Hawkeye seniors Brent Metcalf (149), Ryan Morningstar (165), Jay Borschel (174) and Dan Erekson (Hwt.), and redshirt freshman Matt McDonough (125) all pinned their Wildcat opponents, while sophomore Montell Marion (141) won by forfeit. Metcalf (26-0), McDonough (26-0) and Borschel (25-0) all remain undefeated on the season, while senior Daniel Dennis (133) and Morningstar each picked up their sixth-straight victories. Metcalf moved up to seventh on Iowa's all-time career pins list when he stuck Andrew Nadhir in 2:20 to collect his 15th pin of the season. The Hawkeye senior's 46 career pins is tied for seventh with current Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands (1989-92).
Also recording victories for the Hawkeyes were Dennis, juniors Aaron Janssen (157) and Luke Lofthouse (197), and redshirt freshman Grant Gambrall (184). Dennis improved to 14-1 with his 12-3 major decision over Eric Metzler, recording his 10th bonus-point win of the season. Janssen's 6-3 victory over Wildcat Kevin Bialka kept his Big Ten dual record perfect at 3-0. Lofthouse scored an escape with seven seconds left in his bout to beat Northwestern's Josh Schoen, 4-3, and improve to 4-1 in Big Ten dual matches. Hawkeye fans got a glimpse into the future as Gambrall recorded two takedowns and two reversals in his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut, beating Wildcat Aaron Jones, 9-3.
Up next for Iowa is a Valentine's Day trip to Minneapolis to face #5 Minnesota (11-4, 6-0 Big Ten) at Williams Arena. The dual will be televised live Sunday at 6 p.m. (CT) on the Big Ten Network. Tickets - 15 for adults, $5 for students, youth and seniors and $5 for groups of 15 or more - are available from the University of Minnesota Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-846-7437, 612-624-8080 or www.gophersports.com. Iowa beat Minnesota (28-12) in the championship semifinals at the 2010 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls last month.
Results:
125 - Matt McDonough (I) pinned Levi Mele (N), 4:32
133 - Daniel Dennis (I) maj. dec. Eric Metzler (N), 12-3
141 - Montell Marion (I) won by forfeit
149 - Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Andrew Nadhir (N), 2:20
157 - Aaron Janssen (I) dec. Kevin Bialka (N), 6-3
165 - Ryan Morningstar (I) pinned Robert Kellogg (N), 4:48
174 - Jay Borschel (I) pinned Brian Roddy, Jr. (N), 2:27
184 - Grant Gambrall (I) dec. Aaron Jones (N), 9-3
197 - Luke Lofthouse (I) dec. Josh Schoen (N), 4-3
Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) pinned Marcus Shrewsbury (N), 3:52
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