Iowa State uses three bonus wins to beat South Dakota State 29-7
Humboldt, Iowa — No. 3 Iowa State collected multiple bonus-point victories, including two technical falls, to post a 29-7 dual win over No. 15 South Dakota State.
Humboldt, Iowa — No. 3 Iowa State topped No. 15 South Dakota State 29-7 on Jan. 25, 2026, at Humboldt High School, turning a late run of bonus-point scoring into an insurmountable team margin.
Iowa State built its lead with three bonus results that supplied nine team points. Evan Frost recorded a 20-4 technical fall at 133 to open the surge, Jacob Frost followed with a 17-4 major decision at 149 and Yonger Bastida closed the dual with a 25-9 technical fall at 285.
Transcript detail shows Evan Frost accumulated takedowns through the second and third periods and received a +1 awarded point in the second before finishing at the technical-fall threshold. Jacob Frost scored takedowns in each period and picked up the riding-time point to turn his match into a 17-4 major decision. Bastida’s late third-period sequence — including a reversal and a takedown — produced the final margin that triggered the technical fall.
The Cyclones also protected position in close matchups. Rocky Elam, No. 2 at 197, opened with a first-period takedown, added an escape and received a third-period penalty point en route to a 5-1 decision over No. 5 Bennett Berge. At 184, No. 11 Isaac Dean scored a three-point takedown in the first overtime to prevail 8-5 over Brock Fettig.
Iowa State opened the dual with a decision at 125 when No. 12 Stevo Poulin beat No. 20 Brady Roark 5-2. South Dakota State’s two wins came at 141, where Julian Tagg won 14-3 by major decision, and at 157, where Cael Swensen recorded a 3-0 decision.
Event summaries note the Cyclones won eight of 10 bouts and owned the takedown battle; Iowa State’s program notes also cited a standing-room-only crowd at Humboldt High School. The combination of bonus-point victories and timely decisions carried the Cyclones through a matchup in which the Jackrabbits produced moments but could not match the extra-point production.
Iowa State’s bonus output supplied the margin in a dual that otherwise featured several one- and two-point decisions. The technical falls by Evan Frost and Yonger Bastida and Jacob Frost’s major decision accounted for the swing that produced the 29-7 final.