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Wrestling
Cyclone Invitational
Eight Champs
Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, December 6
Las Vegas, Nev.
5:00 PM
Iowa State
vs
Cliff Keen Invitational
Iowa State Wins Second CKLV Title in Three Years
12.06.2025 | Wrestling
LAS VEGAS – Four Cyclones were crowned champions at the 2025 Cliff Keen Invitational as Iowa State ran away with its second team title at the event in the last three seasons.
Iowa State scored 183.5 points to win the team title, well in front of second place Michigan (99) and third place Stanford (97.5). Evan Frost (133), Anthony Echemendia (141), Rocky Elam (197) and Yonger Bastida (285) all won individual titles as ISU had a placewinniner in nine of 10 weight classes.
The Cyclones scored 34.5 bonus points in the tournament thanks to 13 tech falls, seven major decisions and four pins.
Evan Frost accepted a medial forfeit from Arizona State's No. 19 Kyler Larkin (ASU) in the 133-pound finals to win his first CKLV title. Frost had previously finished as runner-up in his previous two appearances in Las Vegas.
At 141 pounds, No. 4 Anthony Echemendia used two second period takedowns to top Rider's No. 26 Elijah Griffin, 6-2, in the championship match. Echemendia posted a 5-0 record with two tech falls and a major decision en route to his CKLV title.
The night ended with back-to-back Iowa State-Wyoming matchups in the 197- and 285-pound finals matches.
It was another high-level test for No. 2 Rocky Elam against No. 6 Joey Novak, who placed fifth at the NCAA Championships last season. Elam secured two takedowns and a riding time point in a 7-3 decision over the Cowboy. Elam logged two top-10 wins on the final day of the tournament and now has three such wins this season.
The heavyweight finals match pitted No. 1 Yonger Bastida against former Cyclone Christian Carroll. Bastida got the better of Carroll in a low scoring affair, 5-3. It marks Bastida's second CKLV title.
No. 10 Stevo Poulin dropped a 7-0 decision to Stanford's No. 11 Nico Provo in the 125-pound third-place bout. Provo used a takedown and a quick tilt for three near fall points in the final 30 seconds of the first period which proved to be the difference in the match.
At 165 pounds, Aiden Riggins dropped his third-place match to Princeton's No. 15 Ty Whalen, 11-2, in a rematch from the quarterfinals. Riggins' only two losses in the tournament came to Whalen as the Cyclone finished in fourth place with a 5-2 weekend.
Jacob Frost medically forfeited in his third-place match at 149 pounds while Vinny Zerban did the same in his 157-pound finals match.
UP NEXT
No. 3 Iowa State is off until the Collegiate Duals in Nashville, Tenn. The Cyclones will have two tough duals against No. 2 Ohio State and No. 14 Lehigh.
IOWA STATE RESULTS
No. 1 Stevo Poulin (125) – 4th Place
R32 – Bye
R16 – W-TF vs. Tucker Owens (AF), 18-1 (3:10)
QF – WBF vs. No. 23 Diego Sotelo (MICH), 4:33
SF – L-D vs. No. 13 Jett Strickenberger (WVU), 7-4 SV-1
Consis. SF – W-MD vs. Dedrick Nevarro (NW), 12-4
3rd Place Match – L-D vs. No. 11 Nico Provo (STAN), 7-0
No. 1 Evan Frost (133) - Champion
R32 – WBF vs. Anthony Lucio (CALP), 4:52
R16 – W-D vs. Ethan Rivera (PU), 6-1
QF – W-MD vs. Gunner Andrick (WVU), 11-3
SF – W-D vs. Luke Willochell (WYO), 13-7
Finals – W-MFF vs. No. 19 Kyler Larkin (ASU)
No. 1 Anthony Echemendia (141) - Champion
R32 – W-TF vs. Deuce Curtis (NIU), 19-2 (3:24)
R16 – W-TF vs. Santino Sanchez (CSUB), 20-5 (7:00)
QF – W-D vs. No. 29 Haiden Drury (UVU), 10-3
SF – W-MD vs. Jack Consiglio (STAN), 12-2
Finals – W-D vs. No. 26 Elijah Griffin (RID), 6-2
No. 3 Jacob Frost (149) – 4th Place
R32 – W-TF vs. Jake Samuels (SHU), 15-0 (1:51)
R16 – W-MD vs. Kaemen Smith (NAVY), 9-1
QF – W-D vs. No. 12 Aden Valencia (STAN), 4-3
SF – L-D vs. No. 23 Eligh Rivera (PU), 11-4
Consis. SF – W-MFF vs. David Evans (UVU)
3rd Place Match: L-MFF vs. No. 2 Kaleb Larkin (ASU)
No. 3 Vinny Zerban (157) – 2nd Place
R32 – W-TF, vs. Jake Doone (AF), 19-2 (3:18)
R16 – W-TF Devyn Flores-Che (CSUB), 20-4 (6:06)
QF – W-TF vs. No. 23 Jimmy Harrington (HARV), 17-1 (6:30)
SF – W-D vs. No. 4 Daniel Cardenas (STAN), 7-4
Finals – L-MFF vs. No. 1 Ty Watters (WVU)
No. 5 Aiden Riggins (165) – 4th Place
R32 – W-TF vs. Zach Hanson (STAN), 18-2 (4:38)
R16 – W-D vs. Sloan Swan (WYO), 10-6
QF – L-D vs. No. 15 Ty Whalen (PU), 5-3
Consis. Rd. 4 – W-D vs. Matthew Olguin (ORST), 8-3
Consis. Rd 5 – W-TF vs. Shawn Taylor (WVU), 17-1 (3:49)
Consis. Semis. – W-MD vs. Marcus Espinoza-Owens (SDSU), 12-3
3rd-Place Match – L-MD vs. No. 15 Ty Whalen (PU), 11-2
No. 2 MJ Gaitan (174) - DNP
R32 – L-D Guillermo Escobedo (CSUB), 9-2
Consis. Rd. 1 – Bye
Consis. Rd. 2 – W-TF vs. Mason Espinoza (CBU), 15-0 (4:38)
Consis. Rd. 3 – WBF vs. No. 29 Nick Fine (COL), 5:45
Consis. Rd. 4 – LBF vs. No. 13 Beau Mantanona (MICH), 3:50
No. 2 Isaac Dean (184) – 5th Place
R32 – W-D Abe Wojcikiewicz (STAN), 8-3
R16 – W-D vs. Matthew Walsh (HARV), 10-3
QF – W-D vs. No. 31 Sal Perrine (OHIO), 4-2
SF – L-D vs. No. 12 James Conway (F&M), 9-5
Consis. SF – LBF vs. No. 11 Eddie Neitenbach (WYO), 2:35
5th-Place Match – W-D vs. No. 31 Sal Perrine (OHIO), 2-2 TB-1 RT
No. 1 Rocky Elam (197) - Champion
R32 – Bye
R16 – W-MD vs. Eli Sheeren (CBU), 17-3
QF – W-MD vs. No. 23 Ben Vanadia (PUR), 15-4
SF – W-D vs. No. 8 Justin Rademacher (ORST), 4-3
Finals – W-D vs. No. 6 Joey Novak (WYO), 7-3
No. 1 Yonger Bastida (285) - Champion
R32 – W-TF vs. Brendan Gilchrist (SHU), 21-5 (4:38)
R16 – WBF vs. Brody Kline (F&M), 1:37
QF – W-TF vs. No. 23 David Szuba (ASU), 21-5 (6:04)
SF – W-TF vs. No. 17 Trevor Tinker (CALP), 23-4 (4:38)
Finals – W-D vs. No. 27 Christian Carroll (WYO), 5-3
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