Yonger Bastida
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Full name | Yonger Pauli Bastida Pomares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-09-19) September 19, 1999 (age 24) Trinidad, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Cyclones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Kevin Dresser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yonger Pauli Bastida Pomares (born September 19, 1999) is a Cuban freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler who competes at heavyweight for the Iowa State Cyclones.[1][2] In freestyle, he is most notably a U23 and U20 World Championship medalist.[1] In folkstyle, Bastida is an NCAA Division I All-American out of the Iowa State University.[3]
Early life and career in Cuba
Born in Trinidad, Cuba, Bastida became one of the most promising prospects in his native country in 2019, when he broke into the international scene.[3]
Bastida grabbed a silver medal at the Cerro Pelado International, notably defeating NCAA champion Kyven Gadson in the semifinals.[4] Afterwards, he claimed a U20 Pan American Championship title, as well as a silver medal at the U20 World Championships.[5][2] Lastly, Bastida claimed a bronze medal at the U23 World Championships.[6]
In 2020, Bastida once again grabbed a silver medal at the Cerro Pelado International, notably defeating US National champion Hayden Zillmer before falling to two-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist J'den Cox.[7]
Career in the United States
College
2020–2021
In November of 2020, the Iowa State University announced they had recruited Bastida as an international student and a member of the wrestling team.[8]
Bastida earned the varsity spot at 197 pounds when he defeated teammate Cody Fisher by major decision.[9] As a freshman, he would record a 4–4 record during regular season, but would not be chosen as a starter for the post-season.[10]
2021–2022
Showing notable improvements, Bastida recorded upsets over third and sixth-ranked Jacob Warner and Rocky Elam over the regular season.[11][12] After a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships, Bastida became an All-American with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA National Championships, pulling off multiple upsets and closing up the season with a 25–7 record.[13]
2022–2023
Bastida earned the spot at 197 pounds by beating teammate Rowan Udell by major decision.[14] After multiple duals during the regular season, Bastida placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships, but was not able to place at the NCAA National Championships, closing up the season with a 18–9 record.[15]
2023–2024
Bastida made the move up to heavyweight, and started off the season by pinning teammate Xavier Bruening at the team's wrestle-offs.[16] During regular season, Bastida amassed an undefeated 15–0 mark in dual meets and claimed the Cliff Keen Invitational title.[17]
In the post-season, Bastida claimed the Big 12 Conference title with notable victories over All-Americans Wyatt Hendrickson and Zach Elam.[18] At the NCAA tournament, Bastida reached the quarterfinals, where he was upset by two-time All-American Lucas Davison in a rematch from the Cliff Keen Invitational, and was pushed into the consolation bracket.[19] In the blood-round, he was upset once again by Yaraslau Slavikouski, which eliminated him from the tournament, failing to place.[20]
Freestyle record
Senior Freestyle Matches | ||||||
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Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
2020 Cerro Pelado International ![]() | ||||||
Loss | 7–3 | ![]() | TF 1–11 | February 14, 2020 | 2020 Granma y Cerro Pelado | |
Win | 7–2 | ![]() | 7–4 | |||
Win | 6–2 | ![]() | TF 11–0 | |||
2019 U23 World Championship ![]() | ||||||
Win | 5–2 | ![]() | 6–2 | October 28 - November 3, 2019 | 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship | |
Loss | 4–2 | ![]() | 1–6 | |||
Win | 4–1 | ![]() | TF 13–2 | |||
Win | 3–1 | ![]() | TF 11–0 | |||
Win | 2–1 | ![]() | Fall | |||
2019 Granma y Cerro Pelado ![]() | ||||||
Loss | 1–1 | ![]() | TF 0–10 | February 15–23, 2019 | 2019 Granma y Cerro Pelado | |
Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
NCAA record
NCAA Division I Record | |||||||
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Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | ||
End of 2023–2024 Season (junior year) | |||||||
2024 NCAA Championships DNP at 285 lbs | |||||||
Loss | 71–22 | Yaraslau Slavikousk | 3–8 | March 21–22, 2024 | 2024 NCAA Division I National Championships | ||
Loss | 71–21 | Lucas Davison | 4–6 | ||||
Win | 71–20 | Lewis Fernandes | TF 20–5 | ||||
Win | 70–20 | Bennett Tabor | Fall | ||||
2024 Big 12 Conference ![]() | |||||||
Win | 69–20 | Wyatt Hendrickson | 10–7 | March 9–10, 2024 | 2024 Big 12 Conference Championships | ||
Win | 68–20 | Zach Elam | MD 11–3 | ||||
Win | 67–20 | Michael Wolfgram | Fall | ||||
Win | 66–20 | Xavier Doolin | Fall | ||||
Win | 65–20 | Zach Elam | MD 13–4 | February 25, 2024 | Missouri - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 64–20 | Adam Ahrendson | TF 25–6 | February 11, 2024 | Northern Iowa - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 63–20 | Michael Wolfgram | TF 23–8 | February 2, 2024 | West Virginia - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 62–20 | Konner Doucet | 7–2 | January 27, 2024 | Iowa State - Oklahoma State Dual | ||
Win | 61–20 | Josh Heindselman | MD 14–4 | January 26, 2024 | Iowa State - Oklahoma Dual | ||
Win | FF | January 12, 2024 | Utah Valley - Iowa State Dual | ||||
Win | 60–20 | Max Acciardi | TF 21–6 | January 7, 2024 | Iowa State - Cal Baptist Dual | ||
Win | 59–20 | Cohlton Schultz | 4–3 | January 5, 2024 | Iowa State - Arizona State Dual | ||
Win | 58–20 | Lewis Fernandes | 6–3 | December 19, 2023 | Iowa State - Cornell Dual | ||
Win | 57–20 | Josiah Hill | MD 14–4 | Iowa State - Little Rock Dual | |||
Win | 56–20 | Dayton Pitzer | 6–3 | Iowa State - Pittsburgh Dual | |||
2023 Cliff Keen Invitational ![]() | |||||||
Win | 55–20 | Lucas Davison | 5–3 | December 2–3, 2023 | 2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational | ||
Win | 54–20 | Grady Griess | TF 18–3 | ||||
Win | 53–20 | Nick Feldman | MD 13–5 | ||||
Win | 52–20 | Jack Jessen | 11–4 | ||||
Win | 51–20 | Peter Ming | TF 21–6 | ||||
Win | 50–20 | Bradley Hill | MD 17–6 | November 26, 2023 | Iowa - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 49–20 | Peter Christensen | TF 19–4 | November 19, 2023 | Wisconsin - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 48–20 | Jake Fernicola | TF 19–4 | November 12, 2023 | Davidson - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 47–20 | Daniel Bucknavich | TF 26–10 | November 5, 2023 | Iowa State - Cleveland State Dual | ||
Start of 2023–2024 Season (senior year) | |||||||
End of 2022–2023 Season (junior year) | |||||||
2023 NCAA Championships DNP at 197 lbs | |||||||
Loss | 46–20 | Michael Beard | 1–2 | March 16–18, 2023 | 2023 NCAA Division I National Championships | ||
Win | 46–19 | Andrew Davison | 3–1 | ||||
Loss | 45–19 | Ethan Laird | 1–3 | ||||
Win | 45–18 | Evan Bockman | 5–2 | ||||
2023 Big 12 Conference 6th at 197 lbs | |||||||
Loss | 44–18 | Evan Bockman | 2–3 | March 4–5, 2023 | 2023 Big 12 Conference Championships | ||
Loss | 44–17 | Owen Pentz | 2–4 | ||||
Loss | 44–16 | Rocky Elam | 0–6 | ||||
Win | 44–15 | Evan Bockman | 9–5 | ||||
Win | 43–15 | Tyce Raddon | TF 24–9 | ||||
Loss | 42–15 | Braxton Amos | 0–4 | February 15, 2023 | Iowa State - Missouri Dual | ||
Loss | 42–14 | Zach Braunagel | 3–5 | February 12, 2023 | Illinois - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 42–13 | Wyatt Voelker | 12–6 | February 10, 2023 | Iowa State - Northern Iowa Dual | ||
Loss | 41–13 | Nino Bonaccorsi | 4–6 | February 4, 2023 | Iowa State - Pittsburgh Dual | ||
Win | 41–12 | Austin Cooley | MD 17–8 | February 3, 2023 | Iowa State - West Virginia Dual | ||
Win | 40–12 | Luke Surber | 7–2 | January 29, 2023 | Oklahoma State - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 39–12 | Evan Bockman | 5–3 | January 14, 2023 | Iowa State - Utah Valley Dual | ||
Win | 38–12 | Jonathan Fagen | MD 24–11 | January 8, 2023 | Arizona State - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 37–12 | Guillermo Escobedo | MD 18–7 | January 7, 2023 | Wyoming - Iowa State Dual | ||
Loss | 36–12 | Max Dean | 1–4 | December 20, 2022 | Iowa State - Penn State Dual | ||
Win | 36–11 | Lewis Fernandes | 4–2 | December 19, 2022 | Cornell - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 35–11 | Tanner Harvey | 3–2 | Oregon State - Iowa State Dual | |||
Win | 34–11 | Jacob Warner | 4–3 | December 4, 2022 | Iowa State - Iowa Dual | ||
Win | 33–11 | Garavous Kouekabakilaho | MD 21–8 | November 20, 2022 | Grand View (Iowa) - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 32–11 | Elijah Sobas | TF 22–7 | November 12, 2022 | Iowa State - Cal Baptist Dual | ||
Win | 31–11 | Levi Hopkins | MD 16–5 | November 5, 2022 | Iowa State - Campbell Dual | ||
Win | 30–11 | Stephen Little | MD 11–3 | Iowa State - Little Rock Dual | |||
Win | 29–11 | Braxton Amos | 5–3 | Iowa State - Missouri Dual | |||
Start of 2022–2023 Season (junior year) | |||||||
End of 2021–2022 Season (sophomore year) | |||||||
2022 NCAA Championships 5th at 197 lbs | |||||||
Win | 28–11 | Gavin Hoffman | Fall | March 17–19, 2022 | 2022 NCAA Division I National Championships | ||
Loss | 27–11 | Stephan Buchanan | 3–4 | ||||
Win | 27–10 | Greg Bulsak | 4–3 | ||||
Win | 26–10 | Jake Woodley | 5–4 | ||||
Win | 25–10 | Kordell Norfleet | 4–2 | ||||
Win | 24–10 | Jaron Smith | 11–4 | ||||
Loss | 23–10 | Rocky Elam | 0–1 | ||||
Win | 23–9 | Braxton Amos | 3–2 | ||||
2022 Big 12 Conference 5th at 197 lbs | |||||||
Win | Owen Pentz | FF | March 5–6, 2022 | 2022 Big 12 Conference Championships | |||
Loss | 22–9 | Jake Woodley | 0–1 | ||||
Loss | 22–8 | Stephen Buchanan | Fall | ||||
Win | 22–7 | Rocky Elam | 4–3 | ||||
Win | 21–7 | Rocky Elam | SV–1 8–6 | February 16, 2022 | Iowa State - Missouri Dual | ||
Win | 20–7 | John Gunderson | MD 21–8 | February 11, 2022 | Iowa State - Northern Iowa Dual | ||
Win | 19–7 | Kayne Hutchison | TF 22–6 | February 5, 2022 | Air Force - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 18–7 | Jackson Moomau | TF 23–8 | February 4, 2022 | West Virginia - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 17–7 | Gavin Stika | MD 18–6 | January 30, 2022 | Iowa State - Oklahoma State Dual | ||
Loss | 16–7 | Jake Woodley | 2–4 | January 28, 2022 | Iowa State - Oklahoma Dual | ||
Win | 16–6 | Owen Pentz | 9–6 | January 23, 2022 | North Dakota State - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 15–6 | Liam Swanson | Fall | January 16, 2022 | Iowa State - Providence (Mont) Dual | ||
Win | 14–6 | Isaac Bartel | MD 13–5 | Iowa State - Montana State-Northern Dual | |||
Loss | 13–6 | Stephen Buchanan | SV–1 4–6 | January 14, 2022 | Iowa State - Wyoming Dual | ||
Win | 13–5 | Josh Loomer | TF 20–5 | January 12, 2022 | CSU Bakersfield - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 12–5 | Jayshon Hines | Fall | January 6, 2022 | Northwest Kansas TC - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 11–5 | Thomas Penola | 6–4 | December 19, 2021 | Purdue - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 10–5 | Jacob Warner | 4–2 | December 5, 2021 | Iowa - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 9–5 | Arick Lopez | TF 23–8 | November 27, 2021 | Cal Baptist - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 8–5 | Jack Brown | 4–3 | Army - Iowa State Dual | |||
2021 Daktronics Open ![]() | |||||||
Win | 7–5 | Bennett Tabor | TF 18–3 | November 21, 2021 | 2021 Daktronics Open | ||
Win | 6–5 | Spencer Mooberry | MD 16–5 | ||||
Loss | 5–5 | Silas Allred | Fall | ||||
Win | 5–4 | Cody Donnelly | MD 19–5 | ||||
Start of 2021–2022 Season (sophomore year) | |||||||
End of 2020–2021 Season (freshman year) | |||||||
Loss | 4–4 | Kordell Norfleet | MD 7–17 | February 14, 2021 | Arizona State - Iowa State Dual | ||
Loss | 4–3 | A.J. Ferrari | 2–5 | January 30, 2021 | Oklahoma State - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 4–2 | Jesus Gutierrez | Fall | Iowa Central CC - Iowa State Dual | |||
Loss | 3–2 | Jake Woodley | MD 0–12 | January 24, 2021 | Oklahoma - Iowa State Dual | ||
Loss | 3–1 | Rocky Elam | 4–5 | January 17, 2021 | Missouri - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 3–0 | Joe Reimers | Fall | January 10, 2021 | Nebraska-Kearney - Iowa State Dual | ||
Win | 2–0 | Brady Vogel | MD 18–8 | Loras - Iowa State Dual | |||
Win | 1–0 | Kobe Woods | 15–8 | January 3, 2021 | Wartburg - Iowa State Dual | ||
Start of 2020–2021 Season (freshman year) |
Stats
Season | Year | School | Rank | Weigh Class | Record | Win |
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2024 | Senior | Iowa State University | #2 | 285 | 25–2 | 92.59% |
2023 | Junior | #19 (DNP) | 197 | 18–9 | 66.67% | |
2022 | Sophomore | #9 (5th) | 24–7 | 77.42% | ||
2021 | Freshman | #159 | 4–4 | 50.00% | ||
Career | 71–22 | 76.34% |
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References
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- ^ a b "Yonger Bastida: Estoy contento con mi resultado". Escambray (in Spanish). 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ a b "Gladiador trinitario Yonger Bastida en Gala Nacional de la Lucha cubana – Radio Trinidad Digital" (in Spanish). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Luchadores de Trinidad de Cuba, segundos en Gala de Campeones – Radio Trinidad Digital" (in Spanish). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Yonger Bastida en la cúspide del Panamericano Juvenil de Lucha – Radio Trinidad Digital" (in Spanish). 8 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Trinitario Yonger Bastida se baña de bronce en mundial de lucha de Budapest – Radio Trinidad Digital" (in Spanish). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Stuve, Sam. "Iowa State Wrestling adds Yonger Bastida to roster". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Goodwin, Cody. "Wrestling: Iowa State signs Yonger Bastida, a Junior world medalist from Cuba". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Stuve, Sam. "Iowa State wrestling begins its 2020-21 season with wrestle-offs". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ Bousson, Ellie. "Takeaways: Two Big 12 takedowns for Iowa State wrestling". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ Krivacs, Daniel. "Three Big Takeaways: Cyclones lose dual streak after 18-15 loss to Hawkeyes". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "No. 5 Cyclones Beat No. 9 Missouri to Complete Undefeated League Slate". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Cyclones notch three All-Americans at NCAA Championships". CycloneFanatic.com. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Freshmen Impress at Iowa State Wrestle-Offs". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Carr Finishes as NCAA Runner-Up". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Results: Iowa State Wrestle-Offs". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Iowa State wins team title at 2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, led by individual champion Bastida". www.themat.com. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Iowa State Wins First Big 12 Title Since 2009". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ Elzinga, Isaac. "Big 12 heavyweight champion Yonger Bastida loses in NCAA quarterfinals to Michigan's Lucas Davison". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "ISU Places Three on Podium During Medal Round". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Wrestlestat.com. "Yonger Bastida". WrestleStat. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
External links
- Yonger Bastida at the International Wrestling Database