Falcon Wrestling Takes on No. 22 UNI, No. 5 Iowa State

Falcon wrestling travels to Iowa for a pair of Big 12 dual matches against No. 22 Northern Iowa (5-5, 4-2 Big 12), February 4, and No. 5 Iowa State (11-1, 4-0), February 5. Action in Cedar Falls is slated for a 7 p.m. CT start, while the Falcons and Cyclones will begin at 2 p.m. CT in Ames, Iowa.

IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Sophomore standout Wyatt Hendrickson is receiving top-10 rankings in four-of-five major publications, boasting a No. 6 ranking in the NCAA Coaches Poll and Intermat. He ranks seventh on WrestleStat, eighth in WIN Magazine and 14^th on Flo.

Air Force sophomore Sam Wolf is nationally ranked in three publications, checking in at No. 27 on WrestleStat, and No. 30 on Intermat and the NCAA Coaches rankings. Senior teammate Sidney Flores is No. 32 in the NCAA Coaches rankings.

PINNED
Division I wrestling has a near tie at the top of the falls standings with Wyatt Hendrickson Maryland's King Sandoval both at 12 falls. Sandoval holds the top spot with his narrow advantage in aggregate time (24:49) to Hendrickson's (26:55). Two teams have forfeited their heavyweight bouts against Hendrickson this season.

THE GOOSE EGG
Hendrickson is one-of-three nationally ranked heavyweights to remain undefeated this season. Hendrickson (14-0) shares the hard-fought honor with No. 1 Gable Steveson (7-0) and No. 2 Cohlton Schultz (12-0).

AIR FORCE'S PROJECTED STARTERS
125: Jared Van Vleet (9-4, 3-0)
133: Sidney Flores (10-7, 1-3)
141: Cody Phippen (12-8, 1-3) or Garrett Kuchan (7-6, 2-1)
149: Dylan Martinez (10-8, 2-4)
157: Giano Petrucelli (9-9, 2-4)
165: Trey Brisker (7-8, 1-3) or Jack Ganos (7-6, 1-2)
174: #30 Sam Wolf (12-4, 3-1)
184: Jake Thompson (10-8, 1-5) or Cal Sund (2-4, 1-0)
197: Kayne Hutchison (7-10, 1-4)
HWT: #6 Wyatt Hendrickson (14-0, 4-0)
#Intermat rankings

UNI'S PROJECTED STARTERS
125: #13 Brody Teske or Kyle Gollhofer
133: #19 Kyle Biscoglia
141: #23 Cael Happel
149: #33 Colin Realbuto / Triston Lara
157: Derek Holschlag
165: #9 Austin Yant
174: #21 Lance Runyon / Pat Schoenfelder
185: #4 Parker Keckeisen
197: John Gunderson
285: Tyrell Gordon
#Intermat rankings

IOWA STATE'S PROJECTED STARTERS
125: #27 Kysen Terukina
133: #33 Ramazan Attasauov
141: #9 Ian Parker / Charlie Klepps
149: #22 Jarrett Degen
157: #1 David Carr
165: #32 Isaac Judge
174: #18 Joel Devine
184: #8 Marcus Coleman
197: #16 Yonger Bastida
HWT: #21 Sam Schuyler
#Intermat rankings

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to Clune Arena, USAFA, to host Wyoming in dual action, Friday (Feb. 11). Action is slated to being at 7 p.m. MT.

LAST TIME AGAINST UNI
Northern Iowa outscored Air Force, 27-11, in Big 12 dual action, Friday evening (Jan. 14) in Clune Arena.

Air Force 174-pounder No.32 Sam Wolf led the Falcons with a dominant 18-3 technical fall over Dajun Johnson. Giano Petrucelli, a sophomore 157-pounder, was the first to light the scoreboard for Air Force with a 4-1 decision over Kaleb Olejniczak. In the final bout, heavyweight standout Wyatt Hendrickson, who is ranked sixth in the nation, put up a convincing decision win against a strong Tyrell Gordon.

Northern Iowa was stacked with four nationally ranked wrestlers, highlighted by a fall from No. 31 Kyle Biscoglia in the 133 class. No. 4 Parker Keckeisen (184) and No. 20 Austin Yant (165) scored major decisions in their respective weights.

Falcon Wrestling Takes on No. 22 UNI, No. 5 Iowa State

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Players Mentioned

Trey Brisker

Sidney Flores

Jack Ganos

Wyatt Hendrickson

Kayne Hutchison

Garrett Kuchan

Dylan Martinez

Giano Petrucelli

Cody Phippen

Jake Thompson

Jared Van Vleet

Sam Wolf

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