Articles Tagged: Kevin Dresser

No. 4 Iowa State wins six of 10 bouts for first win over Oklahoma State at home since 2009

No. 4 Iowa State beat No. 3 Arizona State 19-15 as the Cyclones’ stock keeps rising.

Iowa Wrestling Weekend That Was extended into Monday with UNI and Iowa State’s action at the Collegiate duals in New Orleans and important news from the IGHSAU and IWCOA.

Iowa State freshman wrestler Paniro Johnson boasts two top-six wins this season and hasn’t lost a collegiate match. That’s a heady start to the supremely confident 149-pounder’s career, but if you ask him, he’s simply meeting expectations ... and the best is yet to come.

Second-ranked Iowa and No. 7 Iowa State split all 10 matches, but Spencer Lee made his debut with a major decision, Real Woods also debuted with a win, Cobe Siebrecht and Nelson Brands added bonus points and heavyweight Tony Cassioppi capped the 18-15 dual victory.

Iowa State (5-0) hasn’t beaten Iowa (5-0) since 2004, but carries the second-longest dual meet win streak (18) in the country into what’s likely to be a highly-competitive match.

Iowa State wrestling is trending in the right direction, but Coach Kevin Dresser said this summer will be important to take that next step.

Iowa State’s David Carr suffered disappointment but responded for his second straight All-America finish and was one of three Cyclone placewinners.

A day filled with upsets entertained the 34,600 fans that attended the first two sessions of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Iowa and Iowa State weren’t immune to the mat madness.

Fifth-ranked Iowa State received a major decision from Yonger Bastida and a decision by Sam Schuyler to edge No. 18 UNI Friday night at the McCleod Center. The Cyclones snapped the Panthers’ six-dual win streak.

The Iowa State-Northern Iowa dual meet is once again a marquee matchup thanks to ISU’s steady and marked improvement.

Iowa State Coach Kevin Dresser and Purdue Coach Tony Ersland were both two-time state champions for Humboldt before continuing their wrestling careers as Iowa Hawkeyes and then eventually as college coaches. They brought their NCAA Division I programs to Humboldt Sunday for a dual that the Cyclones won, 23-13.

Iowa and Iowa State weren’t exchanging recipes when they came face-to-face after the Hawkeyes won Sunday’s dual, 22-11. Coe had a big weekend. Cael Happel won his debut and a local duo won Donnybrook titles.

Top-ranked Iowa beat Iowa State 22-11 and remained unbeaten against the Cyclones under head coach Tom Brands.

Returning national champion David Carr is set at 157 pounds, but the spot next to him in the Iowa State wrestling lineup could be in flux.