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Session V (Medal Rounds) Recap: Oklahoma
Oklahoma – 23rd Place (20.0 Points) Link to Brackets The Sooners secured their highest NCAA finish since 13th in 2016 thanks to Stephen Buchanan’s strong 3rd place finish. Josh Heindselman had a strong tournament that ended in the bloodround. In Coach Kish’s second year next season there are only improved expectations after this finish. 197lbs: […] More
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Session V (Medal Rounds) Recap: Oklahoma State
#10 Oklahoma State – 10th (56.0 Points) Link to Brackets The Cowboys are firmly in the top ten as 11th place is 6.5 points behind. With two in the finals tonight the most points they could score is 12, which would be two pins in the finals. That would give them 68 points which would […] More
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Session IV (Semis/Blood Round): Oklahoma
The Sooners have an All-American in Stephen Buchanan, who won’t finish lower than 6th after two strong wins for a podium finish. Josh Heindselman also came razor close but lost a heart breaking overtime match to just miss out. The Sooners are in a solid place team wise, but any extra points from Buchanan would […] More
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Session IV (Semis/Blood Round): Oklahoma State
#10 Oklahoma State – 8th (55.0 Points) Link to Brackets The Cowboys rebounded well and put one more on the podium with Olejnik getting an upset. Spratley suffered a tough loss but Olejnik improved upon his finish from last year already and they have two in the finals. It’s a tight team race and the […] More
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Session III Recap: Oklahoma
Oklahoma – 33rd Place (7.5 Points) Link to Brackets The Sooners have Stephen Buchanan and Josh Heindselman with both in the bloodround tonight. Buchanan is favored and the Sooners could use his placement points, which could push them into the top 30. 149lbs: #21 Willie McDougald – DNP McDougald had a controversial last match against […] More
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Session III Recap: Oklahoma State
#10 Oklahoma State – 9th (33.0 Points) Link to Brackets The Cowboys had a rough early session day II with Jordan Williams, Teague Travis, and Konner Doucet all going 2-2 to end the tournament. Spratley and Olejnik both dropped their quarterfinal matches, while Fix won a razor close one to make the podium for the […] More
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Session II Recap: Oklahoma
Oklahoma – 28th Place (6.5 Points) Link to Brackets Oklahoma still has Stephen Buchanan into the quarterfinals tomorrow while Willie McDougald and Josh Heindselman are battling in the consolations. 133lbs: #29 Jace Koelzer – DNP Koelzer exceeded expectations late in the year by placing at Big 12’s and qualifying for NCAA’s but wasn’t able to […] More
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Session II Recap: Oklahoma State
#10 Oklahoma State – 10th (14.0 Points) Link to Brackets The Cowboys have Troy Spratley, Daton Fix, and Dustin Plott into tomorrow’s quarterfinals while Jordan Williams, Teague Travis, Izzak Olejnik, and Konner Doucet still alive in consolations. 125lbs: #6 Troy Spratley Next Match: Quarterfinals – #3 Drake Ayala (Iowa) Spratley won a tough stylistic matchup against […] More
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Session One Recap: Oklahoma
Oklahoma – 22nd (4.5 Points) Link to Brackets 133lbs: #29 Jace Koelzer Next Match: Cons. Round 1 – #20 Tyler Wells (Minnesota) Koelzer had a tough first match with Big 10 champ Shawver and wasn’t able to get his own offense going. His next match could get interesting as true freshman Tyler Wells. Wells has some […] More
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Session One Recap: Oklahoma State
#10 Oklahoma State – 9th (10.0 Points) Link to Brackets 125lbs: #6 Troy Spratley Next Match: Champ. Round 2 – #11 Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) Spratley wrestled well here, getting a four point turn when he got on top. Would have been good to see a late takedown for the major but Gallagher came close to […] More
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Strong alumni group led big UCO fan base at national tournament
Joining the hundreds of Central Oklahoma wrestling fans who streamed into Hartman Arena in Wichita, Kan. last weekend to support the Bronchos in their quest for a second straight NCAA Division II national title was a strong contingent of alumni. Some of the program’s all-time greats were among the dozens of former wrestlers in attendance, […] More
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NCAA Preview – Oklahoma
Link to Brackets After their low Big 12 finish the Sooners unfortunately didn’t get any luck with At-Large bids. I thought wrestlers like Cael Carlson and Tate Picklo had a good shot at getting one but the best spot is Carlson at the first alternate spot for if someone drops out of the bracket. The […] More
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NCAA Preview – Oklahoma State
#10 Oklahoma State Link to Brackets After their second consecutive runner-up finish at Big 12’s the Cowboys are looking to get back into the top ten for the first time since 2021. Despite the similar finish the team has high upside and is projected to finish 5th based on seeds. Penn State leads the way […] More
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UCO claims two individual national titles
WICHITA, Kan. (March 16) – Gabe Johnson and Shawn Streck captured individual titles to put an exclamation point on Central Oklahoma’s second straight NCAA Division II national championship Saturday night at Hartman Arena. Johnson knocked off the defending champion to claim the 157-pound crown, while Streck beat the No. 1 seed to win his second […] More
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Oklahoma Wrestlers Triumph at 2024 National Folkstyle Championships
The 2024 Air Force Special Warfare 16U & Junior Boys and Girls Folkstyle Nationals, hosted in the iconic UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, IA, is primed to be a groundbreaking event in the world of wrestling. This year marks the introduction of a revamped format aimed at showcasing the elite young talent in the 16U […] More
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UCO clinches second straight national title
WICHITA, Kan. (March 16) – Back-to-back! Dalton Abney moved into the 197-pound finals for the fourth straight year and was joined by a trio of teammates as top-ranked Central Oklahoma broke away from a tight team battle to wrap up its second consecutive NCAA Division II national championship Saturday afternoon. Gabe Johnson (157), Anthony DesVigne (174) and Shawn Streck (Hvy) will also wrestle in tonight’s […] More
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UCO in the lead after first day at national tournament
WICHITA, Kan. (March 15) – Dylan Brown and Anthony DesVigne pulled off quarterfinal upsets to lead a Central Oklahoma surge that propelled the Bronchos into the lead at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships Friday night at Hartman Arena. Brown and DesVigne — both seeded sixth — knocked off No. 3 seeds, with Brown downing […] More
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UCO third after first round at nationals
WICHITA, Kan. (March 15) – Dylan Lucas and Shawn Streck earned bonus-point wins to lead Central Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships Friday morning at Hartman Arena. The top-ranked and defending champion Bronchos have 10 points and are tied for third with St. Cloud State in the team standings. […] More
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Steidley named D2 Coach of the Year
WICHITA, Kan. (March 14) – Todd Steidley completed a coaching trifecta Thursday afternoon when the eighth-year Central Oklahoma skipper was named NCAA Division II Coach of the Year by the National Wresting Coaches Association at a press conference on the eve of the national tournament. Steidley was selected Division II Region IV Coach of the […] More
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The Long Grind to Glory at the NCAA Division II Championships
A long season comes to its conclusion this weekend at the 2024 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships in Wichita, Kan. and Central Oklahoma will be one of the leading contenders for the team title. The top-ranked Bronchos are searching for the program’s 17th national championship – and the second in a row – behind eight individual qualifiers, […] More
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From the Mat to the History Books, Dalton Abney’s Final Battle for Legendary Status
Four-time All-American. Three-time national finalist. Two-time national champion. That’s what Dalton Abney accomplished during a phenomenal Central Oklahoma career that appeared over at the end of the 2022-23 season. And yet… The NCAA didn’t count the 2020-21 season due to the COVID pandemic, so Abney was eligible to return in 2023-24. A chance to become […] More
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OCU Crowns Two All Americans
The Oklahoma City University (OCU) Stars sent eleven members of their women’s wrestling team to Jamestown, North Dakota to compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) women’s wrestling national championships on March 8-9. Unfortunately, Eliana Martinez, who was ranked 6th in the final NAIA coaches poll, was injured in the conference tournament and […] More
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Streck’s Charge: Rewriting the Script of Collegiate Wrestling
Watch pretty much any heavyweight wrestling match on the collegiate level and you get the same thing. A bunch of shoving and pushing, with very few – if any — takedowns and not much scoring. And then there’s a Shawn Streck heavyweight bout. Constant motion and movement. A single leg shot here. A snap-down, run-around […] More
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Kruz Goff Commits to Oklahoma State
Three-time state champion Kruz Goff has committed to Oklahoma State per his Instagram. Goff was 37-1 on the season at 215 with this only loss coming to Wyoming Seminary’s Jude Correa in ride-outs at the Hall of Fame Dual Classic. Correa is ranked third in the country at the weight and committed to Michigan. Goff […] More
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Full Oklahoma State Recap from the Big 12 Tournament
Oklahoma State finished in second place behind Iowa State at the Big 12 Tournament this weekend. We were there with round-by-round recaps and video interviews with wrestlers and coaches. Relive the round-by-round looks at how all things went down in Tulsa at the links below. Day one recap and interview with John Smith: Oklahoma State […] More
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OU Big 12 Takeaways
#28 Oklahoma (7th – 68.5 Points) Link to Brackets The Sooners had their lowest finish at Big 12’s but had a very solid tournament overall. They automatically qualified five wrestlers, with a handful being At-Large bid potentials. Injuries hurt the team overall, missing Mosha Schwartz and Stephen Buchanan wrestling at not 100%. A top 20 […] More
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Ladd Rupp to Step Down as Perry Wrestling Coach
Perry Head Wrestling Coach Ladd Rupp has announced plans to step down as the head coach of the Perry Wrestling Program. Rupp, who was hired in 2019 from Cushing, announced to the program last week that he will be stepping away from coaching to focus on his young family. Rupp plans to stay in Perry, […] More