Iowa State wrestling takes down Utah Valley in road dual
Iowa State wrestling hit the road and took down Utah Valley on Friday night.
The Iowa State men's wrestling team secured a convincing 31-11 victory over Utah Valley University in their first road dual of the season on November 6. The Cyclones dominated with seven wins out of ten bouts, including five by technical fall. Rin Sakamoto, making his debut for Iowa State, recorded a 19-1 technical fall win over Geronimo Rivera.
Garrett Grice suffered a 13-2 major decision loss to unranked Layne Kleimann. Jacob Frost and Evan Frost each secured victories by technical fall, marking back-to-back wins for both. Paniro Johnson, closing the first half of the dual, secured an 18-4 victory over Ian Fritz, scoring a late third period takedown. Connor Euton rebounded strongly with a 19-4 technical fall win over Ryker Fullmar.
Despite losses by Tate Naaktgeboren and Sawyer Bartelt, Iowa State closed with two back-to-back wins, with Brayden Thompson and Coby Merrill each picking up victories. The team will face North Dakota State and the University of Pennsylvania in upcoming road duals.
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