Oklahoma State University Athletics
OSU Wrestling Concludes Regular Season Against Minnesota
February 18, 2004 | Cowboy Wrestling
Oklahoma State's wrestling team will conclude its regular season this Sunday with a dual against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Cowboys and Gophers are scheduled for a 2 p.m. tilt inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
OSU and UM have met 19 times previously with OSU winning 14 of the duals. OSU also won the last dual 26-6 in Minneapolis.
OSU is fresh off a 25-12 victory over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, while UM won the final three bouts to take an 18-15 win over Iowa in the annual Border Brawl. Minnesota wrestles Penn State Friday before coming to Stillwater.
On Minnesota
The Gophers are fresh off an 18-15 win against border rival Iowa. The Border Brawl featured Minnesota's come-from-behind win to take the dual and hand the Hawkeyes their first conference loss.
Minnesota won the final three matches before beating Iowa for the first time in three attempts. The Gophers won the final three matches to seal the victory, including Cole Konrad's pin over Ryan Fuller at heavyweight.
The Gophers imporved to 10-6 on the season and 4-3 in the Big Ten. UM is coached by former Cowboy J. Robinson. He is in his 18th year at the helm of the wrestling program, and has built up a 263-93-3 record. UM returns three All-Americans, including national champion Damion Hahn, from a team that placed second at last year's NCAA tournament.
On the air
Oklahoma State wrestling is carried live by Stillwater Radio KSPI 93.7 FM. J. Carl Guymon is the play-by-play voice of the Cowboys in 2003-04. Fans unable to pick up the over-the-air broadcast will be able to listen to the games via the Internet at www.okstate.com. The duals against Lehigh and Minnesota will be broadcast live on 780 AM rather than on 93.7 FM.
SNB To Pay Tuition for an OSU Student
During the dual, Stillwater National Bank will pay the tuition for an OSU student up to $1,600 for the spring 2004 semester. The winner may also shoose a $1,000 cash payment. Everyone is eligible to enter, excluding student-athletes, SNB employees, athletic department employees or relavtives of employees. You must be present at the wrestling match to win.
Lewis Named Conference Wrestler of Week
Oklahoma State's wrestling team earned its fourth conference honor of the year when Tyrone Lewis was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for the period of Feb. 9-15, the league announced Monday.
Lewis led the Cowboys to a 25-12 routing of seventh-ranked Lehigh last Sunday. OSU is now 17-1 overall this season. Against the Mountain Hawks, OSU won seven out of the 10 bouts, including Lewis' victory in the highly anticipated matchup at 165 pounds where he faced top-ranked Troy Letters in a rematch of last year's NCAA semifinal round.
Second-ranked Lewis prevailed with an 8-5 win over Letters in a hard-fought match, to avenge the loss from the 2003 NCAA Championships. The El Reno, Okla., native recorded a takedown in the first period to take a 2-1 lead heading into the second.
Lewis then scored a reversal and a pair of back points to extend his lead to 6-2 after a Letters escape. The three-time All-American held on to take the match and remain undefeated on the year. With the win, Lewis improved to 28-0 on the year.
