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Up Next: 2018 Division I Wrestling Championships Date/Time: March 15-17, 2018 / All Day Location: Cleveland, Ohio How To Watch: ESPN Networks Live Stats: TrackWrestling.com

Fun Times in Cleveland After taking fourth as a team at the Big 12 Championship, head coach Mark Branch will lead the Cowboys to the Quicken Loans Areana in Cleveland for the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships. ESPN’s prime-time coverage begins with the second round on Thursday, March 15, at 5 p.m. MT, the second consecutive year a session from the championships’ first day has been televised on ESPN. The semifinals will also air on ESPN on Friday, March 16, before the finals shift to ESPN2 on TV Broadcast Information Saturday. ESPNU will carry all the championships’ earlier sessions each day, beginning with the first Thursday, March 15 round. Session I – 10 a.m. MT – ESPNU Cowboys at the NCAA Championships Session II – 5 p.m. MT – ESPN In the 86-year history of Wyoming wrestling, the Cowboys boast 22 All-Americans and one indi- vidual national champion. Dick Ballinger won UW’s lone title in 1960. Last year in St. Louis, the team Friday, March 16 finished tied for 21st, as Meredith led the Brown and Gold with a fourth-place finish and second Session III – 9 a.m. MT – ESPNU All-American selection. Wyoming’s 22 All-Americans have earned All-America status 33 times, in- cluding one four-time, two three-time and four two-time honorees. Session IV – 6 p.m. MT – ESPN Saturday, March 17 Cowboys Lone Champion Dick Ballinger was inducted into the Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993. The Cody native won Session V – 9 a.m. MT – ESPNU the 1960 NCAA Wrestling Championship at 167 pounds as a senior. He placed second as a sopho- Session VI – 6 p.m. MT – ESPN2 more in 1958 and fourth the following year as a junior. To quick note, Meredith finished the 2016 *ESPN will broadcast every match on every mat NCAA Championships as runner-up at 141 pounds as a sophomore and then took fourth last sea- son. Ballinger guided Wyoming to a sixth-place national team finish in 1959 and a Wyoming all-time again this year on WatchESPN best third-place team finish in 1960. *All sessions will also have live scoring, provided by Qualifiers TrackWrestling. UW has sent at least four athletes to the NCAA Championships in nine of head coach Mark Branch’s 10 seasons. The Pokes had seven in 2013, when Tyler Cox (125) and Alfonso Hernandez (197) were All-Americans. This season became the first time since 2015 UW had six qualifiers. It’s also the 25th time Wyoming will send at least five wrestlers to the National Tournament. 2017-18 SCHEDULE Championship Experience Date Opponent Time/Result Meredith may be one of the most popular athletes in college athletics. It’s well known in the NCAA Nov. 4 Cowboy Open N.T.S. wrestling world that he was runner-up at 141 pounds as a sophomore in 2016, and finished fourth Nov. 17 Nebraska L, 25-10 last season. He leads UW to Cleveland with what is his third trip to Nationals. Ashworth and Colgan will be competing in the Big Dance for the second time, while Bridges, Polson and Turner are first Nov. 18 UNK Holiday Inn Open N.T.S. timers. Dec. 1-2 Cliff Keen Invite 9th Dec. 9 Iowa State * W, 24-14 Streaking Meredith, a native of Cheyenne, continues the streak of a Wyoming native qualifying for the NCAA Dec. 17 Reno TOC $ 2nd Championships making it six-straight seasons. Tyler Cox made three-straight trips to the NCAA Dec. 19 Oklahoma State * % L, 20-15 Championships from 2013-15. Jan. 5 North Carolina W, 21-17 When One Ends, Another Begins Duke W, 34-7 For the past nine seasons, the Pokes had been represented well at 125 pounds. Former Cowboys Army W, 38-3 Drew Templeman, Tyler Cox and Michael Martinez had put together nine-straight NCAA American W, 28-10 appearances at 125 pounds. This season is the first since 2008 UW won’t have a wrestler at the National Tournament competing at 125 pounds. Bridges will look to begin a stretch of consistent Jan. 12 CSU Bakersfield W, 28-9 wrestlers at 133 pounds, as he is the first wrestler since Zach Zehner in 2012 to qualify at 133 Jan. 14 Oregon St. W, 29-12 pounds. Jan. 18 South Dakota State * L, 20-18 2017 NCAA Wrap-up Jan. 20 North Dakota State * W, 32-6 All five Cowboys that qualified to NCAAs a year ago made it past the first day of the event. Meredith Jan. 27 Fresno State * W, 40-6 was the lone Poke to compete in the third and final day. He claimed fourth place at 141 pounds Feb. 4 Oklahoma * W, 26-9 going 4-2. Ashworth (165 pounds) and Cole Mendenhall (149 pounds) each went 1-2, as Drew Templeman (125 pounds) closed out his career going 2-2 and Colgan (157 pounds) went 3-2. Feb. 9 Utah Valley * W, 38-4 Feb. 10 Northern Colorado * W, 38-4 100 x 3 Feb. 16 Air Force * W, 37-3 Now with 110 career wins, senior Archie Colgan, who is the 19th Cowboy to have at least 100 wins, moved past former Cowboy Brad Steele (2000-03) and into a tie for 13th all-time. Colgan is tied with Mar. 3-4 Big 12 Championship 4th, 82.5 pts three-time NCAA All-American Reese Andy (1992-96). The Westminster, Colo., native currently has Mar. 15-17 NCAA Championships ! All Day a record of 32-7 in his senior season. Home events in BOLD | Times listed in MT Senior Bryce Meredith currently has 105 career Division I wins. He went 29-5 in his first season at ^ - Las Vegas / $ - Reno, Nev. Wyoming, totaled a 32-8 record last season and has a 29-1 record as of right now. He also went # - Tulsa, Okla. / % - Cheyenne, Wyo. 15-7 during his freshman season at North Carolina State in 2014-15. ! - Cleveland, Ohio * - Big 12 Conference dual With the win at Air Force to closeout the regular season, Mark Branch became the fourth coach to earn at least 100 wins at the helm of the program. UW Coaches with 100 Wins Everett Lantz (1936-43, ‘46-52, ‘53-65): 141-73-8 Steven Suder (1989-2008): 127-136-2 Follow Cowboy Wrestling Joe Dowler (1973-87): 104-64-1 Twitter: @Wyowrestle Mark Branch (2008-present): 100-49 Instagram: wyo.wrestle Facebook: facebook.com/wyowrestle

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Wyoming Opening Round NCAA Championships Under Branch 133: No. 8 Montorie Bridges v. Ben Thornton (Purdue) 141: No. 1 Bryce Meredith v. Colton Schilling (Cal Poly) 149: Sam Turner v. No. 16 Alfred Bannister (Maryland) 2017: T21st | One All-American 157: No. 9 Archie Colgan v. Hunter Willits (Oregon State) 125: Drew Templeman, 2-2 165: No. 14 Branson Ashworth v. Connor Flynn (Mizzou) 141: Bryce Meredith, 4-2 (4th) 184: Chaz Polson v. No. 7 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) 149: Cole Mendenhall, 1-2 157: Archie Colgan, 3-2 March Matness Rundown 165: Branson Ashworth, 1-2 UW will send six wrestlers to the NCAA Championships this weekend in The Buckeye State. Four of the six Pokes received seeds for the National Tournament. 2016: 18th | One All-American 133 Pounds 125: Drew Templeman, 1-2 No. 8 Montorie Bridges (32-4) v. Ben Thornton (Purdue) 141: Bryce Meredith, 4-1 (2nd) Bridges has had a strong redshirt freshman campaign for the Pokes. In and out of the rankings early in 285: Tanner Harms, 3-2 the season, Bridges really hit the scene by knocking off No. 3 Kaid Brock of Oklahoma State in Chey- enne on Dec. 19. He has been ranked within the top-15 ever since. He has seven wins against ranked 2015: 39th opponents this season, and most recently brought home third place from the Big 12 Championship. 125: Tyler Cox, 1-2 165: Dakota Friesth, 1-2 On Thursday, Bridges, the No. 8 seed, will face Ben Thornton (Purdue) in the opening round. Thornton is also competing in his first NCAA Championships. He was one of five at-large bids at 133 pounds. He 174: Andy McCulley, 1-2 took eighth at the Big Ten Championships and has a 26-11 record. 184: Benjamin Stroh, 1-2 197: Shane Woods, 3-2 141 Pounds 285: Tanner Harms, 0-2 No. 1 Bryce Meredith (29-1) v. Colton Schilling (Cal Poly) Meredith has been nothing short of impressive during his final season wearing the Brown and Gold. 2014: 53rd The Cheyenne native has held the top spot at 141 pounds since December after defeating two-time 125: Tyler Cox, 1-2 NCAA Champion Dean Heil for the first time. It snapped Heil’s 55-match winning streak. Also during that month, Meredith picked up wins against three-straight top-five opponents and has currently 165: Dakota Friesth, 1-2 won 25 consecutive matches. After defeating Heil once again in Tulsa, he was joined by teammate 184: Benjamin Stroh, 1-2 Archie Colgan (157 pounds) as the first Cowboys to ever win Big 12 titles. 197: Shane Woods, 2-2 Meredith will enter the National Tournament as the top seed at 141 pounds and will face Colton Schil- 2013: 23rd | Two All-Americans ling of Cal Poly. It will be the second NCAA Championships for Schilling, who has a 14-5 record and 125: Tyler Cox, 4-3 (8th) captured the Pac-12 title at 141 pounds a couple weeks ago. Meredith is the first Cowboy to enter 141: McCade Ford, 1-2 Nationals as a top seed since Joe LeBlanc (184 pounds) in 2012. 149: Brandon Richardson, 1-2 149 Pounds 157: Andy McCulley, 0-2 Sam Turner (26-15) v. No. 16 Alfred Bannister (Maryland) 174: L.J. Helbig, 1-2 Turner will be making his first appearance at the Big Dance after taking fourth at Big 12s. Turner has 184: Shane Woods, 0-2 held steady at 149 pounds for Wyoming this season. He has four wins against ranked opponents 197: Alfonso Hernandez, 4-2 (7th) on the year, including an upset over No. 10 Geo Martinez of Oklahoma State. Turner will enter the National Tournament unseeded and will take on No. 16 Alfred Bannister of Maryland in the opening 2012: 19th | Two All-Americans round on Thursday. 125: Michael Martinez, 1-2 Bannister, a redshirt junior and now two-time qualifier, took fifth-place at the Big Ten Championships 133: Zach Zehner, 1-2 and has a 23-8 mark on the year. 165: Shane Onufer, 2-2 174: Patrick Martinez, 1-2 157 Pounds 184: Joe LeBlanc, 4-2 (7th) No. 9 Archie Colgan (32-7) v. Hunter Willits (Oregon State) 197: Alfonso Hernandez, 4-3 (6th) After being one win from All-American status last season, Colgan has shown he belongs during his senior campaign. The Westminster, Colo., native has been ranked all season and has eight wins against ranked opponents this year, including three top-ten opponents. He joined Bryce Meredith 2011: 28th | Two All-Americans (141 pounds) to become the first Cowboys to earn Big 12 titles last weekend at the conference tour- 125: Michael Martinez, 2-2 nament. 149: Cole Dallaserra, 2-2 165: Shane Onufer, 5-2 (5th) This will mark his second National Tournament. As the No. 9 seed, he’ll face Hunter Willits (Oregon 174: Patrick Martinez, 1-2 State) in the first round. Willits, a freshman, holds an 18-14 record and placed second at the Pac-12 184: Joe LeBlanc, 5-3 (6th) Wrestling Championships. Colgan earned a 3-1 decision over Willits on Jan. 14 earlier this season. 197: L.J. Helbig, 0-2 165 Pounds No. 14 Branson Ashworth v. Connor Flynn (Mizzou) 2010: 33rd | One All-American Ashworth will be making his second trip to NCAAs, as the junior took part in the event a year ago in 125: Michael Martinez, 3-2 St. Louis. He placed third at Big 12s last weekend and will enter the National Tournament with the 133: Cory VomBaur, 0-2 No. 14 seed, which is the same seed he earned a year ago. Ashworth, who has also been ranked all 165: Shane Onufer, 1-2 season, has impressed with nine wins against ranked opponents and also a team-best 11 tech falls 184: Joe LeBlanc, 4-2 (4th) this year. He leads the team with 34 wins on the season. Additionally, Ashworth has won 23 of his last 24 matches. 2009: T32nd | One All-American Ashworth will wrestle Connor Flynn (Mizzou) in the opening round on Thursday. Flynn will enter his 125: Michael Martinez, 1-2 first NCAA Tournament with a 24-7 record after capturing the MAC title this past weekend. 133: Cory VomBaur, 1-2 174: Shane Onufer, 2-2 184 Pounds 184: Joe LeBlanc, 5-2 (5th) Chaz Polson v. No. 7 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) Polson went 4-2 and brought home fifth-place at Big 12s last weekend. He was then selected at an at-large bid for Nationals. He went 6-2 in Big 12 duals and has really turned up the heat late in his senior season, including six of his last seven during the regular season. This weekend will mark his first trip to the National Tournament. Polson is unseeded and will face No. 7 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) on Thursday morning. Venz finished in fifth at the Big Ten Championships and has a 23-7 record on the year. In the lone matchup between the two earlier in the season, Venz came away with an 18-2 tech fall.

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Wyoming Wrestling Individual Rankings Coaching Staff FLOW IM TOM TR NCAA Head Coach: Mark Branch (Oklahoma State ‘97) 125: Drake Foster ------Tenth Season 133: Montorie Bridges 5 8 6 5 6 UW Record: 100-49, 49-14 Conference 141: Bryce Meredith 1 1 1 1 1 Overall Record: Same 149: Sam Turner ------25 26 157: Archie Colgan 8 8 9 8 10 Assistant Coaches: 165: Branson Ashworth 13 15 16 17 14 Ethan Kyle (Oklahoma State ‘07) 174: Kyle Pope ------Ninth Season 184: Chaz Polson ------Teyon Ware (Oklahoma ‘07) 197: Luke Paine ------Third Season 285: Sam Eagan ------Assistant Director of Player Development: Oklahoma State Wrestling Individual McCade Ford (Wyoming ‘13) Fourth Season Rankings Lineup rerflective of those who competed at Big 12 Championship. Week of March 12 Rankings FLOW: Flowrestling, IM: Intermat, TOM: The Open Mat 125: Nick Piccininni 4 3 4 TR: Trackwrestling, NCAA: NCAA Coaches’ Panel 133: Kaid Brock 3 3 3 141: Dean Heil 1 1 1 Cowboys by Year 149: Geo Martinez 8 10 8 Seniors (6) - Archie Colgan, Bryce Meredith, Luke Paine, 157: Jonce Blaylock ------Chaz Polson, Kyle Pope, Ronnie Stevens 165: Chandler Rogers 5 6 4 174: Jacobe Smith 12 10 16 Juniors (5) - Branson Ashworth, Sam Eagan, Armon 184: Keegan Moore ------Fayyazi, Brock George, Cole Verner 197: Preston Weigel 4 8 -- 285: Derek White 8 8 11 Sophomores (7) - Drake Foster, Danny Gordon, Ben Hornickle, Dewey Krueger, Max Stevens, Doyle Trout, Cody Vigoren 2017-18 Wyoming Alphabetical Roster Freshmen (15) - Montorie Bridges, Anthony Capul, Name Year Weight Hometown (Last School) Cale Davidson, Kameron Flame, Kendall Frame, Dax Branson Ashworth Jr. 165 Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) Galloway, Hayden Hastings, Jaron Jensen, Carless Montorie Bridges RFr. 133 Altus, Okla. (Altus HS) Looney, Jed Loveless, Mark McConnell, Nate Moore, Anthony Capul Fr. 184 Garden Plain, Kans. (Andale HS) Hunter Mullins, Trent Olson, Casey Randles, Sam Turner Archie Colgan Sr. 157 Westminster, Colo. (Pomona HS) Cale Davidson Fr. 197 Wichita, Kan. (Goddard HS) Sam Eagan Jr. HWT Churchville, N.Y. (Churchville-Chili HS) Armon Fayyazi Jr. 165 Irvine, Calif. (Santa Ana College) Cowboys by Weight Drake Foster So. 125 Post Falls, Idaho (Post Falls HS) 125 - Drake Foster, Brock George, Mark McConnell, Trent Kameron Frame Fr. 149 Goddard, Kans. (Goddard HS) Olson, Doyle Trout, Cole Verner Kendall Frame Fr. 157 Goddard, Kans. (Goddard HS) 133 - Montorie Bridges, Max Stevens, Ronnie Stevens Dax Galloway Fr. 149 Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Central HS) 141 - Ben Hornickle, Bryce Meredith Brock George Jr. 125 Syracuse, Utah (Syracuse HS) 149 - Kameron Frame, Dax Galloway, Jaron Jensen, Jed Danny Gordon So. HWT Belen, N.M. (Belen HS) Loveless, Sam Turner Hayden Hastings Fr. 165 Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan HS) 157 - Archie Colgan, Kendall Frame, Dewey Krueger, Nate Ben Hornickle So. 141 Burlington, Wisc. (Burlington HS) Moore Jaron Jensen RFr. 149 South Jordan, Utah (Herriman HS) 165 - Branson Ashworth, Armon Fayyazi, Hayden Hastings Dewey Krueger So. 157 Gillett, Wisc. (Oconto Falls HS) 174 - Kyle Pope, Casey Randles Carless Looney Fr. 184 Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie HS) 184 - Anthony Capul, Carless Looney, Luke Paine, Chaz Jed Loveless Fr. 149 Payson, Utah (Payson HS) Polson Mark McConnell RFr. 125 Lander, Wyo. (Lander Valley HS) 197 - Cale Davidson, Cody Vigoren Bryce Meredith Sr. 141 Cheyenne, Wyo. (North Carolina State) Heavyweight - Sam Eagan, Danny Gordon, Hunter Mullins Nate Moore Fr. 157 Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford HS) Hunter Mullins RFr. HWT Puyallup, Wash. (Orting HS) * A number of wrestlers may compete at multiple weights. Trent Olson RFr. 125 Gillette, Wyo. (Wyoming Seminary Prep) Luke Paine Sr. 184 Billings, Mont. (Billings Senior HS) Chaz Polson Sr. 184 Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian HS) Kyle Pope Sr. 174 Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS) Casey Randles Fr. 174 Sandpoint, Idaho (Coeur D’Alene HS) Max Stevens So. 133 Oakdale, Calif. (Oakdale HS) Branch’s Year-by-Year Record Ronnie Stevens Sr. 133 Oakdale, Calif. (Oregon State) Year Overall Record Conference Record Doyle Trout So. 125 Waco, Neb. (Centennial HS) 2008-09 15-3 5-0 Sam Turner RFr. 149 Colo. Springs, Colo. (Discovery Canyon HS) 2009-10 12-3 6-0 Cole Verner Jr. 125 Green River, Wyo. (Western Wyoming CC) 2010-11 11-7 5-1 Cody Vigoren So. 197 Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens HS) 2011-12 10-3 6-0 GOWYO.COM 2012-13 9-6 4-1 2013-14 6-6 4-1 2014-15 11-4 4-1 2015-16 6-6 4-4 Totals 80-38 38-8 2017-18 Wyoming Cowboy Wrestling

Wyoming at Oregon State, Jan. 14, 2018 2017-18 Match by Match Results 197: No. 16 Corey Greigo tech. fall Cody Vigoren, 17-2 | OSU 5, UW 0 Wyoming at Nebraska, Nov. 17, 2017 285: No. 12 Amar Dhesi Hunter Mullins, 12-4 | OSU 9, UW 0 125: Kris Williams dec. Trent Olson, 9-4 | NEB 3, UW 0 125: No. 6 Ronnie Bresser decision Drake Foster, 4-2 | OSU 12, UW 0 133: Montorie Bridges dec. Brian Peska, 11-5 | NEB 3, UW 3 133: No. 7 Montorie Bridges major Devan Turner, 19-6 | OSU 12, UW 4 141: Bryce Meredith dec. Chad Red Jr., 10-5 | UW 6, NEB 3 141: No. 1 Bryce Meredith major Jack Hathaway, 10-2 | OSU 12, UW 8 149: Colton McCrystal dec. Sam Turner, 7-3 | UW 6, NEB 6 149: No. 19 Sam Turner major Kurt Mode, 11-2 | UW 12, OSU 12 157: Tyler Berger dec. Archie Colgan, 5-4 | NEB 9, UW 6 157: No. 10 Archie Colgan decision Hunter Willits, 3-1 | UW 15, OSU 12 165: Isaiah White dec. Branson Ashworth, 7-5 | NEB 12, UW 6 165: No. 14 Branson Ashworth tech. fall Rodney Williams, 16-0 | UW 20, OSU 12 174: Kyle Pope major Eric Engler, 15-6 | NEB 12, UW 12 174: Kyle Pope major Myles Terry, 16-5 | UW 24, OSU 12 184: Taylor Venz tech. fall Chaz Polson, 18-2 (5:29) | NEB 17, UW 10 184: Chaz Polson tech. fall Seth McLeod, 16-1 | UW 29, OSU 12 197: Eric Shcultz dec. Cody Vigoren, 7-3 | NEB 20, UW 10 285: David Jensen tech. fall Hunter Mullins, 17-2 (7:00) | NEB 25, UW 10 Wyoming at South Dakota State, Jan. 18, 2018 149: No. 19 Sam Turner dec. Colten Carlson, 3-0 | UW 3, SDSU 0 Wyoming at Iowa State, Dec. 9, 2017 157: No. 12 Archie Colgan dec. No. 10 Luke Silverberg, 5-3 | UW 6, SDSU 0 125: Jakob Allison fall Trent Olson (3:48) | UW 0, ISU 6 165: No. 14 Branson Ashworth major dec. Zach Carlson, 11-3 | UW 10, SDSU 0 133: Montorie Bridges dec. Ian Parker, 4-3 | UW 3, ISU 6 174: No. 9 David Kocer major dec. Kyle Pope, 9-1 | UW 10, SDSU 4 141: Bryce Meredith fall Kanen Storr (1:11) | UW 9, ISU 6 184: Martin Mueller fall Chaz Polson (2:49) | UW 10, SDSU 10 149: Jarrett Degen dec. Sam Turner, 7-3 | UW 9, ISU 9 197: No. 11 Nate Rotert major dec. Cody Vigoren, 13-1 | SDSU 14, UW 10 157: Chase Straw dec. Archie Colgan, 4-3 | UW 9, ISU 12 285: Alex Macki dec. Sam Eagan, 3-1 | SDSU 17, UW 10 165: Branson Ashworth major Colton DiBlasi, 9-1 | UW 13, ISU 12 125: Connor Brown dec. Drake Foster, 8-6 | SDSU 20, UW 10 174: Kyle Pope tech. fall Hank Swalla, 20-4, 5:11 | UW 18, ISU 12 184: Chaz Polson dec. Dane Pestano, 6-5 | UW 21, ISU 12 133: No. 5 Montorie Bridges tech. fall Tyler Pieper, 22-7 | SDSU 20, UW 15 197: Cody Vigoren dec. Sm Colbray, TB-1 8-5 | UW 24, ISU 12 141: No. 1 Bryce Meredith dec. No. 1 Seth Gross, 4-2 | SDSU 20, UW 18 285: Marcus Harrington dec. Hunter Mullins, 5-3 | UW 24, ISU 15 Wyoming at North Dakota State, Jan. 20, 2018 UW 24, ISU 14: ISU deducted one team point. 125: Paul Bianchi major Drake Foster, 13-5 | NDSU 4, UW 0 133: #5 Montorie Bridges major #24 Cam Sykora, 14-4 | UW 4, NDSU 4 Wyoming v. Oklahoma State, Dec. 19, 2017 - Cheyenne, Wyo. 141: #1 Bryce Meredith tech. fall Nico Colunga, 18-3 | UW 9, NDSU 4 149: Sam Turner dec. over Geo Martinez, 4-3 | UW 3, OSU 0 157: Archie Colgan dec. over Jonce Blaylock, 3-1 | UW 6, OSU 0 149: #19 Sam Turner dec. Kyle Gliva, 6-3 | UW 12, NDSU 4 165: Branson Ashworth dec. over Chandler Rogers, 5-2 | UW 9, OSU 0 157: #14 Clay Ream dec. #12 Archie Colgan, 4-3 | UW 12, NDSU 7 174: Jacobe Smith dec. over Kyle Pope, 8-7 | UW 9, OSU 3 165: #16 Branson Ashworth dec. #19 Andrew Fogarty, 2-0 | UW 15, NDSU 7 184: Keegan Moore dec. over Chaz Polson, 8-7 | UW 9, OSU 6 174: Kyle Pope dec. Charley Popp, 11-10 | UW 18, NDSU 7 197: Preston Weigel tech. fall over Cody Vigoren, 15-0 | OSU 11, UW 9 184: Chaz Polson tech. fall Cole Witzig, 18-2 | UW 23, NDSU 7 285: Derek White tech. fall over Hunter Mullins, 17-2 (5:22) | OSU 16, UW 9 197: Dewey Krueger fall Cordell Eaton (1:42) | UW 29, NDSU 7 125: Nick Piccininni major dec. over Drake Foster, 14-1 | OSU 20, UW 9 285: Sam Eagan dec. Daniel Stibral, 3-2 | UW 32, NDSU 6* 133: Montorie Bridges dec. over Kaid Brock, 11-10 | OSU 20, UW 12 (*NDSU deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct) 141: Bryce Meredith dec. over Dean Heil in OT, 2-1 | OSU 20, UW 15 Wyoming v. Fresno State, Jan. 27, 2018 Wyoming at North Carolina, Jan. 5, 2018 - UNC Duals 125: Drake Foster fall Sean Williams (6:20) | UW 6-0 149: Troy Heilmann dec. Sam Turner, 5-2 | UNC 3, UW 0 133: Montorie Bridges fall Trevor Williams (1:39) |UW 12-0 157: Archie Colgan dec. Kennedy Monday, 4-1 | UW 3, UNC 3 141: Bryce Meredith fall Chris DeLoza (2:39) |UW 18-0 165: Branson Ashworth tech. fall Clay Lautt, 15-0 | UW 8, UNC 3 149: Kristian Olivas decision Sam Turner | UW 18-3 174: Kyle Pope major Adis Radoncic, 14-6 | UW 12, UNC 3 157: Archie Colgan technical fall Greg Gaxiola | UW 23-3 184: Chip Ness major. Chaz Polson, 11-3 | UW 12, UNC 7 165: Branson Ashworth major Isaiah Holt |UW 27-3 197: Danny Chaid major Cody Vigoren, 8-0 | UW 12, UNC 11 174: Kyle Pope fall Dominic Kincaid (1:46) |UW 33-3 285: Cory Daniel dec. Sam Eagan, 3-1 | UNC 14, UW 12 184: Dewey Krueger decision Richie Brandt |UW 36-3 125: James Szymanski dec. Drake Foster, 11-4 | UNC 17, UW 12 197: Luke Paine major Josh Hokit | UW 40-3 133: Montorie Bridges dec. Zach Sherman, 5-1 | UNC 17, UW 15 285: AJ Nevills decision Sam Eagan | UW 40-6 141: Bryce Meredith fall Dalton Macri (1:54) | UW 21, UNC 17 Wyoming v. Oklahoma, Feb. 4, 2018 Wyoming v. Duke, Jan. 5, 2018 - UNC Duals 184: Chaz Polson tech. fall over Matthew Waddell, 16-0 UW 5, OU 0 149: Sam Turner dec. Brandon Leynaud, 6-0 | UW 3, DUKE 0 197: Dixon dec. over Luke Paine, 4-2 | UW 5, OU 3 157: Archie Colgan dec. Mitch Finesilver, TB-1 3-2 | UW 6, Duke 0 285: Sam Eagan dec. over Connor Webb, 8-4 | UW 8, OU 3 165: Branson Ashworth major Zach Finesilver, 12-1 | UW 10, Duke 0 125: Moody dec. over Drake Foster, 1-3 | UW 8, OU 6 174: Dewey Krueger forfeit Duke | UW 16, DUKE 0 133: Montorie Bridges major dec. over Rubio, 11-1 | UW 12, OU 6 184: Kyle Pope tech. fall Kaden Russell, 18-2 | UW 21, DUKE 0 141: Bryce Meredith tech. fall Mike Longo, 19-3 | UW 17, OU 6 197: Alex Schenk dec. Cody Vigoren, 9-5 | UW 21, Duke 3 149: Sam Turner dec. over Davion Jeffries, 8-7 | UW 20, OU 6 285: Jacob Kasper major Hunter Mullins, 12-3 | UW 21, Duke 7 157: Archie Colgan dec. over Justin Thomas, 4-1 | UW 23, OU 6 125: Drake Foster dec. Thayer Atkins, 8-3 | UW 24, Duke 7 133: Montorie Bridges major Josh Finesilver, 19-9 | UW 28, Duke 7 165: Branson Ashworth dec. over Dawaylon Barnes, 8-4 | UW 26, OU 6 141: Bryce Meredith fall Jeremiah Reitz (1:47)| UW 34, Duke 7 174: Yoanse Mejias dec. over Kyle Pope, 3-8 | UW 26, OU 9 Wyoming v. Utah Valley, Feb. 9, 2018 Wyoming v. Army, Jan. 5, 2018 - UNC Duals 149: Sam Turner fall Taylor Brown (2:25) | UW 6, Army 0 141: Meredith fall (3:56) over Findlay | UW 6, UVU 0 157: Archie Colgan dec. Luke Weiland, 9-7 | UW 9, Army 0 149: Turner fall (4:37) over Ontiveros | UW 12, UVU 0 165: Branson Ashworth tech. fall Beau Guffey, 17-2 | UW 14, Army 0 157: Colgan tech. fall over Lofthouse 16-1 | UW 17, UVU 0 174: Ben Harvey dec. Kyle Pope, 9-6 | UW 14, Army 3 165: Ashworth winner by forfeit | UW 23, UVU 0 184: Chaz Polson dec. Noah Stewart, 7-1 | UW 17, Army 3 174: Bastian maj. dec. over Kreuger 10-2 | UW 23, UVU 4 197: Cody Vigoren major Alex Hopkins, 12-1 | UW 21, Army 3 184: Polson dec. over Jantzer 8-6 | UW 26, UVU 4 285: Sam Eagan tech. Robert Heald, 17-2 | UW 26, Army 3 197: Paine dec. over Orndorff 3-2 | UW 29, UVU 4 125: Drake Foster dec. Trey Chalifoux, 3-2 | UW 29, Army 3 285: Eagan dec. over Dennison 7-6 | UW 32, UVU 4 133: Montorie Bridges dec. Lane Peters, 10-4 | UW 33, Army 3 125: Foster dec. over Jensen 11-5 | UW 35, UVU 4 141: Bryce Meredith fall Austin Harry (1:07) | UW 38, Army 3 133: Bridges dec. over Lloren 8-4 | 38, UVU 4

Wyoming v. American, Jan. 5, 2018 - UNC Duals Wyoming v. Northern Colorado, Feb. 10, 2018 149: Michael Sprague dec. Sam Turner, 5-2 | AU 3, UW 0 197: Paine injury default win over Seely | UW 6, UNC 0 157: Dewey Krueger dec. Eric Hong, 9-2 | UW 3, AU 3 285: Eagan dec. over Winters, 6-3 | UW 9, UNC 0 165: Branson Ashworth tech. fall Anthony Kowasch, 18-3 | UW 8, AU 3 125: Foster fall (6:37) over Cannon | UW 15, UNC 0 174: Kyle Pope dec. Mike Eckhart, 12-8 UW 11, AU 3 133: Montoya maj. dec. over Stevens, 2-11 | UW 15, UNC 4 184: Chaz Polson tech. fall Connor Allhouse, 16-0 | UW 16, AU 3 141: Meredith fall (2:10) over Polkowske | UW 21, UNC 4 197: Jeric Kasunic dec. Cody Vigoren, 6-0 | UW 16, AU 6 149: Turner tech. fall (6:48) over Lamb | UW 26, UNC 4 285: Brett Dempsey major Sam Eagan, 10-2 | UW 16, AU 10 157: Colgan dec. over Kinn, 6-3 | UW 29, UNC 4 125: Drake Foster dec. Gage Curry, 7-4 | UW 19, AU 10 165: Ashworth dec. over Torres, 8-1 | UW 32, UNC 4 133: Montorie Bridges major Josh Terao, 10-2 | UW 23, AU 10 174: Pope dec. over Bogulski, 8-2 | UW 35, UNC 0 141: Bryce Meredith tech. fall Jack Mutchnik, 19-3 | UW 28, AU 10 184: Polson dec. over Gabel, 5-1 | UW 38, UNC 4 Wyoming v. CSU Bakersifeld, Jan. 12, 2018 Wyoming at Air Force, Feb.16, 2018 165: Ashworth Tech Fall over Thalin, 19-2 | UW 5, CSUB 0 149: Ben Hornickle fall Dane Robbins, 2:32 | UW 6, AF 0 174: Pope Tech Fall over Battisto, 21-5 | UW 10, CSUB 0 157: Archie Colgan dec. Alex Mossing, 8-3 | UW 9, AF 0 184: Ducharme dec. over Polson, 13-6 | UW 10, CSUB 3 165: Branson Ashworth major Alex Lopouchanski, 9-0 | UW 13, AF 0 197: Williams Dec. over Vigoren, 8-3 | UW 10, CSUB 6 174: Kyle Pope dec. Michael Billingsley, 8-5 | UW 16, AF 0 285: Eagan Dec. over Penyacsek, 6-0 | UW 13, CSUB 6 184: Chaz Polson major Zen Ikehara, 13-0 | UW 20, AF 0 125: Foster Major Dec. over Mendez, 16-7 | UW 17, CSUB 6 197: Luke Paine major Casey Jumps, 10-1 | UW 24, AF 0 133: Bridges dec. over Nickell, 7-4 | UW 20, CSUB 6 285: Matt Wagner dec. Sam Eagan, 3-2 | UW 24, AF 3 141: Meredith dec. over Rohlfing, 7-3 | UW 23, CSUB 6 125: Drake Foster dec. Drew Romero, 6-3 | UW 27, AF 3 149: Turner Tech Fall over Tonge, 17-1 UW 28, CSUB 6 133: Montorie Bridges win via forfeit Air Force | UW 33, AF 3 157: Hammond Dec. over Krueger, 1-0 | UW 28, CSUB 9 141: Bryce Meredith major Alex Opal, 13-5 | UW 37, AF 3 GOWYO.COM 2017-18 Wyoming Cowboy Wrestling

Head Coach Mark Branch The 2017-18 season was the tenth for Mark Branch at Wyoming. With the win at Air Force on Feb. 16, he became the fourth coach in UW history to earn at least 100 wins. Branch has raised the expectations of Cowboy Wrestling to new heights. He’s upped the profile of Wyo- ming Wrestling and brought the program notoriety and name recognition with levels of success rarely seen in the program’s history. With 100 dual wins and a 78-percent win rate within the conference ranks, Branch has established the Cowboys as the team to beat year in and year out. Branch has compiled a 49-14 mark against conference foes. Wyoming earned 13 dual victories in 2017-18, which is tied for fourth most in a single season in Cowboy history. Additionally, Wyoming’s .813 winning percentage was the sixth-best team-winning percentage in one season. Bryce Meredith (141 pounds) and Archie Colgan (157 pounds) became the first Cowboys to win Big 12 titles, as they led UW to a fourth-place finish at the conference tournament. In its second season as a member of the Big 12 conference, Wyoming finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships after Branch led the team to a 7-8 overall dual record mark and 4-4 record in conference action. He led five Pokes to Nationals after the conference tournament. Meredith became UW’s second finalist at Big 12s, while Drew Templeman, Branson Ashworth, Cole Mendenhall and Colgan joined Meredith in earning a spot for the NCAA Championships. It was the first trip to Nationals for Mendenhall, Colgan and Ashworth. UW brought home its 19th top-25 finish as it tied for 21st at the NCAA Championships. Led by Meredith, the junior earned his second consecutive All-American status. Meredith finished fourth at 141-pounds for the Brown and Gold. His fourth-place finish was the 16th top-four finish for a Cowboy wrestler all-time at NCAAs. The Cowboys placed seven team members on the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling team. Meredith, Tanner Miller, Luke Paine, Kyle Pope and Brandon Tribble earned first team honors, while Templeman and Nate Shaw earned second team recognition for the Brown and Gold. Branch led the Pokes to a 6-6 overall dual record in its first season as a member of the Big 12 conference. He guided three competitors to the 2016 NCAA Championship inside the iconic Madison Square Garden, as two of the Cow- boys received seeds to this season’s championship with one Poke being unseeded. Tanner Harms earned his second trip to NCAAs, while Meredith and Templeman made their first trips for UW. Meredith fell in the 141-pound final’s match, but became the first Cowboy to wrestle in the finals since ReeseAndy in 1996. In 2014-15, he led the Pokes to a 11-4 overall dual record including a seven-dual winning streak. He led six Cow- boys to the NCAA tournament and ad nine wrestlers earn All-WWC honors. He also guided Shane Woods to his third NCAA West Regional/WWC Championship. Currently, 54 Cowboys have been named All-Conference under Branch and he has sent 37 qualfiers to the NCAA Championship. Branch is currently fourth all-time in dual wins at Wyoming. His 11 dual wins was the fifth time he has had double-digit dual wins in his career at UW. In 2013-14, he helped bring the Pokes back from a 1-6 start in dual action to finish 6-6 overall, but more importantly, 4-1 in WWC duals to win the regular-season title. The Cowboys knocked off 19th-ranked North Dakota State in the season finale to win the crown. In tournament action, UW brought home two Reno Tournament of Champions titles and placed two at the Las Vegas Invitational. Beginning the postseason in the West Regional, UW claimed three more weight-class crowns to up Branch’s total to 23 in six seasons. The Pokes were second in the event, as the squad has placed first or second in each of the previous six years. Currently, 45 Cowboys have been named to the All-WWC squad. With Branch’s help, senior Joe LeBlanc capped off a stellar career in 2012, earning four All-America nods, the first wrestler in UW history to do so. That same season, UW finished 19th in the team standings in 2012, the first top-20 finish for the Pokes since 1996. The dual season was a successful one, as the Cowboys were 10-3 and a 6-0 in WWC action. Wyoming won its third-straight West Regional tournament team title as four Wyoming wrestlers won titles. In 2010-11, Branch had a stellar campaign. After spending the season ranked in the top 20 in the nation, Wyoming won its second consecutive West Regional title with five individual titles. Branch was named Western Wrestling Conference Coach of the Year at the event for a second time in his career. Branch also helped six Cowboys earn berths to the NCAA Championships. Shane Onufer (165) and LeBlanc (184) earned All-America honors by placing fifth and sixth, respectively, to lead Wyoming to a 28th-place team finish. The Cowboys compiled an 11-7 overall dual mark and 5-1 in the WWC. UW’s lone dual loss in WWC action came against Northern Iowa. In 2009-10, Branch directed the Cowboy wrestlers to the West Regional team title over 24-time defending champion Northern Iowa. The come-from-behind champion- ship was Wyoming’s first-ever West Regional team title and UW’s first tournament conference championship team since 1992. Four UW wrestlers went to the NCAA Championships, as LeBlanc went on to finish fourth at the event to earn his second All-America accolade and was named the WWC Wrestler of the Year. The Cowboys finished 33rd and Branch was named the 2010 West Region Coach of the Year by Wyoming also had a successful dual season in 2009-10, winning the WWC regular- season dual title for the second-straight year with an overall season record to 12-3 and a WWC record of 6-0. The Pokes ended the regular season 25th in the nation in the National Wrestling Coaches’ Association/USA Today Coaches Poll. UW had seven wrestlers earn All-WWC honors. On July 14, 2008, Branch was selected as the 14th head coach in the history of the University of Wyoming Wrestling program. Branch’s first season guiding the Cow- boys (2008-09) signaled an immediate turnaround for the program. UW earned a share of the WWC regular-season dual title with a 5-0 record. At the West Regional tournament, Wyoming finished second with four champions and sent four Cowboys to the NCAA Championships, where LeBlanc finished fifth to become the first freshman in UW wrestling history to earn All-America honors. Following his first season at UW, Branch was named WWC Coach of the Year, the West Region Coach of the Year by D1CW and the Top Rookie Coach in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News. Branch also oversaw a squad which earned nine All-WWC honors in 2008-09, the most of any WWC member institution. He was nominated by his peers to be a part of the 2009 National Wrestling Coaches Association Leadership Academy Class. Branch came to Wyoming from Oklahoma State University where he was the associate head wrestling coach for six years, as well as a four-time NCAA finalist as a student-athlete. He was a part of five NCAA team championships as a coach and student-athlete at OSU. As a college wrestler, Branch was a member of OSU’s 1994 NCAA Championship team, and served on the coaching staff for OSU’s 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 NCAA titles. While competing for OSU, Branch was a four-time NCAA All-American (1994-97), four-time NCAA national finalist (1994-97), two-time NCAA national champion at 167 pounds (1994 and `97) and a two-time national freestyle All-American (1998 and `99). In 1997, he was named the Big XII Athlete of the Year, OSU Student-Athlete of the Year and the top graduating senior for OSU wrestling. He was a four-time NWCA Academic All-American, received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and a Big XII Post-Graduate Scholarship. As a member of the OSU coaching staff, Branch was named the NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2004. He helped coach Career coaching record: OSU to seven Big XII Championships, four NCAA Championships and three Dual Team Championships. He was named the 2008-09: 15-3 (5-0 WWC) Associate Head Coach at OSU in 2002 and served as an assistant coach for five years prior. He coached 57 All-Americans and 16 NCAA champions. He was instrumental in the recruiting of student-athletes to Stillwater, as well as organizing fundraising 2009-10: 12-3 (6-0 WWC) projects, promotional strategies and assisting in public relations functions with student-athletes. 2010-11: 11-7 (5-1 WWC) 2011-12: 10-3 (6-0 WWC) He has coached at the U.S. Nationals and World/Olympic Team Trials. Branch earned his bachelor of science degree in second- 9-6 (4-1 WWC) ary education from Oklahoma State in 1997 and earned his master of science degree in athletic administration from OSU in 2012-13: 2000. A native of Newkirk, Okla., he and his wife Susan have a daughter, Maggie Belle, and a son, Mason Layne. 2013-14: 6-6 (4-1 WWC) 2014-15: 11-4 (4-1 WWC) 2015-16: 6-6 (4-4 Big 12) 2016-17: 7-8 (4-4 Big 12) 2017-18: 13-3 (7-2 Big 12) Total: 100-49, 49-14 Conference

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Branson Ashworth Montorie Bridges Anthony Capul Archie Colgan Cale Davidson Sam Eagan Armon Fayyazi Jr. • 165 RFr. • 133 Fr. • 184 Sr. • 157 Fr. • 197 Jr. • HWT Jr. • 165 Spanish Fork, Utah Altus, Okla. Garden Plain, Kan. Westminster, Colo. Wichita, Kan. Churchville, N.Y. Irvine, Calif.

Drake Foster Kameron Frame Kendall Frame Dax Galloway Brock George Danny Gordon Hayden Hastings So. • 125 Fr. • 149 Fr. • 157 Fr. • 149 Jr. • 125 So. • HWT Fr. • 165 Post Falls, Idaho Goddard, Kan. Goddard, Kan. Omaha, Neb. Syracuse, Utah Belen, N.M. Sheridan, Wyo.

Ben Hornickle Jaron Jensen Dewey Krueger Carless Looney Jed Loveless Mark McConnell Bryce Meredith So. • 141 RFr. • 149 So. • 157 Fr. • 184 Fr. • 149 RFr. • 125 Sr. • 141 Burlington, Wisc. South Jordan, Utah Gillett, Wisc. Laramie, Wyo. Payson, Utah Lander, Wyo. Cheyenne, Wyo.

Nate Moore Hunter Mullins Trent Olson Luke Paine Chaz Polson Kyle Pope Casey Randles Fr. • 157 RFr. • HWT RFr. • 125 Sr. • 184 Sr. • 184 Sr. • 174 Fr. • 174 Weatherford, Texas Puyallup, Wash. Gillette, Wyo. Billings, Mont. Higlands Ranch, Colo. Bakesfield, Calif. Sandpoint, Idaho

Max Stevens Ronnie Stevens Doyle Trout Sam Turner Cole Verner Cody Vigoren So. • 133 RFr. • 125 Sr. • 133 RFr. • 149 Jr. • 125 Jr. • 197 Oakdale, Calif. Waco, Neb. Oakdale, Calif. Colorado Springs, Colo. Green River, Wyo. Lake Stevens, Wash.

Mark Branch Ethan Kyle Teyon Ware McCade Ford Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Director of Player Development

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2017-18 Records USA TODAY/NWCA/DIVISION I INTERMAT TOURNAMENT COACHES POLL (Feb. 20) RANKINGS - (March 6) Overall Wins School 2017-18 Record School Points 1. Branson Ashworth 34-4 1. Penn State (16) 14-0 1. Ohio State 140 2. Montorie Bridges 32-4 2. Ohio State 14-1 2. Penn State 128.5 3. Archie Colgan 32-7 3. Missouri 19-0 3. Missouri 101.5 4. Bryce Meredith 29-1 4. Michigan 11-3 4. Michigan 81.5 Chaz Polson 30-11 5. Oklahoma State 13-2 5. NC State 72.5 6. NC State 15-2 6. Iowa 71 Pins 7. Iowa 12-3 7. Lehigh 69.5 1. Bryce Meredith 11 8. Lehigh 12-3 8. Virginia Tech 62 Jed Loveless 7 9. Arizona State 11-3 9. Oklahoma State 58 3. Montorie Bridges 6 10. Virginia Tech 14-3 10. Arizona State 56.5 Casey Randles 6 11. Cornell 13-2 11. Cornell 44.5 5. Chaz Polson 5 12. SDSU 13-2 12. Illinois 42 Cale Davidson 5 13. Nebraska 10-4 13. Wyoming 41.5 Drake Foster 5 14. Wyoming 13-3 14. SDSU 41 15. Northern Iowa 6-5 15. Rutgers 31 Technical Falls 16. Illinois 7-4 16. Northwestern 21 1. Branson Ashworth 11 17. Northwestern 11-4 17. Nebraska 20.5 2. Chaz Polson 9 18. Minnesota 10-8 18. Duke 20 3. Sam Turner 6 19. Rutgers 8-7 19. Minnesota 19.5 Kyle Pope 5 20. Central Michigan 8-6 20. Northern Iowa 19 5. Archie Colgan 3 21. Purdue 9-7 21. North Carolina 18.5 Ben Hornickle 3 22. Wisconsin 7-5 22. Lock Haven 18 Casey Randles 3 23. Lock Haven 12-4 23. Oregon State 17.5 24. North Carolina 9-11 24. Rider 15 25. Drexel 12-4 25. Central Michigan 14.5 Major Decisions 1. Montorie Bridges 8 2. Archie Colgan 7 TrackWrestling Rankings (March 5) 3. Branson Ashworth 6 School Team Pts 5. Chaz Polson 4 1. Ohio State 140 Kyle Pope 4 2. Penn State 128.5 6. Bryce Meredith 3 3. Missouri 101.5 Kameron Frame 3 4. Michigan 81.5 Hayden Hastings 3 5. NC State 72.5 Jaron Jensen 3 6. Iowa 71 7. Lehigh 69.5 Dual Points 8. Virginia Tech 62 1. Bryce Meredith 86 9. Oklahoma State 58 2. Branson Ashworth 75 10. Arizona State 56.5 3. Montorie Bridges 70 11. Cornell 44.5 4. Chaz Polson 56 12. Illinois 42 5. Sam Turner 53 13. Wyoming 41.5 14. SDSU 41 15. Rutgers 31 16. Northwestern 21 17. Nebraska 20.5 18. Duke 20 19. Minnesota 19.5 20. Northern Iowa 19 21. North Carolina 18.5 22. Lock Haven 18 23. Oregon State 17.5 24. Rider 15 25. Central Michigan 14.5

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WYOMING WRESTLING RECORDS 2017-18 UW Dual Breakdown Career Victories at Wyoming Overall record 13-3 Name Wins Years Record vs. Big 12 7-2 1. Joe LeBlanc 147 2008-12 2. Ron Whitman 140 1981-85 Record at Home 5-0 3. Shane Onufer 139 2008-12 4. Mike McNaney 138 1981-86 Record on the Road 5-2 Mike Hamel Sr. 138 1982-86 Record at Neutral Sites 3-1 6. Joe DeCamillis 121 1982-86 Dave Myers 121 1989-92 Record vs. Top 25 3-3 8. Alfonso Hernandez 120 2008-13 9. Michael Martinez 116 2008-12 10. Chris Bell 114 1979-83 2017-18 UW Season Records 11. Tyler Cox 112 2010-15 12. Jimmy London 111 1976-81 vs. Dual vs. 13. Archie Colgan 110 2014-17 Starters Overall Dual Big 12 Pts. Ranked Pins TF MD Career Reese Andy 110 1992-96 Drake Foster (125) 19-12 8-6 4-4 35 0-2 5 0 3 41-17 15. Brad Steele 109 2000-03 Montorie Bridges (133) 32-4 15-0 8-0 70 3-2 6 1 8 32-4 16. Andy McCulley 104 2011-15 17. Lonnie Currier 101 1980-85 Bryce Meredith (141) 29-1 16-0 9-0 86 10-1 11 3 3 90-14 Shane Woods 101 2011-15 Sam Turner (149) 26-15 10-5 6-2 53 3-3 4 6 2 26-15 19. Tom Hickenlooper 100 1992-96 Archie Colgan (157) 32-7 11-3 7-2 47 2-5 2 3 7 110-39 20. Larry Deal 98 1976-80 Branson Ashworth (165) 34-4 15-1 9-0 75 2-2 4 11 6 86-17 Kyle Pope (174) 23-12 11-3 5-2 51 1-4 2 5 4 71-47 Chaz Polson (184) 30-11 9-5 6-2 56 1-2 5 9 4 68-43 Fastest Falls All-Time Luke Paine (197) 4-3 4-1 4-1 17 0-0 0 0 2 36-32 Name Fastest Pin Year Sam Eagan (285) 14-13 6-5 4-3 26 0-1 0 1 2 29-21 1. Nathan Hoehn 0:08 1996 2. Max Stevens 0:10 2016 Trent Olson (125) 11-8 0-2 0-1 0 0-0 1 1 0 11-8 3. Steven Schenk 0:13 1999 Brock George (125) 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 1-4 Mike Hamel 0:13 1984 Bob Steele 0:13 1975 Mark McConnell (125) 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1-4 6. Tawn Argeris 0:15 1986 Doyle Trout (125) 6-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 12-11 7. Ben Hornickle 0:16 2016 Cole Verner (125) 10-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0 0 10-3 Mike Hamel 0:16 1983 Max Stevens (133) 8-9 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 8-9 Kelly Wilson 0:16 1979 Ronnie Stevens (133) 11-6 0-1 0-1 0 0-1 1 0 1 45-27 10. Kyle Pope 0:17 2014 Reese Andy 0:17 1995 Ben Hornickle (149) 14-8 1-0 1-0 6 0-0 5 3 2 27-12 Kameron Frame (157) 8-6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 3 0 3 8-6 Career Pins Kendall Frame (149) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 Name Pins Years Jaron Jensen (149) 11-7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0 3 11-7 1. Mike Hamel 61 1982-86 Jed Loveless (157) 16-9 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 7 0 2 16-9 2. Mark Voloshin 42 1986-90 3. John Bragg 41 1981-86 Dewey Krueger (157) 15-7 4-2 2-1 15 0-1 3 2 0 25-10 4. Joe LeBlanc 39 2008-12 Nate Moore (157) 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 1 2-6 Jimmy London 39 1976-81 Armon Fayyazi (165) 4-6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 0 4-6 6. Cody Westbrook 36 1975-80 Hayden Hastings (165) 17-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 4 1 3 17-2 7. Jim Kysor 35 1973-77 Casey Randles (174) 16-5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 6 3 2 16-5 8. Shane Onufer 34 2008-12 Paul Reed 34 1974-77 Anthony Capul (184) 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-2 Andy McCulley 34 2011-15 Carless Looney (184) 11-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0 1 11-4 11. Wes Gasner 33 1982-84 Cale Davidson (197) 13-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 5 0 0 13-1 Cody Vigoren (197) 7-12 2-7 1-2 7 0-4 2 0 2 15-19 Danny Gordon (285) 6-6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 16-13 Hunter Mullins (285) 7-14 0-5 0-2 0 0-3 1 0 0 7-14

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Montorie Bridges 2017-18: Bridges has had a strong redshirt freshman campaign Redshirt Freshman - 133 Pounds for the Pokes. In and out of the rankings early in the season, Bridges really hit the scene by knocking off No. 3 Kaid Brock of Altus, Okla. (Altus HS) Oklahoma State in Cheyenne on Dec. 19. He has been ranked within the top-15 ever since. He has seven wins against ranked Career Record opponents this season, and most recently brought home third 2016-17: Redshirted place from the Big 12 Championship. 2017-18: 32-4 (6 falls) Total: 32-4 (6 falls) On Thursday, Bridges, the No. 8 seed, will face Ben Thornton (Purdue) in the opening round. Thornton is also competing in 2017-18 Results his first NCAA Championships. He was one of five at-large bids Date Wgt. Opponent Result Record at 133 pounds. He took eighth at the Big Ten Championships Cowboy Open (Laramie, Wyo.) - 2nd Place 11/4 133 Quintel Fuchs (Unattached) W, F, 1:06 1-0 and has a 26-11 record. 11/4 133 Drake Foster (Wyoming) W, D, 5-2 2-0 11/4 133 Rico Montoya (UNC) L, F, 5:00 2-1 2016-17: Bridges opened the 2016-17 season with seven UNC Open (Greeley, Colo.) - 1st Place straight victories for the Brown and Gold. He won the Cowboy 11/11 133 Michael McDaniel (CSU-Mesa) W, MD, 20-6 3-1 11/11 133 Isaac Jimenez (Air Force) W, Med. For. 4-1 Open and took second place at the UNC Open. He then went 11/11 133 Rico Montoya (UNC) W, D, 12-7 5-1 on to capture the Northwest Open title. In his first 14 wins, ten Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.) of them were bonus point victories. Bridges placed second at 11/17 133 Brian Peska W, D, 11-5 6-1 the Bob Smith Open with a 4-1 record. In late April, Bridges Cliff Keen Invite (Las Vegas) 12/1 133 Lane Peters (Army) W, TF, 21-1 7-1 was one of three Pokes to place at the UWW Junior Nationals. 12/1 133 Steve Polakowski (Minnesota) W, D, 5-2 8-1 He took third at 60 KG and totaled eight wins in a row following 12/1 133 No. 9 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) L, D, 8-6 8-2 a first round loss to 2016 UWW World Silver medalist V. Arujau 12/1 133 Josh Finesilver (Duke) W, F, 0:51 9-2 of New York. 12/1 133 Dresdan Smith (CMU) W, MD, 12-4 10-2 12/2 133 Austin Desanto (Drexel) L, D, 7-3 10-3 Iowa State (Ames, Iowa) High School: Bridges is a two-time High School All-America 12/9 133 No. 20 Ian Parker W, D, 4-3 11-3 selection and a four-time placer at the Oklahoma State Cham- Reno Tournament of Champions - First Place pionships. He placed fourth at the Fargo Junior Freestyle and 12/17 133 Austin Dodson (Providence) W, F, 2:15 12-3 12/17 133 Chris Sandoval (unattached) W, F, 5:47 13-3 seventh at the USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals. Bridges was 12/17 133 McGwire Midkiff (NDSU) W, MD, 13-5 14-3 a two-time state champ, a three-time Oklahoma National Dual 12/17 133 Jamel Morris (NC State) W, D, 12-5 15-3 Team member and four-time Geary Champion. His high school 12/17 133 No. 26 Tariq Wilson (NC State) W, D, 10-4 16-3 record was an impressive 175-9. Oklahoma State (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 12/19 133 No. 3 Kaid Brock W, D, 11-10 17-3 North Carolina - North Carolina Duals Personal: Montorie is the son of Ulysees III and Christie Bridg- 1/5 133 No. 19 Zach Sherman W, D, 5-1 18-3 es. He was born in Altus, Okla., and is studying criminal justice Duke - North Carolina Duals at UW. 1/5 133 Josh Finesilver W, MD, 19-9 19-3 Army - North Carolina Duals 1/5 133 Lane Peters W, D, 10-4 20-3 American - North Carolina Duals 1/5 133 No. 4 Josh Terao W, MD, 10-2 21-3 CSU Bakersfield 1/12 133 No. 24 Sean Nickell W, D, 7-4 22-3 Oregon State 1/14 133 Devan Turner W, MD, 19-6 23-3 South Dakota State 1/18 133 Tyler Pieper W, TF, 22-7 24-3 North Dakota State 1/20 133 No. 24 Cam Sykora W, MD, 14-4 25-3 Fresno State 1/27 133 Trevor Williams W, F, 1:39 26-3 Oklahoma 2/4 133 Jake Rubio W, MD, 11-1 27-3 Utah Valley 2/9 133 Durbin Lloren W, D, 8-4 28-3 Air Force 2/12 133 Void W, Forfeit 29-3 Big 12 Championship - 3rd Place 3/4 133 Durbin Lloren (Utah Valley) W, F, 4:51 30-3 3/4 133 No. 4 Kaid Brock (OSU) L, D, 6-2 30-4 3/5 133 Rico Monotya (UNC) W, D, 8-4 31-4 3/5 133 Matt Schmitt (WV) W, D, 2-1 32-4 W-L Dual vs. Big 12 vs. Ranked Pins TF MD 32-4 15-0 8-0 7-2 6 1 7

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Bryce Meredith 2017-18: Meredith has been nothing short of impressive during his fi- Senior - 141 Pounds nal season wearing the Brown and Gold. The Cheyenne native has held the top spot at 141 pounds since December after defeating two- Cheyenne, Wyo. (NC State) time NCAA Champion Dean Heil for the first time. It snapped Heil’s Career Record 55-match winning streak. Also during that month, Meredith picked up 2014-15 (NC State): 15-7 wins against three-straight top-five opponents and has currently won 2015-16: 29-5 (6 falls) 25 consecutive matches. After defeating Heil once again in Tulsa, he 2016-17: 32-8 (12 falls) was joined by teammate Archie Colgan (157 pounds) as the first Cow- 2017-18: 29-1 (11 falls) boys to ever win Big 12 titles. Totals: 105-21 (29 falls) Meredith will enter the National Tournament as the top seed at 141 2017-18 Results pounds and will face Colton Schilling of Cal Poly. It will be the second Date Wgt. Opponent Result Record NCAA Championships for Schilling, who has a 14-5 record and cap- NWCA All-Star Classic (Princeton, N.J.) tured the Pac-12 title at 141 pounds a couple weeks ago. Meredith is 11/4 141 No. 2 Kevin Jack (NC State) * L, D, 8-7 0-0 the first Cowboy to enter Nationals as a top seed since Joe LeBlanc Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.) (184 pounds) in 2012. 11/17 141 #7 Chad Red W, D, 10-5 1-0 Cliff Keen Invite (Las Vegas) - Third Place 12/1 141 A.C. Headlee (North Carolina) W, MD, 14-3 2-0 2016-17: Meredith began his junior campaign by competing in the 12/1 141 Nikko Villareal (ASU) W, D, 4-0 3-0 NWCA All-Star Classic against Anthony Ashnualt of Rutgers. He was 12/1 141 #19 Kanen Storr (Iowa State) W, F, 2:04 4-0 just the seventh participant in Wyoming history. Meredith won the 12/2 141 #12 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) L, D, 4-2 SV-1 4-1 UNC Open going a perfect 5-0. All five wins came via bonus points. 12/2 141 #20 Mason Smith (CMU) W, D, 7-3 5-1 He opened the dual season with a pin over #13 Gabe Moreno of Iowa 12/2 141 #7 Chad Red (Nebraska) W, D, 5-3 6-1 State before taking second-place at the Cliff Keen Invite. He also took Iowa State (Ames, Iowa) second-place at Reno Tournament of Champions where he had four 12/9 141 #19 Kanen Storr W, F, 1:11 7-1 bonus point victories. Meredith earned a 6-5 decision over #15 Logan Reno Tournament of Champions - First Place Everett of Army West Point during the American Duals. He led UW 12/17 141 Brandon Hertz (Pacific) W, F, 0:27 8-1 to a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships where he claimed runner-up honors as he eased his way to the finals against #1 Dean 12/17 141 Josh Solomon (unattached) W, F, 1:24 9-1 Heil of Oklahoma State. At the NCAA Championships, he secured the 12/17 141 Zach Barnes (unattached) W, F, 1:48 10-1 second All-American status of his career with a fourth-place finish at 12/17 141 No. 5 Jaydin Eierrman (Missouri) W, D, 3-2 11-1 141 pounds. Meredith recorded three upsets at Nationals. He defeated 12/17 141 No. 2 Kevin Jack (NC State) W, D, 4-2 12-1 #2 Kevin Jack of North Carolina State in the quarterfinals and #8 Jay- Oklahoma State (Cheyenne, Wyo.) din Eierman of Mizzou in the consolation semifinals. It marked the 16th 12/19 141 No. 1 Dean Heil W, D, 2-1 2OT 13-1 top-four finish for a Cowboy wrestler all-time at NCAAs. He also be- North Carolina - North Carolina Duals came just the seventh Poke to earn All-American honors at least twice 1/5 141 Dalton Macri W, F, 1:54 14-1 in a career, and first to earn the distinction in two-consecutive years Duke - North Carolina Duals since Alfonso Hernandez in 2012-13. He finished the year with a 32-8 1/5 141 Jeremiah Reitz W, F, 1:47 15-1 record with 12 pins, eight majors and four tech falls. Additionally, Mer- Army - North Carolina Duals edith was one of 135 student-athletes in NCAA Division I Wrestling to 1/5 141 Austin Harry W, F, 1:07 16-1 be named to the NWCA All-Academic team. He was the 18th Cowboy American - North Carolina Duals in school history to garner the award. 1/5 141 Jack Mutchnik W, TF, 19-3 17-1 CSU Bakersfield 2015-16: Meredith finished the season with a 29-5 record becoming 1/12 141 Russell Rohlfing W, D, 7-3 18-1 the 32nd All-American selection in Cowboy history and the ninth under Oregon State head coach Mark Branch. He also became the eighth All-American 1/14 141 Jack Hathaway W, MD, 10-2 19-1 from the state of Wyoming and the third equality state native to earn a South Dakota State spot in the finals. Meredith became the first NCAA finalist for UW since 1/18 141 #1 Seth Gross W, D, 4-2 20-1 Reese Andy in 1996, as he eventually fell to the top-seeded Dean Heil North Dakota State of Oklahoma State by decision, 3-2. He opened the championships 1/20 141 Nico Colunga W, TF, 18-3 21-1 with a major decision over Robbie Mathers of Arizona State and then Fresno State upset former teammate and third-ranked Kevin Jack of North Carolina 1/27 141 Chris DeLoza W, F, 2:39 22-1 State. On the second day of the NCAA Championships, he had a deci- Oklahoma sion each over No. 6 Micah Jordan of Ohio State and Stanford’s No. 2 2/4 141 Mike Longo W, TF, 19-3 23-1 Joey McKenna to move on to the finals. Meredith was named the Big Utah Valley 12 Wrestler of the Week after his major decision over Anthony Abidin 2/9 141 Matt Findlay W, F, 3:56 24-1 of Nebraska on Nov. 21. He stayed ranked the rest of the season. Ad- Northern Colorado ditionally, he won the Reno Tournament of Champions with a perfect 2/10 141 Ben Polkoske W, F, 2:10 25-1 5-0 record. Air Force 2/12 141 Alex Opal W, MD, 13-5 26-1 Before UW: Wrestled at North Carolina State for one season. He was Big 12 Championship - First Place the Wolfpack’s starter at 133 pounds. He went 15-7 during his fresh- 3/4 141 Matt FIndlay (UVU) W, D, 7-2 27-1 man season going 14-5 in duals. He recorded four pins and four major 3/4 141 Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) W, D, 4-0 28-1 decisions on the season. 3/5 141 No. 7 Dean Heil (OSU) W, D, 6-5 29-1 W-L Dual vs. Big 12 vs. Ranked Pins TF MD High School: Meredith is a graduate of Central High School in Chey- 29-1 16-0 9-0 10-1 11 3 3 enne. He was a four-time state champion. He was also a four-time *Exhibition NHSCA All-American. During his high school career he recorded a record of 123-8. Meredith was ranked as a top-100 recruit by intermat- wrestle.com, d1wrestleling.net and flowrestling.org. 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2017-18: Turner will be making his first appearance at the Big Sam Turner Dance after taking fourth at Big 12s. Turner has held steady at Redshirt Freshman - 149 Pounds 149 pounds for Wyoming this season. He has four wins against Colorado Springs, Colo. (Discovery Canyon HS) ranked opponents on the year, including an upset over No. 10 Geo Martinez of Oklahoma State. Turner will enter the National Career Record Tournament unseeded and will take on No. 16 Alfred Bannister 2016-17: Redshirted of Maryland in the opening round on Thursday. 2017-18: 26-15 (4 falls) Totals: 26-15 (4 falls) Bannister, a redshirt junior and now two-time qualifier, took fifth-place at the Big Ten Championships and has a 23-8 mark 2017-18 Results on the year. Date Wgt. Opponent Result Record Cowboy Open (Laramie, Wyo.) - 2nd Place 2016-17: Turner began his redshirt season wearing the Brown 11/4 149 Chase Clasen (Chadron State) W, D, 5-2 1-0 and Gold by winning 10 of his first 12 matches. He competed 11/4 149 Jimmy Fate (UNC) W, D, 7-5 2-0 11/4 149 Natrelle Demison (Adams State) L, D, 12-7 2-1 in the Cowboy, UNC and UNK Holiday Open tournaments. He UNC Open (Greeley, Colo.) - 2nd Place finished the year with a 16-4 overall mark that included seven 11/11 149 James Taylor (Unattached) W, F, 2:58 3-1 pins and three tech falls. Competing at 63 KG, Turner also went 11/11 149 Jair Flores (CSU) W, F, 2:42 4-1 4-1 on way to a runner-up finish at the UWW Junior Nationals 11/11 149 Brandon Konecny (AF Prep) W, TF, 17-2 5-1 11/11 149 Jonathan Ball (Unattached) W, TB-1, 4-3 6-1 to qualify for the United State UWW Junior World Team Trials. 11/11 149 Jimmy Fate (Unattached) L, D, 4-3 6-2 Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.) High School: Turner won three-straight state championships. 11/17 149 No. 6 Colton McCrystal L, D, 7-3 6-3 He became the 100th wrestler from the state of Colorado to UNK Holiday Inn Open - 5th Place 11/18 149 Ty Lucas (Cent. Okla.) W, TF, 17-0 7-3 accomplish that feat. Turner won a state title this past season 11/18 149 Walker Johnson (UNK) W, TF, 16-1 8-3 at 138 pounds after winning the crown at 132 pounds in 2015 11/18 149 Collin Purinton (Nebraska) L, D, 7-3 8-4 and 120 pounds in 2014. Turner was also seen as one of the 11/18 149 Ben Hornickle (Wyoming) L, TB-1, 3-2 8-5 top wrestlers in the nation being ranked 16th at 138 pounds by 11/18 149 Ty Lucas (Cent. Okla.) W, Rule 9-5 Cliff Keen Invite (Las Vegas) Intermat Wrestlling. He went 41-2 during his senior season on 12/1 149 No. 20 Nick Monico (Kent State) W, D, 6-2 10-5 his way to being named The Colorado Springs Gazette Lower 12/1 149 Michael Sprague (American) L, D, 6-1 10-6 Weights Wrestler of the Year. Turner also had an impressive 12/1 149 Sam Krivus (Virginia) L, D, 4-1 10-7 record his junior season posting a 33-1 mark. Iowa State (Ames, Iowa) 12/9 149 Jarrett Degen L, D, 7-3 10-8 Reno Tournament of Champions Personal: Turner was born in Tacoma, Wash., and is the son 12/17 149 Joseph Alexander (Oregon State) W, TF, 15-0 11-8 of Steve and Jeane Turner. He is undeclared on a major at UW. 12/17 149 Josh Cortez (Cal Poly) W, D, 2-1 12-8 12/17 149 Boo Lewallen (unattached) L, MD, 19-4 12-9 12/17 149 Mitch Bengtson (NDSU) L, F, 0:50 12-10 Oklahoma State (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 12/19 149 No. 10 Geo Martinez W, D, 4-3 13-10 North Carolina - North Carolina Duals 1/5 149 No. 4 Troy Heilmann L, D, 5-2 13-11 Duke - North Carolina Duals 1/5 149 Brandon Leynaud W, D, 6-0 14-11 Army - North Carolina Duals 1/5 149 Taylor Brown W, F, 2:25 15-11 American - North Carolina Duals 1/5 149 No. 19 Michael Sprague L, D, 5-2 15-12 CSU Bakersfield 1/12 149 Kalani Tonge W, TF, 17-1 16-12 Oregon State 1/14 149 Kurt Mode W, MD, 11-2 17-12 South Dakota State 1/18 149 Colten Carlson W, D, 3-0 18-12 North Dakota State 1/20 149 No. 28 Kyle Gliva W, D, 6-3 19-12 Fresno State 1/27 149 Kristian Olivas L, D, 9-6 19-13 Oklahoma 2/4 149 No. 20 Davion Jeffries W, D, 8-7 20-13 Utah Valley 2/9 149 Matthew Ontiveros W, F, 4:37 21-13 Northern Colorado 2/10 149 Owen Lamb W, TF, 19-1 22-13 Big 12 Championship - Fourth Place 3/4 149 Colten Carlson (SDSU) W, MD, 12-2 23-13 3/4 149 Jarrett Degen (ISU) L, D, 8-5 23-14 3/4 149 Jimmy Fate (UNC) W, D, 6-0 24-14 3/4 149 Matthew Ontiveros (UVU) W, D, 5-1 25-14 3/5 149 Davion Jeffries (OU) W, D, 4-3 26-14 3/5 149 Jarrett Degen (ISU) L, TF, 20-5 26-15 W-L Dual vs. Big 12 vs. Ranked Pins TF MD 26-15 10-5 6-2 4-3 4 5 2

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2017-18: After being one win from All-American status last Archie Colgan season, Colgan has shown he belongs during his senior cam- Senior - 157 Pounds paign. The Westminster, Colo., native has been ranked all sea- Westminster, Colo. (Pomona HS) son and has eight wins against ranked opponents this year, including three top-ten opponents. He joined Bryce Meredith Career Record (141 pounds) to become the first Cowboys to earn Big 12 titles 2013-14: Redshirted last weekend at the conference tournament. 2014-15: 22-12 (3 falls) 2015-16: 20-10 (1 fall) 2016-17: 36-10 (5 falls) This will mark his second National Tournament. As the No. 9 2017-18: 32-7 (2 falls) seed, he’ll face Hunter Willits (Oregon State) in the first round. Totals: 110-39 (11 falls) Willits, a freshman, holds an 18-14 record and placed second at the Pac-12 Wrestling Championships. Colgan earned a 3-1 2017-18 Results decision over Willits on Jan. 14 earlier this season. Date Wgt. Opponent Result Record Cowboy Open (Laramie, Wyo.) - 3rd Place 11/4 157 Marcus Amico (Air Force) W, MD, 13-0 1-0 2016-17: Colgan brought home a fifth-place finish at the Big 11/4 157 Seth Harrington (UNK) W, D, 9-3 2-0 12 Championships before he was awarded an At-Large Bid to 11/4 157 Dane Robbins (Air Force) L, D, 2-1 TB1 2-1 11/4 157 Dewey Krueger (Wyoming) W, D, 7-4 3-1 the NCAA Championships. He was one of five pokes to partici- 11/4 157 Macoy Flanagan (UNC) W, D, 3-2 4-1 pate at the National tournament. Colgan began the year going Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.) 9-0 as he won the Cowboy and UNC Open. He went on to 11/17 157 No. 4 Tyler Berger L, D, 5-4 4-2 take third-place at the Cliff Keen Invite before taking first at the UNK Holiday Inn Open - First Place Reno Tournament of Champions. After an opening round loss 11/18 157 Marcus Amico (Air Force) W, MD, 11-1 5-2 at NCAAs, Colgan defeated Jake Danishek of Indiana, Victor 11/18 157 Luke Weber (Nebraska) W, MD, 14-3 6-2 Lopez of Bucknell and Taleb Rahmani of Pitt to make it to the 11/18 157 Jason Slaughter (West. State) W, F, 5:40 7-2 Blood Round against Stanford’s Paul Fox. We would drop the 11/18 157 Efe Osaghae (Fort Hays State) W, D, 7-3 8-2 11/18 157 Dewey Krueger (Wyoming) W, D, 8-2 9-2 decision to Fox and just one win short of All-American status. Cliff Keen Invite (Las Vegas) - Fifth Place Colgan posted a 36-10 overall mark, going 10-5 in duals and 12/1 157 J.J. Wolfe (EMU) W, TF, 19-4 10-2 8-4 against the Big 12 during his junior season. 12/1 157 Eirc Hong (American) W, D, 2-0 11-2 12/1 157 No. 5 Josh Shields (ASU) L, D, 3-1 SV-1 11-3 2015-16: Colgan had another impressive season for the 12/2 157 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) W, MD, 12-1 12-3 Pokes. He finished the season with a 20-10 record with a 9-3 12/2 157 Tristan Rifanburg (Binghamton) W, MD, 12-3 13-3 dual record. He was 13-4 against Big 12 opponents during 12/2 157 No. 4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) L, D, 6-4 13-4 his sophomore campaign. Colgan came away victorious with 12/2 157 No. 12 Coleman Hammond (CSUB) W, D, 6-4 14-4 Iowa State (Ames, Iowa) a decision against #12 Dylan Cottrell of West Virginia in the 12/9 157 Chase Straw L, D, 4-3 14-5 Southern Scuffle. He opened the Big 12 Championship with a Reno Tournament of Champions - Third Place major against Logan Breitenbach of Iowa State and also won 12/17 157 Casey Dobson (Providence) W, MD, 13-3 15-5 the fifth-place match with a first period pin against Breitenbach 12/17 157 Nick Megen (NDSU) W, F, 3:16 16-5 to close out the championships. 12/17 157 Alex Mossing (Air Force) W, D, 3-2 17-5 12/17 157 No. 2 Joey Lavelle (Missouri) L, D, 4-2 17-6 2014-15: Colgan had a strong redshirt freshman season with 12/17 157 Dayton Racer (Clackamas) W, Med. For. 18-6 the Cowboys on his way to earning Second Team All-WWC Oklahoma State (Cheyenne, Wyo.) honors. He finished the season with a 22-12 overall record go- 12/19 157 No. 19 Jonce Blaylock W, D, 3-1 19-6 ing 8-6 in duals. He picked up three pins on the season to go North Carolina - North Carolina Duals along with three technical falls and two major decisions. He 1/5 157 No. 17 Kennedy Monday W, D, 4-1 20-6 won the Northwest Open to open the season and finished sec- Duke - North Carolina Duals ond at the Cowboy Open falling to the nation’s second ranked 1/5 157 No. 10 Mitch Finesilver W, D, 3-2 TB-1 21-6 wrestler James Green of Nebraska. He faced the nation’s sec- Army - North Carolina ond ranked and top ranked wrestlers in back-to-back matches. 1/5 157 Luke Weiland W, D, 9-7 22-6 Oregon State 2013-14: An aggressive, attacking style served Colgan well in 1/14 157 Hunter Willits W, D, 3-1 23-6 his redshirt season. In seven open tournaments, he finished South Dakota State third or better, including first in the Viking-Warrior Open and 1/218 157 No. 10 Luke Silverberg W, D, 5-3 24-6 the U.S. Western National Open to cap off his season at 157 North Dakota State pounds. He was 26-5 overall (fifth on UW) and led the squad 1/20 157 No. 14 Clay Ream L, D, 4-3 24-7 with seven technical falls. He finished his season winning 10 of Fresno State 11 bouts, and had three falls and four major decisions for the 1/27 157 Gage Gaxiola W, TF, 16-1 25-7 year. Other notable finishes included second at the Cowboy Oklahoma Open and runner-up honors at the UNC Old Chicago Open. 2/4 157 Justin Thomas W, D, 4-1 26-7 Capping off his season at the ASICS Junior National Cham- Utah Valley pionships in April, Colgan went 2-2 in the 70-kilogram (154.25 2/9 157 Raider Lofthouse W, TF, 16-1 27-7 pounds) class. Northern Colorado 2/10 157 Tyler Kinn W, D, 6-3 28-7 High School: Colgan finished his high school career off with Air Force a Colorado state title after placing third as a sophomore and 2/12 157 No. 33 Alex Mossing W, D, 8-3 29-7 junior. He concluded his senior season at Pomona High with a Big 12 Championship - First Place 39-4 record and the state 160-pound crown. He finished third 3/4 157 Alex Mossing (AFA) W, MD, 14-2 30-7 at state as a junior at 152 pounds, and was third as a soph- 3/4 157 No. 12 Luke Silverberg (SDSU) W, D, 3-1 SV1 31-7 omore at 140 pounds. Colgan was the 2012 Junior National 3/5 157 No. 7 Clay Ream (NDSU) W, D, 4-3 32-7 folkstyle runner-up at 152 pounds and won the Colorado State W-L Dual vs. Big 12 vs. Ranked Pins TF MD freestyle crown at 152 pounds in 2011. He placed fifth at the 32-7 11-3 7-2 8-4 2 3 7 2013 NHSCA Senior Nationals to become an All-American.

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Branson Ashworth 2017-18: Ashworth will be making his second trip to NCAAs, Junior - 165 Pounds as the junior took part in the event a year ago in St. Louis. He Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) placed third at Big 12s last weekend and will enter the National Tournament with the No. 14 seed, which is the same seed he Career Record earned a year ago. Ashworth, who has also been ranked all 2014-15: Redshirted season, has impressed with nine wins against ranked oppo- 2015-16: 16-4 (2 falls) nents and also a team-best 11 tech falls this year. He leads the 2016-17: 36-9 (7 falls) team with 34 wins on the season. Additionally, Ashworth has 2017-18: 34-4 (4 falls) won 23 of his last 24 matches. Totals: 86-17 (13 falls)

2017-18 Results Ashworth will wrestle Connor Flynn (Mizzou) in the opening Date Wgt. Opponent Result Record round on Thursday. Flynn will enter his first NCAA Tournament Cowboy Open (Laramie, Wyo.) - 1st Place with a 24-7 record after capturing the MAC title this past week- 11/4 165 Talon Seitz (UNK) W, F, 3:56 1-0 11/4 165 Dayton Racer (Clackamas) W, MD, 9-0 2-0 end. 11/4 165 No. 19 Keilan Torres (UNC) W, D, 6-1 3-0 Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.) 2016-17: Ashworth had quite the breakout sophomore cam- 11/17 165 No. 16 Isaiah White L, D, 7-5 3-1 paign during the 2016-17 season. He finished in fifth-place at UNK Holiday Inn Open (Kearney, Neb.) 11/18 165 Stephon Gray (Midland) W, TF, 16-1 4-1 the Big 12 Championships and was one of five Pokes to qualify 11/18 165 Kirk Kaliszewski (Concordia) W, TF, 16-0 5-1 for the NCAA Championships. Ashworth started the year with 11/18 165 Mason Thompson (Cent. Okla.) W, TF, 15-0 6-1 a second-place mark at the Cowboy Open. He then won the 11/18 165 Keenan Willits (Colo. Mines) W, F, 1:50 7-1 UNC Open before joining teammates Bryce Meredith, Cole Cliff Keen Invite (Las Vegas) 12/1 165 Zac Carson (EMU) L, D, 7-2 7-2 Mendenhall and Archie Colgan by placing at the Cliff Keen In- 12/1 165 Isaiah Holt (Fresno State) W, Med For. 8-2 vite. He finished third at the Invite which included upset victo- 12/1 165 No. 25 Dawaylon Barnes (Okla.) W, D, 9-3 9-2 ries over #13 Keaton Subjeck of Stanford, #9 Anthony Valencia 12/1 165 No. 26 Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) W, MD, 16-1 10-2 of Arizona State and #16 Austin Matthews of Edinboro. He then 12/1 165 Jake Wentzel (Pitt) W, D, 3-1 11-2 12/2 165 No. 7 Isaiah White (Nebraska) L, D, 4-2 11-3 took second place at the Reno Tournament of Champions and Iowa State (Ames, Iowa) won 15 of his next 18 matches. Ashworth set the tone early in 12/9 165 Colton DiBlasi W, MD, 9-1 12-3 the dual against #17 Oklahoma. He earned a 5-2 decision over Reno Tournament of Champions - First Place #8 Chandler Rogers. He went 2-2 at the Big 12 Champion- 12/17 165 Michael Lopouchanski (Citadel) W, F, 0:52 13-3 12/17 165 Beau Colombini (unattached) W, F, 0:52 14-3 ships before a 1-2 outing at Nationals. His redshirt sophomore 12/17 165 Hayden Hastings (unattached) W, TF, 19-3 15-3 season came to a close with a 36-9 overall record. He was 12/17 165 No. 28 Quentin Perez (Campbell) W, D, 8-1 16-3 13-2 in duals with an 8-4 record against tough competition in 12/17 165 No. 24 Connor Flynn (Missouri) W, D, 6-1 17-3 the Big 12. Oklahoma State (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 12/19 165 No. 6 Chandler Rogers W, D, 5-2 18-3 North Carolina - North Carolina Duals 2015-16: Ashworth had another strong year during his redshirt 1/5 165 Clay Luatt W, TF, 15-0 19-3 freshman season. He opened the season with a first-place fin- Duke - North Carolina Duals ish at the Northern Colorado Open. He then took second at the 1/5 165 Zach Finesilver W, MD, 12-1 20-3 Army - North Carolina Duals UNK Holiday Inn Open, before he brought home another title 1/5 165 Beau Guffey W, TF, 17-2 21-3 at the Utah Valley Open. His lone appearance in UW’s lineup American - North Carolina Duals came at Boise State. He fell to #13 Geordan Martinez by deci- 1/5 165 Anthony Kowasch W, TF, 18-3 22-3 sion to close out his redshirt freshman season. Ashworth had CSU Bakersfield 1/12 165 Jacob Thalin W, TF, 19-2 23-3 two pins on the season and ended with a 16-4 record. Oregon State 1/14 165 Rodney Williams W, TF, 16-0 24-3 2014-15: Redshirted for the Brown and Gold. South Dakota State 1/18 165 Zach Carlson W, MD, 11-3 25-3 North Dakota State High School: Ashworth was a standout on the mat for Span- 1/20 165 No. 19 Andrew Fogarty W, D, 2-0 26-3 ish Fork High School, capping off his senior year with his third Fresno State Utah state title in as many years. In his last season, he was 1/27 165 Isaiah Holt W, TF, 19-5 27-3 a Reno Tournament of Champions All-America honoree, and Oklahoma 2/4 165 No. 25 Dawaylon Barnes W, D, 8-4 28-3 a Senior Nationals All-America winner. As a junior, he was a Utah Valley state and regional champ and AA honoree in Fargo. He was 2/9 165 Void W, Forfeit 29-3 eighth in the nation in Greco-Roman as a sophomore. He was Northern Colorado the state runner-up as a freshman and placed eighth at fresh- 2/10 165 No. 19 Keilan Torres W, D, 8-1 30-3 Air Force man nationals. He was an honor roll student and an Academic 2/12 165 Alex Lopouchanski W, MD, 9-0 31-3 All-Region honoree. Big 12 Championship - Third Place 3/4 165 Nick Kiussis (WV) W, D, 12-7 32-3 Personal: Ashworth was born in Spanish Fork, Utah, and he is 3/4 165 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) L, D, 3-1 SV1 32-4 3/5 165 Dawaylon Barnes (OU) W, D, 1-0 33-4 the son of Jed and Cherie Ashworth. He has one sibling, Kaleb. 3/5 165 Keilan Torres (UNC) W, TF, 18-0 34-4 His uncle, Chad Richard, played football at Southern Utah Uni- W-L Dual vs. Big 12 vs. Ranked Pins TF MD versity. He received recruiting interest from Minnesota, Utah 34-4 15-1 9-0 9-2 4 11 6 Valley, Northern Colorado, Bucknell and Grand Canyon.

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Chaz Polson 2017-18: Polson went 4-2 and brought home fifth-place at Big Senior - 184 Pounds 12s last weekend. He was then selected at an at-large bid for Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian HS) Nationals. He went 6-2 in Big 12 duals and has really turned up Career Record the heat late in his senior season, including six of his last seven 2013-14: Redshirted during the regular season. This weekend will mark his first trip 2014-15: 12-9 (2 falls) to the National Tournament. 2015-16: 18-13 (4 falls) 2016-17: 8-10 Polson is unseeded and will face No. 7 Taylor Venz (Nebras- 2017-18: 30-11 (4 falls) ka) on Thursday morning. Venz finished in fifth at the Big Ten Totals: 68-43 (10 falls) Championships and has a 23-7 record on the year. In the lone 2017-18 Results matchup between the two earlier in the season, Venz came Date Wgt. Opponent Result Record away with an 18-2 tech fall. Cowboy Open (Laramie, Wyo.) 11/4 184 Jamarcus Grant (Unattached) W, MD, 13-1 1-0 11/4 184 Beau Billingsley (Air Force) W, Med. For. 2-0 2016-17: Polson saw action in three different weight classes 11/4 184 Toby Ryals (Air Force) W, F, 4:32 3-0 during the 2016-17 season. A majority of his matches were at 11/4 184 Zen Ikehara (Air Force) W, Med. For. 4-0 165 or 174 for the Brown and Gold. He was able to get off to a UNC Open (Greeley, Colo.) - 2nd Place hot start at the Cowboy Open, where he posted a 5-2 record. 11/11 184 Nolan Krone (CSU-Mesa) W, D, 12-6 5-0 11/11 184 Jimmy Weaver (Air Force) W, MD, 8-0 6-0 He also took part in the Cliff Keen Invite and Reno Tournament 11/11 184 Jamarcus Grant (UNC) W, D, 16-11 7-0 of Champions. Polson competed in four duals for UW and fin- 11/11 184 Dylan Gabel (UNC) L, D, 3-2 7-1 ished the year with an 8-10 overall mark with one tech fall and Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.) major decision. 11/17 184 Taylor Venz L, TF, 18-2 7-2 UNK Holiday Inn Open (Kearney, Neb.) - 1st Place 11/18 184 Adam Visconti (Colo. Mesa) W, MD, 13-1 8-2 2015-16: Polson had an impressive season with the Cowboys 11/18 184 Ottis Peeler (IWCC) W, F, 5:32 9-2 as he ended the year after the Big 12 Championships with an 11/18 184 Isaac Deaton (UNK) W, Med. For. 10-2 18-13 record with four pins, eight tech falls and two major de- 11/18 184 Carless Looney (Wyoming) W, F, 1:09 11-2 Cliff Keen Invite (Las Vegas) cisions. He got off to a hot start with a 6-1 record and over- 12/1 184 Isaac Deaton (UNK) W, D, 13-10 12-2 all sported a dual record of 3-4 on the season and went 7-6 12/1 184 Austin Klient (Cal Baptist) L, F, 3:00 12-3 against Big 12 opponents. 12/1 184 Tyler McNutt (NDSU) W, TF, 16-0 13-3 12/1 184 Chip Ness (UNC) L, D, 10-8 13-4 Iowa State (Ames, Iowa) 2014-15: Polson had a strong redshirt season finishing his first 12/9 184 Dane Pestano W, D, 6-5 14-4 year with the Cowboys on a high note. He sported a 12-9 over- Reno Tournament of Champions - Third Place all record appearing in five tournaments. He recorded two pins, 12/17 184 Chasen Blair (unattached) W, F, 5:12 15-4 five technical falls and one major decision. He placed third at 12/17 184 Angel Solis (Fresno State) W, TF, 16-0 16-4 12/17 184 Trevor Senn (unattached) W, TF, 16-0 17-4 the Utah Valley Open with a mark of 4-1. 12/17 184 No. 3 Peter Renda (NC State) L, F, 0:48 17-5 12/17 184 Bob Coleman (unattached) W, D, 11-6 18-5 2013-14: Polson racked up 13 wins in his redshirt season, and Oklahoma State (Cheyenne, Wyo.) placed in three open tournaments throughout the year. After an 12/19 184 Keegan Moore L, D, 8-7 18-6 North Carolina - North Carolina Duals up-and-down start, he posted 10 wins in his last four events. 1/5 184 No. 16 Chip Ness L, MD, 11-3 18-7 He was fifth in the UNK Holiday Inn Open, and made the title Army - North Carolina Duals match in both the Viking-Warrior Open and U.S. Western Na- 1/5 184 No. 30 Noah Stewart W, D, 7-1 19-7 tional Open. Of his 13 wins, eight came via bonus points. He American - North Carolina Duals 1/5 184 Connor Allshouse W, TF, 16-0 20-7 had three falls, three technical falls and two major decisions. CSU Bakersfield He wrestled in the ASICS Junior National Championships in 1/12 184 Dom Ducharme L, D, 6-3 20-8 April 2014, going 1-2 at 74 kilograms (163 pounds). Oregon State 1/14 184 Seth McLeod W, TF, 16-0 21-8 South Dakota State High School: Polson was a two-sport standout for Valor Chris- 1/18 184 Martin Mueller L, F, 2:49 21-9 tian High in Highlands Ranch. He was the team leader in take- North Dakota State downs all four years in wrestling and was a two-time team cap- 1/20 184 Cole Witzig W, TF, 18-2 22-9 tain. He finished sixth at state wrestling as a junior and was the Oklahoma 2/4 184 Matthew Waddell W, TF, 16-0 23-9 state runner-up as a senior. He also was a member of Valor Utah Valley Christian’s four-time state champion football team, was named 2/9 184 Gary Jantzer W, D, 8-6 24-9 a team captain as a senior and was Honorable Mention All- Northern Colorado State. 2/10 184 No. 18 Dylan Gabel W, D, 5-1 25-9 Air Force 2/12 184 Jimmy Weaver W, MD, 13-0 26-9 Personal: Born in Denver, Colo, he is the son of Chuck and Big 12 Championship- Fifth Place Shalon Polson. He has two siblings, Chalcey and Payton. His 3/4 184 Matthew Waddell (OU) W, TF, 18-2 27-9 father Chuck Polson played linebacker at Wyoming from 1993- 3/4 184 Keegan Moore (OSU) L, D, 11-8 27-10 3/5 184 Richie Brandt (FS) W, F, 1:$1 28-10 96. 3/5 184 Zen Ikehara (AFA) W, D, 3-1 29-10 3/5 184 No. 19 Martin Mueller (SDSU) L, F, 5:58 29-11 3/5 184 Dane Pestano (ISU) W, TF, 16-0 30-11 W-L Dual vs. Big 12 vs. Ranked Pins TF MD 30-11 9-5 6-2 2-3 4 9 4

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Cowboy All-Time Conference Individual Titles Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (Seven titles) Mountain States/Skyline Conference, continued Year Name Weight 1960 Dave Hansen 123 1924 Arthur Zaring 125 Jerry Frude 147 Francis LaNoue Light Hwt Dick Ballinger 167 1925 Lee Bettis 115 Lyle Brownlee 177 Zollie Wood 158 Howard Colling Hwt 1926 Arthur Zaring 125 1961 Clair Argento 137 1931 Wynne Clark 125 1962 Clair Argento 137 Jerry Frude 147 1932 Edgar Hemenover 126 Dave Wight 157 Hugh Lowham 191 Mountain States/Skyline Conference (61 titles) Year Name Weight Western Athletic Conference (84 titles) 1938 Shogo Adachi 121 1939 Merle Smith 121 Year Name Weight 1940 Merle Smith 121 1963 Clair Argento 137 1941 Merle Smith 121 Dave Wight 157 Melvin Baldwin 128 Dee Mickelson 167 Steve Hale 155 Hugh Lowham 191 1942 Harry Mangus 128 1964 Ron Johnson 123 1948 Harry Mangus 128 Gary Frank 147 Frank Stray * 145 Dee Mickelson 177 Louis Holland 175 Hugh Lowham Hwt 1949 George Kelly 123 1966 Don Miller 167 Bob Mason 165 1967 Leon Mickelson 160 1950 George Kelly 123 Don Miller 167 Robert Morris 136 1968 Don Miller 177 Frank Stray 145 1970 Dan Silbaugh 142 Bob Mason 165 Larry Paull 190 Dewey McConnell 175 1971 Dennis Alf 190 1951 George Kelly 123 1974 Brad Warrick 134 Frank Stray 145 Jody Sloan 158 1952 Don Robinson 147 1975 Jody Sloan 150 Bob Hockley 157 Jim Kysar 190 Dewey McConnell 175 1976 Jim Kysar 190 Bob Schildgen Hwt 1979 Tom Wertz 177 1953 Richard Hockley 123 Bob Bath Hwt Lee Ballinger 147 1980 Cody Westbrook 134 Bob McCullough 177 Jimmy London 142 1954 Bob Royce 123 Larry Deal 177 Bob Bormuth 157 Bob Bath Hwt Bob Hockley 167 1981 Chris Bell 126 1955 Bob Royce 123 Jimmy London 142 Stan Wintermote 137 Lonnie Currier * 158 Bob Bormuth 157 1982 Chris Bell 126 Henry Goldman 167 Lonnie Currier 150 1956 Bob Royce 123 1983 Chris Bell 126 Stan Wintermote 137 Tom Seamans 134 Bob Bormuth 157 Wes Gasner 150 Jesse Stokes 167 Ron Whitman 158 1957 Herb Karcher 123 1984 Wes Gasner 150 Stan Wintermote 137 Ron Whitman 158 Pete Jones 147 1985 Bill Hodges 126 Jesse Stokes 177 Scott Rardin 134 1958 Dale Madden 130 Scott Chipperfield 150 Carl Scott 137 Mike Hamel 158 Pete Jones 147 Ron Whitman 167 Fred Brownlee 157 John Bragg 190 Dick Ballinger 167 1986 Mike McNaney 142 1959 Herb Karcher 123 Mike Hamel 158 Dale Madden 130 Brian Wilson 167 Carl Scott 137 Joe DeCamillis 177 Dick Ballinger 167 John Bragg 190 Jon Cogdill * Hwt 1987 Bill Peters 150

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Cowboy All-Time Conference Individual Titles (Cont.) Western Athletic Conference, continued 2004 Andrew Shuler 157 Levi Prevost 165 1988 Tawn Argeris 134 Sam Wendland 184 Tobin Roitsch * 150 2006 Carter Downing 149 Brian Hagen 190 Dan Clum 157 Jon Cogdill Hwt Malcolm Havens 197 1989 Mike Donovan 134 Dusty Hoffschneider Hwt Dave Myers * 158 2007 Carter Downing 149 Brian Hagen 190 Sam Wendland 197 1990 Coley Turner 134 2009 Michael Martinez * 125 Dave Myers 158 Cory VomBaur 133 Jon Cogdill Hwt Shane Onufer * 174 1991 Mike Scott 158 Joe LeBlanc * 184 Dave Myers 167 2010 Michael Martinez 125 1992 Jason Gregersen * 134 Shane Onufer 165 Mike Scott 167 Joe LeBlanc 184 Dave Myers 177 2011 Michael Martinez 125 1993 Pete Szymczak 167 Cole Dallaserra 149 Ryan Jibben * 177 Shane Onufer 165 1994 Shilo Mathill 150 Patrick Martinez * 174 Reese Andy 177 L.J. Helbig 197 1995 Justin Martin 126 2012 Shane Onufer 165 Shilo Mathill 150 Patrick Martinez 174 Brandon Alderman 158 Joe LeBlanc 184 Brad Alderman 167 Alfonso Hernandez 197 Reese Andy 177 2013 McCade Ford 141 1996 Tom Hickenlooper 126 L.J. Helbig 174 Reese Andy 177 Shane Woods 184 Jason Klohs 190 Alfonso Hernandez 197 1997 Shilo Mathill 150 2014 Tyler Cox 125 Brandon Alderman 177 Benjamin Stroh * 184 1998 Bryce Bochy 134 Shane Woods 197 Jeff Tufano 142 2015 Shane Woods 197 1999 Matt Winninger 157 Brian Wood 165 Big 12 Conference (2 titles) Abe Boomer Hwt 2018 Bryce Meredith 141 West Regional/Western Wrestling Conference (37 titles) Archie Colgan 157 Year Name Weight 2001 Steven Schenk 174 *Won title as true or redshirt freshman Craig Rumsey 197 2003 Levi Prevost 165 Dusty Hoffschneider Hwt Multiple Conference Title Winners

Four-time champions (2) Don Miller - 167 and 177 pounds, 1966-68 (WAC) Dave Myers - 158, 167 and 177 pounds, 1989-92 (WAC) Chris Bell - 126 pounds, 1981-83 (WAC) Shane Onufer - 174 and 165 pounds, 2009-12 (WWC) Ron Whitman - 158 and 167 pounds, 1983-85 (WAC) Jon Cogdill - Heavyweight, 1986, 1988, 1990 (WAC) Three-time champions (18) Shilo Mathill - 150 pounds, 1994, 1995, 1997 (WAC) Merle Smith - 121 pounds, 1939-41 (Skyline) Reese Andy - 177 pounds, 1994-96 (WAC) Harry Mangus - 128 pounds, 1942, 1946 and 1948 (Skyline) Michael Martinez - 125 pounds, 2009-2011 (WWC) Frank Stray - 145 pounds, 1948, 1950-51 (Skyline) Joe LeBlanc - 184 pounds, 2009, 2010, 2012 (WWC) George Kelly - 123 pounds, 1949-51 (Skyline) Shane Woods - 184 pounds (2013), 197 pounds 2014,15 (WWC) Bob Royce - 123 pounds, 1954-56 (Skyline) Bob Bormuth - 157 pounds, 1954-56 (Skyline) Two-time champions (30) Stan Wintermote - 137 pounds, 1955-57 (Skyline) Arthur Zaring - 125 pounds, 1924 and 1926 (RMAC) Dick Ballinger - 167 pounds, 1958-60 (Skyline) Bob Mason - 165 pounds, 1949 and 1950 (Skyline) Clair Argento - 137 pounds, 1961-63 (Skyline and WAC) Dewey McConnell - 175 pounds, 1950 and 1952 (Skyline) Hugh Lowham - 191 pounds and Hwt, 1962-64, (Skyline and WAC) Bob Hockley - 157 and 167 pounds, 1952 and 1954 (Skyline)

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Jesse Stokes - 167 and 177 pounds, 1956 and 1957 (Skyline) Brian Hagen - 190 pounds, 1988 and 1989 (WAC) Herb Karcher - 123 pounds, 1957 and 1959 (Skyline) Mike Scott - 158 and 167 pounds, 1991 and 1992 (WAC) Pete Jones - 147 pounds, 1957 and 1958 (Skyline) Brandon Alderman - 158 and 177 pounds, 1995 and 1997 (WAC) Dale Madden - 130 pounds, 1958 and 1959 (Skyline) Levi Prevost - 165 pounds, 2003 and 2004 (WWC) Carl Scott - 137 pounds, 1958 and 1959 (Skyline) Sam Wendland - 184 and 197 pounds, 2004 and 2007 (WWC) Jerry Frude - 147 pounds, 1960 and 1962 (Skyline) Dusty Hoffschneider - Heavyweight, 2004 and 2005 (WWC) Dave Wight - 157 pounds, 1962 and 1963 (Skyline and WAC) Carter Downing - 149 pounds, 2006 and 2007 (WWC) Dee Mickelson - 167 and 177 pounds, 1963 and 1964 (WAC) Patrick Martinez - 174 pounds, 2011 and 2012 (WWC) Jody Sloan - 158 and 150 pounds, 1974 and 1975 (WAC) L.J. Helbig - 197 and 174 pounds, 2011 and 2013 (WWC) Jim Kysar - 190 pounds, 1975 and 1976 (WAC) Alfonso Hernandez - 197 pounds, 2012 and 2013 (WWC) Jimmy London - 142 pounds, 1980 and 1981 (WAC) Lonnie Currier - 158 and 150 pounds, 1981 and 1982 (WAC) Wes Gasner - 150 pounds, 1983 and 1984 (WAC) Mike Hamel - 158 pounds, 1985 and 1986 (WAC) John Bragg - 190 pounds, 1985 and 1986 (WAC)

Wyoming's Conference 1983 Western Athletic Conference 1985 Western Athletic Conference Championship Teams (27) 1986 Western Athletic Conference Year Conference 1988 Western Athletic Conference 1925 Rocky Mountain Conference 1990 Western Athletic Conference 1946 Mountain States Conference 1992 Western Athletic Conference 1950 Mountain States Conference 2009 Western Wrestling Conference* 1951 Mountain States Conference 2010 Western Wrestling Conference* 1952 Mountain States Conference 2011 Western Wrestling Conference 1953 Mountain States Conference 2012 Western Wrestling Conference* 1955 Mountain States Conference 2013 Western Wrestling Conference 1956 Skyline Conference 2014 Western Wrestling Conference* 1957 Skyline Conference 1958 Skyline Conference *Indicates WWC regular-season dual title 1959 Skyline Conference 1960 Skyline Conference 1961 Skyline Conference 1962 Skyline Conference 1964 Western Athletic Conference

Wyoming's Conference Western Athletic Conference 1994 2nd 67.5 Year Place Points 1995 2nd 92.5 Tournament Team Results 1963 2nd 70 1996 2nd 68 1964 1st 65 1997 2nd 85.5 1965 2nd 50 1998 2nd 81 Rocky Mountain Conference 1966 4th 48 1999 2nd 88.5 Year Place Points 1967 3rd 49 1924 T2nd N/A NCAA West Regional/Western 1968 5th 32 Wrestling Conference 1925 T1st N/A 1969 4th 37 1927 T2nd N/A 1970 3rd 42 Year Place Points 1931 3rd N/A 1971 3rd 44 2000 6th 55 1932 5th 8 1972 7th 26.5 2001 3rd 78.5 1933 4th 2 1973 4th 40.5 2002 3rd 62.5 Mountain States/Skyline Conference 1974 5th 68 2003 4th 51 1975 2nd 96 2004 2nd 80 Year Place Points 2005 4th 39.5 1938 4th 15 1976 3rd 52 1977 6th 17.5 *2006 2nd 86 1939 3rd 13 2007 3rd 56 1940 4th 13 1978 4th 38.5 1979 2nd 66.5 2008 3rd 49.5 1941 2nd 33 2009 2nd 92.5 1942 2nd 31 1980 2nd 67.75 1981 2nd 57.25 2010 1st 75 1949 2nd 27 2011 1st 93 1950 1st 47 1982 3rd 73 1983 1st 92.25 2012 1st 93.5 1951 1st 36 2013 1st 79 1952 1st 43 1984 4th 57.75 1985 1st 101 2014 2nd 66 1953 T1st 41 2015 2nd 65 1954 2nd 35 1986 1st 107.5 1987 2nd 66.5 1955 T1st 51 *The WWC began competition in 2006. 1956 1st 73 1988 1st 95.75 1957 1st 78 1989 2nd 77.25 Big 12 Conference 1958 1st 74 1990 1st 78.25 Year Place Points 1959 1st 72 1991 2nd 76.25 2016 5th 71.5 1960 1st 81 1992 1st 66.25 2017 5th 71.5 1961 T1st 79 1993 3rd 50 2018 4th 82.5 1962 1st 92 GOWYO.COM 2017-18 Wyoming Cowboy Wrestling

All-Americans in UW History Four-Time All-Americans (1) Single-Season Americans (15) Name Years Place Name Years Place Joe LeBlanc 2009-12 5-4-6-7 Herb Karcher 1959 4th Dave Hansen 1960 3rd Three-Time All-Americans (2) Allen Frude 1966 5th Name Years Place Don Miller 1967 6th Dick Ballinger 1958-60 2-4-1 Ray Sanchez 1967 4th Reese Andy 1994-96 2-6-2 Dan Silbaugh 1970 6th Steven Suder 1979 8th Two-Time All-Americans (4) Wes Gasner 1983 6th Name Years Place Joe DeCamillis 1988 8th Bob Mason 1950-51 4-4 Craig Walters 1988 4th Jerry Frude 1959-60 2-2 Dave Myers 1992 8th Alfonso Hernandez 2012-13 6-7 Brandon Alderman 1996 6th Bryce Meredith 2016-17 2-4 Brent Voorhees 1996 7th Shane Onufer 2011 5th Tyler Cox 2013 8th All-Americans By Last Name

BRANDON ALDERMAN - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. WES GASNER - DENVER, COLO. 1996 - Junior, 158 pounds, 6th place 1983 - Junior, 150 pounds, 6th place

REESE ANDY - BILLINGS, MONT. DAVE HANSEN - BRITT, IOWA 1994 - Sophomore, 177 pounds, 2nd place 1960 - Sophomore, 123 pounds, 3rd place 1995 - Junior, 177 pounds, 6th place 1996 - Senior, 177 pounds, 2nd place

DICK BALLINGER - CODY, WYO. ALFONSO HERNANDEZ - BLACKFOOT, IDAHO 1958 - Sophomore, 167 pounds, 2nd place 2012 - Junior, 197 pounds, 6th place 1959 - Junior, 167 pounds, 4th place 2013 - Senior, 197 pounds, 7th place 1960 - Senior, 167 pounds, NCAA Champion

TYLER COX - GILLETTE, WYO. HERB KARCHER - PERRY, OKLA. 2013 - Sophomore, 125 pounds, 8th place 1959 - Senior, 123 pounds, 4th place

JOE DECAMILLIS - ARVADA, COLO. JOE LEBLANC - MEEKER, COLO. 1988 - Senior, 167 pounds, 8th place 2009 - Freshman, 184 pounds, 5th place 2010 - Sophomore, 184 pounds, 4th place 2011 - Junior, 184 pounds, 6th place 2012 - Senior, 184 pounds, 7th place

ALLEN FRUDE - LARAMIE, WYO. BOB MASON - BURNS, WYO. 1966 - Senior, 152 pounds, 5th place 1950 - Junior, 167 pounds, 4th place 1951 - Senior, 167 pounds, 4th place

JERRY FRUDE - LARAMIE, WYO. BRYCE MEREDITH - CHEYENNE, WYO. 1959 - Junior, 147 pounds, 2nd place 2016 - Sophomore, 141 pounds, 2nd place 1960 - Senior, 147 pounds, 2nd place 2017 - Junior, 141 pounds, 4th place

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All-Americans By Last Name, continued DON MILLER - EAGLE GROVE, IOWA DAN SILBAUGH - NEWCASTLE, WYO. 1967 - Junior, 167 pounds, 6th place 1970 - Senior, 142 pounds, 6th place

DAVE MYERS - ARVADA, COLO. STEVEN SUDER - LITTLETON, COLO. 1992 - Senior, 158 pounds, 8th place 1979 - Senior, 150 pounds, 8th place

SHANE ONUFER - AUBURN, WASH. BRENT VOORHEES - STURGIS, S.D. 2011 - Junior, 165 pounds, 5th place 1996- Senior, 150 pounds, 7th place

RAY SANCHEZ - CHEYENNE, WYO. CRAIG WALTERS - FORT COLLINS, COLO. 1967 - Sophomore, 115 pounds, 4th place 1988 - Sophomore, 126 pounds, 4th place

All-Americans By Year

1950 1992 Name Weight Finish Name Weight Finish Bob Mason 167 pounds 4th Dave Myers 158 pounds 8th

1951 1994 Name Weight Finish Name Weight Finish Bob Mason 167 pounds 4th Reese Andy 177 pounds 2nd, NCAA runner-up

1958 1995 Name Weight Finish Name Weight Finish Dick Ballinger 167 pounds 2nd, NCAA runner-up Reese Andy 177 pounds 6th

1959 1996 Name Weight Finish Name Weight Finish Dick Ballinger 167 pounds 4th Brandon Alderman 158 pounds 6th Jerry Frude 147 pounds 2nd, NCAA runner-up Reese Andy 177 pounds 2nd, NCAA runner-up Herb Karcher 123 pounds 4th Brent Voorhees 150 pounds 7th

1960 (3) 2009 Name Weight Finish Name Weight Finish Dick Ballinger 167 pounds 1st, NCAA champion Joe LeBlanc 184 pounds 5th Jerry Frude 147 pounds 2nd, NCAA runner-up Dave Hansen 123 pounds 3rd 2010 Name Weight Finish 1966 Joe LeBlanc 184 pounds 4th Name Weight Finish Allen Frude 152 pounds 5th 2011 Name Weight Finish 1967 Joe LeBlanc 184 pounds 6th Name Weight Finish Shane Onufer 165 pounds 5th Don Miller 167 pounds 6th Ray Sanchez 115 pounds 4th 2012 Name Weight Finish 1970 Alfonso Hernandez 197 pounds 6th Name Weight Finish Joe LeBlanc 184 pounds 7th Dan Silbaugh 142 pounds 6th 2013 1979 Name Weight Finish Name Weight Finish Tyler Cox 125 pounds 8th Steven Suder 150 pounds 8th Alfonso Hernandez 197 pounds 7th

1983 2016 Name Weight Finish Name Weight Finish Wes Gasner 150 pounds 6th Bryce Meredith 141 pounds 2nd, NCAA runner-up

1988 2017 Name Weight Finish Name Weight Finish Joe DeCamillis 167 pounds 8th Bryce Meredith 141 pounds 4th Craig Walters 126 pounds 4th

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Wyoming NCAA Team Results

Year Finish Points Qualifiers All-Americans Year Finish Points Qualifiers All-Americans 1940 DNP DNS 2 None 1986 T32nd 10 7 None 1941 T21st 1 3 None 1987 T51st 3 3 None 1942 DNP DNS 1 None 1988 21st 17.5 7 2 1943 DNP DNS 0 None 1989 T57th 2 7 None 1944 No Team N/A N/A N/A 1990 T35th 7.5 6 None 1945 No Team N/A N/A N/A 1991 T58th 2 4 None 1946 DNP DNS 1 None 1992 T36th 5.5 3 1 1947 DNP DNS 0 None 1993 T62nd 1 2 None 1948 DNP DNS 3 None 1994 22nd 20 4 1 1949 DNP DNS 8 None 1995 27th 14 6 1 1950 T12th 2 6 1 1996 15th 37.5 6 3 1951 T12th 3 3 1 1997 37th 7.5 4 None 1952 T20th 2 5 None 1998 T50th 4 3 None 1953 DNP DNS 4 None 1999 T56th 3 5 None 1954 DNP DNS 4 None 2000 T73rd DNS 1 None 1955 T32nd 1 4 None 2001 T38th 6 3 None 1956 16th 7 4 None 2002 T72nd DNS 1 None 1957 T19th 6 4 None 2003 T50th 3 4 None 1958 T7th 16 7 1 2004 T38th 8 6 None 1959 6th 25 8 3 2005 T52nd 4 3 None 1960 3rd 36 6 3 2006 T37th 8.5 6 None 1961 T24th 2 5 None 2007 T65th DNS 4 None 1962 T12th 15 6 None 2008 T60th 1.5 2 None 1963 T36th 3 5 None 2009 T32nd 18.5 4 1 1964 T46th 1 2 None 2010 33rd 17.5 4 1 1965 T45th 1 7 None 2011 28th 21 6 2 1966 T31st 4 4 1 2012 19th 31 6 2 1967 T11th 17 4 2 2013 23rd 20.5 7 2 1968 DNP DNS 0 None 2014 53rd 3 4 None 1969 DNP DNS 3 None 2015 39th 6 6 None 1970 28th 6 4 1 2016 18th 24.5 3 1 1971 T35th 2 2 None 2017 T21st 20 5 1 1972 DNP DNS 0 None Totals 516.5 306 33 1973 DNP DNS 0 None 1974 T57th 1 4 None 1975 T49th 2 8 None 1976 32nd 6 3 None 1977 T37th 3.5 1 None 1978 T57th 1.5 3 None 1979 40th 5 5 1 1980 T37th 4 6 None 1981 T47th 2 2 None 1982 T61st 0.5 2 None 1983 T28th 9.5 5 1 1984 T52nd 1.5 3 None 1985 T52nd 2.5 7 None

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All-time NCAA Qualifiers (303) NCAA NCAA 1982 No detailed information available Year Qualifer Weight mark Year Qualifer Weight mark 1983 No detailed information available 1940 Merle Smith 121 N/A 1960 Dave Hansen 123 4-1 (3rd) NCAA Shogo Adachi 145 N/A Carl Scott 137 0-1 Year Qualifer Weight mark Jerry Frude 147 4-1 (2nd) 1984 Wes Gasner 150 1-1 1941 Merle Smith 121 N/A Dick Ballinger 167 5-0 (1st) Ron Whitman 167 0-1 Melvin Baldwin 128 N/A Lyle Brownlee 177 2-1 Bill Lingelfelser Hwt 0-1 Steve Hale 155 N/A Howard Colling 191 0-1 1985 Bill Hodges 126 0-1 1942 Harry Mangus 128 N/A 1961 Dave Hansen 123 1-1 Scott Rardin 134 0-1 Clair Argento 137 0-1 Mike McNaney 142 0-1 1946 Harry Mangus 128 N/A Dave Wight 157 1-1 Scott Chipperfield 150 0-1 1948 Harry Mangus 128 N/A Howard Colling 191 0-1 Mike Hamel 158 0-1 Frank Stray 145 N/A Warren Dawson Hwt 0-1 Ron Whitman 167 2-2 Louis Holland 175 N/A John Bragg 190 0-1 1962 Dave Hansen 123 0-1 1949 Samuel Hirawasa 121 0-2 Jerry Frude 147 3-2 1986 No detailed information available George Kelly 128 0-1 Dave Wight 157 3-2 Clark Allen 136 0-1 Norm Perue 167 1-1 1987 Chad Taylor 134 1-2 Lawrence Higby 145 0-1 Hugh Lowham 177 2-1 Bryan Wilson 167 1-2 Dale Federer 155 1-2 Dee Mickelson 191 3-2 John Cogdill Hwt 0-2 Robert Mason 165 0-2 Joe Manchak 175 0-2 1963 Jim Gautz 123 1-2 1988 Craig Walters 126 5-2 (4th) Charles Nowlen Hwt 0-1 David Stone 130 0-1 Chad Taylor 142 0-2 Clair Argento 137 2-1 Tobin Roitsch 150 0-1 1950 George Kelly 121 0-1 Dave Wight 157 0-1 Mark Voloshin 158 0-1 Robert Morris 128 2-2 Dee Mickelson 167 0-1 Joe Decamillis 167 3-3 (8th) Robert Mason 155 2-2 (4th) Bryan Hagen 190 0-2 Dale Federer 165 0-1 1964 Gary Frank 147 0-1 Jon Cogdill Hwt 1-2 Dewey McConnell 175 0-2 Allen Frude 157 1-1 Robert Schildgen Hwt 0-2 1989 Craig Walters 126 0-1 1965 No information available Mike Donovan 134 1-2 1951 George Kelly 123 N/A Chad Taylor 142 0-1 Lee Ballinger 137 N/A 1966 Art Sanchez 123 0-2 Brett Argeris 150 0-2 Frank Stray 157 N/A Allen Frude 152 3-2 (5th) Dave Myers 158 0-1 Leon Mickelson 160 0-1 Mark Voloshin 167 1-2 1952 Lee Ballinger 137 2-2 Don Miller 167 0-1 Brian Hagen 190 0-2 Don Robison 147 N/A Robert Hockley 157 0-1 1967 Ray Sanchez 115 N/A (4th) 1990 Craig Walters 126 1-2 Dewey McConnell 177 1-1 Don Miller 167 N/A (6th) Coley Turner 134 1-2 Robert Schildgen Hwt 1-2 Tobin Roitsch 150 0-1 1969 Paul Soriano 123 0-1 Dave Myers 158 0-1 1953 Richard Hockley 123 N/A Dan Silbaugh 130 0-1 Mark Voloshin 167 2-2 Lee Ballinger 147 N/A Gary Hill 160 0-1 Jon Cogdill Hwt 2-2 Robert Hockley 157 N/A Robert McCullough 177 N/A 1970 Dan Silbaugh 142 N/A 1991 Mike Donovan 134 0-1 Larry Paull 190 Tobin Roitsch 150 1-1 1954 Robert Royce 123 0-1 Ted Adams N/A N/A Mike Scott 167 1-2 Richard Hockley 130 1-1 Dave Myers 177 0-2 Robert Bormuth 157 N/A 1971 Gary Hill 158 0-1 Robert Hockley 167 N/A Dennis Alf 190 2-1 1992 Jason Gregerson 134 1-2 Mike Scott 158 0-1 1955 Robert Royce 123 0-1 1974 Don Meeker 118 0-1 Dave Myers 167 4-3 (8th) Stanl Wintermote 137 1-1 Brad Warrick 134 1-2 Robert Bormuth 157 1-1 Lane Lindley 150 0-1 1993 Pete Szymczak 167 0-2 Henry Goldman 167 1-1 Jody Sloan 158 0-1 Ryan Jibben 177 1-2 1956 Robert Royce 123 2-1 1975 Don Meeker 118 0-1 1994 Bryce Bochy 134 0-1 Stan Wintermote 137 3-1 Phil Bayouth 126 0-1 Jason Gregersen 142 0-2 Robert Bormuth 147 0-1 Danny Godbehere 134 0-1 Shilo Mathill 150 1-2 Jesse Stokes 167 1-1 Jody Sloan 150 1-1 Reese Andy 177 4-1 (2nd) Steve Zawacki 158 0-1 1957 Herb Karcher 123 1-1 Paul Reed 167 0-1 1995 Justin Martin 126 1-2 Stan Wintermote 137 1-1 Bob Steele 177 1-1 Jason Gregersen 142 2-2 Pete Jones 147 0-1 Jim Kysar 190 0-1 Shilo Mathill 150 1-2 Jesse Stokes 167 2-1 Brandon Alderman 158 0-2 1976 Steven Suder 150 0-1 Brad Alderman 167 0-1 1958 Dale Madden 130 1-1 Paul Reed 167 2-2 Reese Andy 177 4-3 (6th) Carl Scott 137 1-1 Jim Kysar 190 1-1 Pete Jones 147 2-1 1977 Paul Reed 167 1-1 1996 Tom Hickenlooper 126 1-2 Fred Brownlee 157 1-1 Brent Voorhees 150 5-2 (7th) Dick Ballinger 167 3-1 (2nd) 1978 Dan Godbehere 150 0-1 Brandon Alderman 158 4-3 (6th) Wes Metzler 177 0-1 Jim Rebischke 158 0-1 Brad Alderman 167 3-2 Lyle Brownlee 191 0-1 Kelly Wilson 190 1-1 Reese Andy 177 4-1 (2nd) Jason Klohs 190 0-1 1959 Herb Karcher 123 3-2 (4th) 1979 Cody Westbrook 134 0-1 Dale Madden 130 3-2 Steven Suder 150 3-2 1997 Jeff Tufano 142 0-2 Carl Scott 137 0-1 Tom Wertz 177 0-1 Shilo Mathill 150 2-2 Jerry Frude 147 4-1 (2nd) Kelly Wilson 190 1-1 Brad Alderman 167 1-2 Bubby Snyder 157 0-1 Bob Bath Hwt 0-1 Brandon Alderman 177 1-2 Dick Ballinger 167 3-2 (4th) Lyle Brownlee 177 1-2 1980 No detailed information available Howard Colling 191 0-1 1981 No detailed information available

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All-time NCAA Qualifiers (cont.) NCAA NCAA NCAA Year Qualifer Weight mark Year Qualifer Weight mark Year Qualifer Weight mark 1998 Chris Walker 118 1-2 Danny Clum 157 1-2 Brandon Richardson 149 1-2 Bryce Bochy 134 1-2 Malcolm Havens 197 0-2 Andy McCulley 157 0-2 Jeff Tufano 142 0-2 Dusty Hoffschneider Hwt 1-2 L.J. Helbig 174 1-2 Shane Woods 184 0-2 1999 Matt Winninger 157 1-2 2007 Nick Ramirez 125 0-2 Alfonso Hernandez 197 4-2 (7th) Brian Wood 165 0-2 Cory VomBaur 133 0-2 Steven Schenk 184 1-2 Carter Downing 149 0-2 2014 Tyler Cox 125 1-2 Craig Rumsey 197 0-2 Sam Wendland 197 0-2 Dakota Friesth 165 1-2 Abe Boomer Hwt 0-2 Benjamin Stroh 184 1-2 2008 Cory VomBaur 133 0-2 Shane Woods 197 2-2 2000 Corey Hamrick 133 0-2 Carter Downing 141 1-2 2015 Tyler Cox 125 1-2 2009 Michael Martinez 125 1-2 Dakota Friesth 165 1-2 2001 Levi Prevost 157 0-2 Cory VomBaur 133 1-2 Andy McCulley 174 1-2 Steven Schenk 174 3-2 Shane Onufer 174 2-2 Benjamin Stroh 184 1-2 Craig Rumsey 197 1-2 Joe LeBlanc 184 5-2 (5th) Shane Woods 197 3-2 Tanner Harms 285 0-2 2002 Levi Prevost 157 0-2 2010 Michael Martinez 125 3-2 Cory VomBaur 133 0-2 2016 Drew Templeman 125 1-2 2003 Andrew Shuler 157 0-2 Shane Onufer 165 1-2 Bryce Meredith 149 4-1 (2nd) Levi Prevost 165 2-2 Joe LeBlanc 184 4-2 (4th) Tanner Harms Hwt 3-2 Kevin Kessner 197 1-2 Brad Steele Hwt 0-2 2011 Michael Martinez 125 2-2 2017 Drew Templeman 125 2-2 Cole Dallaserra 149 2-2 Bryce Meredith 141 4-2 (4th) 2004 Blake Gunter 141 0-2 Shane Onufer 165 5-2 (5th) Cole Mendenhall 149 1-2 Andrew Shuler 157 1-2 Patrick Martinez 174 1-2 Archie Colgan 157 3-2 Levi Prevost 165 3-2 Joe LeBlanc 184 5-3 (6th) Branson Ashworth 165 1-2 Sam Wendland 184 0-2 L.J. Helbig 197 0-2 Kevin Kessner 197 2-2 Dusty Hoffschneider 2012 Michael Martinez 125 1-2 Hwt 1-2 Zach Zehner 133 1-2 Shane Onufer 165 2-2 2005 Danny Clum 157 0-2 Patrick Martinez 174 1-2 Gary Dack 165 1-2 Joe LeBlanc 184 4-2 (7th) Dusty Hoffschneider Hwt 1-2 Alfonso Hernandez 197 4-3 (6th) 2006 Bryce Leonhardt 125 2-2 2013 Tyler Cox 125 4-3 (8th) Carter Downing 149 2-2 McCade Ford 141 1-2 NCAA Finalists (8 times) Year Wrestler Weight Year Wrestler Weight 1948 Louis Holland 175* 1996 Reese Andy 177 1958 Dick Ballinger 167 2016 Bryce Meredith 141 1959 Jerry Frude 147 1960 Dick Ballinger 167 Jerry Frude 147 1994 Reese Andy 177

*Holland reached finals but did not win - according to Olympic rules utilized that season, he failed to place. Top-25 NCAA Team Finishes (19) Year NCAA Tournament Finish Year NCAA Tournament Finish 1950 12th 1965 19th 1951 13th 1967 11th 1952 23rd 1970 20th 1956 16th 1988 21st 1958 7th 1994 22nd 1959 6th 1996 15th 1960 3rd 2012 19th 1961 24th 2013 23rd 1962 11th 2016 18th 2017 T21st

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Career Victories Single-Season Pins Name Wins Years Name Pins Year 1. Joe LeBlanc 147 2008-12 1. Bill Lingernfelser 21 1983-84 2. Ron Whitman 140 1981-85 2. Wes Gasner 19 1982-83 3. Shane Onufer 139 2008-12 3. Mike Hamel Sr. 18 1982-83 4. Mike McNaney 138 1981-86 4. Mike Hamel Sr. 16 1983-84 Mike Hamel Sr. 138 1982-86 6. Joe DeCamillis 121 1982-86 Mark Voloshin 16 1989-90 Dave Myers 121 1989-92 Brandon Alderman 16 1996-97 8. Alfonso Hernandez 120 2008-13 7. Bill Hodges 15 1984-85 9. Michael Martinez 116 2008-12 Andy Bell 15 1984-85 10. Chris Bell 114 1979-83 Paul Reed 15 1984-85 11. Tyler Cox 112 2010-15 10. Shane Onufer 14 2008-09 12. Jimmy London 111 1976-81 13. Archie Colgan 110 2014-17 Reese Andy 110 1992-96 15. Brad Steele 109 2000-03 TEAM RECORDS 16. Andy McCulley 104 2011-15 17. Lonnie Currier 101 1980-85 Team-winning percentage Shane Woods 101 2011-15 (Minimum 10 duals in a season) 19. Tom Hickenlooper 100 1992-96 Years Wins Losses Ties Percentage 20. Larry Deal 98 1976-80 1959-60 10 1 0 .909 1974-75 15 2 0 .882 Career Pins Name Pins Years 2008-09 15 3 0 .833 1. Mike Hamel 61 1982-86 1982-83 10 2 0 .833 2. Mark Voloshin 42 1986-90 1958-59 9 2 0 .818 3. John Bragg 41 1981-86 2017-18 13 3 0 .813 4. Joe LeBlanc 39 2008-12 1966-67 17 4 0 .809 Jimmy London 39 1976-81 2009-10 12 3 0 .800 6. Cody Westbrook 36 1975-80 2011-12 10 3 0 .769 7. Jim Kysor 35 1973-77 2014-15 11 4 0 .733 8. Shane Onufer 34 2008-12 Paul Reed 34 1974-77 1984-85 8 3 0 .727 Andy McCulley 34 2011-15 1963-64 13 4 1 .722 11. Wes Gasner 33 1982-84 Most consecutive dual wins 1. 10, from 1981-82 through 1982-82 season 2. 9, from 1950-51 through 1951-52 season Fastest Falls All-Time 9, 1966-67, started season unbeaten Name Fastest Pin Year 4. 8, began midseason in 2011-12 1. Nathan Hoehn 0:08 1996 2. Max Stevens 0:10 2016 8, 1959-60, started season unbeaten 3. Steven Schenk 0:13 1999 8, began midseason in 1974-75 Mike Hamel 0:13 1984 8, from 1985-86 through 1986-87 season Bob Steele 0:13 1975 8, began midseason in 2008-09 6. Tawn Argeris 0:15 1986 Most dual wins in a season 7. Ben Hornickle 0:16 2016 Mike Hamel 0:16 1983 1. 17, (1966-67) Kelly Wilson 0:16 1979 2. 15, (2008-09) 10. Kyle Pope 0:17 2014 15, (1974-75) Reese Andy 0:17 1995 4. 13, (2017-18) 13, (1963-64) 5. 12, (2009-10) Single-Season Victories 12, (1989-90) Name Wins Year 7. 11, (2010-11) 1. Ron Whitman 47 1984-85 11, (2014-15) 2. Mike McNaney 46 1985-86 3. Wes Gasner 45 1983-84 9. 10, (2003-04) Joe LeBlanc 45 2008-09 10, (2002-03) 5. Wes Gasner 44 1982-83 10, (1982-83) Shane Onufer 44 2008-09 10, (1959-60) 7. Alfonso Hernandez 40 2011-12 10, (2011-12) Mike Hamel Sr. 40 1985-86 9. Mike Hamel Sr. 39 1984-85 Most consecutive winning seasons Joe LeBlanc 39 2009-10 1. 19, 1948-49 to 1966-67 11. Reese Andy 38 1995-96 Biggest margin of victory in dual Michael Martinez 38 2008-09 1. 59-0, vs. Northern Colorado, 1985-86 13. Mike McNaney 37 1984-84 2. 54-0, vs. Colorado State, 1982-83 14. Branson Ashworth 36 2016-17 Archie Colgan 36 2016-17 3. 51-0, vs. Northern Colorado, 1982-83 16. Tyler Cox 35 2012-13 4. 50-0, vs. Marquette, 2000-01 Alfonso Hernandez 35 2012-13 50-0, vs. Western State, 1983-84 Bill Hodges 35 1984-85 50-0, vs. Fort Lewis College, 1971-72 Jimmy London 35 1977-78 Patrick Martinez 35 2011-12 Mark Voloshin 35 1989-90 Ron Whitman 35 1983-84

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University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame Wrestling Inductees

The University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1993, in order to honor individuals and teams who have brought honor and distinction to the Intercollegiate Athletics Department of UW over its long and storied history.

The inductees must fit into one of five categories: student-athlete, coach, team, athletics staff members or special achievement. Special achievement includes individuals who have contributed to the ideal of sports at the University. Each nominee must receive at least 75 percent of the committee’s vote to be eligible for induction.

Dick Ballinger (1958-60) - Class of 1993 Dick Ballinger is the only wrestler in University of Wyoming history to win an NCAA championship. A native of Cody, Wyo., Ballinger won the 1960 NCAA Wrestling championship at 167 pounds. During his outstanding career he was named an All-American three times. He placed second in the 1958 NCAA Championships and fourth in the 1959 NCAA Championships. Ballinger guided Wyoming to a sixth-place national team finish in 1959 and a Wyoming all-time best third-place team finish in the 1960 NCAA Championships.

Dr. Everett D. Lantz (1937-65) - Class of 1994 Everett Lantz served Wyoming wrestling for 25 years as head coach, the longest tenure of any coach in the UW history. Over that period, Lantz compiled a 141-75-9 dual record, 11 Skyline Conference championships and two WAC titles. His teams won eight titles in a row from 1955 to 1962. He notched seven top-15 NCAA finishes, including a third-place national showing in 1960, the best in team history. Lantz was named the NCAA Wrestling Coach of the Year in 1960. He coached six NCAA place-winners, 10 three-time conference champions and 30 other conference winners.

1959-60 team - Class of 2003 The 1959-60 Wyoming Cowboys became the first and only wrestling team in school history to finish in the top five at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. The Pokes won the Skyline Conference and finished the season with an 11-1 dual record. The team boasted five conference champions and seven Cowboys competed at the 1960 NCAA Wrestling Championships where UW came only 13 points away from the title, finishing third. Dick Ballinger won the national championship at 167 pounds, Jerry Frude finished second at 147 pounds and Dave Hansen placed third at 123 pounds, all earning All-American honors. Wyoming head coach Everett Lantz earned 1960 NCAA Coach of the Year honors from the National American Wrestlers Association.

Reese Andy (1993-96) - Class of 2004 Reese Andy was a three-time NCAA All-American. Wrestling at 177 pounds, he placed second nationally in 1994, sixth in 1995 and second in 1996. He was a three-time Western Athletic Conference champion and was named Outstanding Wrestler in the conference three straight years (1994-96). Andy’s overall record at Wyoming was 110-29, and he compiled a record of 38-4 in his senior season.

Joe Dowler (1973-87) - Class of 2005 In his 14 seasons as head wrestling coach at Wyoming, Joe Dowler led the Pokes to a 104-64-1 dual record while capturing four straight Mountain Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (MIWA) Championships, and three Western Athletic Conference titles. Dowler coached 35 conference champions, two NCAA placewinners, and two All-Americans at Wyoming. Named WAC Coach of the Year three times (1983, 1985 and 1986), he was a finalist for 1986 NCAA Wrestling Coach of the Year. Dowler was an Associate Athletics Director at UW from 1987-2001. Following his retirement, he initiated and coordinated the “W” Club for all UW athletic letterwinners.

Dave Myers (1989-92) - Class of 2008 One of Wyoming’s only four-time conference champions, Myers won Western Athletic Conference titles at three different weights and represented Wyoming at the NCAA Championships four times. He was named Outstanding Wrestler of the WAC Tournament in both 1991 and 1992. He led the Wyoming wrestling team to conference championships in 1990 and 1992. In his senior year (1992) he earned All-America honors by finishing eighth at the NCAA Championships. He won 121 matches as a Cowboy, tied for sixth on Wyoming’s all-time victory list.

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University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame Wrestling Inductees

Jerry Frude (1959-60, 1962) - Class of 2010 Jerry Frude was a two-time All-American, earning the honors in 1959 and 1960. In 1959 as a sophomore, he won the Mountain States/Skyline Conference title at 147 pounds and then went on to a second-place finish in the NCAA Championships, helping the Cowboys to a sixth-place team finish. He again finished second in the nation in the 147-pound weight class in 1960, while Wyoming finished third as a team. After sitting out a year in 1961, Frude rejoined the team in 1962 and was named co-captain. He won his second Skyline Conference championship at 147 pounds and won his first two matches at the NCAA Championships before falling to eventual national runner-up Kirk Pendleton of Lehigh. A native of Laramie, Frude was never pinned by an opponent during his college career. Wyoming’s wrestling teams finished sixth (1959), third (1960), and 11th (1962) in the nation during Frude’s time at UW and won the Mountain States/Skyline Conference team championship each year (1959, 1960 and 1962).

Dr. Robert Mason (1949-51) - Class of 2011 A high school football and basketball star, Bob Mason had never seen a wrestling match before he came to the University of Wyoming. After watching the sport and talking to wrestling coach Everett Lantz, he decided to join Wyoming’s wrestling team. A native of Burns, Wyo., he won the conference championship in his first year of competition. Wyoming’s first wrestling All-American, Mason placed fourth in the nation at 155 pounds in 1950. He repeated that feat in 1951 to gain his second All-America honor. In the Mountain States Conference, Mason won championships at 165 pounds in both 1949 and 1950 and, as team captain both years and led his team to conference titles in 1950 and 1951. At NCAAs, the Cowboy wrestling team finished 12th in 1950 and 13th in 1951. Mason was a three-time letterwinner for the `Pokes and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wyoming. He went on to a distinguished career as a high school and college wrestling coach and official and earned a doctorate in education from the University of Washington. He was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1980 and inducted posthumously into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2008. Mason died on March 18, 2000, at the age of 70.

Ray Sanchez (1967-68) - Class of 2012 One of the greatest Wyoming high school wrestlers in state history, Ray Sanchez came to the University of Wyoming after compiling an amazing record of 98-0 and winning four state championships at Cheyenne Central High School. He was a two-time senior men’s National AAU champion in 1965 and 1966 and a two-time Great Plains National Champion representing Wyoming in 1966 and 1967. Sanchez was undefeated competing for the Cowboys’ Freshman Team in 1966. As a Cowboy sophomore on the varsity in 1967, despite battling an elbow injury, Sanchez finished fourth in the nation at 115 pounds and earned All-American honors. Unfortunately, he suffered a back injury the following year and was forced to give up wrestling. He went on to a successful career as a teacher, coach and high school administrator.

Mike Hamel (1983-86) - Class of 2017 Wyoming’s all-time leader in pins, Mike Hamel was a two-time Western Athletic Conference champion and a three-time Mountain Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion. As a freshman, he was named to the Amateur Wrestling News Freshman All- American team and earned “Rookie of the Year“ honors in the WAC. A two-time NCAA qualifier, Hamel won 12 tournaments during his time at Wyoming. He was the co-captain of the 1986 undefeated Cowboy wrestling team. He led the Pokes to WAC team titles in 1983, 1985 and 1986. Hamel was honored with the Admiral Land Award as UW’s top student-athlete in 1986.

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