The Chattanooga wresting team dropped a 37-6 decision to No. 2 Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, tonight. The Mocs were hoping to provide head coach Chris Bono with a happy homecoming, but had a tough time scoring on the mat tonight.
Freshman Demetrius Johnson has a strong battle with 10th-ranked Tyler Johnson at 125 before giving up a decision 7-5. It was the closest match of the evening for the Mocs. UTC actually led after two matches 6-3 when sophomore Josh Statum took a forfeit at 133.
Junior Cody Cleveland took on No. 3 Nick Gallick at 141. Cleveland, ranked No. 9 in this week's polls, had a 1-1 mark in two previous meetings with Gallick, including a 7-6 loss earlier this year. Tonight it was all Gallick, who earned a major decision 12-0.
The Mocs were never able to recover, dropping the rest of their matches on the evening. With the loss, UTC falls to 11-9 on the year. However, their 4-0 mark in Southern Conference action gives them no less than a share of the regular season title. ISU improves to 13-2 on the year.
Bono was a four-year letter winner for Iowa State from 1994-97. He won a national title at 150 for the Cyclones as a junior in 1996. He was also the 1997 Big 12 Most Outstanding Wrestler and a three-time All-American at ISU.
Up next for the Mocs is a visit to No. 21 Northern Iowa (7-6) tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). Chattanooga returns home for its final home match of the season on Monday, Feb. 23, at 6:00 p.m. in MacLellan Gym. Live stats and a live broadcast of both matches can be found on the wrestling schedule page of GoMocs.com
Individual Results
125 ? No. 10 Tyler Johnson (ISU) ? W, DEC (7-5) - Demetrius Johnson (UTC) - 3-0
133 ? Josh Statum (UTC) ? W, Forfeit ? 3-6
141 ? No. 3 Nick Gallick (ISU) ? W, MD (12-0) - No. 9 Cody Cleveland (UTC) - 7-6
149 ? No. 18 Mitch Mueller (ISU) ? W, DEC (9-2) ? Dan Waddell (UTC) ? 10-6
157 ? No. 7 Cyler Sanderson (ISU) ? W, DEC (11-6) ? Joey Knox (UTC) ? 13-6
165 ? No. 7 Jon Reader (ISU) ? W, MD (14-2) Seth Garvin (UTC) ? 17-6
174 ? No. 18 Duke Burke (ISU) ? W, Fall (4:36) ? Jason McCroskey (UTC) ? 23-6
184 ? No. 18 Jerome Ward (ISU) ? W, MD (10-2) ? Tyler Roberson (UTC) ? 27-6
197 ? No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) ? W, Fall (2:33) - Ethan Winel (UTC) - 33-6
285 ? No. 2 David Zabriskie (ISU) ? W, MD (19-6) - Cody Sliger (UTC) ? 37-6
