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Iowa State Crowns Four Champions at Last Chance Open
02.19.2023 | Wrestling
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State closed out its season at the Last Chance Open Sunday inside the Lied Rec Center. Nine Cyclones placed in the top four of their brackets, including four champions.
Julien Broderson (174), Cam Robinson (157), Manny Rojas (165) and Caleb Helgeson (184) all won their respective brackets.
Broderson bolstered his season RPI with a 3-0 day against Division I opponents. The Cyclone won by tech fall over Lindenwood's Kaden Charboneau, 17-2, to start the day. Broderson then earned a 5-0 decision against Caden Ernd (Illinois) and an 8-4 decision over Graham Calhoun (Wisconsin).
Robinson won the 157-pound bracket with a 2-0 day. The junior defeated Blaine Brenner (Nebraska), 13-6, in the semifinals before handling business against Tanner Peake (Davidson), 11-4, in the finals.
Rojas won his semifinal match, 5-3, against Davidson's Bryce Sanderlin before knocking off teammate Andrew Huddleston in the finals, 9-4.
Helgeson's finals match came down to the wire, but the Cyclone capped a 3-0 day with an 11-9 win in SV-1 over Nebraska's Brandyn Van Tassell.
Final brackets can be found, here.
Up Next
Iowa State is back in action March 4-5 at the Big 12 Championship in Tulsa, Okla. Stay tunned to Cyclones.com in the coming week for seeding and bracket news.
Iowa State Results
133: Evan Frost – 4th
141: *Sam Hrabovsky – 6th
141: *Jacob Frost – 3rd
157: Cam Robinson – 1st
157: *Christian Stanek – 6th
165: *Manny Rojas – 1st
165: *Andrew Huddleston – 2nd
165: *Cade Schmidt – 5th
174: Julien Broderson – 1st
174: *MJ Gaitan – 2nd
174: Carter Schmidt – 3rd
184: Caleb Helgeson – 1st
197: *Rowan Udell – DNP
197: Nando Villaescusa – 6th
285: *Xavier Bruening – 5th
285: *Jacob Cates – 6th
*Competed unattached
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