Oklahoma State University Athletics
OSU Wrestlers Set To Host No. 4 Minnesota
January 08, 2000 | Cowboy Wrestling
Jan. 8, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State will return to the mat Sunday against fourth-ranked Minnesota at 2 p.m. at Gallagher-Iba Arena after taking care of business Friday night with a 32-7 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Head coach John Smith's Cowboys are 4-0-1 on the season and haven't lost in 73 matches.
In the series OSU owns a 12-2 record all-time against the Golden Gophers and have won five straight. In the last meeting, OSU won a 20-17 decision to claim the 1999 National Duals Championship in Iowa City, Iowa.
Minnesota is 6-0 on the season and features three wrestlers ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 at their weight classes. Brock Lesnar is the number one-ranked wrestler at 285 pounds and is 9-0 on the season with five falls. He was the NCAA runner-up last season.
The Golden Gophers also have two wrestlers ranked second. At 125, All-American Leroy Vega will face OSU's 11th-ranked Jeff Ragan. This will finish a weekend where Ragan faced both No. 1 and No. 2-ranked wrestlers at 125 pounds.
At 184, Minnesota's NCAA runner-up Brandon Eggum is 14-1 on the season and will go up against the Cowboys' Pat Popolizio.
Oklahoma State's starting lineup
125: Jeff Ragan, (17-5, #11)
133: Charles Walker (19-1, #8)
141: Jamill Kelly (18-1, #4)
149: Reggie Wright (19-1, #3)
157: Shane Roller (20-8, #16)
165: Ty Wilcox (16-4, #8)
174: Tony Gansen (18-6, NR)
184: Pat Popolizio (15-5, #16)
197: Mark Munoz (20-1, #2)
285: Dave Anderton (17-3, #8)
Minnesota's starting lineup
125: #2-Leroy Vega (17-0, #2)
133: #13-Brent Lawrence (17-4, #13)
141: #17-Chad Erikson (18-3, #17)
149: #9-Jared Lawrence (16-3, #9)
157: Luke Becker (15-5, NR)
165: #19-John Hardy (14-6, #19)
174: Brad Pike (4-1, NR)
184: Brandon Eggum (14-1, #2)
197: Owen Elzen (17-5, #7)
285: Brock Lesnar (9-0, #1)
