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Sooners in Kansas City for Big 12 Championship

Sooners in Kansas City for Big 12 Championship

March 04, 2016 | Wrestling

Big 12 Championship
Big 12oklahoma
11Oklahoma (10-5, 5-2)
March 5-6 | All Day | Sprint Center | Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma Probable Lineup
(with InterMat ranking)
Weight Wrestler Class Record
125 No. 8 Ryan Millhof So. 14-5 (11-4)
133 No. 4 Cody Brewer RSr. 17-2 (13-1)
141 Trae Blackwell So. 8-10 (4-8)
149 Davion Jeffries Fr. 13-8 (10-5)
157 Brock Wingbermuehle RFr. 6-12 (2-8)
165 No. 12 Clark Glass RJr. 17-7 (10-5)
174 No. 19 Matt Reed RJr. 16-7 (12-3)
184 Andrew Dixon So. 2-5 (2-5)
197 Brad Johnson RJr. 11-13 (6-9)
HWT No. 16 Ross Larson RJr. 15-10 (6-7)

NORMAN – The No. 11 University of Oklahoma wrestling team is set to compete in the Big 12 Championship this Saturday and Sunday, March 5-6, inside the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The championship will get underway at 11 a.m. Saturday.

This season, the conference tournament will have a new look as Air Force, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming joined Iowa State, the Sooners, Oklahoma State and West Virginia as members of Big 12 wrestling. This is the first season that the now-10-team tournament is shifting to a neutral site and expanding to a two-day event.

BIG 12 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Saturday

11 a.m. – Session I (Preliminary and Quarterfinal Matches)
5 p.m. – Session II (Semifinal and Consolation Quarterfinal Matches)

Sunday
9 a.m. – Session III (Consolation Semifinals and Third and Fifth Place Matches)
1 p.m. – Session IV (Championship Matches)

OU LINEUP (WITH BIG 12 TOURNAMENT SEED*)
125: No. 2 Ryan Millhof, So.
133: No. 1 Cody Brewer, RSr.
141: No. 6 Trae Blackwell, So.
149: No. 3 Davion Jeffries, Fr.
157: No. 10 Brock Wingbermuehle, RFr.
165: No. 3 Clark Glass, RJr.
174: No. 2 Matt Reed, RJr.
184: No. 7 Andrew Dixon, So.
197: No. 7 Brad Johnson, RJr.
HWT: No. 2 Ross Larson, RJr.

*Tournament seeds are subject to change Friday evening

QUALIFYING ALLOCATIONS
A total of 36 automatic bids to the NCAA Championships in New York City will be filled in the Big 12 Championship. The number of allocations per Big 12 weight class are as follows:
125: 6
133: 4
141: 3
149: 3
157: 3
165: 3
174: 4
184: 3
197: 4
285: 3

OU'S BIG 12 HISTORY
The Sooners will look for their 24th conference championships (third Big 12 championship) and first since 2002. OU has tallied two Big 12 conference crowns, coming in 1999 and 2002. The Sooners have earned 18 individual Big 12 championships, including one from redshirt senior Cody Brewer, who is currently in the OU lineup.

Last season, the Sooners finished in third place with 43 points inside Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

BROADCAST INFO
The first three sessions of the championship will be broadcast through FloWrestling, while the championship session at 1 p.m. on Sunday will be broadcast live on Fox Sports regional networks.

UP NEXT
Sooners who qualify for the 2016 NCAA Championships will travel to Madison Square Garden in New York City. Competition is slated for March 17-19.

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