Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys and Hawkeyes renew storied rivalry
November 29, 2000 | Cowboy Wrestling
Nov. 29, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State's fourth-ranked wrestling team is set to square off with the top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes in one of college wrestling's greatest rivalries at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Myriad in Oklahoma City.
John Smith's Cowboys are 1-0 on the season, while the Hawkeyes enter Saturday's match up with a 2-0 record.
OSU has nine wrestlers ranked in the latest Intermat poll with No. 2 Mark Mu?oz the highest ranked Cowboy.
Iowa has claimed six-straight national championships and nine of 10. Under Jim Zalesky, the Hawks have won three titles and amassed a dual record of 46-7.
The Hawkeyes sport eight ranked wrestlers, three of which, Eric Juergens (133), Doug Schwab (141) and T.J. Williams (157) are ranked No. 1 in their respective weight classes. All three have claimed national championships in their career.
The deadlocked rivalry dates back to the 1954 season with both teams winning 16 times to go along with one tie in 1955.
Iowa won last season's matchup 20-14 in front of 10,486 fans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The previous year, OSU won a 26-11 route in Stillwater.
J. Carl Guymon will bring you Saturday's match live on KSPI 93.7 FM or over the internet at www.okstate.com.
Live Sports Video.com will also do a live Internet webcast that can be accessed at www.okstate.com or www.livesportsvideo.com. To view today's match, you will need a cable modem, DSL, T1 or Ethernet connection capable of at least 684Kbps download speeds. Also needed is Internet Explorer 5.0, Windows Media Player 6.4 and an IBM PC Pentium II 400 MHz with 32 MB RAM.
Projected Cowboy Lineup
125 #20 Matt Brown (3-3)
133 #6 Charles Walker (3-0)
or Johnny Thompson (7-0)
141 #9 Jerrod Sanders (2-0)
149 #4 Reggie Wright (5-0)
157 #15 Shane Roller (1-0)
165 #6 Ty Wilcox (1-0)
174 #11 Tyrone Lewis (6-1)
184 #7 Daniel Cormier (4-0)
197 #2 Mark Mu?oz (3-0)
285 James Huml (7-1)
or D.J. Radnovich (2-0)
Projected Hawkeye Lineup
125 #2 Jody Strittmater (2-0)
133 #1 Eric Juergens (2-0)
141 #1 Doug Schwab (2-0)
149 #6 Mike Zadick (2-0)
157 #1 T.J. Williams (2-0)
165 #10 Matt Anderson (0-0)
or Ben Shirk (6-2)
174 #5 Gabe McHahan (6-0)
184 #9 Jessman Smith (2-0)
197 Ryan Fulsaas (2-0)
285 Randy Fulsaas (5-3)
