Iowa State @ Arizona State

Iowa State Men’s Wrestling defeated Arizona State Men’s Wrestling 28-10 in Tempe, Arizona on January 5, 2024. The Cyclones pulled away with key bonus-point wins that created separation on the scoreboard and held off Arizona State’s own big-time scoring bursts.

The difference came largely from Iowa State’s two technical falls. Anthony Echemendia dominated his bout at 141 pounds, recording a 20-4 technical fall for five team points, and David Carr mirrored that result at 165 pounds with another 20-4 technical fall for five more. Those two bonus wins supplied half of Iowa State’s points and proved decisive in building and protecting a lead large enough to absorb Arizona State’s bonus scoring.

Arizona State answered with its own standout performances. Julian Chlebove earned a 13-3 major decision at 133 pounds, good for four team points, and Kaleb Larkin delivered the most dramatic result of the night with a fall at 149 pounds, securing six team points. Despite those big results for the Sun Devils, Iowa State’s pair of tech falls, along with other decision wins across the lineup, produced the 18-point margin of victory.

In the end the dual was defined by bonus-point swings: Echemendia and Carr’s technical falls supplied the margin Iowa State needed, while Chlebove’s major and Larkin’s pin highlighted Arizona State’s capacity for momentum. The 28-10 final reflects a meet where a few high-value bouts determined the outcome.