AMES – No. 7 Oklahoma State (6-3, 2-0 Big 12) held on to defeat No. 8 Iowa State (6-2, 0-1 Big 12), 20-15, in dual meet wrestling action Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum.
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.
Match 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
