AMES – Iowa State opens its ninth season under head coach Kevin Dresser with the inaugural Cyclone Invitational presented by Daily’s Premium Meats Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. inside Hilton Coliseum. It is the first time since the 2019-20 season that ISU begins its season with an individual tournament instead of a dual.
The winner of each weight class will go home with bacon and swag courtesy of the title sponsor, Daily’s Premium Meats.
WHAT: Cyclone Invitational presented by Daily’s Premium Meats
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 8 // Start – 10 a.m.; Finals – 3 p.m.
WHERE: Hilton Coliseum (14,267) – Ames, Iowa
TEAMS: Iowa State, Wisconsin, Utah Valley, California Baptist, SIUE
The Links
WATCH: ESPN+ (Finals Only)
(PxP: Tom Kroeschell; Analyst: Kyven Gadson)
LIVE STATS
ISU Lineup
125: Adrian Meza (0-0), Ethan Perryman (0-0)
133: Garrett Grice (0-0), Carter Pearson (0-0)
141: No. 6 Anthony Echemendia (0-1), No. 5 [133] Evan Frost (0-0)
149: No. 4 Paniro Johnson (0-0), Logan Stotts (0-0)
157: No. 5 Vinny Zerban (0-0), Kane Naaktgeboren (0-0)
165: No. 15 Aiden Riggins (0-0), Connor Euton (0-0)
174: No. 13 MJ Gaitan (0-0), Jacob Helgeson (0-0)
184: No. 9 Isaac Dean (0-0), Tate Naaktgeboren (0-0)
197: No. 2 Rocky Elam (0-0), Rowan Udell (0-0)
285: No. 1 Yonger Bastida (1-0), McCrae Hagarty (0-0)
*InterMat Rankings (11/4/2025)