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2018 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS POSTSEASON GUIDE C O W B O TLING Y WRES SON LIVE IN PER COLLEGE SPORTS’ MOST DOMINANT DYNASTY IN ACTION QUICKEN LOANS ARENA THREE NIGHTS ONLY! CLEVELAND MARCH 15-17 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 Gary Wayne Harding 133 RJr. Collinsville, Okla./Collinsville STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach John Smith Austin Harris 174 Fr. Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg School Record 411-62-6 (27th year) Dean Heil 141 RSr. Brunswick, Ohio/St. Edward Overall Record 411-62-6 (27th year) Bear Hughes 184 Fr. Coweta, Okla./Coweta Office Phone 405-744-4541 Office Fax 405-744-1763 Hestin Lamons 165 Sr. Tahlequah, Okla./Tahlequah Associate Head Coach Zack Esposito Boo Lewallen 149 RSo. Yukon, Okla./Yukon Assistant Coach Chris Perry Mike Magaldo 141 RJr. Gillette, N.J. / Watchung Hills Regional Volunteer Assistant Coach Isaac Jordan Andrew Marsden 184/197 RSo. Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central TEAM INFORMATION Geordan Martinez 149 RJr. Colorado Springs, Colo./Boise State 2017-18 Record 13-2 Keegan Moore 184 RFr. Jackson, Minn. / Jackson County Central 2017-18 Big 12 Record 8-0 2018 Big 12 Tournament Finish 1st Dalton Moran 157 RJr. Chandler, Ariz./South Dakota State 2017 NCAA Finish 3rd Tristan Moran 141/149 RSo. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater 2016-17 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 18/7 Andrew Nieman 125/133 RFr. Stillwater, Okla. / Stillwater NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost 6/4 Starters Returning/Lost 10/4 Nick Piccininni 125 RSo. East Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville All-Americans Returning/Lost 9/3 Cornelius Putnam HWT Fr. Tampa, Fla./Blair Academy (N.J.) Chandler Rogers 165 RJr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater RETURNING 2016-17 NCAA CHAMPIONS Dean Heil (141 pounds) Wyatt Sheets 149/157 RFr. Stilwell, Okla./Stilwell Jacobe Smith 174 RJr. Muskogee, Okla./NEO RETURNING 2016-17 ALL-AMERICANS Joe Smith 157 Jr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater Nick Piccininni (4th place, 125 pounds), Kaid Brock (5th place, 133 pounds), Dean Heil (1st place, 141 pounds), Joshua Solomon 141 Fr. Stillwater, Okla./St. John Bosco Joe Smith (4th place, 157 pounds), Chandler Rogers Jet Taylor 125 Fr. Salisaw, Okla./Sallisaw (5th place, 165 pounds), Preston Weigel (6th place, 197 Preston Weigel 197 RJr. Russell, Kan./Hays pounds) Derek White HWT RJr. Edmond, Okla./Nebraska 2017-18 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS Nick Piccininni (125 pounds), Boo Lewallen (149 pounds), Chandler Rogers (165 pounds), Derek White ( MEDIA INFORMATION AND POLICIES COWBOYS ON THE AIR The Oklahoma State athletic communications office and the NCAA PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE welcome you to the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleve- The NCAA will corrdinate interviews and press conferences for Rex Holt and Roger Moore are in their 13th year together land, Ohio. The communications staff is here to assist members of Wednesday, Friday and Sunday of the championships. View that as the radio broadcast team of Oklahoma State Cowboy the media in their coverage of Oklahoma State athletics. Please schedule below. Wrestling. OSU wrestling can be heard on its primary take a moment to become familiar with the following media policies. home of 93.7 KSPI-FM radio in Stillwater. Occasional Wednesday, March 14 events are aired on either 105.5 KGFY-FM radio or 780 INTERVIEWS ►5 wrestlers from 1-1:30 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena. Media interview requests for Oklahoma State head coach John ►5 head coaches from 1:30-2 p.m. AM radio Stillwater should programming conflicts arise. Smith and other assistant coaches and athletes should be directed Any time the Cowboys are on the air, the live broadcast to members of the OSU Athletic Communications staff on site in Friday, March 16 can also be accessed live on the official web site of OSU Cleveland. Harry Endicott Can be reached by phone at (405) 630- ►All quarterfinal winners in the morning session will be escorted to athletics, www.okstate.com. 9230 or email at [email protected]. Sean Maguire can be a mix zone for stand-up interview opportunities. reached by phone at (405) 401-7907 or email at sean.maguire@ ►All semifinal matches will be escorted to the back for a formal okstate.edu. press conference. ►Selected head coaches will be requested for press conference Head coach John Smith will be available after each session at the availability. tournament, while wrestlers that advance to the next day will be available after the final session of each day. Saturday, March 17 ►All 3rd/5th/7th place winners in the morning session will be escorted to a mix zone for stand-up interview opportunities. ►All national champions will be escorted to the back for a formal Rex Holt Roger Moore press conference. Play-by-play Analysis ►National champion head coach press conference. 2 OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @COWBOYWRESTLING | #OKSTATE OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @COWBOYWRESTLING | #OKSTATE 3 458 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 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT CAPSULE OSU NCAA TEAM March 15-17, 2018 | All Day | Quicken Loans Arena (20,562) CHAMPIONSHIPS 1928 1929 1930 1931 Stream : ESPN3 (All Sessions) 1933 1934 1935 1937 TV : ESPNU (Sessions I, III & V), ESPN (Sessions II & IV), 1938 1939 1940 1941 ESPN2 (Session VI) 1942 1946 1948 1949 Radio : 93.7 KSPI-FM (Rex Holt and Roger Moore) 1954 1955 1956 1958 Live Stats: FloArena 1959 1961 1962 1964 No. 5 Oklahoma State 2018 NCAA Wrestling 1966 1968 1971 1989 OKLAHOMA STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS 1990 1994 2003 2004 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005 2006 Date Opponent Time/Result COWBOYS 13-2; 8-0 Big 12 March 15-17, 2018 11/11 No. 22 North Carolina W, 25-9 11/12 Journeymen Classic 5 champs Coach John Smith Cleveland, Ohio NCAA 11/19 NO. 6 MINNESOTA W, 30-3 Oklahoma State, 1988 Quicken Loans Arena (20,562) FINISHES UNDER 11/26 at North Dakota State W, 40-3 Career: 411-62-6/27th year Tickets: NCAA.com/tickets JOHN SMITH 12/18 at Northern Colorado W, 37-4 At Oklahoma State: Same 12/19 at Wyoming W, 20-15 Year Finish Champs 1/5 vs. No. 5 NC State (in Naples, Italy) W, 19-16 OKLAHOMA STATE LINEUP 1992 2nd 1 1/14 at No. 7 Iowa L, 20-12 1993 n/a n/a 1/19 WEST VIRGINIA W, 29-6 1994 1st 3 1/21 KENT STATE W, 42-3 NO. 5 OKLAHOMA STATE NOTES 1995 7th 1 1/27 NO. 3 MISSOURI L, 21-19 125: No. 6 Nick Piccininni ►Overall: 21-3 :: vs. Big 12: 11-0 :: RPI: 19-3 1/28 IOWA STATE W, 31-3 RSo. | East Setauket, NY. ►Two-time Big 12 Champion and 2017 All-American. 1996 6th 0 2/3 NO. 13 NORTHERN IOWA W, 24-10 133: No. 4 Kaid Brock ►Overall: 25-3 :: vs. Big 12: 9-2 :: RPI: 19-3 1997 2nd 2 2/9 EDINBORO W, 34-6 RSo. | Stillwater, Okla. ►2017 All American ... 52 dual takedowns on the year. 1998 3rd 2 2/11 OKLAHOMA W, 31-6 141: No. 6 Dean Heil ►Overall: 23-5 :: vs. Big 12: 8-3 :: RPI: 18-5 1999 3rd 1 2/18 at Fresno State W, 41-0 Sr. | Brunswick, Ohio ►Three-time Big 12 Champ ... Two-time NCAA Champ. 2000 5th 0 149: No. 8 Boo Lewallen ►Overall: 26-5 :: vs. Big 12: 10-1 :: RPI: 20-5 3/3-4 Big 12 Championships 1st, 4 champs 2001 3rd 1 RSo. | Yukon, Okla. ►Big 12 Champion ... Making first NCAA appearance. 3/15-17 NCAA Championships All Day 2002 5th 1 165: No. 8 Chandler Rogers ►Overall: 20-3 :: vs. Big 12: 10-1 :: RPI: 16-3 RJr. | Stillwater, Okla. ►2018 Big 12 Champion and 2017 All-American. 2003 1st 2 174: No. 13 Jacobe Smith ►Overall: 18-5 :: vs. Big 12: 7-1 :: RPI: 13-5 2004 1st 1 RJr. | Muskogee, Okla. ►Third-place Big 12 finisher ... Making first NCAA start. 2005 1st 5 184: Keegan Moore ►Overall: 18-8 :: vs. Big 12: 8-3 :: RPI: 16-7 2006 1st 2 RFr. | Jackson, Minn. ►Third-place Big 12 finisher ... Making first NCAA start. 2007 5th 0 197: No. 9 Preston Weigel ►Overall: 11-2 :: vs. Big 12: 8-1 :: RPI: 11-2 2008 5th 1 RJr. | Russell, Kan. ►2017 Big 12 Champion and NCAA All-American. 2009 16th 0 HWT: No. 9 Derek White ►Overall: 23-2 :: vs. Big 12: 12-0 :: RPI: 21-2 2010 6th 0 RJr. | Edmond, Okla. ►Big 12 Champion ... Leads OSU in maj. dec.'s (11). 2011 4th 1 COWBOY QUICK HITS 2012 6th 0 2013 2nd 2 ► The Oklahoma State wrestling team will bring nine wrestlers to this weekend's 2014 3rd 2 NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Action is set to begin Thursday, March 15 2015 7th 1 and run through Saturday, March 17 at Quicken Loans Arena.