The Cowboys came out on top of a number of close bouts in the opening five matches to lead, 15-0, heading into intermission. OSU would close the door on the Cyclones in the second half, using a pair of falls from 165-pounder Chandler Rogers and heavyweight Austin Schafer, along with a top-10 victory from senior Kyle Crutchmer at 174 pounds.
Nick Piccininni defeated Iowa State's Kyle Larson, 8-2, at 125 to open the dual for the Cowboys. Piccininni was in control throughout, steadily scoring a takedown in each period to lead wire to wire for his third-straight victory.
Redshirt freshman Kaid Brock followed with a 7-4 decision over 12th-ranked Earl Hall to move to 18-1 on the season. Tied at four with under two minutes to go in the match and over a minute of riding time under his belt, Brock sealed up any hope of a Hall comeback, dropping the Cyclone for a takedown with 15 seconds left to lock up the win.
At 141 pounds, Dean Heil continued his undefeated season, controlling John Meeks in an 8-5 match to push the junior NCAA Champion's record to 13-1. With the win, Heil also expanded his team-leading win streak to 28 matches.
Anthony Collica got back on track Sunday with a 3-0 shutout decision over Gabe Moreno to bounce back from a narrow loss to No. 4 Lavion Mayes of Missouri last Friday. After Collica rode Moreno out for the duration of the second period, the pair found themselves both scoreless heading to the third. Collica elected to open the period on bottom and was able to convert on a reversal with 1:27 left, riding out the clock for the 3-0 decision with riding time.
In his first dual start for the Pokes since the season-opener, Davey Dolan sent the Cowboys into the locker room on a high note with a 5-2 win over Iowa State's Colston DiBlasi. Leading 4-0 heading into the final minute of the match, Dolan finished off the win despite being dinged for his second and third stall warnings in the final 20 seconds of the match.
Coming out of intermission, redshirt sophomore Chandler Rogers tallied the first bonus points of the day for OSU with a first-period pin of Logan Breitenbach at 165 pounds to stretch the Cowboys' lead to 21-0. Rogers scored the first takedown of the match with just over a minute and a half to go in the first and never let go, decking Breitenbach in 1:51 for his sixth fall of the season.
“Since the Missouri match, even though I lost, I found that my shots were starting to work,†Rogers said. “I felt some of my moves. Even though I didn't take a single shot in my match, I felt my offense open up. I really used that momentum from the last dual. I always want to try to feed off myself and the things that motivate me.â€
Kyle Crutchmer continued that momentum, holding off 10th-ranked Lelund Weatherspoon for a 3-2 win. Crutchmer led throughout, opening with a takedown in the first minute and 15 seconds to take an early lead that he wouldn't surrender. The win was a nice bounce-back from a tough loss to Dylan Wisman Friday night at Missouri.
“When you lose a match that you're really not supposed to lose, you find yourself questioning a lot of things,†Crutchmer said. “How you bounce back isn't trying to fix things because most of the time, they aren't broken. There might be a couple of things that I struggled with mentally on Friday. I put a little too much pressure on myself being a senior, but it's good to come out here and beat a guy that made the NCAA semifinals last year. I'm just ready to keep going.â€
“I'm just trying to have fun with it,†Crutchmer said of trying to finish his season strong. “This is my last year to compete in wrestling. I'm just trying to have fun with my guys, my teammates. We're a good team. I'm just looking forward to competing and being able to showcase my skills. I just want to have fun with it while I'm still able to do it.â€
Senior Nolan Boyd expanded his bonus-point win streak to four with a 14-2 major decision over Carson Powell. Much like in his previous three victories, Boyd was in control for the whole match, scoring four takedowns and a nearfall in the triumph.
Iowa State got on the board at 197 pounds as Marcus Harrington knocked off redshirt freshman Derek White in a 3-2 match. The pair were tied heading into the final period, but Harrington would record the decisive escape with 1:38 on the clock to take the win.
Senior heavyweight Austin Schafer put the exclamation point on the win with a second-period pin of Quean Smith to finish off the match. Schafer moved to 18-1 overall in his senior season, and the win marked the Cowboy's 10th bonus-point win of the year.
The Cowboys will look to continue their winning ways next weekend as they wrap up the regular-season road schedule. OSU will open the weekend Friday night at Edinboro before a battle against Kent State in Kent, Ohio, on Saturday afternoon.
Results:
125: No. 12 Nick Piccininni (OSU) dec. Kyle Larson (ISU) 8-2
133: No. 3 Kaid Brock (OSU) dec. No. 12 Earl Hall (ISU) 7-4
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. John Meeks (ISU) 8-5
149: No. 2 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Gabe Moreno (ISU) 3-0
157: Davey Dolan (OSU) dec. Colston DiBlasi (ISU) 5-2
165: No. 6 Chandler Rogers (OSU) fall Logan Breitenbach (ISU) 1:51
174: No. 8 Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) dec. No. 10 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) 3-2
184: No. 6 Nolan Boyd (OSU) MD Carson Powell (ISU) 14-2
197: Marcus Harrington (ISU) dec. Derek White (OSU) 3-2
HWT: No. 6 Austin Schafer (OSU) fall Quean Smith (ISU) 3:50
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