Cyclone Notebook
• Iowa State is taking a 10-man contingent to the Kaufman-Brand Open in Omaha, Neb. Six freshman will compete unattached.
• Cyclones Nick Gallick (141), Jon Reader (165), Jake Varner (197) and David Zabriskie (HWT) will participate in the NWCA All-Star Classic in Fullerton, Calif. Nov. 22 at 12 p.m.
• Head coach Kevin Jackson’s Cyclones were victorious in the first dual of his coaching career, winning 43-3 over South Dakota State Nov. 12.
• The Cyclones are 80-12-1 in season openers since 1916. ISU has won 13 straight season-opening duals since 1996.
• ISU carried the success of its first dual into the Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open. Seven Cyclone wrestlers won individual titles.
• ISU is currently ranked 2/2 in the Intermat and W.I.N. Magazine polls, respectively.
Scouting the Kaufman-Brand (Omaha) Open
• The University of Nebraska at Omaha hosts the nation’s largest collegiate wrestling meet each November. The Ryan Kaufman-Glen Brand Open attracts 500-700 wrestlers from 35 teams in 12 states to the UNO campus.
• Action begins at 9 a.m. Saturday morning in Nebraska-Omaha’s Sapp Fieldhouse.
Four Cyclones Invited to NWCA All-Star Classic
• Four Iowa State wrestlers will sport cardinal and gold singlets in the 44th Annual NWCA All-Star Classic in Fullerton, Calif. on the campus of Cal State-Fullerton in Titan Gym Nov. 22. at 2 p.m. Cyclones Nick Gallick (141), Jon Reader (165), Jake Varner (197) and David Zabriskie (HWT) are set to compete.
• Iowa State has had 69 participants in the NWCA All-Star Classic since its inception in 1967. The total ranks third behind Oklahoma State (81) and Iowa (74).
• The last time four ISU wrestlers competed in the event was 1992, when Erik Akin (118 pounds), Torrae Jackson (150 pounds), Steve Hamilton (167 pounds) and Matt Johnson (177 pounds) represented the Cyclones.
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