Oklahoma State University Athletics
Wrestling Team Sets Schedule
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Wrestling
September 16, 1998
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma States wrestling head coach John Smith has announced the schedule for his team's upcoming season.
The schedule is highlighted by home meets with Iowa and Oklahoma as well as road tilts with Minnesota, Oklahoma and Arizona State. The Cowboys will also compete in two dual tournaments: the National Duals in Iowa City, Iowa, and the Reno Duals in Reno, Nev.
The Cowboys kick off their season with a Thanksgiving weekend trip to the Big 10. They will wrestle at Wisconsin on Nov. 27 and then travel to Minneapolis for a date with national runner-up Minnesota.
The Cowboys then go to Norman, Okla., for a Bedlam dual with Oklahoma on Dec. 6. They then will make a trip to the West Coast for duals with Cal-Poly and Fresno State on Dec. 18 and the Reno Duals on Dec. 20.
The Pokes' home schedule will begin with a Big 12 match with Nebraska on Jan. 3. They will host Michigan State on Jan. 7 before a trip to Tempe, Ariz., on Jan. 9 to take on Arizona State. They will then travel to Iowa City, Iowa, for the National Duals on Jan. 16-17.
They will then wrestle at Iowa State on Jan. 19 and North Carolina and North Carolina State on Jan. 24. They will return home for a double-dual against Oregon and Oregon State on Jan. 30.
Also on the home slate is the National Wrestling Coaches Association's All-Star Dual. The event will pit the top wrestlers in the nation at each weight against each other. That dual will be held Feb. 1.
The Pokes conclude the season with three straight home duals against Oklahoma, Missouri and Iowa.
The Big 12 tournament will be held in Ames, Iowa, on March 6 and the NCAA Championships will be held in University Park, Pa., on March 18-20.
