OU Resumes Dual Slate at Ohio

Oklahoma Sooners Projected Starters with FloWrestling Rankings
Weight	Wrestler	Record
125	Christian Moody	2-10
133	No. 16 Anthony Madrigal	12-6
141	No. 3 Dom Demas	15-2
149	Jacob Butler	10-8
157	No. 18 Justin Thomas	12-6
165	Sam Dover	1-5
174	No. 11 Anthony Mantanona	11-4
184	Darrien Roberts	7-6
197	No. 9 Jake Woodley OR	11-5
197	Jake Boyd	4-4
HWT	Josiah Jones	6-10

NORMAN - No. 20/NR/23 Oklahoma (1-2, 0-1 Big 12) hits the road to square off with the Ohio Bobcats (2-3, 0-1 MAC) in a non-conference dual Sunday at 2 p.m. CT at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio.

Last Time Out

The Sooners sent a mostly young lineup to gain experience at last weekend's loaded Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Ill.

Redshirt freshman Jacob Butler (149) was one of two Sooners (Jake Boyd; 197) to pick up three victories on the weekend. Butler's trio of wins included an upset of then-No. 22 Alec Hagan of Ohio. Back on Nov. 2, 2019, Butler and Hagan also squared off at the season-opening Michigan State Open, where Hagan claimed a 2-0 decision. The pair will likely face off for the third time this season in a 149-pound rematch on Sunday.

Prior to the Midlands Championships, Oklahoma dropped its most recent dual meet, 23-9, to No. 14 Oklahoma State. Sooners Dom Demas (141), Justin Thomas (157) and Anthony Mantanona (174) each won their matches in the dual.

Sooners in the Rankings

OU enters the weekend with six Sooners ranked in at least one of three major ranking services: FloWrestling, InterMat and Trackwrestling. Dom Demas is ranked third at 141 by Flo, while InterMat and Trackwrestling ranked the reigning Big 12 champion fourth. Jake Woodley sits at ninth in the Flo and Track rankings, and 11th in Intermat's. In addition to Demas and Woodley, another pair of Sooners finds itself in each poll's top 20: No. 11/20/19 Anthony Mantanona (174) and No. 18/19/19 Justin Thomas (157).
At 133, Anthony Madrigal sits at No. 16/19/22. Christian Moody is ranked No. 31 by Trackwrestling at 125.

As a team, Oklahoma is ranked No. 20 by Flo and No. 23 by Trackwrestling.

Scouting the Bobcats

Ohio enters the weekend with a 2-3 overall record and 0-1 in MAC competition. In its most recent dual, Ohio topped Sooners' Big 12 foe West Virginia, 20-13. Ohio claimed six of the ten matches, earning bonus points for major decisions in two matches.

The Bobcats will send No. 21 Shakur Laney to the mat at 141 pounds for a top-25 matchup with Oklahoma's No. 3 Dom Demas. No. 23 Alec Hagan (149) is the only other ranked Bobcat, according to FloWrestling.

Match Info

Sunday's contest with Ohio is set for 2 p.m. Fans can watch the dual via live stream, and live stats can be found here.

Up Next

OU returns home to square off with West Virginia at McCasland Field House on Sunday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. CT. Tickets for Oklahoma's five remaining home duals can be purchased online or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424.

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Last Time Out

Sooners in the Rankings

Scouting the Bobcats

Match Info

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Players Mentioned

Jake Boyd

Jacob Butler

Dom Demas

Sam Dover

Josiah Jones

Tony Madrigal

Anthony Mantanona

Christian Moody

Darrien Roberts

Justin Thomas

Jake Woodley

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