Fix Falls Short to Gilman at Final X

LINCOLN, Neb. – Oklahoma State wrestling freshman Daton Fix came up short in the final stage of World Team qualifying Saturday night, dropping a couple of tightly-contested matches to reigning World silver medalist Thomas Gilman at Final X.

The loss wraps up an impressive run for the young Cowboy, who blazed through the World Team Trials last month to advance to Final X and set up the meeting with Gilman for the 57kg spot. Fix went 5-0 at the challenge tournament, outscoring his opponents, 47-8 and dominating two-time World Team member Tony Ramos in the best-of-three finals.

Matched up with Gilman, the 20-year-old Fix was unable to light up the scoreboard as he has in previous tournaments, but still hung close with the former Iowa Hawkeye.

Fix led, 3-2, at the midway point of the foes' first match, but a late takedown on a counter from Gilman would seal the first match by a 6-3 score. Fix was even more aggressive in the second match, nearly scoring on a handful of good shots, but Gilman survived a near buzzer-beating score from the Cowboy freshman to take the match, 2-1.

After sitting out his true freshman year, Fix will be a redshirt freshman at Oklahoma State for the 2018-19 season.

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