No. 2 Oklahoma State at No. 1 Iowa

Jan. 7, 2012 | 7 p.m. CST | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500 capacity)
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Television: Iowa Public Television
TV Announcers: Tim Johnson & Dan Gable
Live Radio: 105.5 KGFY-FM
Radio Announcer: Roger Moore & Rex Holt
Live Stats: iowahawkeyes.com
Live Internet Video: btn.com (subscription required)
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Probable Starters
Oklahoma State vs. Iowa
125: No. 8 Jon Morrison, So., 11-2 record vs. No. 2 Matt McDonough, Jr., 15-1
133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver, Jr., 10-0 record vs. No. 4 Tony Ramos, So., 15-1
141: No. 18 Josh Kindig, So., 8-3 record vs. No. 5 Montell Marion, Sr., 14-1
149: No. 2 Jamal Parks, Sr., 15-0 record vs. Mark Ballweg, Jr., 8-3 -or- Mike Kelly, RFr., 11-3
157: No. 12 Albert White, Sr., 16-3 record vs. Nick Moore, RFr., 9-3
165: Dallas Bailey, So., 8-6 record vs. No. 13 Mike Evans, RFr., 14-2
174: (No. 2 at 184) Chris Perry, So., 11-0 record vs. No. 5 Ethen Lofthouse, So., 8-2
184: Chris McNeil, Sr., 10-4 record vs. Jeremy Fahler, RFr., 7-4 -or- Vinnie Wagner, Sr., 4-4
197: No. 11 Cayle Byers, Sr., 12-3 -or- Blake Rosholt, So., 12-1 vs. No. 15 Grant Gambrall, Jr., 6-2 -or- Tomas Lira, So., 8-5
285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev, Jr., 15-1 record vs. No. 7 Bobby Telford, RFr., 14-1
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The Basics
The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team (5-0-0 overall; 2-0-0 Big 12) travels to Iowa City, Iowa, Saturday to face top-ranked and undefeated Iowa (6-0-0 overall; 1-0-0 Big Ten) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 7 p.m. CST. Iowa will face Indiana on Jan. 6 in Bloomington before returning home to wrestle the Cowboys.

Series Capsule
Overall: OSU leads, 25-18-2
In Stillwater: OSU leads, 11-6-2
In Iowa City: OSU leads, 10-10-0
At Neutral: OSU leads, 4-2
Last Meeting (Jan. 16, 2011): OSU 15, Iowa 15}
John Smith vs. Iowa: 14-7-1
Tom Brands vs. Oklahoma State: 2-3-1

On The Air
The dual will be aired live on105.5 KGFY-FM radio in Stillwater with Roger Moore and Rex Holt on the call. For those outside of Stillwater, the audio can be streamed live on okstate.com.

Watch The Dual Live
Fans in Iowa can watch the dual live on Iowa Public Television. For those outside of Iowa, the dual can be viewed live online at www.btn.com. A membership is required to view the content, with several membership options available to choose from.

Chasing Another Milestone
Although the Oklahoma State wrestling program is far and away the best in NCAA history when looking at winning percentage and championships, there is still a mark the Cowboys have yet to achieve. A win over Iowa this week would give the OSU wrestling program a tie with Iowa State for the most all-time dual wins. The Cowboys currently sit at 1,011 all-time wins, compared to the Cyclones 1,012 with their Jan. 3 win over Arizona State. However, ISU has wrestled 166 more times in dual competition.

Most Dual Wins (as of Jan. 5, 2012)
1. Iowa State                1,012-281-20            .778
2. Oklahoma State         1,011-113-23            .891
3. Oregon State             965-313-28               .750
4. Iowa                        898-215-31               .799
5. Minnesota                882-423-24               .673
6. Navy                       846-282-26               .744
7. Lehigh                     844-392-23               .680
8. Penn State                833-297-37               .730
9. Oklahoma                 819-351-33               .695
10. Michigan                747-324-26               .693

Cowboys Dominant Since 2000
OSU has controlled the series with Iowa in recent years, sporting a 9-2-1 record in its last 12 meetings with the Hawkeyes.
12/2/2000  OSU 21, Iowa 14        Stillwater
1/11/2002  OSU 21, Iowa 15        Iowa City
1/12/2003  OSU 24, Iowa 15        Stillwater
1/11/2004  OSU 30, Iowa 10        Iowa City
1/16/2005  OSU 26, Iowa 12        Stillwater
1/7/2006    OSU 18, Iowa 14        Iowa City
1/13/2007  OSU 22, Iowa 13        Cedar Falls
1/19/2007  OSU 21, Iowa 11        Stillwater
1/5/2008    OSU 19, Iowa 14        Iowa City
1/18/09      Iowa 20, OSU 13        Stillwater
1/16/10      Iowa, 19, OSU 16       Iowa City
1/16/11      OSU 15, Iowa 15        Stillwater

America’s Top Two Wrestling Traditions
Oklahoma State and Iowa boast two of the richest traditions in all of collegiate sports. A look at some of the most impressive credentials from both programs:
NCAA Team Titles: OSU 34, Iowa 23
NCAA Individual Champions: OSU 134, Iowa 78
All-Americans: OSU 425, Iowa 291
Olympic Wrestlers: OSU 40, Iowa 17

Last Meeting vs. Iowa
No. 6 Oklahoma State 15, No. 10 Iowa 15
Jan. 16, 2011 :: Stillwater, Okla.
125: No. 3 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 8 Jon Morrison (OSU); 7-3
133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. Tyler Clark (Iowa); 11-4
141: No. 20 Mark Ballweg (Iowa) dec. No. 17 Josh Kindig (OSU); 8-3
149: No. 7 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Matt Ballweg (Iowa); 8-4
157: No. 17 Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. No. 15 Neil Erisman; 7-5
165: No. 15 Dallas Bailey (OSU) dec. No. 19 Aaron Janssen (Iowa); 6-2
174: No. 17 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Mike Benefiel (OSU);4-3
184: No. 15 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 14 Grant Gambrall (Iowa); 2-0
197: No. 3 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. No. 16 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa); 5-3
285: No. 20 Blake Rasing (Iowa) dec. Blake Rosholt (OSU); 3-1 SV

Last Time Out
No. 2 Oklahoma State 24, No. 20 Wyoming 17
Jan. 1, 2012 :: Laramie, Wyo. :: Dual Started At 141 Pounds
141: No. 14 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. McCade Ford (WYO); 8-2
149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Brandon Richardson (WYO); 8-2
157: No. 16 Albert White (OSU) dec. Dakota Friesth (WYO); 8-3
165: No. 3 Shane Onufer (WYO) dec. No. 18 Dallas Bailey (OSU); 9-3
174: No. 15 Pat Martinez (WYO) fall Zach White (OSU); 2:54
184: No. 3 Joe LeBlanc (WYO) TF5 Chris McNeil (OSU); 16-1
197: No. 11 Alfonso Hernandez (WYO) dec. No. 4 Cayle Byers (OSU), 8-4
285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) fall L.J. Helbig (WYO); 3:23
125: No. 9 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. Kasey Garnhart (WYO); 4-1
133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall No. 16 Zach Zehner (WYO); 5:44

OSU Statistical Leaders
Wins:                                  16, Albert White
Bonus Point Wins:                11, Alan Gelogaev
Wins by Fall:                       10, Jordan Oliver
Wins by Technical Fall:          3, Cayle Byers
Wins by Major Decision:        6, Jamal Parks
Dual Takedowns:                   20, Jordan Oliver
Dual Nearfalls:                      3, Alan Gelogaev & Josh Kindig

Jordan Fall-iver
What OSU 133-pounder Jordan Oliver has done so far this year is nothing short of remarkable.  The undefeated junior is 10-0 this season and all of his matches have ended with the same result: a fall. Eight of those have come in the first period. Here’s a look at his bout-by-bout results:

11/25        Shayden Terukina        Iowa State  F;2:38
12/4          No. 10 David Thorn     Minnesota  F;2:16
12/11        Derek Geiges              Oklahoma  F;1:30
12/18        Cody Tow  Cal Poly    F;1:10
12/18        Justin Durham            CSU-Bakersfield         F;1:06
12/18        Dylan Hyder               Air Force   F;0:47
12/18        James Roberts             Oregon State               F;1:09
12/18        No. 16 Zach Zehner     Wyoming   F;1:32
12/30        Shawn Jones               Boise State F;5:52
1/1            No. 16 Zach Zehner     Wyoming   F;5:44

Welcome to the 100 Club, Mr. Parks
With his 5-0 championship performance at the Reno Tournament of Champions, OSU senior Jamal Parks became the 34th wrestler in school history to reach 100 career wins. The 149-pounder now holds a 104-22 record and ranks 28th all-time at OSU in career wins. A win at Iowa would put him three wins behind No. 27 Brandon Mason.

Unblemished
Of Oklahoma State’s athletes who have started a dual this season, three are still unbeaten. Jordan Oliver is 10-0, Jamal Parks is 15-0 and Chris Perry is 11-0.

Returning All-Americans
OSU has three of the nation’s best wrestlers in 133-pounder Jordan Oliver, 149-pounder Jamal Parks and heavyweight Alan Gelogaev. Oliver is coming off of a perfect 29-0 season, winning the 2011 NCAA individual championship at 133 pounds. His record included 24 bonus-point wins and his 82.8 bonus-point win percentage was the fifth-highest single-season mark in Oklahoma State history. Parks earned All-America status for the first time last year with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. He finished with a 30-5 overall record that included six wins over ranked opponents and three wins over eventual All-Americans. Gelogaev returns to the Cowboys lineup after taking a medical redshirt last year with a chest injury that forced him to miss the entire 2010-11 dual season. Before that injury, he earned All-America honors wrestling at 197 pounds in 2010, his first year to ever wrestle at the collegiate level. He placed seventh at that year’s NCAA Championships.

NWCA All-Stars
The NWCA All-Star Classic wrapped up the 46th edition of the annual event on Nov. 21 in Tempe, Ariz. Cowboy wrestlers Jordan Oliver and Jamal Parks both put together impressive showings as each came home from the event with a win. Oliver took down one of the top wrestlers in the country, defeating third-ranked B.J. Futrell of Illinois, 8-7. Parks stormed past Arizona State’s Joel Smith with a 17-4 major decision.

New Kids on the Block
Oklahoma State welcomes a pair of senior transfers this season that have a chance to make a big impact on the program.

Cayle Byers comes to Oklahoma State after wrestling the previous three years at George Mason. The 197-pounder was just a single win away from earning All-America honors two years ago and is one of the top wrestlers in 2011-12, ranked in the top-10 of his weight class by Amateur Wrestling News, Intermat.com and WIN Magazine. He is 12-3 this year and earned a major decision in his first dual as a Cowboy.

Chris Chionuma comes to OSU after three huge seasons at NAIA Lindenwood. He earned the 2011 NAIA individual title at 174 pounds with a 40-3 record. His junior season included 12 major decisions, eight pins and six tech falls. He also earned All-America honors for his second-place finish in 2010 and his fifth-place finish in 2009. He has already impressed coaches in the wrestling room and hopes to crack the starting lineup at some point in the year. He is a perfect 11-0 on the year and won the 165-pound titles at the UCM Open, FHSU-Bob Smith Open and UNK Loper Open, his first events as a Cowboy.

Asics All-Americans Live Here
Oklahoma State has a staggering five former Asics High School First-Team All-Americans competing in its wrestling room this season.

Jordan Oliver              2006
Albert White               2007
Chris Perry 2009
Josh Kindig                2010

Fargo Champs, Too
A similar note can be made about the fact that Oklahoma State has eight former Fargo champions on the roster this year.

Albert White               2006
Jon Morrison              2007
Jordan Oliver              2007
Jamal Parks                2007
Chris Perry 2008
Alex Dieringer            2010
Alex Dieringer            2011

Smith Family Ties
Coach John Smith coaches three of his nephews this year. Chris Perry is the son of Smith’s sister, Cathy, and Zach White and Matt White are the sons of Smith’s sister, Mary Ann. Blake Rosholt is the youngest of the Rosholt family. His older brother Jake was a three-time NCAA champion at OSU and another older brother, Jared, was a three-time All-American for the Cowboys. Older sister Jesyca was an all-Big 12 soccer player for Oklahoma State as well. Dallas Bailey’s father, Leo, was a two-time All-American wrestler for the Cowboys in 1983 and 1986.

Up Next
After facing Iowa, Oklahoma State has a couple weeks off before opening a five-dual home stand with Arizona State on Jan. 20 at 7 p.m.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Sean Maguire (sean.maguire@okstate.edu)
Jan. 5, 2012

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