The Cowboys took seven of the ten matches and were dominant on top as they picked up the riding time point in all seven of the individual victories.
The dual started at 149 where the Pokes got a solid performance out of junior B.J. Jackson. The Tuttle, Okla., native took control of the match early with three first-period takedowns against Shawn Harratini. Jackson suffered an injury in third period while riding Harratini but battled through the injury to win, 10-4.
Next up was 157 where Cowboy Newly McSpadden picked up the lone bonus-point win of the day when he earned a major decision win over Jon Clark, 15-5. McSpadden had five takedowns in the match.
Johny Hendricks, who will be looking for his third-straight national title this season, used his 1:06 of riding time to defeat Dustin Noak, 2-1, at 165.
At 174, the match featured two wrestlers ranked in the top 10 as the sixth-ranked Brandon Mason took on fourth-ranked Ken Cook of UC-Davis. Mason used a stalling point, an escape and riding time to win, 3-0, and give the Cowboys a, 13-0, lead in the dual.
The Aggies of UC-Davis got on the board at 184 when 15th-ranked Tyler Bernacchi defeated Jack Jensen, 7-1.
The most exciting match of the night may have came at 197 where UC-Davis' Elliot Kelly defeated Jared Shelton, 4-3. The match entered the third period with Shelton holding a slim, 1-0, lead. Kelly chose down to start the third period and reversed Shelton with 1:16 left in the match. The Sand Spring, Okla., native countered with a a reversal of his own to take a 3-2 lead. The action was not over as Kelly picked up the third reversal of the period to win the match, 4-3.
At heavyweight, Jared Rosholt won his first match as a Cowboy. The redshirt freshman defeated Broc Mafoa, 4-0. Rosholt compiled 1:56 of riding time in the match.
The Cowboys got another impressive debut at 125 when Tyler Shinn defeated Marcos Orozco, 7-2. The redshirt freshman was also dominant on top as he picked up 2:01 in riding time.
All-American Coleman Scott made his official debut at 133 and picked up a win over 19th-ranked Omar Gaitan, 8-2.
Nathan Morgan's debut at 141 did not go as well as the All-American fell to eighth-ranked Derek Moore, 5-2.
OSU will return to action on Thursday as they host Michigan State at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
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