It was a quieter week for the Big 12 with some teams taking the week off. Wyoming and Utah Valley both split on a trip to the Dakota’s, beating NDSU before losing to SDSU. Utah Valley took a good SDSU team to the brink, with an opening overtime rideout match being the difference. Oklahoma beat Missouri for the first “SEC Championship”. Oklahoma State then had their fifth-largest attendance ever to beat their average attendance record in David Taylor’s first season.
Notable Results:
Friday (1/24): Full Results
Wyoming over North Dakota State (27-12)
SIUE over California Baptist (25-14)
South Dakota State over Utah Valley (21-16)
125: #14 Tanner Jordan Dec. Bridger Ricks (TB 4-3)
Utah Valley again shows that they are a program getting tougher quickly with HC Adam Hall. Bridger Ricks has wrestled a number of ranked wrestlers tough and took returning All-American Jordan to the brink in what ended up being enough to win the dual.
Saturday (1/18): Full Results
Utah Valley over North Dakota State (24-19)
Northern Iowa over West Virginia (29-1)
133: #30 Brody Conley Dec. #16 Jared Simma (8-5)
Conley has taken some losses this season but scored a solid win over Jared Simma here. If he can stay healthy then he could be one to watch, as he also beat MJ Gaitan by major earlier this year.
Oklahoma over Missouri (23-13)
141: #18 Mosha Schwartz Dec. #14 Josh Edmond (6-4)
149: #16 Willie McDougald Dec. Logan Gioffre (SV-1 5-2)
In the first unofficial official “SEC Championship” the Sooners took home the win. They swept the first four tossup weights, including Mosha Schwartz getting a buzzer beater takedown to beat Edmond. Schwartz has now put together back-to-back top 15 wins.
South Dakota State over Wyoming (31-3)
157: #27 Cobe Siebrecht Dec. #21 Jared Hill (5-3)
Siebrecht was having an up-and-down year before an injury default at CKLV in early December. He made his return in mid January and has now put together four consecutive wins, including a solid upset over Hill and looks to be back on track.
Sunday (1/19): Full Results
Northern Colorado over Arizona State (21-17)
125: Richie Figueroa - Forfeit
There weren’t any huge results out of this one, but Stevo Poulin was noticeably missing in a big conference matchup.
Oklahoma State over Missouri (36-3)
165: #6 Cam Amine Dec. #15 Cam Steed (5-1)
184: #3 Dustin Plott Maj. Aeoden Sinclair (18-7)
Missouri struggled on the road this weekend, going 0-2 in the Sooner State. In front of their fifth-largest crowd ever, the Cowboys broke their average attendance record in a dominant performance. Cam Steed took Amine to the brink, with a stall call being the difference and Steed being unable to score late. Blue chip freshman Sinclair used his final date at a weight class lighter than he’d been this season. Plott was dominant as usual, but Sinclair had some funky scrambles and used it to score a takedown late to avoid the tech.
Upcoming Competitions:
Air Force: AT Utah Valley (Feb. 7); AT CSUB (Feb. 9)
Arizona State: AT Iowa State (Feb. 7)
California Baptist: North Dakota State (Feb. 15)
Iowa State: Arizona State (Feb. 7); Pitt (Feb. 9)
Missouri: Iowa State (Feb. 22)
Northern Colorado: AT South Dakota State (Feb. 7)
North Dakota State: Northern Iowa (Feb. 8th)
Northern Iowa: AT North Dakota State (Feb. 8th)
Oklahoma: AT Arizona State (Feb. 16)
Oklahoma State: AT Little Rock (Feb. 8th)
South Dakota State: Northern Colorado (Feb. 7)
Utah Valley: West Virginia (Feb. 6); Air Force (Feb. 7)
West Virgina: AT Utah Valley (Feb. 6); AT Wyoming (Feb. 8th)
Wyoming: West Virginia (Feb. 8th)
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Initially, let’s focus on the team rankings for a second. Penn State’s dominant win over Iowa has Shayne Van Ness and Tyler Kasak moving up in their respective weight classes. That increases Penn State’s team tournament total to their highest point of the season (144.5). Iowa comes back to Oklahoma State a bit - now 14 points ahead of the Cowboys. In team dual rankings, Oklahoma State jumped over Iowa for the second place slot. The most individual notable changes of the week occurred at 157 lbs. We have Tyler Kasak as the new number one at the weight. Kasak has a head-to-head win over the previous #1 Jacori Teemer and a 9-3 win over #5 Antrell Taylor. He also has four other wins over wrestlers currently in the top-33. Teemer slides behind Meyer Shapiro. The two have relatively similar resumes for the season. Shapiro’s best win comes over #13 Ed Scott, while Teemer’s comes over #16 Sammy Sasso. Before the Kasak loss, both wrestlers had an injury default on their record. Shapiro has been able to avenge that with a tech fall victory. Also at 157 lbs, you might notice that 2024 All-American Peyten Kellar has been removed. He hasn’t competed since December 17th. We have reason to believe that he might be out for the remainder of the season; however, as of post-time we haven’t been able to confirm this. The inactivity is enough to take him out for now. For the full rankings: Click Here
It was a quieter week for the Big 12 with some teams taking the week off. Wyoming and Utah Valley both split on a trip to the Dakota’s, beating NDSU before losing to SDSU. Utah Valley took a good SDSU team to the brink, with an opening overtime rideout match being the difference. Oklahoma beat Missouri for the first “SEC Championship”. Oklahoma State then had their fifth-largest attendance ever to beat their average attendance record in David Taylor’s first season. Notable Results: Friday (1/24): Full Results Wyoming over North Dakota State (27-12) SIUE over California Baptist (25-14) South Dakota State over Utah Valley (21-16) 125: #14 Tanner Jordan Dec. Bridger Ricks (TB 4-3) Utah Valley again shows that they are a program getting tougher quickly with HC Adam Hall. Bridger Ricks has wrestled a number of ranked wrestlers tough and took returning All-American Jordan to the brink in what ended up being enough to win the dual. Saturday (1/18): Full Results Utah Valley over North Dakota State (24-19) Northern Iowa over West Virginia (29-1) 133: #30 Brody Conley Dec. #16 Jared Simma (8-5) Conley has taken some losses this season but scored a solid win over Jared Simma here. If he can stay healthy then he could be one to watch, as he also beat MJ Gaitan by major earlier this year. Oklahoma over Missouri (23-13) 141: #18 Mosha Schwartz Dec. #14 Josh Edmond (6-4) 149: #16 Willie McDougald Dec. Logan Gioffre (SV-1 5-2) In the first unofficial official “SEC Championship” the Sooners took home the win. They swept the first four tossup weights, including Mosha Schwartz getting a buzzer beater takedown to beat Edmond. Schwartz has now put together back-to-back top 15 wins. South Dakota State over Wyoming (31-3) 157: #27 Cobe Siebrecht Dec. #21 Jared Hill (5-3) Siebrecht was having an up-and-down year before an injury default at CKLV in early December. He made his return in mid January and has now put together four consecutive wins, including a solid upset over Hill and looks to be back on track. Sunday (1/19): Full Results Northern Colorado over Arizona State (21-17) 125: Richie Figueroa - Forfeit There weren’t any huge results out of this one, but Stevo Poulin was noticeably missing in a big conference matchup. Oklahoma State over Missouri (36-3) 165: #6 Cam Amine Dec. #15 Cam Steed (5-1) 184: #3 Dustin Plott Maj. Aeoden Sinclair (18-7) Missouri struggled on the road this weekend, going 0-2 in the Sooner State. In front of their fifth-largest crowd ever, the Cowboys broke their average attendance record in a dominant performance. Cam Steed took Amine to the brink, with a stall call being the difference and Steed being unable to score late. Blue chip freshman Sinclair used his final date at a weight class lighter than he’d been this season. Plott was dominant as usual, but Sinclair had some funky scrambles and used it to score a takedown late to avoid the tech. Upcoming Competitions: Air Force: AT Utah Valley (Feb. 7); AT CSUB (Feb. 9) Arizona State: AT Iowa State (Feb. 7) California Baptist: North Dakota State (Feb. 15) Iowa State: Arizona State (Feb. 7); Pitt (Feb. 9) Missouri: Iowa State (Feb. 22) Northern Colorado: AT South Dakota State (Feb. 7) North Dakota State: Northern Iowa (Feb. 8th) Northern Iowa: AT North Dakota State (Feb. 8th) Oklahoma: AT Arizona State (Feb. 16) Oklahoma State: AT Little Rock (Feb. 8th) South Dakota State: Northern Colorado (Feb. 7) Utah Valley: West Virginia (Feb. 6); Air Force (Feb. 7) West Virgina: AT Utah Valley (Feb. 6); AT Wyoming (Feb. 8th) Wyoming: West Virginia (Feb. 8th)
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