Oklahoma Set for Iowa State and UNI

^18/17 Oklahoma

^13/11Iowa State

^19/NRNorthern Iowa

Sunday, Jan. 24 / 1 p.m. (ISU) / 3 p.m. CT (UNI) / Cedar Falls, Iowa

Projected Starters (Rankings by FloWrestling)
	No. 18/17 OKLAHOMA
Weight	Wrestler	Record
125	Mason Naifeh	1-1
133	No. 15 Tony Madrigal	1-2
141	No. 7 Dom Demas	3-0
149	No. 13 Mitch Moore	3-0
157	No. 11 Justin Thomas	3-0
165	Jake Stiles	0-3
174	No. 9 Anthony Mantanona	2-1
184	Darrien Roberts	2-1
197	No. 13 Jake Woodley	1-2
HWT	Josh Heindselman	2-1
No. 13/11 IOWA STATE
Weight	Wrestler	Record
125	No. 11 Alex Mackall	4-1
	-or-
	Kysen Terukina	3-1
133	Zach Redding	3-1
141	No. 5 Ian Parker	3-1
149	Cam Robinson	3-1
157	No. 3 David Carr	4-0
165	Isaac Judge	2-2
	-or-
	Grant Stotts	3-1
174	Julien Broderson	2-2
184	Tate Battani	3-1
	-or-
	No. 12 Sam Colbray	0-0
197	Yonger Bastida	3-1
	or
	Marcus Coleman	1-1
HWT	No. 6 Gannon Gremmel	3-0
	No. 19/NR Northern Iowa
125:	No. 6 Brody Teske	3-0
133:	Kyle Biscoglia	3-2
	-or-
	No. 11 Jack Skudlarczyk	2-1
141:	Drew Bennett	0-3
149:	Tristan Lara	2-1
157:	Cayd Lara	0-3
165:	Pat Schoenfelder	2-1
174:	Lance Runyon	3-1
184:	Keegan Moore	2-1
197:	Tyrell Gordon	0-3
HWT:	No. 7 Carter Isley	3-0

NORMAN – No. 18 Oklahoma will continue its road trip on Sunday when it travels to Cedar Falls, Iowa, for a pair of ranked conference-duals with No. 13/11 Iowa State (1 p.m.) and No. 19/NR Northern Iowa (3 p.m.) at historic West Gym.

Both duals will be streamed live on Flo Wrestling on a subscription basis.

SOONER SUMMARY

Rosselli's squad returns all but one wrestler who saw action in 2019-20, featuring a lineup that showcases six NCAA qualifiers, two All-Americans and a pair of UWW/U23 national champions. The Sooners added 2019 ACC Freshman of the Year Mitch Moore to the roster via transfer from Virginia Tech. Moore is a two-time NCAA qualifier at 141 pounds and will compete for the Sooners at 149 pounds.

LAST TIME OUT

The Sooners opened Big 12-action with a 21-9 dual victory over West Virginia in Morgantown on Jan. 17. While at WVU, Oklahoma also defeated EIWA's Bucknell, 29-9. Mitch Moore and Josh Heindselman both won matches via fall vs. the Bison, and 125-pounder Mason Naifeh picked up his first OU win when he beat WVU's No. 17 Killian Cardinale.

Dom Demas, Moore and Justin Thomas all improved to 3-0 on the season with victories in their bouts with WVU and Bucknell. With the team win over WVU, the Sooners opened conference play with a win for the first time since 2016.

LOOKING BACK

The Sooners qualified six for the 2019 NCAA Championship, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team has six returning qualifiers: Tony Madrigal (133), Dom Demas (141), Mitch Moore (149) via transfer, Justin Thomas (157), Anthony Mantanona (174) and Jake Woodley (197). Demas and Mantanona both finished as runners-up at the Big 12 Championships and earned All-American honors, bringing Oklahoma's All-American total to 276 all-time.

The team finished with a 5-7 record in dual action, but finished the year strong winning two of its final three duals and finished in sixth at Big 12s after tallying 83 team points, five more than in 2019.

SOONERS IN THE RANKINGS

Oklahoma is ranked by every major poll after two weeks of the season. The NWCA Coaches Poll tabs the Sooners at No. 18, Flo at No. 17, Intermat 16th and Track Wrestling at No. 23.

The three primary individual rankings selected a host of Sooners to place inside the top 25. FloWrestling and Intermat both tab six Sooners as top-25 wrestlers in their respective weight class, while Track Wrestle ranks eight of the Sooners' 10 starters inside the top 33.

Flo Wrestling/Intermat/Track Wrestling
133: Tony Madrigal - 15/15/15
141: Dom Demas - 7/5/5
149: Mitch Moore - 13/18/14
157: Justin Thomas - 11/9/10
174: Anthony Mantanona - 9/11/11
184: Darrien Roberts - NR/NR/32
197: Jake Woodley - 13/12/14
285: Josh Heindselman - NR/NR/27

DOM-INATING DEMAS

Dom Demas has opened the 2021 season on a 3-0 tear, outscoring his opponents 26-9. The 141-pounder's domination stretches back to last season as he has won 15 of his last 16 bouts, with the only loss coming vs. Iowa State's Ian Parker in the 2020 Big 12 final.

THE MOORE, THE BETTER

Mitch Moore owns a career record of 39-18 and is 3-0 as an Oklahoma Sooner. The junior has won 17 of his matches via fall, meaning that he pins his opponent nearly 30 percent of the time he steps on the mat. Dating back to the beginning of his sophomore season at Virginia Tech, Moore has outscored his opponents 56-12.

SCOUTING THE CYCLONES

Iowa State enters Sunday's dual ranked No. 13/11 by NWCA and Flo after starting the year 3-1, but 0-1 in Division I competition after falling to No. 9 Missouri 31-9 on Jan. 17. The Cyclones went 10-5 last season and 7-1 in conference play, and have seven wrestlers ranked in the latest Flo Wrestling rankings.

Under head coach Kevin Dresser they finished as Big 12 runners-up in 2020.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS

UNI is ranked No. 19/NR in the most recent NWCA and Flo polls. The Panthers opened their season with a pair of conference wins over South Dakota State (28-13) and North Dakota State (27-11) but fell to No. 9 Missouri 34-6 on Jan. 17.

The Panthers boast a trio of ranked wrestlers and are led by long-time head coach Doug Schwab, who fell to Oklahoma assistant coach Mike Lightner in the 2001 NCAA Final.

SERIES HISTORIES

Sunday's meeting between the Cyclones and Sooners marks the 94th all-time. The series has been fairly even with ISU holding a 47-43-3 advantage. The teams have split the meetings (2-2) since Rosselli took over the Oklahoma program.

The Sooners are 5-7 all-time vs. the Panthers. Oklahoma last beat UNI in Rosselli's first season.