Oklahoma State University Athletics
OSU Travels To Mizzou Sunday
February 05, 2010 | Cowboy Wrestling
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Feb. 5, 2010
Cowboy Wrestling This Week
at No. 15 Missouri
Feb. 7, 2010 :: 1 p.m. CT :: Hearnes Center (Columbia, Mo.)
Television: None
Radio: 93.7 KSPI-FM
Radio Announcers: Rex Holt & Roger Moore
Live Internet Audio: okstate.com
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The Basics
The No. 4 Oklahoma State wrestling team (11-2-1 overall) makes its final regular-season road trip of the year when it travels to Columbia, Mo., to do battle with No. 15 Missouri (7-4 overall) at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Hearnes Center.
On The Air
The dual will be aired live on KSPI 93.7 FM radio in Stillwater with Rex Holt and Roger Moore on the call.
Cowboys Know Success In Columbia
Oklahoma State has done well in Columbia through the years, racking up a 9-1-1 record in its last 11 trips to Missouri.
Rosholt Will Face A Tough Customer
Oklahoma State heavyweight Jared Rosholt has a history with both of Missouri's star 285-pounders, Mark Ellis and Dom Bradley. Rosholt owns a 5-2 career record vs. Ellis, but the reigning NCAA champion has won each of the last two head-to-head clashes with Rosholt, who is ranked No. 1 this year.
If Missouri elects to start Bradley in place of Ellis, things won't get much easier for Rosholt, as Bradley is the reigning world junior freestyle champion, earning that title while wrestling for Cowboy assistant coach Eric Guerrero and alongside OSU's Jordan Oliver and Chris Perry for Team USA this past summer in Ankara, Turkey. Rosholt and Bradley have met twice before, with Rosholt claiming victory both times. The Cowboy senior beat Bradley by a 2-1 score in overtime at the Central Missouri Open earlier this year.
Parks Expected To Start Sunday
After sitting out Oklahoma State's win over Northern Iowa while serving a one-dual suspension for violation of team rules, Cowboy 141-pounder Jamal Parks is expected to start Sunday at Missouri. The Tulsa native owns a 23-4 overall record on the year and has five wins over ranked opponents this season.
Series Capsule vs. Missouri
Overall: OSU leads, 33-4-1
In Columbia: OSU leads, 12-1-1
In Stillwater: OSU leads, 18-2-0
At Neutral: OSU leads, 3-1-0
John Smith vs. Missouri: 14-4-1
Brian Smith vs. OSU: 4-8-1
Last Meeting: Feb. 7, 2009; Missouri 27, Oklahoma State 9
125: No. 15 Obenson Blanc (OSU) fall Troy Dolan (MU); 0:57
133: No. 14 Chris Notte (OSU) dec. Todd Schavrien (MU); 3-2
141: No. 10 Marcus Hoehn (MU) dec. No. 15 Jamal Parks (OSU); 3-1 SV
149: Andrew Sherry (MU) dec. Luke Silver (OSU); 8-6 SV
157: No. 8 Michael Chandler (MU) dec. No. 10 Neil Erisman (OSU); 7-5
165: No. 5 Nick Marable (MU) dec. No. 10 Brandon Mason (OSU); 3-2
174: No. 5 Raymond Jordan (MU) dec. No. 14 N. McSpadden (OSU); 4-1
184: Dorian Henderson (MU) fall Cody Hill (OSU); 6:45
197: No. 4 Max Askren (MU) dec. No. 8 Clayton Foster (OSU); 4-0
285: No. 1 Mark Ellis (MU) dec. No. 3 Jared Rosholt (OSU); 5-3 SV
Last Time Out: No. 4 Oklahoma State 30, Northern Iowa 6
125: No. 9 Chris Notte (OSU) dec. Caleb Flores (UNI); 9-3
133: No. 6 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Joey Lazor (UNI); 2:45
141: Charlie Ettelson (UNI) dec. Tyler Shinn (OSU); 4-0
149: Trent Washington (UNI) dec. Jake Peck (OSU); 6-2
157: No. 14 Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. Tyson Reiner (UNI); 3-2
165: No. 8 Alex Meade (OSU) dec. David Bonin (UNI); 8-4
174: No. 10 Mike Benefiel (OSU) MD Jarion Beets (UNI); 11-2
184: No. 10 Clayton Foster (OSU) MD Scott Hazen (UNI); 14-5
197: No. 5 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Dustin Bauman (UNI); 7-3
285: No. 1 Jared Rosholt (OSU) MD Christian Brantley (UNI); 10-2
A Comparison: OSU Last Year vs. OSU This Year
There is no question that the Oklahoma State starting lineup is more dynamic this season than it was a year ago. The Cowboy starters are winning 83.2 percent of their bouts, up 10 percent from last year. Their winning percentage against ranked opponents is 50.0 percent, up 10.3 percent from last year. They have combined for 61 pins compared to last year's season total of 46. They are adding bonus points in 52.6 percent of their bouts, up 10 percent from last year and are bagging nearly four more takedowns per dual than a year ago.
Foster Is Reigning Big 12 Wrestler of the Week
Junior 184-pounder Clayton Foster is the reigning Big 12 wrestler of the week. This is the first such honor of Foster's career and marks the third time this season that a Cowboy has been singled out as Big 12 wrestler of the week.
Foster knocked off No. 6 Joe LeBlanc of Wyoming by a 10-5 score when he connected on a five-point move in sudden victory as part of OSU's 31-3 win over UW in Laramie last Friday. With a No. 6 national ranking, LeBlanc is the second-highest ranked opponent Foster has beaten in his career.
Pokes Belong With The Big Boys This Year
For two years, people have looked at OSU as a team of the future. The future is fast becoming the present, as OSU has already beaten one top-five opponent this year (Minnesota) and has lost only to the top two teams in the country (Iowa and Iowa State) by a combined total of only five points.
It can be argued that upsets to unranked wrestlers in those two duals were the difference between winning and losing. Regardless of how it's analyzed, it's clear that OSU is in the same mix as those teams -- perhaps a year ahead of schedule.
Rosholt Likely To Finish In OSU Wins Top 10
Senior Jared Rosholt, already a Big 12 champion and two-time All-American, continues to etch his name into the OSU record books.
Rosholt claimed his 100th career win when he toppled No. 10 Ben Berhow of Minnesota by an 8-6 score in sudden victory on Dec. 4.
A win Sunday would be Rosholt's 117th, and would put him just three wins away from reaching OSU's career top-10.
Cowboy Upper Weights Mean Business
As many observers expected going into the season, the upper weights at Oklahoma State have been a strong point for the team.
The quartet of 174-pounder Mike Benefiel, 184-pounder Clayton Foster, 197-pounder Alan Gelogaev and heavyweight Jared Rosholt has combined to string together an 91-7 overall record and a 43-5 dual match mark.
OSU Starters Are Bonus Point Specialists
Oklahoma State wrestlers have not only been winning individual bouts this year, they have been dominating. With 61 combined pins, the 10 wrestlers who comprise the Cowboys' starting lineup have already exceeded last year's total of 46 pins from the OSU starting lineup.
This year's starters have combined to rack up bonus points in 112 of their 213 victories this season (52.6 percent).
Meade Is Two-Time Big 12 Wrestler of the Week
Cowboy 165-pounder Alex Meade is a two-time selection as Big 12 Wrestler of the Week this season. He earned the recognition after toppling No. 2 Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota on Dec. 4 and beating No. 4 Ryan Morningstar of Iowa in Iowa City on Jan. 16.
OSU Freshmen Making A Name For Themselves
What do Minnesota's Dustin Schlatter, Iowa's Ryan Morningstar, Cal Poly's Boris Novachkov and Iowa's Daniel Dennis all have in common besides the fact that they are all top-five wrestlers nationally? They were all beaten by OSU freshmen this year.
With a 22-2 record that includes four wins over ranked opponents, Cowboy 133-pounder Jordan Oliver joins 165-pounder Alex Meade (24-5 record with four wins over ranked opponents) as part of the young nucleus of the Oklahoma State roster.
Catching Up With The Redshirts
Oklahoma State has a very talented group of true freshmen competing as redshirts this year, led by 184-pounder Chris Perry, who owns a 15-1 overall record and three open tournament titles. Perry's lone defeat was a 7-4 setback at the hands of OSU teammate and All-America candidate Clayton Foster at the Central Missouri Open.
Freshman 125-pounder Jon Morrison is 9-1 on the open tournament circuit this year with his only loss coming to Northwestern All-American Brandon Precin at the Missouri Open.
Family Ties
John Smith is coaching a pair of his nephews this year in true freshmen Chris Perry and Zach White. Perry is the son of John's sister, Cathy and White is the son of Smith's sister Mary Ann.
Both Perry and White are redshirting this season.
Red, White and OSU
A quartet of Cowboys represented the United States on the international scene during the summer of 2009, with John Smith coaching the USA senior freestyle team at the FILA World Championships in Herning, Denmark, head assistant coach Eric Guerrero serving as head coach for Team USA at the FILA junior freestyle world championships in Ankara, Turkey and Jordan Oliver and Chris Perry both suiting up for Team USA at the FILA junior freestyle world championships.
Oliver won bronze in the 60-kilogram bracket and Perry placed sixth in the 84-kilogram bracket at junior worlds.
Foster Has Team USA Experience As Well
Though he did not suit up in the Stars and Stripes this past summer, 184-pounder Clayton Foster represented the USA at the 2008 FILA junior world freestyle championships and had a nice showing, winning the bronze medal at the event.
Call Him "Z"
Oklahoma State 197-pounder Alan Gelogaev is one of the most talked-about wrestlers in the country.
Born in Chechenya, Gelogaev claims Moscow, Russia as his hometown. Prior to enrolling at OSU, he trained for five years under Russian wrestling legend and nine-time world champion Buvaisar Saitiev in Siberia.
During his training in Siberia, he connected with former Cowboy Olympian Daniel Cormier and followed Cormier to Stillwater, where he is now mentored by six-time world champion John Smith.
His nickname, "Z" comes from his middle name, Zelim.
Fargo Champions Everywhere
The 2009-10 Oklahoma State roster includes a staggering seven different Fargo junior freestyle national champions. The list:
Clayton Foster 2006
Albert White 2006
Mike Benefiel 2007
Jon Morrison 2007
Jordan Oliver 2007
Jamal Parks 2007
Chris Perry 2008
