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Team Standings Through Session Two

1. Iowa 93.0 (7/3)
2. Iowa State 82.5 (5/4)
3. Missouri 73.5 (5/3)

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Tonight's action includes one round of championship bracket action as well as three rounds of consolation action.

Championship Bracket

125 (4) Tyler Clark dec. (5) Anthony Robles (Arizona St.) 2-1

133 (2) Nick Fanthorpe maj. dec. Todd Schravrien (Missouri) 13-4

149 (5) Steve Brown (Central Michigan) dec. (4) Mitch Mueller 2-1

157 (2) Cyler Sanderson maj. dec. Tyson Reiner (Northern Iowa) 10-2

165 (4) Jon Reader dec. (5) Luke Manuel (Purdue) 3-2

184 (1) Jake Herbert (Northwestern) tech fall. (8) Jerome Ward 19-4

197 (1) Jake Varner pins (8) Jesse Strawn (Old Dominion) 1:29

Consolation Bracket

141 (3) Nick Gallick maj. dec. Fred Rodgers (Rider) 13-3
Gallick dec. Jordan Lipp (American) 12-5

174 (4) Duke Burk injured

HWT (1) David Zabriskie maj. dec. Paul Rands (Northwestern) 13-2
Zabriskie maj. dec. Alan O'Donnell (Michigan St.) 12-4

Unattached Wrestlers

---Championship Bracket

141 Dalton Jensen dec. Eric Kruger (Central Michigan) 6-2

197 (2) Max Askren maj dec. Kyle Simonson 11-1

---Consolation Bracket

125 Ben Ashmore (Unattached) pins Andrew Long 1:49

133 Laramie Shaffer dec. Bobby Joyce (Northwestern) 3-1
Sean Clair (Eastern Michigan) dec. Shaffer 8-3

157 Nate Carr Jr. dec. (7) Hadley Harrison (Clarion) 8-5
Scott Winston (Rutgers) dec. Carr 5-1

165 Andrew Sorenson dec. Chris Stout (American) 8-0
Sorenson tech. fall Justin Brandel (Eastern Michigan) 18-3 (7:00)
Jake Kerr (Iowa) dec. Sorenson 3-2

174 Dave Sullivan (Pitt) dec. Chris Pursel 3-2

HWT Eric Thompson maj. dec. Spencer DeSena (Harvard) 17-4
Thompson maj. dec. Wes Schroeder (Eastern Michigan) 11-3
Mike Tamillow (Wildcat Wrestling Club) dec. Thompson 9-5

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I'll try my best to keep this thread updated with the latest Cyclone results from the Midlands Championships in Evanston.

After Session 1

1. Iowa 43

2. Iowa State 38.5

125 (4) Tyler Clark (2-0)
-pins Joe Langel (Rutgers-Unattached) 4:43
-dec. Brendan Byrne (Maryland) 3-2

133 (2) Nick Fanthorpe (1-0)
-bye
-maj. dec. Bobby Joyce (Northwestern-Unattached) 18-6

141 (3) Nick Gallick (1-1)
-Ed Gutnik (Providence WC) dec. Gallick, 8-6 SV2
-tech. fall Steve Makuka (Air Force) 18-3 (5:17)
-vs. Cody Cleveland (UT-Chattanooga) 

149 (4) Mitch Mueller (3-0)
-dec. JJ Johnson (Eastern Michigan) 3-2
-maj. dec. Nate Stedakar (Harper) 15-7
-dec. Mark Powell (Pittsburgh-Unattached) 7-2

157 (2) Cyler Sanderson (3-0)
-dec. Bubby Graham (American) 8-3
-maj. dec. Dan Rivera (Old Dominion) 16-3
-dec. Tyler Grayson (Central Michigan) 3-2

165 (4) Jon Reader (3-0)
-pins Jordan Bakely (Harper) 2:29
-dec. Paul Young (Indiana) 7-6
-dec. Keegan Davis (Oregon St.) 4-0

174 (4) Duke Burk (1-1)
-maj. dec. Jared Beets (Northern Iowa) 10-2
-injury vs. Kyle Vanderhyde (Olivet)

184 (8) Jerome Ward (2-0)
-dec. Brad Diechkhaus (Northern Illinois) 4-0
-dec. Brice Arand (Oregon St.) 2-1

197 (1) Jake Varner (2-0)
-pins John Schoen (Northwestern) 2:25
-pins Rick Loera (Iowa) 2:58

HWT (1) David Zabriskie (1-1)
-maj. dec. Spencer DeSeana (Harvard) 9-0
-Dom Bradley (Mizzou) dec. Zabriskie 3-2

Unattached wrestlers after the jump....

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Not quite sure how we managed to win this one. It was an ugly game to behold, that's for sure. 

Craig Brackins dropped 38 points, but tonight's win goes much deeper than that. Justin Hamilton showed up in a big way in place of Alex Thompson, who suffered a minor ankle injury earlier this week. The true freshman dropped eight points on 4-7 shooting to go with 12 boards. I've long said he's guy that seems to know where he needs to be on the court, it's a matter of him putting it together. As he gets experience and learns how to score on the block, he has the tools to be a serviceable center. As of right now, if he can provide a decent complement to Brackins down low, he'll continue to get minutes.

Although the Cyclones tried their damndest to give this one away (up 6 with 35 seconds left and allowing Houston a chance to tie), they managed to show some mettle on the road and was able to wash away a little of the stink from the loss to the Jackrabbits.

I won't be able to listen to this one, which might not be a bad thing. I'll be quite surprised if we win this game, with McDermott holding a 5-21 away record at Iowa State, including 3-7 in non conference action. Houston is a better team than Hawai'i was.

So, yeah....

Happy Holidays!

At this time of year, many are exchanging gifts, spending "quality" time with their familes, and thinking of New Years resolutions.

As a Cyclone fan, I sent on a wish list to Santa that I'd like to share with you:

• To have the basketball team be competitive in the Big XII
  • At the very least, could we at least NOT finish 11th or worse?
  • Please?
• A NCAA championship for the Wrestling Team
• To have the Women's Basketball Team make a deep NCAA tourney run
• A bowl game for the football team next year
• A Lump of Coal for Gene Chizik

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST:

• To have ISU fans become excited about ISU athletics again!

Happy Holidays all! Have a Happy and SAFE New Years!

Not much to break down in this one. All the credit in the world to South Dakota State. We continue to be a running joke. I don't think there's any remaining game on the schedule that can be considered a sure win anymore.

As you can see from the gamethread, I was giving the team another chance to shake off the bad vibes. Didn't work.

I'm totally apathetic towards this loss. That should be the most concerning thing of all.

Let's try this again. After a game where we seemingly should have pulled away from Jacksonville State, we almost blew it. South Dakota State should be an easy win. For the love of God, let's play like it.