AMES — For the first time since 2004, Iowa wrestling will not be concluding the season as winners of the Cy-Hawk rivalry.

All 10 bouts on Nov. 30 felt like their own dual. With teams trading body blows throughout, the Cyclones ultimately landed a couple more than the Hawkeyes did en route to breaking a two-decade drought. For the first time in coach Tom Brands' tenure, the Hawkeyes fell to their in-state rival.

When looking at the results, two unexpected places stand out on where things went wrong in a dual that was always going to come down to the wire. While Drake Ayala and Patrick Kennedy are routine standouts for the Hawkeyes, a pair of uncharacteristic losses set the team back.

While the duo had previously defeated their ISU opponents (Ayala in a 11-7 decision over Evan Frost i

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