The Cyclones had domination on their minds as they squared off against Utah Valley and Boise State in their first two dual meets of the season.

ISU All-American Michael Moreno said the goal was to win all 20 matches and while the Cyclones fell short of that, they came pretty close.

ISU claimed 17 of the 20 matches on the night and cruised to a 39-4 victory against Utah Valley and a 36-8 win against Boise State.

Iowa State 39 vs. Utah Valley 4

Iowa State came out of the gate strong with Earl Hall recording a pin at 133 and the Cyclones never looked back.

The Cyclones won the first nine matches of the evening, including a 17-2 tech fall by Michael Moreno and a pair of pins by Lelund Weatherspoon and Kyven Gadson.

In the final match of the dual, Kyle Larsen lost 9-0, giving Utah Valley their lone win in the dual. 

Iowa State 36 vs. Boise State 8

Once again Earl Hall got the Cyclones started off on the right foot with a 13-4 major decision. The Cyclones then dropped two of the next three with John Meeks taking a 9-5 loss and Luke Goettl getting pinned. 

In between those two loses Gabe Moreno scored a victory. After the match, there was some shoving that resulted in a one point deduction from Boise State’s team score. 

With the Cyclones trailing 8-7, the team turned up the pressure and dominated the rest of the way, winning all of the remaining matches.

Michael Moreno recorded a pin to get the Cyclones back on track, Tanner Weatherman won by tech fall and Kyven Gadson recorded a pin.

Kyle Larson won by forfeit in the final match claiming a 36-8 win for the Cyclones.