Wrestling Announces 2008-09 Slate

Sept. 25, 2008

NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Oklahoma vice president for intercollegiate athletics programs and director of athletics Joe Castiglione and head coach Jack Spates announced the 2008-09 wrestling schedule Thursday.

The annual Red/White scrimmage will be held Oct. 29, at the University of Central Oklahoma before official competition opens when OU travels to Brockport, N.Y., for the annual Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Classic on Nov. 8.

The 19-match season includes eight home matches versus Central Oklahoma (Nov. 13), Oklahoma City (Nov. 20), Old Dominion (Nov. 23), Oklahoma State (Dec. 7), Maryland (Jan. 16), North Carolina State (Jan. 30), Missouri (Feb. 6) and Nebraska (Feb. 8).

In addition to traveling to the Brockport Classic, Oklahoma participates in the Big 12/Pac-10 Challenge on Dec. 13, in San Luis Obispo, Calif., where it faces Cal-Bakersfield, Cal-Fullerton and Cal Poly. The Lonestar Duals in Arlington, Texas, matches the Sooners against North Carolina, Stanford and Appalachian State on Jan. 3.

Other road contests feature Oklahoma at Chattanooga (Jan. 11), Arizona State (Jan. 18), Iowa State (Jan. 23), Michigan State (Feb. 15) and Oklahoma State (Feb. 22).

Seven teams the Sooners are pitted against this season finished in the top 25 at last year's NCAA Championships (Nebraska, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Stanford, Maryland and North Carolina State).

“As always, this is an extremely competitive schedule,” Spates said. “Last year we had the 12th most competitive schedule in the nation and we have significantly upgraded it this year. We think that this kind of battling will harden our guys for the end run and will result in a strong NCAA performance.”

The Sooners will begin postseason competition at the Big 12 Championships March 7, in Lincoln, Neb. The NCAA Championships will make a return trip to St. Louis, Mo., and are slated for March 19-21.

2008-09 Oklahoma Wrestling Schedule
Date	Opponent	Location
Oct. 29	Red/White Match (scrimmage)	Edmond, Okla.
Nov. 8	Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Classic	Brockport, N.Y.
Nov. 13	Central Oklahoma	Norman
Nov. 20	Oklahoma City	Norman
Nov. 23	Old Dominion	Norman
Nov. 29	Oklahoma Open	Norman
Dec. 7	Oklahoma State	Norman
Dec. 13	Big 12/Pac-10 Challenge ^	San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Jan. 3	Lonestar Duals $	Arlington, Texas
Jan. 11	at Chattanooga	Chattanooga, Tenn.
Jan. 16	Maryland	Norman
Jan. 18	Arizona State	Tempe, Ariz.
Jan. 23	Iowa State	Ames, Iowa
Jan. 30	North Carolina State (Beauty and the Beast)	Norman
Feb. 6	Missouri	Norman
Feb. 8	Nebraska	Norman
Feb. 15	at Michigan State	East Lansing, Mich.
Feb. 22	at Oklahoma State	Stillwater, Okla.