Primer: No. 5 Iowa State at No. 21 Arizona State, California Baptist

AMES, Iowa - No. 5 Iowa State opens 2024 with a trip to the southwest corner of the United States for a pair of neutral site matchups against No. 21 Arizona State and Big 12 foe California Baptist. The Cyclones and Sun Devils will square off at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz. while ISU and the Lancers will meet in Walnut, Calif. at Mt. San Antonio College.

The Matchup: Iowa State (6-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. No. 21 Arizona State (1-2, 0-0 PAC-12)
Where: Chandler, Ariz. // Hamilton High School
When: Friday, Jan. 5 - 7 p.m. (CT)
Watch: PAC-12 Plus
Listen: Varsity App & Cyclones.com
[Ryan Rohlk, pxp; Nate Carr, analyst]
Match Notes: Iowa State

The Matchup: Iowa State (6-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. California Baptist (3-4, 0-1 Big 12)
Where: Walnut, Calif. // Mt. San Antonio College
When: Sunday, Jan. 7 - 4 p.m. (CT)
Watch: FloWrestling
Live Stats: TrackWrestling
Listen: Varsity App & Cyclones.com
[Ryan Rohlk, pxp; Nate Carr, analyst]
Match Notes: Iowa State

PROJECTED MATCHUPS
No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 21 Arizona State
125: #23 Kysen Terukina (5-4) vs. #11 Richard Figueroa or Tristan Mascarenas
133: #7 Evan Frost (10-2) vs. #23 Julian Chlebove
141: #12 Anthony Echemendia (10-3) vs. Carter Dibert or Cody Foote
149: Zach Redding (7-2) vs. #4 Kyle Parco or Mykey Ramos
157: #20 Cody Chittum (7-3) vs. #4 Jacori Teemer or Michael Kilic
165: #4 David Carr (11-1) vs. Chance McLane or Max Wilner
174: #23 MJ Gaitan (8-5) vs. Cael Valencia or Shay Addison
184: #9 Will Feldkamp (6-4) vs. #29 Tony Negron
197: #27 Julien Broderson (4-3) or Caleb Helgeson (2-1) vs. Damion Schunke or Jacob Meissner
285: #3 Yonger Bastida (12-0) vs. #5 Cohlton Schultz

No. 5 Iowa State vs. California Baptist
125: #23 Kysen Terukina (5-4) vs. Elijah Griffin
133: #7 Evan Frost (10-2) vs. Hunter Leake
141: #12 Anthony Echemendia (10-3) vs. Emilio Trujillo or Darren Green
149: Zach Redding (7-2) vs. Dayne Morton
157: #20 Cody Chittum (7-3) vs. Chaz Hallmark
165: #4 David Carr (11-1) vs. Timothy Cowan or Joey Mora
174: #23 MJ Gaitan (8-5) vs. Justin Phillips
184: #9 Will Feldkamp (6-4) vs. Nathan Haas
197: #27 Julien Broderson (4-3) or Caleb Helgeson (2-1) vs. Eli Sheeren
285: #3 Yonger Bastida (12-0) vs. Max Acciardi

NOTABLE

Last time out, Iowa State went 3-0 Dec. 18 at the Collegiate Duals in Nashville, Tenn. with a pair of wins over top-15 teams. The Cyclones defeated No. 13 Pitt, Little Rock and No. 5 Cornell at the event.
ISU and Arizona State met last season as top five teams with the No. 4 Cyclones pulling out a 19-15 victory over the No. 3 Sun Devils. Bonus points were the difference as Iowa State won the first five bouts of the dual before Arizona State won the last five.
Iowa State opens its Big 12 dual slate Sunday against California Baptist. The Cyclones are 35-11 in Big 12 duals under Kevin Dresser, 15-1 in the last two seasons and 26-3 in the last four seasons.
Anthony Echemendia went 3-0 at the Collegiate Duals with three bonus-point performances, two of which came against top-16 foes. Echemendia started the day with a 12-3 major decision over Pitt's returning All-American Cole Matthews and ended the day with a convincing 13-4 victory over Cornell's No. 16 Vince Cornella.
Yonger Bastida had a dominant start to the season. The Cuban enters the new year with a 12-0 record, including eight bonus-point wins, five top-20 victories and a 52:1 takedown ratio.
David Carr became the 39th member of Iowa State's 100-win club in December at the CKLV. His .962 winning percentage ranks fourth all-time in school history among 100-match winners.
Iowa State wrestlers have pushed the pace and been aggressive on their feet this season. The Cyclones own a 192-56 takedown advantage over their opponents in seven duals and a 294-81 advantage overall.
Cyclone 141-pounder Anthony Echemendia wrestled at Sunnyside High School in Tucson and was an Arizona state champion with a 52-0 career record. ISU 174-pounder MJ Gaitan returns to his home state of California for Iowa State's Big 12 opener against California Baptist.

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