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TULSA, Okla. – Paniro Johnson and David Carr both secured individual Big 12 titles for Iowa State Saturday night inside the BOK Center. Johnson, who entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed, earned his first conference title at 149 pounds while Carr won the fourth of his career and his first at 165 pounds.
Carr is the second Iowa State wrestler, and first since 2002, to win four Big 12 titles. He becomes the 11th wrestler in conference history to win four titles in the Big 12 era (1997-pres.).
In a highly anticipated rematch from last month, Carr pinned defending Big 12 and National Champion Keegan O'Toole in sudden victory (7:38). It is the 14th title match in Big 12 history to be decided by fall.
Carr was named the 2023 Big 12 Championship's Most Outstanding Wrestler, becoming the sixth Cyclone to ever receive the honor.
Johnson won his rematch over top-seeded Brock Mauller, 10-4, thanks to three takedowns, including a feet-to-back toss for a pair of near fall points as time expired in the match. Johnson, a freshman, is Iowa State's first Big 12 Champion at 149 pounds is the 24th wrestler in Big 12 history to win a title as a No. 3 seed or worse.
Iowa State finished third in the team race with 131 points behind Oklahoma State (134) and Missouri (148), which wrapped up its second consecutive team championship.
Three other Cyclones secured runner-up finishes on the night.
At 184 pounds, Coleman couldn't overcome a pair of first-period takedowns by Northern Iowa's Parker Keckeisen and fell, 7-2. Coleman's runner-up finish is the best Big 12 placement of his career.
Schuyler struggled on bottom against Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson in the heavyweight title bout. The Kings Park, N.Y. native dropped the match, 8-2, to Hendrickson. Schuyler's runner-up finish is the best Big 12 placement of his career.
In the 133-pound title match, Redding fell to Daton Fix, 10-2. The Cyclone was unable to stop Fix from his fourth Big 12 title.
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Iowa State returns to Tulsa in two weekends for the NCAA Championships March 16-18.
TULSA, Okla. – Paniro Johnson and David Carr both secured individual Big 12 titles for Iowa State Saturday night inside the BOK Center. Johnson, who entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed, earned his first conference title at 149 pounds while Carr won the fourth of his career and his first at 165 pounds.
Carr is the second Iowa State wrestler, and first since 2002, to win four Big 12 titles. He becomes the 11th wrestler in conference history to win four titles in the Big 12 era (1997-pres.).
In a highly anticipated rematch from last month, Carr pinned defending Big 12 and National Champion Keegan O'Toole in sudden victory (7:38). It is the 14th title match in Big 12 history to be decided by fall.
Carr was named the 2023 Big 12 Championship's Most Outstanding Wrestler, becoming the sixth Cyclone to ever receive the honor.
Johnson won his rematch over top-seeded Brock Mauller, 10-4, thanks to three takedowns, including a feet-to-back toss for a pair of near fall points as time expired in the match. Johnson, a freshman, is Iowa State's first Big 12 Champion at 149 pounds is the 24th wrestler in Big 12 history to win a title as a No. 3 seed or worse.
Iowa State finished third in the team race with 131 points behind Oklahoma State (134) and Missouri (148), which wrapped up its second consecutive team championship.
Three other Cyclones secured runner-up finishes on the night.
At 184 pounds, Coleman couldn't overcome a pair of first-period takedowns by Northern Iowa's Parker Keckeisen and fell, 7-2. Coleman's runner-up finish is the best Big 12 placement of his career.
Schuyler struggled on bottom against Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson in the heavyweight title bout. The Kings Park, N.Y. native dropped the match, 8-2, to Hendrickson. Schuyler's runner-up finish is the best Big 12 placement of his career.
In the 133-pound title match, Redding fell to Daton Fix, 10-2. The Cyclone was unable to stop Fix from his fourth Big 12 title.
Up Next
Iowa State returns to Tulsa in two weekends for the NCAA Championships March 16-18.
