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Nine Sooners Ready for NCAAs
March 07, 2012 | Wrestling
March 7, 2012
NORMAN, Okla. - Nine starters of the 12th-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling squad will compete at the 2012 NCAA Championships next week in St. Louis, Mo., as the NCAA granted 197-pounder Keldrick Hall an at-large bid Wednesday evening.
The total surpasses the eight participants OU sent to the NCAA Championships last season where Oklahoma finished 16th overall.
Hall, the only Sooners not to automatically qualify from the Big 12 Championships last weekend, will join teammates Jarrod Patterson (125), Jordan Keller (133), Kendric Maple (141), Nick Lester (149), Matt Lester (157), Bubby Graham (165), Kyle Detmer (174) and Erich Schmidtke (184) at the NCAAs, March 15-17.
Additionally, first round matchups were announced by the NCAAs. Sooners awarded national seeds were No. 2 Maple and No. 7 Patterson.
Next week in St. Louis, Oklahoma will attempt to garner its seventh team trophy at the NCAAs in the past 13 years. Additionally, Patterson will seek All-American honors for his second consecutive seasons.
NCAA action commences on March 15 inside the Scottrade Center, and will conclude with the finals Saturday evening, March 17.
| Sooner Participants (Weight) | Hometown (Year) | Record |
| Jarrod Patterson (125) | Cushing, Okla. (Jr.) | 24-6 |
| Jordan Keller (133) | Wichita, Kan. (Sr.) | 21-8 |
| Kendric Maple (141) | Wichita, Kan. (RSo.) | 28-1 |
| Nick Lester (149) | Eureka, Mo. (RSo.) | 20-10 |
| Matt Lester (157) | Eureka, Mo. (RSo.) | 20-9 |
| Bubby Graham (165) | Annapolis, MD (RJr.) | 18-12 |
| Kyle Detmer (174) | Wichita, Kan. (RSo.) | 10-9 |
| Erich Schmidtke (184) | Aberdeen, Wash. (RJr.) | 18-12 |
| Keldrick Hall (197) | Dallas, Texas (RJr.) | 20-10 |
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Sooner First Round Matchups |
133: Jordan Keller vs. Steven Keith (HARV) or Geoffrey Alexander (MD)
141: No. 2 Kendric Maple vs. Nathan Hoffer (AZST)
149: Nick Lester vs. Donald Vinson (BING)
157: Matt Lester vs. Jason Welch (NW)
165: Bubby Graham vs. Conrad Polz (ILL)
174: Kyle Detmer vs. (12) Jimmy Sheptock (MD)
184: Erich Schmidtke vs. Ben Bennett (CMICH)
197: Keldrick Hall vs. 2 Christopher Honeycutt (EDIN)
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