For Immediate Release
Contact: Sean Maguire (sean.maguire@okstate.edu)
Dec. 30, 2011

OSU Wrestling Dominates Boise State, 43-3

BOISE, Idaho – The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team maintained its perfect season in dominating fashion Friday night, rolling past the Boise State Broncos on the road, 43-3, behind bonus-point wins in the final seven bouts.

The Cowboys (4-0-0) nearly pitched a shutout as they won nine of the 10 weight classes against the Broncos (0-4-0).

“It was a great end to the dual meet,” assistant coach Zack Esposito said. “Guys were really getting out there and chasing bonus points and cradles. Between Jordan Oliver, Josh Kindig and Jamal Parks, they were doing things our guys should be doing during their matches. It was a good ending to the dual.”

The match started at 157 pounds, where OSUÂ’s Albert White earned a payback win over Boise StateÂ’s No.12 George Ivanov, 5-3. The two met earlier this season at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 18, with White losing a close match.

Dallas Bailey followed that up with a two-point win of his own at 165 pounds, knocking off Micheal Cuthbertson, 2-0.

After Zach White dropped a tough match at 174 pounds - the first dual match of his career - the Cowboys took over the dual and did not look back.

In the final seven bouts, Chris McNeil earned a medical forfeit win in his first appearance at 184 pounds this year; Blake Rosholt (197), Alan Gelogaev (HWT) and Jordan Oliver (133) earned falls; Josh Kindig (141) earned a technical fall, 19-3; and Jon Morrison (125) and Jamal Parks (149) earned major decisions.

OliverÂ’s win by fall continues his streak of nine and improves his season record to 9-0.

OSU now has one day off tomorrow before resuming action on New YearÂ’s Day.

“We’ve got the Wyoming Cowboys ahead of us and we look forward to getting the job done and training through this,” Esposito said. “We’re looking forward to getting better every day and putting ourselves in a good spot.”

Oklahoma State takes on Wyoming Sunday at 3:00 p.m. CST in Laramie, Wyo.

 

 

Bout Summaries

157: No. 16 Albert White (OSU) dec. No. 12 George Ivanov (BSU); 5-3
White earned a close decision to improve his record to 15-3 and atone for his loss to Ivanov at this yearÂ’s Reno Tournament of Champions. He picked up a first period takedown and gave up an escape in the first two periods to take a 2-2 tie into the final period. White earned a quick escape to start the final period and added another takedown to jump up 5-2. Ivanov escaped to cut the lead to 5-3, but White held him off for the win.

165: No. 18 Dallas Bailey (OSU) dec. Micheal Cuthbertson (BSU); 2-0
Bailey improved to 8-5 on the year after winning hard-fought match with Cuthbertson. The only scoring of the match came when Bailey earned an escape in the second period. Bailey rode out the entire final period and his 1:22 riding time advantage gave him a 2-0 decision.

174: Scott Bacon (BSU) dec. Zach White (OSU); 7-3
Sophomore Zach White saw his first dual action of his collegiate career Friday. The Woodward, Okla., native earned an early 2-0 lead after a quick takedown, but gave up two takedowns and a 2:47 riding time advantage in a 7-3 Bacon decision.

184: Chris McNeil (OSU) fall No. 11 Jake Swartz (BSU); MFor
McNeil earned a fall by medical forfeit as Swartz was not able to wrestle.

197: Blake Rosholt (OSU) fall Derek Toney (BSU); 1:50
Rosholt, in his first dual action of the season, made quick work of Toney. Rosholt jumped on top 2-0 with a first period takedown and subsequently pinned his opponent in just 1:50.

285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) fall J.T. Felix (BSU); 0:47
As he has become known for, Gelogaev was aggressive from the opening second of the bout. ‘Z’ took down Felix twice in the opening minute of the match, with the second leading to a fall in just 0:47 seconds. Gelogaev has a team-high 10 bonus-point wins this year, including seven falls.

125: No. 9 Jon Morrison (OSU) MD Isaac Romero (BSU); 9-0
Morrison did all the scoring in the 125-pound bout. He held a 5-0 lead after the opening period with a takedown and a three-point nearfall. An escape and second takedown in the second period gave him an 8-0 lead. Although the final period was a scoreless one, MorrisonÂ’s 3:03 riding time advantage gave him a 9-0 major decision. It was his fifth major decision of the year.

133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Shawn Jones (BSU); 5:52
Oliver’s match ended the same way the rest of his matches have ended this year – with a pin. The No. 1-ranked junior built a 9-2 after registering four takedowns and an escape in the first two periods. Oliver ended the match halfway through the final period as he cradled Jones and pinned him to the mat. He improves to 9-0.

141: No. 14 Josh Kindig (OSU) TF5 Benjamin DeMuelle (BSU), 19-3
In perhaps the best opening period of the night, Kindig built a 9-1 lead with a two takedowns and two nearfalls. He escaped to start the second period and added a pair of takedowns and another nearfall to go up 16-2 entering the final period. The final period didnÂ’t last long, though, as Kindig let DeMuelle up and took him down a final time to get the technical fall. His 2:35 riding time advantage made the final score, 19-3.

149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (OSU) MD Steven Hernandez (BSU); 14-4
Parks capped the night  for Oklahoma State with a major decision over Hernandez. The senior recorded three takedowns in the first period and two more in the second, cutting Hernandez lose between each of them to take a 10-4 lead into the final period. He then chose down, escaped and added a final takedown to go up, 13-4. His 2:52 riding time advantage gave him a 14-4 major decision. Parks is 14-0 on the year with nine bonus-point wins.

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