STILLWATER - The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team (13-0 overall; 9-0 Big 12) closes the regular season with a tough road test against No. 3 Iowa on Sunday, February 23. Following their win over then-No. 16 Little Rock on February 8 and a weekend off from competition, the Cowboys are looking to cement their first undefeated season since 2021 and the 48th in program history.

On the Air

Sunday’s dual is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. CT start and will be televised on Big Ten Network with Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons on the call. Rex Holt also returns as the voice of Cowboy wrestling to provide live radio coverage, which will be carried on Hot 93.7 KSPI-FM. Live stats can be found on iowa.statbroadcast. com.

The Series

Widely considered the greatest rivalry in college wrestling, the series between the Cowboys and Hawkeyes dates back to February 22, 1954. Oklahoma State took that dual by a score of 24-8, kicking off an intense, back-andforth series that currently leans OSU’s way, 29-262. The series now returns to Iowa City, however, a place that the Hawkeyes hold a 15-10 edge and the Cowboys have not left victorious since January 2012. Sunday also marks the 37th meeting ever in which both teams were ranked in the top five, including last season’s contest in Stillwater. The Cowboys are 21-15 in those top-five duals, which cover nearly 70% of all matchups since team rankings were introduced in 1960. Oklahoma State and Iowa are the two most successful programs in college wrestling history, combining for 58 NCAA championships and 228 individual national champions. Those 58 team titles account for over half of the championships awarded by the NCAA, and the programs hold the top two spots in alltime NCAA team titles, individual champions and All-Americans.

An Oklahoma State Win Would...

• Make OSU 14-0 overall; 11-0 against ranked opponents; 7-0 on the road

• Complete OSU’s first undefeated season since 2021 and the 48th in program history

• Improve OSU’s record against Iowa to 30-26-2; 11-15 in Iowa City; 22-15 when both teams are ranked in the top five

• Give OSU its first win in Iowa City since January 7, 2012

• Mark OSU’s highest- ranked road win since beating No. 1 Minnesota on December 2, 2012

• Mark OSU’s seventh straight dual having beaten a ranked opponent • Give OSU three wins over top-five teams for the second season in a row

• Make OSU 23-1 against ranked opponents since the start of last season

• Give OSU 13 straight wins on the road

• Improve OSU’s record to 44-4 in its past 48 duals overall