Wrestling Closes Regular Season

NORMAN, Okla., The No. 7/14 Oklahoma Sooners (10-7, 0-5 Big 12) face No. 19/22 Michigan State (3-10, 2-6 Big 10) on Friday night in East Lansing, Mich. at 7 p.m., to close the regular season.

“Michigan State is an outstanding team and a top-20 program, so it should be an exciting match,” head coach Jack Spates said.

The Sooners are coming off a 21-13 upset of No. 6/8 Hofstra last Saturday.

Last season, Oklahoma defeated the Spartans 24-11 in Norman on senior night. In that dual the Sooners won seven of the 10 matches.

The premier match of the evening will pit No. 1 Sam Hazewinkel against No. 8 Franklin Gomez at 125 pounds. Hazewinkel is 17-0 this season and drew a victory due to a forfeit last weekend against Hofstra. This will be the senior's first action since the NWCA National Duals (Jan. 13) where he sustained an injury. Gomez is 31-5 on the year. Both wrestlers hail from Florida.

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“What we need to focus on is continuing to build off our Hofstra victory,” Spates continued. “We need to continue wrestling sharp and aggressive. Michigan State has a very talented team especially with the Simmons twins who are both excellent wrestlers.”

The Sooners will once again be without starter Joe Comparin at 133 pounds who is out due to a recent injury. The junior has wrestled once since the Lone Star Duals Jan. 6.

The Michigan State match will be webcast live at www.msuwrestling.com.

The Sooners next travel to Columbia, Mo., for the Big 12 Championships on Saturday, March 3.

Setting The Scene
Date: Friday, Feb. 23, 2007
Location: East Lansing, Mich.
Match Time: 7 p.m.
Venue: Jenison Field House
TV: None
Webcast: www.msuwrestling.com

Notes
* Oklahoma leads the all-time series with Spartans holding a 36-8 advantage.
* The Sooners won the last meeting between the two programs last season in Norman. OU defeated the Spartans 24 -11 on Feb. 23, 2006.
* Michigan State's last win over OU came on Feb. 2, 2003 in East Lansing, Mich. as the Spartans defeated the Sooners 24-11.
* Oklahoma is currently on a three-match win streak.
* Jack Spates has a career record of 11-2 versus the Spartans.

Hofstra Leftovers
* The Sooners defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since Jan. 6 when they defeated then No. 21 Cal Poly, 31-7 in San Luis, Calif.
* Three Oklahoma wrestlers upset higher ranked opponents. Kyle Terry defeated No. 8 Charles Griffin, 7-4 at 141 pounds, No. 13 Will Rowe upset No. 2 James Strouse, 6-5 at 157 pounds.
* It was the first win for the Sooners at home since defeating Oregon Jan. 20 at the Howard McCasland Field House.
* Sam Hazewinkel and Joe Comparin returned from injuries. Hazewinkel drew a victory due to a forfeit and Comparin was defeated 6-2 at 133 pounds to Lou Ruggirello.

Marquee Match-Up
The premier match of the evening will pit No. 1 Sam Hazewinkel against No. 8 Franklin Gomez. Hazewinkel is 17-0 this season and drew a victory due to a forfeit last weekend against Hofstra. This will be the senior's first action since the NWCA National Duals (Jan. 13) where he sustained an injury. Gomez is 31-5 on the year. Both wrestlers hail from Florida

Previewing Michigan State
Michigan State is 3-10 overall under 16th year head coach Tom Minkle. The Spartans are in ninth place in the Big 10 with a 2-6 record. MSU is one dual victory ahead of Michigan and two victories ahead of Purdue. Michigan has only one conference victory and Purdue is winless in the Big 10.

MSU split its first four Big 10 duals before losing their final four Big 10 duals. Their last victory came in conference action as they defeated Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., 21-14 on Feb. 2.

Michigan State's starting lineup is dominated by underclassmen. Three redshirt freshmen and three sophomores fill six of the 10 starting positions. MSU's starting redshirt freshmen include Franklin Gomez at 125 pounds, Nick Palmieri at 197 and Alan O'Donnell at heavyweight. Sophomore's Jeff Wimberley at 149, Rex Kendle at 165 and John Murphy 174 round out the underclassman.

Michigan State's starting lineup does feature twins Nick and Andy Simmons who wrestle at 133 and 141 pounds respectively. Nick is a three-time All-American at 125 pounds, two-time defending Big Ten Champion at 125, boasts a 129-19 career record and tied the MSU falls record (45) last Sunday against Penn State by pinning Bryan Heller in 2:41. He is tied for second in MSU history with David Morgan with 129 career wins and is currently ranked No. 2 at 133 pounds with a 32-1 record.

Andy is a two-time All-American at 141 pounds, he is the defending Big Ten champion at 141 and boasts a 111-25 career record. He is tied for ninth in MSU history in wins and is currently ranked No. 4 at 141 with an 10-2 record.

Last time out against Michigan State
The No. 9/10 Oklahoma Sooners (11-6-1, 1-4) defeated No. 16/18 Michigan State Spartans (4-10, 2-6) 24-11 Thursday inside the Howard McCasland Field House.

It also marked senior night for five Sooners. Wrestling in their last home dual were Austin David, Jake Hager, Shane Kidd, Wes Roberts and Teyon Ware.

Wrestling for the first time since Nov. 12, Joe Comparin defeated Jeff Wimberley by a decision of 4-2, in their 133 pound match. Comparin scored on an escape and a penalty point in the second period and scored a takedown in the third period to come up with his first win of the season.

Jarrod King and Jake Hager both scored big for the Sooners. King defeated Bryan Harney by a technical fall 17-0, in their 165 pound match. Hager defeated Max Lossen in the heavyweight match by a major decision of 12-3, in his final home dual of his career.

Scoring decisions for Oklahoma were Teyon Ware, Matt Storniolo, Will Rowe and Joel Flaggert.

Ware defeated Andy Simmons 10-3 in the 141 pound bout. Storniolo defeated Darren McKnight 5-0 in the 149 pound match. Rowe defeated Tony Greathouse 6-2 at 157 pounds and Flaggert won 7-3 in the 197 pound match over Jeff Clemens.

Fresh-ness
With the Sooners' recent rash of injuries several freshman have had to step in and play a key role in the success of this season. Starting tonight against Michigan State will be four freshmen. Henry Roman (Pueblo, Colo.) at 125 pounds, Brian Shelton at 133 pounds, Kyle Terry at 141 pounds (Midwest City, Okla.) and Josh Hinton at 184 pounds (Sand Springs, Okla.). Roman has a record of 6-9, Terry 13-9 and Hinton 19-13.

Senior Captains
Serving as captains for the Sooners will be the team's two seniors, Sam Hazewinkel and Matt Storniolo. The captains were selected by their teammates.

Farewell Seniors
The Oklahoma wrestling program says goodbye to three seniors this season. Graduating at the end of the season will be Sam Hazewinkel at 125 pounds, Matt Storniolo at 149 pounds and Shane Seibert at 165 pounds.

Hazewinkel is a three-time All-American and has a career record of 125-9. He is a two-time Big 12 Champion at 125 pounds and has finished in the top three at nationals each year.

Storniolo is a two-time All-American and has a career record of 72-13. He transferred to Oklahoma from Penn State prior to his sophomore year.

Seibert is a transfer who came to Oklahoma after the Fresno State program was cancelled. He is 23-8 on the year.

Looking back at Hofstra
The No. 11/15 Oklahoma Sooners (10-7, 0-5 Big 12) upset the No. 6/8 Hofstra Pride (17-4-2, 7-0 CAA) at the Howard McCasland Field House, 21-13.

The Sooners recorded their first win since defeating Arizona State, 31-9 on Feb. 2. It is the team's first win over a ranked opponent since the Lone Star Duals when Oklahoma defeated Navy, 30-9. The Sooners are now 5-0 all-time versus Hofstra.

Sam Hazewinkel who has not wrestled since the NWCA National Duals returned to the lineup but did not get to wrestle as he won by a forfeit. Hazewinkel's victory put six team points on the board for the Sooners.

Kyle Terry came up big for the Sooners as he upset No. 8 Charles Griffin of Hofstra by a decision of 7-4 at 141 pounds. Terry and Griffin traded takedowns and escapes in the first period as the two wrestled to a 3-3 tie at the end of period one. The Sooner redshirt freshman from Midwest City, Okla., began the second period with an escape and than recorded a takedown to reach period three with a 6-4 advantage. There was no action in the final period but Terry added a point due to riding time to close out the match.

No. 2 Matt Storniolo defeated No. 15 Mitch Smith of Hofstra by a decision of 6-4 at 149 pounds. Storniolo began the match with a takedown as the only points of the first period. Smith began period two with a reversal to tie the score. Storniolo countered with back-to-back escapes as Smith could only manage one more score as the Sooner senior added a bonus point due to riding time to finish the match.

No. 13 Will Rowe proved huge for the Sooners at 157 pounds. The sophomore upset No. 2 James Strouse by a decision of 6-5. Strouse began the match strong scoring two takedowns as Rowe only managed two escapes in the first period. The second period only saw Strouse score an escape to take a 5-3 lead. Rowe began the third period with an escape to pull within a point. The turning point came with 0:11 seconds left as Rowe scored a takedown to win the match 6-5.

After three consecutive setbacks at 165, 174 and 184 pounds No. 5 Joel Flaggert got Oklahoma going back in the right direction with a 4-2 decision over No. 11 Chris Weidman at 197 pounds. The two traded penalty points in period one. Flaggert scored an escape and a takedown in period two to take a 4-1 lead. Weidman could only manage an escape at the beginning of period three as Flaggert recorded his 26th victory on the year.

Brad Farmer ended a three-match losing streak as he defeated Matt Pollock, 5-0 at heavyweight. All Farmer need was a takedown to begin the match as the two heavyweights went scoreless until 1:11 to go as Farmer added a reversal to take the match 4-0.

Looking back at Oklahoma State
The No. 8/14 Oklahoma Sooners (9-7, 0-5 Big 12) dropped its final Big 12 dual of the season to the No. 4/4 Oklahoma State Cowboys (14-5, 3-2 Big 12), 29-6, in front of 7,104 fans at Gallagher-Iba arena in Stillwater, Okla.

After setbacks in the first three matches Matt Storniolo got the Sooners on the board in the team race with a 7-3 decision over Oklahoma State's B.J. Jackson at 149 pounds. Storniolo scored an early takedown in the first period that Jackson countered with an escape. Jackson tied it up 2-2 with 0:46 seconds to go in the second period with an escape. Storniolo used an escape and a takedown with an added point due to Jackson stalling to take the victory.

Oklahoma only won one of the remaining six matches. No. 6 Joel Flaggert added three team points for the Sooners as he defeated Jared Shelton by a score of 8-2 at 197 pounds. Flaggert scored a takedown and a three-point nearfall in the first period to take a quick lead. The Sooner junior scored an escape with just over 0:30 seconds left in the second to make it 6-0 heading into period three. Shelton scored a reversal at the beginning of the third but was penalized twice to add two points to Flaggert's score as he took the match.

Looking back at Nebraska
The The No. 8/14 Oklahoma Sooners were defeated by the No. 21/22 Nebraska Cornhuskers, 21-15, in front of 393 fans at the Howard McCasland Field House.

Brian Shelton got the Sooners on the board in the team race with an 8-2 decision win over Patrick Aleksanyan of Nebraska at 133 pounds. Shelton scored once in each of the first two periods and added an escape and a takedown with riding time tacked on at the end of the third period.

After a setback at 141 pounds Matt Storniolo added three points to the OU team score as he defeated Jordan Burroughs by a decision of 7-3 at 149 pounds. Storniolo got out to a 5-0 lead before Burroughs scored twice at the end of the second period and the beginning of the third period to pull within two points. Storniolo added an escape and riding time to finish out the match.

After back-to-back loses at 157 and 165 pounds Joshua Weitzel put the three team points on the board for Oklahoma. Weitzel defeated Marc Harwood at 174 pounds by a decision of 7-1. Weitzel had posted a shutout until the final 0:41 seconds as Harwood managed to get an escape. Weitzel scored five first period points to take early control of the match. The Sooner junior added an escape point and riding time to close out Harwood.

Josh Hinton helped put back-to-back wins together for the Sooners following Weitzel's win. Hinton defeated Levi Wofford by a decision of 5-3 at 184 pounds. Hinton scored an escape and a takedown in the second period after a scoreless first period, to take the advantage. Wofford scored an escape at the beginning of third period to pull within one point. Hinton managed a takedown with a little over a minute to go to put the match away.

The only match in the dual featuring both wrestlers ranked in the top-25 occurred at 197 pounds as No. 5 Joel Flaggert helped bring the match back to even at 15-15 as he defeated No. 9 Craig Brester. Flaggert defeated Brester by a decision of 7-4.

The Sooner junior scored an early takedown to take a 2-0 advantage. In the second period Flaggert scored three times to Brester's two that gave the Choctaw, Okla. native a 6-3 advantage heading to the final period. Brester scored an early escape in period three but was unable to get any closer as Flaggert walked away with the victory.

Brad Farmer was pinned by Cameron Browne of Nebraska at heavyweight to end to Sooners comeback.

Looking back at Missouri
The No. 8/13 Oklahoma wrestling team (8-5, 0-3 Big 12) was defeated by the No. 2/2 Missouri Tigers ((9-1, 3-0 Big 12) 24-14 at the Howard McCasland Field House.

The Tigers jumped out to a quick 15-0 lead as they took the first four matches before the Sooners took two of the next three bouts.

Joel Flaggert put five points on the board for the Sooners with his technical fall over Joey Geherty at 197-pounds. Flaggert scored four near falls in the last 2:02 to take the match by a score of 16-1.

Freshman Henry Roman defeated John Olanowski of Missouri at 125 pounds. Roman defeated Olanowski by a decision of 11-5. The victory was the first for the Pueblo, Colo. native in his last five matches.

Freshman Kyle Terry scored the biggest victory for the Sooners on the afternoon. The Midwest City, Okla. native pinned Ashtin Primus of Missouri at 141 pounds.

Terry was wrestling only his second match since returning from a neck injury he sustained in the NWCA National Duals. Terry put Primus on his back at the 4:22 mark of the second period to secure the victory.

No. 2 Matt Storniolo was defeated for the first time this season as No. 9 Josh Wagner upset the Sooner senior by a decision of 10-4 at 149 pounds.

Looking back at Arizona State
The No. 8/13 Oklahoma Sooners (9-5, 0-2 Big 12) defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils, 31-9 at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma has won the last eight meetings in the series, including tonight. Jack Spates is 10-3-1 all-time versus the Sun Devils. OU is 22-13-1 all-time versus Arizona State.

Seven Sooners recorded victories for Oklahoma, with OU scoring one fall.

Matt Storniolo (149 pounds) and Will Rowe (157 pounds) both recorded victories for the Sooners as they drew forfeits from the Sun Devils

At 174 pounds Joshua Weitzel defeated Alex Pavlenko by a pin at the 2:08 mark. Heavyweight Brad Framer recorded a major decision at heavyweight. Farmer defeated Thor Moen by a score of 14-3.

Recording decisions for the Sooners were Brian Shelton at 133 pounds over Shawn Jones by a score of 10-4, Kyle Terry at 141 pounds defeating Robert Galvan, 8-1, and Joel Flaggert defeated Jason Trulson, 9-3 at 197 pounds.

Looking back at Iowa State
The No. 8/13 Oklahoma Sooners (8-4, 0-2 Big 12) were defeated by the No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones (8-3, 2-0 Big 12), 27-9 in Ames, Iowa at the Hilton Coliseum.

The Sooners were able to get within a point of the Cyclones lead with Matt Storniolo's 4-0 decision over Cyler Sanderson at 149 pounds after losing the first match of the evening. This was Storniolo's first action since partially tearing his left bicep muscle against Utah Valley State on Jan. 6 at the Lone Star Duals.

After Storniolo's decision, Oklahoma was not able to score another victory until Joshua Weitzel put up three team points for OU at 174 pounds. Weitzel notched a 4-0 decision over Iowa State's Grant Turner.

Joel Flaggert (21-2) pushed his current winning streak to six as he defeated Cyclone Kurt Backes by a decision of 6-5 at 197 pounds. Flaggert's decision was the last victory for the Sooners.

The Sooners are still without three starters as Sam Hazewinkel (125 pounds), Joe Comparin (133 pounds), and Kyle Terry (141 pounds) still recover from injuries. Hazewinkel and Terry were injured at the NWCA National Duals and Comparin (pronounced com-PREEN) is still recovering from a pre-season injury.

Looking back at Oregon
The No. 9/12 University of Oklahoma wrestling team defeated the University of Oregon Ducks 29-10, at the Howard McCasland Field House.

The Sooners came out of the gates slow, losing the first three matches before Freshman Chad Terry sparked a seven match OU run.

Terry defeated Ryan Dunn of Oregon at 149 pounds by a major decision, 5-2. After that victory the Sooners reeled off two-straight falls and a technical fall.

Chris DeVilbiss pinned Kyle Bounds of Oregon in the first period of their 157 pound match. DeVilbiss put Bounds on his back at the 2:04 mark.

Shane Seibert followed that up with a fall of his own at 165 pounds. Seibert registered his fall in the first period over Jake McCoy at the 1:20 mark.

Joshua Weitzel shut out Ronnie Lee of Oregon at 174 pounds winning 16-0. Weitzel recorded his technical fall of Lee in the third period. The victory put the Sooners up 20-10.

Josh Hinton recorded a decision over Brysen French at 184 pounds to continue the Sooners run. Hinton defeated French, 7-6.

Joel Flaggert made easy work of Chris Robertson at 197 pounds. The Sooner senior won his fifth straight match as he recorded a decision of 9-3.

Brad Farmer finished out the dual for Oklahoma as he defeated Chris Dearmon in the heavyweight match. Farmer won by a decision of 7-4.

With the victory, the Sooners have now defeated the Ducks nine straight times. Oregon last defeated Oklahoma in 1980. Jack Spates pushed his career record against Oregon to 6-0.

Looking back at the National Duals
No. 7 Oklahoma dropped its first round match at the 2007 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals to No. 9 Central Michigan, 21-15.

OU began the dual taking the lead 6-0 after the first two matches, but could not sustain the momentum as the Chippewas won six out of the next eight matches.

No. 1 Sam Hazewinkel at 125 pounds defeated Luke Smith by a decision of 10-4. Hazewinkel kept his unbeaten streak alive as he pushed his season record to 16-0. The senior has only allowed 18 points to his opponents this season.

Freshman Brian Shelton recorded his fifth victory as a Sooner. The El Reno, Okla. native shutout Conor Beebe at 133 pounds with a 6-0 decision.

No. 14 Shane Seibert continued his hot streak as he recorded his third fall in his last four matches. Seibert pinned Andy Keller at the 3:55 mark in their 165 pound match.

Joel Flaggert held on for his third straight victory as he defeated Wynn Michalak by a decision of 6-5 at 197 pounds.

No. 7 Oklahoma (7-3, 0-1) dropped its consolation match to No. 12/13 Cornell, 23-15 and are now out of the 2007 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. The Sooners dropped their first round match to No. 9 Central Michigan, 21-15 on Saturday morning.

No. 1 Sam Hazewinkel once again provided Oklahoma with a 125 pound victory to begin the dual. Hazewinkel defeated Luis Salinas by a technical fall, 17-2. The Pensacola, Fla. senior was one of three Sooners to win both of their matches. The other two were Shane Seibert and Joel Flaggert.

No. 14 Seibert recorded a shutout and a major decision by defeating John Testy-Bastings at 165 pounds, 13-0. Seibert is now on a four match winning streak.

No. 9 Joshua Weitzel picked up his only victory of the day as he defeated Joseph Hooker, 2-0.

No. 5 Flaggert defeated Carl Landers at 197 pounds by a decision of 6-2. Flaggert is now 19-2 on the season and has won his last four matches.

Looking back at the Lone Star Duals
Oklahoma flexed its muscle in a 55-0 drubbing of Marion Military Institute in session one of the 10th annual Lone Star Duals in Grand Prairie, Texas.

The Sooners got five falls in the dual as Sam Hazewinkel, Kyle Terry, Will Rowe, Shane Seibert and Brad Farmer all pinned their opponents.

Matt Storniolo, Josh Hinton and Joel Flaggert all won their matches by technical falls. Jarrod King won by a major decision and Joe Comparin won by forfeit.

Comparin at 133 pounds began the dual with no match as he took the victory. Terry pinned Steve Chandler of Marion at 141 pounds at the 2:23 mark, putting the Sooners up 12-0 two matches in.

Storniolo wrestling for OU at 149 pounds disposed of Zach Brewer by a technical fall, 16-1 in the third period. Rowe scored the second fall for Oklahoma as he pinned Darron Stowe at 157 pounds to begin the third period. Rowe's victory put OU up 23-0.

Seibert made it back-to-back falls for the Sooners as he put Jon Ruiz on his back in the first period of the 165 pound match. King wrestling at 174 pounds won by a major decision over Derick Miller, 16-4.

Hinton scored another technical fall for Oklahoma at 184 pounds as he marched his way to a shutout of Will Hurst, winning 16-0. Flaggert scored another technical fall for the Sooners as he corralled Tyler Barberi at 197-pounds, 17-2. Farmer at heavyweight for Oklahoma took care of Jay Bruniwitz in the first period pinning him :25 seconds into the match.

Hazewinkel, whose father and uncle co-coach Marion, pinned C.J. Hamilton in the second period to cap the Sooners 55-0 shutout of Marion.

The Sooners continue their day in Texas with a Session five dual against Navy beginning at 4 p.m. OU closes out the day with Utah Valley State in session six at 6 p.m.

Oklahoma powered its way to two consecutive victories in sessions two and three as they defeated Navy in session two and Utah Valley State in session three.

OU rolled to its second victory in session two as they defeated Navy, 30-9.

The Sooners only lost two matches and received a fall from Sam Hazewinkel in his 125- pound match. Hazewinkel put Alex Usztics on his back in the third period at the 5:58 mark.

OU also got victories from Kyle Terry, Matt Storniolo, Will Rowe, Shane Seibert, Joshua Weitzel, Josh Hinton and Joel Flaggert.

Seibert and Flaggert scored bonus points for the Sooners in their two matches. Seibert defeated Justin Jacobs at 165 pounds for his second victory of the day. Jacobs could not hold off the Sooner Junior as he recorded a technical fall winning, 17-2.

Flaggert also recorded his second victory of the day as he recorded a major decision over Tyler Mayer in their 197 pound match.

Weitzel wrestling his first match of the day defeated Matt Stulpinsk in their 174 pound match by a decision of 6-2.

The Sooners closed out the day as they shutout Utah Valley State, 47-0 in session three.

Freshman Brian Shelton wrestling in his first match of the day made easy work of Alex Smith at 133 pounds. Shelton recorded a major decision and shutout Smith, 12-0.

Redshirt freshman Nolan Spring also wrestled in his first match of the duals and defeated Justin Rawle at 149 pounds by a decision of 4-3.

Seibert recorded his second fall of the day as he pinned Dustin Olsen, :39 seconds into the first period of their 165 pound match. Weitzel earned a fall at 174 pounds as he defeated Marc Fenwick. Weitzel made quick work taking the match :40 seconds into the first period.

Matt Cole made his first appearance of the day as he defeated Eric McAllister at 197 pounds. Cole won by a major decision of 14-5.

Also recording victories for Oklahoma were Hazewinkel, Terry, Rowe, Hinton and Brad Farmer.

Looking back at Cal Poly
The No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners (4-1, 0-1) defeated the No. 20/21 Cal Poly Mustangs (0-1) to close out the 2006 portion of their schedule.

Oklahoma has won the last 10 meetings in the series dating back to a tie in 1997. OU is unbeaten in the last 16 duals, with Cal Poly's last victory coming in the 1991-92 season. Head coach Jack Spates is 13-0-1 all-time versus the Mustangs.

Eight Sooners recorded victories for Oklahoma, with OU scoring two falls.

At 165 pounds Jarrod King defeated Evan Barbre by a pin at the 3:15 mark. Heavyweight Brad Framer recorded his fall over Cody Parker at the :52 mark.

Kyle Terry recorded a major decision over Blake Gaughran, 12-2 at 14 pounds.

Recording decisions for the Sooners were Sam Hazewinkel at 125 pounds over Chad Mendes, 4-1, Matt Storniolo at 149 pounds defeating Eric Maldonado, 4-2, Will Rowe defeated Chase Pami, 4-2 at 157 pounds, Joshua Weitzel defeated Nicholas Herenandez, 6-2 at 174 pounds and Josh Hinton defeated Yuri Kalika, 4-3 at 184 pounds.
Joel Flaggert lost for only the second time this season as Matt Monteiro defeated Flaggert at 197 pounds, 7-5.

Looking back at Oklahoma State
The No. 5/9 Oklahoma Sooners (3-1, 0-1) were defeated by No. 1/2 Oklahoma State (3-0, 1-0) 17-15, inside The Howard McCasland Field House in part one of the Bedlam Series, presented by Bank of Oklahoma and your local Ford Dealers.

OU dropped their first dual of the season, and with the victory Sunday the Cowboys have now beaten the Sooners in 17 straight duals. OU and OSU wrestled to a tie in 1999.

No. 2 Sam Hazewinkel kept his unbeaten streak alive with an 8-2 decision over No. 18 Tyler Shinn in their 125 pound match. Hazewinkel, pushed his record to 11-0 with the victory.

Oklahoma got two big victories at 149 and 157 pounds. No. 2 Matt Storniolo pitched a shutout as he defeated Ryan Freeman by a score of 7-0, in their 149 pound match.

Will Rowe, No. 20 at 157 pounds, defeated Newly McSpadden by a score of 8-5. The Sooners took the lead in the dual with Rowe's victory leading OSU 9-8.

No. 1 Johny Hendricks defeated No. 15 Shane Seibert at 165 pounds to give the lead back to the Cowboys at 11-9.

Joshua Weitzel came up big for the Sooners as he upset No. 5 Brandon Mason at 174 pounds. Weitzel shutout Mason as he won in sudden death 2-0.

Joel Flaggert defeated Jared Shelton at 197 pounds, by a decision of 10-4. Flaggert's victory was the last win for the Sooners as he put OU up 15-14 heading into the final match.

No. 10 Jared Rosholt defeated Brad Farmer at heavyweight by a decision of 5-0 to give the victory to Oklahoma State.

Looking back at Central Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma wrestling team defeated the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos 20-18, at the Howard McCasland Field House.

Oklahoma scored two technical falls and a major decision to help them secure their 12th consecutive victory over the Bronchos.

Sam Hazewinkel got the Sooners off to a fast start as he recorded a technical fall on Tyler Zuckerman of Central Oklahoma in their 125 pound match. Hazewinkel scored two near falls in the first period than added two takedowns and a near fall in the second period on his way to a 16-1 final.

The Bronchos got back-to-back wins at 133 and 141 pounds to take a 9-5 advantage.

Matt Storniolo earned a big win for the Sooners as he defeated Shea Timothy at 149 pounds. Storniolo won by a decision of 2-0, after a takedown in the second period that ended up being the only points scored in the match. Storniolo's win brought the Sooners within one point of the lead as UCO still led 9-8.

Will Rowe put the Sooners up 11-9 going into intermission as he defeated Jason Leavitt at 157 pounds. Rowe used two take takedowns and an escape in the third period to come from behind to win by a decision of 9-6.

Central Oklahoma took the lead back at 12-11 after winning at 165 pounds.

Joshua Weitzel gave the lead back to Oklahoma for good by defeating Daniel Morrison by a technical fall at 174 pounds. Weitzel scored six points in the second and eight points in the third to notch the shutout, 16-0.

Joel Flaggert put OU up by five points heading into the heavyweight match as he scored a major decision over Heath Jolley of Central Oklahoma. Flaggert scored four takedowns and added a single point due to riding time to take the 197 pound match 11-2.

Looking back at the Oklahoma Open
The Oklahoma wrestling team crowned five individual champions and placed seven wrestlers at the 36th annual Oklahoma Open Saturday, Nov.25, in Norman.

Sooners claiming individual titles were Zack Bailey (133), Will Rowe (157), Shane Seibert (165), Joshua Weitzel and Jeff James (Tie, 174), Joel Flaggert (197).

Oklahoma Open
133 Pounds: Zack Bailey - First Place
157 Pounds: Will Rowe - First Place
165 Pounds: Shane Seibert - First Place
165 Pounds: Jarrod King - Second Place
174 Pounds: Joshua Weitzel - First Place
174 Pounds: Jeff James - First Place
197 Pounds: Joel Flaggert - First Place

Looking back at the Missouri Open
The Oklahoma wrestling team placed 10 wrestlers at the seventh annual Missouri Open Nov. 19, in Columbia, Mo. Freshman Nathan Fernandez won the only Oklahoma individual title as he defeated teammate Luis Hernandez in the heavyweight final of the freshman/sophomore division. Fernandez won by a major decision of 10-1.

Fernandez was the lone champion for the Sooners who did not take Sam Hazewinkel, Matt Storniolo or Will Rowe because they are scheduled to compete in the 41st annual NWCA All-Star Classic presented by the United States Marine Corps inside the Dallas Convention Center on Monday at 7 p.m.

Freshman Greg Cannon defeated John Fleming for fifth place at 125 pounds winning by a forfeit. At 149 pounds Chad Terry lost by forfeit to Andrew Sherry to finish sixth. Shane Seibert finished fourth as he lost to Roger Smith-Bergsurd of Illinois by a decision of 3-0.

Joshua Weitzel and Jeff James both wrestled their way into the 174 pound third place match and the OU coaches decided not to wrestle the teammates and both took third place. Josh Hinton won his fifth place match as he defeated Eric McCray of Cumberland by a decision of 4-3.

Joel Flaggert lost in the 197 pound final to Max Askren of Missouri by a decision of 2-1. Brad Farmer took third place as he defeated Josh Leadingfox of Central Oklahoma by a 3-1 decision.

Looking back at the Brockport Classic
The University of Oklahoma wrestling team won the seventh annual SUNY Brockport/Oklahoma Gold tournament for the seventh consecutive year. OU won by 32.5 points as it accumulated 143 team points. Kent State was the runner-up with 109.5 team points. The Sooners also claimed five individual titles.

Oklahoma was led by Sam Hazewinkel as he won his fourth straight 125 pound championship. Hazewinkel defeated Mike Sees of Bloomsburg by a fall at the 5:55 mark. In addition to his individual title Hazewinkel also won the Outstanding Wrestler award for the tournament.

Shane Seibert won the 165 pound weight class as he defeated Shawn Kitchner of Brown by a major decision of 7-0. Joshua Weitzel claimed the 174 pound weight class title as he defeated Aaron Miller of Kent State by a decision of 5-0. Joel Flaggert earned his second 197 pound Brockport title as he defeated Conner Sanders of Army, by a fall at the 6:34 mark. Brad Farmer earned his first individual title as he defeated Michael Sprigg of Army by a decision of 7-3.

Nolan Spring defeated Dan Hilt by a decision of 5-3 for fifth place. Kyle Terry lost in the finals of the 141 pound weight class by a decision of 4-3 to Tony Curto of Bloomsburg. Chad Terry defeated Brian Rowan of Army by a decision of 7-2 for fifth place at 149-pounds.

Will Rowe was the runner-up at 157 pounds as he was defeated by Arie Fuhrman of Bloomsburg by a decision of 6-5. Josh Hinton claimed fifth place at 184 pounds as he defeated Tom LaRosa of Kent State by a major decision of 10-2.

Looking back at Missouri valley and OCU
The University of Oklahoma wrestling team defeated Missouri Valley 43-0, and Oklahoma City University 49-0 Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Howard McCasland Field House.

Head coach Jack Spates and the Sooners dominated and never trailed either school winning both duals by a combined score of 92-0.

The first dual matched Missouri Valley and OU with the Sooners scoring two major decisions to begin the evening.

Sam Hazewinkel defeated Billy Exline 15-3 and Nolan Spring followed up with a 17-7 defeat of Garrett Harding.

Kyle Terry beat Clint Leonard by a decision of 8-3, with his twin brother Chad winning by a forfeit to put OU up 17-0.

Will Rowe sparked the Sooners with a technical fall of Chad Jennings winning 17-2. Shane Siebert wrestling his first ever match for the Sooners disposed of Kyle Nelson by a major decision of 14-0.

Also wrestling his first match for Oklahoma, Joshua Weitzel made quick work of Jake Oberfoell pinning the Viking wrestler in the first period at the 2:04 mark.

Josh Hinton need overtime to finish off Josh Lockett. Hinton won his 184 pound match by a decision of 6-4. Joel Flaggert scored another technical fall for OU as he defeated Kyle Riley, 18-2 in the second period.

Heavyweight Brad Farmer kept the goose egg on the board for the Sooners as he defeated Wade Empting by a decision of 11-4.

Wrestling for the first time since 1932 Oklahoma City University was not able to challenge the Sooners as OU cruised to their second victory of the evening.

Sam Hazewinkel won by forfeit to begin the second dual of the evening. Nolan Spring scored his second major decision of the night by defeating Justin Blumer 12-1. Kyle Terry defeated Gabe Hale by a major decision of 19-4 to put the Sooners up 11-0 after three matches.

For the second straight match Chad Terry was without an opponent as he drew his second victory by forfeit at 149 pounds.

Will Rowe scored his first pin of the season when he took Trevor Adkisson down at the 3:25 mark in the second period. Shane Siebert also recorded his first pin of the young season, as he scored a fall on Dillon Blackmon at the 2:46 mark in the second period.

Josh Weitzel scored a technical fall of John Wilcox at 174 pounds winning 18-2. Josh Hinton won a 6-1 decision over Mitchell Eichenauer. Joel Flaggert recorded his second technical fall when he defeated Corey Johnson 23-5.

Brad Farmer ended the evening by posting a shutout winning a major decision over Jeremy Johnson 10-0.

Looking back at the Red/White Ranking Match
The Red squad dominated the White, 28-15, in its annual Red/White ranking match.

Sam Hazewinkel scored a fall over Anthony Hayes at 125 pounds to give the red a 6-0 advantage. Hazewinkel disposed of Hayes at the 3:58 mark in the second period. Freshman Brian Shelton continued where Hazewinkel left off in the 133 pound match, defeating Nolan Spring by a decision of 5-3. In the following match, Redshirt freshman Kyle Terry registered a major decision, 14-4, over Trey Blakely at 141 pounds.

Chad Terry recorded the white's first points of the evening as he defeated Matt Sansone by a decision of 10-4. Will Rowe kept the white team in the match at 157 pounds as he pinned Chris DeVilbiss with one second remaining in the third period at the 3:59 mark of the match.

Shane Seibert put the red up by seven after the 165 pound match as he scored a major decision by a score of 13-2 over Blake Allen. Josh Hinton defeated Eugene Young by a decision of 5-2 at 184 pounds. Two-time All-American Joel Flaggert rounded out the scoring for the red at 197 pounds as he pinned Matt Cole in the first period at the 1:22 mark to put the red up by 16. At heavyweight Brad Farmer defeated Nathan Fernandez by a decision of 5-4.

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