STILLWATER, Okla. – No. 3 Iowa State fell at No. 5 Oklahoma State, 24-9, Sunday afternoon inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys took the first seven bouts before the Cyclones claimed the final three.
The margins were razor thin as seven of the ten bouts were decided by a takedown or less. Iowa State fell to 9-2 on the season and 5-1 in the Big 12 while Oklahoma State improved to 12-1 overall and 7-0 in league duals.
Iowa State dropped the opening seven bouts before No. 12 Isaac Dean got the Cyclones on the board at 184 pounds. Dean defeated Trevor Dopps via 5-1 decision for the Cyclones’ first win of the day.
No. 1 Rocky Elam made it two in a row for the Cyclones with a gritty 4-1 decision over No. 7 Cody Merrill. Elam secured a last-second takedown in tiebreakers to secure the victory.
Top-ranked Yonger Bastida was never threatened as he closed the dual with a 5-2 decision over No. 6 Konner Doucet.
UP NEXT
Iowa State’s final three duals are home, starting with West Virginia Friday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. inside Hilton Coliseum.
MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
No. 3 Iowa State 9, No. 5 Oklahoma State 24
125: No. 7 Troy Spratley (OKST) dec. No. 13 Stevo Poulin (ISU), 3-1
133: No. 12 Jax Forrest (OKST) TF Osmany Diversent (ISU), 16-0 (3:31)
141: No. 2 Sergio Vega (OKST) dec. No. 3 Anthony Echemendia (ISU), 4-2
149: No. 12 Casey Swiderski (OKST) dec. No. 6 Jacob Frost (ISU), 4-2
157: No. 6 Landon Robideau (OKST) dec. No. 8 Vinny Zerban (ISU), 4-1
165: No. 2 Dee Lockett (OKST) maj. dec. No. 16 Connor Euton (ISU), 12-3
174: No. 7 Alex Facundo (OKST) dec. No. 13 MJ Gaitan (ISU), 4-2
184: No. 12 Isaac Dean (ISU) dec. Trevor Dopps (OKST), 5-1
197: No. 2 Rocky Elam (ISU) dec. No. 7 Cody Merrill (OKST), 4-1 TB-1
285: No. 1 Yonger Bastida (ISU) dec. No. 6 Konner Doucet (OKST), 5-2
Attendance: 10,002