David Taylor, head coach of Oklahoma State wrestling

In front of a record-setting crowd, the No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys delivered a historic performance on the mat, overwhelming the No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes 32–11 Sunday night in Stillwater. A roaring sellout of 12,629 fans at Gallagher-Iba Arena witnessed the Cowboys’ largest margin of victory over Iowa since 1961 and the most points the…

The #3 Oklahoma State Cowboys (13-1) hit the road for a Sunday afternoon showdown against #6 Viriginia Tech (10-2). The dual starts at 1 pm. CST and will be broadcast on the ACC Network/ESPN+. While the team’s rankings are fairly close, there is a wide gap in talent and this is unlikely to be very close score at the end of the dual, unless the Hokies can pull off some major upsets.…

Another dual another blowout for the 5th ranked OSU Cowboys, this time over #13 Northern Iowa, 34-3 Friday night in Gallagher Iba Arena. In what turned out to be little more than a warm up for the Pokes in anticipation of what is sure to be a much more difficult test against Iowa State on Sunday,…

5) Oklahoma State braved the elements to wrestle (18) Missouri Friday night in Columbia, and boy did they have themselves a night. After surrendering a grand total of ZERO takedowns against Oklahoma last time out, Missouri was able to eke out exactly ONE takedown in the ten matches while getting absolutely hammered by the Pokes…

The #5 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-1) continue their road show with a Sunday trip to Lincoln to face the #6 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2). They dual begins at 1:00 CST and will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. This will be a rematch of the semifinals of the 3rd place match of the National…

Even though the scoreboard showed a 34-3 rout, the 4th ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys were pretty uneven against a scratched together team of West Virigina Mountaineers Sunday afternoon in Morgantown. While the Pokes sent their usual starters, West Virginia had backups in 4 of 10 spots, including a possible duck in what would have been…

Even with a few disappointments, the #4 Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-1) had to feel very good about their showing at the National Duals Invitational last weekend, going 3-1 on their way to a 3rd place finish and $75.000. The Cowboys only loss was to Iowa, in an 18-16 nailbiter that could have gone either way.…

Cornell gave Oklahoma State all they could handle in the first round of the National Duals Invitational Saturday morning, with the dual coming down to the last match before it was put away. Here’s how it happened: The duals all started at 125, which meant (2/2) Troy Spratley faced (25/UR) Marcelo Milani.  Both guys had opportunities to score in the first,…

After a bounce back year which ended with the Oklahoma State Cowboys crowning two National Champions, and finishing 3rd overall at the NCAA tournament, a new season, and a much different team, will be taking the mats in Gallagher Iba Arena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 7, 2025 against the Stanford Cardinal. If you…

Oklahoma State had quite the eventful NCAA Tournament this past weekend. The Cowboys landed six All-Americans, two NCAA Champions, and one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Wrestling history. Nearly everyone is talking about them. But there are four somewhat unheralded people/groups I felt should be mentioned in all of this, and I thought I’d…

After a first NCAA Tournament session that ended with the third ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2nd place with 15.5 points, the most scored by the Pokes since 2005, the 2nd session Thursday evening had some surprises, both good and bad for Coach David Taylor’s squad. Entering Friday’s quarterfinals, the Cowboys are now in 3rd place, trailing Nebraska by one…

After a series of disappointing finishes at the NCAA tournament the last few years, including a 10th place finish a year ago, #3 Oklahoma State recruited a new Head Coach, superstar David Taylor, and pulled several All Americans out of the transfer portal to reload the roster and attempt to contend for a team trophy…

After some eligibility drama to start the Oklahoma State Cowboys had themselves a time for Session 1 and 2 of the Big XII Championships Saturday in Tulsa. Six(!) Cowboys made the finals and only one Cowboy was eliminated by the end of the night. Heading into the Session 3 consolations, OSU is leading Northern Iowa 137.5-120.5 with S. Dakota State a distant third at 87.5. Let’s get to…

First year coach David Taylor is taking his Third-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys (14-1) to his first Big 12 Conference Tournament Saturday and Sunday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, OK. The good news is that by seeding the Cowboys are picked to win the tournament pretty easily. The more difficult news is that the entire…

A banged-up Iowa State squad came to battle on Sunday afternoon in Ames, Iowa against the undefeated, #3 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. Similar to Friday night against UNI, the Pokes found themselves down after the first 5 matches. Also similar to Friday night, OSU relied on the dominance of their heaviest 5 weights to come…

After a hard-fought win against #5 University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, the 3rd ranked OSU Cowboys (10-0) travel 92 miles Southwest to Ames to face the short-handed, but still dangerous, 13th ranked Iowa State Cyclones (8-3) on Sunday. The dual will be nationally televised by ESPN (4:00 CST) and at the…

While the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Tournament (December 6/7, 2025) has always been tough, it has seemed to keep getting better over the last few years, and this year is no exception. Based on how many top 20 wrestlers in each weight class who are scheduled to wrestle, it will compete with, if not exceed…

The #4 ranked OSU Cowboys (2-0) meet up with the #24 ranked Wyoming Cowboys (2-0) at historic Gallagher Iba Arena on Friday, November 22 at 7:00 p.m. It will be televised on ESPN+ but you should really be in the seats. This will be OK State Head Coach David Taylor’s first home dual in Stillwater,…