The dual began at the 184-pound weight class. No. 15 Lelund Weatherspoon was pitted against Bubba Scheffel in this match. In the waning moments of the first period, Weatherspoon got a single leg on Scheffel. There was a bit of a scramble, but Weatherspoon pushed Scheffel onto his back to secure the fall in 2:52.
The Cardinal and Gold secured wins at 197 and 133 in No. 2 Kyven Gadson and No. 4 Earl Hall. Gadson garnered 1:32 in riding time to grab a 3-0 decision over Jake A. Smith. Hall defeated Corey Stainbrook behind a takedown and a two-point near-fall, 4-2.
Following the intermission, the Cyclones went on to win the final five matches to close out the dual, including two by major decision.
The 141-pound class provided much excitement for the more than 1,200 fans in attendance at WVU Coliseum. Dante Rodriguez trailed No. 12 Michael Morales 6-1 heading into third period. The freshman from Kearney, Neb. then went on to record a 12-point third period en route to a 13-10 decision over Morales.
A quick reversal and a two-point near-fall in the beginning of the period was the catalyst for his come-from-behind victory. Morales would also add a reversal to make it 8-5. Rodriguez would then get two more on another reversal to make it 8-7. From here, Rodriguez dominated. He took a fatigued Morales to the mat two more times and tacked on a two-point near fall at the end the match to get the decision, 13-10.
No. 14 Cyclone Gabe Moreno wrestled to a 10-2 major decision over Roman Perryman with 4:22 of riding time. In his match, Moreno recorded four takedowns.
Redshirt seniors Luke Goettl and No. 4 Michael Moreno also picked up wins for the Cyclones. Goettl defeated Brutus Scheffel of West Virginia by 9-5 decision and locked in 1:08 of riding time. Moreno picked up his 18th win of the season with a 4-1 decision and 3:06 for riding time over Ross Renzi.
ISU 174-pounder and No. 11 Tanner Weatherman closed out the dual with a dominant performance. He picked up a 15-3 major decision over Parker VonEgidy. Weatherman scored four takedowns and brought VonEgidy to his back twice, picking up three-point near-fall and a two-point near-fall to secure bonus points.
The Cyclones will return home next weekend, as they wrestle Arizona State on Friday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. and then Northern Iowa at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15.
Results:
184: Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) fall Bubba Scheffel (OU), 2:52.
197: Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. Jake A. Smith (WVU), 3-0. (1:32 RT)
285: AJ Vizcarrondo dec. Quean Smith (ISU) (WVU), 5-4.
125: Zeke Moisey (WVU) maj. dec. Kyle Larson (ISU), 13-5. (1:36 RT)
133: Earl Hall (ISU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 4-2.
141: Dante Rodriguez (ISU) dec. Michael Morales (WVU), 13-10.
149: Gabe Moreno (ISU) maj. dec. Roman Perryman (WVU), 10-2. (4:22 RT)
157: Luke Goettl (ISU) dec. Brutus Scheffel (WVU), 9-5. (1:08 RT)
165: Michael Moreno (ISU) dec. Ross Renzi (WVU), 4-1. (3:06 RT)
174: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) maj. dec. Parker VonEgidy, 15-3. (3:10 RT)
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