Paniro Johnson and David Carr win Big 12 titles

The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 5, 2023

Johnson, Carr Win Big 12 Titles

TULSA, Okla. – Paniro Johnson and David Carr both secured individual Big 12 titles for Iowa State Saturday night inside the BOK Center. Johnson, who entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed, earned his first conference title at 149 pounds while Carr won the fourth of his career and his first at 165 pounds.

Carr is the second Iowa State wrestler, and first since 2002, to win four Big 12 titles. He becomes the 11^th wrestler in conference history to win four titles in the Big 12 era (1997-pres.).

In a highly anticipated rematch from last month, Carr pinned defending Big 12 and National Champion Keegan O’Toole in sudden victory (7:38). It is the 14^th title match in Big 12 history to be decided by fall.

Carr was named the 2023 Big 12 Championship’s Most Outstanding Wrestler, becoming the sixth Cyclone to ever receive the honor.

Johnson won his rematch over top-seeded Brock Mauller, 10-4, thanks to three takedowns, including a feet-to-back toss for a pair of near fall points as time expired in the match. Johnson, a freshman, is Iowa State’s first Big 12 Champion at 149 pounds is the 24^th wrestler in Big 12 history to win a title as a No. 3 seed or worse.

Iowa State finished third  in the team race with 131 points behind Oklahoma State (134) and Missouri (148), which wrapped up its second consecutive team championship.

Three other Cyclones secured runner-up finishes on the night.

At 184 pounds, Coleman couldn’t overcome a pair of first-period takedowns by Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen and fell, 7-2. Coleman’s runner-up finish is the best Big 12 placement of his career.

Schuyler struggled on bottom against Air Force’s Wyatt Hendrickson in the heavyweight title bout. The Kings Park, N.Y. native dropped the match, 8-2, to Hendrickson. Schuyler’s runner-up finish is the best Big 12 placement of his career.

In the 133-pound title match, Redding fell to Daton Fix, 10-2. The Cyclone was unable to stop Fix from his fourth Big 12 title.

Up Next
Iowa State returns to Tulsa in two weekends for the NCAA Championships March 16-18.

Iowa State Results
125: Corey Cabanban – 8th Place
First Round: L-D, 5-3 SV-1 vs. Stevo Poulin (UNC)
Consolation First Round: Bye
Consolation Second Round: W-D, 5-2 vs. Tanner Jordan (SDSU)
Consolation Quarterfinals: L-D, 7-3 vs. Jore Volk (WYO)
7^th-Place Match: L-F, 4:46 Kase Mauger (UVU)

133: No. 3 Zach Redding – 2^nd Place
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: W-D, 4-2 vs. Hunter Leake (CBU)
Semifinals: W-D, 4-1 vs. Kyle Biscolglia (UNI)
Finals: L-MD, 10-2 vs. Daton Fix (OSU)

141: Casey Swiderski – 4th Place
First Round: L-D, 6-3 vs. Clay Carlson (SDSU)
Consolation First Round: Bye
Consolation Second Round: W-D, 8-6 vs. Cael Happel (UNI)
Consolation Quarterfinals: W-D, 3-1 vs. Job Greenwood (WYO)
Consolation Semifinals: W-Inj. Def. vs. Carter Young (OSU)
3^rd-Place Match: L-D, 3-3 TB-1 (RT) vs. Clay Carlson (SDSU)

149: No. 3 Paniro Johnson – 1^st Place
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: W-D, 3-2 vs. Mitch Moore (OU)
Semifinals: W-D, 3-2 vs. Colin Realbuto (UNI)
Finals: W-D, 10-4 vs. Brock Mauller (MIZ)

157: No. 7 Jason Kraisser – 4th Place
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: L-D, 8-3 vs. Kaden Gfeller (OSU)
Consolation Second Round: W-MD, 9-1 vs. Alex Hornfeck (WVU)
Consolation Quarterfinals: W-D, 5-2 vs. Jarrett Jacques (MIZ)
Consolation Semifinals: W-D, 5-4 vs. Cael Swensen (SDSU)
3^rd-Place Match: L-D, 7-6 vs. Jacob Wright (WYO)

165: No. 1 David Carr
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: W-TF, 21-6 (6:33) vs. Austin Yant (UNI)
Semifinals: W-D, 3-1 vs. Peyton Hall (WVU)
Finals: W-F, 7:38 vs. Keegan O’Toole (MIZ)

174: Julien Broderson – 8th Place
First Round: L-MD, 14-4 vs. Peyton Mocco (MIZ)
Consolation First Round: W-MD, 9-0 vs. Hayden Hastings (WYO)
Consolation Second Round: W-D, 6-2 vs. Lance Runyon (UNI)
Consolation Quarterfinals: L-D, 3-2 vs. Cade DeVos (SDSU)
7^th-Place Match: L-D, 7-4 vs. Scott Joll (WVU)

184: No. 2 Marcus Coleman – 2^nd Place
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: W-TF, 20-5 (7:00) vs. Noah Blake (AF)
Semifinals: W-D, 5-3 vs. Travis Wittlake (OSU)
Finals: L-D, 6-2 vs. Parker Keckeisen (UNI)

197: No. 3 Yonger Bastida – 6th Place
First Round: W-TF, 24-9 (6:24) vs. Tyce Raddon (WYO)
Quarterfinals: W-D, 9-5 vs. Evan Bockman (UVU)
Semifinals: L-D, 6-0 vs. Rocky Elam (MIZ)
Consolation Semifinals: L-D, 4-2 Owen Pentz (NDSU)
5^th-Place Match: L-D, 3-2 vs. Evan Bockman (UVU)

285: No. 2 Sam Schuyler – 2^nd Place
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals: W-D, 6-0 vs. Tyrell Gordon (UNI)
Semifinals: W-D, 3-2 vs. Zach Elam (MIZ)
Finals: L-D, 8-2 vs. Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)

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Andy Stubblefield
Athletics Communications Specialist (WR, No. 2 FB)
Iowa State Athletics
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