No. 5 Cyclones Prepare for Big 12 Championship

AMES, Iowa – The fifth-ranked Iowa State Cyclones open the postseason at the Big 12 Championship Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. Iowa State features a pair of top-seeds in Ian Parker (141) and David Carr (157), while having all 10 wrestlers seeded. The Cyclones are the only Big 12 school with all 10 wrestlers to receive a top eight seed.

KEY STORYLINES

-Iowa State closed the dual season with a 17-16 victory over No. 9 Missouri, the 13th-straight dual win of the season. Iowa State's streak is the second longest in the country heading into next season.
-In the victory over Missouri, then No. 13 Yonger Bastida trailed 4-0 with :59 left in the match against No. 6 Rocky Elam before roaring back to send the match to sudden victory at 6-6. Just :11 into sudden victory, Bastida recorded a takedown for the win and essentially locked up the dual win.
-Iowa State has won three Big 12 titles (2007, 2008 & 2009), while the Cyclones have won 42 individual titles. Both numbers rank as the second-most in Big 12 history behind Oklahoma State.
-In the last three Big 12 Championships, Iowa State's team totals have been the three-highest by a non-winning team in league history (2021 - 117.5, 2020 - 116.5, 2019 - 114.5).
-David Carr is one of two wrestlers in the tournament looking for their third title.

Big 12 Championship Schedule
Session I (First Round, Quarterfinals) - March 5, 11 a.m. (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Session II (Semifinals) - March 5, 5 p.m. (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Session III (Medal Matches) - March 6, 12 p.m. (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Session IV (Finals) - March 6, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Iowa State Pre-Seeds
125: No. 6 Kysen Terukina
133: No. 5 Ramazan Attasauov
141: No. 1 Ian Parker
149: No. 3 Jarrett Degen
157: No. 1 David Carr
165: No. 7 Isaac Judge
174: No. 7 Joel Devine
184: No. 2 Marcus Coleman
197: No. 4 Yonger Bastida
285: No. 3 Sam Schuyler

NCAA Automatic Qualifiers By Weight
125: 6 Automatic Qualifiers
133: 6 Automatic Qualifiers
141: 7 Automatic Qualifiers
149: 4 Automatic Qualifiers
157: 6 Automatic Qualifiers
165: 4 Automatic Qualifiers
174: 8 Automatic Qualifiers
184: 4 Automatic Qualifiers
197: 7 Automatic Qualifiers
285: 6 Automatic Qualifiers
TOTAL: 58 Automatic Qualifiers

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Players Mentioned

Ramazan Attasauov

Yonger Bastida

David Carr

Marcus Coleman

Jarrett Degen

Joel Devine

Isaac Judge

Ian Parker

Sam Schuyler

Kysen Terukina

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