Cyclones win 1,000th wrestling dual in school history

No. 2-ranked Iowa State the 1,000th dual win in program history Sunday afternoon with a 30-10 win over Arizona State at Wells Fargo Arena.

The Cyclones won seven of the nine contest matches.

ISU Coach Kevin Jackson recognized the magnitude of his team's win, but stressed to importance of further improvement from the Cyclone grapplers.

“We're happy with the victory,” Jackson said. “We're glad this group of guys was able to accomplish that for our university and for all Cyclones out there.

“I don't believe we wrestled to our full ability today. Overall, we'll take the win, but we have to improve. We have to wrestle the way we want to wrestle at the Big 12 Championship and the NCAA tournament. That will be our focus over the next few weeks.”

Four Cyclone victories results added bonus points toward the team's effort, with 157-pounder Andrew Sorenson (22-6) scoring the biggest victory. The sophomore pinned ASU's Michael Swigart at 2:53 of the first period. Sorenson drove the Sun Devil straight to his back after finishing a double-leg takedown. Top-ranked Cyclone Jake Varner (22-0) also earned six team points after being forfeited to at 197 pounds.

ISU 165-pounder junior Jon Reader (19-3) recorded his fifth technical fall of the season against Arizona State's Kyle DeBerry. Reader powered his way to a 13-0 lead to finish the first period. Starting in neutral, the two-time All-American ended the match with a takedown at the 3:23 mark.

Senior 133-pounder Nick Fanthorpe (13-6) scored bonus points for Iowa State with a 12-3 major decision of ASU's Ben Ashmore.

The Cyclones return home to Hilton Coliseum Feb. 14 to dual Big 12 foe Missouri. Mat competition begins at 2 p.m.