Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Wrestling Hosts Wyoming, Travels to OU
February 04, 2015 | Cowboy Wrestling
The Basics
No. 7 Oklahoma State wrestling will wrestle home and away this weekend as they host No. 20 Wyoming on Friday at 7:30 p.m. before traveling to Norman, Okla., to take on long-time in-state rival Oklahoma on Sunday at 2 p.m. Sunday will be the 172nd installment of Bedlam wrestling.
Live Stats And Play-by-Play
Fans can follow the action for both duals online through live results and play-by-play on www.trackwrestling.com. Simply go to the site and the link to live results and play-by-play will be prominently displayed.
Watch the Duals Live
The dual against Wyoming can be seen live on okstate.tv with a subscription. Action against OU can be seen on Fox Sports Oklahoma. Check your local listings for details.
Listen to the Duals Live
The duals will be aired live on 93.7 KSPI FM radio in Stillwater with Rex Holt and Roger Moore on the call. The audio stream can also be heard live on okstate.tv, but a subscription is required to listen online.
In the Polls
Oklahoma State enters the weekend ranked No. 7 in the USA Today/NWCA/Division I Coaches Poll and No. 7 in the Intermat dual team rankings. Wyoming chimes in at No. 20 in the two polls. OU is not ranked in either poll.
The Cowboys are the top-ranked team from the Big 12 in both the USA Today/NWCA/Division I Coaches Poll and the Intermat rankings.
Eight of the Cowboy's potential starters are ranked among the top 20 in the nation at their respective weight classes in at least one poll, including a No. 1 ranking for defending national champion Alex Dieringer from Amateur Wrestling News, The Open Mat, Intermat and WIN Magazine.
Wyoming boasts five wrestlers ranked by Intermat, while OU has four wrestlers ranked in the poll. Leading the Sooner squad is No. 5 Cody Brewer at 133 pounds.
2014 Recap
The Oklahoma State wrestling team finished the 2013-14 season by producing two individual national champions and three other All-Americans, as well as a Big 12 tournament title. The Cowboys turned in an 11-5 overall dual record and a perfect 3-0 conference record.
At the NCAA tournament, the Cowboys sent four to the finals, including Josh Kindig (149), Alex Dieringer (157), Tyler Caldwell (165) and Chris Perry (174). Dieringer and Perry came out on top, while Kindig and Caldwell each finished runner-up in tight matches. Austin Marsden was the fifth All-American for the squad, finishing eighth at heavyweight.
The Pokes crowned six Big 12 champions in Dieringer, Caldwell, Perry, Marsden, Jon Morrison and Anthony Collica.
Last Meeting vs. Wyoming
Oklahoma State 30, Wyoming 6
Dec. 14, 2013 :: UniWyo Sports Complex :: 7 p.m. MT
125: No. 10 Tyler Cox (UW) dec. Eddie Klimara (OSU), 7-4
133: No. 1 Jon Morrison (OSU) MD Drew Templeman (UW), 16-5
141: Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Cole Mendenhall (UW), 6-2
149: No. 6 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. Brandon Richardson (UW), 8-3
157: No. 2 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Tanner Miller (UW), 1:23
165: No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) MD Dallas Bailey (UW), 17-5
174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) MD Brent Havlik (UW), 11-3
184: Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. No. 14 Benjamin Stroh (UW), 10-4
197: Shane Woods (UW) dec. No. 13 Blake Rosholt (OSU), 3-2
285: No. 15 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Leland Pfeifer (UW), 10-5
Last Meeting vs. Oklahoma
No. 9 Oklahoma State 25, Oklahoma 11
Dec. 7, 2014 :: Gallagher-Iba Arena :: Attendance – 4,244
**Dual started at 285 pounds
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. No. 10 Ross Larson (OU), 5-2
125: No. 10 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Ryan Milhof (OU), 4-1
133: No. 2 Cody Brewer (OU) TF5 Brian Crutchmer (OSU), 22-7
141: No. 18 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. Trae Blackwell (OU), 10-5
149: No. 2 Josh Kindig (OSU) MD Shayne Tucker (OU), 10-2
157: No. 9 Justin DeAngelis (OU) dec. Anthony Collica (OSU), 5-2
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. Clark Glass (OU), 8-1
174: Matt Reed (OU) dec. Jordan Rogers (OSU), 6-3
184: Nolan Boyd (OSU) def. Nathan Marek (OU), Inj. Def.
197: No. 18 Austin Schafer (OSU) dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 3-1
Connections
· Wyoming head coach Mark Branch wrestled for Oklahoma State from 1994-97, where he was a four-time All-American, two-time NCAA champion and part of the 1994 NCAA Championship team. Branch was also the associate head coach for the Pokes from 2002-2007. During that time, the Cowboys won five NCAA team titles.
· Ethan Kyle, Wyoming's assistant coach, wrestled for Oklahoma State at 133 and 141 pounds and was a part of the NCAA Championship teams from 2003-06.
· Another member of the Wyoming wrestling coaching staff, Clayton Foster, graduated from Oklahoma State in 2011. He was a two-time All-American and a 2011 NCAA finalist.
· Wyoming's 125-pounder Gunnar Woodburn transferred from Oklahoma State in 2013.
· OU head coach Mark Cody spent two years under John Smith, serving as an assistant coach for the Cowboys from 2000-02.
· Oklahoma State club coach Tyler Caldwell wrestled the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons as a Sooner before transferring to OSU, where he became a two-time Big 12 champion and a two-time All-American for the Pokes.
· Cowboy 133-pounder Kyle Garcia is a recent transfer from OU, wrestling his freshman season and redshirt season for Mark Cody's squad.
OSU Statistical Leaders
Overall Wins: 26 , Jonce Blaylock
Dual Wins: 9, Alex Dieringer
Bonus Point Wins: 16, Alex Dieringer
Wins by Fall: 9, Chandler Rogers
Wins by Technical Fall: 4, Dieringer & Koo
Wins by Major Decision: 9, Jonce Blaylock
Dual Takedowns: 32, Alex Dieringer
Dual Nearfalls: 11, Alex Dieringer
75 and Counting
Returning NCAA champion Alex Dieringer earned his 75th career win on Nov. 29, defeating No. 14 Nick Wanzek of Minnesota in Minneapolis with a 9-2 decision. The win puts him in the hunt to join Oklahoma State's 100-Win Club. The junior boasts a 87-4-0 record with 56 bonus-point wins. Of those bonus-points victories, 27 were wins by fall.
Josh Kindig joins Dieringer in the milestone as he picked up his 75th career win and first Southern Scuffle title, defeating No. 4 Drake Houdashelt in the 149-pound finals, 5-3, on Jan. 2. He carries a 77-30 career record.
Boyd Named Best in the Big 12 Again
On Jan. 12, sophomore 184-pounder Nolan Boyd was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for his performance against the top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes.
It was Boyd's second Big 12 weekly honor of the season as well as his career, with his first coming on Dec. 22 for his championship performance at the Reno Tournament of Champions.
Boyd, now 17-5, knocked off his second top-10 opponent of the season and improved to 3-2 against ranked opponents when he defeated No. 7 Sammy Brooks of Iowa. Falling to a 5-1 deficit in the first half of the match, Boyd was awarded a takedown and three nearfall points to end the second period. He finished the match off with an escape to start the third period and a late takedown to seal the win.
Dieringer Named Big 12 Wrestler of the Month Again
Oklahoma State junior wrestler Alex Dieringer earned the second Big 12 honor of the season and the third of his career as he was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 26.
Top-ranked Dieringer earned a pair of bonus-point wins this weekend as the Cowboys took on No. 3 Mizzou and No. 8 Iowa State on the road. Against the Tigers, Dieringer faced Mikey England, who he took down four times en route to a 15-3 major decision. In Ames, the Cowboy knocked off No. 4 Mike Moreno with another major decision, 13-3. Dieringer also took down the Cyclone four times.
The first honor of the year for the Poke was on Dec. 1 as he was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Month for the month of November.
So far, the 165-pounder is 20-0 on the season with a 9-0 mark in dual action. Of his 20 wins, 16 came with bonus-points attached, including seven falls, four tech falls and five major decisions.
Dieringer, Kindig Compete at NWCA All-Star Classic
Returning national champion Alex Dieringer and 2014 NCAA finalist Josh Kindig were selected to compete in the NWCA All-Star Classic, which was held on Nov. 1 in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dieringer won his debut match at 165 pounds, defeating No. 2 Nick Sulzer, a two-time All-American for the University of Virginia, 4-1.
Kindig fell 4-1 to No. 1 Jason Tsirtsis of Northwestern in a rematch of the 2014 149-pound finals.
Look Who's Back
Returning to the Cowboy lineup for the 2014-15 season is an NCAA champion, two other All-Americans and three Big 12 champions.
Junior Alex Dieringer earned his first NCAA individual title at 157 pounds during his sophomore campaign and also picked up his second Big 12 championship while going 32-1 on the year.
Josh Kindig, a senior for the Pokes, grabbed his first All-America honor after finishing second at the 2014 NCAA Championships.
Austin Marsden also received All-American status in 2014 when he finished eighth at the national tournament. In addition, the junior picked up a Big 12 title in 2014 at 285 pounds.
NCAA qualifier and 2014 Big 12 champion Anthony Collica is another notable returner for OSU.
Switching It Up
Junior Alex Dieringer, the 2014 NCAA champion at 157 pounds, is making the move to 165 pounds this season. Taking his place at 157 pounds, is sophomore Anthony Collica, who won a Big 12 title last year at 141 pounds. Sophomores Kyle Crutchmer and Jordan Rogers are also changing weight classes, moving down from 184 pounds to battle it out for the 174-pound starting spot.
Welcome to Oklahoma State
The Cowboy wrestling squad welcomes two transfers this season in Luke Bean and Kyle Garcia.
Garcia traded in his crimson and cream for orange and black, transferring across the state from the University of Oklahoma. While at OU, Garcia compiled a 12-17 record his true freshman year at the starting 125-pound spot. He redshirted during the 2013-14 year and comes to OSU as a redshirt sophomore.
Bean, a transfer from Arizona State, strung together a 6-6 record during the 2013-14 season, his first season of varsity competition. He joins the Pokes as a sophomore.
Guerrero Inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Marsteller Honored
On June 21, 2014, associate head coach Eric Guerrero was one of four men inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member, the highest honor a wrestler can receive. Guerrero became the 26th Cowboy to receive the NWHOF Distinguished Member honor. He joined fellow Cowboy greats such as Ed Gallagher, Yojiro Uetake and John Smith.
Oklahoma State freshman Chance Marsteller was also honored by the NWHOF that weekend as the National Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award recipient.
Follow Cowboy Wrestling
Stay up to date with the Oklahoma State wrestling team on the following social media:
Twitter: @CowboyWrestling
Facebook: facebook.com/cowboywrestling
Instagram: @CowboyWrestling
Snapchat: OSUathletics
YouTube: youtube.com/osuathletics
Last Time Out
No. 7 Oklahoma State 20, No. 8 Iowa State 15
Jan. 25, 2015 :: Ames, Iowa (Hilton Coliseum) :: Attendance – 2, 295
125: No. 10 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Kyle Larson (ISU), 8-7
133: No. 6 Earl Hall (ISU) dec. Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 9-5
141: No. 18 Dean Heil (OSU) MD Dante Rodriguez (ISU), 17-3
149: No. 13 Gabe Moreno (ISU) dec. Davey Dolan (OSU), 7-2
157: Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Luke Goettll (ISU), 8-2
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD No. 4 Mike Moreno (ISU), 13-3
174: Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) dec. No. 10 Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 7-4
184: No. 17 Lelund Weatherspoon dec. No. 18 Nolan Boyd (OSU), 5-1
197: No. 3 Kyven Gadson (ISU) fall Luke Bean (OSU), 2:50
285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Quean Smith (ISU), 5-4
All-Time Dual Wins Leaders
As of Feb. 3, 2014
1. Oklahoma State 1,060-123-23
2. Iowa State 1,044-299-20
3. Oregon State 1,009-326-28
4. Iowa 952-224-31
5. Minnesota 932-428-24
Signing Day Recap
In mid-November, John Smith announced the signing of seven wrestlers during the 2014 early signing period.
The signees include four Oklahoma natives and three out-of-state recruits. Hailing from Oklahoma are Stillwater High seniors Kaid Brock, Tristan Moran and Joe Smith, and Yukon senior Boo Lewallen.
Venturing to Oklahoma from out of state is Nick Piccininni of New York, Andrew Marsden of Illinois and Lincoln Olson of Michigan.
Brock and Piccininni are ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively at 126 pounds with Olson coming in at No. 8 at the weight. Smith (160), son of head coach John Smith, and Lewallen (132) are both tabbed as the No. 5 wrestlers in their respective weight classes. Marsden comes in at No. 6 at 220 pounds, and Moran, a 145-pounder is ranked No. 12 at his weight class.
ASICS All-Americans Live Here
There are three different wrestlers on this year's Oklahoma State roster who were ASICS first-team All-Americans during their prep days:
Josh Kindig 2010
Jordan Rogers 2012
Chance Marsteller 2014
Fargo Champs, Too
There are three different wrestlers on this year's Oklahoma State wrestling roster who won titles at the ASICS Junior Freestyle National Championships in Fargo, N.D., during their prep days:
Alex Dieringer 2011
Jordan Rogers 2011
Anthony Collica 2012 and 2013
Coached by the Best
Members of the Oklahoma State wrestling staff combine for six world championships and two Olympic gold medals.
They also combine for six NCAA championships and 10 All-America honors. The breakdown:
Olympic Medalists
John Smith 1988 and 1992 Gold
Senior World Championships Medalists
John Smith 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991 Gold
NCAA Individual Championships
John Smith 1987, 1988
Eric Guerrero 1997, 1998, 1999
Zack Esposito 2005
