WRESTLING: Cyclones dominant Utah Valley 53-0

The following is a press release and above photo are courtesy of Iowa State athletics communications. 

AMES, Iowa – No. 14 Iowa State (9-2, 6-1 Big 12) notched its second-consecutive shutout win with a dominant 53-0 victory over Utah Valley (9-11, 0-5 Big12) on Sunday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones notched bonus-point victories in all eight contested matches, and also won by forfeit at 133 pounds and 184 pounds.

In the eight matches that were wrestled, the Cyclones tallied eight bonus-point victories including four pins. ISU tallied 27 takedowns while not surrendering a single one.

It’s the first time Iowa State has shutout conference opponents in back-to-back duals since the 1972-73 season. Iowa State’s 53 points are tied for third-most in program history, and it was the largest margin of victory over a Division I team since 1998 (New Mexico, 57-0).

Chase Straw opened the afternoon with a dominant 13-4 major decision at 157 pounds over Spencer Haywood, courtesy of four takedowns, in a sign of things to come. Freshman Zane Mulder followed suit, using a third-period flurry to secure a 10-2 major decision of his own against UVU’s Koy Wilkinson. The native of Grimes, Iowa, notched a takedown and a four-point nearfall in the final minute to secure the bonus point victory.

Marcus Coleman ended his 174-pound match in dominant fashion with a 17-2 technical fall in 5:35. Coleman went to work in the second period, with three takedowns and a four-point nearfall. He and ended the match with an exclamation point and another four-point turn in the third. The Wolverines forfeited at 184 pounds, as Iowa State extended its lead to 19-0.

The Cyclones rode the momentum into intermission, as senior Willie Miklus notched seven takedowns, including four in the third period, en route to a 17-6 major decision over Utah Valley’s Ashton Seely.

Heavyweight Gannon Gremmel provided perhaps the highlight of the dual, taking down Utah Valley’s Tate Orndorff, ranked No. 9 nationally, by fall in 6:31. The redshirt sophomore notched a takedown midway through the first period and took Orndorff to his back for a four-point nearfall to go ahead 6-0 after three minutes of action. Gremmel got back to his offense late in the third period, pinning the nationally-ranked Wolverine with 29 seconds remaining in the match.

At 125 pounds, Alex Mackall followed suit, jumping out to a 13-0 lead before finishing off UVU’s Josh Jensen via fall in 4:03. The Wolverines forfeited to Austin Gomez to give Iowa State a 41-0 lead with two matches remaining.

At 141 and 149 pounds, Ian Parker and Jarrett Degen posted the third and fourth consecutive pins of the day. Parker led Dylan Gregerson 14-4 behind five takedowns before flattening the Wolverine in 6:29. Degen wasted little time in pinning Landon Knutzen, securing the first-period fall in 2:28.

Next Up

The Cyclones will travel west to Corvallis, Ore. to take on Oregon State on Monday at 9 p.m. CT. The match will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network.

Match-By-Match Results

157: Chase Straw (ISU) maj. dec. Spencer Haywood (UV), 13-4
165: Zane Mulder (ISU) maj. dec. Koy Wilkinson (UV), 10-2
174: Marcus Coleman (ISU) tech. fall Kyle Snelling (UV), 17-2 (5:35)
184: Sam Colbray (ISU) won by forfeit
197: Willie Miklus (ISU) maj. dec. Ashton Seely (UV), 17-6
285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) pinned Tate Orndorff (UV), 6:31
125: Alex Mackall (ISU) pinned Josh Jensen (UV), 4:03
133: Austin Gomez (ISU) won by forfeit
141: Ian Parker (ISU) pinned Dylan Gregerson (UV), 6:29
149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) pinned Knutzen (UV), 2:28