COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 12 Iowa State (12-5, 6-2 Big 12) closed its regular season with a thrilling 21-18 victory over No. 25 Missouri (5-10, 4-4 Big 12) Saturday afternoon inside the Hearnes Center. The Cyclones took six of 10 bouts, including the first four of the dual, from the Tigers.
ISU jumped out to a 15-0 lead after four matches but Mizzou came roaring back by winning the next three, including two by fall, to tie the dual at 15-15 with three matches remaining. Evan Bockman and Nate Schon came through with pivotal wins at 184 and 197 pounds to clinch the dual for the Cyclones.
Garrett Grice was named the UFC Fight Pass Outstanding Wrestler after earning a crucial pin at 133 pounds.
Ethan Perryman got the Cyclones on the board first with a 7-4 decision over No. 32 Gage Walker at 125 pounds. Perryman tallied two takedowns in the win, his second dual victory of the season.
Grice got the nod for Iowa State at 133 pounds and came up with big bonus points when he pinned Kade Moore in 4:22. Grice controlled the entire match, notching two takedowns and four near fall points in the first period before securing the pin in the second.
At 141 pounds, No. 11 Jacob Frost earned a gutsy 9-8 decision over No. 16 Josh Edmond. Both wrestlers managed two takedowns in the match, but it was Frost’s score with 0:47 remaining which proved to be the difference. Frost has now won 12 of his last 13 matches.
No. 7 Paniro Johnson made it four in a row for the Cyclones to open the dual with a tight 4-1 decision over Logan Gioffre at 149 pounds. Both wrestlers struggled to get to their offense but Johnson broke through with a blast double on the edge of the mat with 10 seconds left.
Missouri got on the board just before the intermission with a decision at 157 pounds. The Cyclones led 15-3 entering the break.
Back-to-back pins for the Tigers at 165 and 174 pounds tied the dual at 15-15 with three matches remaining but No. 10 Evan Bockman stopped the bleeding with a 1-0 decision over No. 9 Colton Hawks at 184 pounds. Neither wrestler could muster a takedown, but Bockman earned an escape in the second period while Hawks chose neutral to begin the third.
Nate Schon clinched the dual for the Cyclones with a gritty 4-2 decision over Jesse Cassatt at 197 pounds. Schon got the only takedown of the match in the third period.
Missouri closed the dual with a decision at heavyweight when Seth Nitzel topped Daniel Herrera, 9-3.
Up Next
Iowa State begins its postseason journey at the 2025 Big 12 Championship March 8-9 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
No. 12 Iowa State 21, No. 25 Missouri 18
125: Ethan Perryman (ISU) dec. #32 Gage Walker (MIZ), 7-4
133: Garrett Grice (ISU) WBF Kade Moore (MIZ), 4:22
141: #11 Jacob Frost (ISU) dec. #16 Josh Edmond (MIZ), 9-8
149: #7 Paniro Johnson (ISU) dec. Logan Gioffre (MIZ), 4-1
157: James Conway (MIZ) dec. #11 Cody Chittum (ISU), 9-3
165: #15 Cam Steed (MIZ) WBF Aiden Riggins (ISU), 3:31
174: #1 Keegan O’Toole (MIZ) WBF Cade Schmidt (ISU), 6:24
184: #10 Evan Bockman (ISU) dec. #9 Colton Hawks (MIZ), 1-0
197: Nate Schon (ISU) dec. Jesse Cassatt (MIZ), 4-2
285: Seth Nitzel (MIZ) dec. #26 Daniel Herrera (ISU), 9-3
Officials: Joshua Briscoe, Ryan Hagan
