No. 12 Iowa State Travels To Oregon State

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AMES, Iowa -- No. 12 Iowa State (9-2, 6-1 Big 12) will hit the road as it begins the final stretch of the regular season to take on Oregon State (4-6, 0-1 Pac 12). The dual is set for Monday, Feb. 11 at 9 p.m. CT from Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.

The Cyclones are coming off of historic weekend in Ames. ISU posted back-to-back shutouts over South Dakota State and Utah Valley. The Cardinal and Gold outscored the Jackrabbits and Wolverines by a combined 100-0 margin. It was the first time since the 1972-73 season that an ISU team had won back-to-back shutouts over conference opponents.

Cyclone Notebook
-No. 12 Iowa State begins the final stretch of the 2018-19 regular season with a road contest at Oregon State. The Cyclones and Beavers will wrestle at 9 p.m. CT on Monday, Feb. 11 in Corvallis
-ISU and OSU have met on 16 previous occasions with Iowa State owning a 14-2 advantage all-time. The series was renewed las January after a six-year hiatus. The Cyclones defeated the Beavers in Ames, 24-16.
-The Cyclones are ranked No. 12 in this week's NWCA National Coaches' Poll, which is No. 2 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 weekend was a historic weekend for Iowa State as the Cyclones posted two shutout victories, 47-0 and 53-0, over SDSU and Utah Valley, respectively.
-The 53-point scoring outburst against Utah Valley was tied for the third largest victory in school history and the most points scored in a dual against a Division I opponent since 1998 (New Mexico, 57).
-The back-to-back shutouts marked the first time since the 1972-73 season that ISU notched consecutive shutouts over conference foes.
-Zane Mulder made his collegiate dual debut. He was welcomed to the big stage, pinning Logan Peterson of SDSU and defeating Koy Wilkinson by 10-2 major decision.
-Iowa State defeated Oklahoma on Jan. 25 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 11 dual matches this season, ISU is averaging 8.3 points per dual match (omitting forfeited matches).
-Marcus Coleman leads the team in takedowns (38). Ian Parker leads the team in points scored per dual match (10.8). Austin Gomez leads the team in total back points in dual matches (40).
-Ian Parker was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week last week on Jan. 28.
-Ian Parker is a perfect 10-0 in duals. He's 21-2 on the year and has not lost a match since the Lindenwood Open back in November.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Colbray

Marcus Coleman

Jarrett Degen

Austin Gomez

Gannon Gremmel

Alex Mackall

Willie Miklus

Zane Mulder

Ian Parker

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