"It was a couple of tough matches," coach John Smith said. "NEO has a great junior college team and several good wrestlers that we're going to see at the next level. South Dakota State had a lot of fight in them. We won a lot of close battles. As usual, you always take a lot from these early duals, and my notebook is awfully full from what I'm taking out of this. It's definitely a process and I look forward to starting again on Monday."
The Cowboys opened the day with a 40-4 win over NEO A&M, winning nine of the dual's bouts and earning eight of those wins with bonus points attached.
The second win came in the form of a 25-9 victory over the SDSU Jackrabbits. The Pokes gave up three wins by decision but tallied three more bonus-point victories.
In his varsity debut for OSU, redshirt junior Austin Miller gave the Cowboys big starts in each dual, earning two wins with bonus points attached at 125 pounds. Miller started the day with a 17-2 technical fall over NEO's Cullen Patterson and then notched a 14-4 major decision over Isaac Andrade from SDSU.
Davey Dolan also made his first career start, wrestling at 141 pounds. Dolan defeated Norseman Timothy O'Connor with a 9-1 major decision before handing SDSU's Luke Zilverberg an 8-5 loss.
2014 NCAA finalist Josh Kindig went 2-0 on the day, earning an 18-1 tech fall in just 4:05 against Zack Dobbins of NEO and a close 6-5 win over Colin Holler.
Jumping up two weight classes this season, sophomore Anthony Collica handled NEO's Dawaylon Barnes with an 11-2 major decision before falling to No. 15 Cody Pack, 8-2, in an early-season test.
Returning NCAA champion Alex Dieringer notched a pair of wins at a new weight, giving up only one point the whole day at 165 pounds. Dieringer shut out Bryan Dutton of NEO, 13-0, and rolled over SDSU's Kyle Leet with a 17-1 tech fall in 4:02.
"My first match, I started slow, and felt kind of heavy in my feet," Dieringer said. "In my second match, I felt like I really went out and got my offense and top game going. Overall, I'd give my performance a seven out of 10."
Jordan Rogers made the start for the Cowboys at 174 pounds, where he defeated Jacobe Smith, 8-6, and David Kocer, 7-6.
Nolan Boyd was the third and final Cowboy of the day to earn two bonus-point wins. He tallied a 13-5 major decision against Brock Warren and went on to score 18 points en route to a tech fall over Brady Ayers.
Austin Schafer went 1-1 on the day at 197 pounds, winning his first match with a 15-0 shut out.
All-American Austin Marsden was the only Cowboy to earn a pin on the day, sticking John Davison of NEO in 21 seconds. In his second match, he put up an 8-4 win over SDSU's J.J. Everard.
The Cowboys will return to action on Nov. 22, competing at the Lindenwood Open in St. Charles, Mo.
No. 9 Oklahoma State 40, NEO A&M 4
Nov. 16, 2014 :: Miami, Okla. :: Attendance - 1,100
125: Austin Miller (OSU) TF5 Cullen Patterson (NEO), 17-2; 6:06
133: Josh Ailey (NEO) MD Brian Crutchmer (OSU), 17-3
141: Davey Dolan (OSU) MD Timothy O'Connor (NEO), 9-1
149: No. 2 Josh Kindig (OSU) TF5 Zack Dobbins (NEO), 18-1; 4:05
157: Anthony Collica (OSU) MD Dawaylon Barnes (NEO), 11-2
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD Bryan Dutton (NEO), 13-0
174: Jordan Rogers (OSU) dec. Jacobe Smith (NEO), 8-6
184: Nolan Boyd (OSU) MD Brock Warren (NEO), 18-5
197: Austin Schafer (OSU) TF5 Josh Latham (NEO), 15-0
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) fall John Davison (NEO), 0:21
No. 9 Oklahoma State 25, South Dakota State 9
Nov. 16, 2014 :: Miami, Okla. :: Attendance - 1,100
125: Austin Miller (OSU) MD Isaac Andrade (SDSU) 14-4
133: Brance Simms (SDSU) dec. Brian Crutchmer (OSU), 6-1
141: Davey Dolan (OSU) dec. Luke Zilverberg (SDSU), 8-5
149: No. 2 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. Colin Holler (SDSU), 6-5
157: No. 15 Cody Pack (SDSU) dec. Anthony Collica (OSU), 8-2
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) TF5 Kyle Leet (SDSU), 17-1; 4:02
174: Jordan Rogers (OSU) dec. David Kocer (SDSU), 7-6
184: Nolan Boyd (OSU) TF5 Brady Ayers (SDSU), 18-3; 3:56
197: Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. Austin Schafer (OSU), 8-6
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. J.J. Everard (SDSU), 8-4
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