ST. LOUIS — For the first time since 1992, all 10 of Iowa’s wrestlers advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

Ahead of Session II’s 5 p.m. start time Thursday, The Daily Iowan previews the Hawkeyes’ matchups.

125-pounds: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. No. 17 Killian Cardinale (West Virginia)

• Lee is 7-0 this season
• All of Lee’s wins have come via technical fall or pin
• Cardinale transferred to West Virginia from Old Dominion
• Cardinale is 12-4 this season

133-pounds: No. 4 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) vs. No. 20 Ryan Sullivan (West Virginia)

• DeSanto is 7-1 this season
• DeSanto has won via technical fall four times this season
• Sullivan is 7-4 this season
• Sullivan is a redshirt freshman

141-pounds: No. 1 Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) vs. No. 16 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh)

• Eierman transferred to Iowa from Missouri after the 2018-19 season
• Eierman is 8-0 this season
• Eierman was a three-time All-American at Missouri
• Matthews is 6-5 this season
• Matthews is a sophomore

149-pounds: No. 12 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. No. 5 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)

• Lovett defeated Murin as a No. 7 seed in the first round of the 2021 Big Ten Wrestling Championships.
• Lovett is 8-1 this season
• Murin is 4-3 this season.

157-pounds: No. 5 Kaleb Young (Iowa) vs. No. 12 Brady Berge (Penn State)

• The only dual between Iowa and Penn State in 2021 — scheduled for Feb. 12 — was canceled because of COVID-19, so Berge and Young have yet to meet this season.
• Young is 5-1
• Young finished the 2021 Big Ten Championships in second place
• Berge is 8-3 this season

165-pounds: No. 1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) vs. No. 17 Thomas Bullard (North Carolina State)

• Marinelli is the 2021 Big Ten Champion at 165-pounds
• Marinelli is 5-0 this season.
• Marinelli tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Iowa’s Jan. 31 matchup with Illinois
• Bullard is 5-5 this season
• Bullard is a senior

174-pounds: No. 1 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. No. 17 Benjamin Pasiuk (Army)

• Kemerer is the 2021 Big Ten Champion at 174-pounds
• Kemerer is 7-0 this season
• Kemerer’s first season at Iowa was 2015-16
• Pasiuk is 5-0 this season
• Pasiuk is a freshman

184-pounds: No. 12 Nelson Brands (Iowa) vs. No. 5 Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech)

• Brands is 7-4 this season
• Brands is the son of Iowa’s associate head coach Terry Brands
• Bolen is 9-1 this season

197-pounds: No 5 Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs. No. 21 Lucas Davison (Northwestern)

• Warner is a junior
• Warner is a two-time All-American
• Warner is 8-2 this season
• Davison is 7-3
• The only matchup of the season between Iowa and Northwestern in 2021 — scheduled for Feb. 19 — was canceled because of COVID-19.

285-pounds: No. 5 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs. No. 21 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State)

• Cassioppi is 8-2 this season
• Cassioppi defeated Orndorff via pin during the 2021 Big Ten Championships
• Cassioppi finished in third place at the 2021 Big Ten Championships