Cowboys in Seventh after Day One at NCAA Championships

Johny Hendricks continued to dominate at the NCAA Wrestling Championships as he recorded a technical fall to lead a contingent of four Cowboy wrestlers into the quarterfinals at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich.

Oklahoma State is in seventh-place after the first day with a total of seven wrestlers still alive. Newly McSpadden was the only casualty has he lost two matches on the day and was eliminated.

OSU has 18 points and trails Cornell with 19 points and Iowa with 20. Minnesota leads the team race with 34 points, followed by Big 12 rivals Missouri and Iowa State with 29.5 and 27.5, respectively

“We had a lot of positives today,” head coach John Smith said. “Johny looked good and I thought Coleman (Scott) had a very solid day. I think it hurt Nate (Morgan) a little bit not to have that first round match. There is not a lot of disappointment.

“We are in good shape, we just have to wrestle hard tomorrow. There is not any question we have a steep hill to climb. Things can happen if you go out and make them happen.”

Hendricks had little trouble with Purdue's Justin Fraga as he quickly jumped out to a 9-2 lead at the end of the first period. He extended the lead in the second period and needed just a takedown in the third period to complete the technical fall. He got it with exactly a minute left in the match to win 20-5.

Brandon Mason backed up his first round upset with a victory over Cornell's Joey Hooker, to advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals. Mason scored the first point of the match with an escape in the third period. He scored a takedown at the buzzer and won, 3-0.

Earlier in the session, Coleman Scott and Nathan Morgan both advanced to the quarterfinals. Scott scored a takedown and received two near-fall points at the end of the first period to go up 4-0 on Iowa's Mario Galanakis. Scott went on to win 6-0 over Galanakis.

Morgan scored a first period takedown to grab the lead on Ohio State's J Jaggers. The match was tied in the third period after a pair of escapes by Jaggers, but Morgan escaped in the third period and held on for a narrow 3-1 victory.

Jack Jensen advanced in the consolation bracket with a decision over Oregon State's Kyle Bressler. Jared Rosholt also advanced with a consolation victory over Cornell's Zach Hammond.

Newly McSpadden was the first Cowboy eliminated as he was defeated by Purdue's Jacob Murphy. Murphy scored a first period takedown and had accumulated three minutes of riding time before McSpadden recorded a reversal in the second period. Murphy tacked on a takedown in the third period to win 5-2.

The quarterfinals begin tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. (CDT) and can be seen live on ESPNU. All the action can be heard live on 93.7 FM or on the web at okstate.com with Rex Holt and Roger Moore providing the commentary.

Team Standings

Minnesota 34

Missouri 29.5

Iowa State 27.5

Penn State 24

Iowa 20

Cornell 19

Oklahoma State 18

Edinboro 17.5

Hofstra 17

Northwestern 17

Second Round

125- #4 Jayson Ness (UMN) Fall Tyler Shinn (OSU), 4:17

133- #4 Coleman Scott (OSU) Dec. Mario Galanakis (Iowa); 6-0

141- #3 Nathan Morgan Dec. J Jaggers (Ohio St.); 3-2

165- #1 Johny Hendricks (OSU) TF5 Justin Fraga (PU); 20-5 (6:00)

174- Brandon Mason (OSU) Dec. Joey Hooker (CU); 3-0

Consolation First Round

157- Jacob Murphy (PU) Dec. Newly McSpadden (OSU); 5-2

184- Jack Jensen (OSU) Dec. Kyle Bressler (Oregon St.); 4-0

285- Jared Rosholt (OSU) Dec. Zach Hammond (CU); 4-0

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