Iowa State captured its first Big 12 title in 15 years, Yonger Bastida knocked off Wyatt Hendrickson thanks to an epic feet-to-back counter in an incredible heavyweight clash, and the Cyclones finished the night by drenching coach Kevin Dresser with a Gatorade bucket of ice water.

Iowa State and Oklahoma State arrived this week in Tulsa as the co-favorites in a Big 12 team title race that looked like a dead heat on paper.

The first session of the Big 12 Championships is in the books in Tulsa, where the three favorites in the team race surged to the front of the pack and several notable upsets shook up the brackets.

The Big 12 Wrestling Championships take place March 9-10 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Not only will wrestlers battle for team and individual conference titles, they'll be competing for 57 automatic qualification spots for the NCAA Championships.

On paper, this weekend’s Big 12 Championship should amount to a toss-up between Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Missouri.

The team race is a dead heat on paper, there’s a possibility for two historic feats, and there’s a chance college wrestling fans will get to see two marquee showdowns for the first time this season.

Oklahoma State wrestling coach John Smith seemed to have more optimism about winning the Big 12 championship this year than he has had in recent years.

A dozen consecutive conference titles powered by 46 individual league champs.