Cowboy Wrestling Arrives in Pittsburgh for NCAA Championships

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Brackets Entering Session I

PITTSBURGH, Pa. –Nine members of the Oklahoma State wrestling team arrived in Pittsburgh on Monday evening to begin preparation for the 2019 NCAA Championships, which are set to begin Thursday, March 21 and conclude Saturday, March 23 at PPG Paints Arena.

OSU has two top-seeded wrestlers in their respective brackets and six earning top-10 placements. It marks the first time since 2006 the Cowboys have positioned four wrestlers in the top three and second time in four seasons they have claimed two No. 1 seeds.

Tournament Schedule
The NCAA Championships are divided into six sessions over three days of competition. Thursday's slate begins at 11 a.m. CST., with Friday and Saturday's action starting at 10 a.m. Below is a look at the full schedule.

Thursday, March 21
12 p.m. EST/11 a.m. CST – Session I
7 p.m. EST/6 p.m. CST – Session II

Friday, March 22
11 a.m. EST/10 a.m. CST – Session III
8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST – Session IV

Saturday, March 23
11 a.m. EST/10 a.m. CST – Session V
7 p.m. EST/6 p.m. CST – Session VI

Watch the Cowboys
Every match of the NCAA Championships will be aired online at ESPN3. Fans can also watch the morning sessions live on ESPNU, and Thursday, Friday and Saturday's primetime sessions will be broadcasted on ESPN.

Live Stats and Play-by-Play
Fans can follow the tournament online through live results and play-by-play at Flo Wrestling. Go to www.arena.flowrestling.org and click the link to live results and play-by-play in FloArena.

Listen Live
Rex Holt and Roger Moore will be live on the call in Pittsburgh, and fans can listen live on 93.7 KSPI-FM or okstate.com.

Cowboys in the Polls
This week, the No. 2 Cowboys have nine wrestlers ranked in Intermat's Top-20 and own the top spot at 133 pounds. Daton Fix took the lead in his weight class after claiming his first Big 12 title.Altogether, six Cowboys landed in the top 10. Nick Piccininni comes in at No. 2 again in this week's Intermat polls after winning his third-straight Big 12 Championship. Derek White also clinched a Big 12 title and dominated the competition with three major decisions and a technical fall in the finals but dropped to No. 3 in this week's polls. Kaden Gfeller comes in at No. 7 again at 149 pounds this week after becoming the conference meet. Jacobe Smith, at 174 pounds, comes in this week at No. 6, and Kaid Brock moves to No. 11 in the 141-pound ranks. Joe Smith enters the 165-pound rankings for the first time this season at No. 13 following his debut at the weight less than a week ago. Preston Weigel claimed a third Big 12 title, defeating No. 6 Willie Miklus in the finals via major decision and moved to the No. 3 197-pound spot.

John Smith at the NCAA Tournament
Coach John Smith has led the Cowboys to five NCAA titles and has coached 32 NCAA individual champions along with 129 All-Americans since taking over the program in 1991-92. His 32 champs and 129 All-Americans lead all active coaches.

Winning Numbers
Oklahoma State brings more individual wins into this year's NCAA Championship than any other program, with nine wrestlers combining to win 216 bouts this season. Here is a look at the programs with the most individual wins entering NCAAs:

1. Oklahoma State        216
2. Iowa State                215
3. Penn State               209
4. Ohio State                207
5. Wyoming                  196
6. Missouri                   190
7. Minnesota                185
8. Virginia Tech            170
9. North Carolina          168
10. Iowa                       161

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