Kyven Gadson will wrestle Kyle Snyder Saturday night for the 197-pound national title. Here is the tale of the tape between the two grapplers. 

Kyven Gadson (29-1)

Redshirt Senior

Two-time All-American (2013, 2014)

Three-time Big 12 Champion

2014 Cliff Keen Invite Champion

Finished career with 43-1 dual record

Five-time Big 12 Wrestler of the Week

Only loss came against Nebraska’s Spencer Johnson at Southern Scuffle

Kyle Snyder (30-3)

True Freshman

Trained at Olympic Training Center

2015 Big Ten runner-up

179-0 in first three years of high school

Youngest American in more than 20 years to win a FILA Junior World championship (August 2013)

Three losses on the season came against Penn State’s Morgan McIntosh (2) and Iowa’s Nathan Burak

Go to iowastatedaily.com for the full preview of the championship bout.