PRIMER: No. 3 Iowa State at No. 24 Stanford

AMES, Iowa - No. 3 Iowa State opens 2026 with a road trip to the west coast for duals at No. 24 Stanford and Arizona State Sunday and Tuesday. The Cyclones open with Stanford Sunday at 3 p.m. (CT) in Palo Alto, Calif.

THE MATCHUP: No. 3 Iowa State (3-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. No. 24 Stanford (2-3, 0-0 ACC)
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 - 3 p.m. (CT)
WHERE: Palo Alto, Calif. / Maples Pavilion

The Links
WATCH: ACC Network Extra
LISTEN: The Varsity Network
(PxP: Ryan Rohlk)
LIVE STATS
MATCH NOTES: ISU

ISU PROBABLE LINEUP
125: No. 15 Stevo Poulin (4-5) or Ethan Perryman (6-2)
133: No. 3 Evan Frost (10-1)
141: No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (8-1)
149: No. 5 Jacob Frost (7-2)
157: No. 3 Vinny Zerban (8-1) or Kane Naaktgeboren (11-2)
165: No. 18 Connor Euton (5-2) or Aiden Riggins (14-4)
174: No. 14 MJ Gaitan (7-2)
184: No. 13 Isaac Dean (9-4)
197: No. 2 Rocky Elam (10-0) or CJ Carter (7-2)
285: No. 1 Yonger Bastida (11-0)
*InterMat Rankings (12/23/25)

SERIES HISTORY
vs. Stanford
3rd Meeting
Overall: 1-1
Home: 1-1
Road: 0-0
Neutral: 0-0
Current Streak: STAN W1
Last Meeting: 11/8/2024 (ISU 21, STAN 23)

MATCHUP NOTES

Iowa State and Stanford face off for just the third time in the programs' history. Last season, Stanford topped Iowa State, 23-21, in Ames.
Outside of Iowa (11), California (4) and Arizona (3) are the most represented states on the Iowa State roster. There are two Californians on the current road trip - Ethan Perryman (125) and MJ Gaitan (174) both hail from Temecula, Calif.

Connor Euton vs. Stanford (2024)

KEY STORYLINES

Last time out, Iowa State split a pair of duals against No. 2 Ohio State and No. 20 Lehigh despite being without a pair of starters. The Cyclones fell to the Buckeyes, 21-13, before beating the Mountain Hawks, 26-11.
This weekend kicks off a 10-day road trip for the Cyclones, who will spend a few days in Arizona following their Tuesday dual against the Sun Devils before flying north to Fargo for a dual against North Dakota State.
Iowa State will wrestle at Stanford for the first time in program history. It will mark ISU's ninth dual meet wrestled in the state of California in the program's 110-year history.
The Cyclones are No. 3 in the NWCA Coaches Poll, tied for their highest ranking in the Kevin Dresser era (2017-pres.). ISU has been ranked inside the top-15 for 85 consecutive polls.
Yonger Bastida is the reigning Big 12 Wrestler of the Week after securing wins over No. 3 Nick Feldman and No. 6 Nathan Taylor at the Collegiate Duals. Bastida leads the team with 43 takedowns on the season while surrendering only one takedown. He is 11-0 with seven wins over ranked opponents.
Jacob Frost defeated No. 6 Ethan Stiles (OHST) just before Christmas. Now 2-0 this season against top-15 foes, it was Frost's highest ranked win of the season. He could get a rematch against Stanford's No. 14 Aden Valencia on Sunday. Frost bested Valencia earlier this season, 4-3, at the Cliff Keen Invitational.
Evan Frost is 10-1 with five bonus-point wins this season (1 WBF, 2 TF, 2 MD). He is 1-1 against ranked opponents.
Anthony Echemendia is 8-1 on the season with six bonus-point victories (1 WBF, 2 TF, 3 MD). He is 3-1 against ranked foes. Echemendia defeated Stanford's Jack Consiglio, 12-2 at CKLV).
Connor Euton made his return to the lineup at the Collegiate Duals after suffering an ankle sprain in the Cy-Hawk dual on Nov. 30. Euton secured the highest ranked win of his career with a 4-2 decision over Ohio State's No. 16 Paddy Gallagher. He is 5-2 on the season with four bonus-point victories (1 WBF, 2 TF, 1 MD).

WEEKLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY
Head coach Kevin Dresser gave a brief update ahead of Iowa State's road trip. Click below to watch.

SOLDIER SALUTE

Iowa State will also send a small contingent to the Soldier Salute Jan. 3-4 in Coralville, Iowa.

What: Soldier Salute
When: Jan. 3-4 // All Day
Where: Coralville, Iowa / Xtream Arena
Watch: BIG+
Tournament Hub

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Saturday, Jan. 3
10 a.m. - Session I
3:30 p.m. - Session II

Sunday, Jan. 4
11 a.m. - Session III
5 p.m. - Session IV

ISU ENTRIES
133: Osmany Diversent*, Adrian Meza*, Carter Pearson
165: Owen Helgeson*, Manny Rojas*
174: Jacob Helgeson, Melton Powe
197: Rowan Udell*
285: McCrae Hagarty*, Daniel Herrera