Just two days before a rivalry dual vs. Northern Iowa, Iowa State wrestling took care of business vs. West Virginia on Feb. 13.
The Cyclones won eight of 10 bouts on their way to a 32-7 victory over the Mountaineers. Starring in the effort were Northern Colorado transfers Stevo Poulin and Vinny Zerban, who both earned wins over top-10 opponents.
Poulin set the tone early at 125 pounds, winning in a 14-4 major decision over No. 8 Jett Strickenberger. A takedown into four near-fall points in the first period blew the match open. Previously, Poulin was 0-4 vs. Strickenberger.
Adrian Meza started at 133 for Iowa State, losing a 5-0 decision to Gunner Andrick. The Cyclones finished the first half of the dual with three wins, including a 12-3 major decision for Anthony Echemendia over Jordan Titus at 141, a 6-5 decision for Jacob Frost over Willie McDougald at 149 and a 5-2 decision for Vinny Zerban over No. 6 Ty Watters. Zerban recorded the lone takedown late in the third period to seal the deal.
Iowa State got wins at 165 and 174 from Connor Euton and MJ Gaitan. Euton got a 20-4 technical fall over Sasha Gavronsky, followed by a 5-4 decision for Gaitan over Brody Conley. Aiden Riggins admirably bumped to 184 pounds in relief of Isaac Dean, losing 14-0 to Ian Bush at 184. The Cyclones capped off the night with a 22-6 technical fall for CJ Carter over Cole Tolley at 197 and a 21-6 technical fall for Yonger Batsida vs. Brock Kehler at heavyweight.
Iowa State lost 24-9 in its previous dual vs. Oklahoma State on Feb. 1. The Cyclones will look to extend their momentum on Feb. 15 vs. UNI at home at 7 p.m. CT.
Iowa State wrestling vs. West Virginia results
Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.
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