In a dual that saw three overtime matches and five bonus point victories, the Cowboys had the dual win sealed after only six matches, improving to 12-2 on the season.
"The score didn't indicate some of the tougher matches we had." Coach John Smith said. "They were able to slow us down a few times and test our defense. You don't like to see those matches, but it's good to test our abilities."
Earning his 100th career victory, sixth-ranked Eddie Klimara got the crowd hyped in his overtime win over No. 15 Connor Schram to start the dual. The two were deadlocked at 1-1 after regulation, forcing the match to sudden victory. A beautiful inside trip from Klimara resulted in a takedown for the Cowboy senior and the win, 3-1.
"It was exciting to get 100 wins at Oklahoma State with this successful wrestling program," Klimara said. "Honestly, it wasn't on my mind. I just went out there and wrestled these last two duals and now I've got one more left in Gallagher-Iba and then it's over, so I'm just going out there having fun and wrestling."
At 133 pounds, Gary Wayne Harding took on Mason Pengilly. The Cowboy scored his first takedown on the edge of the mat for the only points in the first period. An escape and two more takedowns for Harding gave him a 7-2 victory and his 11th win of the season.
The featured bout of the day put No. 1 Heil against No. 2 McKenna. Similar to the match at 125 pounds, escapes from each wrestler tied the match at 1-1 and put the match into overtime. In sudden victory, McKenna was in on a shot that appeared would end the match; however, Heil wiggled his way into a scramble and came out on top with a takedown and a 3-1 win.
"I have a lot of faith in my defense," Heil said. "I work on it a lot, and lately I haven't been as offensive as I need to be, so I've worked on my defense in the room. If a guy gets on my leg I can defend it pretty well and in that match it showed. That's the biggest thing I can take from the match. Instead of winning on a stall call, I won on a takedown. I wish it was more offensive, but a takedown is a takedown."
At 149 pounds, Anthony Collica notched his third-consecutive pin in just 2:20. He controlled the match with two quick takedowns to lead to the fall. The junior improves to 21-6 on the season.
"I was out for a while so I didn't get to practice much and now I'm starting to get my groove back and it's coming back together nicely," Collica said. "We're getting better for March and we'll be ready."
Hestin Lamons made his debut for the Cowboys, stepping into the lineup at 157 pounds. The redshirt freshman took on Nainoa Calvo in a match that lasted only 1:37 as the Cowboy pinned the Cardinal in his first varsity match.
Alex Dieringer improved to 23-0 on the year and notched his 20th bonus-point win on Sunday, defeating No. 18 Jim Wilson with a 13-5 major decision. The Cowboy standout earned four takedowns in the match to separate the score and take the win.
Chandler Rogers made his second-straight start at 174 pounds. The Cowboy piled on the points against Dylan Morris, scoring six takedowns in the match along with two escapes and a set of back points.
Nolan Boyd extends his win streak to nine after taking out Garet Krohn in a 4-1 match. The Cardinal wrestler gave up two penalty points for stalling in the first period to give Boyd a 2-0 going into the second period. Boyd escaped to start the second and earned riding time in the third for the win.
At 197 pounds, Andrew Marsden got the nod and faced Zach Nevills. It didn't take long for Marsden to get in a rhythm as he led 8-0 after the first period. He kept the momentum going, scoring a reversal in the second and a takedown and nearfall in the third to end the match in 6:17 with a 17-0 technical fall.
Austin Marsden, ranked No. 5 in the nation, is now 6-1 against ranked opponents as he edged No. 20 Nathan Butler in the final overtime match of the day, 3-1. The Cowboy has now won 15 matches in a row, closing out the duals for the Pokes.
Oklahoma State wrestling returns to action on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. going head-to-head with North Carolina.
Results:
125: No. 6 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. No. 15 Connor Schram (STAN), 3-1 SV1
133: Gary Wayne Harding (OSU) dec. Mason Pengilly (STAN), 7-2
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. Joey McKenna (STAN), 3-1 SV1
149: No. 13 Anthony Collica (OSU) fall Tommy Pawelski (STAN), 2:20
157: Hestin Lamons (OSU) fall Nainoa Calvo (STAN), 1:37
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD No. 18 Jim Wilson (STAN), 13-5
174: Chandler Rogers (OSU) TF Dylan Morris (STAN), 18-3; 6:46
184: No. 14 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Garet Krohn (STAN), 4-1
197: Andrew Marsden (OSU) TF Zach Nevills (STAN), 17-0; 6:17
285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. No. 20 Nathan Butler (STAN), 3-1 SV1
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