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Sunday, November 26
Ames, Iowa
2:00 PM
Iowa State
vs
Rider
Iowa State Takes On Rider At Stephens Auditorium
11.25.2017 | Men's Wrestling
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State wrestling team (0-1, 0-0 Big 12) will host the Rider Broncs (0-1, 0-0 EWL) on Sunday Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. The dual will be held in Stephens Auditorium, the first of its kind for Iowa State.
A reminder to season ticket holders that this dual is not included in your season ticket package. Tickets can be purchased through the link above, or at the Stephens Auditorium box office prior to the dual.
Where: Ames, Iowa – Stephens Auditorium
When: Sunday, Nov. 26 – 2 p.m.
Live Stream: None
Live Stats: Live stats will be provided by trackwrestling.com
Live Updates: Follow @CycloneWR on Twitter for live scoring and match-by-match results.
Iowa State vs. Rider History
-Iowa State leads the all-time series against the Broncs, 2-0
-The two last met in January of 2007, where the Cyclones defeated Rider, 34-0.
-Iowa State is set to square off against the No. 22 Rider Broncs. The dual will take place in Stephens Auditorium,
the first of its kind for Iowa State
-For the contest on Sunday, the Cyclones will have several wrestlers available that were not active for the
season-opener against Drexel. Jonathan Marmolejo (125), Jarrett Degen (149), Dante Rodriguez (149) and
Hank Swalla (174) are all listed as probables in the Iowa State lineup.
-The Broncs and Cyclones have met on two previous occasions. Iowa State holds a 2-0 advantage in the series.
The two last met in January of 2007. ISU defeated Rider 34-0 in Lawrenceville
-The Cyclones last competed at the Lindenwood Open. There, nine Cyclones earned top-6 finishes in the Open
division while redshirting freshmen Ryan Leisure and Marcus Coleman won titles at their respective weights
in the freshman/sophomore division.
-ISU saw three grapplers reach the finals in their bracket. Ian Parker (133), Jarrett Degen (149) and Dane
Pestano (285) all reached the finals and finished runner-up.
-Jonathan Marmolejo (125) finished fourth, Markus Simmons (133) finished fourth, Kanen Storr (141) finished
fourth, Dante Rodriguez (149) finished sixth, Chase Straw (157) finished fifth, Sam Colbray (197) finished third
and Marcus Harrington (285) finished sixth.
-Iowa State opened the dual season with a 21-16 loss to the Drexel Dragons. Iowa State won four out of the
fi rst six bouts, but dropped four straight matches to finish the dual.
-In the dual against Drexel, Iowa State got wins from Ian Parker and Kanen Storr, who were making their Iowa
State debuts. They also received wins from veterans Dane Pestano and Marcus Harrington.
-Storr was electric in his fi rst dual as a Cyclone. He was a point scoring machine, defeating Julian Flores by 22-7
technical fall. Parker won in a tight match over highly touted freshman Austin DeSanto. Parker won the match
7-5 behind nearly two minutes of riding time.
-Pestano rejoined the Iowa State lineup at 184 pounds. He was aggressive and took down Owen Brooks by
14-6 major decision. Harrington made his debut at heavyweight, dispatching Sean O'Malley by 12-2 major
decision.
-The Cyclones opened the season with the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open. Ian Parker, Gavin DeWitt and Chase
Straw all won individual titles, while Marcus Harrington finished runner-up.
-Athletics Director Jamie Pollard made a splash hire in landing Dresser last spring. Dresser then hired what he's
calling his "Dream Team" in associate head coach Mike Zadick, assistant coach Derek St. John and volunteer
assistant coach Brent Metcalf.
-The Iowa State roster is as youthful as any in the country. The Cyclones currently have 30 wrestlers who are
freshmen or sophomores and only seven who are juniors or seniors.
-To go along with the youth, the roster also features many new faces. Of the 36 athletes, only 21 are returners
from 2016-17. Dresser and company have added 16 new wrestlers for 2017-18.
-Iowa State's lone returning 2017 NCAA qualifier, Marcus Harrington, is bumping up to heavyweight. Last year,
Harrington qualified for the NCAA Championships with a fi fth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship at 197
pounds.
-Hilton Coliseum will have a new look for wrestling this season. The team has elected to take down the
partitioning curtain, and the entire arena will be open for home wrestling duals. They have also added new
banners to the rafters highlighting all of Iowa State's "Trophy Finishes" (top four or better at NCAAs).
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