Big 12 Weekly Recap (2/10/2025)

Another week in the Big 12 saw some ranked upsets, both individual and team. Terrell Barraclough continues to establish himself as the top dog in the conference with a narrow win over Peyton Hall. Utah Valley now has their most dual wins since the 2019 season. Wyoming scored a big upset over West Virginia, using bonus points and a true freshman avenging an earlier season loss. Little Rock also gave Oklahoma State a tough battle, but Luke Surber scored another upset to establish himself as a contender this season. 

Notable Results:

Thursday (2/6):

West Virginia over Utah Valley (26-12)

165: #4 Terrell Barraclough over #3 Peyton Hall (5-2)

184: Caleb Uhlenhopp Dec. #16 Dennis Robin (SV-1 9-2)

West Virginia won the dual but Utah Valley came away with some upsets. Barraclough scored a last-second takedown on Peyton Hall in a thriller to put himself in the driver's seat for the top seed at Big 12’s. Caleb Uhlenhopp took Robin to deep waters and got a big move in overtime, nearly getting the fall. 

Friday (2/7): Full Results

Utah Valley over Air Force (24-15)

184: #31 Gage Musser Dec. Caleb Uhlenhopp (4-1)

South Dakota State over Northern Colorado (30-10)

125: #14 Tanner Jordan Forfeit

157: #20 Cobe Siebrecht Dec. #15 Vinny Zerban (4-1)

197: #14 Zach Glazier Maj. Andrew Donahue (11-2)

Stevo Poulin was forced to miss another dual for the Bears. Siebrecht has now reeled off five consecutive wins since returning to the lineup, including back-to-back over ranked opponents. Zach Glazier had also been missing since mid-December but returned here and looked good in a major decision. 

Iowa State over Arizona State (26-15)

157: Carter Fousek Fall Pierson Manville (6:08)

HC Kevin Dresser earned his 250th win career dual meet win and 90th with the Cyclones here. Carter Fousek bumped up to 157 with Cody Chittum battling an illness and got a big win over true freshman Manville. The #31 recruit on the 2024 Big Board, Manville built a 6-0 lead that Fousek ended up tying 8-8 in the third period. Then in a scramble, Fousek put Manville on his back for the fall and big team points. 

Saturday (2/8): Full Results

Northern Iowa over North Dakota State (34-6)

Oklahoma State over Little Rock (25-13)

149: #12 Jordan Williams Dec. #17 Carter Young (TB 3-2)

157: #17 Matty Bianchi Fall #12 Caleb Fish (5:26)

197: #7 Luke Surber Dec. #5 Stephen Little (5-4)

In front of a record number of fans, Little Rock gave OK State one of their tougher battles this season. Jordan Williams over Young wasn’t an upset but had plenty of storylines as Williams was going against his former school. After the match, he showed plenty of respect and shared a heartfelt post with his former teammate. Matty Bianchi pulled a big upset, forcing stall calls from bottom before putting Fish on his back for the fall in the third. Surber scored the first takedown and used a strong ride to clinch the upset over Stephen Little, his second win over a returning All-American this season. 

Wyoming over West Virginia (19-18)

141: #33 Cole Brooks Fall Jordan Titus (2:27)

184: #33 Eddie Neitenbach Dec. #16 Dennis Robin (12-7)

285: Rune Lawrence Dec. Sam Mitchell (4-1)

Cole Brooks hit a big move on Titus for the fall early, which proved to be huge for the Cowboys. True freshman Neitenbach has surged of late, going 5-1 in his last six matches. He scored a ranked win here over Robin, flipping a CKLV match where he was pinned. The #47 recruit on the 2024 Big Board is 8-5 on the year with losses to #6 Bennett Berge, #3 Dustin Plott, #20 DJ Parker, and a now avenged loss to Dennis Robin. 

Another true freshman, Rune Lawrence started the year at 197 but has competed at 285 for the past two duals. He’s gone 2-0 over bubble qualifiers and could be one to watch if they pull his redshirt since Michael Wolfgram went down to injury. 

Sunday (2/9): Full Results

Iowa State over Pittsburgh (23-14)

174: #21 MJ Gaitan Dec. #18 Luca Augustine (4-2)

Air Force over CSU-Bakersfield (28-12)

Upcoming Competitions: 

Air Force: Wyoming (Feb. 14)

Arizona State: Cornell (Feb. 15); Oklahoma (Feb. 16)

California Baptist: North Dakota State (Feb. 15)

Iowa State: AT South Dakota State (Feb. 14); AT Northern Iowa (Feb. 16)

Missouri: Iowa State (Feb. 22)

Northern Colorado: AT Utah Valley (Feb. 14); AT Wyoming (Feb. 16)

North Dakota State: AT California Baptist (Feb. 15); AT CSUB (Feb. 16); Little Rock (Feb. 16)

Northern Iowa: Iowa State (Feb. 16)

Oklahoma: AT Arizona State (Feb. 16)

Oklahoma State: AT Iowa (Feb. 23)

South Dakota State: Iowa State (Feb. 14)

Utah Valley: Northern Colorado (Feb. 14)

West Virginia: Arizona State (Feb. 23)

Wyoming: AT Air Force (Feb. 14); Northern Colorado (Feb. 16)