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    Iowa sweeps IC Duals, Brands earns win No. 100

    IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team extended its unbeaten dual winning streak to 80 games Friday with wins over Baker (47-3), Cornell College (42-0) and Iowa Central (37-6) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tom Brands earned his 100th win as Iowa's head wrestling coach as Iowa swept the Iowa City Duals for the fourth time in as many seasons. Brands owns a 100-6-1 record since taking over the Hawkeye program in 2006. The Hawkeyes recorded nine pins while posting a 27-3 record in the three duals.

    Seven Hawkeyes recorded perfect 3-0 marks in the duals, including 125-pounder Matt McDonough, 174-pounder Ethen Lofthouse and heavyweight Bobby Telford. All three Hawkeyes recorded a pair of pins and a bonus-point victory. McDonough opened the three-dual event with a second period pin against Baker's Bo Newport and Telford sent the crowd of 8,527 home with a first period pin against Central's Lonnie Brown. McDonough added a first period pin against Jacob Colon (Central). Telford put Baker's Dylan Berg on his back in 2:17. Lofthouse recorded a fall against Baker's Clarence Brown in the opening period before pinning Cornell's Brent Hamm in 1:06, the fastest fall of the night.

    Redshirt freshman Mike Evans, sophomores Tony Ramos and Derek St. John, and senior Montell Marion also posted perfect 3-0 marks. Evans, Ramos and Marion recorded one pin each. St. John added two technical falls. Twenty-two of Iowa's 27 wins earned bonus points.

    Senior Vinnie Wagner made his first career appearance in front of the Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowd. The 184-pounder earned a 21-8 major decision over Cornell's Andrew Roberts.

    Junior Grant Gambrall returned to the mat for the first time since winning the third-place bout at last season's NCAA Championships. Gambrall made his first career appearance at 197 pounds and used 1:35 of riding time to earn a 4-3 decision over Cornell's Alex Coolidge.

    Redshirt freshman Jeremy Fahler earned a pair of major decisions in each of his 184-pound bouts. Fahler topped Baker's Parker Owen 9-1 before recording a 12-4 win over Iowa Central's Cristian Mays.

    Sophomore Tomas Lira split a pair of decisions at 197 pounds. Redshirt freshman Jacob Ballweg lost two of his three decisions while competing at 149 pounds.

    The Hawkeyes return to action Dec. 2 when they host sixth-ranked Illinois on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The dual will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Kids five and under are admitted free to all home wrestling events. The Iowa-Illinois dual will be streamed live on btn.com via Hawkeye All-Access, a subscription service committed to providing quality coverage of University of Iowa athletic events. The Hawkeyes face in-state rival Iowa State in Ames on Dec. 4. The Cyclones host Iowa inside Hilton Coliseum at 2 p.m. Steven Grace and Mark Ironside will broadcast both weekend duals on AM-800 KXIC.

    Hawkeye Notes: Iowa scored bonus points in 22 of its 27 wins... Iowa is unbeaten in its last 80 duals... the Hawkeyes improved to 14-0 all-time in the Iowa City Duals... six Hawkeyes made their Carver-Hawkeye Arena debuts: Jacob Ballweg, Mike Evans, Jeremy Fahler, Tomas Lira, Vinnie Wagner and Bobby Telford... four Hawkeyes improved upon their undefeated records inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena: Matt McDonough (22-0), Tony Ramos (9-0), Derek St. John (11-0), Grant Gambrall (10-0).

    #1 University of Iowa 47, Baker University 3
    125 - Matt McDonough (I) pinned Bo Newport (B), 3:51
    133 - Tony Ramos (I) pinned AJ Gassman (B), 4:34
    141 - Montell Marion (I) pinned Philip Henes (B), 4:28
    149 - Jarrell Price (B) dec. Jacob Ballweg (I), 5-3
    157 - Derek St. John (I) tech. fall Nathan Sommer (B), 20-4 in 5:13
    165 - Mike Evans (I) tech. fall Jake Price (B), 19-3 in 5:10
    174 - Ethen Lofthouse (I) pinned Clarence Jordan (B), 2:38
    184 - Jeremy Fahler (I) maj. dec. Parker Owen (B), 9-1
    197 - Tomas Lira (I) dec. Jake Nowak (B), 7-2
    Hwt. - Bobby Telford (I) pinned Dylan Berg (B), 2:17

    #1 University of Iowa 42, Cornell College 0
    125 - Matt McDonough (I) maj. dec. Timothy Hood (C), 13-3
    133 - Tony Ramos (I) tech. fall Tigue Snider (C), 26-10 in 6:41
    141 - Montell Marion (I) maj. dec. Michael Buhr (C), 17-7
    149 - Jacob Ballweg (I) dec. Nicholas Drendel (C), 5-2
    157 - Derek St. John (I) dec. Nicholas Loughlin (C), 12-6
    165 - Mike Evans (I) pinned Joe Hambleton (C), 2:53
    174 - Ethen Lofthouse (I) pinned Brent Hamm (C), 1:06
    184 - Vinnie Wagner (I) maj. dec Andrew Roberts (C), 21-8
    197 - Grant Gambrall (I) dec. Alex Coolidge (C), 4-3
    Hwt. - Bobby Telford (I) tech. fall Carl Gaul (C), 19-3 in 6:01*

    #1 University of Iowa 37, Iowa Central Community College 6
    125 - Matt McDonough (I) pinned Jacob Colon (ICCC), 2:55
    133 - Tony Ramos (I) major dec. Brandon Wright (ICCC), 17-6
    141 - Montell Marion (I) dec. Terrel Wilbourn (ICCC), 10-4
    149 - Edwin Cooper (ICCC) dec. Jacob Ballweg, 3-2
    157 - Derek St. John (I) tech. fall Joe Winkler (ICCC), 18-0 in 6:17
    165 - Mike Evans (I) tech. fall Colin Hewitt (ICCC), 16-0 in 6:20
    174 - Ethen Lofthouse (I) vs. Jahwon Akui (ICCC)
    184 - Jeremy Fahler (I) major dec. Cristian Mays (ICCC), 12-4
    197 - Kolton Kersten (ICCC) dec. Tomas Lira, 7-6
    Hwt. - Bobby Telford (I) pinned Lonnie Brown (ICCC), 1:53

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