Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Win Round 1 of Bedlam, 23-12
December 08, 2003 | Cowboy Wrestling
The Oklahoma City, Okla., native only needed 1:54 to pin OU's Mimi Miller, sending the crowd of 7,402 to its feet after referee Pat Fitzgerald slapped the mat. The win gave OSU a 6-3 advantage over the Sooners.
“It's going to be very important in any of our dual meets to have the opportunity to pick up a pin or a major decision,” Head Coach John Smith said. “Until we can establish oursevles in a few weight classes outside of our four or five regulars, we are going to have to pick them (bonus points) up.”
OU's defending national champion Teyon Ware wrestled in his first match of the season against Ronnie Delk. After a scoreless first period, Delk got on the board first with a reversal. Ware cut the lead to 2-1 with an escape and then took the lead with a takedown with 11 seconds left. Delk then tied it at 3-3 with a buzzer-beating escape.
Ware then scored an escape and a takedown in the third to record the 6-4 victory, and to tie the team score at 6-6.
Zack Esposito's 9-4 decision over Jeff Ecklof started a string of five wins for the Cowboys. Kevin Ward would notch his first conference win at 157 with a 13-3 major decision over Charles Jones, while Tyrone Lewis recorded three takedowns and a pair of three-point nearfalls en route to a 16-4 major decision over Rafael Maturino.
“He (Kevin Ward) has done a good job,” Smith said. “He's having an opportunity now to do something that he hasn't had in two years, and he is taking advantage of it right now.
“ 157 pounds is another strong weight class for us right now,” Smith said. “Johny Hendricks just finished up winning a tournament up at Fort Hays this past weekend, and both of those guys will get the opportunity to go at Reno.”
Chris Pendleton defeated E.K. Waldhaus, 4-2, and OSU's defending national champion Jake Rosholt won his first match of the year, defeating Justin Dyer, 3-0.
The Sooners got decisions from Sam Hazewinkle, Joel Flaggert and Leonce Crump.
The Cowboys return to action on Dec. 14 with a pair of duals against Oregon State and Oregon.
Results
OSU - 23 OU - 12
125 - Sam Hazewinkle (OU) dec. Cody Stites (OSU), 5-2 133 - Johnny Thompson (OSU) fall Mimi Miller (OU), 1:54 141 - Teyon Ware (OU) dec. Ronnie Delk (OSU), 6-4 149 - Zack Esposito (OSU) dec. Jeff Ecklof (OU), 9-4 157 - Kevin Ward (OSU) m.d. Charles Jones (OU), 13-3 165 - Tyrone Lewis (OSU) m.d. Rafael Maturino (OU), 16-4 174 - Chris Pendleton (OSU) dec. E.K. Waldhaus (OU), 4-2 184 - Jake Rosholt (OSU) dec. Justin Dyer (OU), 3-0 197 - Joel Flaggert (OU) dec. Rusty Blackmon (OSU), 2-1 285 - Leonce Crump (OU) dec. Will Gruenwald (OSU), 7-2
