The road to an undefeated regular season goes through Madison, Wis.
No. 1 Iowa crushed No. 4 Ohio State, 32-3, on Senior Night in front of an announced crowd of 9,149 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday. The Hawkeyes also extended their dual meet winning streak to 60 and remained undefeated at 22-0 overall (7-0 in the Big Ten).
All six of Iowa’s starting seniors earned wins, including Hawkeye heavyweight Dan Erekson and 174-pounder Jay Borschel, who managed bonus points in their bouts against the Buckeyes.
Meanwhile, Daniel Dennis (133), Brent Metcalf (149), Ryan Morningstar (165), and Phillip Keddy (184) recorded decisions in their final home matches.
Sophomore Montell Marion tallied Iowa’s lone defeat. Marion never led in his matchup against No. 2 141-pounder Reece Humphrey and eventually fell, 9-5.
The Hawkeyes travel to No. 13 Wisconsin on Feb. 21 in search of their third-straight Big Ten regular-season championship. The dual is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
— by Ryan Young
No. 1 Iowa 32, No. 4 Ohio State 3
133 — Daniel Dennis (I) dec. Ian Paddock (OSU), 3-2
141 — Reece Humphrey (OSU) dec. Montell Marion (I), 9-5
149 — Brent Metcalf (I) dec. Lance Palmer (OSU), 3-1
157 — Aaron Janssen (I) dec. Sean Nemec (OSU), 5-2
165 — Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Colt Sponseller (OSU), 1-0
174 — Jay Borschel (I) major dec. Dave Rella (OSU), 9-0
184 — Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Mike Pucillo (OSU), 3-2
197 — Luke Lofthouse (I) dec. C.J. Magrum (OSU), 6-1
HWT — Dan Erekson (I) pinned Corey Morrison (OSU), 2:52
125 — Matt McDonough (I) major dec. Ian Paddock (OSU), 9-1
