Iowa State leads Big 12 team race after day one

TULSA, Okla. – Five Cyclones - Evan Frost, Anthony Echemendia, Cody Chittum, David Carr and Yonger Bastida - advanced into the finals Saturday at the Big 12 Championship inside the BOK Center. Iowa State went 5-2 in the semifinal round and tallied 24.5 bonus points on the day to lead the team race with 129.5 points after day one.

Oklahoma State sits close behind in second place with 119.5 points while Missouri is in third with 96.0.

Two more Cyclones - Echemendia and MJ Gaitan - punched their tickets to the 2024 NCAA Championships during the session.

Iowa State finished the day with six falls, five tech falls and five major decisions.

Frost and Echemendia each earned bonus points in their semifinal matches. Frost used a late tilt to pick up a 12-4 major decision over No. 3 Dominick Serrano while Echemendia took care of business, 14-4, against Jordan Titus.

Chittum became ISU’s third finalist with a 6-0 decision against Oklahoma’s Jared Hill in the 157-pound semifinals. Soon after, Carr dispatched of West Virginia’s Peyton Hall, 5-1. He will wrestle for his fifth Big 12 title on Sunday night.

Bastida capped the semifinal round with a dominant 11-3 major decision against No. 3 Zach Elam. The Cyclone dealt with Elam’s adjustment from their bout two weeks ago and registered three takedowns in the win.

Brackets and full results can be found here.

125 pounds

Noah Surtin (Missouri)

Jore Volk (Wyoming)

Kysen Terukina (Iowa State)

Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State)

133 pounds

Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)

Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State)

Dom Serrano (Northern Colorado)

Evan Frost (Iowa State)

141 pounds

Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)

Cael Happel (Northern Iowa)

149 pounds

Casey Swiderski (Iowa State)

Jordan Williams (Oklahoma State)

Ty Watters (West Virginia)

Gabe Willochell (Wyoming)

157 pounds

Jared Hill (Oklahoma)

Cody Chittum (Iowa State)

Cael Swensen (South Dakota State)

Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa)

165 pounds

Keegan O'Toole (Missouri)

Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State)

Peyton Hall (West Virginia)

David Carr (Iowa State)

174 pounds

Cade DeVos (South Dakota State)

Peyton Mocco (Missouri)

Brayden Thompson (Oklahoma State)

Gaven Sax (North Dakota State)

184 pounds

Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)

Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)

197 pounds

Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State)

Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa)

Rocky Elam (Missouri)

Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma)

285 pounds

Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force)

Yonger Bastida (Iowa State)

125 pounds

Jore Volk (Wyoming) vs. Troy Spratley (OK State)

133 pounds

Daton Fix (OK State) vs. Evan Frost (Iowa St)

141 pounds

Anthony Echemendia (Iowa St) vs. Cael Happel (Northern Iowa)

149 pounds

Jordan Williams (OK State) vs. Ty Watters (West Virginia)

157 pounds

Cody Chittum (Iowa St) vs. Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa)

165 pounds

Keegan O`Toole (Missouri) vs. David Carr (Iowa St)

174 pounds

Cade DeVos (SD State) vs. Gaven Sax (ND State)

184 pounds

Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. Dustin Plott (OK State)

197 pounds

Tanner Sloan (SD State) vs. Rocky Elam (Missouri)

285 pounds

Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) vs. Yonger Bastida (Iowa St)

125 pounds

Jore Volk (Wyoming) dec. Noah Surtin (Missouri), 6-5

Troy Spratley (OK State) dec. Kysen Terukina (Iowa St), SV-1 2-1

133 pounds

Daton Fix (OK State) dec. Derrick Cardinal (SD State), 4-0

Evan Frost (Iowa St) maj. dec. Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado), 12-4

141 pounds

Anthony Echemendia (Iowa St) maj. dec. Jordan Titus (West Virginia), 14-4

Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) dec. Tagen Jamison (OK State), 4-1

149 pounds

Jordan Williams (OK State) dec. Casey Swiderski (Iowa St), 8-7

Ty Watters (West Virginia) tech. fall Gabe Willochell (Wyoming), 19-2

157 pounds

Cody Chittum (Iowa St) dec. Jared Hill (Oklahoma), 6-0

Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec. Cael Swensen (SD State), 1-0

165 pounds

Keegan O`Toole (Missouri) dec. Izzak Olejnik (OK State), 7-1

David Carr (Iowa St) dec. Peyton Hall (West Virginia), 5-1

174 pounds

Cade DeVos (SD State) dec. Peyton Mocco (Missouri), 2-0

Gaven Sax (ND State) dec. Brayden Thompson (OK State), 3-2

184 pounds

Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) maj. dec. Colton Hawks (Missouri), 11-3

Dustin Plott (OK State) tech. fall Sam Wolf (Air Force), 21-4

197 pounds

Tanner Sloan (SD State) tech. fall Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa), 15-0

Rocky Elam (Missouri) dec. Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma), 5-4

285 pounds

Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) maj. dec. Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma), 14-1

Yonger Bastida (Iowa St) maj. dec. Zach Elam (Missouri), 11-3

125 pounds

Noah Surtin (Missouri) dec. Elijah Griffin (California Baptist), SV-1 7-4

Jore Volk (Wyoming) dec. Tanner Jordan (SD State), 1-0

Kysen Terukina (Iowa St) dec. Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado), 3-2

Troy Spratley (OK State) dec. Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia), 8-4

133 pounds

Daton Fix (OK State) pin Garrett Ricks (Wyoming), 2:03

Derrick Cardinal (SD State) dec. Julian Farber (Northern Iowa), SV-1 4-1

Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) dec. Kade Moore (Missouri), 6-3

Evan Frost (Iowa St) maj. dec. Hunter Leake (California Baptist), 18-5

141 pounds

Anthony Echemendia (Iowa St) tech. fall Cole Brooks (Wyoming), 21-5

Jordan Titus (West Virginia) dec. Clay Carlson (SD State), 6-5

Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) dec. Josh Edmond (Missouri), 10-3

Tagen Jamison (OK State) maj. dec. Haiden Drury (Utah Valley), 10-0

149 pounds

Casey Swiderski (Iowa St) dec. Logan Gioffre (Missouri), 4-2

Jordan Williams (OK State) dec. Alek Martin (SD State), 13-8

Ty Watters (West Virginia) maj. dec. Maxwell Petersen (ND State), 12-2

Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) pin Willie McDougald (Oklahoma), 2:11

157 pounds

Jared Hill (Oklahoma) dec. Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado), 4-3

Cody Chittum (Iowa St) dec. Brock Mauller (Missouri), 7-3

Cael Swensen (SD State) maj. dec. Teague Travis (OK State), 13-5

Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) tech. fall Landen Johnson (ND State), 15-0

165 pounds

Keegan O`Toole (Missouri) pin Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming), 2:15

Izzak Olejnik (OK State) dec. Giano Petrucelli (Air Force), 4-3

Peyton Hall (West Virginia) pin Cael Carlson (Oklahoma), 4:13

David Carr (Iowa St) tech. fall Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa), 17-2

174 pounds

Cade DeVos (SD State) dec. Brody Conley (West Virginia), 4-1

Peyton Mocco (Missouri) dec. over Jared Simma (Northern Iowa), 10-4

Brayden Thompson (OK State) dec. Tate Picklo (Oklahoma), SV-1 4-1

Gaven Sax (ND State) dec. MJ Gaitan (Iowa St), SV-1 6-3

184 pounds

Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) tech. fall Ethan Ducca (Wyoming), 21-4

Colton Hawks (Missouri) maj. dec. Will Feldkamp (Iowa St), 13-2

Sam Wolf (Air Force) dec. Bennett Berge (SD State), 4-1

Dustin Plott (OK State) tech. fall Dennis Robin (West Virginia), 18-3

197 pounds

Tanner Sloan (SD State) pin Julien Broderson (Iowa St), 1:47

Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) dec. Evan Bockman (Utah Valley), 4-1

Rocky Elam (Missouri) dec. Joseph Novak (Wyoming), 5-1

Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) pin Spencer Mooberry (ND State), 6:20

285 pounds

Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) pin Luke Rasmussen (SD State), 1:45

Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec. Konner Doucet (OK State), SV-1 4-1

Zach Elam (Missouri) dec. over Chase Trussell (Utah Valley), 5-0

Yonger Bastida (Iowa St) pin Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia), 2:17

1. Iowa State: 129.5 points
2. Oklahoma State: 119.5 points
3. Missouri: 96.0 points
4. South Dakota State: 92.5 points
5. Northern Iowa: 85.0 points
6. West Virginia: 73.0 points
7. Wyoming: 55.5 points
8. Oklahoma: 53.5 points
9. Air Force: 38.5 points
10. North Dakota State: 28.0 points
11. Northern Colorado: 26.0 points
12. Utah Valley: 20.0 points
13. California Baptist: 16.0 points