No. 4 Iowa State Drops Top-Five Road Battle at No. 5 Oklahoma State

The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics

STILLWATER, Okla. – No. 4 Iowa State dropped its first Big 12 dual of the season to No. 5 Oklahoma State, 21-12, Saturday night inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.

The Cowboys won six bouts compared to ISU’s four, including three matches by bonus points. Iowa State finished the evening 1-2 in one-score matches. Oklahoma State won the takedown battle, 15-8, marking the first time this season the Cyclones were outperformed on their feet in a dual.

Oklahoma State started the evening with three consecutive victories at 125, 133 and 141 pounds to take a commanding 10-0 lead in the dual. At 141 pounds, Anthony Echemendia was much the aggressor and had an opportunity to get the Cyclones on the board, but fell to No. 9 Tagen Jamison, 4-1, in sudden victory.

Casey Swiderski got Iowa State on the board at 149 pounds. The Cyclone tallied two takedowns and controlled the center of the mat in an 8-2 victory over No. 17 Sammy Alvarez.

The Cowboys got a decision at 157 pounds before the dual’s featured bout between No. 3 David Carr and No. 4 Izzak Olejnik. Carr was in control the entire match and amassed 2:07 of riding time in an 8-1 decision.

MJ Gaitan made it back-to-back victories for the Cyclones with a win in sudden victory against No. 25 Brayden Thompson. Gaitan secured a body lock on the edge of the mat and tallied the winning takedown to win, 6-3.

Oklahoma State sealed the contest with two consecutive bonus point wins at 184 and 197 pounds.

Yonger Bastida ended the night on a positive note for Iowa State. He improved to 17-0 on the year with a 7-2 decision over No. 9 Konner Doucet, his sixth victory of the season against a top-15 opponent.

Up Next
Iowa State returns home for the entire month of February. Next up, the Cyclones take on West Virginia Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.

Match-by-Match Results
No. 5 Oklahoma State 21, No. 4 Iowa State 12
125: #20 Troy Spratley (OSU) dec. #25 Kysen Terukina (ISU), 4-2
133: #3 Daton Fix (OSU) maj. dec. #7 Evan Frost (ISU), 11-3
141: #9 Tagen Jamison (OSU) dec. #8 Anthony Echemendia (ISU), 4-1 SV-1
149: #10 Casey Swiderski (ISU) dec. #17 Sammy Alvarez (OSU), 8-2
157: #18 Teague Travis (OSU) dec. Jason Kriasser (ISU), 8-3
165: #3 David Carr (ISU) dec. #4 Izzak Olejnik (OSU), 8-1
174: #23 MJ Gaitan (ISU) dec. #25 Brayden Thompson (OSU), 6-3 SV-1
184: #2 Dustin Plott (OSU) maj. dec. #10 Will Feldkamp (ISU), 17-3
197: Jersey Robb (OSU) maj. dec. #30 Julien Broderson (ISU), 15-6
285: #3 Yonger Bastida (ISU) dec. #9 Konner Doucet (OSU), 7-2