Sooners Travel to Brockport Open

Nov. 11, 2011

The University of Oklahoma Wrestling at Brockport Open
Date & Time	Nov. 12, 2011 - All Day
Location	Brockport, N.Y. \| Jim and John Vlogianitis Gymnasium
Internet	Brackets
Match Info	2011-12 Roster \| Oklahoma Coaching Staff
Schedule	2011-12 Sooner wrestling schedule

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma's tenth-ranked wrestling squad travels to Brockport, N.Y., in search of its 13th straight Brockport Open title on Saturday, Nov. 12.

The Sooners (1-0) are coming off a 33-6 season opening win over NAIA's eighth-ranked Oklahoma City University.

"I'm really looking forward to this weekend," head coach Mark Cody said. "This is going to be a move forward for us because we get to see where we need to improve. I am particularly excited about my guys' being able to compete against, what I feel is going to be, some good competition. We have some tough competition ahead of us."

Joining Oklahoma in this year's field are American, Maryland, Rutgers, Army, Buffalo, Clarion and the College of Brockport. The tournament consists of seven Division I opponents, all which finished in the top 65 teams in the nation last season. American (No. 11), Maryland (No. 11) and Rutgers (No. 15) are each ranked in the top-15 of the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll.

Last season, Oklahoma claimed the team title with 145.5 points. Rutgers (124.5 points), Maryland (101.5), Clarion (95) and Buffalo (89) rounded out the top five.

Five Oklahoma wrestlers -- Jarrod Patterson, Zack Bailey, Matt Lester, Tyler Caldwell and Jeff James -- claimed individual crowns at 125, 141, 157, 165 and 174 pounds, respectively. Jordan Keller (133 pounds) and Keldrick Hall (197) each earned silver medals.

The 13th annual Brockport Invitational Wrestling Tournament will be held at the Tuttle North Gymnasium on the college of Brockport campus.

RANKINGS RUNDOWN

Six Sooners are ranked to begin the season, headlined by returning All-American Jarrod Patterson, ranked No. 3 at 125 pounds. Kendric Maple, a 2009-10 NCAA qualifier that redshirted last year, is ranked No. 9 at 141 pounds. Jordan Keller is No. 12 at 133 pounds, while Elijah Madison (HWT) is ranked No. 16. Nick Lester is the 16th-ranked wrestler at 149 pounds and two-time NCAA Qualifier, Erich Schmidtke, rounds out ranked Sooners at No. 19 among 184 pounders.

Sooner Participants (Weight)	Hometown (Year)	Record
Jarrod Patterson (125)	Cushing, Okla. (Jr.)	1-0
Jordan Keller (133)	Wichita, Kan. (Sr.)	1-0
Kendric Maple (141)	Wichita, Kan. (RSo.)	1-0
Nick Lester (149)	Eureka, Mo. (RSo.)	1-0
Matt Lester (157)	Eureka, Mo. (RSo.)	0-1
Bubby Graham (165)	Annapolis, MD (RJr.)	1-0
Nolan McBryde (174)	Eagle River, Alaska (RSo.)	0-1
Erich Schmidtke (184)	Aberdeen, Wash. (RJr.)	1-0
Keldrick Hall (197)	Dallas, Texas (RJr.)	1-0
Elijah Madison (HWT)	Kansas City, Mo. (Jr.)	1-0

SOONER WRESTLING NOTES

LAST ACTION
The Sooners opened the 2011-12 season with a 33-6 win over NAIA's eighth-ranked Oklahoma City Stars.

Sooner to Watch
	Jarrod Patterson \| Jr. \| 125 pounds \| No. 3 Patterson, a seventh place finisher at the 2011 NCAA Championships, looks to win his second straight title at the Brockport Open. Last year, Patterson won four straight in route to the championship.

RETURNING QUALIFIERS
OU returns seven NCAA qualifiers and adds another in transfer Bubby Graham. Highlighting the returning group is 2011 All-American Jarrod Patterson (125), who collected a 29-9 overall record last season.

Other returning starters that qualified for the NCAA Championships include Jordan Keller (133), Matt Lester (149 pounds), Chase Nelson (157) and Erich Schmidtke (184) and Kendric Maple, a 2009-10 NCAA qualifier that redshirted last year.

BUBBY A SOONER
OU adds another NCAA qualifier in American transfer Bubby Graham. The talented wrestler from Annapolis, Md., looks to anchor the 165 pound spot for the Sooners. Graham was a two year starter for the Eagles where he competed at 157 and 165 pounds.

UP NEXT...
The Sooners return to Norman, Okla., to take on No. 9 Missouri on Friday, Nov. 18.

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