Oklahoma State University Athletics
Five Former Cowboys to Compete at International Duals
May 13, 2013 | Cowboy Wrestling
May 13, 2013
STILLWATER - Former Cowboy wrestlers Obe Blanc, Coleman Scott, Jordan Oliver, Clayton Foster and Chris Pendleton will represent the United States as they compete this week in a collection of international dual meets on May 15 and May 19.
First up, Blanc and Scott will wrestle in bouts against Russia and Iran presented by Beat the Streets at New York's Grand Central Station on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. CT.
Blanc, coming off a 55 kg title at the U.S. Open, is slated to go up against Hassan Rahimi of Iran, and at 60 kg, Scott will take on Russia's Opan Sat. NBC Sports Network will televise the dual vs. Iran live, beginning at 2:30 p.m. CT, and Universal Sports will take over the USA-Russia match-up at 5 p.m. CT.
On Sunday at 4 p.m CT, the teams will travel to Los Angeles for another match-up against Iran known as United 4 Wrestling, sponsored by Semnani Family Foundation. In the lineup for Team USA, Scott will go head-to-head with fellow Olympian Massoud Esmailpour at 60 kg. At 66 kg, Oliver, fresh off his second NCAA title, will have a tough bout ahead of him as he faces two-time world champion Mehdi Taghavi. U.S. Open runners-up Foster and Pendleton will confront Ehsan Lashgari and Hamed Tatari at 84 and 96 kilos, respectively.
Also in the U.S. line-up for the dual are Olympians Sam Hazelwinkel, Tervel Dlagnev, and 2012 Olympic gold-medalist Jordan Burroughs. Oklahoma State head coach John Smith will serve as freestyle coach alongside National Freestyle coach Zeke Jones.
