Daton Fix Becomes First Five-Time Champion in Big 12 History

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Daton Fix Becomes First Five-Time Champion in Big 12 History

March 10, 2024 | Cowboy Wrestling

Cowboys finish second as a team with the highest runner-up point total in tournament history.

Final Brackets

TULSA, Okla. – Oklahoma State 133-pounder Daton Fix became the first and only wrestler in Big 12 history to claim five individual conference titles Sunday night, defeating second-seeded Evan Frost of Iowa State, 8-5, in front of a hometown crowd at the BOK Center.

Already holding the 133-pound titles from 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023, Fix took advantage of an extra year of eligibility provided by the NCAA in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to add a fifth and final conference championship in 2024.

The top-seeded Fix made it look easy, too. He jumped out to a 7-1 lead with a takedown in each of the first two periods and then cruised to an 8-5 win to move to 17-0 on the year.

He was already just the 10th wrestler in Oklahoma State history to win four conference titles, and now he is the only one to win five.

With the addition of the title, OSU now has 121 Big 12 individual championships and 296 conference individual championships in its wrestling history.

As a team, the Cowboys finished in second place with 141.5 points to mark the highest score for a runner-up team in the history of the Big 12 Championships and the seventh-highest total for any team in tournament history. Iowa State claimed the team title with 152.5 points.

"By no means did we lose the tournament – Iowa State won it," coach John Smith said. "We score a lot of points. If you told me we were going to score in the 140's, I would have told you we won the tournament."

In addition to Fix, three other Cowboys reached Sunday night's finals, including Troy Spratley at 125 pounds, Jordan Williams at 149 pounds and Dustin Plott at 184 pounds.

Spratley lost a tight 3-2 decision to Wyoming's Jore Volk late in the third period, while Williams was unable to finish due to injury and Plott dropped his match to the top-ranked 184-pounder in the nation in Northern Iowa's Parker Keckeisen.

After their performance this weekend, the Cowboys clinched 10 automatic berths to the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships, scheduled for March 21-23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

2024 Big 12 Wrestling Championships
March 10, 2024 | BOK Center | Tulsa, Okla.

Session IV (Sunday Night)

Final Team Standings
1. Iowa State - 152.5
2. Oklahoma State - 141.5
3. South Dakota State - 122.0
4. Missouri - 115.5
5. Northern Iowa - 100.0
6. West Virginia - 97.5
7. Oklahoma - 68.5
7. Wyoming - 68.5
9. Air Force - 45.0
10. Northern Colorado - 33.5
11. North Dakota State - 28.0
12. Utah Valley - 22.0
13. California Baptist - 16.0

Finals
125: No. 5 Jore Volk (Wyoming) dec. No. 2 Troy Spratley (OSU), 3-2
133: No. 1 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. No. 2 Evan Frost (Iowa State), 8-5
149: No. 3 Ty Watters (West Virginia) inj. def. No. 4 Jordan Williams (OSU), 3:45
184: No. 1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) MD No. 2 Dustin Plott (OSU), 14-5