TULSA, OKLAHOMA – Iowa State sent six wrestlers to the semifinals Saturday in the opening session of the 2023 Big 12 Wrestling Championship. Of the six semifinalists, five of them have already locked up a spot at the 2023 NCAA National Championships in Tulsa March 16-18.
Zach Redding (133), Paniro Johnson (149), David Carr (165), Marcus Coleman (184), Yonger Bastida (197) and Sam Schuyler (285) all advanced to tonight’s semifinals. Redding, Johnson, Carr, Bastida and Schuyler all punched their ticket to the national tournament.
As a team, Iowa State sits in third place with 52.5 points behind Oklahoma State (71.5) and Missouri (87.5).
At 133 pounds, Redding avenged a loss from earlier this season against California Baptist’s Hunter Leake with a 4-2 decision in the quarterfinals.
Johnson won a tight matchup against Oklahoma’s Mitch Moore, 3-2, to advance into the semifinals. The freshman scored the only takedown of the match in the second period and got an escape in the third to break the tie.
Carr looked the part in a dominant 21-6 tech fall against Austin Yant of Northern Iowa. The Cyclone registered eight takedowns in the win.
Iowa State made some noise at the upper weights starting with Coleman’s 20-5 tech fall over Air Force’s Noah Blake at 184 pounds.
Bastida was Iowa State’s only seeded wrestler to draw a first-round match. He racked up 10 takedowns in a strong showing against Wyoming’s Tyce Raddon which he won via 24-9 tech fall. In the quarterfinals, Bastida took care of business against Evan Bockman of Utah Valley, 9-5, for his second win of the day.
Schuyler closed out the session with his second win of the year over Northern Iowa’s Tyrell Gordon. The Cyclones’ anchor didn’t allow a point in a solid 6-0 victory.
Up Next
Session II of the Big 12 Championship begins at 5 p.m. with first-round consolation matches followed by second-round consolation matches at 7:30 p.m. and semifinals at 8:30.
Iowa State Results
125: Corey Cabanban
First Round: L-D, 5-3 SV-1 vs. Stevo Poulin (UNC)
Consolation First Round: vs. Tanner Jordan (SDSU)
133: No. 3 Zach Redding
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: W-D, 4-2 vs. Hunter Leake (CBU)
Semifinals: vs. Kyle Biscolglia (UNI)
141: Casey Swiderski
First Round: L-D, 6-3 vs. Clay Carlson (SDSU)
Consolation First Round: vs. Cael Happel (UNI)
149: No. 3 Paniro Johnson
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: W-D, 3-2 vs. Mitch Moore (OU)
Semifinals: vs. Colin Realbuto (UNI)
157: No. 7 Jason Kraisser
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: L-D, 8-3 vs. Kaden Gfeller (OSU)
Consolation First Round: vs. Alex Hornfeck (WVU)
165: No. 1 David Carr
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: W-TF, 21-6 (6:33) vs. Austin Yant (UNI)
Semifinals: vs. Peyton Hall (WVU)
174: Julien Broderson
First Round: L-MD, 14-4 vs. Peyton Mocco (MIZ)
Consolation First Round: vs. Hayden Hastings (WYO)
184: No. 2 Marcus Coleman
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: W-TF, 20-5 (7:00) vs. Noah Blake (AF)
Semifinals: vs. Travis Wittlake (OSU)
197: No. 3 Yonger Bastida
First Round: W-TF, 24-9 (6:24) vs. Tyce Raddon (WYO)
Quarterfinals: W-D, 9-5 vs. Evan Bockman (UVU)
Semifinals: vs. Rocky Elam (MIZ)
285: No. 2 Sam Schuyler
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: W-D, 6-0 vs. Tyrell Gordon (UNI)
Semifinals: vs. Zach Elam (MIZ)
