The Cyclones showed skill from their feet, tallying 27 takedowns to UTC's two.
"I like how we are wrestling," Iowa State head coach Cael Sanderson said. "We scored a lot of points tonight. (UT-Chattanooga) is a young team but they are coached by Cyclones and that means they fight. Now we'll get on the bus and head for Missouri."
The Cyclones wrestle the No. 5 Tigers Sunday at 2 p.m. in Columbia, Mo.
In a matchup of top-10 wrestlers in the 141-pound weight class, ISU's Nick Gallick was dominant. Ninth-ranked Cody Cleveland of Chattanooga was shut out by Gallick's offensive attack as the ISU All-American scored a major decision, 12-0. Gallick regained the team lead for ISU after the Cyclones' empty spot at 133 pounds. Gallick has won 19 straight matches against collegiate wrestlers.
"I'm feeling good right now," Gallick said. "I am being aggressive and going out there to score bonus points. "
Iowa State's Jake Varner proved once again why he is the No. 1 wrestler in the 197-pound weight class. The two-time NCAA finalist turned UTC's Ethan Winel to his back in the first period at the 2:33 mark to score his fifth dual fall of the season. The Bakersfield, Calif. native has 12 total pins in his junior campaign and stands at 22-1 this season.
Junior ISU heavyweight David Zabriskie didn't need to win his fourth-straight match in overtime as he handled Chattanooga's Cody Sliger, by a 19-6 major decision. Zabriskie tallied seven takedowns over the match to improve to 25-2.
ISU's Jon Reader (165) and Jerome Ward (184) both won by major decision. Reader showed off his offense against Chattanooga's Seth Garvin, winning 14-2. It took Ward until the very end of the third period to secure his major decision for the Iowa State team. The redshirt freshman notched the final takedown needed at the 0:03 mark to win 10-2 over UTC's Tyler Roberson.
Sometimes a wrestler does not need a takedown to score a pin. Junior Duke Burk proved the point for the Cyclones. The Peoria, Ill. native found himself nearing a takedown against Jason McCroskey of Chattanooga and had put his opponent in poor position. Burk planted the Mocs' wrestler on his back in 4:36 to score the big bonus points for ISU.
Iowa State's Mitch Mueller (149) and Cyler Sanderson (157) both won by sound decisions for the Cyclones. Mueller, ranked 18th at 149-pounds, beat the Mocs' Dan Waddell, 9-2. Sanderson was the victorious wrestler in a heated battle against Chattanooga's Joey Knox. The returning All-American used three takedowns in the third period to power past his opponent, 11-6.
To start off the dual, 10th-ranked Tyler Clark scored a decision for the Cyclone effort. Clark fought off the efforts of UTC freshman Demetrius Johnson to win by a score of 7-5.
It was Senior Night for the Cyclone wrestling team and as ISU hohored Joey DeMarie (141), Ricky Lundell (149) and Chris Pursel (174).
The meet's start was delayed 10 minutes to accommodate referee Randy Hartman. Hartman's plane was diverted to Cedar Rapids instead of Des Moines because of weather Friday afternoon. Hartman was a trooper, renting a car in Cedar Rapids and driving to arriving in Ames moments before the meet began.
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