Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Advance Four to the Semifinals
March 21, 2014 | Cowboy Wrestling
March 21, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State wrestling squad sits in third place after session three of the NCAA Championships with the Pokes sending four wrestlers to the semifinals with insured All-America honors. The Pokes trail Penn State and Minnesota in the team race.
To start off the day, Eddie Klimara, Jon Morrison and Anthony Collica each picked up decisive wins over their opponents in the first set of consolation matches. Klimara and Collica went on to go 2-0 in the session.
At 125 pounds, No. 14 Klimara took out No. 13 Evan Silver of Stanford with a 4-1 decision to advance in the tournament. In his second match, Klimara picked up a fall over No. 11 Robert Deutsch of Rider in 3:35 in his second match of the day.
No. 4 seed Morrison earned a 3-0 decision over Pittsburgh's Shelton Mack in his second shutout over the Panther this season. Morrison was knocked out of the tournament when he suffered a 5-4 tiebreaker loss to No. 12 Joe Roth of Central Michigan at 133 pounds.
True freshman and No. 15 at 141 pounds Collica notched an 8-0 major decision over conference foe Gabe Moreno in the two's third meeting of the year. Later, Collica went head-to-head with No. 11 Zach Horan from CMU, where he picked up a 5-4 win to stay alive in his first NCAA tournament.
In between the consolation matches, the Cowboys rattled off four-straight quarterfinals wins from Josh Kindig, Alex Dieringer, Tyler Caldwell and Chris Perry.
At 149 pounds, Kindig, seeded No. 11, went back and forth with No. 14 Scott Sakaguchi of Oregon State. Kindig took the 7-5 victory, earning his first All-America honor and advancing to the semifinals, where he will face No.15 Mitchell Minotti of Lehigh.
No. 3 Dieringer secured his second-consecutive All-America honor with a win over No. 6 Nestor Taffur in an 18-11 thriller. The two exchanged takedowns, reversals and back points to collect 18 points in the first period. Dieringer was able to hold on to advance to the semis, where he'll take on No. 7 Brian Realbuto of Cornell.
Caldwell earned the title of four-time All-American when he put together a huge 14-2 major decision over No. 6 seed Pierce Harger of Northwestern. Caldwell will meet No. 3 Nick Sulzer of Virginia in the semifinals.
Defending 174-pound NCAA champion Chris Perry advanced to the semifinals with a 4-0 shutout over 9th-seed Elliot Riddick of Rider. He'll take on No. 4 seed Mike Evans of Iowa in the semis.
The final Poke in the quarters was Austin Marsden, who took on No. 3 Adam Chalfant of Indiana at heavyweight. Marsden dropped a close 3-2 match to the senior after Chalfant was awarded a controversial takedown near the edge. Marsden will continue competing in the consolation bracket in the All-American round in session four.
Session four will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday evening inside Chesapeake Energy Arena with seven Cowboys still alive in the tourney.
Team Standings
1. Penn State – 61 points
2. Minnesota – 59 points
3. Oklahoma State – 56 points
4. Iowa – 42.5 points
5. Cornell – 39.5 points
Oklahoma State Results
Pigtail Round
197: Mario Gonzalez (ILL) dec. Blake Rosholt (OSU), 10-3
Championship First Round
125: No. 14 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Dominic Parisi (APPST), 6-4
133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. James Gulibon (PSU), 4-0
141: No. 15 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Avery Gardner (UVU), 10-6
149: No. 11 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. Ian Paddock (OHST), 9-4
157: No. 3 Alex Dieringer (OSU) TF Austin Sommer (DREX), 18-1, 5:00
165: No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) fall Curtis Cook (UVU), 3:36
174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) MD Scott Liegel (WISC), 8-0
184: No. 7 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) dec. Nolan Boyd (OSU), 5-0
285: No.11 Austin Marsden (OSU) MD Collin Jensen (NEB), 10-2
Championship Second Round
125: No. 3 Nico Megaludis (PSU) dec. No. 14 Eddie Klimara (OSU), 6-0
133: No. 13 Cody Brewer (OU) fall No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU), 2:45
141: No. 2 Logan Stieber (OHST) TF Anthony Collica (OSU), 16-1
149: No. 11 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 7-5
157: No. 3 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall No. 14 Joey LaVallee (MIZZOU), 1:38
165: No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. No. 15 Danny Zilverberg (MINN), 9-2
174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) MD Tony Dallago (ILL), 11-3
285: No. 11Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. No. 6 Michael McMullan (NW), 3-2
Championship quarterfinals
149: No. 11 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. No. 14 Scott Sakaguchi (ORST), 7-5
157: No. 3 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. No. 6 Nestor Taffur (BU), 18-11
165: No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) MD No. 7 Pierce Harger (NW), 14-2
174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 9 Elliot Riddick (LEH), 4-0
285: No. 3 Adam Chalfant (IND) dec. No. 11 Austin Marsden (OSU), 3-2
Pigtail Consolation Round
197: Zach Nye (UVA) dec. Blake Rosholt (OSU), 7-3
Consolation First Round
184: Kurtis Julson (NDSU) dec. Nolan Boyd (OSU), 8-4
Consolation Second Round
125: No. 14 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. No. 13 Evan Silver (STAN), 4-1
133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. Shelton Mack (PITT), 3-0
141: No. 15 Anthony Collica (OSU) MD Gabe Moreno (ISU), 8-0
Consolation Third Round
125: No. 14 Eddie Klimara (OSU) fall No. 11 Robert Deutsch (RID), 3:35
133: No. 12 Joe Roth (CMU) dec. No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU), 5-4 TB1
141: No. 15 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. No. 7 Zach Horan (CMU), 5-4
Championship Semifinals schedule
149: No. 11 Josh Kindig (OSU) vs. No. 15 Mitchell Minotti (LEH)
157: No. 3 Alex Dieringer (OSU) vs. No. 7 Brian Realbuto (CORN)
165: No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) vs. No. 3 Nick Sulzer (UVA)
174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) vs. No. 4 Mike Evans (IOWA)
Consolation Fourth Round Schedule
125: No. 14 Eddie Klimara (OSU) vs. No. 8 Cory Clark (IOWA)
141: No. 15 Anthony Collica (OSU) vs. No. 12 Richard Durso (F&M)
285: No. 11 Austin Marsden (OSU) vs. No. 8 JT Felix (BSU)
