No. 7 Hawkeyes Fall to No. 3 Cowboys

STILLWATER, Okla. — The No. 7 University of Iowa wrestling team fell to No. 3 Oklahoma State, 32–11, on Sunday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

“165 was an important match for the postseason and seeds,” said head coach Tom Brands. “They are all important for the postseason and seeds. We’ve got the Big Ten Championships coming up. If you go match-to-match and look at a general tip, get the first takedown and ride. Take it out of them and then build your lead. Get that first takedown and wrestle a tough match, wrestle your match. Finish the seven minutes strong and hard. Pretty good overall formula, right there, to win tough matches in an environment like that.”

Oklahoma State took the first bout of the night at 125 pounds, as No. 7 Troy Spratley defeated No. 6 Dean Peterson by 5–2 decision.

The Cowboys added bonus points at 133 and 141 pounds, with No. 6 Jax Forrest earning a 19–3 technical fall over No. 9 Drake Ayala and No. 2 Sergio Vega pinning Kale Petersen in 6:31.

Iowa got on the board with bonus points at 149 pounds, as Ryder Block needed 5:36 to defeat Kolter Burton by technical fall, 19–4.

Oklahoma State closed out the first half of the dual with a 5–1 decision from No. 5 Landon Robideau over No. 14 Jordan Williams at 157.

Iowa earned back-to-back wins out of the break to chip away at the Cowboy lead. At 165, No. 4 Michael 
Caliendo defeated No. 2 Dee Lockett, 4–2, using a first-period takedown to avenge his earlier loss to Lockett.

Third-ranked Patrick Kennedy followed with an 8–3 decision over No. 7 Alex Facundo at 174, using two takedowns to secure the win.

With the 184-pound bout tied 1–1, the match went to sudden victory, where a stall call gave No. 9 Zach Ryder a 2–1 win over Gabe Arnold.

The Cowboys closed out the dual with consecutive pins. At 197, No. 7 Cody Merrill pinned Brody Sampson in 4:47, and at heavyweight, No. 8 Konnor Doucet pinned Gage Marty in 5:54.

#3 Oklahoma State 32, #7 Iowa 11
125 – #7 Troy Spratley (O) dec. #6 Dean Peterson (I), 5-2
133 – #6 Jax Forrest (O) tech. fall #9 Drake Ayala (I), 19-3
141 – #2 Sergio Vega (O) pinned Kale Petersen (I), 6:31 
149 – #18 Ryder Block (I) tech. fall Kolter Burton (O), 19-4
157 – #5 Landon Robideau (O) dec. #14 Jordan Williams (I), 5-1
165 – #4 Michael Caliendo (I) dec. #2 Dee Lockett (O), 4-2 
174 – #3 Patrick Kennedy (I) dec. #7 Alex Facundo (O), 8-3
184 – #9 Zach Ryder (O) dec. Gabe Arnold (I), 2-1 SV1 
197 – #7 Cody Merrill (O) pinned Brody Sampson (I), 4:47 
285 – #8 Konnor Doucet (O) pinned Gage Marty (I), 5:54

Officials: Eric McGill, Nicholas Grosso
Attendance: 12,629