Wrestling suffers two close losses out east

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher

The Iowa State wrestling team got off to an 0-2 start to its season on Sunday in the Nor’Eastern Duals at Boston University.

In its first dual of the 2011-12 season, the Cyclones lost to Army by a 23-22 final.

In dual number two, Boston handled the Cyclones by a final score of 21-16.

For complete results from both contests, CLICK HERE and visit Cyclones.com.

Army 23, Iowa State 22

125: #13/20 Ryak Finch (ISU) dec. David White (Army) 8-1 133: Jordan Thome (Army) pinned Ben Cash (ISU) 5:39 141: Connor Hanafee (Army) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU) 6-1 149: Daniel Young (Army) pinned Trent Weatherman (ISU) 2:44 157: Jimmy Rafferty (Army) maj. dec. Michael Moreno (ISU) 15-4 165: #8/7 Andrew Sorenson (ISU) pinned Alex Smith (Army) 3:22 174: Collin Wittmeyer (Army) maj. dec. Mikey England (ISU) 10-2 184: Boaz Beard (ISU) maj. dec. Derek Stanley (Army) 19-5 197: Cole Shafer (ISU) pinned Daniel Mills (Army) 1:20 285:  Tyler Christensen (ISU) dec. Stephen Snyder (Army): 3-1

Boston University 21, Iowa State 16

125: #13/20 Ryak Finch (ISU) major dec. Bubba McGinley (BU), 11-2 133: B.J. Suitor (BU) dec. Ben Cash (ISU), 10-3 141: Peter Ishiguro (BU) inj. def. Max Mayfield (ISU) 149: Trent Weatherman (ISU) dec. Nestor Taffur (BU), 5-1 157: Nick Tourville (BU) inj. def. Michael Moreno (ISU) 165: #8/7 Andrew Sorenson (ISU) dec. Kyle Czarnecki (BU), 5-2 174: Mikey England (ISU) dec. #5/5 Hunter Meys (BU), 4-3 184: Boaz Beard (ISU) major dec. Alex Najjar (BU), 18-7 197: #15/12 John Hall (BU) dec. Cole Shafer (ISU), 5-4 285: Kevin Innis (BU) dec. Tyler Christensen (ISU), 3-2