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Undefeated Cowboys Storm Back To Defeat 13th-Ranked Iowa State
January 26, 2025 | Cowboy Wrestling
AMES, Iowa – The No. 3 Oklahoma State wrestling team defeated No. 13 Iowa State, 27-12, on Sunday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum in the second ever college wrestling dual televised on ESPN. The Cowboys, who are a Big 12-best 8-0 in conference duals, are now 11-0 overall for the second straight season, while Iowa State falls to 8-4 and 3-1 in conference competiton. The victory was the 64th in the all-time series against Iowa State and the 25th in Ames.
As they've done throughout the season, the Pokes won big through bonus points and aggressive scoring in the back half of the lineup. Through 11 duals, Oklahoma State has a +284-point differential and an average margin of victory of 25.8 points.
"Our back half has a lot of veterans who have been in tough duals and hold themselves to high expectations," head coach David Taylor said. "That's been really valuable the last couple of matches. Those guys are the difference makers in close duals and the difference makers when we get into nationals."
Troy Spratley continued his successful weekend in Iowa with a 20-10 major decision over Ethan Perryman. The Cyclones bounced back though, rattling off four straight tight wins at 133, 141, 149 and 157 pounds to go up 12-4 heading into the intermission.
Just like Friday night against Northern Iowa, the Cowboys used a strong performance from the back half of their lineup to close the dual, with four of those wins coming in bonus-point fashion.
The comeback started at 165 pounds with sixth-ranked Cameron Amine, who controlled the match throughout and earned a crucial three points for the Pokes by defeating Aiden Riggins, 11-4.
At 174 pounds, Dean Hamiti Jr. rolled past 23rd-ranked MJ Gaitan. Hamiti directed the pace of the match, racking uo five takedowns and a four-point near fall to tech fall Gaitan in just over five minutes and tie the dual at 12-12. Hamiti improves to 16-0 on the season, with 13 of those coming as bonus-point wins and 11 against ranked opponents.
Three-time All-American Dustin Plott gave the Cowboys then retook the team lead, one that they would never give back. Plott, ranked third at 184 pounds, bounced back after a loss on Friday night with a major decision over No. 12 Evan Bockman to put the Pokes up four with two bouts remaining.
Following that, Luke Surber mathematically clinched the dual for Oklahoma State, getting out to a commanding lead before earning a win via injury default late in the third period. It marked Surber's 17th win of the year, most on the team.
Undefeated heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson closed out the night with a convincing 16-0 tech fall over Daniel Herrera. The two previously met at the CKLV Invitational in December, where Hendrickson also routed Herrera by a score of 16-0, although he needed just 3:31 to get the job done this time around.
The Cowboys now return to Stillwater to take on No. 23 Missouri at Gallagher-Iba Arena for their final home dual of the 2024-25 season. The first bout is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m.
No. 3 Oklahoma State 27, No. 13 Iowa State 12
Jan. 26, 2025 | Hilton Coliseum | Ames, Iowa
Attendance: 6,533
125: No. 4 Troy Spratley (OSU) MD Ethan Perryman (ISU), 20-10
133: No. 5 Evan Frost (ISU) dec. Reece Witcraft (OSU), 9-4
141: No. 13 Jacob Frost (ISU) dec. No. 4 Tagen Jamison (OSU), SV-1 4-1
149: No. 11 Paniro Johnson (ISU) dec. No. 14 Carter Young (OSU), 4-2
157: No. 12 Cody Chittum (ISU) dec. No. 11 Caleb Fish (OSU), 4-2
165: No. 6 Cameron Amine (OSU) dec. Aiden Riggins (ISU), 11-4
174: No. 3 Dean Hamiti Jr. (OSU) TF No. 23 MJ Gaitan (ISU), 20-4, 5:21
184: No. 3 Dustin Plott (OSU) MD No. 12 Evan Bockman (ISU), 11-2
197: No. 7 Luke Surber (OSU) inj. def. Sawyer Bartelt (ISU), 6:39
HWT: No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson (OSU) TF No. 23 Daniel Herrera (ISU), 16-0, 3:31
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