Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Set to Compete at U.S. Open
April 24, 2019 | Cowboy Wrestling
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State wrestling will be well-represented at this week's 2019 Marine Corps U.S. Open as 14 current or former Cowboys will compete from Thursday through Saturday in Las Vegas, Nev.
OSU's wrestlers are vying for titles in four divisions, including senior freestyle, senior Greco-Roman, junior freestyle and junior Greco.
Freestyle U.S. Open winners at 57, 65 and 70 kilograms will advance to Final X. Champions at the seven other weights will advance to the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament as top seeds next month in Raleigh, N.C.
With the exception of 130 kilograms, each Greco champion will get an automatic berth to Final X, with the top seven qualifying for the World Team Trials Tournament.
Here is a look at OSU's competitors, weights, divisions and schedules:
Senior Freestyle
Daton Fix (57kg), Nick Piccininni (57kg), Eddie Klimara (57kg), Jordan Oliver (65kg), Wyatt Sheets (70kg), Alex Dieringer (79kg), Bear Hughes (87kg), Cornelius Putnam (125kg) and Derek White (125kg)
Friday | 11 a.m. | Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Consolation Rounds 1-3
Friday | 5 p.m. | Consolation Rounds 4-5
Friday | 7 p.m. | Semifinals
Saturday | 11 a.m. | Consolation, Placement Matches
Saturday | 4 p.m. | Finals
Senior Greco
Chandler Rogers (82kg) and Bear Hughes (87kg)
Thursday | 9 a.m. | Preliminaries, Quarterfinals
Thursday | 6 p.m. | Semifinals, Consolation Rounds 1-4
Friday | 9 a.m. | Consolation Semifinals, Placement Matches
Friday | 7 p.m. | Finals
Junior Freestyle
Rhett Golowenksi (57kg), Travis Wittlake (74kg), Gavin Stika (79kg) and Austin Harris (97kg)
Friday | 5 p.m. | Preliminaries, Consolation
Saturday | 11 a.m. | Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Consolation
Saturday | 7 p.m. | Consolation, Placement Matches, Finals
Junior Greco
Austin Harris (97kg)
Thursday | 9 a.m. | Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolation Rounds 1-4
Thursday | 3 p.m. | Consolation, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd and 5th place matches, best two of three WTT finals
Fans can follow along with the Cowboys and the rest of the action at FloWrestling.org, and check @CowboyWrestling on Twitter and OKState.com for updates and recaps of the weekend's events.
