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TULSA, Okla. – Iowa State put four on the podium at the Big 12 Championship Sunday afternoon inside the BOK Center. Casey Swiderski led the charge with a third-place finish while Kysen Terukina and MJ Gaitan placed fourth. Will Feldkamp finished his tournament in sixth place.
Iowa State remains atop the team standings with one session remaining. The Cyclones have 144.5 points but are trailed closely by Oklahoma State’s 137.5 points. ISU has five in the finals tonight while OSU has four, including one head-to-head matchup at 133 pounds.
Bonus points were again a focal point for Iowa State in Session III with the Cyclones increasing their tournament total to 28 extra tallies. Swiderski chased takedowns like they were going out of style as he dispatched of Oklahoma’s Willie McDougald, 19-5, before registering a 22-6 tech fall in the third-place match against Wyoming’s Gabe Willochell.
Gaitan picked up a bonus point in his consolation semifinal, a 13-5 major decision over Mizzou’s Peyton Mocco, but eventually fell in the third-place bout.
At 125 pounds, Terukina knocked off South Dakota State’s Tanner Jordan, 10-6, before getting pinned in the third-place match. The Cyclone wrestled above his seed in the tournament, placing fourth as the No. 6 seed and putting 11.5 team points on the board.
Up Next
Iowa State has five finalists – Evan Frost, Anthony Echemendia, Cody Chittum, David Carr and Yonger Bastida – set to compete is this evening at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
Iowa State Results
125: No. 6 Kysen Terukina – Fourth Place
First Round: W-D, 6-2 vs. Conrad Hendriksen (OU)
QF: W-D, 3-2 vs. No. 3 Stevo Poulin (UNCO)
SF: L-D SV-1, 2-1 vs. No. 2 Troy Spratley (OSU)
Consis. Rd. 4: W-D, 10-6 vs. No. 4 Tanner Jordan (SDSU)
Third-Place Mach: LBF (4:58) vs. No. 7 Jett Strickenberger (WVU)
133: No. 2 Evan Frost
First Round: W-MD, 12-1 vs. Jace Koelzer (OU)
QF: W-MD, 18-5 vs. No. 7 Hunter Leake (CBU)
SF: W-MD, 12-4 vs. No. 3 Dominick Serrano (UNCO)
Finals: vs. No. 1 Daton Fix (OSU)
141: No. 1 Anthony Echemendia
First Round: W-TF, 17-2 (3:22) vs. Garrett Kuchan (AF)
QF: W-TF 21-5 (5:50) vs. No. 8 Cole Brooks (WYO)
SF: W-MD, 14-4 vs. No. 4 Jordan Titus (WVU)
Finals: vs. No. 3 Cael Happel (UNI)
149: No. 1 Casey Swiderski – Third Place
First Round: Bye
QF: W-D, 4-2 vs. No. 8 Logan Gioffre (MIZ)
SF: L-D, 8-7 vs. No. 4 Jordan Williams (OSU)
Consis. Rd. 4: W-MD, 19-5 vs. No. 2 Willie McDougald (OU)
Third-Place Match: W-TF, 22-6 (6:18) vs. No. 7 Gabe Willochell (WYO)
157: No. 4 Cody Chittum
First Round: W-TF, 22-4 (5:29) vs. Brooks Gable (AF)
QF: W-D, 7-3 vs. No. 5 Brock Mauller (MIZ)
SF: W-D, 6-0 vs. No. 8 Jared Hill (OU)
Finals: vs. No. 2 Ryder Downey (UNI)
165: No. 2 David Carr
First Round: WBF (2:07) vs. Mateo de la Pena (CBU)
QF: W-TF, 17-2 (5:47) vs. Jack Thomsen (UNI)
SF: W-D, 5-1 vs. No. 3 Peyton Hall (WVU)
Finals: vs. No. 1 Keegan O’Toole (MIZ)
174: No. 2 MJ Gaitan – Fourth Place
First Round: Bye
QF: L-D SV-1, 6-3 vs. No. 7 Gaven Sax (NDSU)
Consis. Rd. 2: WBF (2:18) vs. Mahonri Rushton (UVU)
Consis. Rd. 3: WBF (1:43) vs. No. 6 Tate Picklo (OU)
Consis. Rd. 4: W-MD, 13-5 vs. No. 4 Peyton Mocco (MIZ)
Third-Place Match: L-D, 8-2 vs. No. 3 Brayden Thompson (OSU)
184: No. 5 Will Feldkamp – Sixth Place
First Round: Bye
QF: L-MD, 13-2 vs. No. 4 Colton Hawks (MIZ)
Consis. Rd. 2: WBF (7:00) vs. Nathan Haas (CBU)
Consis. Rd. 3: W-TF, 18-1 (6:18) vs. No. 8 Ethan Ducca (WYO)
Consis. Rd. 4: L-D, 17-11 vs. No. 6 Sam Wolf (AF)
Fifth-Place Match: L-D, 9-7 vs. No. 4 Colton Hawks (MIZ)
197: Julien Broderson – DNP
First Round: W-D, 5-1 vs. No. 8 Austin Cooley (WVU)
QF: LBF (1:47) vs. No. 1 Tanner Sloan (SDSU)
Consis. Rd. 2: L-D, 8-2 vs. No. 7 Luke Surber (OSU)
285: No. 2 Yonger Bastida
First Round: WBF (0:30) vs. Xavier Doolin (UNCO)
QF: WBF (2:17) vs. No. 7 Michael Wolfgram (WVU)
SF: W-MD, 11-3 vs. No. 3 Zach Elam (MIZ)
Finals: vs. No. 1 Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)
TULSA, Okla. – Iowa State put four on the podium at the Big 12 Championship Sunday afternoon inside the BOK Center. Casey Swiderski led the charge with a third-place finish while Kysen Terukina and MJ Gaitan placed fourth. Will Feldkamp finished his tournament in sixth place.
Iowa State remains atop the team standings with one session remaining. The Cyclones have 144.5 points but are trailed closely by Oklahoma State’s 137.5 points. ISU has five in the finals tonight while OSU has four, including one head-to-head matchup at 133 pounds.
Bonus points were again a focal point for Iowa State in Session III with the Cyclones increasing their tournament total to 28 extra tallies. Swiderski chased takedowns like they were going out of style as he dispatched of Oklahoma’s Willie McDougald, 19-5, before registering a 22-6 tech fall in the third-place match against Wyoming’s Gabe Willochell.
Gaitan picked up a bonus point in his consolation semifinal, a 13-5 major decision over Mizzou’s Peyton Mocco, but eventually fell in the third-place bout.
At 125 pounds, Terukina knocked off South Dakota State’s Tanner Jordan, 10-6, before getting pinned in the third-place match. The Cyclone wrestled above his seed in the tournament, placing fourth as the No. 6 seed and putting 11.5 team points on the board.
Up Next
Iowa State has five finalists – Evan Frost, Anthony Echemendia, Cody Chittum, David Carr and Yonger Bastida – set to compete is this evening at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
Iowa State Results
125: No. 6 Kysen Terukina – Fourth Place
First Round: W-D, 6-2 vs. Conrad Hendriksen (OU)
QF: W-D, 3-2 vs. No. 3 Stevo Poulin (UNCO)
SF: L-D SV-1, 2-1 vs. No. 2 Troy Spratley (OSU)
Consis. Rd. 4: W-D, 10-6 vs. No. 4 Tanner Jordan (SDSU)
Third-Place Mach: LBF (4:58) vs. No. 7 Jett Strickenberger (WVU)
133: No. 2 Evan Frost
First Round: W-MD, 12-1 vs. Jace Koelzer (OU)
QF: W-MD, 18-5 vs. No. 7 Hunter Leake (CBU)
SF: W-MD, 12-4 vs. No. 3 Dominick Serrano (UNCO)
Finals: vs. No. 1 Daton Fix (OSU)
141: No. 1 Anthony Echemendia
First Round: W-TF, 17-2 (3:22) vs. Garrett Kuchan (AF)
QF: W-TF 21-5 (5:50) vs. No. 8 Cole Brooks (WYO)
SF: W-MD, 14-4 vs. No. 4 Jordan Titus (WVU)
Finals: vs. No. 3 Cael Happel (UNI)
149: No. 1 Casey Swiderski – Third Place
First Round: Bye
QF: W-D, 4-2 vs. No. 8 Logan Gioffre (MIZ)
SF: L-D, 8-7 vs. No. 4 Jordan Williams (OSU)
Consis. Rd. 4: W-MD, 19-5 vs. No. 2 Willie McDougald (OU)
Third-Place Match: W-TF, 22-6 (6:18) vs. No. 7 Gabe Willochell (WYO)
157: No. 4 Cody Chittum
First Round: W-TF, 22-4 (5:29) vs. Brooks Gable (AF)
QF: W-D, 7-3 vs. No. 5 Brock Mauller (MIZ)
SF: W-D, 6-0 vs. No. 8 Jared Hill (OU)
Finals: vs. No. 2 Ryder Downey (UNI)
165: No. 2 David Carr
First Round: WBF (2:07) vs. Mateo de la Pena (CBU)
QF: W-TF, 17-2 (5:47) vs. Jack Thomsen (UNI)
SF: W-D, 5-1 vs. No. 3 Peyton Hall (WVU)
Finals: vs. No. 1 Keegan O’Toole (MIZ)
174: No. 2 MJ Gaitan – Fourth Place
First Round: Bye
QF: L-D SV-1, 6-3 vs. No. 7 Gaven Sax (NDSU)
Consis. Rd. 2: WBF (2:18) vs. Mahonri Rushton (UVU)
Consis. Rd. 3: WBF (1:43) vs. No. 6 Tate Picklo (OU)
Consis. Rd. 4: W-MD, 13-5 vs. No. 4 Peyton Mocco (MIZ)
Third-Place Match: L-D, 8-2 vs. No. 3 Brayden Thompson (OSU)
184: No. 5 Will Feldkamp – Sixth Place
First Round: Bye
QF: L-MD, 13-2 vs. No. 4 Colton Hawks (MIZ)
Consis. Rd. 2: WBF (7:00) vs. Nathan Haas (CBU)
Consis. Rd. 3: W-TF, 18-1 (6:18) vs. No. 8 Ethan Ducca (WYO)
Consis. Rd. 4: L-D, 17-11 vs. No. 6 Sam Wolf (AF)
Fifth-Place Match: L-D, 9-7 vs. No. 4 Colton Hawks (MIZ)
197: Julien Broderson – DNP
First Round: W-D, 5-1 vs. No. 8 Austin Cooley (WVU)
QF: LBF (1:47) vs. No. 1 Tanner Sloan (SDSU)
Consis. Rd. 2: L-D, 8-2 vs. No. 7 Luke Surber (OSU)
285: No. 2 Yonger Bastida
First Round: WBF (0:30) vs. Xavier Doolin (UNCO)
QF: WBF (2:17) vs. No. 7 Michael Wolfgram (WVU)
SF: W-MD, 11-3 vs. No. 3 Zach Elam (MIZ)
Finals: vs. No. 1 Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)
