CLEVELAND, Ohio – One excellent scramble helped keep Iowa State’s Yonger Bastida from becoming a national champion.
Iowa State's Yonger Bastida, top, and North Carolina State's Isaac Trumble roll on the mat Saturday during the 285-pound NCAA National Championship match in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Iowa State's Yonger Bastida,walks onto the mat Saturday for the 285-pound NCAA National Championship match in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa State's Yonger Bastida celebrates with Cyclone head coach Kevin Dresser after winning a 285-pound semifinal Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa State's Yonger Bastida scores on Nebraska's AJ Ferrari in a 285-pound semifinal Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa State head coach Kevin Dresser recaps the Cyclones Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Northern Iowa's Ryder Downey battles North Carolina's Bryce Hepner in a 165-pound match Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Iowa's Drake Ayala has his hand raised after beating Stanford's Tyler Knox to finish fifth at 133 Saturday during the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa's Ryder Block fends off Michigan's Laclan McNeil during a 149-pound consolation final Saturday during the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa State's MJ Gaitan falls to the mat as Michigan's Beau Mantonona during the seventh-place match at 174 pounds Saturday during the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa's Patrick Kennedy scores on Ohio State's Carson Kharchla during the 174-pound third-place match Saturday during the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa's Patrick Kennedy celebrates after beating Ohio State's Carson Kharchla for third place at 174 Saturday during the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa's Patrick Kennedy hugs Hawkeye coach Tom Brands after finishing third at 174 Saturday during the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Iowa's Drake Ayala celebrates after beating Illinois' Lucas Byrd Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa's bench explodes after Mikey Caliendo scored the winning takedown against Purdue's Joey Blaze in the 165 semifinals Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa's Mikey Caliendo celebrates his 165 semifinal victory over Joey Blaze of Purdue Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Northern Iowa's Ryder Downey battles North Carolina's Bryce Hepner in a 165-pound match Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa's Ryder Block celebrates after defeating Maryland's Carter Young, 4-1 in sudden victory, to become an All-American at 149 Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Northern Iowa's Ryder Downey scores on Bucknell's Noah Mulvaney in a 165-pound consolation match Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa's Ryder Block scores and gets back points against Illinois' Michael Gioffre during a 149-pound consolation Friday at NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa State's Yonger Bastida has his hand raised after winning a 285-pound quarterfinal over Iowa's Ben Kueter Friday at NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa's Ryder Block celebrates after defeating Maryland's Carter Young, 4-1 in sudden victory, to become an All-American at 149 Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa's Drake Ayala has his hand raised after winning a 133-pound Round of 12 match against American's Maximillian Leete Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Iowa junior Gabe Arnold has his hand raised after winning a 197-pound NCAA consolation match Thursday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
Northern Iowa's Jared Simma battles with Belarmine's Grant O'Dell during a 174-pound consolation Thursday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland at the NCAA wrestling championships.
Northern Iowa's Nick Fox has his hands raised after beating Iowa State's Isaac Dean in a 184-pound NCAA consolation match Thursday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland at the NCAA wrestling championships.
Northern Iowa's Caleb Rathjen battles Penn's Cross Wasilewski in a 149-pound second round match Thursday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland during the NCAA wrestling championships.
Iowa State's Stevo Poulin has his hand raised after winning a 125-pound match Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
Northern Iowa's Caleb Rathjen squares off against Little Rock's Brock Herman Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland during a 149-pound first-round match.
Iowa's Drake Ayala battles Marcel Lopez of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville during a 133-pound first-round match Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
Northern Iowa's Julian Farber flexes after beating Nebraska's Jacob Van Dee in a 133-pound first-round match Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
Iowa State's Jacob Frost points to the Cyclone corner after scoring a pin in a first round 149-pound match over Lucas Kapusta of Lock Haven Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
Northern Iowa coach Doug Schwab celebrates Julian Farber's first-round win Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
UNI's Ryder Downey battles Oregon State's Matthew Olguin during a 165-pound first round match Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
Iowa's Mikey Caliendo flexes after winning by pin in a 165-pound first-round match over Thomas Snipes of the Citadel Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
Iowa's Angelo Ferrari has his hand raised after winning a 184-pound first-round match Thursday at the NCAA wrestling championships inside Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa State head coach Kevin Dresser shares a moment with an official Thursday at the NCAA wrestling championships inside Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa's Ryder Block squares off against Cornell's Jaxon Joy during a 149-pound second round match Thursday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland.
Iowa 184-pound freshman Angelo Ferrari squares off against American's Carlos Campos Thursday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland.
