PRIMER: No. 12 Iowa State at No. 2 Iowa

AMES, Iowa - No. 12 Iowa State travels east to Iowa City for an Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series matchup against No. 2 Iowa Saturday at 6 p.m. The Cyclones are looking for their first win in the series since 2004.

Who: No. 12 Iowa State (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) at No. 2 Iowa (3-0, 0-0 BIG)
Where: Iowa City, Iowa // Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,847)
When: Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 // 6 p.m.

The Links
WATCH: BIG+ ($)
PxP: Hayden Hoxmeier; Analyst: Tim Johnson; Matside: AJ Reisetter
LISTEN: Varsity App // Cyclones.com
PxP: Joe Sinclair; PxP: Ryan Rohlk; Analyst: Nate Carr
LIVE STATS
IOWA STATE MATCH NOTES // IOWA MATCH NOTES

PROJECTED MATCHUPS
No. 12 Iowa State (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. No. 2 Iowa (3-0, 0-0 BIG)
125: Adrian Meza (7-0) or Kysen Terukina (0-0) or Osmany Diversent (5-1) vs. #27 Kale Petersen (2-0) or Joey Cruz (0-1)
133: #5 Evan Frost (1-0) vs. #9 Drake Ayala (2-1)
141: Zach Redding (0-2) or Jacob Frost (5-1) vs. #31 Ryder Block (2-1)
149: #7 Anthony Echemendia (2-0) vs. #4 Kyle Parco (3-0)
157: #10 Paniro Johnson (3-1) vs. #1 Jacori Teemer (2-0)
165: #9 MJ Gaitan (6-0) or Connor Euton (1-1) vs. #2 Michael Caliendo (3-0)
174: Aiden Riggins (0-2) vs. #10 Nelson Brands (2-1) or Patrick Kennedy (0-0)
184: #15 Evan Bockman (2-0) vs. #7 Gabe Arnold (3-0)
197: #20 Christian Carroll (1-0) vs. #2 Stephen Buchanan (3-0)
285: #5 Yonger Bastida (0-0) or Daniel Herrera (4-1) vs. #13 Ben Kueter (3-0)
*InterMat Indiv. Rankings (11/19/2024)

INSIDE THE SERIES
88th Meeting
Overall: 16-69-2
Home: 11-29-1
Road: 5-34-2
Neutral: 0-6
Dresser vs. UI: 0-7
Last Meeting: 11/26/23 (ISU 15, UI 18)

HOW TO WATCH
BIG+ has introduced a one-time PPV option for this weekend's dual, so fans can avoid signing up for a monthly/yearly subscription.

At the link below, click the Sign-Up option on the main screen and scroll down to select the Iowa State vs. Iowa Wrestling PPV option for $9.99.

NOTE: This offer is available on a computer only and cannot be purchased via mobile devices, although the dual will be viewable on mobile and connected devices.

Sign up here: http://bigtenplus.com/iowastvsiowa

PROGRAM ON THE RISE
Head coach Kevin Dresser, in his eighth season at the helm, has brought Iowa State wrestling back into the national conversation. Iowa State finished in fourth place at the 2024 NCAA Championships with 68.5 team points, it's best finish and point total since 2010. ISU placed four wrestlers on the podium, its most since 2009.

Dresser inherited a program that scored one point and finished tied for 57th at the 2017 NCAA Championships. Since then, Iowa State has finished T-45th, 16th, T-13th, 17th, 11th and 4th at the NCAA Championships.

Iowa State lost only two duals last season, against No. 4 Iowa and No. 5 Oklahoma State, but finished ahead of both at the NCAA Championships.

BASTIDA LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK
Heavyweight Yonger Bastida is expected back in the lineup Saturday against the Hawkeyes after missing the first two duals due to injury. He looks to bounce back after a disappointing end to a dominant 2023-24 season.

Bastida was the lone Cyclone to enter the NCAA Championships with an undefeated record, but fell short of the podium following a last-second quarterfinal defeat to Michigan's Lucas Davison and subsequent blood round defeat later on Friday evening - his only two losses of the year.

Bastida's season was still noteworthy, however. He had 102 takedowns to his name and only allowed six, three of which occurred at the national tournament. He finished with a 26-2 record which included 18 bonus point victories (3 WBF, 9 TF, 6 MD).

The Cuban will be tested in his first match of the season against an athletic Hawkeye and dual-sport athlete, No. 13 Ben Kueter.

Yonger Bastida at Iowa (2022)

JOHNSON RETURNS
After missing the 2023-24 season, Paniro Johnson made his return to action at the Grand View Open last weekend. Johnson went 3-1 with the lone loss being a medical forfeit out of the tournament.

The Pennsylvania native is listed in the projected lineup at 157 pounds for Saturday's match against the Hawkeyes. His opponent would be No. 1 Jacori Teemer, who was an NCAA finalist last year.

Johnson, a 2023 Big 12 Champion, was one of the best storylines at 149 pounds in 2022-23. He put the college wrestling world on notice with several big wins early in his freshman season, including a win in Carver-Hawkeye Arena over No. 6 Max Murin.

Johnson was the No. 5 seed at the 2023 NCAA Championships but was eliminated from the tournament after scoring just one team point. He finished the year with an 18-6 record.

Paniro Johnson at Iowa (2022)

OTHER KEY STORYLINES

This marks the 88th all-time meeting between Iowa State and Iowa. While seven of 15 wrestlers listed in ISU's possible lineup have wrestled in the Cy-Hawk dual in their career, only three have wrestled a collegiate match inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena as a Cyclone (Johnson, Gaitan, Bastida).
Iowa State picked up its first dual victory of the season on Nov. 15 against Navy, 29-9. The Cyclones won seven of the 10 matches, including five by bonus points.
Through two duals, the top of ISU's lineup has a combined 6-0 record, including four bonus-point victories, at 184, 197 and 285 pounds.
Dresser announced last week that 141-pounder Casey Swiderski will miss the 2024-25 season due to a knee injury. Either Jacob Frost, a sophomore with a 2-1 career dual record, or Zach Redding, who reached the Blood Round two seasons ago, will get the nod against the Hawkeyes.
No. 5 Evan Frost made his season debut at 133 pounds against Navy after missing the opener against Stanford. Frost narrowly missed bonus points in the win, earning a 14--7 decision against Brendan Ferretti. Frost will get his first real test of the season against Iowa's No. 9 Drake Ayala, who was the national runner-up at 125 pounds last season.

WEEKLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY
Head coach Kevin Dresser, Anthony Echemendia and Christian Carroll met with the media Tuesday. Watch their interviews below.

PRIMER: No. 12 Iowa State at No. 2 Iowa

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Players Mentioned

Yonger Bastida

Evan Bockman

Christian Carroll

Osmany Diversent

Anthony Echemendia

Connor Euton

Evan Frost

Jacob Frost

MJ Gaitan

Daniel Herrera

Paniro Johnson

Adrian Meza

Zach Redding

Aiden Riggins

Casey Swiderski

Kysen Terukina

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PRIMER: No. 12 Iowa State at No. 2 Iowa

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Players Mentioned

Yonger Bastida

Evan Bockman

Christian Carroll

Osmany Diversent

Anthony Echemendia

Connor Euton

Evan Frost

Jacob Frost

MJ Gaitan

Daniel Herrera

Paniro Johnson

Adrian Meza

Zach Redding

Aiden Riggins

Casey Swiderski

Kysen Terukina

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