Young Sooners Represent at Midlands Championships

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - The No. 20/22/22 (Flo/InterMat/Track) Oklahoma wrestling squad sent a young lineup that included two freshmen, five redshirt freshmen and two redshirt sophomores to the 57th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., Sunday

Three Sooners advanced as far as Sunday evening's consolation rounds of eight, each picking up at least two wins on the day.

Redshirt senior Christian Moody (125), the most veteran Sooner to make the trip, used an 8-1 decision over Brown's Trey Keeley to advance to the round of 16, where he fell to the nation's No. 1 125-pounder (according to FloWrestling), Iowa's Spencer Lee. Moody tallied his first pin of the season with a fall (1:24) to defeat Brandon Seidman of Bucknell in the second consolation round of 16. The Sooner was defeated in a tough, 11-9 battle with Eric Barnett from Wisconsin.

Redshirt freshman Jacob Butler (149) and redshirt sophomore Jake Boyd (197) led OU with three wins each on Sunday. Butler pinned Purdue's Nate Limmex and upset No. 22 Alec Hagan (Ohio), 3-0, on his way to an appearance in the consolation rounds of eight. Butler's only two losses came to No. 1 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) and No. 16 Kizhan Clarke (American).

At 197, Boyd opened the tournament with a pin (3:25) of SIUE's Jake McKiernan and a 7-2 decision over Sam Wustefield (Columbia), before dropping a 9-1 major decision to No. 2 Jacob Warner of Iowa. The Sooner rebounded with a 4-2 decision over Warner's teammate, Connor Corbin. Boyd also reached the consolation rounds of eight, where he was pinned by Minnesota's Hunter Ritter in 3:15.

Five more Sooners added a win to their season records, advancing to the consolation rounds of 16.

Redshirt freshman Josiah Jones (HWT) secured a pin of Joshua Eckmann (Omega TC) in just 59 seconds. Also representing the Sooners at heavyweight, redshirt sophomore Collin McCoy topped Niko Comacho (American) with an 11-2 major decision in the consolation bracket.

True freshman Darrien Roberts (184), who has appeared in each of the Sooners' three dual lineups in the 2019-20 season, opened the day with a 6-3 decision over Jon Halverson (Northwestern), before dropping close 6-3 and 4-3 decisions.

Reshirt freshmen Zack Zeamer (149) and Elijah Joseph (174) each went 1-2 at the tournament, while freshman Sam Dover and and redshirt freshman Tommy Hoskins went 0-2.

Up next, the Sooners head to Athens, Ohio, on Sunday, Jan. 5, for a road dual with Ohio University (2-3). The Sooners' (1-2) fourth dual of the season is set for 2 p.m. CT.

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Final Results

Rankings according to FloWrestling.

125

Redshirt Senior Christian Moody

Round of 32 - Christian Moody (Oklahoma) DEC Trey Keeley (Brown), 8-1
Round of 16 - No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) F Christian Moody (Oklahoma), 0:52
Cons. Round of 16 #2 - Christian Moody (Oklahoma) F Brandon Seidman (Bucknell), 1:24
Cons. Round of 8 #1 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) DEC Christian Moody (Oklahoma), 11-9

Redshirt Freshman Tommy Hoskins

Round of 32 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) F Tommy Hoskins (Oklahoma), 1:06
Cons. Round of 32 #2 - Graham Shore (Air Force) DEC Tommy Hoskins (Oklahoma), 12-9

149

Redshirt Freshman Jacob Butler

Round of 64 - Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) F Nate Limmex (Purdue), 5:23
Round of 32 - Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) DEC No. 22 Alec Hagan (Ohio), 3-0
Cons. Round of 16 #1 - No. 1 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) MD Jacob Butler (Oklahoma), 20-8
Cons. Round of 16 #2 - Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) DEC PJ Ogunsanya (Army West Point), 5-2
Cons. Round of 8 #1 - No. 16 Kizhan Clarke (American) DEC Jacob Butler (Oklahoma), 4-2

Redshirt Freshman Zack Zeamer

Round of 32 - Graham Rooks (Indiana) DEC Zack Zeamer (Oklahoma), 6-2
Cons. Round of 32 #2 - Zack Zeamer (Oklahoma) DEC Andrew Garr (Columbia), 8-7
Cons. Round of 16 #1 - McCoy Kent (Northern Illinois) DEC Zack Zeamer (Oklahoma), 8-1

165

Freshman Sam Dover

Round of 64 - Adam Kemp (Fresno State) DEC Sam Dover (Oklahoma), 8-2
Cons. Round of 32 #2 - Emmett Licastri (Franklin & Marshall) DEC Sam Dover (Oklahoma), 8-3

174

Redshirt Freshman Elijah Joseph

Round of 32 - No. 17 Kevin Parker (Princeton) MD Elijah Joseph (Oklahoma), 9-0
Cons. Round of 16 #1 - Elijah Joseph (Oklahoma) DEC DJ Shannon (Illinois), 2-1
Cons. Round of 16 #2 - Donnell Washington (Indiana) DEC Elijah Joseph (Oklahoma), 5-1

184

Freshman Darrien Roberts

Round of 32 - Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) DEC Jon Halverson (Northwestern), 6-3
Round of 16 - Nelson Brands (Iowa) DEC Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma), 6-3
Cons. Round of 16 #1 - Peter Acciardi (Buffalo) DEC Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma), 4-3

197

Redshirt Sophomore Jake Boyd

Round of 64 - Jake Boyd (Oklahoma) F Jake McKiernan (SIUE), 3:25
Round of 32- Jake Boyd (Oklahoma) DEC Sam Wustefeld (Columbia), 7-2
Round of 16 - No. 2 Jacob Warner (Iowa) MD Jake Boyd (Oklahoma), 9-1
Cons. Round of 16 #2 - Jake Boyd (Oklahoma) DEC Connor Corbin (Iowa), 4-2
Cons. Round of 8 #1 - Hunter Ritter (Minnesota) F Jake Boyd (Oklahoma), 3:15

HWT

Redshirt Freshman Josiah Jones

Round of 32 - Zach Elam (Missouri) DEC Josiah Jones (Oklahoma), 2-0
Cons. Round of 16 #1 - Josiah Jones (Oklahoma) F Joshua Eckmann (Omega TC), 0:59
Cons. Round of 16 #2 - Max Ihry (Northern Illinois) DEC Josiah Jones (Oklahoma), 4-2

Redshirt Sophomore Collin McCoy

Round of 64 - Joey Stackman (Penn) F Collin McCoy (Oklahoma), 1:02
Cons. Round of 32 #2 - Collin McCoy (Oklahoma) MD Niko Camacho (American), 11-2
Cons. Round of 16 #1 - Keaton Kluever (North Carolina) DEC Collin McCoy (Oklahoma), 6-3

Young Sooners Represent at Midlands Championships

Final Results