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458 ALL-AMERICANS | 142 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | #DYNASTYDEFINED | 34 NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS | 11 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYSCOMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: HARRY ENDICOTT ([email protected]) | PHONE: (405) 744-3654 AT NORTHERN COLORADO DUAL CAPSULE Dec. 18 | 7 p.m. MT | Bank of Colorado Arena | Greeley, SERIES HISTORY Colo. VS. NORTHERN COLORADO Radio: 93.7 FM KSPI (Rex Holt and Roger Moore) Live Stats: Trackwrestling 3/11/49 W 28 0 H 2/8/55 W 25 2 H 2/11/58 W 20 5 H OKLAHOMA STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS 1/24/59 W 16 10 A Date Opponent Time/Result No. 3 Oklahoma State Northern Colorado 2/23/60 W 25 2 H 11/11 No. 22 North Carolina W, 25-9 COWBOYS BEARS 1/24/63 T 18 18 A 11/12 Journeymen Classic 5 champs 3-0; 1-0 Big 12 0-1; 0-0 Big 12 1/30/64 W 31 9 H 11/19 NO. 6 MINNESOTA W, 30-3 12/15/70 W 26 6 H 11/26 at North Dakota State W, 40-3 Coach John Smith Coach Troy Nickerson 12/3/76 W 43 0 A 12/17 Reno Tournament of Champions All Day Oklahoma State, 1988 Cornell, 2010 2/1/79 W 24 21 A 12/18 at Northern Colorado 7 p.m. Career: 401-60-6/27th year Career: 11-24/4th year 12/5/08 W 41 3 H 12/19 at Wyoming 7 p.m. At Oklahoma State: Same At Northern Colorado: Same 1/29/10 W 41 3 A 1/1-2 Southern Scuffle All Day 1/28/11 W 44 0 H 1/5 vs. NC State (in Naples, Italy) 7:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 12/14/13 W 48 0 A 1/14 at Iowa 3 p.m. 1/19 WEST VIRGINIA 7 P.M. NO. 3 OKLAHOMA STATE VS. NORTHERN COLORADO SERIES 1/21 KENT STATE 1 P.M. 125: No. 3 Nick Piccininni (8-1) vs. Michael Johnson (8-6) Never met 1/27 MISSOURI 7 P.M. or Sean Cannon (6-3) Never met 1/28 IOWA STATE 2 P.M. 133: No. 3 Kaid Brock (12-1) vs. Rico Montoya (8-3) Never met 2/2 NORTHERN IOWA 7 P.M. or Chris Sandoval (0-0) Never met 2/9 EDINBORO 7 P.M. 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (13-0) vs. Benjamin Polkowske (6-5) Never met 2/11 OKLAHOMA 2 P.M. or Owen Lamb (4-4) Never met 2/18 at Fresno State 1 p.m. 149: No. 10 Geo Martinez (12-3) vs. Jimmy Fate (13-4) Never met 3/3-4 Big 12 Championships All Day or Benjamin Polkowske (6-5) Never met 3/15-17 NCAA Championships All Day 157: Jonce Blaylock (9-3) vs. Tyler Kinn (7-4) Never met or Macoy Flanagan (6-3) Never met SERIES CAPSULE VS. NORTHERN COLORADO 165: No. 6 Chandler Rogers (9-1) vs. Keilan Torres (5-3) Rogers leads, 2-0 174: No. 10 Jacobe Smith (9-3) vs. Seth Bogulski (5-6) Never met Series History OSU leads, 13-0-1 184: Keegan Moore (9-2) vs. Dylan Gabel (8-4) Never met In Stillwater OSU leads, 8-0 or Jamarcus Grant (5-4) Never met In Greeley OSU leads, 5-0-1 197: No. 4 Preston Weigel (0-0) vs. No. 19 Jacob Seely (12-3) Never met Neutral Never met or Tanner Davis (0-3) Never met First meeting (1949) OSU 28, UNC 0 HWT: No. 8 Derek White (9-1) vs. Robert Winters Jr. (7-7) Never met Last meeting (2013) OSU 48. UNC 0 or Brian Barnes (4-2) Never met John Smith vs. Northern Colorado 4-0 Troy Nickerson vs. Oklahoma State 0-0 COWBOY QUICK HITS ►2017 All-American Preston Weigel will open his redshirt junior season against Northern Colorado and Wyoming as he returns from an injury that sat him out the first month of the season. Weigel went 22-8 overall at 197 pounds with a 7-4 dual record last season on his way to his second-straight Big 12 Championship and a sixth-place finish at the national tournament. ►The Cowboys enter Monday's dual with eight wrestlers ranked at their respective weights. Unsurprisingly, reigning two-time NCAA Champion Dean Heil leads the way for the Pokes, coming in at No. 1 unanimously at 141 pounds. OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @COWBOYWRESTLING | #OKSTATE 1 QUICK FACTS/ROSTER/MEDIA INFORMATION UNIVERSITY INFORMATION NAME WEIGHT YEAR HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Location Stillwater, OK Ethan Andersen 285 RFr. Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk Founded Dec. 25, 1890 Colors Orange and Black Blake Andrews 285 RJr. Grapevine, Texas/NEO Enrollment 37,232 Christian Bahl 174 Fr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater Conference Big 12 Jonce Blaylock 157 RJr. Tulsa, Okla./Berryhill Team Name Cowboys Mascot Pistol Pete Kaid Brock 133 RSo. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater President V. Burns Hargis Donald Cannon, Jr. 125/133 RJr. McAlester, Okla./McAlester Athletic Director Mike Holder Tyler Dieringer 157 Fr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater Facility (Capacity) Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Athletic Web Site www.okstate.com Daton Fix 125/133 Fr. Sand Springs, Okla./Charles Page University Web Site www.okstate.edu Kaden Gfeller 141 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla./Heritage Hall Eli Hale 125 RSr. Miami, Okla./Miami STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach John Smith Gary Wayne Harding 133 RJr. Collinsville, Okla./Collinsville School Record 401-60-6 (27th year) Austin Harris 174 Fr. Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg Overall Record 401-60-6 (27th year) Dean Heil 141 RSr. Brunswick, Ohio/St. Edward Office Phone 405-744-4541 Office Fax 405-744-1763 Bear Hughes 184 Fr. Coweta, Okla./Coweta Associate Head Coach Zack Esposito Hestin Lamons 165 Sr. Tahlequah, Okla./Tahlequah Assistant Coach Chris Perry Boo Lewallen 149 RSo. Yukon, Okla./Yukon Volunteer Assistant Coach Isaac Jordan Mike Magaldo 141 RJr. Gillette, N.J. / Watchung Hills Regional TEAM INFORMATION Andrew Marsden 184/197 RSo. Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central 2017-18 Record 3-0 Geordan Martinez 149 RJr. Colorado Springs, Colo./Boise State 2017-18 Big 12 Record 1-0 2017 Big 12 Tournament Finish 1st Keegan Moore 184 RFr. Jackson, Minn. / Jackson County Central 2017 NCAA Finish 3rd Dalton Moran 157 RJr. Chandler, Ariz./South Dakota State 2016-17 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 18/7 Tristan Moran 141/149 RSo. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost 6/4 Starters Returning/Lost 10/4 Andrew Nieman 125/133 RFr. Stillwater, Okla. / Stillwater All-Americans Returning/Lost 9/3 Nick Piccininni 125 RSo. East Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville Cornelius Putnam HWT Fr. Tampa, Fla./Blair Academy (N.J.) RETURNING 2016-17 NCAA CHAMPIONS Dean Heil (141 pounds) Chandler Rogers 165 RJr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater Wyatt Sheets 149/157 RFr. Stilwell, Okla./Stilwell RETURNING 2016-17 ALL-AMERICANS Jacobe Smith 174 RJr. Muskogee, Okla./NEO Nick Piccininni (4th place, 125 pounds), Kaid Brock (5th place, 133 pounds), Dean Heil (1st place, 141 pounds), Joe Smith 157 Jr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater Joe Smith (4th place, 157 pounds), Chandler Rogers Joshua Solomon 141 Fr. Stillwater, Okla./St. John Bosco (5th place, 165 pounds), Preston Weigel (6th place, 197 Jet Taylor 125 Fr. Salisaw, Okla./Sallisaw pounds) Preston Weigel 197 RJr. Russell, Kan./Hays RETURNING 2016-17 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS Derek White HWT RJr. Edmond, Okla./Nebraska Nick Piccininni (125 pounds), Dean Heil (141 pounds), Joe Smith (157 pounds), Preston Weigel (197 pounds) MEDIA INFORMATION AND POLICIES COWBOYS ON THE AIR The Oklahoma State athletic communications office welcomes you MEDIA PARKING to another season of Cowboy wrestling. The communications staff Members of the media attending matches at Gallagher-Iba Arena Rex Holt and Roger Moore are in their 13th year together is here to assist members of the media in their coverage of Okla- should park in the lot just south of the arena and Boone Pickens as the radio broadcast team of Oklahoma State Cowboy homa State athletics. Please take a moment to become familiar Stadium. The entrance to the lot is located off Knoblock Street. No Wrestling. OSU wrestling can be heard on its primary with the following media policies. parking pass is necessary for entry into the lot. home of 93.7 KSPI-FM radio in Stillwater. Occasional events are aired on either 105.5 KGFY-FM radio or 780 CREDENTIALS VISITING RADIO, PHONE LINES Members of the media should contact Harry Endicott in the Phone lines will be provided to the primary radio broadcast crews AM radio Stillwater should programming conflicts arise. Oklahoma State media relations office to request credentials to for both the Cowboys and the visiting team. Additional lines are Any time the Cowboys are on the air, the live broadcast OSU wrestling duals ([email protected] or 405-744- available to the media on a first-come, first-served basis in the can also be accessed live on the official web site of OSU 3654). Credentials can be picked up at the Southwest pass gate to Gallagher-Iba Arena media room. athletics, www.okstate.com. 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. relations office. Any requests for assistant coaches and wrestlers should be directed to Harry Endicott in the OSU media relations office. Coaches and wrestlers are typically available for interview before practice starts (usually around 3 p.m.