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Friday, February 1
Ames, Iowa
7 PM
Iowa State University
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South Dakota State
No. 14 ISU Welcomes SDSU To Hilton Coliseum On Friday
01.31.2019 | Wrestling
AMES, Iowa -- No. 14 Iowa State (7-2, 4-1 Big 12) plays host to South Dakota State (1-5, 0-3 Big 12) on Friday night in Hilton Coliseum. The dual is set to begin at 7 p.m. and can be watched on Cyclones.TV or FloWrestling.
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Cyclone Notebook
-No. 14 Iowa State has another pair of Big 12 duals on deck for this weekend. The Cyclones will take on SDSU on Friday night at 7 p.m. followed by Utah Valley on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Both of those duals will be available to watch through Cyclones.TV and FloWrestling.
-The Cyclones lead the all-time series with SDSU, 9-2 but the Jackrabbits have won the last two meetings in the series.Â
-After knocking off two top-12 opponents last week, Ian Parker was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week last week.
-The Cyclones are ranked No. 14 in this week's NWCA National Coaches' Poll, which is No. 3 among Big 12 schools.
-Last week the NCAA released its first Coaches' Panel Rankings. Eight Cyclones appeared in the first panel: Alex Mackall (25), Austin Gomez (7), Ian Parker (15), Jarrett Degen (11), Marcus Coleman (25), Sam Colbray (16), Willie Miklus (6) and Gannon Gremmel (25).
-Last week, Iowa State defeated Oklahoma to extend its winning streak to six duals in a row. That string of victories was the longest since ISU won 11 in a row between the 2009-10 and 2010-2011 seasons.
-The attendance for the Oklahoma dual was 3,939, which was the largest crowd for a non-Iowa dual at Hilton Coliseum since Cael Sanderson's senior day in 2002.
-Willie Miklus defeated Dakota Geer in Stillwater for his 50th career dual victory. Miklus now has 92 total career wins.
-Scoring points has been a point of emphasis for the Cyclones in 2018-19. In nine dual matches this season, ISU is averaging 7.8 points per dual match.
-Iowa State has posted a 65-25 record in individual dual matches. Of those 65 wins, 27 have been by bonus-point variety.Â
-The scoring output has been a team effort for Kevin Dresser's squad. The Cyclones have six wrestlers who are averaging eight or more points per dual match.
-Jarrett Degen leads the team in takedowns (35) and points scored per dual match (11.2). Austin Gomez leads the team in total back points in dual matches (36).Â
-Ian Parker is a perfect 8-0 in duals. He's 19-2 on the year and has not lost a match since the Lindenwood Open back in November.
-Dresser improved is all-time dual wins to 175 against Oklahoma. He currently ranks as the No. 17 winningest active coach in Division I wrestling.
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