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Iowa State Sends Four To The Big 12 Finals
03.07.2020 | Men's Wrestling
TULSA, Okla. – After two sessions of wrestling at the Big 12 Championship, No. 21 Iowa State is locked in a tight race for the team title in Tulsa. Oklahoma State currently has the edge over the Cyclones, 111.5-92.
Saturday yielded four Big 12 finalists for the Cyclones. Alex Mackall, Ian Parker, David Carr and Gannon Gremmel will all battle for a shot at Big 12 titles tomorrow night. Those four have also officially qualified for the NCAA Championships.
On the backside, Jarrett Degen, Chase Straw, Sam Colbray and Marcus Coleman will all wrestle back for a shot at third place tomorrow night.
Wrestling continues tomorrow morning with consolation matches and third, fifth and seventh place matches on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. The Big 12 finals are set to begin at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on a number of Fox Sports regional affiliates. Check your local listings.
How It Happened
No. 3 Mackall took on Air Force's Cody Phippen in the 125-pound semifinals. Mackall jumped out to an early 4-2 lead in the first with two takedowns. He added a third takedown in short time of the second period and went on to defeat the Falcon by 7-3 decision.
At 141 pounds. No. 2 Parker was dominant in a 4-0 victory over UNI's No. 3 Michael Blockhus. Parker used a first-period takedown and some great work on top to notch his second victory of the season over Blockhus to advance to the finals.
In his first action since returning from a knee injury, No. 1 Carr hasn't skipped a beat in his time off the mat. Carr took Thomas down in the second period and that proved to be the difference in the contest as Carr won it by 4-1 decision.
In a rematch of the Sothern Scuffle Finals, No. 2 Gremmel rolled through Northern Colorado's No. 6 Dalton Robertson. Gremmel racked up four takedowns in the match and pushed past Robertson by 10-2 decision.
Degen, Straw, Colbray and Coleman all reached the semifinals in their brackets, but all came up short on Saturday night.
A Note At 133 Pounds
At 133 pounds, they will wrestle the tournament out to ninth place in case there is a situation where a true eighth-place finisher needs to be determined. Todd Small defeated Air Force's Jordan Van Vleet by 11-3 major decision to advance to the ninth-place match tomorrow morning.
Session One Recap
Saturday morning's first session saw the Cyclones jump out to an early lead at the Big 12 Championship. ISU posted a 10-2 record through the pigtail and quarterfinal rounds to secure eight spots in the semifinals.
Team Scores
1. Oklahoma State - 111.5
2. Iowa State - 92
3. UNI - 90.5
4. South Dakota State - 83.5
5. North Dakota State - 74.5
6. Oklahoma - 65.5
7. Wyoming - 65
8. Northern Colorado - 60
9. Fresno State – 47.5
10. West Virginia - 35
11. Utah Valley - 29.5
12. Air Force - 21
Iowa State Match-by-Match
125: No. 3 Alex Mackall dec. No. 6 Danny Vega (SDSU), 13-6.
No. 3 Alex Mackall dec. Cody Phippen (Air Force), 7-3.
133: Zach Price (SDSU) dec. No. 5 Todd Small, 11-10.
No. 7 Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI) dec. No. 5 Todd Small), 10-7.
No. 5 Todd Small maj. dec. Jared Van Vleet (Air Force), 11-3.
141: No. 2 Ian Parker dec. Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU), 7-2.
No. 2 Ian Parker dec. No. 7 Clay Carlson (SDSU), 8-4.
No. 2 Ian Parker dec. No. 3 Michael Blockhus (UNI), 4-0.
149: No. 4 Jarrett Degen dec. No. 5 Andrew Alirez (UNC), 4-3.
No. 1 Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) pinned No. 4 Jarrett Degen, 6:17.
157: No. 1 David Carr dec. No. 8 Dewey Krueger (Wyoming), 11-5.
No. 1 David Carr dec. No. 4 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma), 4-1.
165: No. 6 Chase Straw dec. Jordan Robinson (UNC), 7-4.
No. 2 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) maj. dec. No. 6 Chase Straw, 15-2.
174: No. 3 Sam Colbray dec. No. 6 Hayden Hastings (Wyoming), 3-2.
No. 2 Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) dec. No. 3 Sam Colbray, 6-5.
184: No. 5 Marcus Coleman dec. No. 4 Alan Clothier (UNC), 4-3.
No. 1 Taylor Lujan dec. No. 5 Marcus Coleman, 4-0.
197: No. 2 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) maj. dec. Joel Shapiro, 9-0.
No. 5 Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) dec. Joel Shapiro, 13-7.
285: No. 2 Gannon Gremmel dec. Josiah Jones (Oklahoma), 4-1.
No. 2 Gannon Gremmel dec. No. 7 Brandon Metz (NDSU), 3-0.
No. 2 Gannon Gremmel dec. No. 6 Dalton Robertson (UNC), 10-3.
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