The #9 Iowa State Cyclones take on Midland and conference foe West Virginia starting at 5:30 tonight in Hilton.
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We wrestle Midland first at 5:30. Midland is ranked 9th in NAIA. This is their first dual of the season so I couldn't put together a probable lineup for them. Midland has ranked wrestlers in six weight classes.
125- Aspen Kmiec is ranked 4th in NAIA
133- Jacob Luning-Hoshino is ranked 16th in NAIA
157- Tyler McMicheal is ranked 10th in NAIA
165- Sterling Terry is ranked 6th in NAIA
174- Connor Hovery is ranked 12th in NAIA
HWT - Lonnie Brown is ranked 3rd in NAIA
Not knowing a whole lot about Midland I'd expect them to have a shot at 133, tossup at 125, and probably will get a win at Heavyweight. No reason for most of the other matches to even be close. I'd like to see a meet score along the lines of 40-6.
After Midland we face West Virginia at 7:30 to open up the conference season. Here are my projected lineups:
It is a little early in the season to do proper weight by weight breakdowns because there are still so many questions. But here are a few thoughts on each match.
125: Whether it is Larson or Hall I'd like to see them earn a convincing win over a decent but not spectacular true freshman. A win here wouldn't show much but a loss would really have me worried about 125 this season.
133: 133 is going to be tough in the Big XII this season. If Bauer can beat Pennesi, or at least make it a close match, that's a good sign that he might be able to be an NCAA qualifier this season. Morrison (Oklahoma State), Brewer (Oklahoma), and Pennesi all should earn a****ids. 133 this season is looking like it is going to be similar to 149 last season, where we have a guy in better position than he probably deserves to be to get a shot at NCAAs. That said, Pennesi will be favored and based on last Friday I am not expecting Bauer to get a win.
141: Meeks went 3-0 against Johnston last season, 2 of those wins were in overtime. If Johnston is the guy WVU sends out then I'll call this a toss-up match and a chance for Shayden or Gabe to show me that they'll at least be servicable for us this season. If WVU sends out Morales, who qualified for the NCAAs in 2012 but redshirted last season, then WVU is the favorite.
149: I'm hoping that Goettl gets Morales at 149, as that would be a much better test for him than Tre Miller-Scott. If Morales is the guy then a win would mean Goettl's loss last Friday really was a fluke and Goettl has adjusted to the move up in weight. With Morales at 149 I could see all four Big XII wrestlers at this weight potentially earning a****ids to NCAAs. If Tre Miller-Scott is out there for WVU then I'd like to see Goettl get a a major.
157: If Logan or John are going to be NCAA qualifiers this season this is a match they should win.
165: Moreno wrestled Renzi three times last season and won them all by 2 or 3 points even though Renzi is not very good. I'd like to see him open up and get a major here.
174: Weatherman beat Scheffel twice last season. I'd like to see him bounce back from last Friday with a convincing win.
184: Mancuso took last season off after going 18-9 for WVU in 2012. I'm going to call this match a toss up just because Weatherspoon is wrestling up a weight (he will be wrestling 174 at the Cyclone Open tomorrow) and Mancuso is probably one of the better wrestlers in the WVU lineup. No idea what to expect out of this match.
197: Trindade was a highly ranked recruit but is a true freshman. I'd like to see Kyven with a major or pin here.
HWT: There will be a Heavyweight match.
Meet score prediction: Iowa State 30-9 West Virginia
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We wrestle Midland first at 5:30. Midland is ranked 9th in NAIA. This is their first dual of the season so I couldn't put together a probable lineup for them. Midland has ranked wrestlers in six weight classes.
125- Aspen Kmiec is ranked 4th in NAIA
133- Jacob Luning-Hoshino is ranked 16th in NAIA
157- Tyler McMicheal is ranked 10th in NAIA
165- Sterling Terry is ranked 6th in NAIA
174- Connor Hovery is ranked 12th in NAIA
HWT - Lonnie Brown is ranked 3rd in NAIA
Not knowing a whole lot about Midland I'd expect them to have a shot at 133, tossup at 125, and probably will get a win at Heavyweight. No reason for most of the other matches to even be close. I'd like to see a meet score along the lines of 40-6.
After Midland we face West Virginia at 7:30 to open up the conference season. Here are my projected lineups:
| ISU Wrestler | Record | Ranking | WVU Wrestler | Record | Ranking | ||
| 125 | Kyle Larson FR | 5-2 | NR/NR/NR | vs | Cory Stainbrook True FR | 5-2 | NR/NR/NR |
| or | Earl Hall FR | 0-0 | NR/21/NR | ||||
| 133 | Dakota Bauer FR | 1-1 | NR/NR/NR | vs | Nathan Pennesi SR | 0-0 | 17/15/NR |
| 141 | Shayden Terukina SO | 0-1 | NR/NR/NR | vs | Colin Johnston SR | 6-1 | |
| or | Gabe Moreno FR | 0-1 | NR/NR/NR | or | Mike Morales JR | 1-0 | NR/22/NR |
| 149 | Luke Goettl JR | 1-1 | NR/25/NR | vs | Tre Miller-Scott SO | 5-3 | NR/NR/NR |
| or | Mike Morales JR | 1-0 | NR/NR/NR | ||||
| 157 | Logan Molina SO | 1-0 | NR/NR/NR | vs | Brutus Scheffel JR | 7-1 | NR/NR/NR |
| or | John Nicholson SR | 1-0 | NR/NR/NR | ||||
| 165 | Mike Moreno JR | 2-0 | 4/3/4 | vs | Ross Renzi SO | 6-1 | NR/NR/NR |
| 174 | Tanner Weatherman SO | 1-1 | 11/10/13 | vs | Bubba Scheffel SO | 6-1 | NR/NR/NR |
| 184 | Lelund Weatherspoon FR | 2-0 | NR/NR/NR | vs | Mac Mancuso SR | 5-1 | NR/NR/NR |
| 197 | Kyven Gadson JR | 2-0 | 3/3/3 | vs | Leo Trindade True FR | 4-3 | NR/NR/NR |
| HWT | Quean Smith FR | 0-1 | NR/NR/NR | vs | A.J.Vizcarrondo SO | 3-3 | NR/NR/NR |
| or | Ben Perna SR | 1-3 | NR/NR/NR | or | Wayne Purnell FR | 5-0 | NR/NR/NR |
| or | Tyler Swope SO | 6-1 | NR/NR/NR | ||||
| or | Joe Scanlon FR | 3-2 | NR/NR/NR | ||||
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*Rankings are Intermat/D1Wrestling/FloWrestling
125: Whether it is Larson or Hall I'd like to see them earn a convincing win over a decent but not spectacular true freshman. A win here wouldn't show much but a loss would really have me worried about 125 this season.
133: 133 is going to be tough in the Big XII this season. If Bauer can beat Pennesi, or at least make it a close match, that's a good sign that he might be able to be an NCAA qualifier this season. Morrison (Oklahoma State), Brewer (Oklahoma), and Pennesi all should earn a****ids. 133 this season is looking like it is going to be similar to 149 last season, where we have a guy in better position than he probably deserves to be to get a shot at NCAAs. That said, Pennesi will be favored and based on last Friday I am not expecting Bauer to get a win.
141: Meeks went 3-0 against Johnston last season, 2 of those wins were in overtime. If Johnston is the guy WVU sends out then I'll call this a toss-up match and a chance for Shayden or Gabe to show me that they'll at least be servicable for us this season. If WVU sends out Morales, who qualified for the NCAAs in 2012 but redshirted last season, then WVU is the favorite.
149: I'm hoping that Goettl gets Morales at 149, as that would be a much better test for him than Tre Miller-Scott. If Morales is the guy then a win would mean Goettl's loss last Friday really was a fluke and Goettl has adjusted to the move up in weight. With Morales at 149 I could see all four Big XII wrestlers at this weight potentially earning a****ids to NCAAs. If Tre Miller-Scott is out there for WVU then I'd like to see Goettl get a a major.
157: If Logan or John are going to be NCAA qualifiers this season this is a match they should win.
165: Moreno wrestled Renzi three times last season and won them all by 2 or 3 points even though Renzi is not very good. I'd like to see him open up and get a major here.
174: Weatherman beat Scheffel twice last season. I'd like to see him bounce back from last Friday with a convincing win.
184: Mancuso took last season off after going 18-9 for WVU in 2012. I'm going to call this match a toss up just because Weatherspoon is wrestling up a weight (he will be wrestling 174 at the Cyclone Open tomorrow) and Mancuso is probably one of the better wrestlers in the WVU lineup. No idea what to expect out of this match.
197: Trindade was a highly ranked recruit but is a true freshman. I'd like to see Kyven with a major or pin here.
HWT: There will be a Heavyweight match.
Meet score prediction: Iowa State 30-9 West Virginia
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