Lone Star Duals Up Next for Wrestling

Jan. 12, 2012

No. 12 Oklahoma at Lone Star Duals
Date & Time	Saturday, Jan. 14
Location	Grand Prairie, Texas
Event Info	Official Site
Internet	Live Stats \| OU Blog Updates
Oklahoma Info	2011-12 Roster \| Staff \| Stats
Opponents	• Utah Valley (1 p.m. CT) • Appalachian State(3 p.m. CT) • Harvard (5 p.m. CT)

NORMAN, Okla. -- The 12th-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team (5-2, 2-1) hits the road this Saturday, Jan. 14, to compete in the Lone Star Duals at the South Grand Prairie High School Coliseum in Grand Prairie, Texas.

Set to challenge the Sooners are Harvard (3-1), Utah Valley (2-2) and Appalachian State (6-2). This marks the final road contest for the Sooners in January as Oklahoma is set to host four-straight duals to close out the month.

“I have attended the Lone Star duals many times throughout my coaching career,” Mark Cody said. “It is a very well-run tournament. We will wrestler four duals on Saturday and anytime you can weigh-in and wrestle multiple matches it helps in your preparation for the NCAA tournament.”

Oklahoma is 2-1 since the holiday break and is fresh off back-to-back wins over No. 24 Binghamton (20-15) and a 26-10 trouncing of Navy.

Following the Lone Star Duals, The Sooner return to Norman, Okla., where OU will host Iowa State on Friday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m.

RANKINGS RUNDOWN

Six Sooners are ranked by InterMat, headlined by the nation's top-ranked 141-pounder in Kendric Maple. Reigning All-American Jarrod Patterson is ranked No. 8 at 125 pounds. Nick Lester sits seventh among 149 pounders. Three Sooners are ranked outside the top 10 in their respective weight classes. Matt Lester checks in at No. 14 among 157-pounders. Jordan Keller is No. 11 at 133 pounds. Two-time NCAA Qualifier, Erich Schmidtke, is No. 20 among 184 pounders. Bubby Graham (165) fell out of the rankings after debuting at No. 20 last week. Keldrick Hall (197) fell one spot to No. 19 in the Amateur Wrestling News rankings, while Graham is No. 16.

Harvard counters with three ranked wrestlers in the top 15 of their respective weight classes. Fifth ranked Walter Peppelman leads Harvard. Steven Keith (133) and Corey Jantzen (149) are No. 13 and 12, respectively.

Both Utah Valley State and Appalachian State have one ranked wrestler. Utah Valley's Josh Wilson, ranked No. 8, leads the charge for the Wolverines. Appalachian State's only ranked wrestler is at 165 pounds where Kyle Blevins competes.

Sooner Participants (Weight)	Hometown (Year)	Record
Jarrod Patterson (125)	Cushing, Okla. (Jr.)	14-3
Jordan Keller (133)	Wichita, Kan. (Sr.)	13-3
Derek Geiges (133)	Charleston, S.C. (RFr.)	3-6
Scott Chene (133)	Irvine, Calif. (RJr.)	8-7
Kendric Maple (141)	Wichita, Kan. (RSo.)	16-0
Nick Lester (149)	Eureka, Mo. (RSo.)	13-5
Justin DeAngelis (149)	Tulsa, Okla. (RFr.)	11-8
Chase Gordon (149)	Oviedo, Fla. (RFr.)	7-4
Matt Lester (157)	Eureka, Mo. (RSo.)	11-5
Parker Madl (157)	Stillwell, Kan. (RFr.)	4-2
Bubby Graham (165)	Annapolis, MD (RJr.)	9-8
Kyle Detmer (165)	Wichita, Kan. (RSo.)	6-3
Nolan McBryde (174)	Eagle River, Alaska (RSo.)	3-9
Marcus Armato (174)	Kansas City, Mo. (RJr.)	4-9
Erich Schmidtke (184)	Aberdeen, Wash. (RJr.)	10-7
Keldrick Hall (197)	Dallas, Texas (RJr.)	11-6
Kyle Colling (HWT)	Arcade, N.Y. (RFr.)	8-6

SOONER WRESTLING NOTES

LAST ACTION
Oklahoma is 2-1 since the holiday break and is fresh off back-to-back wins over No. 24 Binghamton (20-15) and a 26-10 trouncing of Navy.

LAST YEAR AT LONE STARS
Oklahoma, who never trailed throughout the event, went 3-0 at the Lone Star Duals, topping then-No. 8 American (22-14) and followed that by overpowering the likes of The Citadel (31-3) and Harvard (33-8). OU won 25 of 30 possible matches and won by an average margin of 29-8.

Sooner to Watch: Kendric Maple

Kendric Maple | RSo. | 141 pounds
Maple, a 2010 NCAA qualifier and Big 12 champion.

The top-ranked 141 pound redshirt sophomore from Wichita, Kan., was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (1/2/12) and looks to remain unbeaten (16-0) on the year.

MAPLE EARNS TWO BIG 12 ACCOLADES
Redshirt sophomore Kendric Maple was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Month and Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (1/2/12) this season.

He earned his first career conference honor after being named the Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Month for his performance in November where he compiled a 6-0 overall record (3-0 dual) at 141 pounds. During that span, he accumulated three victories by major decision and two technical falls.

On Nov. 12, Maple won the Brockport/Oklahoma Gold title after he posted a 3-0 record and defeated Rutgers' 16th-ranked Billy Ashnault by major decision, Army's Connor Hanafee via a technical fall and American's No. 9-ranked Matthew Mariacher, 5-0. After his impressive outing at the tournament, he was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Maple was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 2, after he claimed the 141 pound title at the Midlands Championships. Over the course of the tournament, Maple posted a 6-0 record and defeated the nation's top ranked wrestler in Iowa's Montell Marion, 5-3.

SOONERS TAKE THIRD AT MIDLANDS
The Oklahoma wrestling squad finished third overall and Kendric Maple claimed the 141 pound title and Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 2011 Midlands Championships, hosted by Northwestern University, Dec. 29-30.

Oklahoma finished the tournament taking home the third place trophy with 94.5 points. Iowa ran away with the title after tallying 152 points. Northwestern placed second with 105.5 points. Virginia Tech (76.5) and Edinboro (74.5) rounded out the top five.

Leading the way for Oklahoma was redshirt sophomore Kendric Maple who won the 141 pound title to remain unbeaten (12-0) on the year. The Wichita, Kan., native entered Friday's semifinal matchup having earned bonus points in each of his last seven bouts. In the semifinals Maple defeated Iowa State's Luke Goetti, 13-1. In the championship bout, Maple downed Iowa's No. 1-ranked Montell Marion, 5-3.

In addition to OU's 141 pound champion, five other Sooners – Jarod Patterson (fifth), Nick Lester (fourth), Matt Lester (fifth), Bubby Graham (sixth) and Erich Schmidtke (fifth) – claimed top six finishes among their respective weight classes.

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.

PATTERSON COMPETES IN ALL-STAR DUAL
Oklahoma junior Jarrod Patterson competed in the 46th-annual NWCA All-Star Classic where he fell to then-No. 4 ranked Nic Bedelyon of Kent State, 7-3.

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.

SOONERS SIGN SIX IN EARLY PERIOD
Mark Cody recently signed six high school seniors to National Letters of Intent, four of which rank in the top-20 nationally in their respective weight classes.

Leading ranked recruits is Clark Glass from Brandon, Fla., ranked No. 6 nationally among 160 pounders by InterMat. Brad Johnson , a product of Homer Glenn, Ill., is a three-time All-State selection and is ranked by CollegeWrestling.net as the No. 49 overall recruit nationally. Kyle Garcia (125 pounds), Greg Wilson (195), Tim Hamilton (141) and Garrison McCauley (157) round out the class.

BROCKPORT CHAMPIONS
Oklahoma won its 13th-straight Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Classic title on Nov. 12, 2011. Five Sooners claimed individual titles and five more garnered top-five finishes. Kendric Maple earned the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award. Chase Nelson was the aggregate pin leader after posting falls in 0:11 and 1:17.

The Sooners won the team portion with 182 total points. The Sooners closest competition was Maryland, who finished with 174.5 points. Going undefeated on the day to capture individual crowns were Jarrod Patterson (125 pounds), Jordan Keller (133), Maple (141), Matt Lester (157) and Erich Schmidtke (184).

UP NEXT...
The Sooner return to Norman, Okla., where OU will host Iowa State on Friday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m.

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