Live results: Iowa men’s wrestling closes out regular season against Oklahoma State

The No. 2 Hawkeyes will face the No. 10 Cowboys at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Matt Sindt

Sixth-ranked 149-pounder Max Murin cheers with his team during a wrestling dual between No. 2 Iowa and No. 9 Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 33-8.

Kenna Roering, Sports Reporter


The No. 2 Iowa men’s wrestling squad will close out their regular season slate against No. 10 Oklahoma State on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Sunday’s dual meet will start at 165 pounds and be televised live on BTN with Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons on the call. The Hawkeyes have won six of the last eight meetings against the Cowboys, but Oklahoma State leads the all-time series 29-24-2.

Sunday’s dual meet will hold extra meaning for Iowa’s sixth-year seniors Spencer Lee, Max Murin, and Jacob Warner as they trot out to the mat in Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the final time. The three Hawkeyes have combined to go 60-10 at home during their careers.

The Hawkeyes’ 12th-ranked 184-pounder Abe Assad is on Sunday’s projected bout sheet. He is predicted to face the Cowboys’ 10th-ranked Travis Wittlake. Assad hasn’t wrestled since getting pinned by Wisconsin’s unranked Tyler Dow in 1:24 on Jan. 22 in Madison.

165 POUNDS: No. 7 Patrick Kennedy (IA) over No. 23 Wyatt Sheets (OKST) via decision

Kennedy scored a takedown with 39 seconds left in the first and then rode Sheets out the remainder of the period. Sheets took the lead in the second with a takedown. Kennedy started on bottom in the final period, escaped, and then scored a takedown to take a 5-3 lead. Sheets escaped and nearly sealed the match with a takedown in the final seconds, but Kennedy prevailed, 7-4.

Iowa leads Oklahoma State, 3-0.

174 POUNDS: No. 16 Nelson Brands (IA) over No. 7 Dustin Plott (OKST) via decision

The first period was scoreless. Plott escaped to start the second period. Then after a brief discussion by the refs, Brands’ attack on the edge of the mat was ruled a takedown, giving him a 2-1 advantage. Brands escaped to start the third and fought off Plotts’ shots the remainder of the match to earn a 3-2 decision. The victory marked Brands’ second win over a ranked opponent this season.

Iowa leads Oklahoma State, 6-0.

184 POUNDS: No. 12 Abe Assad (IA) over No. 10 Travis Wittlake (OKST) via decision 

Assad was in on a couple shots in the first period but couldn’t finish. Wittlake started on bottom in the second and scored the first points of the bout with a two-point reversal.  Assad mustered a takedown right at the second-period buzzer to take a 3-2 advantage and fought off Wittlake the rest of the way for his fifth ranked victory of the season.

Iowa leads Oklahoma State, 9-0.

197 POUNDS: No. 12 Jacob Warner (IA) over No. 17 Luke Surber (OKST) via decision 

Surber nearly had a cradle lock in the first period, but Warner rolled over and limited the damage, only allowing a two-point takedown. Warner escaped in the third to seal a 3-2 victory in his final match at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa leads Oklahoma State, 12-0.

HEAVYWEIGHT: No. 3 Tony Cassioppi (IA) over Konner Doucet (OKST) via decision 

In his final bout in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Cassioppi mustered a takedown, an escape, and over two minutes of riding time to come away with a 4-0 victory. The victory snapped Cassioppi’s two-match losing streak.

Iowa leads Oklahoma State, 15-0.

125 POUNDS: No. 1 Spencer Lee (IA) over Reece Witcraft (OKST) via fall

“We Will Rock You” by Queen blared over the speakers as Lee walked out of the tunnel for his final match in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Then, the three-time national champion wasted no time and pinned Witcraft in 51 seconds for his 52nd consecutive victory. As he walked off the mat, Lee formed a heart with his hands and held it up toward the roaring Hawkeye faithful.

Iowa leads Oklahoma State, 21-0.

133 POUNDS: No. 2 Daton Fix (OKST) over No. 15 Brody Teske (IA) via major decision

Fix scored a takedown and two-point reversal to lead, 4-2, heading into the final period. Teske cut his deficit to one with an escape, but Fix responded with a six-point move to win, 11-3, with riding time.

Iowa leads Oklahoma State, 21-4.

144 POUNDS: No. 2 Real Woods (IA) over No. 13 Carter Young (OKST) via major decision 

Woods led 3-0 before mustering a four-point near fall to end the first period. Woods stayed in control, scoring a takedown at the final buzzer and collecting 1:47 of total riding time to win, 11-0. Woods is now 13-0 on the season with eight bonus-point victories.

Iowa leads Oklahoma State, 25-4.

149 POUNDS: No. 10 Max Murin (IA) over No. 18 Victor Voinovich (OKST) via decision 

Murin earned a takedown in the final seconds of the first period to take a 3-2 advantage. Voinovich knotted it at three with an escape. Murin then escaped 40 seconds into the third period to win, 4-3, in his final match in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa leads Oklahoma State, 28-4.

157 POUNDS: No. 9 Kaden Gfeller (OKST) over No. 13 Cobe Siebrecht (IA)  via OT decision 

The first period was scoreless. Siebrecht earned an escape for the only points of the second period. Gfeller scored a two-point reversal in the third, but Siebrecht quickly escaped to knot it back up at two. The first period of sudden victory was scoreless. Gfeller then escaped in TB1 to win, 3-2.

FINAL: Iowa 28, Oklahoma State 7

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