His time as an Iowa State grappler may be over, but Jon Reader continues to carry the banner for Cyclone wrestling.

Reader was recently selected as a wild card to participate in the World Team Trials in Oklahoma City, which will take place June 10 and 11. Reader, a three-time All-American and 2011 NCAA Champion for Iowa State, earned his place at the trials with a runner-up finish at the Northern Plains Regional Championship.

At the qualifying tournament, Reader placed second in the 185 pound freestyle bracket behind former two-time NCAA champion Chris Pendleton.

Iowa State was also represented in other weight classes at the Northern Plains Regional Championships. Redshirt freshman Ryak Finch, who has yet to wrestle in an ISU singlet, took second at 121 pounds. Nate Carr Jr., a recent Cyclone grad, placed third at 163 pounds.

Reader and his nine fellow wild-cards will join the race for the world team. The collegiate national champion will have a chance to improve on his fourth-place performance from 2009 and take his talents to the world stage.