Oklahoma State University Athletics
Two Cowboys Wrestlers Set to Compete in Korea
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Wrestling
June 9, 1999
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State's Teague Moore and Reggie Wright will be competing on the Big 12 All-Star Overseas Freestyle Wrestling Tour at the Korean University National Championships, which begins Thursday, June 9, and concludes Friday, June 10.
The Big 12 All-Stars will also compete against the Korean Senior National Team in a dual meet on Saturday, June 11.
Moore wrapped up his OSU career as a three-time All-American and was the 125-pound national champion in 1998. Wright, in his first season with the Cowboys, earned All-America honors.
The 11-member squad features nine All-Americans and six 1999 Big 12 Conference Champions. All five Big 12 schools that sponsor wrestling are represented on the team.
The team will be under the direction of Nebraska head coach Tim Neumann. The overseas tour is sponsored by USA Wrestling and the Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 All-Stars are being funded by a grant from the United States Olympic Committee and the NCAA. The Big 12 will in turn host will host a foreign team in May 2000.
1999 Big 12 All-Stars/USA Wrestling Squad
Weight (lbs/kilos) Name, School Class Hometown 125/58 Teague Moore, Oklahoma State Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 133/58 Todd Beckerman, Nebraska So. Crofton, Md. 141/63 Michael Lightner, Oklahoma So. Marlow, Okla. 149/69 Reggie Wright, Oklahoma State So. Bellwood, Ill. 157/76 Bryan Snyder, Nebraska Fr. Easton, Pa. 165/76 Rodney Jones, Oklahoma Sr. Tulsa, Okla. 174/85 Jason Moore, Missouri So. St. Charles, Mo. 184/85 Cael Sanderson, Iowa State Fr. Heber, Utah 184/85 Brad Vering, Nebraska So. Howells, Neb. 197/97 Zach Thompson, Iowa State So. Cleveland, Ohio Hwt./130 John Henry Ward, Oklahoma Sr. Jay, Okla.
