CEDAR FALLS, Iowa. – The No. 11 Iowa State wrestling team (10-3, 6-2 Big 12) fell to in-state foe No. 17 Northern Iowa (7-5, 7-1 Big 12) Thursday night, 22-13. The Cyclones won four out of the 10 bouts, but ultimately fell to the Panthers inside a sold out West Gymnasium.

No. 7 Austin Gomez got things going for the Cyclones at 133, picking up six takedowns in a dominant victory over Jack Skudlarczyk. The redshirt freshman turned the Panther twice for a pair of four-point near falls. Gomez tech falled Skudlarczyk 21-4 in 4:02.

Chase Straw came up big for Iowa State with a decision over Paden Moore at 157 pounds to pull the Cyclones to within one point of the Panthers at intermission. Straw got off to a hot start with two takedowns in the first period and cruised to a 9-4 win with 1:12 of riding time.

At 184 pounds, No. 15 Sam Colbray got two takedowns in the last minute of the match to upset No. 8 Drew Foster. The win for Colbray avenged a 14-0 loss to Foster at the Cyclone Open earlier this year.

No. 5 Willie Miklus was the aggressor in a heated match at 197 pounds. The Altoona, Iowa native downed Tyrell Gordon 5-0 to pull the Cyclones within 19-13 of Northern Iowa.