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Jan. 30, 2014

OSU Wrestling Set to Take on Mizzou in a Top-10 Battle

*Full PDF of notes attached

The Basics
No. 9 Oklahoma State hosts former conference rival and 10th-ranked Missouri on Friday at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. This is the 46th meeting between the two teams.

The Pokes are fresh off their first win over a top-25 opponent for the season, when they defeated No. 18 Iowa State 29-3.

Live Stats And Play-by-Play
Fans can follow the action online through live results and play-by-play on www.trackwrestling.com. Simply go to the site and the link to live results and play-by-play will be prominently displayed.

Watch The Dual Live
The dual will be streamed live online at okstate.tv. To access the dual, simply select the dual from the list of live events directly under the video player. Okstate.tv is a subscription-based service. To subscribe, click on the “Subscribe” link on the top right-hand portion of the main okstate.tv screen.

Listen to the Dual Live
The dual will be aired live on 93.7 KSPI FM radio in Stillwater with Rex Holt and Roger Moore on the call. The audio stream can also be heard live on okstate.tv, but a subscription is required to listen online.

In the Polls
Oklahoma State enters the dual against Missouri ranked No. 9 in the USA Today/NWCA/AWN/Division 1 Coaches Poll and No. 5 in the Intermat Rankings. Missouri comes to Gallagher-Iba Arena ranked No. 10 in the USA Today/NWCA/AWN/Division 1 Coaches Poll  and No. 14 by Intermat.

All 10 of OSU’s starters are ranked among the top 20 in the nation at their respective weight classes in at least one poll, including a No. 2 ranking by Amateur Wrestling News, Intermat and W.I.N Magazine for 174-pound defending national champion Chris Perry. Tyler Caldwell earned a No. 2 ranking from W.I.N. Magazine at 165 pounds, and Alex Dieringer is ranked No. 2 at 157 pounds by AWN and W.I.N Magazine. OSU’s 133-pounder Jon Morrison is in the top-five in each poll. 

Missouri has four of its potential starters ranked in at least one poll. The Tigers are led by No. 1 Drake Houdashelt at 149 pounds and No. 5 J’Den Cox, a freshman who wrestles at 197 pounds.

             
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Extend the Cowboys’ lead to 40-5-1 in the overall series with Missouri.
• Give the Pokes their sixth-straight win against the Tigers.
• Be the Cowboys’ first win over a top-10 opponent this season.

An Oklahoma State Loss Would...
• Be only the sixth loss to the Tigers in school history.
• Snap the Cowboys’ streak of five consecutive wins against Mizzou.
• Make the Cowboys 2-2 at home this season.

Last Meeting vs. Missouri
No. 1 Oklahoma State 22, No. 6 Missouri 9
Feb. 23, 2013 :: 1 p.m. :: Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Center)

125: No. 4 Alan Waters (MU) dec. Eddie Klimara (OSU), 3-1
133: No. 6 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 4 Nathan McCormick (MU), 5-1
141: Nicholas Hucke (MU) dec. Julian Feikert (OSU), 4-1
149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD No. 14 Drake Houdashelt (MU), 15-5
157: No. 10 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. No. 19 Kyle Bradley (MU), 6-2
165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. No. 20 Zach Toal (MU), 4-0
174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 13 Todd Porter (MU), 3-2
184: No. 12 Chris Chionuma (OSU) dec. No. 13 Mike Larson (MU), 6-4 SV1
197: No. 17 Brent Haynes (MU) dec. Darnell Bortz (OSU), 10-4
285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. No. 1 Dom Bradley (MU), 4-3

OSU Statistical Leaders
Wins:                                       26, Nolan Boyd
Bonus Point Wins:                  13, Nolan Boyd
Wins by Fall:                           10, Jordan Rogers
Wins by Technical Fall:           4, Chris Perry
Wins by Major Decision:        6, Jon Morrison
Dual Takedowns:                    30, Jon Morrison
Dual Nearfalls:                        9, Chris Perry

Dieringer Picked as Wrestler of the Week
Cowboy wrestling sophomore Alex Dieringer was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for competition from Jan. 21 through Jan. 26. Dieringer maintained a perfect 3-0 record against Big 12 competition when he defeated Iowa State’s John Nicholson with a 14-3 major decision. He is now 19-1 on the season with 12 bonus-point wins.
The honor was Dieringer’s first of his career and the third for the Cowboys this season.

Keeping Up With Crutchmer
Redshirt freshman Kyle Crutchmer has been seen by several different opponents at several different weight classes. Three to be exact. The Tulsa, Okla., native was originally slated to compete at 184 pounds, but after his dual debut against OU, he began competing in open tournaments at 174 pounds. He has most recently been seen in the lineup at 197 pounds, filling in for an injured Blake Rosholt. Despite giving up more than 15 pounds to each of his last two opponents, No. 7 Matt Wilps of Pittsburgh and No. 2 Kyven Gadson of Iowa State, Crutchmer has kept both bouts very close, losing by only two points to some of the nation’s best wrestlers. He owns a 14-5 record on the year.

Oh Boyd, That’s A Lot of Matches
Nolan Boyd, a redshirt freshman for the Pokes, is already an impressive 33 matches in with half of the collegiate season left. To put that into perspective, last year most of the Cowboy starters finished the season with 38 matches under their belts. The 184-pounder has wrestled in five tournaments this season, winning two of them and placing in the top eight at the other three. He has gathered a 26-7 record and leads the team in wins and bonus-point wins (13).

What’s Going on in the Conference
The Cowboys carry a perfect 2-0 record in Big 12 competition, defeating West Virginia and No. 18 Iowa State. Earlier this season, the Pokes suffered a 19-18 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman in a nonconference dual, thus not affecting the conference record. The Pokes look to improve to 3-0 in Big 12 play when they face the Sooners on Feb. 9 in Gallagher-Iba Arena in their final conference dual of the season.

Caldwell Gets 100
Tyler Caldwell earned his 100th career win with his 19-1 technical fall over Curt Maas of Northern Iowa in his first match of the Joe Parisi Open on Nov. 23. He placed first at the tourney and now boasts a career total of 114-27.

He put together a 63-20 record while at OU and just finished a 35-5 campaign as a Cowboy during the 2012-13 season.

Welcome to the 100 Club, Mr. Perry
Stillwater, Okla., native Chris Perry was welcomed into the Oklahoma State wrestling 100-win club after he defeated Wyoming’s Brent Havlik with an 11-3 major decision to earn his 100th career win. He now totes a 109-11 career record and is the 36th Cowboy wrestler to join the 100-Win Club.  Perry is also the fifth member of his family to earn the honor.

Loaded Lineup
The Cowboys return five All-Americans for the 2013-14 season in Jon Morrison, Alex Dieringer, Tyler Caldwell, Blake Rosholt and 2013 national champion Chris Perry. Of the other five Cowboys in the lineup, four are NCAA qualifiers.       
In total, the Oklahoma State lineup combines for one national champion, seven Big 12 champions and eight All-Americans.

 

Cowboy Comebacks
Josh Kindig and Austin Marsden return to the Cowboy lineup after taking redshirts during the 2012-13 season. Kindig spent two years in the lineup as a true freshman and a sophomore before taking a year off. As a starter, Kindig produced a third-place and runner-up finish at Big 12s and was a two-time NCAA qualifier.

Marsden was taken from his redshirt late in the 2011-12 season after starting heavyweight Alan Gelogaev suffered a season-ending injury. Marsden went on to finish second at the Big 12 Championships and qualify for NCAAs as a true freshman.

Ringing Out the Competition
Many eyes will be on Alex Dieringer this season after he completed an outstanding freshman campaign in 2013.

He was named the 2013 Intermat Freshman of the Year and the Amateur Wrestling News Redshirt Freshman of the Year, finishing as a Big 12 Champion and producing a third-place finish at NCAAs to earn All-American status. He finished the season with 23 bonus-point wins, only second to Cowboy standout and two-time NCAA champion Jordan Oliver. Of those bonus-point wins, four came over top-20 opponents.

Dieringer went 35-3 overall and 18-1 in dual competition. He also owned a perfect 7-0 record over Big 12 competition. Look for big things to come from the Port Washington, Wisc., native.

Last Time Out
No. 9 Oklahoma State 29, No. 18 Iowa State 3
Jan. 24, 2014 :: Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, Okla.) :: Attendance: 3,213

*The dual started at 174 pounds.
174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 16 Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 6-4
184: No. 20 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU), 11-9 SV1
197: No. 2 Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. Kyle Crutchmer (OSU), 3-1
285: No. 16 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Quean Smith (ISU), 2-0
125: Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Earl Hall (ISU), 4-2
133: No. 5 Jon Morrison (OSU) MD Shayden Terukina (ISU), 20-6
141: No. 18 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Gabe Moreno (ISU), 4-0
149: No. 11 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. Luke Goettl (ISU), 8-5
157: No. 3 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD John Nicholson (ISU), 14-3
165: No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. No. 16 Michael Moreno (ISU), 5-1

All-Time Dual Wins Leaders
As of Jan. 27, 2014
1. Oklahoma State      1,047-119-23
2. Iowa State               1,033-293-20
3. Oregon State           990-323-28
4. Iowa                       937-225-31
5. Minnesota               915-428-24

Signing Day Recap
In mid-November, John Smith announced the signing of six wrestlers during the 2013 early signing period.
Headlining the class is No. 1 overall recruit Chance Marsteller of Fawn Grove, Pa. The senior carries a perfect 125-0 record into his senior season. Joining him is three-time Washington state champion and No. 9 overall recruit Chandler Rogers, who moved to Stillwater, Okla., for his senior season.
The Cowboys scored other nationally ranked recruits in No. 21 Ryan Blees from North Dakota, No. 49 Gary Wayne Harding, an Oklahoma native, and No. 62 Mike Magaldo of New Jersey.
The final signee for the Pokes was Cedar City, Utah, native Dusty Hone.

ASICS All-Americans Live Here
There are three different wrestlers on this year’s Oklahoma State roster who were ASICS first-team All-Americans during their prep days:

Chris Perry      2009
Josh Kindig     2010
Jordan Rogers 2012

Fargo Champs, Too
There are five different wrestlers on this year’s Oklahoma State wrestling roster who won titles at the ASICS Junior Freestyle National Championships in Fargo, N.D., during their prep days:

Jon Morrison               2007
Chris Perry                  2008
Alex Dieringer            2011
Jordan Rogers             2011
Anthony Collica          2012 and 2013

Coached by the Best
Members of the Oklahoma State wrestling staff combine for six world championships, two Olympic gold medals and an Olympic bronze.

They also combine for seven NCAA championships and 14 All-America honors. The breakdown:

Olympic Medalists
John Smith                  1988 and 1992 Gold
Coleman Scott                        2012 Bronze

Senior World Championships Medalists
John Smith      1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991 Gold

NCAA Individual Championships
John Smith                  1987, 1988
Eric Guerrero              1997, 1998, 1999
Zack Esposito             2005
Coleman Scott                        2008