Oklahoma State University Athletics
Three Cowboys Crowned at the Scuffle
January 02, 2013 | Cowboy Wrestling
Jan. 2, 2013
Final Team Scores and Brackets
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--The second-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling squad finished the Southern Scuffle in second place with 158 points, 20.5 points behind Penn State. The day was highlighted by Jon Morrison, Jordan Oliver and Chris Perry bringing home individual titles at 133, 149 and 174, respectively.
"We had a pretty good day," coach John Smith said. "I liked that we won all the finals and how we won them. It wasn't perfect, but we grinded out some wins with Jon Morrison and Chris Perry. I'm glad Oliver won Outstanding Wrestler for his performance this weekend. He was very dominant. I think the guys in the consolation brackets did a good job of fighting back. It was good to see. Finishing second as a team was not ideal, but it's where we're at. We're going to continue to improve."
To earn a spot in the finals, seventh-ranked Morrison upset No. 6 Nathan McCormick of Missouri, 3-1. He then topped No. 5 Chris Dardanes, 3-2, for the 133 title, avenging an early season loss.
Jordan Oliver earned his 100th career win and the Most Outstanding Wrestler award after overpowering No. 5 Cole VonOhlen to win the 149-pound bracket, 21-8. En route to the championship match, No. 2 Oliver defeated Chris Villalonga for the second time this season with an 18-3 tech fall. The Easton, Pa., native remains undefeated on the season with a 17-0 mark.
"It was definitely a great honor to be a part of OSU's rich tradition and making 100-Win Club," Oliver said. "Coming here knowing there was good competition and a great tournament made it a lot of fun. I was excited for it, and it gave me a great opportunity to have fun, wrestle for the fans and become a part of OSU history."
Top-ranked Chris Perry earned the third Scuffle title for the Cowboys with his riding time advantage to win, 7-6, over third-ranked Logan Storley for the 174 pound crown. Perry also has an unblemished 17-0 record.
Alex Dieringer and Tyler Caldwell earned third place finishes at 157 and 165 pounds. Eighth-ranked Dieringer outwrestled Missouri's Kyle Bradley for a 3-2 decision in the third-place match. Caldwell went head-to-head with No. 7 Nick Sulzer of Virginia, and came out on top, defeating him, 5-2.
Alan Gelogaev forfeited his third place match and earned a fourth-place finish in the tournament.
Chris Chionuma produced a fifth-place finish at 184 pounds, when he surpassed Arizona State's Kevin Radford, 9-3. Julian Feikert finished sixth in the 141-pound bracket after falling to Conner Hanafee, 7-4.
The Cowboys will return to dual action on Jan. 13 when they wrestle the Iowa Hawkeyes inside Gallagher-Iba Arena at 2 p.m.
Team Standings
1. Penn State - 178.5
2. Oklahoma State - 158.0
3. Missouri - 147.5
4. Minnesota 139.5
5. Cornell - 136
Southern Scuffle |Oklahoma State Results
125: Eddie Klimara (did not place)
133: Jon Morrison (1st)
141: Julian Feikert (6th), Case Garrison (did not place)
149: Jordan Oliver (1st), Matt White (did not place)
157: Alex Dieringer (3rd) Dallas Bailey (did not place)
165: Tyler Caldwell (3rd)
174: Chris Perry (1st)
184: Chris Chionuma (5th), Zach White (did not place)
197: Austin Schafer (did not place)
285: Alan Gelogaev (4th), Tyson Yoder (did not place)
Championship finals
125: No. 2 Nick Megaludis (PSU) dec. No. 8 Matt Snyder (UVA), 8-4
133: No. 7 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 5 Chris Dardanes (MINN), 3-2
141: No. 10 Mike Nevinger (CORN) dec. No. 7 Undrakhb Khishignyam (CIT), 3-2
149: No. 2 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD No. 5 Cole VonOhlen (AFA), 21-8
157: No. 11 Jedd Moore (UVA) dec. James Vollrath (PSU), 3-1 SV1
165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (CORN) dec. No. 2 David Taylor (PSU), 3-2
174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 3 Logan Storley (MINN), 7-6
184: No. 1 Ed Ruth (PSU) dec. No. 2 Steve Bosak (CORN), 7-3
197: No. 3 Quentin Wright (PSU) fall No. 7 Jake Meredith (ASU); 5:34
285: No. 3 Dom Bradley (MU) dec. No. 1 Tony Nelson (MINN), 2-1 TB1
