Oklahoma Set for NCAA Championships in Tulsa

The Oklahoma Sooners finish their 2022-23 campaign with eight qualifiers traveling to the NCAA Championships March 16-18.

The three-day event will take place at the BOK Center in Tulsa, with six sessions spanning over Thursday-Sunday. The tournament will rotate between ESPN and ESPNU, with the first session starting on ESPNU at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday.

ALL ROADS LEAD TO TULSA

For the first time in history, the NCAA Wrestling Championships will be hosted in Tulsa. The state of Oklahoma last hosted the championship tournament in Oklahoma City in 2014, where the Sooners finished in 10^th place as a team.

Oklahoma's eight qualifiers ties for the 10th most qualifiers in the country. Last season, OU sent nine to the NCAA Championships, with two grapplers making it to the blood rounds.

The Sooners return to Tulsa, where they finished in fourth place at the Big 12 Championship and secured eight automatic NCAA qualifications. OU compiled 97.5 team points at the conference tournament.

PODIUM RUN

At the Big 12 Championship, Wyatt Henson and Mitch Moore earned third place in their respective weight classes, while seven other Sooners placed and six automatically qualified for the NCAA tournament.

Joey Prata clinched his third trip to NCAAs with a fourth place finish, including a 5-3 decision win over No. 2 seed Jore Volk (Wyoming).

SEEDED SOONERS

125: No. 25 Joey Prata

133: No. 25 Wyatt Henson

141: No. 8 Mosha Schwartz

149: No. 19 Mitch Moore

157: No. 30 Jared Hill

165: No. 21 Gerrit Nijenhuis

174: No. 18 Tate Picklo

285: No. 18 Josh Heindselman

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday, March 16

Session 1 - 11 a.m.

First Round Matches

Session 2 - 6 p.m.

Second Round & Consolation First Round

Friday, March 17

Session 3 - 11 a.m.

Quarterfinals & Consolation Second and Third Rounds

Session 4 - 7 p.m.

Semifinals & Consolation Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 18

Session 5 - 10 a.m.

Consolation Semifinals & 3rd, 5th Place Matches

Session 6 - 6 p.m.

Championship Matches