MATCHRED/WHITEDUAL 1FOUR - OCTOBER OKLAHOMARANKING 27, 2006 MATCH AT OKLAHOMA - THURSDAY, STATE NOV. 2, 2006 SOONERSOONERSOONER WRESTLING WRESTLING MATCH MATCH MATCH NOTES NOTESNOTES UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Jason Bodin, Wrestling Media Relations Contact 180 W. 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Fox SOONERS COWBOYS College Sports. 1/03 at Wyoming 7 p.m. Ranked No. 11 Ranked No. 2 1/7 at Navy 4 p.m. (3-0 record) (2-0 record) Webcast: okstate.com 1/10 at Binghamton 7 p.m. PROBABLE PROBABLE 1/14 Lone Star Duals All Day STARTERS STARTERS WRESTLER TO WATCH: Kendric Maple 125 - JARROD PATTERSON 125 - LADD RUPP 1/20 IOWA STATE$ 7 p.m. 133 - JORDAN KELLER 133 - JORDAN OLIVER Maple, a 2010 NCAA qualifier 1/22 ARIZONA STATE$ 2 p.m. -OR- DEREK GEIGES 141 - JOSH KINDIG and Big 12 champion, takes on 1/27 VIRGINIA TECH**$ 7 p.m. Oklahoma State’s Josh Kindig, 141 - KENDRIC MAPLE 1/29 LEHIGH$ 2 p.m. 149 - JAMAL PARKS ranked No. 11. The two have 149 - NICK LESTER 157 - ALBERT WHITE never faced one another. 2/5 at Missouri 1 p.m. 157 - MATT LESTER 165 - DALLAS BAILEY 165 - BUBBY GRAHAM 174 - CHRIS MCNEIL The No. 8 ranked 141 pound red- 2/12 NWCA National Team Duals ALL DAY 174 - NOLAN MCBRYDE 184 - CHRIS PERRY shirt sophomore from Wichita, -OR- MARCUS ARMATO 197 - CAYLE BYERS Kan., was named the Big 12 2/16 OKLAHOMA STATE$ 7 PM Wrestler of the Month after -OR- CHASE NELSON 285 - ALAN GELOGAEV his impressive performance 184 - ERICH SCHMIDTKE 3/3 Big 12 Championships ALL DAY throughout November and looks (Columbia, Iowa) 197 - KELDRICK HALL to remain unbeaten on the year. 285 - ELIJAH MADISON 3/15-17 NCAA Championships ALL DAY (St. Louis, Mo.) KEY BEDLAM BREAKDOWN All CAPS indicate home matches Bedlam wrestling hits Stillwater, Okla., this Sunday, Dec. 11, when the 11th-ranked University of Oklahoma squad chal- $ Home matches will be ticketed lenges second-ranked Oklahoma State inside Gallagher-Iba Arena at 2 p.m. ** Lloyd Noble Center, Beauty and the Beast The top 12 matchup marks the first meeting between the Big 12 foes this season. Oklahoma (3-0, 2-0) will attempt to top the Cowboys (2-0, 1-0) in Stillwater for the first time since Nov. 28, 1995, and snap a three match losing skid. First year head coach Mark Cody returns to a familiar place in Stillwater where he served as an assistant coach from TEAM INFORMATION 1986-87 and 2000-02 under current OSU head man John Smith. 2010-11 Dual Record: ................................................ 13-2 “I’m really looking forward to this dual,” head coach Mark Cody said. “I have been a part of it three times, but of course 2010-11 Conference Record: ....................................... 3-2 during those I was coaching at Oklahoma State. I remember the intensity of this dual meet and I know there is a lot on 2010-11 Big 12 Regular Season Finish: .......................2nd the line. This will be a good opportunity for our team to see where we are and what areas we need to improve on.” 2010-11 Big 12 Championships Finish: ........................3rd The Sooners are 2-4-1 against the Cowboys in the past seven meetings, with OSU leading the all-time series 26-128-9. 2010-11 NCAA Finish: ............................................... 16th OU is coming off a pair of Big 12 wins as the Sooners earned a 22-13 victory in Ames, Iowa, on Nov. 27. Prior to that, OU Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .................................. 12/6 defeated then-No. 9 Missouri, 19-18, in Norman. Starters Returning/Lost: .............................................. 7/4 All-Americans Returning/Lost: .................................... 1/2 The rivalry will air to the state of Oklahoma on Cox Television with Chad McKee calling and Lee Roy Smith adding NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: ................................. 6/3 commentary on Cox Channel 3 (Standard Definition) and 703 (HD) in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The dual will also air on Metro Sports in Kansas City and Fox College Sports. *2009-10 NCAA Qualifier Kendric Maple (redshirt) included *American Transfer Bubby Graham not included OKLAHOMA WRESTLING -- HOME OF SEVEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS OKLAHOMA AT OKLAHOMA STATE SOONER WRESTLING MATCH NOTES NWCA/COACHES POLL SERIES VS. OKLAHOMA STATE MAPLE EARNS BIG 12 ACCOLADE Team Oklahoma experienced recent success against Oklahoma Redshirt Sophomore Kendric Maple earned his first 1. Iowa State, but has lost their last three duals to the Cowboys. career conference honor after being named the Big 2. Oklahoma State* The Sooners are 2-5-1 since 2008 against the squad from 12 Conference Wrestler of the Month for his perfor- 3. Minnesota Stillwater (2-4-1 last seven meetings). OU posted back- mance in November where he compiled a 6-0 overall 4. Cornell to-back wins against OSU (Feb. 2008, Dec. 2009) for the record (3-0 dual) at 141 pounds. During that span, he 5. Penn State first time since 1993. 6. Ohio State accumulated three victories by major decision and two 7. Illinois technical falls. 8. Michigan The Cowboys took both contests last season, as OSU won, 9. Pittsburgh 22-12, on Dec. 12, 2010 in Stillwater and followed that On Nov. 12, Maple won the Brockport/Oklahoma Gold 10. Lehigh* performance with a 24-9 victory in Norman on Feb. 20, title after he posted a 3-0 record and defeated Rutgers’ 11. Oklahoma 2011. 16th-ranked Billy Ashnault by major decision, Army’s 12. Missouri* Connor Hanafee via a technical fall and American’s No. 13. Maryland RUNDOWN ON THE RANKINGS 14. Wyoming* 9-ranked Matthew Mariacher, 5-0. After his impressive Six Sooners are ranked by InterMat, headlined by return- outing at the tournament, he was named the Most 15. Virginia Tech* ing All-American Jarrod Patterson, ranked No. 4 at 125 16. Oregon State Outstanding Wrestler. 17. Rutgers pounds. Kendric Maple, a 2009-10 NCAA qualifier that 18. Central Michigan redshirted last year, is ranked No. 8 at 141 pounds. Four Maple leads OU in major decision and technical fall 19. Northwestern* Sooners are ranked outside the top 10 in their respective wins. Additionally, his 19 takedowns in dual action is 20. Kent State weight classes. Jordan Keller is No. 14 at 133 pounds, tops among all Sooners and he ranks second on the 21. Nebraska while Matt Lester (157 pounds) is ranked No. 11. Nick team with three near falls. Maple has earned bonus T22. Virginia Lester is the 13th-ranked wrestler at 149 pounds and points in all but one of his bouts this season. T22. Binghampton two-time NCAA Qualifier, Erich Schmidtke, rounds out 24. Penn ranked Sooners at No. 18 among 184 pounders. 24. Edinboro BROCKPORT CHAMPIONS NOTE: * Indicates 2011-12 OU op- Oklahoma won its 13th-straight Brockport/Oklahoma ponents Oklahoma State counters with nine ranked, includ- Gold Classic title on Nov. 12, 2011. Five Sooners claimed ing five in InterMat’s Top 10. Jordan Oliver leads all individual titles and five more garnered top-five INTERMAT POLL Cowboys ranked No. 1 at 133 pounds. Jamal Parks (149) finishes. Kendric Maple earned the Most Outstanding Team and Alan Gelogaev (HWT) are ranked second-nationally. Wrestler Award. Chase Nelson was the aggregate pin 1. Iowa Cayle Byers (197) sits at No. 4, while Chris Perry (184) 2. Oklahoma State* leader after posting falls in 0:11 and 1:17. checks in at No. 7. Ranked No. 11 is 141-pounder Josh 3. Penn State Kindig, followed by two OSU wrestlers ranked No. 12 in 4. Minnesota The Sooners won the team portion with 182 total 5. Cornell Ladd Rupp (125) and Albert White (157). Dallas Bailey points. The Sooners closest competition was Maryland, 6. Lehigh* is the final ranked Cowboy and stands 16th among 165 who finished with 174.5 points. 7. Ohio State pounders. 8. Michigan Going undefeated on the day to capture individual 9. American IMPRESSIVE AT OCU INVITATIONAL crowns were Jarrod Patterson (125 pounds), Jordan 10. Missouri* Three Sooners -- Cody Brewer, Ian Fisher and Chase T11. Illinois Keller (133), Maple (141), Matt Lester (157) and Erich Nelson -- claimed individual titles at the Oklahoma Schmidtke (184). T11. Wyoming* City Open. Brewer, a freshman 133-pounder, won four 13. Oregon State 14. Oklahoma straight bouts to claim the title. At 141 pounds Fisher SOONERS SIGN SIX IN EARLY PERIOD 15. Maryland also went 4-0 in route to the title. Nelson won the Mark Cody recently signed six high school seniors to 16. Rutgers 165 pound title after earning pins in each of his three National Letters of Intent, four of which rank in the top- 17. Penn victories. 20 nationally in their respective weight classes. 18. Cal Poly T19. Edinboro RETURNING QUALIFIERS T19. Iowa State* Leading ranked recruits is Clark Glass from Brandon, OU returns six NCAA qualifiers and adds another in Fla., ranked No.