Sooners Welcome Air Force For Big 12 Dual

Oklahoma

Air Force

Friday, Feb. 14 / 7 p.m. CT / Norman / McCasland Field House

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Projected Starters (Rankings by FloWrestling)
Weight	Wrestler	Record
Oklahoma
125	Christian Moody	5-14
133	No. 15 Anthony Madrigal	17-7
141	No. 7 Dom Demas	20-3
149	Jacob Butler	12-12
157	No. 22 Justin Thomas	17-7
165	Elijah Joseph	1-4
174	No. 12 Anthony Mantanona	15-6
184	Darrien Roberts	10-9
197	No. 15 Jake Woodley	15-7
HWT	Josiah Jones	5-15
	or
	Collin McCoy	3-6
Air Force
125	Sidney Flores	16-5
	or
	Graham Shores	14-10
133	Jared Van Vleet	15-14
141	Lenny Petersen	21-6
	or
	Garrett O'Shea	2-5
149	Dylan Martinez	13-15
157	Trey Brisker	16-13
165	Randy Meneweather	22-5
	or
	Vincent Dolce	12-8
174	Cody Surratt	19-11
184	Jake Thompson	17-9
197	Casey Jumps	9-14
HWT	Kayne Hutchinson	16-11

NORMAN – The Oklahoma wrestling team (3-6 overall, 1-5 Big 12) will look to get its second Big 12 win on Friday when Air Force (4-5 overall, 1-4 Big 12) comes to Norman for a 7 p.m. dual inside McCasland Field House.

LAST TIME OUT

The Sooners fell 22-14 to No. 18 Iowa State at home on Sunday, Feb. 9. Oklahoma won two of the three ranked matchups but were on the wrong end of four major decisions, stifling a late comeback attempt. Anthony Madrigal was victorious over No. 16 Todd Small at 133, giving the OU sophomore his 10th win over a ranked opponent this season. At 141, reigning Big 12 champion Dom Demas took care of No. 8 Ian Parker in sudden victory to earn his 20th win of the season, improving to 8-1 in dual action. Justin Thomas collected his third fall of the season when he pinned Grant Stotts at 157. The final Sooner victory of the dual came from Jake Woodley at 197 via a 7-3 decision over Joel Shapiro.

SOONERS IN THE RANKINGS

For the third consecutive week the Sooners have five wrestlers ranked in the top 25 of their respective weight classes. The following rankings are listed in the order of Flo Wrestling/InterMat/TrackWrestling.

Anthony Madrigal (133) - 15/15/16
Dom Demas (141) - 7/5/8
Justin Thomas (157) - 22/20/18
Anthony Mantanona (174) - 12/17/20
Jake Woodley (197) - 15/19/19

BACK FOUR MORE

Four of OU's five 2018-19 NCAA qualifiers are in this season's starting lineup: Christian Moody (125), Dom Demas (141), Justin Thomas (157) and Jake Woodley (197). OU's returning qualifiers have combined for an impressive 57-30 record on the season. In dual action, Demas, Moody, Thomas and Woodley are a combined 24-10.

In addition to the four returning qualifiers, Anthony Madrigal (133) and Anthony Mantanona (174) have both been solid veterans for the Oklahoma squad. Madrigal (17-7) has gone 10-2 against ranked opponents, defeating then-Nos. 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23 and 25. Mantanona (15-6) leads the team in wins via fall with nine pins, including five in his last seven victories.

SEVEN-WIN CLUB

The Sooners boast four wrestlers in their lineup who have seven wins in dual action: Anthony Madrigal (133), Dom Demas (141), Justin Thomas (157) and Anthony Mantanona (174). The four are a combined 69-23 this season and 30-6 in duals. Jake Woodley (197) is on the cusp of the seven-win club after claiming his last two bouts by decision to improve to 6-3.

DEMAS DOMINATING

Redshirt sophomore Dom Demas (141) has carried the momentum from his All-American season into the 2019-20 campaign. The reigning Big 12 champion is 8-1 in dual action and has earned top-three finishes at all three tournaments: second place at the Michigan State Open, first place at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic and third place at the Cliff Keen Invitational. The Columbus, Ohio, native leads the team in wins (20) and technical falls (5) and is second in pins (4).

MAGNIFICENT MADRIGAL

Anthony Madrigal continues to impress in his sophomore campaign at 133. The Oak Park, Ill., native has surpassed his win total from his freshman year (16), boasting a 17-7 record as a sophomore. His 10 wins over ranked opponents are four more than anyone else on the team.

MANTANONA THE MAN

Anthony Mantanona (174) has been on a tear during his redshirt sophomore season, tallying a team-high nine pins, good for eighth most in the country and tied for the most of any 174-pounder in Division I. He is 7-2 in duals this season and owns a 15-6 overall record.

SERIES HISTORY

Friday night's dual will mark the fifth time that Oklahoma and Air Force have met. The previous four contests were all won by the Sooners. The teams met on Feb. 15, 2019, in Colorado Springs with OU registering four major decisions in the 31-9 win.

SCOUTING THE FALCONS

Air Force is coming off a two-dual weekend where the Falcons fell to then-No. 11 Oklahoma State, 37-3, and defeated Cal Poly, 29-14. The Falcons have no wrestlers ranked in Flo/InterMat/Track in the latest polls.

MATCH INFO

Friday's contest with Air Force will be held at McCasland Field House at 7 p.m. CT. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and fans can pick up free takedown signs, posters and schedule cards. The first 150 fans will also have the opportunity to pick up a free OU Wrestling coffee mug.

Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424. You can buy your tickets now.

The match will be streamed on Sooner Sports TV and live stats can be found at Track Wrestling.

OU Athletics utilizes a clear-bag policy and walk-through metal detectors at all home events. More information on the policy and procedures can be found here.