Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Wrestling in First Place after Session One of Big 12 Championship
March 09, 2019 | Cowboy Wrestling
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STILLWATER – The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team finished the first session of the 2019 Big 12 Wrestling Championship in first place with 65.5 team points, leading second-place Iowa State by 17 points.
The Cowboys went 15-2 in individual bouts during the opening session, totaling nine bonus-point wins with three falls, three technical falls and three major decisions.
OSU started the day going 7-0 in the preliminary round with six bonus-point wins, including falls from Daton Fix at 133 pounds and Joe Smith at 165 pounds, both over unseeded opponents.
Rolling straight into the next round, the Cowboys followed that up by winning eight of 10 in the quarterfinals, as their eight semifinalists mark the most for any team.
Quarterfinal highlights included a 17-2 technical fall from Nick Piccininni over Utah Valley's Mitch Brown at 125 pounds, a first-period fall from Jacobe Smith over eighth-seeded Dominic Kincaid of Fresno State at 174 pounds and 12-3 major decision from Derek White over No. 8 Kayne Hutchison of Air Force at heavyweight.
In addition to those three, Fix, Kaid Brock, Kaden Gfeller, Dakota Geer and Preston Weigel also advanced through to the semifinals of the event.
The Cowboys continue their pursuit of a seventh-consecutive Big 12 championship when session two begins at 5 p.m. at the BOK Center in Tulsa.
2019 Big 12 Wrestling Championship
March 9, 2019 | BOK Center | Tulsa, Okla.
Session One (Saturday Morning)
Team Standings After Session One
1. Oklahoma State - 65.5
2. Iowa State - 48.5
3. Northern Iowa - 35.5
4. Wyoming - 31.5
5. Fresno State - 28.5
6. North Dakota State - 27
7. Oklahoma - 26
8. Utah Valley - 23
9. Northern Colorado - 13.5
10. South Dakota State - 11
11. West Virginia - 9
12. Air Force - 2
Preliminary Round
133: No. 1 Daton Fix (OSU) fall Rylee Molitor (South Dakota State), 6:01
141: No. 5 Kaid Brock (OSU) TF Aric Williams (South Dakota State), 15-0, 5:13
149: No. 1 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) MD Alec Opsal (Air Force), 14-2
157: No. 4 Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. Kyler Rea (West Virginia), 5-3
165: No. 7 Joe Smith (OSU) fall Macoy Flanagan (Northern Colorado), 1:02
197: No. 1 Preston Weigel (OSU) TF Izaak Shedenhelm (Northern Iowa), 15-0, 6:08
285: No. 1 Derek White (OSU) MD Jake Boyd (Oklahoma), 11-1
Quarterfinals
125: No. 1 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Mitch Brown (Utah Valley), 17-2, 5:59
133: No. 1 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. No. 8 Gary Joint (Fresno State), 7-3
141: No. 5 Kaid Brock (OSU) m. for. No. 4 Matt Findlay (Utah Valley), m. for.
149: No. 1 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) dec. No. 8 Jaden Van Maanen (North Dakota State), 9-8
157: No. 5 Luke Weber (North Dakota State) MD No. 4 Wyatt Sheets (OSU), 10-1
165: No. 2 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) dec. No. 7 Joe Smith (OSU), 12-8
174: No. 1 Jacobe Smith (OSU) fall No. 8 Dominic Kincaid (Fresno State), 2:59
184: No. 3 Dakota Geer (OSU) dec. No. 6 Will Sumner (Utah Valley), 7-6
197: No. 1 Preston Weigel (OSU) dec. No. 8 Cale Davidson (Wyoming), 3-0
285: No. 1 Derek White (OSU) MD No. 8 Kayne Hutchison (Air Force), 12-3
Semifinals Schedule (Saturday Night)
125: No. 1 Nick Piccininni (OSU) vs. No. 4 Rico Montoya (Northern Colorado)
133: No. 1 Daton Fix (OSU) vs. No. 4 Matt Schmitt (West Virginia)
141: No. 5 Kaid Brock (OSU) vs. Chris Sandoval (Northern Colorado)
149: No. 1 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) vs. No. 5 Khristian Olivas (Fresno State)
174: No. 1 Jacobe Smith (OSU) vs. No. 5 Hayden Hastings (Wyoming)
184: No. 3 Dakota Geer (OSU) vs. No. 2 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa)
197: No. 1 Preston Weigel (OSU) vs. No. 5 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma)
285: No. 1 Derek White (OSU) vs. No. 4 Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley)
First Round Consolation Schedule (Saturday Night)
157: No. 4 Wyatt Sheets (OSU) vs. Paden Moore (Northern Iowa)
165: No. 7 Joe Smith (OSU) vs. No. 8 Jeremy Thomas (Oklahoma)
STILLWATER – The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team finished the first session of the 2019 Big 12 Wrestling Championship in first place with 65.5 team points, leading second-place Iowa State by 17 points.
The Cowboys went 15-2 in individual bouts during the opening session, totaling nine bonus-point wins with three falls, three technical falls and three major decisions.
OSU started the day going 7-0 in the preliminary round with six bonus-point wins, including falls from Daton Fix at 133 pounds and Joe Smith at 165 pounds, both over unseeded opponents.
Rolling straight into the next round, the Cowboys followed that up by winning eight of 10 in the quarterfinals, as their eight semifinalists mark the most for any team.
Quarterfinal highlights included a 17-2 technical fall from Nick Piccininni over Utah Valley's Mitch Brown at 125 pounds, a first-period fall from Jacobe Smith over eighth-seeded Dominic Kincaid of Fresno State at 174 pounds and 12-3 major decision from Derek White over No. 8 Kayne Hutchison of Air Force at heavyweight.
In addition to those three, Fix, Kaid Brock, Kaden Gfeller, Dakota Geer and Preston Weigel also advanced through to the semifinals of the event.
The Cowboys continue their pursuit of a seventh-consecutive Big 12 championship when session two begins at 5 p.m. at the BOK Center in Tulsa.
2019 Big 12 Wrestling Championship
March 9, 2019 | BOK Center | Tulsa, Okla.
Session One (Saturday Morning)
Team Standings After Session One
1. Oklahoma State - 65.5
2. Iowa State - 48.5
3. Northern Iowa - 35.5
4. Wyoming - 31.5
5. Fresno State - 28.5
6. North Dakota State - 27
7. Oklahoma - 26
8. Utah Valley - 23
9. Northern Colorado - 13.5
10. South Dakota State - 11
11. West Virginia - 9
12. Air Force - 2
Preliminary Round
133: No. 1 Daton Fix (OSU) fall Rylee Molitor (South Dakota State), 6:01
141: No. 5 Kaid Brock (OSU) TF Aric Williams (South Dakota State), 15-0, 5:13
149: No. 1 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) MD Alec Opsal (Air Force), 14-2
157: No. 4 Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. Kyler Rea (West Virginia), 5-3
165: No. 7 Joe Smith (OSU) fall Macoy Flanagan (Northern Colorado), 1:02
197: No. 1 Preston Weigel (OSU) TF Izaak Shedenhelm (Northern Iowa), 15-0, 6:08
285: No. 1 Derek White (OSU) MD Jake Boyd (Oklahoma), 11-1
Quarterfinals
125: No. 1 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Mitch Brown (Utah Valley), 17-2, 5:59
133: No. 1 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. No. 8 Gary Joint (Fresno State), 7-3
141: No. 5 Kaid Brock (OSU) m. for. No. 4 Matt Findlay (Utah Valley), m. for.
149: No. 1 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) dec. No. 8 Jaden Van Maanen (North Dakota State), 9-8
157: No. 5 Luke Weber (North Dakota State) MD No. 4 Wyatt Sheets (OSU), 10-1
165: No. 2 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) dec. No. 7 Joe Smith (OSU), 12-8
174: No. 1 Jacobe Smith (OSU) fall No. 8 Dominic Kincaid (Fresno State), 2:59
184: No. 3 Dakota Geer (OSU) dec. No. 6 Will Sumner (Utah Valley), 7-6
197: No. 1 Preston Weigel (OSU) dec. No. 8 Cale Davidson (Wyoming), 3-0
285: No. 1 Derek White (OSU) MD No. 8 Kayne Hutchison (Air Force), 12-3
Semifinals Schedule (Saturday Night)
125: No. 1 Nick Piccininni (OSU) vs. No. 4 Rico Montoya (Northern Colorado)
133: No. 1 Daton Fix (OSU) vs. No. 4 Matt Schmitt (West Virginia)
141: No. 5 Kaid Brock (OSU) vs. Chris Sandoval (Northern Colorado)
149: No. 1 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) vs. No. 5 Khristian Olivas (Fresno State)
174: No. 1 Jacobe Smith (OSU) vs. No. 5 Hayden Hastings (Wyoming)
184: No. 3 Dakota Geer (OSU) vs. No. 2 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa)
197: No. 1 Preston Weigel (OSU) vs. No. 5 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma)
285: No. 1 Derek White (OSU) vs. No. 4 Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley)
First Round Consolation Schedule (Saturday Night)
157: No. 4 Wyatt Sheets (OSU) vs. Paden Moore (Northern Iowa)
165: No. 7 Joe Smith (OSU) vs. No. 8 Jeremy Thomas (Oklahoma)
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