Last Time Out
Oklahoma State had a strong showing from veterans Nathan Morgan and Johny Hendricks to lead the Cowboys to a 22-8 victory over Michigan State. Morgan upset second-ranked Andy Simmons, while Hendricks won convincingly after a close match against UC-Davis. Ryan Freeman stepped in for the injured B.J. Jackson and won his first career varsity match. The Cowboys also got victories from Newly McSpadden, Brandon Mason, Jared Shelton and Jared Rosholt.
Scouting the Sooners
The Sooners boast a balanced lineup with five wrestlers ranked, including three ranked in the top five. Sam Hazewinkel is ranked No. 1 at 125, while Matt Storniolo is second at 149 and Joel Flaggert is ranked fifth at 197. All three are capable of winning a national championship in March and will carry the ninth-ranked Sooners throughout the season. OU has a pair of national qualifiers in Will Rowe at 157 and Shane Seibert at 165. Seibert transferred in from Fresno State during the offseason. The rest of the Sooner lineup is young and inexperienced.
Last time vs. Oklahoma
Oklahoma State extended its dual winning streak over Bedlam rival Oklahoma to 16 consecutive matches with a 21-12 victory at the McCasland Fieldhouse in Norman. The Cowboys had solid outings from their All-Americans. Zack Esposito defeated fourth-ranked Matt Storniolo, Jake Rosholt defeated fourth-ranked Joel Flaggert and Steve Mocco defeated No. 6 Jake Hager.
Attendance: 1,846
125- #2 Sam Hazewinkel (OU) Dec. #6 Coleman Scott (OSU), 2-0
133- #3 Nathan Morgan (OSU) Dec. Trey Blakely (OU), 9-2
141- #2 Teyon Ware (OU) TF5 Ethan Kyle (OSU), 19-4; 6:06
149- #3 Zack Esposito (OSU) Dec. #4 Matt Storniolo (OU), 4-0
157- #15 Kevin Ward (OSU) Dec. Will Rowe (OU), 6-5
165- #1 Johny Hendricks (OSU) Dec. Jarrod King (OU), 12-5
174- #10 Brandon Mason (OSU) Dec. #19 Wes Roberts (OU), 3-0
184- #15 Justin Dyer (OU) MD Rusty Blackmon (OSU), 13-4
197- #3 Jake Rosholt (OSU) Dec. #4 Joel Flaggert (OU), 4-1
285- #2 Steve Mocco (OSU) Dec. #6 Jake Hager (OU), 8-1 Hendricks
Shooting for Century Mark
Senior Johny Hendricks is 99-12 in his three plus years wearing the orange singlet. He is looking to join the exclusive 100-win club at Oklahoma State, which currently has 25 members. Jake Rosholt and Zack Esposito both joined the club last season. Hendricks is scheduled to meet Shane Seibert who he has defeated twice in his career when Seibert was at Fresno State. Hendricks won both matches convincingly pinning him once and winning by a major decision the second time.
Ryan Freeman Making the Most of the Opportunity
Oklahoma State fans have been spoiled watching Zack Esposito at 149. Following Esposito's graduation, The Cowboys were set with junior B.J. Jackson, but fellow junior Ryan Freeman eyed an opening and dropped down to 149 to contend for the spot. After Jackson suffered a knee injury in his opening bout against California-Davis, Freeman was inserted into the lineup. He took advantage as he won his first match against Michigan State by an easy score of 10-4. Freeman has a big week ahead of him as he is getting ready to wrestle the top two wrestlers in his weight class in Oklahoma's Matt Storniolo and Monnesota's Dustin Schlatter.
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