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462 ALL-AMERICANS | 142 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | #DYNASTYDEFINED | 34 NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS | 11 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYSCOMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: EMILY LINGENFELTER ([email protected]) | PHONE: (620) 364-6394 AT WEST VIRGINIA DUAL CAPSULE SERIES HISTORY Jan. 18 | 7 p.m. CT | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va. VS. WEST VIRGINIA 2/10/27 W 24 5 H Watch: MountaineerTV 2/9/28 W 27 0 A Radio: 93.7-KSPI FM (Rex Holt and Roger Moore) 3/1/29 W 25 5 H Live Stats: Trackwrestling 3/8/30 W 31 3 H 1/20/96 W 28 15 N 1/16/99 W 31 10 N OKLAHOMA STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS No. 3 Oklahoma State West Virginia 1/18/13 W 36 3 H Date Opponent Time/Result 3/8/13 W 57 0 H COWBOYS MOUNTAINEERS 1/18/14 W 30 6 A 11/17 at South Dakota State W, 45-6 7-0; 4-0 Big 12 2-9; 2-2 Big 12 1/16/15 W 35 3 H 11/18 at No. 13 Minnesota W, 23-9 Coach John Smith Coach Tim Flynn 1/15/16 W 38 3 A 11/25 Wyoming W, 27-6 Oklahoma State, 1988 Penn State, 1987 1/20/17 W 38 3 H 12/9 Oklahoma W, 41-2 Career 418-62-6/28th year Career: 225-97-5/22nd year 1/19/18 W 29 6 H 12/16 at Northern Colorado W, 47-0 At Oklahoma State: Same At West Virginia: 2-9/1st year 12/20 Reno Tournament of Champions 7 Champs 1/1-2 Southern Scuffle 4 Champs 1/12 at No. 25 Princeton W, 27-12 PROBABLE STARTERS 1/13 at No. 24 Rutgers W, 26-5 1/18 at West Virginia 7 p.m. NO. 3 OKLAHOMA STATE VS. WEST VIRGINIA SERIES 1/19 at No. 14 Pitt 1 p.m. 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (19-0) vs. Joey Thomas (11-10) Never Met 1/27 Iowa State 2 p.m. 133: No. 2 Daton Fix (20-0) vs. No. 15 Matthew Schmitt (11-0) Never Met 2/1 Northern Iowa 7 p.m. 141: No. 13 Kaid Brock (11-3) vs. Caleb Rea (13-5) Never Met 2/3 Lehigh 1:30 p.m. -or- Luke Martin (8-9) 2/8 Air Force 7 p.m. 149: No. 5 Kaden Gfeller (19-2) vs. No. 16 Christian Monserrat (15-3) Never Met 2/16 at Missouri 2:30 p.m. 157: Jonce Blaylock (15-6) vs. Zachary Moore (9-9) Blaylock leads, 1-0 2/24 Iowa 2 p.m. -or- Wyatt Sheets (9-7) 3/9-10 Big 12 Championships All Day 165: No. 10 Chandler Rogers (14-2) vs. No. 20 Nick Kiussis Never Met 3/21-23 NCAA Championships All Day -or- Andrew Shomers (7-3) 174: No. 5 Joe Smith (11-1) vs. Josh Ramirez (7-8) Never Met -or- James Wujek (1-7) SERIES CAPSULE VS. PRINCETON 184: No. 11 Jacobe Smith (15-2) vs. Jackson Moomau (3-11) Never Met Series History 13-0 197: No. 10 Dakota Geer (18-3) vs. Noah Adams (10-8) Never Met In Stillwater 8-0 HWT: No. 3 Derek White (16-1) vs. Brandon Ngati (9-6) White leads, 1-0 In Morgantown 3-0 Neutral 2-0 First meeting (1927) OSU 24, WVU 5 Last meeting (2018) OSU 38, WVU 3 COWBOY QUICK HITS John Smith vs.West Virginia 9-0 Tim Flynn vs. Oklahoma State 0-3 ►Seven All-Americans and five seniors return to the Cowboy lineup and redshirt- freshman, and 2017 Junior World Champion Daton Fix is another key addition at 133 pounds. ►In 2017-18 the Cowboys went 13-2 in dual meets and wrapped up conference com- petition at the Big 12 Championships in Tulsa, Okla., claiming their sixth consecutive conference title with four individual champions. ►This week the Cowboys have 10 wrestlers ranked at their respective weights in various polls. ►The Pokes held steady in the USA Today/Intermat rankings this week at No. 3, and look to build on a 7-0, (4-0 Big 12) record. ►Oklahoma State head coach John Smith assumed the title of winningest active head coach in NCAA Division I wrestling more than a year ago. He holds 418 wins in his 28th year coaching the Cowboys. Last season, Smith became the eighth coach to notch 400 wins in division I wrestling. OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @COWBOYWRESTLING | #OKSTATE 1 QUICK FACTS/ROSTER/MEDIA INFORMATION UNIVERSITY INFORMATION NAME WEIGHT YEAR HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Location Stillwater, OK Wesley Ahrberg 157 Fr. Cushing, Okla./Cushing Founded Dec. 25, 1890 Christian Bahl 174 RFr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater Colors Orange and Black Enrollment 24,274 Jonce Blaylock 157 RSr. Tulsa, Okla./Berryhill Conference Big 12 Kaid Brock 133/141 RJr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater Team Name Cowboys Mascot Pistol Pete Colton Denney 157 Fr. Edmond, Okla./Heritage Hall President V. Burns Hargis Zalin Edwards 165 RSr. Pawhuska, Okla./Pawhuska Athletic Director Mike Holder Daton Fix 125/133 RFr. Sand Springs, Okla./Charles Page Facility (Capacity) Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Athletic Web Site www.okstate.com Jacob Fontanez 125/133 RSo. Stillwater, Okla./Army West Point University Web Site www.okstate.edu Dakota Geer 184 RSo. Franklin, Penn./Edinboro STAFF INFORMATION Kaden Gfeller 141/149 RFr. Oklahoma City, Okla./Heritage Hall Head Coach John Smith Jalin Harper 165 Fr. Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan School Record 411-62-6 (28th year) Austin Harris 197 RFr. Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg Overall Record 411-62-6 (28th year) Office Phone 405-744-4541 Dusty Hone 149 RSo. Cedar City, Utah/St. Edward Office Fax 405-744-1763 Bear Hughes 184 RFr. Coweta, Okla./Coweta Associate Head Coach Zack Esposito JaQuan Jackson 174 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Robinson Assistant Coach Chris Perry Recruiting Coordinator Tyler Caldwell Boo Lewallen 149 RJr. Yukon, Okla./Yukon Mike Magaldo 141 RSr. Gillette, N.J. / Watchung Hills Regional TEAM INFORMATION Andrew Marsden 184/197 RJr. Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central 2017-18 Record 13-2 2017-18 Big 12 Record 8-0 Geordan Martinez 149 RSr. Colorado Springs, Colo./Boise State 2018 Big 12 Tournament Finish 1st Anthony Montalvo 184 Fr. Clovis, Calif./Buchanan 2018 NCAA Finish 13th 2017-18 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/5 Andrew Nieman 125/133 RSo. Stillwater, Okla. / Stillwater NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost 7/2 Nick Piccininni 125/133 RJr. East Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville Starters Returning/Lost 8/2 Cornelius Putnam HWT RFr. Tampa, Fla./Blair Academy (N.J.) All-Americans Returning/Lost 7/1 Hanyu Qiu 149 Fr. Springfield, Va./West Springfield RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS Chandler Rogers 165 RSr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater 2017-18 Wyatt Sheets 149/157 RSo. Stilwell, Okla./Stilwell Kaid Brock (5th place, 133 pounds), Boo Lewallen (8th place, 149 pounds), Chandler Rogers (8th place, 165 pounds), Jacobe Bennett Sherrer 133 Fr. Pryor, Okla./Pryor Smith (8th place, 184 pounds) Andrew Shomers 157 RJr. Ransomville, N.Y./Edinboro 2016-17 Jacobe Smith 174 RSr. Muskogee, Okla./NEO Nick Piccinni (4th place, 125 pounds), Kaid Brock (5th place, 133 Joe Smith 157/165 RJr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater pounds), Joe Smith (4th place, 157 pounds), Chandler Rogers Gavin Stika 157/165 Fr. Creston, Ohio/Norwayne (5th place, 165 pounds), Preston Weigel (6th place, 197 pounds) Cole VanVleet 141/149 Fr. Littleton, Colo./Heritage RETURNING BIG 12 CHAMPIONS Preston Weigel 197 RSr. Russell, Kan./Hays 2017-18 Derek White HWT RSr. Edmond, Okla./Nebraska Nick Piccininni (125 pounds), Boo Lewallen (149 pounds), Chan- dler Rogers (165 pounds), Derek White (heavyweight) Conner Wilson 133/141 Fr. Allen, Texas/ Allen Travis Wittlake 174 Fr. Coos Bay, Ore./Marshfield 2016-17 Nick Piccininni (125 pounds), Joe Smith (157 pounds), Preston Weigel (197 pounds) MEDIA INFORMATION AND POLICIES COWBOYS ON THE AIR Rex Holt and Roger Moore are in their 14th year together as The Oklahoma State athletic communications office welcomes MEDIA PARKING the radio broadcast team of Oklahoma State Cowboy Wrestling. you to another season of Cowboy wrestling. The communications Members of the media attending matches at Gallagher-Iba Arena staff is here to assist members of the media in their coverage should park in the lot just south of the arena and Boone Pickens OSU wrestling can be heard on its primary home of 93.7 of Oklahoma State athletics. Please take a moment to become Stadium. The entrance to the lot is located off Knoblock Street. No KSPI-FM radio in Stillwater. Occasionally, events are aired on familiar with the following media policies. parking pass is necessary for entry into the lot. Pete 94.3 FM or 780 AM radio Stillwater should programming conflicts arise. Any time the Cowboys are on the air, the live CREDENTIALS VISITING RADIO, PHONE LINES broadcast can also be accessed live on the official web site of Members of the media should contact Emily Lingenfelter in the Phone lines will be provided to the primary radio broadcast crews Oklahoma State media relations office to request credentials to for both the Cowboys and the visiting team. Additional lines are OSU athletics, www.okstate.com. OSU wrestling duals ([email protected] or 405-744- available to the media on a first-come, first-served basis in the 4316). Credentials can be picked up at the Southwest pass gate to Gallagher-Iba Arena media room. Gallagher-Iba Arena on match days. PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERVIEWS Photographers may shoot from the east and west sides of the mat, Media interview requests for Oklahoma State head coach John but are prohibited from shooting in front of either team’s bench on Smith should be directed to Sean Maguire in the OSU media the north and south sides of the mat.