Peterson has looked solid to begin his final year, defeating returning NCAA finalist Troy Spratley of Oklahoma State with a late takedown of his own. His lone loss came to Ohio State's Nic Bouzakis by fall in the National Duals finals, getting caught in a cradle to end the bout before it hardly got started.

The 2025 Cy-Hawk dual will be broadcast on ESPN at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 30. Date: Sunday, Nov. 30 This year's Cy-Hawk dual could feature 20 ranked athletes, with seven top-10 bouts. Here's the complete list of probables for the dual:

Iowa has won the last 20 meetings and has a 19-0 record in the Cy-Hawk Series under Coach Tom Brands. Iowa State's last win in the rivalry was 2004 and has never won the Dan Gable Traveling Trophy in 14 tries.

Iowa wrestler Drake Ayala says the importance of the dual vs. Iowa State goes "unsaid," but the Hawkeyes have high hopes for Sunday and beyond.

In the pursuit of $200,000, the No. 3 Iowa wrestling fell short, dropping to No. 4 Ohio State 27-12 in the final round of the National Duals.  While the Hawkeyes failed to live up to their exceedingly high expectations,

Iowa and UNI competed in the inaugural National Duals Invitational tournament. Iowa State opened its dual schedule against Nebraska-Kearney. Iowa women threw down in South Carolina in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

After a stellar showing at the National Duals Invitational from Nov. 15-16, a redshirt freshman Iowa wrestling star won Big Ten Wrestler of the Week.

Raccoon River-Northwest’s Katie Biscoglia defeated LeMars’ Keira Hessenius in the Class 2A 105-pound finals at the IGHSAU state wrestling tournament Day 2 Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. | Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

It’s that time of year once again in the state of Iowa – a wrestling state, above all else. It’s time for the latest edition of the Cy-Hawk rivalry. #3 Iowa versus #6 Iowa State. And once again, the prevalent question surrounding this dual is,