Oklahoma State's top-ranked wrestling team will host the first installment of Bedlam when the third-ranked Oklahoma Sooners visit Gallagher-Iba Arena on Friday Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. The Cowboys come into the dual with a 2-0 record after defeating No. 10 Lehigh 31-6. OU is 1-0-1 after defeating Central Oklahoma in its opener, and tying Lehigh last week. The Cowboys own the all-time series edge with a 119-24-9 against their instate rival. OSU has won the last 14 meetings and has a 22 match unbeaten streak dating back to the 1995-96 season. The only blemish was a 16-16 tie back on Nov. 30, 1999
Scouting the Sooners
Oklahoma has four returning All-Americans in its lineup. The Sooners are led by two-time national champion Teyon Ware at 141 pounds. Sam Hazewinkel finished third at 125, Joel Flaggert finished fourth at 197 and Matt Storniolo finished seventh at 149 last year helping OU to a third-place team finish. Oklahoma will be looking for some of its other wrestlers to step up this season like 184-pounder Justin Dyer and heavyweight Jake Hager who both garner top 10 national rankings.
Battle at 184
Head coach John Smith continues to have a war on his hands at the 184-pound position. The 184-pound weight class is the only weight where coach Smith has yet to name a starter. Coach Smith is looking at all his wrestlers this season. Rusty Blackmon started the Lehigh dual after finishing second at the Oklahoma Open losing to Oklahoma's eighth-ranked Justin Dyer in the championship match. Jack Jensen wrestled the opener against Michigan State losing to No. 18 Joe Williams, 10-4. No starter has been announced yet for the Oklahoma match.
Cowboys Winning Streak Alive
After OSU dismantled Lehigh 31-6, its dual winning streak reached an astounding 23 wins in-a-row. OSU's last loss came to Minnesota in the final dual of the 2003-04 season inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys still have a ways to go before they match the school record of 76 matches. That streak covered 15 years from 1937 to 1951. The longest ubeaten streak in school history is 84. The Cowboys went 82-0-2 from 1959 to 1966.
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