Wrestling Heads West for Final Road Matches

Air Force

Oklahoma

Feb. 15 | 8 p.m. CT | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Clune Arena

Fresno State

Oklahoma

Feb. 17 | 4 p.m. CT | Fresno, Calif. | Save Mart Center

Oklahoma Projected Lineup (With InterMat Ranking)
Weight	Wrestler	Class	Record
125	Christian Moody	RJr.	7-8
OR	Zach Atencio	RSo.	1-8
133	Anthony Madrigal	Fr.	11-12
141	No. 18 Dom Demas	RFr.	22-7
149	Davion Jeffries	Sr.	15-8
157	Noah Teaney	RSr.	0-0
165	Jeremy Thomas	RSo.	8-9
OR	Hayden Hansen	RJr.	4-12
174	Anthony Mantanona	RFr.	10-13
184	Kayne MacCallum	Gr.	11-12
197	Jake Woodley	RFr.	10-9
OR	Ruston Duke	Jr.	0-3
HWT	Jake Boyd	RFr.	10-15

NORMAN – The Oklahoma wrestling team hits the road for its final away matches of the season. The Sooners meet Air Force Friday at 8 p.m. CT in Colorado Springs, Colo., before heading to California for a Sunday contest with Fresno State set for 4 p.m.

Last Time Out

In their last competition, OU downed Edinboro 31-6 Saturday in head coach Lou Rosselli's return to his alma mater.

OU earned four bonus-point victories to seal the win in its final non-conference contest of the season.

Sooners in the Rankings

At 141, Dom Demas is the Sooners' representative in the InterMat, Trackwrestliing and FloWrestling rankings. Demas is No. 18 in InterMat's release, 16 in Track and No. 13 in the latest Flo poll.

Five OU wrestlers are ranked in the first of four NCAA Division I Coaches' Panel Rankings. Demas is No 10 at 141; at 149 Davion Jeffries is 28. Justin Thomas (157) is No. 33, while at 174 Anthony Mantanona is ranked 28 and Woodley is No. 25 at 197.

Oklahoma is No. 22 in InterMat's team rankings.

Scouting Air Force

Air Force enters Friday's contest with a 5-5 record and a 1-4 mark in Big 12 action. The Falcons dominated their last matchup when they downed Cal Poly 39-6 on the road. Air Force tallied six bonus-point victories in the contest with three of those pins.

Air Force holds a 1-3 record at home with its lone win coming against Fresno State 19-15 on Nov. 11.

OU owns the all-time series with the Falcons 3-0. Friday will mark the first time the teams meet in Big 12 action. The squads last clashed in 1972 with Oklahoma shutting out Air Force 36-0.

Scouting Fresno State

The Bulldogs have compiled a 9-7 record on the year and are 4-3 in league matches. Like Air Force, Fresno State rolled past Cal Poly in its last contest, winning nine of 10 matches for a 41-6 victory on the road. Seven of those wins came as bonus-point victories.

Three Bulldogs represent Fresno State in the InterMat rankings. Khristian Olivas is No. 17 at 149 pounds; Jacob Wright checks in at No. 19 at 157; and at 197, Josh Hokit is No. 14.

Sunday's meeting will mark Fresno State's final dual match of the season.

OU leads the all-time series with Fresno State 17-5. The last meeting between the teams was in 2017 at the Virginia Duals. The Sooners downed the Bulldogs 27-8 to advance to the tournament's gold bracket.

Air Force Projected Lineup

125: Sidney Flores, Fr. (16-10)
133: John Twomey, Sr. (14-10)
141: Garrett O'Shea, Jr. (16-9)
149: Alec Opsal, Jr. (12-12)
157: Alex Mossing, Sr. (16-12) OR Trey Brisker, Fr. (6-6)
165: Jacoby Ward, So. (12-9)
174: Randy Meneweather, Jr. (15-13)
184: Jacob Thompson, Fr. (7-10)
197: Anthony McLaughlin, Sr. (10-3) OR Casey Jumps, So. (8-7)
285: Kayne Hutchison, Fr. (8-5)

Fresno State Projected Lineup

125: Robert Garcia IV, RFr. (6-12)
133: Gary Joint, RFr. (13-11)
141: Chris Deloza, So. (12-10)
149: No. 17 Khristian Olivas, RJr. (19-8)
157: No. 19 Jacob Wright, RFr. (21-8)
165: Isaiah Hokit, RJr. (12-10)
174: Dominic Kincaid, RJr. (10-8)
184: Jackson Hemauer, RFr. (18-9)
197: No. 14 Josh Hokit, Jr. (19-3)
285: AJ Nevills, So. (18-6)

Match Info

Friday's matchup with Air Force is set for 8 p.m. CT. Live stats and video will be provided through Trackwrestling.

The Fresno State match will begin at 4 p.m. CT Sunday. Live stats for the contest will also be through Trackwrestling, with a live stream from FloWrestling available for a fee.

Up Next

The Sooners close out the regular season at home with South Dakota State on Feb. 22 inside Lloyd Noble Center, followed by North Dakota State on Feb. 24 at McCasland Field House.

The South Dakota State match is alumni night. Former Sooners will be honored on the mat during intermission. Alumni should RSVP to Kala Ibarra (kibarra@ou.edu) for more information.

The Sooners will honor seniors Davion Jeffries, Reece Henry, Kayne MacCallum, Jake Rubio, Jared Schieber and Noah Teaney prior to the beginning of the North Dakota State match in the class' final contest in Norman.

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