PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Iowa women’s wrestling team is coming home with a total of ten top three finishes, including six champions from the Princeton Open this Sunday at the Jadwin Gymnasium.  

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH CLARISSA CHUN 

“It was a great weekend for our women to showcase what they’ve been working on and to see where our team is at. I want to thank ESU and Coach Nieves for opening our season. They are a strong team with great competitors and coaches. Our women came out with a lot of energy that propelled each one to bring out their best.

The Princeton Open was a great season opener competition with other collegiate programs from the East coast, women’s club programs and senior age women to compete against. There was great wrestling from our women and we are looking forward to continuing to get better throughout the season. We are appreciative of the Hawk Fans support, that showed up, and tuned in.”

UP NEXT 

The Hawkeyes will head back home to Carver-Hawkeye Arena next Sunday for the Trailblazer Duals. The first match is set to start at 11 a.m. (CT).

Hawkeyes Wrap Up Fall Season at Princeton

PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Iowa rowing team finished its final event of the fall season at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie.

Iowa competed against some of the top teams in the nation, in the eight’s and four’s women’s open.

UI competed against a stacked field consisting of, No. 3 Princeton and No. 8 Penn, as well as Big Ten rivals, No. 15 Rutgers and No. 17 Indiana. In the women’s open four, Iowa placed 3^rd overall.

The Hawkeyes will open up their spring season in Orlando, Fla. on Feb. 9 with an exhibition against the University of Central Florida.

Quoting Head Coach Jeff Garbutt

“The Princeton Chase, once again, served as an amazing test for the Hawkeyes. Getting to race some of the top teams in the country really helped to test our resilience as a team and our results show some real promise for the spring season. The weekend was highlighted by our top three finish in the women’s open four. Everyone raced hard in both of their 3-mile races. We learned a lot about racing today and have our sights set on improving through winter training.”

OPEN EIGHT TEAM RESULTS

Iowa “A” – 15^th

Iowa “C” – 24^th

Iowa “B” – 30^th

OPEN FOUR TEAM RESULTS

Iowa “A” – 3^rd

Iowa “B” – 19^th

Iowa “C” – 21^st

Iowa “D” – 23^rd

Iowa “F” – 27^th

Iowa “E” – 30^th

FULL RESULTS

MASSILLON, Ohio– No. 10 Iowa State opened its season with a 43-3 victory over Cleveland State Sunday afternoon inside David Carr’s high school gymnasium at Perry High School. Carr capped the Cyclones’ season-opening win with a fall in 1:47, earning himself UFC Fight Pass Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Four Cyclones – Caleb Helgeson, Nando Villaescusa, Evan Frost and Anthony Echemendia – made their debuts in the ISU dual lineup against the Vikings, all securing wins.

Iowa State won the takedown battle against Cleveland State, 47-6. All nine of ISU’s individual bout victories came with bonus points.

MJ Gaitan started his redshirt freshman season with a commanding 19-3 major decision over Cleveland State’s Ronald Dimmerling. The California native used five takedowns, four of which came in the first period, and three near fall points in the win.

At 184 pounds, Helgeson picked up a 14-3 major decision over Joey Lyons to give Iowa State a 9-0 advantage in the team score.

Villaescusa was solid in a 16-8 upset over No. 24 Ben Smith at 197 pounds. Villaescusa gave up an early takedown but controlled the rest of the way, wracking up over two minutes of riding time in the win.

Yonger Bastida put on a takedown clinic at heavyweight. He took down No. 28 Daniel Bucknavich eight times in a 26-10 tech fall in 6:03.

A takedown at the buzzer paired with a riding time point gave Kysen Terukina a tech fall against Ben Aranda in 7:00. Iowa State led, 23-0, at the halfway point in the dual.

Evan Frost got stronger throughout the match in a 17-3 major decision against Jake Manley. After a scoreless first, Frost used a four-takedown third period to secure his first career dual victory.

Jacob Frost couldn’t overcome a pair of seven-point moves from No. 27 Dylan Layton at 141 pounds. Frost registered four takedowns and a pair of reversals in the comeback effort, but fell short, 22-18.

At 149 pounds, Anthony Echemendia used seven takedowns and three near fall points for a dominant 24-7 tech fall over Douglas Terry.

Jason Kraisser gave up the first takedown against Shane Heil but wouldn’t let his opponent score again. Kriasser tallied eight near fall points in a 19-3 tech fall.

In the dual’s featured bout at 165 pounds, Carr wasted no time taking out CSU’s Daniel Patten. The Ohio native used a ‘Dresser Dump’ to earn the fall in 1:47.

Up Next
Iowa State will square off with Davidson in its home opener Sunday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. inside Hilton Coliseum. Tickets are available, here.

No. 10 Iowa State 43, Cleveland State 3
174: #33 MJ Gaitan (ISU) TF Ronald Dimmerling (CSU), 19-3 (3:38)
184: Caleb Helgeson (ISU) maj. dec. Joey Lyons (CSU), 14-3
197: Nando Villaescusa (ISU) maj. dec. #24 Ben Smith (CSU), 16-8
285: #9 Yonger Bastida (ISU) TF #28 Daniel Bucknavich (CSU), 26-10 (6:03)
125: #18 Kysen Terukina (ISU) TF Ben Aranda (CSU), 20-5 (7:00)
133: #22 Evan Frost (ISU) maj. dec. Jake Manley (CSU), 17-3
141: #27 Dylan Layton (CSU) dec. #17 Jacob Frost (ISU), 22-18
149: Anthony Echemendia (ISU) TF Douglas Terry (CSU), 24-7 (5:00)
157: #13 Jason Kraisser (ISU) TF Shane Heil (CSU), 19-3 (7:00)
165: #2 David Carr (ISU) WBF Daniel Patten (CSU), 1:47

Extra Matches
125: Ethan Perryman (ISU) TF Nick Molchak (CSU), 19-3 (3:31)
165: Connor Euton (ISU) maj. dec. Tate Geiser (CSU), 14-4

RIVERSIDE, California – The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won all 10 matches – eight via bonus points – in a 40-0 shutout of California Baptist on Saturday evening in its season opener at the Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center.

The Hawkeyes had two technical falls and six major decisions, while having a 31-1 advantage in takedowns as they notched their first victory of the 2023-24 season in blowout fashion.

“Guys that had opportunities came out ready to wrestle,” said associate head coach Terry Brands. “Looking to score points and for the most part they are wrestling through and protecting themselves with great wrestling position. Building leads. I learned that we have a room full of competitors. I learned that what I thought of knew, I knew. It’s every week though, now it’s in the past we gotta move forward.”

Iowa stormed out to a 13-0 lead in the first three matches. Sophomore Drake Ayala picked up a ranked win over Elijah Griffin via a major decision. Senior Brody Teske used a big third period to put away Hunter Leake with a major decision before Real Woods used just 2:04 to record a technical fall against Darren Green.

The next three weights saw three new faces make the Hawkeye debuts. Sophomore Victor Voinovich recorded a, 2-0, decision over Dayne Morton before grad student Jared Franek closed out the first half of the dual with an, 8-1, decision over Drayden Morton. Sophomore Michael Caliendo recorded the Hawkeyes second technical fall of the night and their first of five straight bonus point victories out of the break over Mateo De La Pena.

I felt great, you know, not really more to it. I mean, I train every day, so no business as usual,” said Caliendo. “Business as usual you know, there’s not really any nerves. All the training is done once you get here. Just go out on the mat and do what I know how to do best, wrestle.”

Redshirt Freshman Aiden Riggins gave Iowa a bonus point victory after getting a pair of takedowns in the third period to defeat Peter Acciardi, 15-4. Grad student Brennan Swafford earned a major decision after a roll through in the second period led to a reversal and four near fall to break a scoreless tie and set Swafford up for what ultimately became a, 15-4, major decision over Nathan Haas.

“That’s just years of scrambling and stuff in the wrestling room, just getting after it,” said Swafford. “You get in those crazy situations all the time, especially when you go with guys like Cobe Siebrecht or back in the day when Kemerer was still around, he and him would get in crazy scrambles. And it really helped me grow in that aspect. So, I’m comfortable there. I like rolling around.”

Iowa closed out the dual with an 11-2 Zach Glazier major decision at 197 pounds over Eli Sheeran and a 16-4 major decision win from Bradley Hill at 285.

OF NOTE…

• Victor Voinovich III, Jared Franek and Michael Caliendo each tallied their first career victories as Hawkeyes.
• Drake Ayala picked up his eighth career victory over a ranked opponent.
• The technical fall was the 12th of Wood’s career and fifth at Iowa.
• Redshirt freshmen Aiden Riggins and Bradley Hill both recorded their first career major decisions.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes return to action on November 19, against Oregon State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The dual is scheduled for noon and will be streamed on B1G+.

#2 Iowa 40, California Baptist 0

125 – #7 Drake Ayala (I) major dec. #29 Elijah Griffin (C), 18-8

133 – Brody Teske (I) major dec. Hunter Leake (C), 12-1

141 – #1 Real Woods (I) tech. fall Darren Green (C), 15-0

149 – #12 Victor Voinovich III (I) dec. Dayne Morton (C), 2-0

157 – #3 Jared Franek (I) dec. Drayden Morton (C), 8-1

165 – #5 Michael Caliendo (I) tech. fall Mateo De La Pena (C), 23-7

174 – Aiden Riggins (I) major dec. Peter Acciardi (C), 15-4

184 – Brennan Swafford (I) major dec. Nathan Haas, 15-4 (C)

197 – Zach Glazier (I) major dec. Eli Sheeren (C), 11-2

285 – Bradley Hill (I) major dec. Max Acciardi (C), 16-4

Attendance: 4,676

Official: Titus Godbolt

EAST STROUDSBURG – The University of Iowa women’s wrestling team won in dominant fashion in their season opener, winning 43-1, against the East Stroudsburg Warriors on Saturday afternoon inside Koehler Fieldhouse.  

UP NEXT  

The Hawkeyes will travel to Princeton, New Jersey on Saturday to compete in the Princeton Open inside Jadwin Gymnasium. The match is set to begin at 8 a.m. (CT). 

#8 Iowa 43, #7 East Stroudsburg 1  

101 – Sterling Dias tech. fall over Olivia Klein, 10-0  

109 – Ava Bayless tech. fall over Madi Manmann, 10-0  

116 – Brianna Gonzalez fall over #6 Emily Klein, 0:44  

123 – Felicity Taylor tech. fall over #2 Mia Macaluso, 10-0  

130 – Emily Frost tech. fall over Gianna Amendola, 10-0  

136 – #3 Nanea Estrella tech. fall over Zoe Gress, 12-2  

143 – Ella Schmit tech. fall over Jayla Hahn, 11-0  

155 – Reese Larramendy tech. fall over Paityn DeLong, 10-0  

170 – Haley Ward tech fall over Jade Huerta, 2:23  

191 – Alivia White fall over Ariel Ofri-Akman, 0:17