Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Wrestling Leads At Big 12 Championships
March 05, 2011 | Cowboy Wrestling
March 5, 2011
AMES, Iowa – Entering tonight's final round, the Oklahoma State wrestling team leads the Big 12 Championships by 1.5 points over Oklahoma. Missouri is third with 54 points and Nebraska and Iowa State round out the standings with 40.5 and 27 points, respectively. The Cowboys lead all teams with six wrestlers in the finals, as Jordan Oliver, Jamal Parks, Neil Erisman, Mike Benefiel, Chris Perry and Clayton Foster will all compete for Big 12 crowns later tonight. Oklahoma has five finalists, Missouri has four, Nebraska has three and Iowa State has two. Oliver, Erisman and Benefiel all won their semifinal bouts in resounding fashion, with Oliver pinning Iowa State's Ben Cash in 59 seconds, Erisman scoring a 12-4 major decision win over Iowa State's Trent Weatherman and Benefiel claiming a 9-0 major decision win over No. 16 Dorian Henderson of Missouri in a bout that included 5:42 of riding time for Benefiel. Other semifinal-round wins for OSU included a 7-4 win from Parks over Iowa State's Max Mayfield at 149 pounds, a 3-1 win from Perry over Iowa State's Cole Shafer at 184 pounds and a 7-4 win from Foster over No. 15 Brent Haynes of Missouri. Cowboys Josh Kindig and Dallas Bailey both won their third-place bouts, with Kindig scoring a 9-4 win over Nebraska's Mike Koehnlein and Bailey avenging a loss earlier in the day to Iowa State's Chris Spangler by scoring a 5-4 victory with a takedown in the final 30 seconds to claim his third-place finish. Wrestling with a leg injury sustained before he arrived in Ames for the Big 12 Championships, top-seeded Cowboy 125-pounder Jon Morrison lost a 6-4 decision in sudden victory to Nebraska's David Klingsheim in the championship semifinals, then took medical forfeit losses in the consolation round and in a challenge match. Morrison's injury is not expected to hamper him at the NCAA Championships. Blake Rosholt struggled for OSU at heavyweight with returning All-America teammate Alan Gelogaev unable to compete due to injury, as Rosholt lost a 2-1 decision to Iowa State's Kyle Simonson in the pigtail round, then followed that up with a 6-2 loss to No. 8 Tucker Lane of Nebraska in the consolation round. The championship finals start at 7 p.m. Team Standings Entering Championship Finals
1. Oklahoma State – 61 points
2. Oklahoma –59.5 points
3. Missouri –54 points
4. Nebraska –40.5 points
5. Iowa State – 27 points
Oklahoma State Results
Championship Finals Bouts
133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) vs. Jordan Keller (OU)
149: No. 6 Jamal Parks (OSU) vs. Kyle Bradley (MU)
157: No. 13 Neil Erisman (OSU) vs. No. 17 Nick Gregoris (MU)
174: No. 13 Mike Benefiel (OSU) vs. No. 1 Jon Reader (ISU)
184: No. 8 Chris Perry (OSU) vs. No. 10 Josh Ihnen (NU)
197: No. 2 Clayton Foster (OSU) vs. No. 14 Jerome Ward (ISU)
Third-Place Bouts
125: No. 8 Alan Waters (MU) beat No. 6 Jon Morrison (OSU) by medical forfeit
141: No. 18 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. Mike Koehnlein (NU); 9-4
165: No. 11 Dallas Bailey (OSU) dec. Chris Spangler (ISU); 5-4
Championship Semifinal Round Results
125: David Klingsheim (NU) dec. No. 6 Jon Morrison (OSU); 6-4 SV
133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Ben Cash (ISU); 0:59
141: No. 8 Zack Bailey (OU) dec. No. 18 Josh Kindig (OSU); 3-2
149: No. 6 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU; 7-4
157: No. 13 Neil Erisman (OSU) MD Trent Weatherman (ISU); 12-4
174: No. 13 Mike Benefiel (OSU) MD No. 16 Dorian Henderson (MU); 9-0
184: No. 8 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. Cole Shafer (ISU); 3-1
197: No. 2 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. No. 15 Brent Haynes (MU); 7-4
Consolation Round
165: No. 11 Dallas Bailey (OSU) dec. No. 10 Zach Toal (MU); 5-2
285: No. 8 Tucker Lane (NU) dec. Blake Rosholt (OSU); 7-2
Pigtail Round Results
141: No. 18 Josh Kindig (OSU) fall Mike Koehnlein (NU); 2:13
165: Chris Spangler (ISU) dec. No. 11 Dallas Bailey (OSU); 7-5
285: Kyle Simonson (ISU) dec. Blake Rosholt (OSU); 2-1
