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Sooners Succeed at Wilkes Open

Sooners Succeed at Wilkes Open

December 30, 2008 | Wrestling

By: Athletics Communications

Dec. 30, 2008

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Three University of Oklahoma wrestlers were crowned champions and another placed third at the 76th annual Wilkes Open in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., last weekend.

Winning titles for OU were Brian Shelton at 133 pounds, Will Rowe at 149 pounds and 157-pound Chad Terry. Each went unscathed on the day, going 4-0. Redshirt freshman Seth Vernon placed third, battling back from an opening defeat by reeling off four straight wins in the consolation bracket.

All four wrestlers posted a fall at the tournament and Rowe, a senior from Arlington, Texas, added three tech-falls on the afternoon. Terry outscored his opponents by a 34-15 margin and Shelton outscored his, 27-6.

The Oklahoma team, ranked a season-high No. 11, returns to dual-action this Saturday, Jan. 3, when it travels to Arlington, Texas, for the Lonestar Duals. Scheduled to compete against the Sooners are North Carolina, Stanford, Appalachian State and Nebraska-Kearney.

COMPLETE WILKES OPEN RESULTS

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