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TULSA, Okla. – Paniro Johnson advanced to the Big 12 finals, while Aiden Riggins and MJ Gaitan qualified for the 2025 NCAA Championships, Saturday evening inside the BOK Center. Johnson defeated Oklahoma State’s Teague Travis in a 149-pound semifinal to punch his ticket to the national tournament.
Johnson registered two takedowns against the Cowboy, one in each of the first two periods, en route to a decisive 7-3 decision. It marks Johnson’s, a 2023 Big 12 champion, second finals appearance in as many tries. Johnson will get a rematch against UNI’s top-seeded Colin Realbuto in Sunday night’s finals.
Riggins and Gaitan both went 2-0 in Session II to secure their spot in the big dance.
Iowa State sits in fourth place in the team race with 84.0 points, trailing Oklahoma State (137.5), UNI (120.5) and South Dakota State (87.5). In total, 9-of-10 Cyclone wrestlers are still alive in the tournament.
Four other Cyclones were unsuccessful in their semifinal bids Saturday night.
At 141 pounds, Jacob Frost dropped a 14-3 major decision to UNI’s Cael Happel while top-seeded Cody Chittum fell, 12-4, to SDSU’s No. 4 Cobe Siebrecht. No. 4 Evan Bockman injury defaulted to top seeded Parker Keckeisen in the second period of a 184-pound semifinal.
No. 6 Daniel Herrera battled No. 2 seed Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State but ultimately dropped a 4-1 decision to the Sun Devil.
Up Next
Seventh-place matches and consolation semifinal matches begin Sunday at noon on ESPN+.
MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
125: No. 8 Kysen Terukina - DNP
First Round: L-D, 4-1 vs. Tristan Daugherty (NDSU)
Consis. Rd. 1: Bye
Consis. Rd. 2: L-D, 10-3 vs. No. 7 Trever Anderson (UNI)
133: No. 1 Evan Frost
First Round: W-MD, 17-4 vs. Stockton O`Brien (WYO)
QF: L-MD, 20-6 vs. No. 8 Kade Moore (MIZ)
Consis. Rd. 2: W-MD, 14-3 vs. Julian Chlebove (ASU)
Consis. Rd. 3: L-D, 14-13 vs. No. 3 Julian Farber (UNI)
7th-Place Match: vs. No. 6 Cleveland Belton (OU)
141: No. 3 Jacob Frost
First Round: W-TF, 16-1 (5:21) vs. Daniel Miranda (ASU)
QF: W-D, 15-8 vs. No. 6 Josh Edmond (MIZ)
SF: L-MD vs. No. 2 Cael Happel (UNI)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 8 Julian Tagg (SDSU)
149: No. 2 Paniro Johnson
First Round: W-D, 2-1 vs. Avery Allen (SDSU)
QF: W-D, 6-5 SV-1 vs. No. 7 Logan Gioffre (MIZ)
SF: W-D, 7-3 vs. Teague Travis (OKST)
Finals: vs. No. 1 Colin Realbuto (UNI)
157: No. 1 Cody Chittum
First Round: vs. Bryce Shelton (AF)
QF: W-MD, 9-0 vs. Caleb Dowling (WVU)
SF: L-MD, 12-4 vs. No. 4 Cobe Siebrecht (SDSU)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 3 Ryder Downey (UNI)
165: No. 8 Aiden Riggins
First Round: Bye
QF: L-D, 2-0 vs. No. 1 Terrell Barraclough (UVU)
Consis. Rd. 2: W-D, 10-7 vs. Cooper Voorhees (WYO)
Consis. Rd. 3: W-MD, 11-3 vs. Clayton Ulrey (UNCO)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 6 Nicco Ruiz (ASU)
174: No. 7 MJ Gaitan
First Round: Bye
QF: L-TF, 15-0 (1:44) vs. No. 2 Keegan O`Toole (MIZ)
Consis. Rd. 2: W-D, 4-2 vs. Carter Schmidt (CBU)
Consis. Rd. 3: W-D, 15-9 vs. Aydin Rix-McElhinney (UNCO)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 5 Cade DeVos (SDSU)
184: No. 4 Evan Bockman
First Round: W-TF, 19-4 (6:33) vs. Gage Musser (AF)
QF: W-D, 4-1 SV-1 vs. No. 5 Deanthony Parker Jr. (OU)
SF: L-Inj. Def. (3:35) vs. No. 1 Parker Keckeisen (UNI)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 6 Eddie Neitenbach (WYO)
197: No. 6 Nate Schon
First Round: WBF (2:26) vs. Jacob Meissner (ASU)
QF: L-D, 14-8 vs. No. 3 Wyatt Voelker (UNI)
Consis. Rd. 3: L-D. 6-4 vs. Jesse Cassatt (MIZ)
7th-Place Match: vs. Kael Bennie (UVU)
285: No. 6 Daniel Herrera
First Round: WBF (4:36) vs. Andrew Blackburn-Forst (NDSU)
QF: WBF (5:37) vs. No. 3 Lance Runyon (UNI)
SF: L-D, 4-1 vs. No. 2 Cohlton Schultz (ASU)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 8 Sam Mitchell (WYO)
TULSA, Okla. – Paniro Johnson advanced to the Big 12 finals, while Aiden Riggins and MJ Gaitan qualified for the 2025 NCAA Championships, Saturday evening inside the BOK Center. Johnson defeated Oklahoma State’s Teague Travis in a 149-pound semifinal to punch his ticket to the national tournament.
Johnson registered two takedowns against the Cowboy, one in each of the first two periods, en route to a decisive 7-3 decision. It marks Johnson’s, a 2023 Big 12 champion, second finals appearance in as many tries. Johnson will get a rematch against UNI’s top-seeded Colin Realbuto in Sunday night’s finals.
Riggins and Gaitan both went 2-0 in Session II to secure their spot in the big dance.
Iowa State sits in fourth place in the team race with 84.0 points, trailing Oklahoma State (137.5), UNI (120.5) and South Dakota State (87.5). In total, 9-of-10 Cyclone wrestlers are still alive in the tournament.
Four other Cyclones were unsuccessful in their semifinal bids Saturday night.
At 141 pounds, Jacob Frost dropped a 14-3 major decision to UNI’s Cael Happel while top-seeded Cody Chittum fell, 12-4, to SDSU’s No. 4 Cobe Siebrecht. No. 4 Evan Bockman injury defaulted to top seeded Parker Keckeisen in the second period of a 184-pound semifinal.
No. 6 Daniel Herrera battled No. 2 seed Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State but ultimately dropped a 4-1 decision to the Sun Devil.
Up Next
Seventh-place matches and consolation semifinal matches begin Sunday at noon on ESPN+.
MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
125: No. 8 Kysen Terukina - DNP
First Round: L-D, 4-1 vs. Tristan Daugherty (NDSU)
Consis. Rd. 1: Bye
Consis. Rd. 2: L-D, 10-3 vs. No. 7 Trever Anderson (UNI)
133: No. 1 Evan Frost
First Round: W-MD, 17-4 vs. Stockton O`Brien (WYO)
QF: L-MD, 20-6 vs. No. 8 Kade Moore (MIZ)
Consis. Rd. 2: W-MD, 14-3 vs. Julian Chlebove (ASU)
Consis. Rd. 3: L-D, 14-13 vs. No. 3 Julian Farber (UNI)
7th-Place Match: vs. No. 6 Cleveland Belton (OU)
141: No. 3 Jacob Frost
First Round: W-TF, 16-1 (5:21) vs. Daniel Miranda (ASU)
QF: W-D, 15-8 vs. No. 6 Josh Edmond (MIZ)
SF: L-MD vs. No. 2 Cael Happel (UNI)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 8 Julian Tagg (SDSU)
149: No. 2 Paniro Johnson
First Round: W-D, 2-1 vs. Avery Allen (SDSU)
QF: W-D, 6-5 SV-1 vs. No. 7 Logan Gioffre (MIZ)
SF: W-D, 7-3 vs. Teague Travis (OKST)
Finals: vs. No. 1 Colin Realbuto (UNI)
157: No. 1 Cody Chittum
First Round: vs. Bryce Shelton (AF)
QF: W-MD, 9-0 vs. Caleb Dowling (WVU)
SF: L-MD, 12-4 vs. No. 4 Cobe Siebrecht (SDSU)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 3 Ryder Downey (UNI)
165: No. 8 Aiden Riggins
First Round: Bye
QF: L-D, 2-0 vs. No. 1 Terrell Barraclough (UVU)
Consis. Rd. 2: W-D, 10-7 vs. Cooper Voorhees (WYO)
Consis. Rd. 3: W-MD, 11-3 vs. Clayton Ulrey (UNCO)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 6 Nicco Ruiz (ASU)
174: No. 7 MJ Gaitan
First Round: Bye
QF: L-TF, 15-0 (1:44) vs. No. 2 Keegan O`Toole (MIZ)
Consis. Rd. 2: W-D, 4-2 vs. Carter Schmidt (CBU)
Consis. Rd. 3: W-D, 15-9 vs. Aydin Rix-McElhinney (UNCO)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 5 Cade DeVos (SDSU)
184: No. 4 Evan Bockman
First Round: W-TF, 19-4 (6:33) vs. Gage Musser (AF)
QF: W-D, 4-1 SV-1 vs. No. 5 Deanthony Parker Jr. (OU)
SF: L-Inj. Def. (3:35) vs. No. 1 Parker Keckeisen (UNI)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 6 Eddie Neitenbach (WYO)
197: No. 6 Nate Schon
First Round: WBF (2:26) vs. Jacob Meissner (ASU)
QF: L-D, 14-8 vs. No. 3 Wyatt Voelker (UNI)
Consis. Rd. 3: L-D. 6-4 vs. Jesse Cassatt (MIZ)
7th-Place Match: vs. Kael Bennie (UVU)
285: No. 6 Daniel Herrera
First Round: WBF (4:36) vs. Andrew Blackburn-Forst (NDSU)
QF: WBF (5:37) vs. No. 3 Lance Runyon (UNI)
SF: L-D, 4-1 vs. No. 2 Cohlton Schultz (ASU)
Consis. Rd. 4: vs. No. 8 Sam Mitchell (WYO)
