Wrestling to Host Indiana in Home Opener

Sunday, November 23

Norman, Okla.

2 PM

University of Oklahoma

Indiana

Wrestling to Host Indiana in Home Opener

November 21, 2025 | Wrestling

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By: OU Athletics Communications

OKLAHOMA LINEUP (WITH INTERMAT RANKING)
Weight	Wrestler
125	Conrad Hendriksen (5-2) OR Sebastian Degennaro (3-1)
133	Tyson Charmoli (1-1)
141	No. 21 Tyler Wells (3-1) OR Alex Braun (2-4)
149	Layton Schneider (2-3)
157	Landyn Sommer (0-4)
165	Owen Eck (4-4)
174	Carter Schubert (2-3)
184	No. 14 Brian Soldano (3-1) OR Anders Thompson (2-4)
197	No. 11 DJ Parker (4-1)
285	No. 24 Juan Mora (4-1)

NORMAN – The No. 20 Oklahoma wrestling team (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) returns to Norman on Sunday, Nov. 23, for its home opener against Indiana (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) in a traditional 10-match dual. The first bout is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT inside McCasland Field House, the Sooners' home for the 2025-26 season and the program's 98th year competing in the venue.

Sunday's contest will air on ESPN+. The first 500 fans will receive a free OU wrestling T-shirt, and schedule posters will be available for post-match autographs.

Last Time Out

Oklahoma followed its season-opening tournament with a pair of road duals last weekend, splitting contests against No. 1 Penn State (Nov. 14) and Bucknell (Nov. 15). The Sooners opened their dual slate Friday in Happy Valley, where a youthful lineup featuring five redshirt freshmen and three athletes debuting at new weight classes fell 45-0 to the top-ranked Nittany Lions. Less than 24 hours later, OU responded with an 18-12 victory at Bucknell to earn its first dual win of the season. The Sooners jumped out to a 9-0 lead behind consecutive decision wins from Conrad Hendriksen (125) and Minnesota native newcomers Tyson Charmoli (133) and Tyler Wells (141). After the Bison surged ahead, OU's upperweights sealed the result as Brian Soldano (184), DJ Parker (197) and Juan Mora (285) delivered three straight victories to secure the program's fifth all-time win over Bucknell.

Series History

In a series that dates back to 1925, Oklahoma is 1-1 all-time against Indiana. Sunday's dual will mark the third meeting between the Sooners and Hoosiers. The last matchup came on Feb. 4, 1989, inside the Lloyd Noble Center, where OU earned a 36-10 victory. Chris Bollin (118), Kyle Rosebure (126), TJ Sewell (134), Joe Leonard (142), Brandon Dennington (158), Baron Blakley (167), Junior Meek (177) and Jim Stafford (190) all recorded wins in the contest. Bollin, Sewell, Joe Reynolds (142) and Blakley went on to earn All-America honors during the 1989 campaign.

Sooners in the Rankings

Oklahoma enters its home opener ranked No. 20 nationally by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). The Sooners, ranked in the NWCA preseason top 25 for the third consecutive year, earned their highest starting position since 2021.
Nine Sooners appeared in the latest individual rankings (Nov. 11) from InterMat, FloWrestling and Open Mat: Beric Jordan (125), Tyler Wells (141), Jack Gioffre (149), Rafael Hipolito Jr. (157), Peyten Kellar (165), Carter Schubert (174), Brian Soldano (184), DJ Parker (197) and Juan Mora (285).

Running the Gauntlet

Oklahoma has positioned itself to face one of the nation's toughest schedules in 2025-26. Beyond its season-opening road contest at No. 1 and four-time defending national champion Penn State, the Sooners have six duals scheduled against teams currently ranked in the NWCA Coaches' Top 25 — five of which will take place on the road. In total, OU will face two top-five opponents, three in the top 10, five in the top 15 and six in the top 25. The Sooners will also compete at the prestigious Cliff Keen Invitational, widely regarded as the premier regular-season tournament in college wrestling.

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