Cowboys Prepared to Head South for First Bedlam Dual of the Season

Sunday, December 11

Norman, OK

3 P.M. CT

Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma

Cowboys Prepared to Head South for First Bedlam Dual of the Season

December 09, 2022 | Cowboy Wrestling

Oklahoma Notes

The Basics
Oklahoma State will travel to Norman for the first of two Phillips 66 Bedlam Series duals on Sunday, Dec. 11 at McCasland Field House. The Cowboys and Sooners will square off at 3 p.m. on national television with the dual being aired on ESPNU. OSU is 3-1 on the year and 1-0 in Big 12 matches, while OU is 2-1 overall and wrestling its first conference match of the season.

On the Air
The dual with Oklahoma will be nationally televised on ESPNU with Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons on the call. Bedlam has become a consistent addition to national television as theis year's dual will mark the fifth season in a row that at least one of the two duals between OSU and OU has been shown on ESPNU. It can also be heard on the radio with Rex Holt Sunday afternoon beginning at 2:30 p.m. CT on Pete 94.3 FM or KSPI-AM 780. Live stats can be found on Trackwrestling.com.

The Series - Oklahoma
The Bedlam dual series dates back to 1920, a bout that Oklahoma State won a staggering 50-0 in Stillwater. OSU leads the all-time rivalry series 147-27-10. Sunday's dual marks the 185th time the two teams have met for dual competition. The Cowboys took both meetings between the teams last season, winning 31-3 in Norman and coming from behind in an 18-16 win at home on Senior Day. OSU has dominated the series of late as it has won the last 15 matches with the most recent win for the Sooners being a 16-15 win in Norman in 2013.Oklahoma State holds an 63-15-8 advantage in Norman where they will wrestle on Sunday. John Smith has gone 54-6-3 as head coach of the Cowboys, while Lou Rosselli is 0-10 against OSU since taking over the Sooner program in 2016.

About the Cowboys
No. 12 Oklahoma State is 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in conference duals ahead of its first Bedlam matchup of the season with Oklahoma. The Pokes return four All-Americans who have earned All-America honors a total of eight times, headlined by three-time NCAA finalist Daton Fix. Wyatt Sheets and Travis Wittlake are both two-time All-Americans for OSU, while Dustin Plott is coming off of his first appearance on the podium last season. The OSU lineup has seen some movement from a season ago with weight changes from past starters opening opportunities at 165 pounds and heavyweight. Wittlake moved up two weight classes to 184 pounds in the offseason where he has started 3-1, while Luke Surber dropped down a weight to 197 pounds. In their places, Wyatt Sheets has filled the void at 165 pounds, while redshirt sophomore Konner Doucet is off to a 3-1 start at heavyweight. Trevor Mastrogiovanni is in his third season in the lineup at 125 pounds as he looks to make the jump that Plott did a year ago to All-America status for the first time. Carter Young looks to keep the momentum gained after knocking off No. 3 Jake Bergeland a week ago, while talented freshman Victor Voinovich has started every dual at 149 pounds. Big 12 champion Kaden Gfeller decided to return to Oklahoma State for his final season in August and has moved into the top 10 at 157 pounds after collecting a 2-0 win over No. 2 Brayton Lee of Minnesota.

An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Move the Cowboys to 4-1 overall; 2-0 in conference duals
• Make the all-time series record 148-27-10 and 12-6 in Stillwater
• Extend OSU's winning streak against the Sooners to 16
• Move John Smith's record to 55-6-3 against OU

Cowboys in the Polls
Oklahoma State's roster features 10 wrestlers ranked in various polls this week, with four holding spots inside the top-10. Senior 133-pounder Daton Fix is the consensus No. 2 wrestler at his weight and is the highest ranked Cowboy as the reigning Big 12 champion and a national finalist the last two seasons. Following Fix, Dustin Plott appears at No. 4 at 174 pounds after earning All-America honors for the first time last season with a sixth-place finish. Also making appearances in the top 10 of their respective weight classes are Trevor Mastrogiovanni and Kaden Gfeller. Mastrogiovanni holds down the No. 8 spot even after suffering his first loss of the season to No. 4 Patrick McKee. Following a 2-0 win over No. 2 Brayton Lee, Gfeller moved up in the polls as high as No. 5 by The Open Mat at 157 pounds. Travis Wittlake sits just outside the top-10 at 184 pounds in the majority of the polls with a 3-1 record to start the season,, while Carter Young is ranked as high as No. 14 by WIN Magazine after he knocked off No. 3 Jake Bergeland for the highest-ranked win of his career. Victor Voinovich (149) is ranked No. 18 by Intermat, while Wyatt Sheets holds down the No. 20 spot in three of the four polls at 165. Luke Surber is ranked as high as No. 20 by WIN Magazine at 197 pounds, while Konner Doucet lands at No. 25 in the Intermat rankings after dropping his first match of the season against Minnesota in overtime.