Oklahoma State @ Iowa

Iowa beat Oklahoma State 21-16 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on February 23, 2025, edging out the Cowboys by five points in a tight dual. The match hinged on a flurry of bonus-point results from both teams that kept the score close throughout.

Iowa got three major decisions that proved decisive. Drake Ayala’s 11-1 major at 133 and Michael Caliendo’s 10-1 major at 165 each put extra points on the board, and Stephen Buchanan II’s 10-1 major at 197 delivered a late margin that separated the Hawkeyes from their visitors. Those bonus wins gave Iowa the breathing room it needed down the stretch.

Oklahoma State answered with its own high-scoring efforts. Troy Spratley’s 17-3 major at 125 and Tagen Jamison’s 8-0 major at 141 kept the Cowboys within striking distance, and Wyatt Hendrickson’s 18-3 technical fall at heavyweight produced five team points and a big momentum swing. Hendrickson’s tech fall made for a dramatic charge in the final phase, but it fell short of overcoming Iowa’s accumulated majors.

In the end the difference was Iowa’s ability to stack multiple bonus-point majors across the middle and upper weights, with Buchanan’s performance at 197 standing out as the turning moment. Oklahoma State’s late tech fall tightened the finish, but the Hawkeyes held on for the 21-16 victory.