OSU at the Reno TOC
Oklahoma State has won eight of the nine titles at the Reno Tournament of Champions. Missouri knocked off the Cowboys by the slimmest of margins in 2001. The 2005 tournament has one of its best fields ever. Along with No. 1 Oklahoma State will be: 10th-ranked Central Michigan, No. 12 Penn State, 14th-ranked Northwestern and No. 17 Arizona State. The Cowboys will be sending their regular starting lineup including both Clay Kehrer and Rusty Blackmon at 184. Also competing for OSU will be 184-pounder Jack Jensen, B.J. Jackson at 149 and 157-pounder Newly McSpadden Oklahoma State won the 2004 tournament by 60 points over second-place Arizona State. The Cowboys had five individual champions who all claimed national championships later in the year.
Scouting the Broncos
Boise State comes into the dual meet with an 0-1 record. The Broncos lost their season opener to Nebraska, 27-9, back on Nov. 18. BSU is led by 133-pounder Scott Jorgenson who is currently ranked 11th in the country. The Broncos also boast ranked wrestlers at 157 and heavyweight. Ben Cherrington is currently ranked 10th at 157, but he did not wrestle against Nebraska and will see his first matches of the season this weekend. Freshman Andy Patrick is the 16th-ranked heavyweight in the country. Against Nebraska, Boise State got wins from Jorgenson, 149-pounder Tyler Sherfey and K.C. Walsh at 184.
Battle at 184
Rusty Blackmon made the first move towards claiming the 184-pound weight class with his last second decision over Oklahoma's 11th-ranked Justin Dyer. Blackmon previously lost to Lehigh's David Helfrich who has moved into the rankings at No. 17 this week. Jack Jensen wrestled in the first dual for the Cowboys losing to No. 18 Joe Williams of Michigan State. Clay Kehrer, the returning starter from last season, is still waiting for an opportunity to make his mark.
Cowboys Winning Streak Alive
Oklahoma State improved its dual winning streak to 24 consecutive matches with a 23-12 victory over Bedlam rival Oklahoma. The Cowboys last loss was a home loss to Minnesota in the final dual of the 2003-04 season. The Cowboys still have a ways to go before equaling the school record of 76. OSU won 76 consecutive duals over 14 seasons from 1937 to 1951. The longest unbeaten streak in school history is 84. OSU went 82-0-2 over seven seasons from 1959 to 1966.
John Smith Nearing Chesbro's Mark
Head coach John Smith is approaching Tommy Chesbro's school record for career wins. Smith entered the season with 220 career wins, needing seven to tie Chesbro's mark. After starting the season 3-0, Smith is four wins away from equaling Chesbro. If the Cowboys remain undefeated, Smith would tie the mark at Iowa on Jan. 7 and pass it a week later in the first round of the National Duals.
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