It would not be a college wrestling season without the Iowa-Oklahoma State dual meet. The two most successful programs in college wrestling history have a long tradition of great battles on the mat. I expect that to be the case yet once again.
Iowa will face Oklahoma State at the Bout at the Ballpark at 8 PM CST on Saturday. The original twist is that the dual meet will take place on the playing field of the Texas Rangers on Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Another added plus is that Team USA will take on an All Star team of International wrestlers from around the world in Men’s and Women’s Freestyle matches and a Greco-Roman match. Victoria Francis of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club will represent Team USA at 76 kg in a dual meet.
This will be an event that will promote the sport in Texas that is an emerging state for wrestling.
The best match for rankings will be at 133 with #3 Austin DeSanto – #2 Daton Fix. At 165 it will be #5 Alex Marinelli – #8 Travis Wittlake. At 157 it will be #12 Kaleb Young – #18 Wyatt Sheets.
Iowa will have the higher ranked wrestler in seven of ten weights but never forget about how much of a rivalry this dual meet is. I expect a very hard fought dual meet just like you would expect from Iowa and Oklahoma State.
There will be a HWC Pre Match Social at Buffalo Wild Wings in Arlington starting at 5 PM.
The Iowa-Oklahoma State dual meet can only be seen on the premium service of FloWrestling.
#2 IOWA HAWKEYES (12-1, 6-1 BIG TEN) 2021-22 Overall Wt. Rank^ Name Yr. Hometown/High School Record
125 12 Drake Ayala Fr. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge 13-4 -OR- Jesse Ybarra So. Tucson, Arizona/Sunnyside 5-4
133 3 Austin DeSanto Sr. Exeter, Pennsylvania/Exeter (Drexel) 13-1 -OR- Cullan Schriever So. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 15-5
141 2 Jaydin Eierman Sr. Columbia, Missouri/Father Tolton (Missouri) 13-1
149 10 Max Murin Sr. Ebensburg, Pennsylvania/Central Cambria 7-2
157 12 Kaleb Young Sr. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania/Punxsutawney 12-5
165 5 Alex Marinelli Sr. Miamisburg, Ohio/St. Paris Graham 16-1
174 2 Michael Kemerer Sr. Murraysville, Pennsylvania/Franklin Regional 6-1
184 15 Abe Assad So. Carol Stream, Illinois/Glenbard North 10-4
197 4 Jacob Warner Sr. Tolono, Illinois/Washington Community 12-2
285 4 Tony Cassioppi Jr. Roscoe, Illinois/Hononegah 11-2
#5 OKLAHOMA STATE (11-3, 5-3 BIG 12) 2021-22 Overall Wt. Rank^ Name Yr. Hometown Record
125 7 Trevor Mastrogiovanni So. Sparta, New Jersey/Blair Academy 12-1 -OR- Cooper Birdwell Fr. Lewiston, Montana/Fergus 8-2
133 2 Daton Fix Jr. Sand Springs, Oklahoma/Charles Page 14-0
141 21 Carter Young Fr. Stillwater, Oklahoma/SƟ llwater 8-4
149 13 Kaden Gfeller Sr. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma/Heritage Hall 12-1
157 18 Wyatt Sheets Sr. Stilwell, Oklahoma/Stilwell 10-4
165 8 Travis Wittlake Jr. Coos Bay, Oregon/Marshfield 9-3
174 10 Dustin Plott So. Tuttle, Oklahoma/Tuttle 11-2
184 11 Dakota Geer Sr. Franklin, Pennsylvania/Franklin Area (Edinboro) 11-3
197 Gavin Stika Jr. Creston, Ohio/Norwayne 12-6
285 31 Luke Surber So. Tuttle, Oklahoma/Tuttle 8-6 -OR- Austin Harris Sr. Roseburg, Oregon/Roseburg 10-3
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
