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450 ALL-AMERICANS | 141 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | #DYNASTYDEFINED | 34 NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS | 11 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYSCOMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: HARRY ENDICOTT ([email protected]) | PHONE: (405) 744-3654 CORNELL MATCH CAPSULE 7 p.m. CT | Dec. 16, 2016 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) SERIES HISTORY VS CORNELL Watch: Fox Sports Oklahoma/FloWrestling Radio: 93.7 KSPI-FM (Roger Moore and Rex Holt) 12/7/65 W 26 5 A Live Stats: trackwrestling.com 1/17/04 W 22 12 N 1/22/05 W 22 12 N 12/16/12 W 21 16 N OKLAHOMA STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2/7/16 W 32 12 A Date Opponent Time/Result No. 8 Cornell No. 1 Oklahoma State 11/6 Bucknell W, 36-3 BIG RED COWBOYS 11/27 at No. 16 Minnesota W, 34-3 3-0; 0-0 Ivy League 4-0; 1-0 Big 12 12/2 at No. 16 Oklahoma W, 33-3 12/4 NO. 21 PITTSBURGH W, 39-0 Coach Rob Koll Coach John Smith 12/16 NO. 8 CORNELL 7 P.M. North Carolina, 1989 Oklahoma State, 1988 12/18 Reno Tournament of Champions All Day Career: 270-87-5/23rd year Career: 388-59-6/26th year 1/1-2 Southern Scuffle All Day At Cornell: Same At Oklahoma State: Same 1/15 IOWA 2 P.M. 1/20 WEST VIRGINIA 7 P.M. 1/22 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 2 P.M. PROBABLE STARTERS 1/27 at Missouri 7 p.m. 1/29 at Iowa State 2 p.m. NO. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE VS. NO. 8 CORNELL SERIES 2/3 at Edinboro 6 p.m. 125: No. 9 Nick Piccininni (8-0) vs. Noah Baughman (13-5) Never met 2/4 at Kent State 1 p.m. 133: No. 5 Kaid Brock (8-0) vs. No. 17 Mark Grey (11-2) Never met 2/10 WYOMING 7:30 P.M. 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (8-0) vs. Will Koll (13-5) Never met 2/12 OKLAHOMA 2 P.M. 149: No. 3 Anthony Collica (3-0) vs. Joey Galasso (10-3) Collica leads 1-0 2/19 BOWL DUAL SERIES TBA 157: No. 3 Joseph Smith (0-0) vs. Taylor Simaz (12-5) Never met 3/4-5 Big 12 Championships All day or Davey Dolan (3-1) Never met 3/16-18 NCAA Championships All day 165: No. 8 Chandler Rogers (6-1) vs. No. 20 Brandon Womack (17-3) Never met 174: No. 4 Kyle Crutchmer (4-0) vs. No. 6 Brian Realbuto (7-1) Crutchmer leads 1-0 184: No. 6 Nolan Boyd (7-0) vs. No. 1 Gabe Dean (13-0) Series tied 1-1 SERIES CAPSULE VS. CORNELL 197: No. 5 Preston Weigel (6-1) vs. Ben Honis (11-5) Never met Series History OSU leads, 5-0 HWT: No. 11 Austin Schafer (7-0) vs. Jeremy Sweany (5-3) Never met In Stillwater Never met or Craig Scott (3-2) Never met In Ithaca OSU leads, 2-0 Neutral OSU leads, 3-0 First meeting (1965) OSU 26, Cornell 5 COWBOY QUICK HITS Last meeting (2016) OSU 32, Cornell 12 John Smith vs. Cornell 4-0 ►The Cowboys have started the 2016-17 campaign off strong, winning Rob Koll vs. Oklahoma State 0-4 all four of their duals by 30 points or more, including a 39-0 shutout of Pittsburgh last week. ►The Cowboys enter this weekend's matchups ranked No. 1 in both the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll and the Intermat Tournament Rankings. ►Friday's dual will mark the sixth meeting between the Cowboys and the Big Red, with Oklahoma State taking each of the first five contests. The dual also marks the first match in the series that will be contested in Stillwater. ►Gallagher-Iba Arena has proven to be one of the most difficult venues for opponents to win in across all of college sports, as the Cowboy wrestling program boasts an impressive 476-39-6 overall record in the arena. OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @COWBOYWRESTLING | #OKSTATE 1 QUICK FACTS/ROSTER/MEDIA INFORMATION UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name Weight Year Hometown/Previous School Location Stillwater, OK Tanner Allen 285 RSo. Blackwell, Okla./ Blackwell Founded Dec. 25, 1890 Ethan Andersen 285 Fr. Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk Colors Orange and Black Blake Andrews 285 Jr. Grapevine, Texas/NEO Enrollment 37,232 Luke Bean 184 Sr. Wichita, Kan./Arizona State Conference Big 12 Jonce Blaylock 149/157 RSo. Tulsa, Okla./Berryhill Team Name Cowboys Nolan Boyd 184 Sr. Edmond, Okla./Deer Creek Mascot Pistol Pete Kaid Brock 133 RFr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater President V. Burns Hargis Athletic Director Mike Holder Donald Cannon, Jr. 125/133 RSo. McAlester, Okla./McAlester Facility (Capacity) Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Landry Chappell 184 Sr. Guthrie, Okla./Guthrie Athletic Web Site www.okstate.com Anthony Collica 149 Sr. Solon, Ohio/Solon University Web Site www.okstate.edu Kyle Crutchmer 174 Sr. Tulsa, Okla./Union Davey Dolan 157 Jr. Berryhill, Okla./Berryhill STAFF INFORMATION Kyle Garcia 133 Sr. Edmond, Okla./Oklahoma Head Coach John Smith Zac Gentzler 125 Jr. Andover, Kan./Andover Central School Record 388-59-6 (26th year) Eli Hale 125 Jr. Miami, Okla./Miami Overall Record 388-59-6 (26th year) Gary Wayne Harding 133 Jr. Collinsville, Okla./Collinsville Office Phone 405-744-4541 Dean Heil 141 Jr. Brunswick, Ohio/St. Edward Office Fax 405-744-1763 Hestin Lamons 165 RSo. Tahlequah, Okla./Tahlequah Associate Head Coach Eric Guerrero Lincoln Lemon 133 Jr. Wichita, Kan./Goddard Associate Head Coach Zack Esposito Volunteer Assistant Coach Chris Perry Boo Lewallen 141 RFr. Yukon, Okla./Yukon Mike Magaldo 133 RSo. Gillette, N.J. / Watchung Hills Regional TEAM INFORMATION Andrew Marsden 184 RFr. Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central 2016-17 Record 4-0 Geordan Martinez 149 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo./Boise State 2016-17 Big 12 Record 1-0 Keegan Moore 184 Fr. Jackson, Minn. / Jackson County Central 2015-16 Big 12 Tournament Finish 1st Dalton Moran 157 RSo. Chandler, Ariz./South Dakota State 2015-16 NCAA Finish 2nd Tristan Moran 141 RFr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater 2015-16 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 26/6 Andrew Nieman 133 RFr. Stillwater, Okla. / Stillwater NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost 7/3 Lincoln Olson 133 RFr. Linwood, Mich. / Davison Starters Returning/Lost 15/5 Nick Piccininni 125 RFr. East Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville All-Americans Returning/Lost 5/3 Chandler Rogers 165 RSo. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater RETURNING 2015-16 NCAA CHAMPIONS Jordan Rogers 174 Sr. Spokane, Wash./Mead Austin Schafer 285 Sr. Edmond, Okla./Edmond North Dean Heil (141 pounds) Joe Schumacher 141/149 RSo. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck RETURNING 2015-16 ALL-AMERICANS Mitchell Sellers 141 Jr. Welling, Okla./NEO Dean Heil (1st place, 141 pounds), Anthony Collica (4th Wyatt Sheets 157 Fr. Stilwell, Okla./Stilwell place, 149 pounds), Joe Smith (7th place, 157 pounds), Jacobe Smith 174 Jr. Muskogee, Okla./NEO Nolan Boyd (4th place, 184 pounds) Joe Smith 157 So. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater Preston Weigel 197 RSo. Russell, Kan./Hays RETURNING 2015-16 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS Derek White 197 RSo. Edmond, Okla./Nebraska Dean Heil (141 pounds), Anthony Collica (149 pounds), Joe Smith (157 pounds), Nolan Boyd (184 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 eighth year is here to assist members of the should park in the lot just south of the arena and Boone Pickens together as the radio broadcast team of Oklahoma media in their coverage of Oklahoma State athletics. Please take a Stadium. The entrance to the lot is located off Knoblock Street. No State Cowboy Wrestling. OSU wrestling can be heard moment to become familiar with the parking pass is necessary for entry into the lot. on its primary home of 93.7 KSPI-FM radio in Stillwater. following media policies. Occasional events are aired on either 105.5 KGFY-FM VISITING RADIO, PHONE LINES CREDENTIALS Phone lines will be provided to the primary radio broadcast crews radio or 780 AM radio Stillwater should programming Members of the media should contact Harry Endicott in the for both the Cowboys and the visiting team. Additional lines are conflicts arise. Any time the Cowboys are on the air, the Oklahoma State media relations office to request credentials to available to the media on a first-come, first-served basis in the live broadcast can also be accessed live on the official OSU wrestling duals ([email protected] or 405-744- Gallagher-Iba Arena media room. web site of OSU athletics, www.okstate.com. 3654). Credentials can be picked up at the Southwest pass gate to Gallagher-Iba Arena on match days. PHOTOGRAPHERS Photographers may shoot from the east and west sides of the mat, INTERVIEWS but are prohibited from shooting in front of either team’s bench on Media interview requests for Oklahoma State head coach John the north and south sides of the mat. Smith should be directed to Sean Maguire in the OSU media 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. CT), but arrangements can be made to accommodate most schedules. Rex Holt Roger Moore Play-by-play Analysis 2 OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @COWBOYWRESTLING | #OKSTATE OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @COWBOYWRESTLING | #OKSTATE 3 OKLAHOMA STATE HEAD COACH JOHN SMITH JOHN SMITH OKLAHOMA STATE 100-WIN CLUB Head Coach | 26th Year | Oklahoma State, 1988 Wrestler W L T 1 John Smith (1984-88) 152 8 2 2 Alex Dieringer (2012-2016) 128 4 0 Entering his 26th year, Smith accepted the head coaching position at Oklahoma State Mike Farrell (1986-89) 128 39 2 in 1992 and the numbers and accomplishments since that time speak for themselves.