After a third straight outstanding performance to start the season, No. 2 Iowa defeated Bellarmine in a 49-0 sweep Friday night in Louisville, Kentucky. In the shutout, Iowa had 40 tackles to Bellarmine’s 0.

Bellarmine is in its first season of eligibility to reach the NCAA postseason at the Division I level and is led by former Hawkeye Ned Shuck, 2000-2005.

Shuck has a 26-10 dual record over the past two seasons and the Hawkeyes made the trip to Louisville because of Shuck’s history with the program.

Iowa started fast in every match of the night, with the most exciting at 159 pounds. No. 1 Jacori Teemer got on the mat to compete against Gray Ortis (Bell) and ended the match in 24 seconds with a pin, the first pin of the 2024-25 season for the Hawkeyes.

I should have been here my whole career. Just the last two duals have been great. The fans have been electric. They follow Iowa wherever they go. The atmosphere they bring and the aura surrounding wrestling in Iowa is huge; it’s nothing I’ve ever seen before.”

– Jacori Teemer via Iowa Athletics

No. 31 Kale Petersen (125) made his dual debut against Jack Parker of Bellarmine. Peterson quickly got between the two for a three-point takedown and led 9-2 heading into the second period. Peterson finished the match with a 24-6 technical fall win over Parker with seven takedowns. Last weekend, Petersen didn’t see double action against Stanford, as he suffered a forfeit.

At 141 pounds, No. 32 Ryder Block earned his first career technical fall against David Mayora for an 18-4 win before the second period ended with 6 seconds left on the clock. Block was able to pull Mayora back to the mat time and time again to keep the momentum going.

No. 4 Kyle Parco (149) competed against Zac Cowan (Bell). Parco came out strong on the mat with a quick three-point takedown and continued that way until the end of the match. Parco defeated Cowan by technical fall, 21-4. Cowan’s four points were by escape. The win keeps Parco’s career double-header perfect as a Hawkeye.

To end the dual, Ben Kueter pinned No. 1 Daulton Mayer (Bell) in 32 seconds. The pin was Kueter’s second career pin and gave Iowa the bonus point victory to secure the game win.

The Cy-Hawks dual is next week on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 6pm at the Hilton Coliseum.

According to Iowa State University recordsThe Hawkeyes and Cyclones have competed since 1916 in wrestling. The Hawkeyes look to improve their record to 70-16 over the Cyclones. In the final game between the two programs, the Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones 18-14.

“A lot of bonus points. That’s good. We’ve got Iowa State coming up, and we’ve got to keep a good thing going. We’ve got to keep rocking and rolling.”

– Head Coach Tom Brands via Iowa Athletics