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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Sooners Wrap Up Trip to U.S. Open
April 30, 2022 | Wrestling
2022 USMC U.S. Open
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Tate Picklo fought his way to a fourth-place finish to earn qualification for the U20 World Team trials, highlighting the 2022 USMC U.S. Open for Oklahoma wrestling.
Picklo, who has not wrestled competitively since picking up an injury at the Rocky Mountain Open in February, impressed in his return to the mat. He cruised through the early rounds of the championship bracket to make it to the semifinals, winning three of his first four matches via tech fall before eventually falling in the third-place match.He has now qualified for both the U20 Freestyle and Greco-Roman World Team trial tournaments. His last time competing in freestyle was in 2019.
"Tate did a nice job this weekend," said Oklahoma head coach Lou Rosselli. "He wrestled hard and will only continue to get better. He will be a lot of fun for Sooner fans to watch."
Elsewhere in the U20 Freestyle division, Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Jared Hill and Ryder Wiese all put up strong showings in their first Team USA competition since starting their college careers.
Herrera-Rondon, wrestling at 70 kg, went 4-2 on the weekend including a 0:48 second tech fall in his opening match. He wrestled to three close wins in his other victories, fighting back from five points down in the first period to beat Robert Weston of Northern Iowa 11-9 in the second round. He was forced to medically withdraw from his final bout.
Going at 74 kg, Jared Hill also put up a 4-2 record in Las Vegas with a pin and a tech fall amongst his wins. Hill was recently named the Sooners' Most Improved Wrestler for the 2021-22 season by his coaches.
A smaller field at 125 kg meant Ryder Wiese only needed two wins to book a spot in the championship quarterfinals of his weight class. He took his opening two bouts, winning 12-4 and 5-0 decisions before dropping his next two matches.
Joey Prata was the only active Sooner in the senior freestyle division, competing at 57 kg. He won his first match in dominant fashion 12-4 over Cal Poly's Noah Cortez to advance to the quarterfinals, but lost his next two bouts to end his tournament.
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Results
Senior Freestyle
Joey Prata - 57 kg- Round of 16 - Joey Prata won 8-4 over Noah Cortez
- Quarterfinals - Aden Reeves won 6-5 over Joey Prata
- Cons. Round of 8 #2 - Caleb Smith won 12-4 over Joey Prata
U20 Freestyle
Alejandro Herrera-Rondon - 70 kg- Round of 64 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon won by tech fall (12-3 0:48) over Travis McKinzie
- Round of 32 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon won 11-9 over Robert Weston
- Round of 16 - Jadon Skellenger won by tech fall (10-0 3:24) over Alejandro Herrera-Rondon
- Cons. Round of 16 #2 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon won 5-3 over Max Brignola
- Cons. Round of 8 #1 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon won 10-8 over Caleb Henson
- Cons. Round of 8 #2 - Jordan William won by medical forfeit (1:04) over Alejandro Herrera-Rondon
- Round of 128 - Jared Hill won 5-4 over Anthony Corrado
- Round of 64 - Jared Hill won by fall (0:29) over Gabriel Orosco
- Round of 32 - Jared Hill won 7-0 over Matthew Lackman
- Round of 16 - Jack Thomsen won by tech fall (10-0 5:15) over Jared Hill
- Cons. Round of 16 #2 - Jared Hill won by tech fall (12-1 5:43) over Hunter Lyden
- Cons. Round of 8 #1 - Levi Haines won by fall (5:55) over Jared Hill
- Round of 64 - Tate Picklo won by tech fall (10-0 0:26) over Alexzander Owens
- Round of 32 - Tate Picklo won by tech fall (10-0 2:36) over Asher Ruchti
- Round of 16 - Tate Picklo won 8-6 over Wyatt Voelker
- Quarterfinals - Tate Picklo won by tech fall (10-0 2:55) over Gabe Sollars
- Semifinals - Samuel Fisher won 8-3 over Tate Picklo
- Cons. Semifinals - Tate Picklo won 5-2 over Deanthony Parker
- Third Place Match - Brian Soldano won by fall (4:56) over Tate Picklo
- Round of 32 - Ryder Wiese won 12-4 over Gabriel Greenlee
- Round of 16 - Ryder Wiese won 5-0 over Cameron Groncki
- Quarterfinals - Hunter Catka won 6-0 over Ryder Wiese
- Cons. Round of 8 #2 - Josiah Hill won 10-5 over Ryder Wiese
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