Match One
Date/Time: Sunday, Nov. 5 | 1:00 PM
Teams: Cleveland State (0-0) vs. No. 10 Iowa State (0-0)
Location: Massillon, Ohio | Perry High School
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Opening Notes
Cleveland State opens the new season with a neutral-site match against No. 10 Iowa State at Massillon Parry High School.

Projected Matchups
125: Ben Aranda (0-0)/Nick Molchak (0-0) vs. No. 18 Kysen Terukina (0-0)
133: Jake Manley (0-0) vs. Evan Frost (0-0)
141: No. 29 Dylan Layton (0-0)/Connor Saylor (0-0) vs. Jacob Frost (0-0)
149: Douglas Terry (0-0) vs. Anthony Echemendia (0-0)
157: Shane Heil (0-0) vs. Jason Kraisser (0-0)
165: Daniel Patten (0-0)/Tate Geiser (0-0) vs. No. 2 David Carr (0-0)
174: Ronald Dimmerling (0-0)/Gavin Ricketts (0-0) vs. No. 29 MJ Gaitan
184: Joey Lyons (0-0) vs. Caleb Helgeson (0-0)
197: No. 21 Ben Smith (0-0) vs. No. 26 Julien Broderson (0-0)
285: No. 26 Daniel Bucknavich (0-0) vs. No. 7 Yonger Bastida (0-0)

About the Cyclones
Iowa State starts the year ranked tenth in the NCAA after placing 11th at the NCAA Championships last season, their best finish since 2013. The featured returner for the Cyclones is Massillon Parry graduate David Carr, who is a two-time All-American and 2021 NCAA National Champion.

Series History
This will be the first-ever meeting between these two teams.

A Look Back at Last Season
The Vikings finished last season with a 7-8 overall record and a 6-4 MAC record. At the MAC Championships, the Green and White had a conference-best seven placers.

Preseason Poll
Cleveland State was chosen to finish third in the MAC for the 2023-24 season after receiving 86.5 points. Lock Haven was picked to claim its third straight title with 126.5 points, and Central Michigan was second with 119 points. 

Welcome Back, Placers
The Green and White return four placers from last season: Ben Aranda (125 Pounds), Jake Manley (133 Pounds), DeAndre Nassar (184 Pounds), and Daniel Bucknavich (285 Pounds).

The Return of the Champ
Ben Smith returns to the Cleveland State lineup after taking this past season off to focus on school. In 2022, Smith became the Vikings first-ever MAC Champion, winning at 197-pounds. This season, he will start the year as the favorite to win his second MAC title in the same weight class.

Ranked Wrestlers
Cleveland State has four guys currently ranked in the country: No. 21 Ben Smith (197 Pounds), No. 26 Daniel Bucknavich (285 Pounds), No. 29 Dylan Layton (141 Pounds), and No. 31 DeAndre Nassar (184 Pounds).

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Up Next
Cleveland State heads to Morgantown, West Virginia, on Sunday, Nov. 12 for a double dual against West Virginia (1 PM) and Duke (3 PM).