As a team, Iowa went 35-5 in the four duals. Hawkeye seniors Charlie Falck (125) and Alex Tsirtsis (141), and juniors Brent Metcalf (149), Ryan Morningstar (165), Jay Borschel (174) and Phillip Keddy (184) each went 4-0 on the day. Junior heavyweight Dan Erekson was also undefeated at 3-0, while juniors Joe Slaton (133) and Luke Lofthouse (197) each posted 1-0 records.
Falck and Tsirtsis picked up their 75th collegiate career victories - Falck with his 10-2 major decision over Maryland's Brendan Byrne and Tsirtsis with his 3-2 win over Central Michigan's Eric Kruger. Metcalf extended his own winning streak to 40 collegiate matches on one technical fall, one pin and two decisions. Keddy and Borschel each picked up milestone career wins against Bloomsburg, with Keddy scoring his 50th with a 1:22 pin of Jesse Hassemen and Borschel recording his 40th with a 9-2 decision over Nathan Graham.
The Hawkeyes will try to pack the house and recapture the current national dual meet attendance record when they host intra-state rival and second-ranked Iowa State (3-0) Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tickets for the dual are available through the University of Iowa Athletic Ticket Office at 800-464-2957, 319-335-9327 or www.hawkeyesports.com.
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