No. 12 Iowa State Drops Cy-Hawk Dual at No. 2 Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa – No. 12 Iowa State (1-2, 0-0 Big 12) fell at No. 2 Iowa (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) by a score of 21-15 Saturday evening inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Cyclones won four of 10 bouts in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk dual.

Adrian Meza got the Cyclones started with a comfortable 5-1 decision over No. 27 Kale Petersen at 125 pounds. The freshman got a first-period takedown and rode Petersen for the entire second period as he improved to 8-0 on the season.

In a top-10 battle at 133 pounds, No. 5 Evan Frost dropped an 11-7 decision to No. 9 Drake Ayala. Ayala tallied three takedowns in the match to Frost's one.

Zach Redding righted the ship for ISU at 141 pounds with a gritty 5-4 victory over No. 31 Ryder Block. Block got a takedown in the first period, but the Cyclone rode tough after a second-period takedown to put ISU in front in the dual score, 6-3, after three matches.

In another top-10 matchup at 149 pounds, No. 7 Anthony Echemendia dropped a tough 4-3 decision to No. 4 Kyle Parco. Echemendia had the only takedown of the bout, but Parco received two points for technical violations in the third period – one for locked hands and another for an illegal cut-back.

Paniro Johnson made his return to the Cyclone dual lineup for the first time since the 2022-23 season. It was a tight match, but No. 1 Jacori Teemer was hurt during an escape attempt and could not continue the match. Johnson won via injury default to put Iowa State ahead, 12-6, at the intermission.

Iowa came out fast after the break, with four-consecutive wins. Connor Euton dropped a tough 12-7 decision to No. 2 Michael Caliendo at 165 pounds. At 174 pounds, Aiden Riggins fell to Patrick Kennedy, 19-4, as the Hawkeyes took a 14-12 lead in the dual score.

Evan Bockman couldn't get to his offense in an 8-2 defeat at the hands of Angleo Ferrari at 184 pounds. In the 197-pound match, No. 20 Christian Carroll dropped a 10-0 major decision to No. 2 Stephen Buchanan.

In his first match of the season after returning from injury, No. 5 Yonger Bastida closed out the dual with a 7-2 decision over No. 13 Ben Kueter. The Cuban got takedowns in the first and second period and defended a later push from Kueter to get the win.

Up Next
No. 12 Iowa State is off next week. The Cyclones are back in action Dec. 6-7 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.

Match-By-Match Results
No. 2 Iowa 21, No. 12 Iowa State 15
125: Adrian Meza (ISU) dec. #27 Kale Petersen (UI), 5-1
133: #9 Drake Ayala (UI) dec. #5 Evan Frost (ISU), 11-7
141: Zach Redding (ISU) dec. #31 Ryder Block (UI), 5-4
149: #4 Kyle Parco (UI) dec. #7 Anthony Echemendia (ISU), 4-3
157: #10 Paniro Johnson (ISU) def. #1 Jacori Teemer (UI), Inj. Def.
165: #2 Michael Caliendo (UI) dec. Connor Euton (ISU), 12-7
174: Patrick Kennedy (UI) TF Aiden Riggins (ISU), 19-4 (6:59)
184: Angelo Ferrari (UI) dec. #15 Evan Bockman (ISU), 8-2
197: #2 Stephen Buchanan (UI) MD #20 Christian Carroll (ISU), 10-0
285: #5 Yonger Bastida (ISU) dec. #13 Ben Kueter (UI), 7-2
*InterMat Indiv. Rankings (11/19/2024)

Attendance: 14,847
Officials: Curt Frost, Derek Lark

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Players Mentioned

Yonger Bastida

Evan Bockman

Christian Carroll

Anthony Echemendia

Connor Euton

Evan Frost

Paniro Johnson

Adrian Meza

Zach Redding

Aiden Riggins

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