Wrestlers Start 2022 With A Shutout

The Cyclones put on a historic performance in Hilton on Thursday night. They blanked Northwest Kansas Technical College, scoring bonus points in 9 of 10 matches. Ian Parker competed at 141 for the first time this season, scoring an impressive first period tech fall. At 149 two early takedowns by NWKTC’s Bryce Boumans did nothing but delay the inevitable, as Jarrett Degen pinned him early in the third period. That was the first of 7 pins for Iowa State — a total that matches the school record originally set over a century ago.

National champion David Carr needed only 17 seconds to stick his opponent. Isaac Judge followed suit at 165 with a 2nd-period fall. Joel Devine shut down the Mavericks’…