Nick Piccininni opened the day for the Cowboys with bonus points at 125, shutting out Sinjin Briggs, 15-0, just 45 seconds into the second period. Piccininni started off with a takedown and a trio of nearfalls in the first period before finishing off the match in the following frame with an escape and quick takedown for his sixth tech fall of the season.
"Nick had someone he felt he could dominate and did what was expected of him," head coach John Smith said. "He picked up a couple four-point near falls in the first period. That four-point near fall has really changed the game a lot. It probably has helped us in a lot of ways, but it has also hurt us. I think it has been good that it changed to four points. It creates a lot more action. I think people get just a little bit more of a sense of urgency, if they do get turned, to get back in the match."
Kaid Brock added a decision for the Cowboys at 133 pounds, defeating Iowa State's Markus Simmons, 6-2. Brock scored a pair of takedowns in the first period to jump out to a 4-1 lead, but struggled to score on a defensive Simmons to stretch the score past a decision.
Dean Heil suffered a 3-1 loss at the hands of Ian Parker at 141 pounds for the Cowboys' only defeat of the day. Trailing by one with over a minute of riding time in his favor heading to the final period, Heil was able to get out and tie the match just a few seconds into the frame. Parker initiated a scramble with just over a minute to go, and was able to convert on what would be the decisive takedown with under 45 seconds on the clock.
"He's just focusing on the outcome of the matches right now and not really looking at his performance and until that changes, we might get a lot of the same," Smith said.
"That kid has wrestled pretty tough. He's beaten a couple of good kids and wrestled well as of late. It's tough. Doesn't always roll your way. He has won a lot of tight matches. Just got to get back to that and focus on his performance rather than the outcome and I think he will find himself back where he wants to be. And if he doesn't do that then that's not going to happen."
At 149 pounds, Boo Lewallen came away with an 11-9 sudden victory win over No. 18 Jarrett Degen. Lewallen started hot, having little trouble picking up a pair of takedowns in the first period. Degen struck back in the second, giving up an escape to Lewallen to start, but coming back with a takedown and two-point nearfall to take a 6-5 lead into the third. Lewallen tallied a couple more takedowns in the final period to take a 9-8 lead late; however, whistled for his second stall call with under 15 seconds to go, Lewallen was forced to ride out the period to force sudden victory, where he would score the final takedown for the win.
Jonce Blaylock scored a decision for the Cowboys as well at 157 pounds, dispatching of Iowa State's Chase Straw, 5-3. Blaylock was able to score takedowns in the opening two periods, while keeping Straw from scoring any offensive points to give the Cowboys a 13-3 lead at the halfway point, despite a team point deduction for a bench warning midway through the bout.
Chandler Rogers added his second fall of the weekend at 165 over Brady Jennings, scoring a quick takedown to open the match and quickly turning Jennings for the pin in 1:07. The fall was his eighth of the season.
"Yeah, I'm just trying to have fun and get back to the way things were," Rogers said. "I kind of got in a funk for a while so I'm just trying to go out and be aggressive."
Hestin Lamons picked up a win in his first dual start of the season for the Cowboys, notching a 4-2 decision over Iowa State's Hank Swalla. Lamons struck first with a takedown in the first to take an early lead that he would not concede. With the win, Lamons moves to 2-1 in dual starts for his career.
Getting the start at 184, Andrew Marsden outscored Dane Pestano for an 11-8 decision. Marsden racked up three takedowns and a nearfall to Pestano's two takedowns on the way to his third dual win of the season, and first since moving down to 184.
"Scoring points, 11 points," Smith said. "Yeah, I like it. I thought that he gave up his legs pretty easy in about two or three shots and the guy got to his legs and took him down, but I like the other side of it of scoring 11 points. You score 11 points at 184 you're going to win a lot of matches, so that was positive for him."
Preston Weigel put together a 4-1 decision over Sam Colbray at 197 pounds. Heading to the second period scoreless, Colbray chose down to start and was turned by Weigel for a two-point nearfall before the Cowboy rode out the remainder of the period. Weigel escaped to open the final period and was dinged for a couple of stall warnings, but ultimately came out with his seventh win of the season.
Derek White wrapped up the match with a 4-0 shutout of Marcus Harrington in the heavyweight bout. White followed a scoreless first period with an escape and takedown in the second to lead, 3-0, after two. Starting the third on top, White nearly turned Harrington for a nearfall, but no points were awarded and White rode out the remainder of the match to put the wraps on the Cowboys' victory.
The Cowboys will be back at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday at 3 p.m. when they host No. 12 Northern Iowa. The dual will be televised live on ESPNU.
Results:
125: No. 7 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Sinjin Briggs (ISU) 15-0, 3:45
133: No. 3 Kaid Brock (OSU) dec. Markus Simmons (ISU) 6-2
141: Ian Parker (ISU) dec. No. 5 Dean Heil (OSU) 3-1
149: No. 15 Boo Lewallen (OSU) dec. No. 18 Jarrett Degen (ISU) 11-9, SV1
157: Jonce Blaylock (OSU) dec. Chase Straw (ISU) 5-3
165: No. 10 Chandler Rogers (OSU) fall Brady Jennings (ISU) 1:07
174: Hestin Lamons (OSU) dec. Danny Bush (ISU) 4-2
184: Andrew Marsden (OSU) dec. Dane Pestano (ISU) 11-8
197: No. 3 Preston Weigel (OSU) dec. Sam Colbray (ISU) 4-1
HWT: No. 10 Derek White (OSU) dec. Marcus Harrington (ISU) 4-0
*Oklahoma State docked a team point for a bench warning during the 157 pound match
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