Oklahoma State Takes Out NC State In Tight Friday Night Dual

Oklahoma State Takes Out NC State In Tight Friday Night Dual

The Oklahoma State Cowboys knocked off the NC State Wolfpack in Raleigh Friday night in a highly anticipated dual meet.

Jan 6, 2024 by David Bray
Oklahoma State Takes Out NC State In Tight Friday Night Dual

Oklahoma State wrestling head coach John Smith's Cowboys topped NC State on Friday night in Raleigh. The Wolfpack are coached by Pat Popolizio, John Smith's former athlete.

The Oklahoma State vs NC State dual was full of highly anticipated matchups. Ultimately, the Cowboys won

At 125 lbs, Oklahoma State's #20 Troy Spratley started the Cowboys off on the right foot with a 7-2 victory over #15 Jakob Camacho. Three-time NCAA finalist Daton Fix followed that up with an 11-3 major decision over #5 Kai Orine.

Highlights from Daton Fix's major decision over Kai Orine

At 141 lbs, NC State got on the board with Ryan Jack's 6-4 decision over #7 Tagen Jamison. #4 Jackson Arrington tied the team score after four weights with a 10-0 major decision over  #21 Jordan Williams at 149 lbs.

One of Oklahoma State's most critical results came at 157 lbs where #24 Teague Travis topped #5 Ed Scott 7-6. #3 Izzak Olejnik added to his undefeated season after Travis' upset with an 8-3 decision over AJ Kovaks. After 165 lbs, the dual meet score was 10-7 in favor of Oklahoma State.

The final seconds of Teague Travis' upset over #5 Ed Scott

The Cowboys didn't slow down at 174 lbs or 184 lbs. True freshman Brayden Thompson earned an overtime victory over Alex Faison, and Dustin Plott notched a 13-8 decision over NC State freshman Dylan Fishback.

NC State got 5 team points from #2 Trent Hidlay with a technical fall over Jersey Robb, but those would be the Wolfpack's final points of the dual. At heavyweight, Konnor Doucet landed a 2-1 decision to give Oklahoma State the 22-12 dual meet victory.

Oklahoma State 22, NC State 12

125 Troy Spratley, Ok St dec Jakob Camacho, NC State 7-2

133 Daton Fix, Ok St maj dec Kai Orine, NC State 11-3

141 Ryan Jack, NC State dec Tagen Jamison, Ok St 6-4

149 Jackson Arrington, NC State maj dec Jordan Williams, Ok St 10-0

157 Teague Travis, Ok St dec Ed Scott, NC State 7-6

165 Izzak Olejnik, Ok St dec AJ Kovaks, NC State 8-3

174 Brayden Thompson, Ok St dec Alex Faison, NC State 3-2 in utb

184 Dustin Plott, Ok St dec Dylan Fishback, NC State 13-8

197 Trent Hidlay, NC State tf Jersey Robb, Ok St 21-4

285 Konner Doucet, Ok St dec Owen Trephan, NC State 2-1