2016 hasn’t started well for the Cyclone wrestlers. A 1-3 start wasn’t what anyone envisioned being in the cards at this point in the season. But it might be time for their luck to change as they go to Las Vegas this weekend for one of the premier tournaments of the season. With multiple highly ranked teams also in attendance a team trophy is unlikely, but several members of the lineup have a chance to stake their claim to a top ten ranking if they play their cards right.
When: Dec 2nd-3rd, All Day
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Live Results & Brackets: FloArena
Iowa State Lineup
| Weight | Wrestler | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | Markus Simmons | 10-2 |
| 133 | Earl Hall 5/4/5 | 5-1 |
| 141 | John Meeks | 4-1 |
| 149 | Chase Straw | 8-2 |
| 157 | Colston DeBlasi | 9-4 |
| 165 | Dane Pestano | 5-2 |
| 174 | Lelund Weatherspoon 14/10/10 | 8-1 |
| 184 | Carsin Powell | 6-3 |
| 197 | Marcus Harrington | 0-0 |
| HWT | Quean Smith | 1-1 |
Weight By Weight Breakdown
| Seed | Wrestler | School | Intermat Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Dance | Virginia Tech | 2 |
| 2 | Connor Schram | Stanford | 7 |
| 3 | Josh Terao | American | 12 |
| 4 | Sean Russell | Edinburo | 14 |
| 5 | Austin Assad | Michigan | 16 |
| 6 | Brent Fleetwood | Central Michigan | 20 |
| 7 | Dylan Marci | Cornell | UR |
Last weekend Simmons struggled to make weight two days in a row so the biggest thing to watch for at this weight might simply be how Simmons does in the evening round of day 1 and all of day two (if he makes it that far).