The following is a press release from of Iowa State Athletics and Iowa State Wrestling:
MES, Iowa – Senior Ethan Andersen won the title at heavyweight Sunday, as the Iowa State wrestling team closed the regular season at the Last Chance Open. Andersen was one of seven Cyclones to advance to the finals at Hilton Coliseum.
Andersen advanced to the finals with a pair of bonus point wins, including a fall in 2:53 and a 10-1 major decision against Minnesota’s Bennett Tabor. In the finals, Andersen used a takedown with :18 left and a two-point nearfall with :15 left to beat Minnesota’s Keaton Kluever 9-5.
At 125 pounds, Caleb Fuessley went 2-1 to finish second. Fuessley ended the day with a 21-5 technical fall against SIUE’s Davian Guanajuato. Corey Cabanban advanced to the finals at 133 pounds with a 21-9 major decision against Arizona State’s Lou Fincher before falling by 8-0 major decision to Minnesota’s Aaron Nagao in the finals.ADVERTISING
Jason Kraisser used a fall in 1:54 and a 16-0 technical fall to advance to the finals at 157 pounds. In the championship match, Minnesota’s Sebas Swiggum used a takedown in sudden victory for the 10-8 victory. At 165 pounds, Grant Stotts opened the day with a 10-2 major decision over North Carolina’s Isaias Estrada before advancing to the finals with a 2-0 decision. In the championship match, Iowa’s Patrick Kennedy defeated Stotts 8-4.
At 184 pounds, Nolan Harsh had a bye before downing Iowa Central’s Aiden Carr 6-2 in the semifinals. Harsh lost by fall in 2:10 to Minnesota’s Sam Skillings in the finals.
Iowa State returns to action March 5-6 at the Big 12 Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
Iowa State Placewinners:
125: Caleb Fuessley, 2nd
125: Aime Mukiza*, 4th
133: Corey Cabanban, 2nd
133: Sam Hrabovsky*, 3rd
141: Drew Woodley*, 2nd
157: Jason Kraisser*, 2nd
157: Andrew Huddleston*, 5th
157: Cam Robinson*, 6th
165: Grant Stotts, 2nd
165: Austin Kraisser, 4th
174: Julien Broderson, 3rd
184: Nolan Harsh*, 2nd
285: Ethan Andersen, 1st
*-Wrestling Unattached
