The Sooners fell in an early 7-0 hole after dropping the first two matches but went on to secure seven of the final eight bouts to grab their first dual win since Nov. 1, improving to 4-4 on the season.
"It was a good win for us," said OU head coach Mark Cody, who served at the helm of American from 2002-11. "They have a good, well-coached team. We avenged losses at 149 and 157 (from the Aloha Open), and those two individuals stuck to a solid strategy. Our conditioning looked good, but we still have some work to do on our technical skills."
The dual started at 125 pounds, where American’s 18th-ranked David Terao defeated OU freshman Ryan Millhof by a 7-4 decision. American’s Josh Terao then topped sophomore Sean Williams by decision, 10-1, at 133 pounds.
OU’s first win of the day came at 141 pounds from freshman Trae Blackwell, who tallied a 7-5 decision of American freshman Michael Sprague.
The Sooners then took the lead, which they would hold for the rest of the contest, behind a Shayne Tucker fall at 149 pounds. The redshirt freshman caught sophomore Tom Page in the second period, pinning him in 3:32.
Thirteenth-ranked Justin DeAngelis moved to 13-3 for his redshirt senior campaign with a 3-2 decision of American junior John Boyle at 157 pounds, while OU redshirt sophomore Clark Glass downed sophomore Brad Mutchnik by decision, 8-2.
The 174-pound bout pitted OU redshirt sophomore Matt Reed against American freshman Nick Carey. Reed pinned Carey in 0:25, building the Sooners’ advantage to 21-7.
American returned the favor at 184 pounds when sophomore Jason Grimes pinned Brooks Climmons in 1:21. The Sooners then closed the dual with two wins from freshman Andrew Dixon and redshirt sophomore Ross Larson.
At 197 pounds, Dixon tallied a 7-3 decision of sophomore Brett Dempsey before Larson, ranked No. 12 by InterMat, posted his team-high 13th fall of the season, doing so in 0:44 against freshman Scot Augustine at heavyweight.
Up next, the Sooners will face Hofstra at noon CT on Sunday, Jan. 11, in Long Island, N.Y. The dual will be the last in a string of road competitions for OU before it returns to Norman on Friday, Jan. 16, to begin a six-dual home stretch.
Results:
125 No. 18 David Terao dec. Ryan Millhof, 7-4
133 Josh Terao maj. dec. Sean Williams, 10-1
141 Trae Blackwell dec. Michael Sprague, 7-5
149 Shayne Tucker fall Tom Page, 3:32
157 No. 13 Justin DeAngelis dec. John Boyle, 3-2
165 Clark Glass dec. Brad Mutchnik, 8-2
174 Matt Reed fall Nick Carey, 0:25
184 Jason Grimes fall Brooks Climmons, 1:21
197 Andrew Dixon dec. Brett Dempsey, 7-3
HWT No. 12 Ross Larson fall Scot Augustine, 0:44
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