The Cyclones won 17 of their 20 matchups on Friday, with seven wins coming with bonus-points.
Iowa State vs. George Mason
Iowa State took all but one match in their first dual of the tournament, defeating GMU 39-2. Of the Cyclones' nine wins, five were by bonus-point.
The Cardinal and Gold won the first four matches of the day behind winning efforts from Kyle Larson, Earl Hall, John Meeks and Gabe Moreno.
Larson got things rolling for the Cyclones with an 8-4 decision over William Prochniewski. Hall followed with a gritty 8-3 victory with 1:12 of riding-time over Vince Rodriguez.
Meeks picked up the first bonus-points of the day for the Cyclones, knocking off Ryan Renkey by 15-7 major-decision. Moreno also earned bonus-points for ISU with a fall in 4:15 over Konbeh Koroma.
Tanner Weatherman, Lelund Weatherspoon, Dane Pestano, Marcus Harrington and Quean Smith brought it home for Iowa State, compiling a 5-0 mark to close out the dual.
Weatherman was dominant in his match against Patrick Davis before the Patriot was disqualified for stalling. A one-point team deduction was assessed to George Mason following this match.
Weatherspoon and Pestano each won their matches by major-decision. In his 10-2 victory, Weatherspoon defeated Daniel Mika. It was all all Pestano in his match against Luke Ledke, as he won 15-2.
Harrington was making his dual-debut for the Cyclones today. It took him only 2:21 to bring Cameron Houston to his back to secure the fall and six points for his team. Smith put the finishing touches on the Patriots with a 12-5 decision over Cameron Voss.
Iowa State vs. Kent State
The Cyclones advanced to the Virginia Duals semifinals with a win over the Golden Flashes of Kent State, 25-9. In this one, Iowa State won eight of their 10 matches.
Larson defeated Edilberto Vinas by 3-1 decision, Hall knocked off No. 10 Mackenzie McGuire and Meeks notched a 3-1 victory with a last second takedown against Michael DePalma. All three wrestlers were 2-0 on the day.
Moreno wrestled in a high-scoring bout against Michael DePalma. With an escape late in the third period and 1:31 of riding-time, Moreno edged DePalma, 14-12.
Weatherman and Weatherspoon posted back-to-back major-decisions against Kent State. Weatherman defeated Tyler Buckwalter, 14-3. This was followed by Weatherspoon's 10-2 victory over Mike Vollant.
It took overtime to find a winner at 184-pounds. Midway through the first sudden-victory period, it was Pestano coming up with an escape to earn a 3-1 decision over Cole Baxter.
Smith closed out the day for the Cyclones with a 7-2 decision over Devin Nye.
vs. GMU
125: Kyle Larson dec. William Prochniewski, 8-4.
133: Earl Hall dec. Vince Rodriguez, 8-3 (1:12 RT).
141: John Meeks maj. dec. Ryan Renkey, 15-7 (1:54 RT).
149: Gabe Moreno fall. Konbeh Koroma, 4:15.
157: Greg Flournoy dec. Logan Breitenbach, 9-5.
165: Tanner Weatherman WDQ. Patrick Davis.
174: Lelund Weatherspoon maj. dec. Daniel Mika, 10-2 (1:55 RT).
184: Dane Pestano maj. dec. Luke Ledke, 15-2 (2:37 RT).
197: Marcus Harrington fall. Cameron Houston, 2:21.
285: Quean Smith dec. Cameron Voss, 12-5 (1:33 RT).
vs. KSU
125: Kyle Larson dec. Edilberto Vinas, 3-1.
133: Earl Hall dec. Mackenzie McGurie, 4-3.
141: John Meeks dec. Anthony Tutolo, 3-1.
149: Gabe Moreno dec. Michael DePalma, 14-12 dec.
157: Ian Miller WDQ. Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer
165: Tanner Weatherman maj. dec. Tyler Buckwalter, 14-3 (3:50 RT).
174: Lelund Weatherspoon maj. dec. Mike Vollant, 10-2 (2:14 RT).
184: Dane Pestano dec. Cole Baxter, 3-1 (SV-1).
197: Kyle Conel dec. Marcus Harrington, 3-1.
285: Quean Smith dec. Devin Nye, 7-2 dec.
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