Completed Event: Wrestling versus Cliff Keen Invitational on December 6, 2025 , , 1st, 183.5 pts.
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Wrestling
Cliff Keen Invitational
1st, 183.5 pts.
Iowa State University Athletics
Tuesday, January 6
Tempe, Ariz.
7:30 PM
Iowa State
at
Arizona State
PRIMER: No. 3 Iowa State at Arizona State
01.05.2026 | Wrestling
AMES, Iowa - No. 3 Iowa State opens its Big 12 dual slate on the road at Arizona State Tuesday evening. The Cyclones look to win their eighth consecutive Big 12 dual opener under head coach Kevin Dresser starting at 7:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPN+.
THE MATCHUP: No. 3 Iowa State (4-1, 0-0 Big 12) at Arizona State (0-5, 0-2 Big 12)
WHEN:Â Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026Â - 7:30Â p.m. (CT)
WHERE:Â Tempe, Ariz. - Desert Financial Arena
The Links
WATCH:Â ESPN+
LISTEN:Â No Radio
LIVE STATS
MATCH NOTES:Â ISU
PROBABLE MATCHUPS
No. 3 Iowa State (4-1, 0-0 Big 12) at Arizona State (0-5, 0-2 Big 12)
125: No. 15 Stevo Poulin (4-5) or Ethan Perryman (6-3) vs. Damian Moreno (6-7) or An'ee Vigil (6-3)
133: Adrian Meza (7-4) vs. No. 6 Kyler Larkin (11-1)
141: No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (9-1) vs. No. 29 Pierson Manville (9-4) or Daniel Miranda (0-0)
149: No. 5 Jacob Frost (7-3) vs. No. 3 Kaleb Larkin (13-1)
157: No. 3 Vinny Zerban (8-1) or Kane Naaktgeboren (11-3) vs. No. 17 Chance McLane (10-5) or Gabriel Delgado (5-2)
165: No. 18 Connor Euton (6-2) vs. No. 13 Nicco Ruiz (11-3)Â
174: No. 14 MJ Gaitan (7-2) or Aiden Riggins (15-4) vs. Leo Tukhlynovych (8-3) or Cael Valencia (8-4)Â
184: No. 13 Isaac Dean (10-4) vs. No. 29 Shay Addison (5-6)
197: CJ Carter (7-3) vs. Max Acciardi (3-6) or Aidan Ysaguirre (3-2)
285: No. 1 Yonger Bastida (12-0) vs. No. 19 David Szuba (9-7)
*InterMat Rankings (12/23/25)
INSIDE THE SERIES
vs. Arizona State
43rd Meeting
Overall:Â 31-11
Home:Â 16-3
Road:Â 10-6
Neutral:Â 5-2
Current Streak:Â ISU W3
Last Meeting:Â 2/7/2025Â (ISU 26, ASUÂ 15)
MATCHUP NOTES
- Two of the most storied programs in college wrestling, Iowa State and Arizona State will meet for the 43rd time on Tuesday evening. The Cyclones won last year's meeting, 26-15, in Ames.
- Former Cyclone head coach Bobby Douglas is a member of both the Iowa State Athletics and Arizona State Hall of Fame. Douglas coached at ASU from 1975-1992 before coaching the Cyclones from 1993-2006.
- Between both schools, Douglas coached his wrestlers to 111 All-American finishes and 13 national titles.
- Douglas led ISU to three runner-up finishes at the NCAA Championship (1996, 2000, 2002) and won a team national title while at Arizona State (1988).
KEY STORYLINES
- Despite being absent five starters from the lineup, No. 3 Iowa State rallied from an 11-point deficit at the intermission to defeat No. 24 Stanford, 20-18, Sunday in Palo Alto, California. ISU won four of the final five bouts in a dual that came down to the final match.
- Top-ranked Yonger Bastida left no doubt as he dismantled Stanford's Jackson Mankowski, 19-4, in 3:19 to clinch the dual for Iowa State. Bastida tallied six takedowns to clinch the dual and remain unbeaten on the season. Now 12-0 on the year, Bastida owns a 49:1 takedown ratio.
- Iowa State is 47-14 in Big 12 duals under head coach Kevin Dresser, including a 19-4 mark in the last three seasons. The Cyclones are 7-1Â in Big 12 dual openers under Dresser.
- Iowa State is in the midst of a 10-day road trip. The Cyclones flew to Phoenix immediately following their win at Stanford and will stay in Arizona after their dual against the Sun Devils. ISU will fly north to Fargo on Friday for a Sunday dual against North Dakota State (Jan. 11) before returning home.
- The western road trip gives several Cyclones an opportunity to compete in their home state. Outside of Iowa (11), California (4) and Arizona (3) are the most represented states on the Iowa State roster. Tuesday, 133-pounder Adrian Meza will get the opportunity to compete in his home state of Arizona.
- Cyclone 165-pounder Aiden Riggins has appeared in the lineup at 165 and 174 pounds this season. He is 2-1 when wrestling up a weight class at 174 pounds.Â
MEDIA AVAILABILITY
Listen to what head coach Kevin Dresser had to say following Iowa State's comeback win at Stanford on Sunday.
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