The Iowa Hawkeyes travel to Columbus for a dual with Ohio State Sunday at 2 PM EST.
We'll bring you the live updates throughout one of the biggest duals of the year!
Still waiting for it to get rolling here. A little behind schedule perhaps? I'll keep you posted. We're up and rolling. Captains shaking hands!
125-#4 Thomas Gilman-Iowa v. #8 Nathan Tomasello-Ohio State
1st Period: Underway here, just handfighting and head taps so far. Now in a collar tie. Gilman gets to a 2 on 1 and runs him out of bounds. No real attacks yet. Not sure I've seen Tomasello go 3 minutes without an attack but that's what we've had here. First period ends scoreless.
2nd Period: Gilman takes bottom. Gilman escapes. Hoping for more action this period. Tomasello warned for stalling. Period ends.
3rd Period: Tomasello takes bottom. Quick standup by Tomasello but Gilman runs him out of bounds. 1:50 to go. Escape for Tomasello and it's 1-1 with riding time not a factor! Gilman shoots Tomasello out of bounds. 30 to go. Headed to SV!
SV1: Underway here! Shot defended by Gilman. A few shots by both, but SV ends scoreless.
TB1: Gilman takes bottom. Escapes. Period ends.
TB2: Tomasello takes bottom. Gilman riding the ankle for awhile. Works up. Long ride going. 3 to go, and there's the match. Gilman takes it 2-1!
Iowa: 3 Ohio State: 0
133-#4 Cory Clark-Iowa v. #6 Johnni DiJulius-Ohio State
1st Period: Dump by JDJ right away, great defense by Clark for awhile. Action stopped and a penatly point given to JDJ and he leads 1-0 now. Not sure what the penalty point was for. Another dump by JDJ and this time he finishes! 3-0 JDJ leads with 1:00 to go! Escape for Clark. 3-1 lead. Clark nearly has the go behnid. JDJ gets the dump AGAIN! 5-1 at the buzzer!
2nd Period: DiJulius takes bottom. Clark continuing to ride. Clark looking for a Gable. JDJ showing his flexibility off in his shoulders. Blown dead for potentially dangerous. An arm bar for Clark and he nearly takes him over but it's blown dead for potentially dangerous. 30 to go. JDJ escapes with 10 to go! 6-1 JDJ!
3rd Period: Clark takes bottom and escapes. 6-2 JDJ leads. 1:31 to go. TD for Clark 6-5 with riding time. An escape makes it 7-5 with RT for Clark. Clark nearly has the go behind but it's JDJ who nearly scores! 7-5 final for JDJ
Iowa: 3 Ohio State: 3
141-#6 Josh Dziewa-Iowa v. #1 Logan Stieber-Ohio State
1st Period: Head inside single for Stieber, quick finish and he's up 2-0 with 2:30 to go in the 1st. Stieber working the claw ride, throws a boot in, now working the wrists. Now he's going to the half now getting a turn with a tilt. I don't know what to call what that was. He leads 5-0. Another turn and it's 8-0 Logie. Gets a 2 count and it's 10-0 after 1. Yikes.
2nd Period: Stiebers choice and he'll go top! Boot in for Logan now. 1 minute to go and no change, but as I say that he gets a turn with the claw tilt for 3 more. 13-0. 4 minutes of RT. Another turn and there's the tech. Logan pumped. 15-0 final.
Ohio State: 8 Iowa: 3
149-#10 Brandon Sorensen-Iowa v. #5 Hunter Stieber-Ohio State
1st Period: Near arm far leg attempt from Sorensen. Stieber defends. Stieber's elbo all taped up. Underhook for Sorensen and they're off the mat. Sorensen gets in on a double with his hands locked but Stieber rolls him through and get's the 2. Great counter as Hunter looked like he was going to give up 2. Escape by Sorensen makes it 2-1. Sorensen nearlly winds up behind but can't secure the 2. 48 to go. Another attack by Sorensen and he again has both ankles but can't quite secure the 2. Out of bounds. Period ends 2-1 Stieber
2nd Period: Stieber takes bottom. Escapes. Nice granby. Immediately gets in on a single and scores. 5-1 Stieber. Sorensen escapes making it 5-2. Again Sorensen nearly scores but Hunter can defend. Hunter giving up position in the ties. Sorensen in on a single again, short time and Sorensen can't get the finish.
3rd Period: Sorensen takes bottom. 5-2 Hunter leading. Escape for Sorensen and a near arm far leg and this time Sorensen finishes! 5-5 the score! Escape for Stieber but once again Sorensen on the attack! TD Sorensen and it's 7-6 Sorensen with 30 to go! Hunter escapes and dives on an errant shot and it's a go-behind for Sorensen! Sorensen rides out for the win 9-7!
Ohio State: 8 Iowa: 6
157- Mike Kelly-Iowa v. #6 Josh Demas-Ohio State
1st Period: Underway here. Should be a tight one. Kelly unranked but only for a few more days after beating Anthony Perrotti and a solid Midlands showing. Battling in the ties right now. High crotch by Kelly but they're on the edge and out of bounds. Short time and that'll do it.
2nd Period: Kelly takes bottom. Escapes. 1-0 Kelly. Leg attack by Demas but Kelly pulls him up into overhooks but they go out of bounds. Classic inside trip from Demas and he gets the 2. 2-1 Demas. 2-2 after the Kelly escape.
3rd Period: Demas' choice and he chooses bottom. He's up and out. 3-2 Demas leads with 1:36 to go. Kelly taking ground and shoves Demas off the mat. Push and pull from Kelly. Now in over-under position. 20 to go. Stall warning on Demas. Kelly goes for it with a throw but Demas scores. 5-2 final for Demas!
Ohio State: 11 Iowa: 6
Intermission Time! Go re-hydrate and get ready for the wild 2nd half!
165-#7 Nick Moore-Iowa v. #8 Bo Jordan-Ohio State
1st Period: We get another look at Bo Jordan here. It's been awhile. Ankle pick by Bo and there's the 2! Bo riding with 2:04 to go. Escape for Moore. 2-1. Shot by Moore and Jordan counters for 2! Up 4-1, now turning with a power half! 7-1 lead for Bo Jo! Rideout for Bo Jo!
2nd Period: Moore takes bottom. He escapes. It's 7-2. 1:30 left in the 2nd. JD Bergman just revealed he wrestled a live match with Bo this week. Wowza. Period ends 7-2.
3rd Period: Bo takes bottom. Escape for Bo and it's 8-2 now. Bo shoves Moore off the mat.
Ohio State: 14 Iowa: 6
174-#2 Mike Evans-Iowa v. #11 Mark Martin-Ohio Statee
1st Period: Underway here, Evans using a collar tie. Slide by from Martin for 2! Escape for Evans and it's 2-1 Martin. Period ends 2-1.
2nd Period: Martin's choice and he'll take neutral. Shot by Martin and a go-behind for Evans and it's 3-2 Evans and he's riding tough with legs. Rideout for Evans and that's the period.
3rd Period: Evans takes bottom. Leg comes in for Martin. Evans slowly works up and ends up on a leg himself but it's stalemated. Martin takes the RT under a minute and now will cut Evans and trail 4-2. Check that, Evans has other plans, Martin doesn't cut him properly and gives up the reversal. Worst case scenario. 5-2 Evans and he's riding tough. Rideout and he takes it 5-2.
Ohio State: 14 Iowa: 9
184-#7 Sammy Brooks-Iowa v. #14 Kenny Courts-Ohio State
1st Period: Underway here. Single leg for Brooks and there's the finish. Riding touch with 1:44 to go. Escape for Courts makes it 2-1. Courts in on a single but Brooks feeds him some hips and looks for a go-behind, nothing doing. 20 to go. Period ends 2-1.
2nd Period: Brooks takes bottom. Escape for Brooks makes it 3-1 now. He's taking ground, trying to get to the ties. Backs Kenny out of bounds. 1:07 to go. Underhook to an attack from Brooks, but they're all tangled up and we're stalemated. 30 to go. Shot from Courts and it's a near go-behind for Brooks but nothing doing. Period ends.
3rd Period: Courts takes bottom. Sammy riding tough on the ankle. Granby and escape. 3-2. Crowd getting firedup. Underhook for Brooks. 30 to go. Courts firing and firing but can't get the TD. 3-2 final and Brooks is the winner.
Ohio State: 14 Iowa: 12
197-#6 Nathan Burak-Iowa v. #7 Kyle Snyder-Ohio State
1st Period: So the redshirt is pulled off for Burak! Both guys handfighting and battling so far. No attacks yet. Burak in on a single, has Snyder standing, now on the mat, and it's stalemated. Low ankle shot and Snyder comes up HIGH with it but can't finish as the period runs out! 0-0
2nd Period: Burak takes bottom. Snyder takes injury time. Burak up to his feet, Snyder returns. Fighting hands on his feet now. Out of bounds. 1:39 to go. Burak keeps getitng up and Snyder runs him out of bounds again. 1:15 to go now. Burak up and turns in but Snyder bear-hugs him, nearly to his back, but Burak bails out. 54 to go. Burak up and finally escapes. 1-0 Burak leads.
3rd Period: Burak has choice again and he takes bottom again. Snyder lets him up. 2-0 now he leads. It was Burak's choice because Snyder took injury time. Time runs out and Burak takes it 2-1 with riding time.
Iowa: 15 Ohio State: 14
285-#3 Bobby Telford-Iowa v. #13 Nick Tavanello-Ohio State
1st Period: Not much going on so far. Slide by attempt from Telford, nothing doing. Telford with a few half-hearted attempts but he gets a stall warning against Tavanello. That'll do it for the 1st.
2nd Period: Tavanello defers choice and Telford takes bottom. Telford escapes quickly and hits a slide-by to make it 3-0. Riding tough now.
3rd Period: Tavanello takes neutral. Down 3-0 with a good chunk of RT in Telfords favor. Not a lot going on here. 35 to go. That'll do it! 4-0 final for Telford.
Iowa: 18 - Ohio State: 14
We'll bring you the live updates throughout one of the biggest duals of the year!
Still waiting for it to get rolling here. A little behind schedule perhaps? I'll keep you posted. We're up and rolling. Captains shaking hands!
125-#4 Thomas Gilman-Iowa v. #8 Nathan Tomasello-Ohio State
1st Period: Underway here, just handfighting and head taps so far. Now in a collar tie. Gilman gets to a 2 on 1 and runs him out of bounds. No real attacks yet. Not sure I've seen Tomasello go 3 minutes without an attack but that's what we've had here. First period ends scoreless.
2nd Period: Gilman takes bottom. Gilman escapes. Hoping for more action this period. Tomasello warned for stalling. Period ends.
3rd Period: Tomasello takes bottom. Quick standup by Tomasello but Gilman runs him out of bounds. 1:50 to go. Escape for Tomasello and it's 1-1 with riding time not a factor! Gilman shoots Tomasello out of bounds. 30 to go. Headed to SV!
SV1: Underway here! Shot defended by Gilman. A few shots by both, but SV ends scoreless.
TB1: Gilman takes bottom. Escapes. Period ends.
TB2: Tomasello takes bottom. Gilman riding the ankle for awhile. Works up. Long ride going. 3 to go, and there's the match. Gilman takes it 2-1!
Iowa: 3 Ohio State: 0
133-#4 Cory Clark-Iowa v. #6 Johnni DiJulius-Ohio State
1st Period: Dump by JDJ right away, great defense by Clark for awhile. Action stopped and a penatly point given to JDJ and he leads 1-0 now. Not sure what the penalty point was for. Another dump by JDJ and this time he finishes! 3-0 JDJ leads with 1:00 to go! Escape for Clark. 3-1 lead. Clark nearly has the go behnid. JDJ gets the dump AGAIN! 5-1 at the buzzer!
2nd Period: DiJulius takes bottom. Clark continuing to ride. Clark looking for a Gable. JDJ showing his flexibility off in his shoulders. Blown dead for potentially dangerous. An arm bar for Clark and he nearly takes him over but it's blown dead for potentially dangerous. 30 to go. JDJ escapes with 10 to go! 6-1 JDJ!
3rd Period: Clark takes bottom and escapes. 6-2 JDJ leads. 1:31 to go. TD for Clark 6-5 with riding time. An escape makes it 7-5 with RT for Clark. Clark nearly has the go behind but it's JDJ who nearly scores! 7-5 final for JDJ
Iowa: 3 Ohio State: 3
141-#6 Josh Dziewa-Iowa v. #1 Logan Stieber-Ohio State
1st Period: Head inside single for Stieber, quick finish and he's up 2-0 with 2:30 to go in the 1st. Stieber working the claw ride, throws a boot in, now working the wrists. Now he's going to the half now getting a turn with a tilt. I don't know what to call what that was. He leads 5-0. Another turn and it's 8-0 Logie. Gets a 2 count and it's 10-0 after 1. Yikes.
2nd Period: Stiebers choice and he'll go top! Boot in for Logan now. 1 minute to go and no change, but as I say that he gets a turn with the claw tilt for 3 more. 13-0. 4 minutes of RT. Another turn and there's the tech. Logan pumped. 15-0 final.
Ohio State: 8 Iowa: 3
149-#10 Brandon Sorensen-Iowa v. #5 Hunter Stieber-Ohio State
1st Period: Near arm far leg attempt from Sorensen. Stieber defends. Stieber's elbo all taped up. Underhook for Sorensen and they're off the mat. Sorensen gets in on a double with his hands locked but Stieber rolls him through and get's the 2. Great counter as Hunter looked like he was going to give up 2. Escape by Sorensen makes it 2-1. Sorensen nearlly winds up behind but can't secure the 2. 48 to go. Another attack by Sorensen and he again has both ankles but can't quite secure the 2. Out of bounds. Period ends 2-1 Stieber
2nd Period: Stieber takes bottom. Escapes. Nice granby. Immediately gets in on a single and scores. 5-1 Stieber. Sorensen escapes making it 5-2. Again Sorensen nearly scores but Hunter can defend. Hunter giving up position in the ties. Sorensen in on a single again, short time and Sorensen can't get the finish.
3rd Period: Sorensen takes bottom. 5-2 Hunter leading. Escape for Sorensen and a near arm far leg and this time Sorensen finishes! 5-5 the score! Escape for Stieber but once again Sorensen on the attack! TD Sorensen and it's 7-6 Sorensen with 30 to go! Hunter escapes and dives on an errant shot and it's a go-behind for Sorensen! Sorensen rides out for the win 9-7!
Ohio State: 8 Iowa: 6
157- Mike Kelly-Iowa v. #6 Josh Demas-Ohio State
1st Period: Underway here. Should be a tight one. Kelly unranked but only for a few more days after beating Anthony Perrotti and a solid Midlands showing. Battling in the ties right now. High crotch by Kelly but they're on the edge and out of bounds. Short time and that'll do it.
2nd Period: Kelly takes bottom. Escapes. 1-0 Kelly. Leg attack by Demas but Kelly pulls him up into overhooks but they go out of bounds. Classic inside trip from Demas and he gets the 2. 2-1 Demas. 2-2 after the Kelly escape.
3rd Period: Demas' choice and he chooses bottom. He's up and out. 3-2 Demas leads with 1:36 to go. Kelly taking ground and shoves Demas off the mat. Push and pull from Kelly. Now in over-under position. 20 to go. Stall warning on Demas. Kelly goes for it with a throw but Demas scores. 5-2 final for Demas!
Ohio State: 11 Iowa: 6
Intermission Time! Go re-hydrate and get ready for the wild 2nd half!
165-#7 Nick Moore-Iowa v. #8 Bo Jordan-Ohio State
1st Period: We get another look at Bo Jordan here. It's been awhile. Ankle pick by Bo and there's the 2! Bo riding with 2:04 to go. Escape for Moore. 2-1. Shot by Moore and Jordan counters for 2! Up 4-1, now turning with a power half! 7-1 lead for Bo Jo! Rideout for Bo Jo!
2nd Period: Moore takes bottom. He escapes. It's 7-2. 1:30 left in the 2nd. JD Bergman just revealed he wrestled a live match with Bo this week. Wowza. Period ends 7-2.
3rd Period: Bo takes bottom. Escape for Bo and it's 8-2 now. Bo shoves Moore off the mat.
Ohio State: 14 Iowa: 6
174-#2 Mike Evans-Iowa v. #11 Mark Martin-Ohio Statee
1st Period: Underway here, Evans using a collar tie. Slide by from Martin for 2! Escape for Evans and it's 2-1 Martin. Period ends 2-1.
2nd Period: Martin's choice and he'll take neutral. Shot by Martin and a go-behind for Evans and it's 3-2 Evans and he's riding tough with legs. Rideout for Evans and that's the period.
3rd Period: Evans takes bottom. Leg comes in for Martin. Evans slowly works up and ends up on a leg himself but it's stalemated. Martin takes the RT under a minute and now will cut Evans and trail 4-2. Check that, Evans has other plans, Martin doesn't cut him properly and gives up the reversal. Worst case scenario. 5-2 Evans and he's riding tough. Rideout and he takes it 5-2.
Ohio State: 14 Iowa: 9
184-#7 Sammy Brooks-Iowa v. #14 Kenny Courts-Ohio State
1st Period: Underway here. Single leg for Brooks and there's the finish. Riding touch with 1:44 to go. Escape for Courts makes it 2-1. Courts in on a single but Brooks feeds him some hips and looks for a go-behind, nothing doing. 20 to go. Period ends 2-1.
2nd Period: Brooks takes bottom. Escape for Brooks makes it 3-1 now. He's taking ground, trying to get to the ties. Backs Kenny out of bounds. 1:07 to go. Underhook to an attack from Brooks, but they're all tangled up and we're stalemated. 30 to go. Shot from Courts and it's a near go-behind for Brooks but nothing doing. Period ends.
3rd Period: Courts takes bottom. Sammy riding tough on the ankle. Granby and escape. 3-2. Crowd getting firedup. Underhook for Brooks. 30 to go. Courts firing and firing but can't get the TD. 3-2 final and Brooks is the winner.
Ohio State: 14 Iowa: 12
197-#6 Nathan Burak-Iowa v. #7 Kyle Snyder-Ohio State
1st Period: So the redshirt is pulled off for Burak! Both guys handfighting and battling so far. No attacks yet. Burak in on a single, has Snyder standing, now on the mat, and it's stalemated. Low ankle shot and Snyder comes up HIGH with it but can't finish as the period runs out! 0-0
2nd Period: Burak takes bottom. Snyder takes injury time. Burak up to his feet, Snyder returns. Fighting hands on his feet now. Out of bounds. 1:39 to go. Burak keeps getitng up and Snyder runs him out of bounds again. 1:15 to go now. Burak up and turns in but Snyder bear-hugs him, nearly to his back, but Burak bails out. 54 to go. Burak up and finally escapes. 1-0 Burak leads.
3rd Period: Burak has choice again and he takes bottom again. Snyder lets him up. 2-0 now he leads. It was Burak's choice because Snyder took injury time. Time runs out and Burak takes it 2-1 with riding time.
Iowa: 15 Ohio State: 14
285-#3 Bobby Telford-Iowa v. #13 Nick Tavanello-Ohio State
1st Period: Not much going on so far. Slide by attempt from Telford, nothing doing. Telford with a few half-hearted attempts but he gets a stall warning against Tavanello. That'll do it for the 1st.
2nd Period: Tavanello defers choice and Telford takes bottom. Telford escapes quickly and hits a slide-by to make it 3-0. Riding tough now.
3rd Period: Tavanello takes neutral. Down 3-0 with a good chunk of RT in Telfords favor. Not a lot going on here. 35 to go. That'll do it! 4-0 final for Telford.
Iowa: 18 - Ohio State: 14