Sooners win 8 of 10



NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Oklahoma came out on top in eight of ten weight classes at the 37th Oklahoma Open held at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.

Sophomore Kyle Terry was the first of eight straight Sooners to claim titles with a defeat of Luke Ashmore of Oklahoma State at 141 pounds. Seth Vernon continued the Sooner success with a win over Willy Pendleton of Labette to take first at 149 pounds.

Chad Terry won over teammate Shane Vernon and Max Dean over Kyle Griffin of Oklahoma State to claim the 157 and 165-pound titles, respectively.

Jeff James defeated teammate Chris DeVilbiss at 174 pounds to take the title and Joshua Weitzel won the 184-pound bout over Jack Jensen of OSU. There were co-champions at 197 pounds between Sooners Joel Flaggert and Eric Lapotsky, and Nathan Fernandez topped teammate Luis Hernandez in the heavyweight division.

Oklahoma also placed three out of the top four in the 125-pound class. Freshman Joey Fio placed second for the Sooners, followed by Greg Cannon and John Starzky.

Oklahoma State's Jamal Parks, who claimed the 133-pound title, was named the Open's Most Outstanding Wrestler.

The Sooners will begin the Big 12 conference slate next Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. versus in-state rival Oklahoma State.

Junior high and high school results at the Oklahoma Open are listed on SoonerSports.com.


Below are the top four finishers for each weight class:

125 Pounds
1st Isaac Wall (Newman)
2nd Joey Fio (Oklahoma)
3rd Greg Cannon (Oklahoma)
4th John Starzyk (Oklahoma)



133 Pounds
1st Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State)
2nd Tyler Shinn (Oklahoma State)
3rd Tim Elliott (Labette College)
4th Justin Blumer (Oklahoma City)



141 Pounds
1st Kyle Terry (Oklahoma)
2nd Luke Ashmore (Oklahoma State)
3rd Nolan Spring (Oklahoma)
4th Jeremy Garner (Oklahoma City)



149 Pounds
1st Seth Vernon (Oklahoma)
2nd Willy Pendleton (Labette College)
3rd Charles Skelley (Oklahoma City)
4th Clint Swango (Oklahoma City)



157 Pounds
1st Chad Terry (Oklahoma)
2nd Shane Vernon (Oklahoma)
3rd Blake Allen (Oklahoma)
4th Brandon Benson (Oklahoma City)



165 Pounds
1st Max Dean (Oklahoma)
2nd Kyle Griffin (Oklahoma State)
3rd Ryan Smith (Oklahoma)
4th Cody Foust (Nebraska)



174 Pounds
1st Jeff James (Oklahoma)
2nd Chris DeVilbiss (Oklahoma)
3rd Joe Yust (Labette College)
4th John Wilcox (Oklahoma City)



184 Pounds
1st Joshua Weitzel (Oklahoma)
2nd Jack Jensen (Oklahoma State)
3rd Josh Hinton (Oklahoma)
4th Mitchell Eichenuer (Oklahoma City)



197 Pounds
T1. Joel Flaggert (Oklahoma
T1. Eric Lapotsky (Oklahoma)
3rd Brent Parkey (Oklahoma State)
4th Chad Cointment (Oklahoma State)



HWT.
1st Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma)
2nd Luis Hernandez (Oklahoma)
3rd Ben Hohensee (Labette College)
4th Jeremy Johnson (Oklahoma City)



Championship Match Results
125: Isaac Wall (OSU) dec. Joey Fio (OU), 15-12
133: Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Tyler Shinn (OSU), 7-3
141: Kyle Terry (OU) dec. Luke Ashmore (OSU), 9-3
149: Seth Vernon (OU) dec. Willy Pendleton (Labette), 10-3
157: Chad Terry (OU) dec. Shane Vernon (OU), 4-3
165: Max Dean (OU) dec. Kyle Griffin (OSU), 6-3
174: Jeff James (OU) dec. Chris DeVilbiss (OU), 2-1
184: Joshua Weitzel (OU) dec. Jack Jensen (OSU), 2-1
197: Joel Flaggert (OU) and Eric Lapotsky (OU) (No match, co-champs)
HWT: Nathan Fernandez (OU) dec. Luis Hernandez (OU), 3-1

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