#2 Iowa traveled to Madison to take on Wisconsin in the Hawkeyes opening Big Ten dual of the season. Iowa dominated from start to finish winning all 10 matches with bonus point wins throughout the dual. Check out the article below to see the box score and a breakdown of the dual.

Final dual score - Iowa 45, Wisconsin 0

125: Joey Cruz (Iowa) decision over #27 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) - 8-2

133: #3 Drake Ayala (Iowa) Tech Fall over #29 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) - 21-6, 6:08

141: Jace Rhodes (Iowa) decision over Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin) - 6-3 (SV-1)

149: #4 Kyle Parco (Iowa) Tech Fall over Royce Nilo (Wisconsin) - 19-3, 3:24

157: Miguel Estrada (Iowa) decision over Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) - 10-4

165: #2 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) Tech Fall over Gavin Model (Wisconsin) - 21-6, 2:43

174: #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) Tech Fall over Luke Condon (Wisconsin) - 19-4, 3:12

184: #5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) Fall over Dylan Russo (Wisconsin) -  1:27

197: #1 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) Fall over Niccolo Colucci (Wisconsin) - 0:40

285: #13 Ben Kueter (Iowa) Major Decision over Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin - 8-0

Bonus Points Propel Hawkeyes To Victory

As the above box score shows, Iowa secured bonus point victories in 7 of their 10 wins in their dominant victory over the Badgers. Of those seven wins,  Gabe Arnold (184) and Stephen Buchanan (197) notched impressive first-period pins while Drake Ayala (133), Kyle Parco (149), Michael Caliendo (165), and Patrick Kennedy (174) all earned tech fall wins. Then at heavyweight, Ben Kueter closed out the dual with a takedown in the final seconds to earn the major decision win.

Beyond the bonus points, Iowa also earned key victories from three non-ranked wrestlers - Joey Cruz (125),  Jace Rhodes (141), and Miguel Estrada (157). Cruz earned his first ranked win of the season by upsetting #27 Nicolar Rivera. Drake Rhodes came up clutch in overtime to defeat Wisconsin redshirt freshman Brock Bobzien. Miguel Estrada wrestled well filling in for injured #1 Jacori Teemer. Estrada controlled his match against Luke Mechler from start to finish and was 1 takedown away from a major decision  After a great start to their season, Iowa will travel back home and welcome #11 Illinois to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, January 17 in what should be a fantastic dual.

Check out some clips from the Iowa-Wisconsin dual below:

Count 'em up@drakeayala38 x #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/JrymJ4CZPv

— Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling (@Hawks_Wrestling) January 12, 2025

Whatever it takes. @JuiceRhodes x #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/2hcLZs7ntS

— Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling (@Hawks_Wrestling) January 12, 2025