Wrestling Captures 12th-straight Brockport Title

Nov. 13, 2010

BROCKPORT, N.Y.— The eighth-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team won its 12th straight Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Classic title Saturday and remains the only team to ever win the event.

Additionally, five Sooners claimed individual titles and five more garnered top-three finishes.

“I'm proud of our guys,” head coach Jack Spates said. “We had a lot of great performances today.”

The Sooners won the team portion with 145.5 total points. The Sooners closest competition was Rutgers who finished with 124.5 points.

Maryland (101.5), Clarion (95) and Buffalo (89) rounded out the top five.

Recording 4-0 outings on the day to capture individual crowns were Jarrod Patterson (125 pounds), Zack Bailey (141), Matt Lester (157), Tyler Caldwell (174) and Jeff James (184).

FINAL BRACKET

Sooners earning second place finishes were Jordan Keller at 133 pounds and Keldrick Hall at 197 pounds.

Additionally, Seth Vernon (149), Erich Schmidtke (184) and Nathan Fernandez (HWT) were each awarded third place finishes.

"I thought it was an outstanding overall effort." Spates said. "We wrestled hard, aggressively and we showed a lot of character. It was a good building block for us."

The Sooners return to dual action next Thursday, Nov. 18, when they travel to Arizona State to take on the Sun Devils at 7 p.m.