Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys In Big 12 Title Hunt
March 06, 2010 | Cowboy Wrestling
March 6, 2010
NORMAN, Okla. - Through the semifinal round at the 2010 Big 12 Championships, No. 4 Oklahoma State is in a tight race with No. 2 Iowa State for the team title. The Cowboys trail the Cyclones, 51-49 atop the leaderboard. No. 8 Oklahoma is third with 33 points and Missouri and Nebraska are tied for fourth with 16 points apiece.
Both Oklahoma State and Iowa State have six wrestlers in the finals and the two teams will clash in head-to-head title bouts at 133 pounds and 285 pounds. Oklahoma has four wrestlers in the finals.
Perhaps the most exciting bout of the semifinal round was won by OSU 184-pounder Clayton Foster, who escaped in the tiebreak period then rode Iowa State's Jerome Ward out to claim a 6-5 win. Foster is joined by 133-pounder Jordan Oliver, 141-pounder Jamal Parks, 157-pounder Neil Erisman, 174-pounder Mike Benefiel and 285-pounder Jared Rosholt as Cowboy finalists.
Parks also won an exciting semifinal bout, taking Missouri's Todd Schavrien down with 14 seconds left on the clock to snare a 7-6 victory. Things weren't nearly as difficult for Oliver, who stormed to a 10-2 major decision win over Missouri's Nathan McCormick. Erisman, seeded third at the championships by the Big 12 coaches, pulled an upset by scoring a comfortable 8-2 victory over 15th-ranked and second-seeded Andrew Sorenson of Iowa State.
Only one Cowboy wrestler competed in the pigtail round, with 197-pounder Alan Gelogaev losing a 6-5 decision to Missouri's Brent Haynes. A technical violation by Gelogaev proved costly in his defeat.
Consolation bouts begin at 4 p.m., with OSU sending out 125-pounder Chris Notte, 149-pounder Luke Silver, 165-pounder Alex Meade and Gelogaev in that round.
Championship bouts start at 7 p.m.
Team Standings (Through 197-pound bout of championships)
1. Oklahoma State - 70.5 points
2. Iowa State - 66 points
3. Oklahoma - 64 points
4. Missouri - 33 points
5. Nebraska - 32 points
OSU Individual Results
Pigtail Round
197 pounds: No. 10 Brent Haynes (MU) dec. No. 8 Alan Gelogaev (OSU); 6-5
Championship Semifinals
125: No. 15 Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. No. 10 Chris Notte (OSU); 2-1
133: No. 3 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD Nathan McCormick (MU); 10-2
141: No. 6 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Todd Schavrien (MU); 7-6
149: No. 7 Mitch Mueller (ISU) dec. Luke Silver (OSU); 9-3
157: No. 11 Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. No. 15 Andrew Sorenson (ISU); 8-2
165: No. 5 Nick Marable (MU) dec. No. 8 Alex Meade (OSU); 2-1
174: No. 9 Mike Benefiel (OSU) dec. No. 19 Jeff James (OU); 6-2
184: No. 9 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. No. 12 Jerome Ward (ISU); 6-5
285: No. 1 Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 16 Tucker Lane (NU); 5-3
OSU Consolation Round Results
125: No. 10 Chris Notte (OSU) MD Eric Wilson (MU); 16-2
149: Luke Silver (OSU) fall Dustin Payne (NU); 2:00
165: No. 8 Alex Meade (OSU) dec. James Nakashima (NU); 11-4
197: No. 6 Eric Lapotsky (OU) dec. No. 8 Alan Gelogaev (OSU); 4-1
OSU Third-Place Bout Results
125: No. 10 Chris Notte (OSU) dec. David Klingsheim (NU); 6-4
149: Nicholas Hucke (MU) dec. Luke Silver (OSU); 9-6
165: Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. No. 8 Alex Meade (OSU); 5-0
Finals Matchups (Beginning at 7 p.m.)
125: No. 15 Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. No. 5 Andrew Long (ISU); 5-3
133: No. 3 Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. No. 7 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU); 6-2
141: No. 6 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. No. 3 Zack Bailey (OU); 3-2
149: No. 4 Kyle Terry (OU) dec. No. 7 Mitch Mueller (ISU); 4-2
157: No. 12 Shane Vernon (OU) dec. No. 11 Neil Erisman (OSU); 6-5
165: No. 5 Nick Marable (MU) dec. No. 3 Jon Reader (ISU); 6-5
174: No. 4 Stephen Dwyer (NU) dec. No. 9 Mike Benefiel (OSU); 9-5
184: No. 9 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. No. 3 Max Askren (MU); 10-6
197: No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) dec. No. 2 Craig Brester (NU); 5-2
285: No. 1 Jared Rosholt vs. No. 3 David Zabriskie (ISU)
