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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Sooners, Tigers Tangle in Columbia Sunday
February 03, 2012 | Wrestling
Feb. 3, 2012
| No. 10 Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Missouri | |
| Missouri | Sunday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. CT |
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NORMAN, Okla. -- The 10th-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling squad will travel to Columbia, Mo., to do battle against No. 13 Missouri on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m., inside the Hearnes Center.
Heading into Sunday's showdown, Oklahoma (12-2, 3-1) is riding a three match winning-streak over the Tigers (11-2, 2-1). Earlier this season, the Sooners narrowly defeated then-No. 9 Missouri, 19-18, in Norman. The Sooners hold a 42-8-0 advantage all-time against Missouri.
“We are looking forward to the dual with Missouri," Mark Cody said. "It is going to be another great match. I think that major decisions are going to decide this match. We have already wrestled them once and beat them earlier in the year, but we cannot go in there with the mindset that we beat them once and we can do it again. They are a much different team than we saw earlier and so are we."
Oklahoma is 9-1 since the holiday break and is riding a nine match winning-streak that includes wins over No. 14 Lehigh (22-16), No. 24 Virginia Tech (19-12), Arizona State (33-7), Iowa State (19-16), Harvard (28-9), Appalachian State (41-0), Utah Valley (43-0, No. 18 Binghamton (20-15) and Navy (26-10).
Following this weekend's action, Cody's squad will head to Ithaca, N.Y., to compete in the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. There the Sooners will compete against the likes of Cornell, Central Michigan, Illinois, Purdue and American University.
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RANKINGS RUNDOWN |
Five Sooners are ranked by InterMat, headlined by the nation's No. 3-ranked 141-pounder in Kendric Maple. Reigning All-American Jarrod Patterson is ranked No. 8 at 125 pounds. Nick Lester sits 11th 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. 10 at 133 pounds. Two-time NCAA Qualifier, Erich Schmidtke, fell out of the 184 pound rankings by InterMat but is still No. 14 by Amateur Wrestling News. Also ranked by AWN is Keldrick Hall (197 pounds) at No. 19 and Bubby Graham (165) is No. 17.
Missouri counters with seven ranked wrestlers of their own heading into Sunday's showdown. Third ranked 125-pounder Alan Waters leads ranked Tigers, followed by Nathan McCormick (133) ranked No. 8. Three Tigers in the upper weight classes -- Zach Toal (165), Dorian Henderson (174), Brent Haynes (197) -- are ranked No, 20, 18 and 11 respectively. Drake Houdashelt (165) and Mike Larson (184) check in at No. 15 among their respective weight classes.
| Sooner Participants (Weight) | Hometown (Year) | Record |
| Jarrod Patterson (125) | Cushing, Okla. (Jr.) | 21-3 |
| Jordan Keller (133) | Wichita, Kan. (Sr.) | 19-4 |
| Kendric Maple (141) | Wichita, Kan. (RSo.) | 22-1 |
| Nick Lester (149) | Eureka, Mo. (RSo.) | 17-7 |
| Justin DeAngelis (149) | Tulsa, Okla. (RFr.) | 12-8 |
| Matt Lester (157) | Eureka, Mo. (RSo.) | 16-7 |
| Bubby Graham (165) | Annapolis, MD (RJr.) | 14-10 |
| Nolan McBryde (174) | Eagle River, Alaska (RSo.) | 4-12 |
| Marcus Armato (174) | Kansas City, Mo. (RJr.) | 6-11 |
| Erich Schmidtke (184) | Aberdeen, Wash. (RJr.) | 15-9 |
| Keldrick Hall (197) | Dallas, Texas (RJr.) | 17-7 |
| Kyle Colling (HWT) | Arcade, N.Y. (RFr.) | 12-9 |
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SOONER WRESTLING NOTES |
LAST ACTION
The Sooners downed then-No. 23 Virginia Tech (19-12) in the fifth annual "Beauty and the Beast" event on Friday, Jan. 27 and followed that performance by rallying to defeat No. 14 Lehigh (22-16) on Sunday to extend their winning streak to nine. Between the two duals, the Sooners collected two major decision victories, two technical falls and a fall totaling eight bonus-points.
SERIES RECORD VS. MISSOURI
OU is riding a three match winning-streak over the Tigers heading into Sunday's match. Earlier this season, the Sooners narrowly defeated then-No. 9 Missouri, 19-18, in Norman. Oklahoma holds a 42-8-0 advantage all-time against Missouri.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
The Tigers' are 11-2 on the year and have won three straight. Both of their losses came at the hands of top 25 teams, No. 10 Oklahoma and No. 22 Kent State. Missouri placed second at the Big 12 Championships and returned eight starters from the 2010-22 season, seven of which were NCAA qualifiers.
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MISSOURI DUAL ON FLOW
Sunday's dual will be broadcast live for free on Flowrestling.org. To watch the event click the link at the top of the page.
MAPLE EARNS THREE BIG 12 ACCOLADES
Redshirt-sophomore Kendric Maple was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Month and Big 12 Wrestler of the Week twice (1/2 & 1/30) this season. Maple joins OSU's Jordan Oliver (2010) as the only Big 12 wrestlers to earn three honors in a single 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.
Most recently, Maple was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for matches from Jan. 23-29, where he defeated two ranked wrestlers by way of major decisions, Virginia Tech's 19th-ranked Zach Neibert and Lehigh's No. 15-ranked Steve Dutton, to help the Sooners defeat then-No. 23 Virginia Tech (19-12) and No. 14 Lehigh (22-16).
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...
Following this weekend's action, Cody's squad will head to Ithaca, N.Y., to compete in the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. There the Sooners will compete against the likes of Cornell, Central Michigan, Illinois, Purdue and American University.
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