#1 University of Iowa Wrestling beats #15 Iowa State, 28-8 [VIDEO]

The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team made it 11 in a row over Iowa State on Saturday, November 29, 2014, topping the 15th-ranked Cyclones, 28-8, on Mediacom Mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Video highlights courtesy of Iowa Hawkeyes via YouTube.

The Hawkeyes (4-0) won the first five matches, 8-of-10 overall, and got bonus points from Sammy Brooks and Bobby Telford to retain possession of the Dan Gable Trophy.

Telford earned takedowns in the first and second periods, building a 5-0 lead before turning Quean Smith and earning a fall with 1:24 left. He has seven pins in seven matches this year.

Brooks earned his first major decision of the season by scoring eight points in the final 2:10. He scored an escape, takedown, and two nearfall points in the second period, and added a second takedown and 1:51 of riding time to defeat 18th-ranked Lelund Weatherspoon, 9-1.

The Cyclones got off to a slow start, falling behind by a score of 15-0 before getting on the board at 165. No. 3Michael Moreno grabbed two takedowns en route to his 6-3 decision over fifth-ranked Nick Moore. Moreno is now 2-2 in his career against Moore.

The 174-pound match also featured a pair of top-6 wrestlers in Iowa State’s Tanner Weatherman (No. 6) and Iowa’s Mike Evans (No. 4). In the end, Evans came out on top, getting the decision, 7-3.

The Hawkeyes return to the mat Saturday, Dec. 6 hosting Michigan State on Mediacom Mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa State will return to the mat Dec. 5-6 at the Cliff Kean Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada.

#1 Iowa 28, #15 Iowa State 8

• 125 – Thomas Gilman (Iowa) dec. Kyle Larson (Iowa State), 6-1; 3-0
• 133 – Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Earl Hall (Iowa State), 8-3; 6-0
• 141 – Josh Dziewa (Iowa) dec. Dante Rodriguez (Iowa State), 9-2; 9-0
• 149 – Brandon Sorenson (Iowa) dec. Gabe Moreno (Iowa State), 7-6; 12-0
• 157 – Michael Kelly (Iowa) dec. Luke Goettl (Iowa State), 11-6; 15-0
• 165 – Michael Moreno (Iowa State) dec. Nick Moore (Iowa), 6-3; 15-3
• 174 – Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State), 7-4; 18-3
• 184 – Sammy Brooks (Iowa) major dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 9-1; 22-3
• 197 – Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) pinned Kris Klapprodt (Iowa), 5:31; 22-8 **
• 285 – Bobby Telford (Iowa) pinned Quean Smith (Iowa State), 5:36; 28-8

**Iowa State was deducted one team point following the 197 pound match

Notes: Attendance was 11,882, the 24th largest dual wrestling crown in Carver-Hawkeye Arena history… Iowa retains possession of the Dan Gable Trophy… the Hawkeyes have won 11 straight in the series, including the last five meetings since the inception of the Dan Gable Trophy (2010)… head coach Tom Brands earned his 150th career win at Iowa (150-15-1).