TEMPE, Arizona – No. 3 Iowa State won its Big 12 dual opener at Arizona State, 29-14, Tuesday night inside Desert Financial Arena. The Cyclones won seven of ten bouts, including five by bonus-point margin, as they improved to 8-1 in league openers under head coach Kevin Dresser.

Iowa State won the takedown battle, 25-12.

After an Arizona State fall at 133 pounds to open the dual, No. 4 Anthony Echemendia got two of the bonus points back for the Cyclones with a tech fall at 141 pounds. After allowing the first takedown of the match, Echemendia rattled off seven straight takedowns of his own to win, 24-8, in 6:15.

No. 6 Jacob Frost made it back-to-back tech falls for ISU with a dominant 16-1 victory over Daniel Miranda at 149 pounds. The sixth-ranked Cyclone used two takedowns and three turns to end the match early in the second period.

After Arizona State won matches at 157 and 165 pounds, No. 14 MJ Gaitan made his return to the lineup and earned a timely tech fall for the Cyclones at 174 pounds. He recorded six takedowns to defeat Leo Tukhlynovych, 20-5, in his first action since the Cliff Keen Invitational in early December.

At 184 pounds, No. 13 Isaac Dean allowed a first period takedown to Azizbek Fayzullaev but recorded two of his own in the second period to earn an 8-5 decision. The win pushed the team score to 18-14 in favor of the Cyclones with three matches remaining.

CJ Carter earned a quality win with a 4-3 decision over three-time NCAA Qualifier Colton Hawks. It was a low scoring affair with the Cyclone getting the match’s only takedown with a clever reattack in the third period.

No. 1 Yonger Bastida maintained his unblemished record with a top-20 victory over No. 19 David Szuba. Bastida had a slow start to the match as they wrestled to a scoreless first period but turned on the jets for five takedowns in an 18-5 major decision.

The dual closed with the lightweights as No. 13 Stevo Poulin started fast with two takedowns and four near fall points to lead 10-1 after the opening period. Poulin managed only an escape and a riding time point the remainder of the match in a 12-1 major decision over Damian Moreno.

UP NEXT
Iowa State continues its road trip Sunday, Jan. 11 at North Dakota State. That dual will start at 1 p.m. on NDSU All-Access.

MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
No. 3 Iowa State 29, Arizona State 14
133: No. 6 Kyler Larkin (ASU) WBF Adrian Meza (ISU), 4:45
141: No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) TF Benji Alanis (ASU), 24-8 (6:15)
149: No. 6 Jacob Frost (ISU) TF Daniel Miranda (ASU), 16-1 (4:09)
157: No. 3 [149] Kaleb Larkin (ASU) dec. No. 3 Vinny Zerban (ISU), 4-1
165: No. 14 Nicco Ruiz (ASU) TF No. 18 Connor Euton (ISU), 19-3 (6:05)
174: No. 14 MJ Gaitan (ISU) TF Leo Tukhlynovych (ASU), 20-5 (6:07)
184: No. 13 Isaac Dean (ISU) dec. Azizbek Fayzullaev (ASU), 8-5
197: CJ Carter (ISU) dec. Colton Hawks (ASU), 4-3
285: No. 1 Yonger Bastida (ISU) maj. dec. No. 19 David Szuba (ASU), 18-5
125: No. 14 Stevo Poulin (ISU) maj. dec. Damian Moreno (ASU), 12-1
*InterMat Rankings (1/6/26)

PANORAMA INVITATIONAL 

Team Scores

1. SWAT – 112 pts

2. Atlantic – 110.5 pts

3. Creston – 100 pts

4. Panorama – 88 pts

5. Interstate-35 – 76 pts

6. Mount Ayr – 63 pts

7. Perry – 44.5 pts

8. Harlan – 23

Top Finishers:

Atlantic – Cadence Kinzie (1st – 115), Leiah Thomas (1st – 155), Haley Armstrong (1st – 235), Aspen Smith (2nd – 110), Willow Drake (2nd – 125), Josephine Miller (3rd – 170), Faithlynn Scholl (5th – 130)

SWAT – Nadia South (1st – 110), Bailey Lillard (1st – 145), Megan Gerlock (1st – 190), Destiny Fry (2nd – 115), Alivia Knuth (2nd – 135), Jenna Hardisty (3rd – 120), Jelina Gutierrez (3rd – 125), Erin South (3rd – 130)

DUALS AT EAST UNION 

Griswold – 18 vs Shenandoah – 18

East Mills – 19 vs Griswold – 18

East Union -42 vs Griswold – 6

Southwest Valley – 38 – Griswold – 0

Southwest Valley – 35 vs East Mills – 18

Southwest Valley – 36 vs Shenandoah – 6

Southwest Valley – 31 vs East Union – 30

Individual Winners 

Griswold – Brianna Dofner (2), Alexis Dofner (2), Addalynn Phelps (2), Payton Miles

Southwest Valley – Josslyn Benge (4), Kenzie Maeder (4), Akima Whipple (4), Alice Bell (4), Deklyn Mullen (3), Journey Hartley (3), Destiny Easley (3)

QUAD AT OABCIG 

Atlantic – 49 vs Logan-Magnolia – 30

Atlantic – 57 vs OABCIG – 6

Atlantic – 65 vs Woodbine – 6

Individual Wins

Atlantic – Dayton Van Horn (3), Braxton Hass (3), Landon Hagen (3), Kalvin Hayes (3), Jayden Harter (3), Drevan Smith (3), Donovan Hedrington (3), Dayton Van Horn (3), Cooper Woolley (3), Callan Kluever (2), Brogan Duff

QUAD AT KUEMPER CATHOLIC

Audubon – 41 vs Kuemper Catholic – 36

Audubon – 45 vs Coon Rapids-Bayard – 26

Carroll – 56 vs Audubon – 15

Individual Wins

Audubon – Karson Julesgaard (3), Leyton Elmquist (3), Jon Rasmussen (3), Karter Obermeier (2), Thomas Houge (2), Mason Kasperbauer (2), Lane Meyer (2), Ethan Haubrich

QUAD AT CLARINDA

Southwest Valley – 42 vs Clarinda – 39

Southwest Valley – 47 vs Red Oak – 26

Southwest Valley – 49 vs St. Albert – 15

Individual Wins

Southwest Valley – Degan Farwell (3), Ben Waddell (3), Wyatt Shires (3), Brody Sparks (2), Brody Crozier (3), Brylan Marks (3), Gavin Wetzel (3), Lucas James, Griffin Wetzel, Carson Cooper

TRINGULAR AT SHENANDOAH

Shenandoah – 53 vs AHSTW – 6

Southwest Iowa – 54 vs AHSTW – 15

Individual Wins

AHSTW – Roman Scheffler (2), Nikko Stearns, Drake Kiesel

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Atlantic – 50 vs Glenwood – 40

Lewis Central – 39 vs Harlan – 27

Red Oak – 32 vs Denison-Schleswig – 30

Creston – 52 vs Clarinda – 50

Western Iowa Conference 

Riverside – 37 vs Underwood – 17

AHSTW – 48 vs IKM-Manning – 43

Treynor – 54 vs Tri-Center – 18

Corner Conference 

Stanton – 48 vs Griswold – 44

Fremont-Mills – 42 vs Bedford – 30

East Mills – 58 vs Essex – 22

Rolling Valley Conference 

CAM – 56 vs Glidden-Ralston – 50

Coon Rapids-Bayard – 59 vs Boyer Valley – 22

Woodbine – 43 vs Paton-Churdan – 34

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Nodaway Valley – 58 vs Southwest Valley – 44

Mount Ayr – 61 vs Lenox – 14

West Central Activities Conference 

Des Moines Christian – 73 vs ACGC – 37

Non-Conference 

Missouri Valley – 52 vs Ar-We-Va – 37

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Glenwood – 92 vs Atlantic – 71

Lewis Central – 67 vs Harlan – 55

Red Oak – 58 vs Denison-Schleswig – 37

Clarinda – 44 vs Creston – 33

Western Iowa Conference 

Audubon – 55 vs Logan-Magnolia – 28

Tri-Center – 61 vs Treynor – 58

IKM-Manning – 68 vs AHSTW – 64 (OT)

Underwood – 57 vs Riverside – 47

Corner Conference 

Stanton – 63 vs Griswold – 39

Bedford – 54 vs Fremont-Mills – 32

East Mills – 85 vs Essex – 32

Rolling Valley Conference 

CAM – 67 vs Glidden-Ralston – 59

Coon Rapids-Bayard – 77 vs Boyer Valley – 60

Woodbine – 71 vs Paton-Churdan – 50

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Southwest Valley – 71 vs Nodaway Valley – 56

West Central Activities Conference 

Des Moines Christian – 75 vs ACGC – 22

Non-Conference 

Ar-We-Va – 53 vs Missouri Valley – 50

A furious rally by 19th ranked Iowa fell short in the Twin Cities. Jaylon Crocker-Johnson’s three pointer with a minute remaining gave Minnesota the lead for good in a 70-67 win. The Hawkeyes rallied from a late 14-point deficit to take a brief lead and missed a trio of three pointers in the waning seconds.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum. A dreadful opening half proved costly. The Hawkeyes made only 11-of-29 shots in the first half and trailed 31-24 at the break.

Langston Reynolds led Minnesota with 22 points as the Gophers improve to 3-1 in the Big Ten.

Iowa is 2-2 in the Big Ten.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Eight University of Iowa football student-athletes were named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selections, it was announced Tuesday by the association.

The Hawkeye honorees include junior Jack Dotzler (3.78, finance), senior Gennings Dunker (3.59, human physiology), sophomore Bryce Hawthorne (3.92, elementary education), graduate Mark Gronowski (3.67, non-departmental), sophomore Zach Lutmer (3.57, exercise science), graduate Jaxon Rexroth (3.50, interdepartmental studies), junior Jayden Montgomery (3.89, enterprise leadership) and senior Jonah Pace (3.53, interdepartmental studies).

Dunker and Gronowski have earned CSC Academic All-District accolades three times, while Lutmer and Rexroth are two-time recipients of the award.

Dunker, Gronowski and Lutmer are CSC Academic All-America finalists. The trio of Hawkeyes will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced on Jan. 27, 2026.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must have a 3.50 grade point average or higher and have one year completed in college. On the field, student-athletes must have played in 90 percent or started 66 percent of the total games played.

Nationally-ranked Iowa finished the season 9-4 overall and won the ReliaQuest Bowl.

The third ranked Iowa State men face their first Big 12 road test Wednesday night with a visit to Baylor. The Cyclones are 14-0 and opened conference play with a win at home over West Virginia. The Bears are 10-3 overall and opened the league race with a loss at TCU.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger, who says rebounding will be a crucial part of the game.

Otzelberger says Baylor will mix it up on defense.

It will be ISU’s second road game. The first one could not have gone better as the Cyclones crushed then top ranked Purdue 81-58 back in early December.

The Northern Iowa men look to stay unbeaten in the Missouri Valley Conference race on Wednesday night when they host Belmont. The challenge for the Panthers on defense will be slowing down Belmont guard Tyler Lundblade. He averages nearly 17 points per game and is shooting better than 43 percent from three point range.

That’s Panther coach Ben Jacobson who says experience has been a plus for Belmont. They are 13-3 overall and 3-2 in the Valley.

Jacobson says Lundblade’s ability to shoot from distance opens up the Belmont offense.

The Panthers are 4-0 in the Valley and 12-3 overall.

Drake takes a 2-2 Missouri Valley Conference record on the road to Bradley on Wednesday night. First year coach Eric Henderson says the Bulldogs are adjusting to the physical style of play it takes to compete in the Valley.

With junior forward Will Junior Exacte sidelined by a foot injury the Bulldogs lose a physical presence along the front line.

Henderson believes the Bulldogs are doing a better job of handling adversity.

After starting Valley play 3-0, Bradley has dropped two straight games to Southern Illinois and Belmont.