Chance Marsteller defeated Iowa's Edwin Cooper at Grapple on the Gridiron (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com)Coach Smith denied reports that Marsteller had quit the team.
Two redshirt freshmen will step in to fill the newly created openings. Marsteller will be replaced by Joe Smith, coach Smith's son. The freshman 157-pounder known as Jo Jo -- who had been wrestling unattached this season -- was a three-time Class 6A state champion at Stillwater High School, and The Oklahoman's Wrestler of the Year last season. Andrew Marsden has stepped into the slot at 197.
Marsteller was a high school superstar out of Pennsylvania who compiled a perfect 166-0 record at Kennard-Dale High School, winning four state titles. He had originally committed to wrestle at Penn State before switching to Oklahoma State. Marsteller wrestled in five duals this season for the Cowboys, going 2-3. He climbed as high as No. 14 in the national rankings at 157 pounds before falling out of top 20 over the last month. Schafer, who wrestled at Edmond North High outside Oklahoma City, was 1-3 in four duals this season.
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