be looking to break Minnesota's three-match win streak in the series.
- The last time these two met up was in 2014. Then-No.1 Minnesota defeated Iowa State 27-12 in Hilton Coliseum.
- Iowa State and Minnesota's history dates back to Feb. 27, 1920. In their first meeting, the Cardinal and Gold were victorious in a 43-0 rout.
Scouting Minnesota
- The Gophers return for their final home dual of the season.
- Legendary head coach Jay Robinson touts four ranked wrestlers: No. 6 Tommy Thorn (141) No. 16 Jake Short (149) No. 3 Brett Pfarr (197) and No. 9 Michael Kroells.
- Just like Iowa State, the Gophers have faced Oklahoma State and Iowa this season. They dropped a close match to the Cowboys in Nov., 20-17 and fell to Iowa 34-6 back in Jan.
Cyclone Headlines
- No. 15 Iowa State wraps up regular season action with a dual against No. 18 Minnesota on Friday, Feb. 19.
- The Cyclones vs. Gophers matchup is the kick-off to this year's NWCA National Duals, which feature eight of the nation's premiere squads.
- The Cyclones finished the Big 12 dual season with a 28-11 victory over West Virginia. During the competition, the Iowa State wrestling program celebrated 100 years of wrestling.
- Seniors Earl Hall and Tanner Weatherman each ended their careers at Hilton Coliseum with wins. Hall defeated Cory Stainbrook by 10-5 dec., and Weatherman pinned Connor Flynn in 2:43.
- With the win over West Virginia, Iowa State will post back-to-back double-digit win seasons for the first time since the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons.
- Patrick Downey made his debut as an ISU wrestler in Cedar Falls. He posted a 5-2 dec. over Cody Krumwiede.
- The Cyclones snapped a three dual losing streak against No. 21 Central Michigan. ISU won the final five bouts of the dual to grab a 25-12 victory over the Chippewas.
- With his 8-3 dec. over No. 9 Mike Ottinger, Weatherspoon became the third Cyclone to earn Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors this season.
- Weatherman and Hall have been rolling since the Midlands Championships, combining for a 25-6 record. Weatherman has posted a 12-3 record with six bonus-point victories. Hall is 13-3.
- Currently, Iowa State has five wrestlers with 20 or more wins on the year: Kyle Larson (20) Earl Hall (26) Tanner Weatherman (25) Lelund Weatherspoon (21) and Dane Pestano (21).
- Three Iowa State wrestlers have been pegged in the national rankings this week. Earl Hall (7, 7, 10), Tanner Weatherman (12, 10, 14) and Lelund Weatherspoon (NR, NR, 19) all are receiving national rankings from FloWrestling, IntermatWrestle and TheOpenMat.
- At the Virginia Duals, the Cyclones went 4-0 en route to taking home the 2016 Virginia Duals title. Iowa State defeated No. 5 Virginia Tech in the finals, 16-14.
- Tanner Weatherman was named the Virginia Duals Outstanding Wrestler. Weatherman's performance at the Virginia Duals also earned him Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors.
- Four wrestlers notched podium finishes in Evanston. Earl Hall (7th), Gabe Moreno (8th), Tanner Weatherman (2nd) and Lelund Weatherspoon (7th) all took home hardware.
- ISU placed two wrestlers on the podium at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in Earl Hall (4th) and Tanner Weatherman (7th).
- Following his 6-2 win over Iowa's Logan Ryan in the Cy-Hawk Dual, Dante Rodriguez was named Co-Big 12 Wrestler of the Week. This was the first time in his career that he's earned these honors.
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