UCO Wrestling Directory Mailing Address: Head Coach 100 North University Todd Steidley ([email protected])
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2017-18 UCO Wrestling Media Guide 2007 2003 2002 1995 1994 1993 1992 1989 1979 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1987 BRONCHO WRESTLING DOMINANCE ON THE MAT 15 NATIONAL TEAM TITLES EIGHT NAIA, SEVEN NCAA DIVISION II 38 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS, 141 ALL-AMERICANS IN NCAA DIVISION II 1990 – Seven All-Americans, Three Champions (Howard Moore, Johnny Nimmo and Greg Oplotnik). 1991 – Six All-Americans. 1992 – Six All-Americans, Three Champions (Keith Cunningham, Howard Moore and Randy Zellner). 1993 – Seven All-Americans, Three Champions (Keith Cunningham, Todd Drake and Wes White). 1994 – Eight All-Americans, Four Champions (Jerry Best, Ryan Martin, Brian Melchiori and Wes White). 1995 – Eight All-Americans, Three Champions (Jerry Best, Mike Keim and Brian Melchiori). 1996 – Six All-Americans, Three Champions (Shawn Bateman, Jerry Best, Mark Cunningham). 1997 – Six All-Americans. 1998 – Five All-Americans, One Champion (Matt Goodson). 1999 – Four All-Americans, Two Champions (Jeremiah Constant, Edwin Lorne). 2000 – Six All-Americans, One Champion (Mark Dodgen). 2001 – Four All-Americans, One Champion (Cole Province). 2002 – Seven All-Americans, Four Champions (Cole Province, Matt Dodgen, Shawn Silvis, Muhammed Lawal). 2003 – Five All-Americans, Three Champions (Mark Dodgen, Cole Province, Shawn Silvis). 2004 – Six All-Americans, Two Champions (Cole Province, Jason Tapia). 2005 – Five All-Americans. 2006 – Six All-Americans. 2007 – Eight All-Americans, One Champion (Kyle Evans). 2008 – Five All-Americans, One Champion (Kyle Evans). 2009 – Five All-Americans. 2010 – Three All-Americans. 2011 – Three All-Americans. 2012 – Three All-Americans. 2013 – Six All-Americans, One Champion (Cory Dauphin). 2014 – Three All-Americans, One Champion (Casy Rowell) 2015 – One All-American, One Champion (Chris Watson) 2017 – Two All-Americans. 2017-18 UCO Wrestling 2017-18 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Nov. 2 (Thursday) Bronze & Blue Scrimmage EDMOND 7 p.m. Nov. 4 (Saturday) Oklahoma Wesleyan EDMOND 2 p.m. Nov. 5 (Sunday) Oklahoma City Open Oklahoma City, Okla. 9 a.m. Nov. 15 (Wednesday) Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, Okla. 7 p.m. Dec. 1 (Friday) Fort Hays State Hays, Kan. 7 p.m. Dec. 3 (Sunday) Fort Hays Open Hays, Kan. 9 a.m. Dec. 10 (Sunday) Jet Invite Wichita, Kan. 9 a.m. Dec. 16-17 (Saturday-Sunday) Midwest Classic Indianapolis TBA Jan. 5-6 (Friday-Sunday) National Duals Indianapolis TBA Jan. 10 (Wednesday) Central Missouri EDMOND 7 p.m. Jan. 13 (Saturday) Kearney Duals Kearney, Neb. TBA Jan. 17 (Wednesday) Newman EDMOND 7 p.m. Jan. 21 (Sunday) Lindenwood EDMOND 2 p.m. Jan. 27 (Saturday) Western State Gunnison, Colo. 3 p.m. Jan. 28 (Sunday) Colorado State-Pueblo Pueblo, Colo. 3 p.m. Feb. 1 (Thursday) Nebraska-Kearney Kearney, Neb. 7 p.m. Feb. 7 (Wednesday) McKendree EDMOND 7 p.m. Feb. 11 (Sunday) MIAA Championships Wichita, Kan. 9 a.m. Feb. 23-24 (Friday-Saturday) NCAA Regionals Las Vegas, N.M. TBA March 9-10 (Friday-Saturday) NCAA Championships Cedar Rapids, Iowa TBA TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION All-Americans by Year ............................................................24-25 2017-18 Schedule ......................................................................... 1 Multiple All-Americans ............................................................... 25 UCO Quick Facts/Athletic Staff Directory...................................... 2 National Tournament History/Regional Champions ................... 26 Individual Records ...................................................................... 27 THE COACHES All-Time Lettermen ................................................................28-29 Head Coach .................................................................................. 4 Season-by-Season Results .....................................................30-32 Assistant Coaches ........................................................................ 5 Series Records ............................................................................ 33 SEASON OUTLOOK/WRESTLERS Coaching Records ....................................................................... 34 2017-18 Season Outlook ...........................................................6-7 ABOUT UCO 2017-18 Roster ..........................................................................8-9 The University............................................................................. 35 Wrestler Profiles ....................................................................10-21 About Edmond ........................................................................... 36 EASON EVIEW ISTORY About Oklahoma City ................................................................. 37 S R /H University President Dr. Don Betz ............................................... 38 2016-17 Season Review .............................................................. 22 Athletic Administration .........................................................38-40 Individual Records/Dual Results ................................................. 23 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association .................I.B.C. 1 2017-18 UCO Wrestling UCO QUICK FACTS UCO WRESTLING DIRECTORY Mailing Address: Head Coach 100 North University Todd Steidley ([email protected]) .................................... (405) 974-2509 Edmond, Okla. 73034 Founded: Dec. 24, 1890 Assistant Coach Scott Chenoweth ([email protected]) ....................... (405) 974-2509 President: Dr. Don Betz Athletic Director: Eddie Griffin Assistant Coach Assistant Athletic Director/Operations: Gunnar Poff Sam Hazewinkel ([email protected]) ......................... (405) 974-2509 Assistant Athletic Director/Business: Britni Brannon Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations: Chris Brannick Athletic Director Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance:Darnell Smith Eddie Griffin ([email protected]) ..................................... (405) 974-2500 Assistant Athletic Director/Marketing Brandon: Baker Director of Athletic Compliance: Jeremy Rogers Assistant Athletic Director/Operations Director of Stampede Club: Al Jones Gunnar Poff ([email protected]) ........................................... (405) 974-2176 Director of Ticket Operations:Bill Shaw Marketing & Corporate Sales Head Athletic Trainer: Ed Kabrick Brandon Baker ([email protected]) ................................ (405) 974-2164 Faculty Representative: Trey Cone National Affiliation: NCAA Division II Compliance Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Jeremy Rogers ([email protected]) ................................ (405) 974-2141 Nickname: Bronchos Darnell Smith ([email protected]) ................................ (405) 974-3959 School Colors: Bronze and Blue Enrollment: 17,000 Head Athletic Trainer Ed Kabrick ([email protected]) ......................................... (405) 974-2188 WRESTLING FACTS Head Coach: Todd Steidley SCHOOL NICKNAME Years, Record at UCO: Second year, 18-0 “Bronchos” was the nickname selected for Central Oklahoma Years, Overall Record: Second year, 18-0 in 1922 by Mrs. C.W. Wantland, wife of long-time UCO football Assistant Coach: Scott Chenoweth coach C.W. Wantland. The name was chosen from a number of Assistant Coach: Sam Hazewinkel suggestions for the name of UCO’s football team and became the 2016-17 Dual Record: 18-0 nickname for all athletic teams at the school. 2016-17 Conference Dual Record (Finish): 5-0 (First) Mrs. Wantland was made an honorary member of the Letterman’s 2016-17 Conference Tournament Finish: Second Club as a result of selecting the nickname, becoming the first woman 2016-17 Regional Tournament Finish: Fourth admitted to that organization. 2016-17 National Tournament Finish: 18th Returning/Lost: 21/17 SCHOOL COLORS Starters Returning/Lost: 9/1 Bronze and blue were chosen as Central Oklahoma’s school colors early in the fall of 1895 by school president Edmund Dandridge WRESTLING HISTORY Murdaugh. The first public display of the bronze and blue was in Guthrie when a student represented UCO in the first oratorical First Year of Wrestling: 1921 contest ever held in Oklahoma. All-time Dual Record: 544-238-11 Conference Championships: Seven (1929, ‘31, ‘32, ‘35, ‘36, ‘13, ‘17) ON THE COVER Regional Championships: 19 (1990, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, Featured on the cover of the 2017-18 wrestling media guide are ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12). UCO’s returning national qualifiers Caleb Cotter (top), Bryan Dutton National Championships: 15 (1979, ‘81, ‘82, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘89, (right), and Josh Lindsey (bottom). ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘02, ‘03, ‘07). PRODUCTION CREDITS ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS The 2017-18 wrestling media guide was written, edited and Director of Athletic Media Relations: Chris Brannick designed by the UCO Athletic Media Relations Office. Office: (405) 974-2142 Photographs were provided by Dan Smith, director of UCO Pho- Cell: (405) 301-1087 tographic Services. Email: [email protected] 2 2017-18 UCO Wrestling THE COACHES 3 2017-18 UCO Wrestling HEAD COACH TODD STEIDLEY Todd Steidley, a for- mer national champion for Central Oklahoma who went on to win sev- en state titles as a high school coach in the state, is in his second year at the helm of the Bron- chos. Steidley had an imme- diate impact during the 2016-17 campaign, lead- ing UCO to the first unde- feated dual season (18-0) in the illustrious history of a program that has captured 15 national championships. THE STEIDLEY FILE The 18 wins stretched Central's winning streak to a school-record 25. High School Education: