After the first half of the dual, the Cyclones trailed 11-7. Iowa State won two matches behind the efforts of senior Earl Hall and redshirt junior Gabe Moreno.
At 133, Hall faced P.T. Garcia. It was all Hall in this matchup. The Homestead, Fla. native poured it on the Wyoming freshman. He scored on four takedowns and a two-point near-fall. With 3:02 in riding-time, Hall won by 14-4 major-decision.
In his match, Moreno was pitted against Jake Elliott. Moreno was also dominant in his bout. He connected on two takedowns. Moreno defeated Elliott by 6-2 decision behind 2:28 of riding-time.
It was all Iowa State in the second half of the dual, with the Cyclones winning the first four matches after intermission, including a win for Lelund Weatherspoon at 174 pounds over No. 13 Benjamin Stroh.
At 165 pounds, Tanner Weatherman dominated early, scoring six takedowns to take a 15-9 lead in the third period. However, a late flurry by Wyoming's Kyle Pope, including a four-point near fall in the waning seconds, to send the match to overtime. Weatherman finished the job with a takedown 35 seconds into sudden victory to win 18-16.
Weatherspoon controlled his match with Stroh in what was slated as the marquee matchup of the dual. After falling behind 4-2 early, the junior dominated. He put Stroh's back to the mat on a double-leg, followed by a four-point near fall with 1:09 left in the second period. Weatherspoon added an escape and another takedown in the third to win 11-5.
Dane Pestano put the Cyclones up 16-11 with a 3-1 decision over Wyoming's Jace Jensen. Pestano secured a takedown on the edge of the mat with 11 seconds remaining in the second period that proved to be the difference in the dual.
Duke Egli guaranteed the Iowa State victory with a 4-3 win over Brandon Tribble at 197 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Egli scored a pair of takedowns in the second and held on for a 4-3 decision.
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Iowa State will get a few weeks off before making their returning to the Midlands Championships. The Cyclones will travel to Evanston, Ill. Dec. 29-30 for the tournament.
Results:
125: Drew Templeman (WYO) mdec. Kyle Larson (ISU), 9-1
133: Earl Hall (ISU) mdec. P.T. Garcia (WYO), 14-4
141: Bryce Meredith (WYO) dec. John Meeks (ISU), 3-2
149: Gabe Moreno (ISU) dec. Jake Elliott (WYO), 6-2
157: Andrew Colgan (WYO) mdec. Logan Breitenbach (ISU), 12-4
165: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) dec. Kyle Pope (WYO), 18-16 (SV1)
174: Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) dec. Benjamin Stroh (WYO), 11-5
184: Dane Pestano (ISU) dec. Jace Jensen (WYO), 3-1
197: Duke Egli (ISU) dec. Brandon Tribble (WYO), 4-3
285: Tanner Harms (WYO) dec. Quean Smith (ISU), 3-1 (SV1)
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