The Cyclones had a rough quarterfinal round as the lost Gabe Moreno (149) and Tanner Weatherman (174). Moreno was able to score a reversal in his match to knot the score at 2-2, but after that it was all Bright in that match. Weatherman fell down early to Eblen, and mounted a late comeback by picking up a takedown-release, and was back in on another shot, but didn’t finish and lost 7-3.
Earl Hall (133) continues to be a bright spot in the Iowa State lineup as he was able to get some revenge on George DiCamillo, who knocked Hall out of the Cliff-Keen Las Vegas quarterfinals last month. Hall hit a cement mixer to pin DiCamillo to advance to the semifinals where he will face Penn State’s Jimmy Gulibon.
Kyle Larson (125) opened Cyclone action this morning with a 3-2 win to continue his quest to finish on the stand. In his next match he won 7-2 over his opponent from Drexel to advance to the Round of 12.
Marcus Harrington (197) advanced past teammate Kyven Gadson on medical forfeit in the consolation matches. Unfortunately he wrestled a tough Owen Scott of Cornell who knocked him out just short of the Round of 12.
Quean Smith (285) lost his early morning consolation match 5-2 to be eliminated from the tournament.
Willie Miklus (184) powered his way to the semifinals with a high scoring affair, picking up a 18-10 major decision over his Oklahoma State opponent. Miklus will face tournament top seed Gabe Dean of Cornell next.
Mikey England (165) picked up a tough 4-0 win over Jesse Shanaman, but then lost to Marshall Peppelman to finish a win shy of the Round of 12.
Dakota Friesth (165) of Wyoming (and Adel, IA) lost his quarterfinal match to NCAA champion Alex Dieringer by technical fall. Friesth fell behind 5-0 in the first and was never able to get going against the Oklahoma State wrestler.
Results (Semifinalist in bold)
NCAA 125 – Kyle Larson
Champ. Round 1 – Kyle Larson (Iowa State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Ben Willeford (Cleveland State) won by decision over Kyle Larson (Iowa State) (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Kyle Larson (Iowa State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Kyle Larson (Iowa State) won in sudden victory – 1 over Sean Russell (Edinboro) (SV-1 6-4)
Cons. Round 4 – Kyle Larson (Iowa State) won by decision over Max Soria (Buffalo) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 5 – Kyle Larson (Iowa State) won by decision over Tanner Shoap (Drexel) (Dec 7-2)
NCAA 133 – Earl Hall
Champ. Round 1 – Earl Hall (Iowa State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Earl Hall (Iowa State) won by decision over Jared Browning (Chattanooga) (Dec 6-1)
Champ. Round 3 – Earl Hall (Iowa State) won by decision over Zach Synon (Missouri) (Dec 6-4)
Quarterfinal – Earl Hall (Iowa State) won by fall over George DiCamillo (Virginia) (Fall 5:34)
NCAA 149 – Gabe Moreno
Champ. Round 1 – Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) won by major decision over James Hunsberger (George Mason) (Maj 12-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) won by fall over Geoffrey Verallis (Drexel) (Fall 6:43)
Champ. Round 3 – Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) won by decision over Tyler Berger (Nebraska) (Dec 6-1)
Quarterfinal – Edgar Bright (Pittsburgh) won by decision over Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) (Dec 10-6)
NCAA 174 – Tanner Weatherman
Champ. Round 1 – Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) won by decision over Trey Adamson (Duke) (Dec 8-5)
Champ. Round 3 – Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) won by decision over Brian Harvey (Army) (Dec 4-1)
Quarterfinal – John Eblen (Missouri) won by decision over Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) (Dec 7-3)
NCAA 197 – Kyven Gadson
Champ. Round 1 – Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) won by fall over Boyce Cornwell (Gardner Webb) (Fall 2:19)
Champ. Round 3 – Spencer Johnson (Nebraska) won by decision over Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Marcus Harrington (Iowa State) won by medical forfeit over Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) (MFF)
NCAA 197 – Marcus Harrington
Champ. Round 1 – Marcus Harrington (Iowa State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Max Huntley (Michigan) won by fall over Marcus Harrington (Iowa State) (Fall 4:19)
Cons. Round 2 – Marcus Harrington (Iowa State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Marcus Harrington (Iowa State) won by fall over Paul Rands (Navy) (Fall 1:27)
Cons. Round 4 – Marcus Harrington (Iowa State) won by medical forfeit over Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) (MFF)
Cons. Round 5 – Owen Scott (Cornell ) won by major decision over Marcus Harrington (Iowa State) (Maj 9-0)
NCAA 285 – Quean Smith
Champ. Round 1 – Quean Smith (Iowa State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Quean Smith (Iowa State) won by major decision over Josh Marchok (Stanford) (Maj 12-4)
Champ. Round 3 – Devin Mellon (Missouri) won by decision over Quean Smith (Iowa State) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 4 – Jacob Kettler (George Mason) won by decision over Quean Smith (Iowa State) (Dec 5-2)
NCAA 165 – Mike England – Centerville, IA
Champ. Round 1 – Mike England (Missouri) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Mike England (Missouri) won by major decision over Michael Coleman (Navy) (Maj 10-1)
Champ. Round 3 – Chandler Marstellar (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Mike England (Missouri) (Fall 1:48)
Cons. Round 4 – Mike England (Missouri) won by decision over Jesse Shanaman (Cornell ) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 5 – Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh) won by decision over Mike England (Missouri) (Dec 10-3)
NCAA 184 – Willie Miklus – Southeast Polk, IA
Champ. Round 1 – Willie Miklus (Missouri) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Willie Miklus (Missouri) won by fall over Ryan Hembury (George Mason) (Fall 2:44)
Champ. Round 3 – Willie Miklus (Missouri) won by fall over Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) (Fall 4:40)
Quarterfinal – Willie Miklus (Missouri) won by major decision over Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) (Maj 18-10)
NCAA 165 – Dakota Friesth – Adel, IA
Champ. Round 1 – Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) won in tie breaker – 1 over Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) (TB-1 2-1)
Champ. Round 3 – Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) won in sudden victory – 2 over Austin Wilson (Nebraska) (SV-2 4-2)
Quarterfinal – Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) won by tech fall over Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) (TF 18-1)