Carr Tabbed Cyclone Club Athlete of the Week

AMES, Iowa – David Carr has been named the Cyclone Club Athlete of the week after winning his second national title and helping the Iowa State wrestling team to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships.

He became the 17th Cyclone to win multiple national titles and the first since 2010. Carr is the first five-time All-American in program history, the 12th Cyclone to finish on the podium four times and the sixth ISU wrestler to win a national title at two different weight classes.

Aided by two takedowns, the Canton, Ohio native defeated Penn State's No. 2 Mitchell Mesenbrink, 9-8, in the national title match Saturday night in Kansas City. Carr's path to the title included wins over the No. 1, 2 and 5 seeds, and three of his five opponents in the tournament were All-Americans.

In a semifinal match for the ages, Carr bested O'Toole for the third time in a historic five-part rivalry Friday night. O'Toole controlled the mat in the opening period, but Carr struck first in the second with a smooth duck-under for a takedown. O'Toole answered back and look a late lead on a takedown with 53 seconds left in the match, but Carr hung tough and secured the winning takedown with 10 seconds remaining.

Carr finishes his career with a 120-5 record, tied for the 15th-most wins in school history, and as a three-time national finalist. His .960 career winning percentage ranks fourth in program history (min. 100 wins) behind Cael Sanderson (1.000), Dan Gable (.990) and Tim Krieger (.967).

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