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College Wrestling: No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes to Face No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys in Season Finale

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The 2025-2026 college wrestling dual season will conclude with a highly anticipated match between the No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes and the No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys. Oklahoma State previously lost to Iowa 18-16 earlier in the year. The event is scheduled for 6pm ET on ESPN.

Probable Starters by Weight Class

125 pounds:

  • No. 6 Dean Peterson (Iowa): 10-3 record, defeated No. 7 Troy Spratley 5-4 in their prior meeting.
  • No. 7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State): 11-3 record.

133 pounds:

  • No. 9 Drake Ayala (Iowa).
  • No. 6 Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State) OR Ronnie Ramirez (Oklahoma State): Forrest is undefeated with nine wins and previously defeated No. 7 Aaron Seidel. Both Forrest and Ramirez would utilize a year of eligibility if they compete.

141 pounds:

  • Kale Petersen (Iowa): 10-3 record.
  • No. 2 Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State): Undefeated, with wins over All-Americans Anthony Echemendia, Brock Hardy, Nasir Bailey, and Ryan Jack. Petersen's objective is to prevent bonus points.

149 pounds:

  • No. 18 Ryder Block (Iowa): Previously defeated No. 9 Casey Swiderski 5-3, and also holds wins over Paniro Johnson and No. 19 Chance Lamer.
  • No. 9 Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State) OR Kolter Burton (Oklahoma State) OR Beau Hickman (Oklahoma State): Swiderski has recent victories against No. 10 Jacob Frost, No. 31 Caleb Rathjen, Seth Mendoza, Hunter Hollinsworth, and Lamer.

157 pounds:

  • No. 14 Jordan Williams (Iowa): 7-6 record, OR Victor Voinovich II (Iowa): 8-4 record.
  • No. 5 Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State): 13-1 record, with his only loss to NCAA champion Antrell Taylor. Robideau previously major decisioned Voinovich 16-5.

165 pounds:

  • No. 4 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa): Career record 92-19. Losses at Iowa include No. 2 Ladarion Lockett, NCAA champions Mitchell Mesenbrink, David Carr, Dean Hamiti, Keegan O'Toole, and NCAA finalist Joey Blaze.
  • No. 2 Ladarion Lockett (Oklahoma State): 13-0 record, with wins over three-time All-American Mikey Caliendo, All-American Matt Bianchi, and All-American Hunter Garvin.

174 pounds:

  • No. 3 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa): 14-2 record, with wins over All-Americans Chris Minto and Cam Steed. Recent record includes a loss to Beau Mantanona and an injury default win.
  • No. 7 Alex Facundo (Oklahoma State): 14-4 record, with wins over All-Americans Chris Minto and Cam Steed. His four losses are to All-Americans. He recently defeated No. 31 Sergio Desiante 4-1. Their last two encounters required tie-breakers or sudden victory.

184 pounds:

  • Gabe Arnold (Iowa): 14-4 record, with a win over All-American Silas Allred. Arnold is filling in for the injured No. 2 Angelo Ferrari, who previously defeated No. 9 Zack Ryder 4-2.
  • No. 9 Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State): 9-6 record, with a sudden victory loss to Allred. Trevor Dopps (Oklahoma State) is also listed as a probable starter.

197 pounds:

  • Brody Sampson (Iowa): 2-5 record. Sampson is a redshirt freshman.
  • No. 7 Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State): 12-3 record, with a win over All-American Camden McDanel. He took four-time All-American Rocky Elam to tie-breakers. His losses are to Mo Endene, Elam, and Sonny Sasso. Endene, Iowa's previous starter who defeated Merrill, has since left the program.

285 pounds:

  • No. 9 Ben Kueter (Iowa): 5-5 record, with wins over No. 15 Dayton Pitzer, No. 10 Braxton Amos, and No. 11 Koy Hopke. Kueter was absent due to injury in their previous dual.
  • No. 8 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State): 13-2 record. His only losses are to NCAA champion AJ Ferrari and NCAA All-American Yonger Bastida.