The fifth-ranked Leavitt dominated from start to finish en route to a surprisingly easy 12-2 major decision over No. 3 Mike Gallegos at 157 pounds, while the seventh-rated Hess used a third-period takedown to overcome No. 5 Jared Deaguero 6-4 at 184.
The Bronchos also got a third-period fall from 285 Josh LeadingFox and wins from 141 Kyle Evans and 149 Shea Timothy in addition to picking up a forfeit at 133. UCO improved to 11-3 and will stay home to host No. 7 Fort Hays State next Saturday night.
"Jason and Jared had a couple of big wins that should really help them," UCO coach David James. "They both wrestled well and picked up wins we needed to have. I was disappointed with a couple of areas, but overall it was a good win for us."
Leavitt won for the 15th time in 16 outings and improved to 23-5 with his rout. The Ponca City junior took control with a four-point move 40 seconds into the bout and added three takedowns the rest of the way while racking up over three minutes riding time to win going away.
Hess picked up his 80th career win and moved to 20-3 on the season with his narrow victory. The Oklahoma City senior erased a 4-3 deficit on a takedown with 1:14 left in the match, then rode Deaguero the rest of the way to add a riding time point for the 6-4 win.
LeadingFox picked up his team-leading ninth fall of the season at the 5:25 mark, piling up a 5-0 lead over Jeff Schossow before getting the pin.
The unbeaten and top-ranked Evans had one of his closest matches of the season, using a first-period takedown to trim No. 8 Joey Deaguero 2-1, while Timothy scored a three-point near-fall in the final minute for a 4-2 win over Noomis Jones.
Two of UCO's four losses were by a point, with eighth-ranked Heath Jolley dropping a tight 2-1 decision to No. 1 Casey Woodall at 197 and Tyler Zukerman losing a 4-3 match at 125 on Arsenia Barksdale's takedown with 12 seconds remaining.
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