No. 4 Cyclones Top No. 14 Missouri on Senior Day

Sunday, February 22

Ames, Iowa

2:00 PM

Iowa State

Missouri

No. 4 Cyclones Top No. 14 Missouri on Senior Day

02.22.2026 | Wrestling

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AMES, Iowa – No. 4 Iowa State defeated No. 14 Missouri on senior day, 20-14, Sunday afternoon inside Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones started hot, taking six of the first seven bouts, before the Tigers would close with three-straight wins of their own.

Iowa State (12-2, 8-1 Big 12) held the edge over Missouri (12-8, 5-3) in the takedown battle, 14-13. The Cyclones have now won three-straight, and four of the last five, over the Tigers.

Eight Cyclones were recognized following the dual for senior day - Yonger Bastida, Rocky Elam, Vinny Zerban, Stevo Poulin, Isaac Dean, Manny Rojas, Rowan Udell and Xavier Bruening.

The dual began at 197 pounds which meant a top-15 matchup to start things out. No. 2 Rocky Elam remained unbeaten with a win against his former team as he defeated No. 13 Evan Bates, 7-3.

It was an emotional senior day farewell for top-ranked heavyweight and lineup mainstay Yonger Bastida. In typical Bastida fashion, he closed out his last match in Hilton Coliseum with a 22-6 tech fall in 5:43. Bastida tallied seven takedowns in the match, pushing his season total to 102, as he secured his nation-leading 13^th tech fall.

Curtain call for Yonger Bastida! 👏

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A big feet-to-back move in the first period allowed No. 10 Stevo Poulin to jump out to a big lead in a 9-4 decision over No. 30 Mack Mauger at 125 pounds. Poulin closes his regular season a winner in eight of his last nine.

At 133 pounds, Garrett Grice earned his second-straight ranked win in as many dual appearances. Grice notched takedowns in the first and second periods as he cruised to a 7-3 decision over No. 30 Gage Walker.

No. 3 Anthony Echemendia squeezed out a tight win over Easton Hilton at 141 pounds with a 3-2 decision. Echemendia finishes his regular season with a 16-2 mark.

After Missouri got on the board with a decision at 149 pounds, No. 7 Vinny Zerban got things back on track with a tight 5-3 win over No. 15 Teague Travis. Zerban struck first with a takedown in the opening period and closed the match by riding Travis for the entire third period.

The Tigers would close the dual with three-straight wins, including close matches at 165 and 174 pounds and a tech fall at 184 pounds.

UP NEXT
With the dual portion of the season in the history books, Iowa State turns its attention to the Big 12 Wrestling Championships held March 6-7 in Tulsa, Okla.

MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
No. 4 Iowa State 20, No. 14 Missouri 14
197: No. 2 Rocky Elam (ISU) dec. No. 13 Evan Bates (MIZ), 7-3
285: No. 1 Yonger Bastida (ISU) TF Sampson Stillwell (MIZ), 22-6 (5:43)
125: No. 10 Stevo Poulin (ISU) dec. No. 30 Mack Mauger (MIZ), 9-4
133: Garrett Grice (ISU) dec. No. 28 Gage Walker (MIZ), 7-3
141: No. 3 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) dec. Easton Hilton (MIZ), 3-2
149: Seth Mendoza (MIZ) dec. No. 10 Jacob Frost (ISU), 8-2
157: No. 7 Vinny Zerban (ISU) dec. No. 15 Teague Travis (MIZ), 5-3
165: Max Mayfield (MIZ) dec. No. 14 Connor Euton (ISU), 8-6
174: No. 9 Cam Steed (MIZ) dec. No. 12 MJ Gaitan (ISU), 4-3
184: No. 3 Aeoden Sinclair (MIZ) TF Jacob Helgeson (ISU), 21-5 (2:56)