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Five Sooners Set for NCAA Championships

Five Sooners Set for NCAA Championships

March 18, 2015 | Wrestling

Oklahoma's NCAA Qualifiers
(with tournament seed)
Weight Wrestler Class Record
133 No. 13 Cody Brewer RJr. 17-1
157 No. 10 Justin DeAngelis RSr. 20-6
165 Clark Glass RSo. 18-13
174 Matt Reed RSo. 25-11
HWT No. 15 Ross Larson RSo. 23-7

ST. LOUIS  The Oklahoma wrestling team takes five competitors to the 2015 NCAA Championships in St. Louis. The national tournament will be held March 19-21 (Thursday-Saturday) inside Scottrade Center.

Redshirt junior Cody Brewer (133 pounds), redshirt senior Justin DeAngelis (157 pounds) and redshirt sophomores Clark Glass (165 pounds), Matt Reed (174 pounds) and Ross Larson (heavyweight) will represent OU at the event. Sooners awarded national seeds were No. 13 Brewer, No. 10 DeAngelis and No. 15 Larson.

Brewer, a two-time All-American, will be making his third trip to NCAAs, while DeAngelis and Larson are returning for the second straight season. The appearance will be the first for both Glass and Reed.

OU's First Round Matchups (with NCAA seed)
133: No. 13 Cody Brewer (OU) vs. Dominick Malone (Northwestern)
157: No. 10 Justin DeAngelis (OU) vs. Brooks Martino (Penn)
165: Clark Glass (OU) vs. No. 4 Nicholas Sulzer (Virginia)
174: Matt Reed (OU) vs. No. 8 Tyler Wilps (Pitt)
HWT: No. 15 Ross Larson (OU) vs. Jacob Henderson (Old Dominion)

Event Schedule
Thursday, March 19: 11 a.m. CT (Session 1) and 6 p.m. CT (Session 2)
Friday, March 20: 10 a.m. CT (Session 3) and 7 p.m. CT (Session 4)
Saturday, March 21: 10 a.m. CT (Session 5) and 7 p.m. CT (Session 6)

Broadcast Info
For the second consecutive year, ESPN will air coverage of all six sessions of the NCAA Championships. Additionally, every match will be available on ESPN3. ESPN will televise the semifinals (March 20) and finals (March 21) in prime time, while ESPNU will air the first, second (March 19), quarterfinals (March 20) and medal round (March 21).

Live Stats
Live results for the NCAA Championships will be available on TrackWrestling.com. Additionally, updates will be provided on Twitter (@OU_Wrestling).

OU's NCAA History
The Sooners will look for their eighth NCAA title when they take the mat this week. OU's last team title came in 1974. Last season, OU finished 10th at the NCAA Championships inside Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. Along with Brewer (133 pounds), then-redshirt seniors and current members of the OU coaching staff Andrew Howe (174 pounds) and Kendric Maple (149 pounds) secured All-America honors.

WR Highlights: NCAA Championships (Day One)
Thursday, March 19
WR Highlights: Big 12 Championship (Day Two)
Saturday, March 07
WR Highlights: Big 12 Championship (Day One)
Friday, March 06
WR Highlights: OU 31, Arizona State 9
Sunday, February 08