No. 16 Iowa State Travels To West Virginia

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The No. 16 Iowa State wrestling team (5-1, 2-0 Big 12) continues its road trip on Sunday afternoon with a matchup with West Virginia (2-10, 2-3 Big 12). The Cyclones and Mountaineers are set to square off at Noon CT in WVU Coliseum.

ISU is fresh off a 29-17 victory over Rider on Thursday night. In the dual, five of the Cyclones seven total wins came by bonus-point margin.

Cyclone Notebook
-On Tuesday, head coach Kevin Dresser announced the addition of Ben Durbin to the Iowa State wrestling coaching staff as the team's new Volunteer Assistant Coach.
-ISU entered the NWCA/USA Today National Coaches' Poll for the first time since Nov. 1, 2016 earlier this season. This week the Cyclones are ranked No. 16.
Individually, Iowa State has seven wrestlers ranked across the board. Austin Gomez (7, 7, 7), Ian Parker(14, 18, 12), Jarrett Degen (11, 12, 7), Marcus Coleman (NR, NR, 22), Sam Colbray (19, 17, 14) and Willie Miklus (6, 6, 6) all stand in the national InterMat, FloWrestling and Trackwrestling rankings. Alex Mackallis ranked at No. 18 in the WIN Magazine poll, as well.
-Scoring points has been a point of emphasis for the Cyclones in 2018-19. In five dual matches this season, ISU is averaging 8.2 points per dual match.
-The scoring output has been a team effort for Kevin Dresser's squad. The Cyclones have seven wrestlers who are averaging eight or more points per dual match including four who are averaging 10 or more points per dual contest.
-Austin Gomez and Jarrett Degen have been trailblazers for Iowa State's offensive output. Degen leads the team in takedowns with 32, averaging just under five per dual contest. Gomez leads the team in nearfall points having already scored 26 season.
-ISU wrestlers are averaging 3.9 team points per dual victory this season.
-Ian Parker, Jarrett Degen, Marcus Coleman and Sam Colbray are all unbeaten in duals this season.
-Freshman Logan Schumacher made his Hilton Coliseum debut against Fresno State, recording an 11-6 victory.
-Since falling to in-state rival Iowa in December, the Cyclones are 4-0 in duals with wins over Ohio (33-6), Big 12 opponents No. 23 North Dakota State (29-7) and Fresno State (31-6) and Rider (29-17).

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Players Mentioned

Sam Colbray

Marcus Coleman

Jarrett Degen

Austin Gomez

Alex Mackall

Willie Miklus

Ian Parker

Logan Schumacher

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