PRIMER: No. 11 Iowa State Hosts Navy

AMES, Iowa - No. 11 Iowa State takes on Navy for Military Appreciation Night at Hilton Coliseum Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The Cyclones look to bounce back from their season-opening defeat a week ago to No. 20 Stanford.

Who: No. 11 Iowa State (0-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Navy (1-2, 1-0 EIWA)
Where: Ames, Iowa // Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
When: Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 // 7 p.m.
PURCHASE TICKETS

The Links
WATCH: ESPN+
PxP: Caleb Polking; Analyst: Tom Kroeschell;
LISTEN: Varsity App // Cyclones.com
PxP: Joe Sinclair; PxP: Ryan Rohlk; Analyst: Nate Carr
LIVE STATS
IOWA STATE MATCH NOTES

PROJECTED MATCHUPS
No. 11 Iowa State (0-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Navy (1-2, 1-0 EIWA)
125: Adrian Meza (1-0) vs. Garrett Totten (1-1) or Nick Treaster (0-1)
133: #5 Evan Frost (0-0) or Garrett Grice (0-1) vs. Brendan Ferretti (0-2) or Hunter Heflin (0-3)
141: Zach Redding (0-1) vs. #9 Josh Koderhandt (3-0) or Adam Heckman (0-2)
149: #7 Anthony Echemendia (1-0) vs. Kaemen Smith (1-2) or James Latona (0-2)
157: Kane Naaktgeboren (0-1) vs. Jonathan Ley (0-1) or Charlie Evans (1-3)
165: #9 MJ Gaitan (0-0) or Connor Euton (0-1) vs. Tyler Sagi (2-1)
174: Aiden Riggins (0-1) vs. #23 Danny Wask (2-1) or Sammy Starr (1-1)
184: #16 Evan Bockman (1-0) vs. #30 Daniel Williams (3-2) or Zyan Hall (0-1)
197: #20 Christian Carroll (1-0) vs. Payton Thomas (2-1)
285: #5 Yonger Bastida (0-0) or Daniel Herrera (1-0) vs. Alistair Larson (0-3)
*InterMat Indiv. Rankings (11/12/2024)

INSIDE THE SERIES
Fourth Meeting
Overall: 3-0
Home: 1-0
Road: 2-0
Neutral: 0-0
Dresser vs. NAVY: 0-0
Last Meeting: 1/20/1973 (ISU 35, NAVY 5)

Iowa State and Navy meet on the wrestling mat for just the fourth time in history and the first time since Jan. 20, 1973. In that 1973 dual, the No. 1 ranked Cyclones topped the Midshipmen, 35-5, in Annapolis, winning eight of 10 matches. Three future Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame members wrestled in the dual for the Cyclones - Rich Binek (2024), Al Nacin (2008) and Chris Taylor (1999).

Former Iowa State wrestler and ISU Athletics Hall of Famer Reg Wicks was a long-time head coach at Navy (1988-2000), leading the Midshipmen to a 173-60-5 record during his tenure. He mentored six All-Americans and 16 EIWA conference champions at Navy.

As a Cyclone wrestler, Wicks won a national title at 160 pounds in 1968.

Reg passed away earlier this year at the age of 79. Several of his family and friends are expected to be in attendance at Friday's dual.
Reg Wicks

BOCKMAN ADJUSTING TO 184
After wrestling the last three seasons at 197 pounds for Utah Valley, Evan Bockman made the move to 184 pounds for his final season of eligibility.

Bockman looked solid in his first match of the season against Stanford's No. 27 Luke Duthie. The Cyclone tallied three takedowns in the final 0:45 to earn a 15-7 major decision.

The Alaska native talked this week about his lifestyle changes and how he's adjusting to life at 184 pounds.

Evan Bockman is feeling good down at 184 pounds after three seasons at 197 💪

🌪️🚨🌪️ pic.twitter.com/2mUukx0jnL
— Iowa State Wrestling (@CycloneWR) November 14, 2024

CARROLL: BIG 12 WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
Christian Carroll, in his collegiate dual debut, earned a top-15 win over Stanford's No. 13 Nick Stemmet on Friday. He was named the Big 12's Wrestler of the Week for his efforts.

The redshirt freshman exploded for two takedowns in the opening minute of the match to set an early tone, and added a reversal and a third takedown in the second period, to secure a comfortable 11-7 decision over Stemmet.

Only the beginning 💥

Christian Carroll is the @Big12Conference Wrestler of the Week 👊

📰 https://t.co/fhIVzOQ62X

🌪️🚨🌪️ pic.twitter.com/s7Ose3haZw
— Iowa State Wrestling (@CycloneWR) November 13, 2024

OTHER KEY STORYLINES

Iowa State fell to No. 20 Stanford, 23-21, to open its season last Friday. ISU was shorthanded in the dual with only one Cyclone in the lineup from the 2024 postseason (Anthony Echemendia).
Six Cyclones made their debuts in the dual, three true freshman (Adrian Meza, Kane Naaktgeboren, Daniel Herrera) and three transfers (Aiden Riggins, Evan Bockman, Christian Carroll).
Anthony Echemendia picked up his first top-10 win of the season at 149 pounds, an 11-5 victory over No. 10 Jaden Abas. The Cuban improved to 9-6 against top-15 opponents in his career.

MATCH PROMOTIONS - Military Appreciation
- Complimentary general admission tickets will be offered to all active and retired military personnel
(Present form of ID, badge or employee ID upon arrival at Hilton Coliseum).*You must pick up your FREE Ticket at the Hilton Ticket Office on the day of the event. The Ticket office opens an hour prior to all events. Veterans can claim FREE tickets through Vet Tix.)
- Free camo koozie for the first 200 fans
- Students: Free camo ISU T-Shirt for the first 100 students

MEDIA AVAILABILITY
Kevin Dresser, Evan Bockman and Daniel Herrera met with the media on Tuesday. Watch their interviews below.

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Players Mentioned

Yonger Bastida

Evan Bockman

Christian Carroll

Anthony Echemendia

Connor Euton

Evan Frost

MJ Gaitan

Garrett Grice

Daniel Herrera

Adrian Meza

Kane Naaktgeboren

Zach Redding

Aiden Riggins

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