Wrestling: Hawkeyes pin Cyclones

Wrestling: Hawkeyes pin Cyclones

NDN-VIDEO-30003917.movISU's Kevin Jackson after loss to IowaMidway through the 184-pound bout between Iowa’s Sammy Brooks and Iowa State’s Dane Pestano, Pestano worked his way to his feet from bottom. Brooks promptly lifted Pestano and returned him to the mat with enough power to create an echo throughout Hilton Coliseum.

Moments later, Brooks gifted Pestano an escape. In the third period, Brooks again gave Pestano a free point, but before he could officially escape, Brooks drove Pestano to his back for a pin.

It was that kind of afternoon for the ISU wrestling team. The second-ranked Hawkeyes came into Hilton Coliseum and, in front of 5,612 fans, completely…