#2 Oklahoma State vs #3 Iowa Preview

Oklahoma State vs Iowa Preview: Another Wild Installment of History Set for Sunday

Oklahoma State and Iowa are two of the most storied programs in the country. From their Olympic and World Champion head coaches to their amazing history of winning under the biggest and brightest lights, these teams have cemented themselves into the fabric of our sport's history and record books. Now, they are set to face off for the 57th time. Currently, the Cowboys lead the all-time series with a 29-25-2 record against the Hawkeyes.

This will also be the first time that Coach Brands and the Hawks make the trip to Stillwater, OK since 2019 when the teams had an epic battle that nearly blew the roof off Gallagher-Iba Arena. On that night, Nick Piccininni pinned Spencer Lee in a cradle on the edge of the mat sending the crowd into a frenzy. Daton Fix went full Cowboy and put the toughest ride on Austin DeSanto at 133 in the following match and Chandler Rogers bumped up to 174 and slapped an assassin on Mitch Bowman to ignite an OK State shutout in the final four matches of the dual to give them the 27-12 win in front of a sold-out crowd.

Since then, it’s been all Hawks. They dominated the following year in Carver-Hawkeye as Lee got his revenge over Piccininni to start the 34-6 beating they sent Oklahoma State home with. Iowa went on to claim 23-9 and 28-7 wins in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

Get a look at the history between the two teams since 2000

This year, we are slated for another historical battle. OK State already announced that this meeting will be in front of another sold-out crowd with ranked vs. ranked matchups happening in nine of the 10 weight classes.

Potential Matchups

125: No. 4 Drake Ayala vs. No. 12 Troy Spratley

133: No. 20 Cullan Schriever OR Brody Teske vs. No. 3 Daton Fix

141: No. 2 Real Woods vs. No. 8 Tagen Jamison

149: No. 8 Caleb Rathjen OR Victor Voinovich vs. No. 18 Jordan Williams OR Sammy Alvarez

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