The Pokes (4-2) won eight bouts with five coming with bonus points.
"It's always tough to come here and wrestle," coach John Smith said. "We didn't wrestle to our full potential in some of those matches, but I will say that I'm pleased with the score."
Eddie Klimara improved to 12-1 on the season, opening the dual with a win for Oklahoma State. The All-American defeated Drew Templeman after putting up a strong first-period performance that saw Klimara score two takedowns. Later in the third period, he notched two more takedowns to pull ahead and take the bout, 9-4.
Kaid Brock, ranked 10th after his debut last week, came out strong once again as he took on P.T. Garcia at 133 pounds. Brock was on the mat only two minutes, picking up 16 points to end the match in a technical fall. Brock had just one takedown and picked up four sets of nearfall points.
At 141 pounds, top-ranked Dean Heil handed No. 15 Bryce Meredith his first loss of the season with a 5-4 win. The bout was scoreless after the first period, but a takedown from Heil with nine seconds left in the second gave him a 2-1 advantage heading into the final period. Heil tallied the escape and another takedown to separate the score, 5-1. An escape from Meredith and stalling calls on Heil kept the bout close as Heil edged out Meredith by one point.
"From the standpoint of the entire match, I thought we wrestled pretty well. We pretty much left off where we ended last week," Heil said. "As far as my match goes, it was ugly. Definitely wasn't the match I wanted. Winning ugly matches like that is nice, but I could've stretched the score in the match and I didn't. I can take away a lot from the match and I've got plenty of time to work on what I need to in time for the Southern Scuffle."
After losses at 149 and 157 pounds, OSU responded with four-consecutive bonus-point victories, including back-to-back falls at 165 and 174 pounds.
No. 1 Alex Dieringer picked up his third fall of the year, sticking Chaz Polson in 32 seconds. He is now in the midst of a 58-match win streak, tying OSU legend Yojiro Uetake to sit at sixth all-time.
Chandler Rogers followed suit with a pin of his own in his varsity debut for the Cowboys, competing at 174 pounds. He knocked off No. 16 Ben Stroh, taking him down twice before sticking him in 2:41. Rogers improves to 10-2 on the season.
"Tonight was fun," Rogers said. "It was a great first experience starting for OSU. It's definitely tough wrestling on the road, but being able to overcome that was a proud moment. It was a good night."
At 184 pounds, Nolan Boyd put up a solid performance, scoring a major decision for OSU with an 18-5 win over Jace Jensen. Boyd led the bout 7-0 after the second period and racked up 10 more points and riding time to close out the match. On the night, Boyd earned seven takedowns.
The final bonus points of the night came from Austin Schafer at 197 pounds, who put up 12 points against Brandon Tribble. Schafer stayed consistent throughout the match, picking up at least one takedown in each period. The win was Schafer's 12th of the year.
Heavyweight and fourth-ranked Austin Marsden finished out the dual with a 5-3 win over Tanner Harms. The bout was closely contested but two takedowns from Marsden gave him the advantage and the win.
The Cowboys are back in action on Jan. 1-2 as they compete in the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Results:
125: No. 5 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Drew Templeman (WYO), 9-4
133: No. 10 Kaid Brock (OSU) TF5 PT Garcia (WYO), 16-0; 1:59
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. No. 15 Bryce Meredith (WYO), 5-4
149: Austin Breckenridge (WYO) MD Jonce Blaylock (OSU), 13-3
157: Archie Colgan (WYO) dec. Chance Marsteller (OSU), 3-1
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Chaz Polson (WYO), 0:32
174: Chandler Rogers (OSU) fall No. 16 Ben Stroh (WYO), 2:41
184: No. 18 Nolan Boyd (OSU) MD Jace Jensen (WYO), 18-5
197: Austin Schafer (OSU) MD Brandon Triblle (WYO), 12-4
285: Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Tanner Harms (WYO), 5-3
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