Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State Opens NCAA Tournament with Bonus Points
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Wrestling
March 18, 1999
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Oklahoma State won 8-of-9 first round matches, and scored bonus points in six of their wins to surge into the lead at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Penn State University, after the first round.
The Cowboys got falls from Dave Anderton and Mark Munoz and received technical falls from Mark Smith and Eric Guerrero. Teague Moore and Reggie Wright each earned a bonus point with a major decision. Falls are worth two points, technical falls are worth 1.5 and a major decision receives a single point.
Jimmy Arias won his pigtail match and then proceeded to get a win in the first round. Ty Wilcox won his first match at the NCAAs with a 5-0 win.
The only Cowboy to lose in the opening round was Charles Walker, who lost a 5-3 decision in overtime.
The next session begins at 7:30 CST.
Team scores
1. Oklahoma State 23; 2. Iowa 20; 3. Oklahoma 19; 4. Minnesota 17.5; 5. West
Virginia 15.5; 6. Iowa State 14.5; 7. Cal-Bakersfield 14; 8. Central Michigan
and Illinois 13; 10. Penn State 12.5.
Pigtail Round
157-Jimmy Arias (OSU) dec. Brian Singleton (Kent), 4-3
First Round
125-Teague Moore (OSU) m. dec. Nathan Navarro (Oregon State), 10-1
133-Eric Guerrero (OSU) t. fall Brad Collins (Clarion), 21-5
141-Paris Ruiz (Fresno State) dec. Charles Walker (OSU), 5-3 ot
149-Reggie Wright (OSU) m. dec. Biff Walizer (Penn State), 11-3
157-Jimmy Arias (OSU) dec. Doug Cieleski (Slippery Rock), 11-4
165-Ty Wilcox (OSU) dec. Dan Calhoun (North Carolina), 5-0
174-Mark Smith (OSU) t. fall Luke Bindrieff (Air Force), 18-1 (3:50)
184-Mark Munoz (OSU) pinned Nate Burroughs (Brown), 4:59
285-Dave Anderton (OSU) pinned Jason Pernat (Wisconsin), 4:27
