David Carr becomes three-time Big 12 Champion

Photo: Jacqueline Cordova / Cyclone Fanatic

The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletic Communications

TULSA, Okla. – Iowa State redshirt-junior David Carr won his third-straight Big 12 Championship Sunday night, becoming the 16^th Cyclone to win three conference titles.

In the championship match, Carr beat North Dakota State’s No. 2 Jared Franek 8-2 in a rematch of last year’s championship match. Carr improved to 5-0 all-time against Franek, matching the exact score from the 2021 championship match.

Missouri locked up the team title in the afternoon, as finished with 131.5 points. Oklahoma was second with 113, while Iowa State was third with 110. Oklahoma State finished fourth with 108.5 points, while UNI was fifth with 100 points.

Carr wasted no time going to work on Franek, recording a takedown :29 into the match. After Franek escaped :28 later, Carr added a second takedown in the first period with 1:24 to go and rode out Franek.

The only second period scoring came on an escape from Carr :12 into the period, as he took a 5-1 lead. Franek escaped with 1:17 to go in the third period, but Carr added a final takedown with :04 left to extend the lead to 7-2. With a point for riding time, Carr won 8-2.

Carr, along with seven other teammates (Listed below) have earned automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. The at-large berths will be announced on Tuesday, while brackets and seeds will be announced on Wednesday.

Iowa State Results:

125 – No. 6 Kysen Terukina – 8^th Place
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals – L, 6-5 vs. No. 3 Brody Teske (UNI)
Consolation First Round – W, 6-2 vs. Lucas Rodriguez (NDSU)
Consolation Quarterfinals – L, Fall (1:38) vs. No. 2 Taylor LaMont (UVU)
7^th Place Match – L, 5-3 (SV) No. 5 Noah Surtin (MIZ)

133 – No. 5 Ramazan Attasauov – 3^rd Place (NCAA AQ)
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals – W, MD 9-0 vs. Garett Lautzenheiser (WVU)
Semifinals – L, MD 13-3 vs. No. 1 Daton Fix (OSU)
Consolation Semifinals – W, 2-1 vs.  No. 7 Anthony Madirgal (OU)
3^rd Place Match – W, 8-5 vs. Sidney Flores (AF)

141 – No. 1 Ian Parker – 5^th Place (NCAA AQ)
First Round – L, 7-4 vs. Jacob Butler (OU)
Consolation First Round – W, 9-5 vs. No. 7 Darren Green (Wyoming)
Consolation Quarterfinals – W, 5-0 vs. No. 5 Carter Young (OSU)
Consolation Semifinals – L, 5-3 vs. No. 8 Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU)
5^th Place Match – W, 8-7 vs. Jacob Butler (OU)

149 – No. 3 Jarrett Degen – 4^th Place (NCAA AQ)
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals – W, 3-1 vs. Jeff Boyd (WVU)
Semifinals – L, 5-4 vs. No. 2 Willie McDougald (OU)
Consolation Semifinals – W, 15-13 vs. No. 4 Josh Edmond (MIZ)
3^rd Place Match – L, 8-6 vs. #5 Colin Realbuto (UNI)

157 – No. 1 David Carr – 1^st  (NCAA AQ)
First Round – W, Fall (4:54) vs. Giano Petrucelli (AF)
Quarterfinals – W, TF 18-3 vs. No. 8 Jaxon Garoutte (UVU)
Semifinals – W, 7-4 vs. No. 5 Jacob Wright (WYO)
Finals – W, 8-2 vs. No. 2 Jared Franek (NDSU)

165 – No. 7 Isaac Judge – 6^th
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals – L, MD 13-5 vs. No. 2 Peyton Hall (WVU)
Consolation First Round – W, 6-1 vs. Trey Brisker (AF)
Consolation Quarterfinals – W, 10-5 vs. Nick Knutson (UNC)
Consolation Semifinals – L, 7-1 No. 5 Luke Weber (NDSU)
5^th Place Match – L, 6-2 vs. No. 8 Joe Grello (U)

174 – No. 7 Joel Devine – 7^th (NCAA AQ)
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals – L, 3-0 vs. No. 2 Cade DeVos (SDSU)
Consolation First Round – W, 5-2 vs. Riley Habisch (NDSU)
Consolation Quarterfinals – L, 4-2 vs. No. 3 Anthony Mantanona (OU)
7^th Place Match – W, 6-0 vs. No. 8 Dennis Robin (WVU)

184 – No. 2 Marcus Coleman – 3^rd (NCAA AQ)
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals – W, 9-4 vs. No. 7 Keegan Moore (OU)
Semifinals – L, 8-4 vs. No. 6 Jeremiah Kent (MIZ)
Consolation Semifinals – W, TF 18-2 vs. No. 8 Deanthony Parker Jr. (NDSU)
3^rd Place Match – W, MD 19-6 vs. No. 7 Keegan Moore (OU)

197 – No. 4 Yonger Bastida – 5^th (NCAA AQ)
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals – W, 4-3 vs. No. 5 Rocky Elam (MIZ)
Semifinals – L, Fall (6:57) vs. No. 1 Stephen Buchanan (WYO)
Consolation Semifinals – L, 1-0 vs. No 3 Jake Woodley (OU)
5^th Place Match – W, MFF vs. No. 6 Owen Pentz (NDSU)

285 – No. 3 Sam Schuyler – 4^th (NCAA AQ)
First Round – W, TF 24-9 vs. Terren Swartz (WYO)
Quarterfinals – W, 3-1 (SV) vs. No. 6 Brandon Metz (NDSU)
Semifinals –L, 3-2 vs. No. 7 Luke Surber (OSU)
Consolation Semifinals – W, 5-3 vs. No. 8 Josh Heindselman (OU)
3^rd Place Match – L, 6-1 vs. No. 2 Zach Elam (MIZ)