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Contact: Taylor Miller (taylor.miller11@okstate.edu)
Feb. 28, 2014

Cowboys Take On American in Dual Season Finale

The Basics
Sixth-ranked Oklahoma State looks for its 11th win as it closes out the 2013-14 dual season facing American University for the third time in school history.  OSU will also honor its senior class, comprised of seven seniors, in a special halftime. 

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 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 American ranked No. 6 in the USA Today/NWCA/AWN/Division 1 Coaches Poll and No. 4 in the Intermat tournament rankings. American University does not carry a team ranking.

Ten of OSU's potential starters are ranked among the top 20 in the nation at their respective weight classes in at least one poll, including a No. 1 ranking by Amateur Wrestling News, Intermat and W.I.N Magazine for 157 pounder 

Alex Dieringer and a unanimous No. 2 ranking for 174-pound defending national champion Chris Perry. Tyler Caldwell earned a No. 2 ranking from W.I.N. Magazine at 165 pounds, and OSU's 133-pounder, Jon Morrison, is No. 4 in each poll. 

David Terao is the only ranked wrestler for the American Eagles, sitting at No. 8 at 125 pounds.

             
Last Meeting vs. American
No. 7 Oklahoma State 34, American 9
Nov. 29, 2008 :: Hudson County Community College (Troy, N.Y.) :: Northeast Duals

125: No. 6 Obenson Blanc (OSU) dec. Thomas Williams (AU); 8-3
133: Chris Notte (OSU) dec. Jasen Borshoff (AU); 5-2
141: Jamal Parks (OSU) maj. dec. Matt Mariacher (AU); 9-1
149: Kyle Borshoff (AU) dec. Quinten Fuentes (OSU); 3-1
157: Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. Patrick Graham (AU); 7-2
165: No. 10 Brandon Mason (OSU) win by forfeit
174: No. 6 Mike Cannon (AU) fall Kevin Wainscott (OSU); 2:13
184: Jared Shelton (OSU) fall Andy Semple (AU); 3:14
197: No. 18 Clayton Foster (OSU) maj. dec. Andy Silber; 13-4
285: No. 1 Jared Rosholt (OSU) tech fall Quinton Pruett (AU); 22-7; 7:00

 

OSU Statistical Leaders
Wins:                                       27, Nolan Boyd
Bonus Point Wins:                  15, Alex Dieringer 
Wins by Fall:                           11, Jordan Rogers
Wins by Technical Fall:           4, Dieringer and Perry
Wins by Major Decision:        7, Eddie Klimara
Dual Takedowns:                    43, Jon Morrison
Dual Nearfalls:                        15, Alex Dieringer

Know The Foe
American University is 6-9 on the season with a 1-4 mark in EIWA competition.  The most recent win for the Eagles came on Jan. 25, when they downed Binghamton, 21-19, to pick up their first conference win. Earlier in the season, AU went undefeated at the Patriot Duals, defeating Harvard, Boston U and Brown in the same day. The Cowboys and the Eagles both competed at the Southern Scuffle, where AU produced a 28th-place finish.

Sending Off Seven Seniors
Prior to Sunday's dual the coaches will recognize the outstanding effort of seven seniors. Over the past four years, this group has compiled a 62-9-1 dual record. During their time at OSU, the seniors saw three individual national titles, 12 individual conference champions and two Big 12 team titles.

To be honored is 2013 NCAA champion Chris Perry, NCAA finalist Tyler Cadwell, All-Americans Jon Morrison and Blake Rosholt, letterwinners Darnell Bortz and Tyler Dorrell, and Tommy Diaz.

Connections
American University wrestling coach Teague Moore has strong connections to the Oklahoma State wrestling program as he was a three-time All-American for the Pokes and a individual NCAA champion in 1998. Among his teammates was current associate head coach for the Cowboys, Eric Guerrero. During 2003-04, Moore served as the director of film and facilities at OSU before accepting a position as an assistant coach at Harvard in 2005. 

Bonus Point Machines
Six of the Cowboys' starters have earned bonus points in at least half of their wins. Of sophomore Eddie Klimara's wins at 125 pounds, 81 percent have resulted in bonus points, including five falls, seven major decisions and one technical fall. The team's most prolific pinners, Alex Dieringer (157) and Jordan Rogers (184/197), have each run up their bonus-point win totals, sticking several of their opponents with Dieringer bringing in 10 pins and Rogers collecting 11. Chris Perry (174) has earned 13 bonus-point wins out of his 21 wins and Nolan Boyd (184/197) has collected 14 out of his 27 wins. Most recently joining this group is Jon Morrison (133) who has 11 wins with bonus points attached.

Catching Fire
After an uncharacteristically poor start, the Cowboys have won six of their last seven duals entering the dual vs. American. The Pokes started their run, downing No. 18 Iowa State, 29-3. Just a week later, they went on to handily defeat No. 10 Mizzou, 28-6. At the beginning of February, the Cowboys ran over the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners, 37-6, before taking care of in-state rival and No. 10 Oklahoma, 29-9. The Pokes recently shutout Clarion, 45-0, in their last road trip of the year. Last week the Cowboys sent the ASU Sun Devils back to Arizona with a 29-10 loss. In each of their last six wins, the Cowboys have won at least seven of their 10 bouts.

What's Going on in the Conference
The Cowboys finished the Big 12 dual competition with a perfect 3-0 record, handily defeating each of their opponents. Earlier this season, the Pokes suffered a 19-18 loss to Oklahoma in Norman in a non-conference dual, thus not affecting the conference record. The Pokes will face their Big 12 foes again on March 8 in the Big 12 Championships in Norman, Okla.

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 119-28.

He put together a 63-20 record while at OU and 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 on Dec. 14. He now totes a 114-11 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.

Last Time Out
No. 6 Oklahoma State 29, Arizona State 10
Feb. 21, 2014 :: Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, Okla.) :: Attendance – 2,171

125: No. 19 Eddie Klimara (OSU) MD Ares Carpio (ASU), 19-5
133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) TF5 Cordero Coronado (ASU), 22-4; 5:53
141: No. 20 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Matt Kraus (ASU), 4-2
149: No. 10 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. Preston McCalmon (ASU), 6-3
157: No. 2 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Joel Smith (ASU), 4:11
165: No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) TF5 Nick Rex (ASU), 25-10; 6:35
174: Ray Waters (ASU) dec. Quinten Patterson (OSU), 4-2 SV1
184: No. 17 Blake Stauffer (ASU) MD Jordan Rogers (OSU), 11-2
197: Wes Moore (ASU) dec. Darnell Bortz (OSU), 8-4
285: Ethan Driver (OSU) dec. Chace Eskam (ASU), 3-1 SV1

All-Time Dual Wins Leaders
As of Feb. 24, 2014
1.         Oklahoma State          1,052-120-23
2.         Iowa State                   1,036-296-20
3.         Oregon State               993-325-28
4.         Iowa                            941-225-31
5.         Minnesota                   921-428-24

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