Didn't see this one coming. Happened this evening:
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Third-ranked Iowa claimed a 22-16 victory over top-ranked Penn State on Friday night at Carver Hawkeye-Arena in Iowa City.
Results:
125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 2 Nico Megaludis (Penn State), 2-1 TB (3-0 Iowa)
133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) pinned Jordan Conaway (Penn State), 4:23 (9-0 Iowa)
141: No. 8 Mark Ballweg (Iowa) maj dec. Bryan Pearsall (Penn State), 12-2 (13-0 Iowa)
149: No. 8 Andrew Alton (Penn State) maj. dec. Brady Grothus (Iowa), 18-8 (13-4 Iowa)
157: No. 1 Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Dylan Alton (Penn State), 4-2 (16-4 Iowa)
165: No. 2 David Taylor (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 13 Nick Moore (Iowa), 18-2, 6:42 (16-9 Iowa)
174: No. 6 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 4 Matt Brown (Penn State), 4-3 (19-9 Iowa)
184: No. 1 Ed Ruth (Penn State) maj. dec. Grant Gambrall (Iowa), 21-10 (19-13 Iowa)
197: No. 3 Quentin Wright (Penn State) dec. No. 19 Nathan Burak (Iowa), 8-3 (19-16 Iowa)
285: No. 6 Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. No. 17 Jon Gingrich (Penn State), 9-2 (22-16 Iowa)
On a sidenote, I know Taylor is a total monster, but I've watched Nick Moore wrestle since he was a 1st or 2nd grader and my brother was an assistant coach at his high school where he was a 4 time state champion.... 3-4 years ago, the thought of him being beaten 18-2 was unimaginable to me. Taylor vs. Dake will be insane.
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