“We still need to improve,” Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. “There are still things that we can do better. We aren’t winning in some of the close matches and that is something we need to improve on. “
The dual victory over the Sooners was Jackson’s first conference win of his coaching career. Iowa State is 997-263-20 all-time in duals, dating back to 1916.
“We’re rolling into the tough opponents now, with Oklahoma State on Sunday,” Jackson said. “It is important to win these duals. I’m happy about winning this first Big 12 dual.”
Reader turned in his second-straight bonus-point performance by scoring a technical fall over 18th-ranked Sooner, Tyler Caldwell. Reader was looking for a pin in the third period after scoring two three-point nearfalls. The Cyclone two-time All-American advances his season mark to 16-3 and is 8-2 in dual action.
ISU’s heavyweight is used to the close ones. Cyclone David Zabriskie found himself in familiar territory with Nathan Fernandez of Oklahoma. Zabriskie needed a second sudden victory period to down the Sooner heavyweight last season in Ames, 4-2, and this year's edition went further to a second tie breaker period. Zabriskie outlasted his Oklahoma foe to be victorious, 5-3. The Branchville, N.J., native is 15-1 overall this season and is a perfect 7-0 in dual action.
Cyclone senior 133-pounder Nick Fanthorpe added bonus points to the team effort with a 14-6 major decision of Oklahoma’s Kenrick Maple at 133 pounds. Fanthorpe holds a 11-5 overall record and is 7-3 in duals.
Three-time NCAA finalist Jake Varner was his usual self in the dual’s first top-10 individual matchup. Varner built an insurmountable 4:22 of riding time en route to a stout 9-3 decision of sixth-ranked Sooner 197-pounder, Eric Lapotsky. Varner has a perfect record of 19-0 in his final Cyclone season.
After the first three matches of the dual, the Cyclones found themselves being bested by the Sooners, 6-5. ISU sophomore Jerome Ward put his squad back in winning position with a win by decision over OU’s Eric Schmidtke, 10-3. Ward improves his record to 16-4 overall, with an 8-1 mark.
In the second top-10 individual matchup of the evening, ISU’s Mitch Mueller, ranked 10th at 149 pounds, fell by decision to fourth-ranked Sooner, Kyle Terry, 4-0.
Results:
157 pounds – Chad Terry (OU) dec. Andrew Sorenson (ISU), 3-2
165 pounds – No. 3 Jon Reader (ISU) tech. fall No. 18 Tyler Caldwell (OU), 19-4 (6:15)
174 pounds – No. 19 Jeff James (OU) dec. No. 13 Duke Burk (ISU), 3-1
184 pounds – No. 8 Jerome Ward (ISU) dec. Erich Schmidtke (OU), 10-3
197 pounds – No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) dec. No. 6 Eric Lapotsky (OU), 9-3
HWT – No. 4 David Zabriskie (ISU) dec. No. 12 Nathan Fernandez (OU), 5-3 (TB2)
125 pounds – No. 5 Andrew Long (ISU) dec. No. 20 Jarrod Patterson (OU), 10-4
133 pounds – No. 11 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) major dec. Kendric Maple (OU), 14-6
141 pounds – No. 5 Zack Bailey (OU) dec. Dalton Jensen (ISU), 6-4
149 pounds – No. 4 Kyle Terry (OU) dec. No. 10 Mitch Mueller (ISU), 4-0
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