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Oklahoma State Wrestlers Win Two Senior Titles at U.S. Open
April 27, 2019 | Cowboy Wrestling
LAS VEGAS – Cowboy freshman All-American Daton Fix and former Cowboy and three-time NCAA champion Alex Dieringer claimed senior freestyle 2019 Marine Corps U.S. Open championships at their respective weights on Saturday to highlight the third and final day of competition at the event.
Dieringer (79kg) dominated his competition all weekend long and was not scored on in the entire tournament. The former Hodge Trophy winner posted a 5-0 record while outscoring his opponents 53-0, including an 11-0 tech fall over Chance Marsteller in the finals. By winning the title, Dieringer earned a bye to the World Team Trials Challenge in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Fix avenged a 2018 Final X loss to World silver medalist Thomas Gilman by defeating the former Iowa Hawkeye, 8-4, in the finals to claim the title at 57kg and earn a spot at Final X in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Fix was impressive throughout the weekend, compiling a 6-0 record while outscoring his competition 58-13. In his finals match against Gilman, Fix found himself trailing due to criteria in a 4-4 tie with less than 30 seconds remaining. The Cowboy All-American notched two takedowns in the final 20 seconds of the match to earn the 8-4 victory.
2019 NCAA runner-up Derek White (125kg) wrestled his way to the third place match after losing to eventual champion Adam Coon in the semifinals on Friday. In his third place match against Dom Bradley, the final score was 3-3, but White lost the bout on criteria to place fourth.
In junior freestyle competition, Cowboy Austin Harris (97kg) placed third and teammate Travis Wittlake (74kg) placed fifth to earn hardware. Harris started his Saturday with a big win, knocking off No. 1 seed Jake Boyd, a current Oklahoma Sooner, in the round of 16, 9-5. After a close loss in the semifinals, Harris finished his tournament with two first-period tech falls on his way to the bronze.
Saturday's action wrapped up the U.S. Open, which saw 14 current or former Cowboys wrestle at the national event.
2019 U.S. Open Day 3
Junior – Freestyle
Round of 16
74kg Travis Wittlake (OSU) over Zach Hartman (BVRTC) 11-0
79kg Tyler Dow (WISC) over Gavin Stika (OSU) 10-0
97kg Austin Harris (OSU) over Jake Boyd (OKLA) 9-5
Cons. 16 #2
79kg Gavin Stika (OSU) over Harlan Steffensmeier (AF) 11-1
Cons. 8 #1
79kg Jake Hendricks (PRTC) over Gavin Stika (OSU) 10-0
Quarterfinals
74kg Travis Wittlake (OSU) over Paddy Gallagher (TWFOC) 10-0
97kg Austin Harris (OSU) over Brayden Ray (UNAT) 14-4
Semifinals
74kg Danny Braunagel (IRTC) over Travis Wittlake (OSU) 8-2
97kg Sam Schuyler (BWC) over Austin Harris (OSU) 6-3
Cons. Semifinals
74kg Nelson Brands (IOWA) over Travis Wittlake (OSU) 3-1
97kg Austin Harris (OSU) over Kyle Lightner (NJRTC) 10-0
5th Place
79kg Travis Wittlake (OSU) over DJ Shannon (EAP) 10-4
3rd Place
97kg Austin Harris (OSU) over Aric Bohn (SIUE) 10-0
Senior – Freestyle
Consolation Semifinals
65kg Jayson Ness (GWC) over Jordan Oliver (SUNK) via forfeit
125kg Derek White (TMWC) over Yousiff Hemida (TWC) 4-0
5th Place
65kg Jaydin Eierman (SUNK) over Jordan Oliver (SUNK) via forfeit
3rd Place
125kg Dom Bradley (SUNK) over Derek White (TMWC) 3-3, via criteria
Finals
57kg Daton Fix (TMWC) over Thomas Gilman (TMWC) 8-4
79kg Alex Dieringer (TMWC) over Chance Marsteller (TMWC) 11-0
Dieringer (79kg) dominated his competition all weekend long and was not scored on in the entire tournament. The former Hodge Trophy winner posted a 5-0 record while outscoring his opponents 53-0, including an 11-0 tech fall over Chance Marsteller in the finals. By winning the title, Dieringer earned a bye to the World Team Trials Challenge in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Fix avenged a 2018 Final X loss to World silver medalist Thomas Gilman by defeating the former Iowa Hawkeye, 8-4, in the finals to claim the title at 57kg and earn a spot at Final X in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Fix was impressive throughout the weekend, compiling a 6-0 record while outscoring his competition 58-13. In his finals match against Gilman, Fix found himself trailing due to criteria in a 4-4 tie with less than 30 seconds remaining. The Cowboy All-American notched two takedowns in the final 20 seconds of the match to earn the 8-4 victory.
2019 NCAA runner-up Derek White (125kg) wrestled his way to the third place match after losing to eventual champion Adam Coon in the semifinals on Friday. In his third place match against Dom Bradley, the final score was 3-3, but White lost the bout on criteria to place fourth.
In junior freestyle competition, Cowboy Austin Harris (97kg) placed third and teammate Travis Wittlake (74kg) placed fifth to earn hardware. Harris started his Saturday with a big win, knocking off No. 1 seed Jake Boyd, a current Oklahoma Sooner, in the round of 16, 9-5. After a close loss in the semifinals, Harris finished his tournament with two first-period tech falls on his way to the bronze.
Saturday's action wrapped up the U.S. Open, which saw 14 current or former Cowboys wrestle at the national event.
2019 U.S. Open Day 3
Junior – Freestyle
Round of 16
74kg Travis Wittlake (OSU) over Zach Hartman (BVRTC) 11-0
79kg Tyler Dow (WISC) over Gavin Stika (OSU) 10-0
97kg Austin Harris (OSU) over Jake Boyd (OKLA) 9-5
Cons. 16 #2
79kg Gavin Stika (OSU) over Harlan Steffensmeier (AF) 11-1
Cons. 8 #1
79kg Jake Hendricks (PRTC) over Gavin Stika (OSU) 10-0
Quarterfinals
74kg Travis Wittlake (OSU) over Paddy Gallagher (TWFOC) 10-0
97kg Austin Harris (OSU) over Brayden Ray (UNAT) 14-4
Semifinals
74kg Danny Braunagel (IRTC) over Travis Wittlake (OSU) 8-2
97kg Sam Schuyler (BWC) over Austin Harris (OSU) 6-3
Cons. Semifinals
74kg Nelson Brands (IOWA) over Travis Wittlake (OSU) 3-1
97kg Austin Harris (OSU) over Kyle Lightner (NJRTC) 10-0
5th Place
79kg Travis Wittlake (OSU) over DJ Shannon (EAP) 10-4
3rd Place
97kg Austin Harris (OSU) over Aric Bohn (SIUE) 10-0
Senior – Freestyle
Consolation Semifinals
65kg Jayson Ness (GWC) over Jordan Oliver (SUNK) via forfeit
125kg Derek White (TMWC) over Yousiff Hemida (TWC) 4-0
5th Place
65kg Jaydin Eierman (SUNK) over Jordan Oliver (SUNK) via forfeit
3rd Place
125kg Dom Bradley (SUNK) over Derek White (TMWC) 3-3, via criteria
Finals
57kg Daton Fix (TMWC) over Thomas Gilman (TMWC) 8-4
79kg Alex Dieringer (TMWC) over Chance Marsteller (TMWC) 11-0
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