The dual went down to the final match, as the Cowboys were able to get the victory at 285 after Kyven Gadson sparked the Cyclone fans with a fall at 197 pounds.
Iowa State almost got the upset at 125 pounds. Kyle Larson jumped out to a 6-1 lead over No. 10 Eddie Kilmara behind a takedown and 2-point near-fall late in the first period. However, Kilmara rallied with a pair of takedowns in the third period and used 1:55 of riding time to secure the 8-7 win for the Cowboys.
At 133 pounds, ISU’s Earl Hall, ranked sixth nationally, beat Gary Wayne Harding, 9-5. Hall was up 7-1 after a takedown and 3-point near-fall at the midway point of the first period. Hall held on to knot the match at 3-3.
ISU bounced back after a loss at 141 pounds with a 7-2 victory by No. 13 Gabe Moreno at 149 pounds. Moreno had two takedowns in the match vs. Davey Dolan, including the clincher with 1:23 left in the third period en route to his 20th win of the season.
OSU held a 10-6 lead at the midway point after OSU’s Anthony Collica beat Luke Goettl, 8-2 in the 157-pound match.
At 165 pounds, it was a matchup between top-four wrestlers in OSU’s No. 1 Alex Dieringer and ISU’s fourth-ranked Michael Moreno. Dieringer stayed perfect on the season (19-0) with a 13-3 major decision over Moreno.
The Cowboys then added to their lead (17-6) with a victory at 174 pounds, as Kyle Crutchmer defeated Tanner Weatherman, 7-4.
Lelund Weatherspoon kept the Cyclones in the match with a victory over Nolan Boyd at 184 pounds, 5-1. Weatherspoon was the aggressor, scoring the only two takedowns in the match.
Kyven Gadson then ignited the Cyclone crowd with a huge pin in the 197-pound match. Gadson threw Luke Bean on underhooks to put him on his back. He kept him there to get the fall at the 3:50 mark. Gadson, ranked third nationally, improved his season record to 18-1 and notched his 38th-straight dual victory.
The Cowboys sealed the match with a down-to-the-wire 4-3 victory in the finale. OSU’s Austin Marsden, ranked fifth nationally, scored a takedown on Quean Smith in the first period to take an early lead. Smith then notched a takedown in the second period to close the gap. Marsden, who was charged with stalling, kept Smith from adding any more points to cling to the 4-3 win.
Results:
125: No. 10 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Kyle Larson (ISU), 8-7 (1:55)
133: No. 6 Earl Hall (ISU) dec. Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 9-5 (1:23)
141: No. 18 Dean Heil (OSU) maj. dec. Dante Rodriguez (ISU), 17-3 (2:30)
149: No. 13 Gabe Moreno (ISU) dec. Davey Dolan (OSU), 7-2 (3:08)
157: Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. vs. Luke Goettl (ISU), 8-2 (1:13)
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) maj. dec. No. 4 Michael Moreno (ISU), 13-3 (3:24)
174: Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) dec. No. 10 Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 7-4
184: No. 17 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) dec. No. 15 Nolan Boyd (OSU), 5-1
197: No. 3 Kyven Gadson (ISU) WBF Luke Bean (OSU), 3:50
285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Quean Smith (ISU), 4-3
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