Completed Event: Wrestling versus Cliff Keen Invitational on December 6, 2025 , , 1st, 183.5 pts.
Final
Wrestling
Cliff Keen Invitational
1st, 183.5 pts.
Iowa State University Athletics
Tuesday, January 6
Tempe, Ariz.
7:30 PM
Iowa State
29
at
14
Arizona State
No. 3 Iowa State Wins Big 12 Opener at Arizona State
01.06.2026 | Wrestling
TEMPE, Arizona – No. 3 Iowa State won its Big 12 dual opener at Arizona State, 29-14, Tuesday night inside Desert Financial Arena. The Cyclones won seven of ten bouts, including five by bonus-point margin, as they improved to 8-1 in league openers under head coach Kevin Dresser.
Iowa State won the takedown battle, 25-12.
After an Arizona State fall at 133 pounds to open the dual, No. 4 Anthony Echemendia got two of the bonus points back for the Cyclones with a tech fall at 141 pounds. After allowing the first takedown of the match, Echemendia rattled off seven straight takedowns of his own to win, 24-8, in 6:15.
No. 6 Jacob Frost made it back-to-back tech falls for ISU with a dominant 16-1 victory over Daniel Miranda at 149 pounds. The sixth-ranked Cyclone used two takedowns and three turns to end the match early in the second period.
After Arizona State won matches at 157 and 165 pounds, No. 14 MJ Gaitan made his return to the lineup and earned a timely tech fall for the Cyclones at 174 pounds. He recorded six takedowns to defeat Leo Tukhlynovych, 20-5, in his first action since the Cliff Keen Invitational in early December.
At 184 pounds, No. 13 Isaac Dean allowed a first period takedown to Azizbek Fayzullaev but recorded two of his own in the second period to earn an 8-5 decision. The win pushed the team score to 18-14 in favor of the Cyclones with three matches remaining.
CJ Carter earned a quality win with a 4-3 decision over three-time NCAA Qualifier Colton Hawks. It was a low scoring affair with the Cyclone getting the match's only takedown with a clever reattack in the third period.
No. 1 Yonger Bastida maintained his unblemished record with a top-20 victory over No. 19 David Szuba. Bastida had a slow start to the match as they wrestled to a scoreless first period but turned on the jets for five takedowns in an 18-5 major decision.
The dual closed with the lightweights as No. 13 Stevo Poulin started fast with two takedowns and four near fall points to lead 10-1 after the opening period. Poulin managed only an escape and a riding time point the remainder of the match in a 12-1 major decision over Damian Moreno.
UP NEXT
Iowa State continues its road trip Sunday, Jan. 11 at North Dakota State. That dual will start at 1 p.m. on NDSU All-Access.
MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
No. 3 Iowa State 29, Arizona State 14
133: No. 6 Kyler Larkin (ASU) WBF Adrian Meza (ISU), 4:45
141: No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) TF Benji Alanis (ASU), 24-8 (6:15)
149: No. 6 Jacob Frost (ISU) TF Daniel Miranda (ASU), 16-1 (4:09)
157: No. 3 [149] Kaleb Larkin (ASU) dec. No. 3 Vinny Zerban (ISU), 4-1
165: No. 14 Nicco Ruiz (ASU) TF No. 18 Connor Euton (ISU), 19-3 (6:05)
174: No. 14 MJ Gaitan (ISU) TF Leo Tukhlynovych (ASU), 20-5 (6:07)
184: No. 13 Isaac Dean (ISU) dec. Azizbek Fayzullaev (ASU), 8-5
197: CJ Carter (ISU) dec. Colton Hawks (ASU), 4-3
285: No. 1 Yonger Bastida (ISU) maj. dec. No. 19 David Szuba (ASU), 18-5
125: No. 14 Stevo Poulin (ISU) maj. dec. Damian Moreno (ASU), 12-1
*InterMat Rankings (1/6/26)
Attendance: 3,227
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