Wrestling Breakdown: Iowa vs. Oklahoma State

No. 1 Hawkeyes close regular-season duals schedule against No. 9 Oklahoma State.
Wrestling Breakdown: Iowa vs. Oklahoma State
Wrestling Breakdown: Iowa vs. Oklahoma State /

Breaking down Sunday's dual between Iowa and Oklahoma State.

Dual facts

Time and place — 7:03 p.m. (CST), Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City

TV — BTN (Shane Sparks, Jim Gibbons)

Radio — KXIC (800-AM) and Hawkeye All-Access (online)

Records — Iowa 12-0, Oklahoma State 13-2

Rankings — Iowa is No. 1 and Oklahoma State is No. 9 in the NWCA Division I coaches poll.

Series — Oklahoma State leads 29-22-2. Iowa has won four of the last six meetings.

Iowa lineup

125 — Spencer Lee (Jr., 14-0). 133 — Austin DeSanto (Jr., 13-2). 141 — Max Murin (Soph., 11-1). 149 — Pat Lugo (Sr., 17-1). 157 — Kaleb Young (Jr., 15-2). 165 — Alex Marinelli (Jr., 16-1). 174 — Michael Kemerer (Sr., 12-0). 184 — Abe Assad (Fr., 19-5). 197 — Jacob Warner (Soph., 14-3). 285 — Tony Cassioppi (Fr., 15-2).

Oklahoma State lineup

125 — Nick Piccininni (Sr., 23-1). 133 — Reese Witcraft (Fr., 16-7). 141 — Dusty Hone (Jr., 18-7). 149 — Boo Lewallen (Jr., 18-1). 157 — Wyatt Sheets (Soph., 17-6) or Jalin Harper (Fr., 6-3). 165 — Travis Wittlake (Fr., 25-1). 174 — Joe Smith (Sr., 7-3) or Andrew Shomers (Fr., 11-7). 184 — Anthony Montalvo (Fr., 19-5). 197 — Dakota Greer (Jr., 19-6). 285 — Austin Harris (Soph., 5-9) or Cornelius Putnam (Soph., 1-3).

Matches to watch

Lee, ranked No. 1 nationally, has dominated this season, outscoring his opponents 171-10. He'll face a challenge in Piccininni, a senior, who is ranked No. 4.

Lugo, at No. 1 in the WIN rankings, will face No. 2 Lewallen at 149. Each has just one loss this season.

Marinelli, No. 2 in the WIN rankings, will take on No. 7 Witlake at 165. Both have just one loss.


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John Bohnenkamp
JOHN BOHNENKAMP

I was with The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) for 28 years, the last 19-plus as sports editor. I've covered Iowa basketball for the last 27 years, Iowa football for the last six seasons. I'm a 17-time APSE top-10 winner, with seven United States Basketball Writers Association writing awards and one Football Writers Association of America award (game story, 1st place, 2017).