2018-19 wrestling media guide 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide Broncho Wrestling Dominance on the Mat 15 National Team Titles 44 Individual Champions, 66 times 133 All-Americans, 241 times
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. 2018 – Two All-Americans, One Champion (Eli Hale). 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
2017-18 Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time Oct. 25 (Thursday) Bronze & Blue Scrimmage EDMOND 7 p.m. Nov. 4 (Sunday) Oklahoma City Open Oklahoma City 9 a.m. Nov. 11 (Sunday) Oklahoma City EDMOND 3 p.m. Nov. 17 (Saturday) Nebraska Kearney Open Kearney, Neb. 9 a.m. Dec. 2 (Sunday) Fort Hays State Open Hays, Kan. 9 a.m. Dec. 7 (Friday) Fort Hays State* EDMOND 7 p.m. Dec. 9 (Sunday) Jet Invite Wichita, Kan. 9 a.m. Dec. 15-16 (Saturday-Sunday) Midwest Classic Indianapolis TBA Jan. 4-5 (Friday-Sunday) National Duals Louisville, Ky. TBA Jan. 9 (Wednesday) Ouachita Baptist EDMOND 7 p.m. Jan. 16 (Wednesday) Newman* Wichita, Kan. 7 p.m. Jan. 19 (Saturday) Midwest Duals Kearney, Neb. 9 a.m. Jan. 26 (Saturday) Western State EDMOND 2 p.m. Feb. 1 (Friday) Colorado State-Pueblo EDMOND 7 p.m. Feb. 3 (Sunday) Nebraska-Kearney* EDMOND 2 p.m. Feb. 10 (Sunday) Lindenwood* St. Charles, Mo. 2 p.m. Feb. 11 (Monday) Central Missouri* Warrensburg, Mo. 7 p.m. Feb. 23-24 (Friday-Saturday) NCAA Regionals St. Charles, Mo. 9 a.m. March 8-9 (Friday-Saturday) NCAA Championships Cleveland, Ohio TBA Bold - Home Dual; * - MIAA Dual
Table of Contents
General Information Multiple All-Americans...... 25 2018-19 Schedule...... 1 National Tournament History/Regional Champions...... 26 UCO Quick Facts/Athletic Staff Directory...... 2 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 2018-19 Season Outlook...... 6-7 About UCO 2018-19 Roster...... 8-9 The University...... 35 Wrestler Profiles...... 10-21 About Edmond...... 36 Season Review/History About Oklahoma City...... 37 University President Dr. Don Betz...... 38 2017-18 Season Review...... 22 Athletic Administration...... 38-40 Individual Records/Dual Results...... 23 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association...... I.B.C. All-Americans by Year...... 24-25 1 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
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 Eli Hale ([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 Development Manager for Scholarships: Chuck Bailey Brandon Baker ([email protected])...... (405) 974-2164 Director of Athletic Academic Services: Reggie Jordan Head Athletic Trainer: Ed Kabrick Compliance Faculty Representative: Trey Cone Jeremy Rogers ([email protected])...... (405) 974-2141 National Affiliation: NCAA Division II Darnell Smith ([email protected])...... (405) 974-3959 Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Nickname: Bronchos Head Athletic Trainer School Colors: Bronze & Blue Ed Kabrick ([email protected])...... (405) 974-2188 Enrollment: 16,000 School Nickname Wrestling Facts “Bronchos” was the nickname selected for Central Oklahoma Head Coach: Todd Steidley in 1922 by Mrs. C.W. Wantland, wife of long-time UCO football Years, Record at UCO: Third year, 31-5 coach C.W. Wantland. The name was chosen from a number of Years, Overall Record: Third year, 31-5 suggestions for the name of UCO’s football team and became the Assistant Coach: Scott Chenoweth nickname for all athletic teams at the school. Assistant Coach: Eli Hale Mrs. Wantland was made an honorary member of the Letterman’s 2017-18 Dual Record: 13-5 Club as a result of selecting the nickname, becoming the first woman 2017-18 Conference Dual Record (Finish): 4-1 (Second) admitted to that organization. 2017-18 Conference Tournament Finish: Third 2017-18 Regional Tournament Finish: Seventh School Colors 2017-18 National Tournament Finish: Ninth Bronze and blue were chosen as Central Oklahoma’s school colors Returning/Lost: 18/19 early in the fall of 1895 by school president Edmund Dandridge Starters Returning/Lost: 4/6 Murdaugh. The first public display of the bronze and blue was in Guthrie when a student represented UCO in the first oratorical Wrestling History contest ever held in Oklahoma. First Year of Wrestling: 1921 All-time Dual Record: 557-243-11 Production Credits Conference Championships: Seven (1929, ‘31, ‘32, ‘35, ‘36, ‘13, ‘17) The 2018-19 wrestling media guide was written, edited and Regional Championships: 19 (1990, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, designed by the UCO Athletic Media Relations Office. ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12). Photographs were provided by Dan Smith, director of UCO Pho- National Championships: 15 (1979, ‘81, ‘82, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘89, tographic Services. ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘02, ‘03, ‘07).
Athletic Media Relations Director of Athletic Media Relations: Chris Brannick Office: (405) 974-2142 Cell: (405) 301-1087 Email: [email protected]
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3 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide Head Coach Todd Steidley
odd Steidley, a former nation- al champion for Central Okla- Thoma who went on to win seven state titles as a high school coach in the state, is in his third year at the helm of the Bronchos. Steidley has led UCO to a 31-5 dual record in his first two seasons and the Bronchos have had four All-Americans, incuding one nation- al champion. Todd had an immediate impact in his first year, leading UCO to the first undefeated dual season (18-0) in the illustrious history of a pro- gram that has captured 15 national championships. The Bronchos claimed the Mid-America Intercollegiate Ath- Enid High School as head coach for letics Association dual title and one year. Steidley moved on to Bri- finished second in the league tour- stow High School, where he guided nament while also winning the Jet the Pirates to three Class 3A state Invitational. Steidley’s team also championships during a six-year ca- finished fourth in the West Region- reer. al and qualified five individuals for Todd went next to Ponca City the NCAA Division II national tour- High School and coached the Wild- nament, coming in 18th with two cats to four consecutive Class 6A ti- All-Americans. tles during a tenure that went from Todd guided Central to a 13-5 1998-06. Steidley, who finished dual mark in 2017-18, including a with a phenomenal 211-18 career sixth-place finish in the Division II Bronchos from 1986-88, winning dual record, served as principal at National Duals. The Bronchos were the 142-pound national title as a Claremore High School from 2006 seventh in the West Regional and junior and finishing runner-up as a until coming to UCO. came in ninth in the national tour- senior. Steidley will be inducted into the nament behind national champion Steidley spent two years as a Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall Eli Hale and All-American Caleb graduate assistant coach at UCO, of Fame in July of 2017 in recogni- Cotter. helping the Bronchos capture the tion of his outstanding high school A prep standout at Tulsa Union NAIA team title in 1989 before fin- career. High School, Todd was a Division ishing second in the school’s first Todd and his wife, Kelli, have two I qualifier at Utah State before year in NCAA Division II in 1990. children – Erin Delk and Garrett – spending his last two seasons at He served as assistant coach at and one grandson (Loudin). UCO. He went 64-11-2 with the Clemson in 1990-91 before going to 4 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
The Steidley File High School Education: Tulsa Union (1984). College Education: Central Oklahoma. Playing Experience: Utah State (1984-86); Central Oklahoma (1986-88). Resume: 2016-17-Present: Central Oklahoma, head coach. 2006-16: Principal, Claremore High School 1998-2006: Head Coach, Ponca City High School 1992-98: Head Coach, Bristow High School 1991-92: Head Coach, Enid High School 1990-91: Assistant Coach, Clemson 1988-90: Graduate Assistant, Central Oklahoma Family: Married (Kelli). Children: Erin Delk (grandson Loudin), Garrett. Steidley Highlights: – Led UCO to its first undefeated season (18-0) in school history in his first season in charge. – Member of the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame – 142-pound National Champion for UCO in 1986-87 – National Runner-up in 1987-88 – Coached seven Oklahoma high school state championship teams At UCO Season W-L Pct. Highlights 2016-17 18-0 1.000 MIAA Champions; 2 All-Americans 2017-18 13-5 .722 2 All-Americans, 1 National Champion Totals 31-5 .861 Highlights Steidley vs. • Earned first career dual win against McKendree on Nov. 9, 2016, a Team W-L Pct. thrilling 21-19 decision following a Broncho pin in the final match. McKendree...... 1-2 .333 • Went 18-0 in dual matches in his first season, recording the best Missouri Baptist...... 1-0 1.000 overall season in school history and tying the mark for most dual Ouachita Baptist...... 1-0 1.000 wins in a season. Hastings...... 1-0 1.000 • Won his first 21 duals as head coach of the Bronchos. Concordia...... 1-0 1.000 • Won his first nine home duals as head coach. Lyon...... 1-0 1.000 • Inherited a seven-dual win streak and won the next 21 to help Wayland Baptist...... 1-0 1.000 set a school record for longest streak (28). Central Missouri...... 2-0 1.000 • Inhertied a five-dual home win streak and won the next nine Oklahoma City...... 2-0 1.000 home duals to push streak to 14. Western State...... 1-1 .500 • Has coached three All-Americans (four times) and one national Chadron State...... 1-0 1.000 champion. Southwest Minnesota State...... 1-0 1.000 • Had two All-Americans in his first season. Nebraska-Kearney...... 1-1 .500 • Had two All-Americans and his first national champion in his Adams State...... 1-0 1.000 second season. Colorado State Pueblo...... 2-0 1.000 Lindenwood...... 2-0 1.000 Newman...... 2-0 1.000 Noteables Fort Hays State...... 2-0 1.000 1st Win: Central Oklahoma 21, McKendree 19 (Nov. 9, 2016) Oklahoma Wesleyan...... 1-0 1.000 10th Win: Central Oklahoma 25, Western State 18 (Jan. 14, 2017) Pitt Johnstown...... 1-0 1.000 20th Win: Central Oklahoma 30, Oklahoma City 9 (Nov. 15, 2017) Wheeling Jesuit...... 1-0 1.000 30th Win: Central Oklahoma 32, Lindenwood 13 (Jan. 21, 2018) Upper Iowa...... 1-0 1.000 Home Record: 10-1 (.909) Notre Dame...... 0-1 .000 Away Record: 8-2 (.800) Mary...... 1-0 1.000 Neutral Site Record: 13-2 (.867) Adams State...... 1-0 1.000 Longest Winning Streak: 21 (11/9/2016 - 1/4/2018) San Francisco State...... 1-0 1.000 Longest Losing Streak: Two (2/1/2018 - 2/7/2018) Totals...... 31-5 .861 5 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
Assistant Coaches Scott Chenoweth
In his second year as Central Oklahoma’s head assistant coach is Scott Che- noweth, a former Division I All-American and highly-successful high school head coach. Chenoweth helped lead the Bronchos to a 13-5 dual record and ninth-place na- tional tournament finish in 2017-18. Scott enjoyed unprecedented success as head coach at perennial powerhouse Perry High School during a 16-year tenure from 1995-2011. He guided the Ma- roons to 12 state championships and 11 dual state titles in that span while coach- ing 42 individual state champions. Chenoweth served as USA Junior World Freestyle team coach in 2008 and 2010 and was a National Coach of the Year finalist in 2010. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for Lifetime Service to Wrestling in 2011. Chenoweth left coaching 2011, but continued as an administrator in Perry until 2017. Scott was a three-time state champion at Perry in addition to winning a Junior National Freestyle national title. He went on to have great success at the University of Nebraska, finishing as a three-time All-American for the Huskers. Scott is married (Sage) and has two children (Sebastian and Savannah). Eli Hale
National champion Eli Hale is the newest addition to the Central Oklahoma coaching staff, joining the program as an assistant coach in mid-May. Hale spent the first four years of his collegiate career at Oklahoma State before transferring to UCO for his senior season in 2017-18 and he was virtually untouch- able in rolling to the 125-pound national championship for the Bronchos. Eli rolled to a perfect 24-0 record, racking up 11 major decisions and seven tech- nical falls. He was named the MIAA Wrestler of the Year and NCAA Division II West Regional Wrestler of the Year. Hale outscored four opponents 60-8 in the regional tournament and then went 4-0 at the NCAA Division II Championships in becoming UCO’s 44th individual na- tional champion. He capped his career with a 16-1 technical fall in the national finals. Eli was a three-time letterman at OSU, placing in several tournaments during his tenure with the Cowboys. Hale was a prep standout at Miami High School, finishing with a 135-14 career record. He was a three-time state finalist, finishing second as a sophomore and junior before winning the title during his final year.
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Season Outlook From the outside, it certainly appears that the 2018- year before moving up to 141 and taking over the 19 season will be a massive rebuilding campaign for starting role, though his season was ended by a Feb- Central Oklahoma. From the inside, nothing could be ruary knee injury. Zamora has worked hard at getting further from the truth. back to full speed while also dropping back to a weight “I know we have a lot of young, untested guys on that better fits him and Central is expecting a break- our roster that most people haven’t heard of, but we through season from this veteran. Junior newcomer have great confidence in what these guys can accom- Cody Karstetter was a junior college All-American at plish,” head coach Todd Steidley said. “I don’t say Northeastern Oklahoma A&M last year and will push we’re rebuilding, I say we’re reloading.” for action, while redshirt freshmanVon Gray and rook- The Bronchos don’t have a single All-American or ie Dylan Schickram provide additional depth. national qualifier back from last year’s team that went 13-5 in duals and finishing ninth in the nation- 141 Pounds: A trio of youngster are vying for the al tournament. And UCO could have as many as six starting berth here, though redshirt freshmanNate underclassmen in the starting lineup, with several of Keim probably rates as the favorite over true fresh- those having never competed in anything but open men Jake Beeson and Carson West. A two-time state tournaments until this season. champion who picked up some valuable experience None of that matters to Steidley. in open tournaments last year, Keim will improve by “Our guys are hungry and feel like they have some- leaps and bounds during the course of the season and thing to prove,” the third-year skipper said. “They’ve should be a force to be reckoned with by February. been working extremely hard to get ready for this Freshman Anthony Desvigne is also available. season and I think we’re going to surprise people. “There’s a lot of talent in our wrestling room. Those outside the program may not know who they are at this point, but I’m confident they will be the end of the season.” Central has just six returning lettermen, including four starters. A large group of redshirts are back along with several gifted newcomers and many of those youngsters will be battling for starting berths. “I think we have pretty good depth at most weights and that’s going to lead to some great battles in the room,” Steidley said. “You’re going to have to earn a spot in the lineup and that competition is good for everybody.” Here’s a weight-by-weight look at the 2018-19 Bron- chos: 149 Pounds: Senior Will Steltzlen enters the season 125 Pounds: UCO’s youth-movement starts at the atop the depth chart, but will have to beat back two opening weight as sophomore Noah McQuigg and talented redshirt freshman to maintain that perch. redshirt freshman Von Gray are set to battle it out for Steltzlen went 32-14 last season, is a three-year starter the top spot. McQuigg is a returning letterman who with 70 career wins and is eager to cap his career in has the early edge after seeing limited duty last year style, though a starting spot isn’t guaranteed. Brik and the Bronchos are anxious to see how fast he pro- Filippo captured two state titles andTy Lucas was gresses once he gets settled. a three-time champion during fabulous high school careers and both picked up some much-needed ex- 133 Pounds: One of the few weights with a return- perience as redshirts last year. Each has the ability to ing starter. Junior Rio Zamora started out at 133 last take over the starting role here. It may take awhile for 8 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
Season Outlook somebody to separate themselves at this weight, but true freshman at Newman in 2015-16, finishing sixth in the Bronchos will be expecting big things from whom- the regional tournament at 174 pounds before sitting ever comes out on top. out the next year. He came to UCO last season and redshirted, going 14-1 with two titles and a runner-up 157 Pounds: There are plenty of candidates to fill finish in three open tournaments, with the lone loss the No. 1 slot, though senior lettermanBriar Stopp to the eventual Division II national champion. Gray and sophomore Dayton Garrett appear to be the will be a mainstay and should contend for All-America front-runners. Stopp has paid his dues as a fifth-year honors, though keeping him healthy is a big key for the member of the program and is eager to finish with a Bronchos. flourish, while the gifted Garrett is a former Division I starter who redshirted with the Bronchos last year. Redshirt freshman Tracy Reeder showed what he’s ca- pable of during open tournaments last year and can’t be overlooked, with sophomore Jerrod McKinstry providing additional depth.
165 Pounds: Highly-touted junior newcomer Wyatt Jordan is set to take over here and has the potential to be a big-time point-producer for the Bronchos. Jordan was a two-time junior college All-American at North- eastern Oklahoma A&M, winning a national title as a freshman before finishing runner-up last year in put- ting together a 77-11 career record. He should be a sensational anchor in the middle of the lineup for the Bronchos and has the ability to be a leading national contender this season. Sophomore Seth Fritts saw 197 Pounds: Central has back a returning starter here limited action at UCO last year after transferring from in Colton Looper, with the powerful senior looking for Oklahoma following a redshirt season and will vie for a storybook end to his career. Looper was a two-year action, while sophomore Nick Speno is also available. junior college standout who didn’t join the UCO team until after the season started last year and then went 174 Pounds: Central’s most successful returnee re- on to go 18-9 with 10 falls. That experience and more sides here in junior Miguel Barreras and he’s a prime time in the practice room will make him an even big- All-America threat if fully recovered from the knee ger threat this season. Freshmen Dalton Abney and injury that knocked him out late last season. Barreras Cameron Hung along with junior David Wright give has a 60-16 career record with 41 bonus-point wins the Bronchos good depth at the weight. and is a fantastic athlete capable of beating anybody in Division II. Junior Devin Crawl was an All-American Heavyweight: UCO’s youth movement is definitely at NEO last year and is perfectly capable of taking over noticeable at the final weight, with freshmanChristian the position if Barreras can’t bounce back from last Arriola and sophomore Blake Berryhill slated to slug year’s injury. Highly-regarded freshman Nick Jouret it out for the starting berth. Both were state champi- is a probable redshirt and has a bright future with the ons for historic programs in high school and Berryhill Bronchos. rates the slight edge despite having not competed in two years. He started his college career on the foot- 184 Pounds: Sophomore Heath Gray is the main ball team at NEO, but was injured during his freshman man here and is poised for a banner season, though season there and then came to UCO last year. his presence as the only one at this weight makes it the thinnest position in the lineup. Gray started as a 9 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
2018-19 Roster (Alphabetical) Name Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/High School Dalton Abney 6-1 197 Fr. Tulsa, Okla. / Cascia Hall Christian Arriola 6-3 285 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Putnam City Miguel Barreras 6-0 174 Jr. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho Jake Beeson 5-9 141 Fr. Arkansas City, Kan. / Arkansas City Blake Berryhill 6-3 285 So. Tuttle, Okla. / Tuttle Tanner Cole 5-6 125 RFr. Edmond, Okla. / Deer Creek Devin Crawl 5-10 174 Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn. / Red Bank Anthony Desvigne 5-11 141 Fr. Edmond, Okla. / Edmond North Brik Filippo 5-8 149 RFr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Tuttle Seth Fritts 5-10 165 So. Ardmore, Okla. / Plainview Dayton Garrett 5-10 157 So. Tuttle, Okla. / Tuttle Heath Gray 5-11 184 So. Chandler, Okla. / Chandler Von Gray 6-0 133 RFr. Pryor, Okla. / Pryor Cameron Hunt 5-10 197 Fr. El Dorado, Kan. / El Dorado Wyatt Jordan 5-11 165 Jr. Collinsville, Okla. / Collinsville Nick Jouret 5-9 174 Fr. Olathe, Kan. / Olathe South Cody Karstetter 5-7 133 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. / Sand Springs Nate Keim 5-7 141 RFr. Collinsville, Okla. / Collinsville Colton Looper 5-8 197 Sr. Perry, Okla. / Perry Ty Lucas 5-9 149 RFr. Ardmore, Okla. / Plainview Jerrod McKinstry 5-9 157 So. Fort Worth, Texas / Keller Fossil Ridge Noah McQuigg 5-5 125 So. Tuttle, Okla. / Tuttle Tracy Reeder 5-8 157 RFr. Claremore, Okla. / Claremore Dylan Schickram 5-5 133 Fr. Ponca City, Okla. / Ponca City Nick Speno 5-11 165 So. Edmond, Okla. / Santa Fe Will Steltzlen 5-8 149 Sr. Collinsville, Okla. / Collinsville Briar Stopp 5-8 157 Sr. Newkirk, Okla. / Newkirk Carson West 5-6 141 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Heritage Hall David Wright 6-0 197 Jr. Shamrock, Texas / Shamrock Rio Zamora 5-7 133 Jr. Madill, Okla. / Madill
Breakdown By Class
Senior (3) – Colton Looper, Will Steltzlen, Briar Stopp
Junior (6) – Miguel Barreras, Devin Crawl, Wyatt Jourdan, Cody Karstetter, David Wright, Rio Zamora
Sophomore (7) – Blake Berryhill, Seth Fritts, Dayton Garrett, Heath Gray, Jerrod McKinstry, Noah McQuigg, Nicholas Speno
Redshirt Freshman (6) – Tanner Cole, Brik Filippo, Von Gray, Nate Keim, Ty Lucas, Tracy Reeder
Freshman (8) – Dalton Abney, Christian Arriola, Jake Beeson, Anthony DesVigne, Cameron Hunt, Nick Jouret, Dylan Schickram, Carson West
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2018-19 Roster (By Weight) Name Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/High School Noah McQuigg 5-5 125 So. Tuttle, Okla. / Tuttle Tanner Cole 5-6 125 RFr. Edmond, Okla. / Deer Creek Von Gray 6-0 133 RFr. Pryor, Okla. / Pryor Cody Karstetter 5-7 133 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. / Sand Springs Dylan Schickram 5-5 133 Fr. Ponca City, Okla. / Ponca City Rio Zamora 5-7 133 Jr. Madill, Okla. / Madill Jake Beeson 5-9 141 Fr. Arkansas City, Kan. / Arkansas City Anthony Desvigne 5-11 141 Fr. Edmond, Okla. / Edmond North Nate Keim 5-7 141 RFr. Collinsville, Okla. / Collinsville Carson West 5-6 141 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Heritage Hall Brik Filippo 5-8 149 RFr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Tuttle Ty Lucas 5-9 149 RFr. Ardmore, Okla. / Plainview Will Steltzlen 5-8 149 Sr. Collinsville, Okla. / Collinsville Dayton Garrett 5-10 157 So. Tuttle, Okla. / Tuttle Jerrod McKinstry 5-9 157 So. Fort Worth, Texas / Keller Fossil Ridge Tracy Reeder 5-8 157 RFr. Claremore, Okla. / Claremore Briar Stopp 5-8 157 Sr. Newkirk, Okla. / Newkirk Seth Fritts 5-10 165 So. Ardmore, Okla. / Plainview Wyatt Jordan 5-11 165 Jr. Collinsville, Okla. / Collinsville Nick Speno 5-11 165 So. Edmond, Okla. / Santa Fe Miguel Barreras 6-0 174 Jr. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho Devin Crawl 5-10 174 Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn. / Red Bank Nick Jouret 5-9 174 Fr. Olathe, Kan. / Olathe South Heath Gray 5-11 184 So. Chandler, Okla. / Chandler Dalton Abney 6-1 197 Fr. Tulsa, Okla. / Cascia Hall Cameron Hunt 5-10 197 Fr. El Dorado, Kan. / El Dorado Colton Looper 5-8 197 Sr. Perry, Okla. / Perry David Wright 6-0 197 Jr. Shamrock, Texas / Shamrock Christian Arriola 6-3 285 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Putnam City Blake Berryhill 6-3 285 So. Tuttle, Okla. / Tuttle
Breakdown By State
Oklahoma (25) – Dalton Abney, Christian Arriola, Blake Berryhill, Tanner Cole, Anthony DesVigne, Brik Filippo, Seth Fritts, Dayton Garrett, Heath Gray, Von Gray, Wyatt Jordan, Nick Jouret, Cody Karstetter, Nate Keim, Colton Looper, Ty Lucas, Jerrod McKinstry, Noah McQuigg, Tracy Reeder, Dylan Schickram, Nicholas Speno, Will Stelt- zlen, Briar Stopp, Carson West, Rio Zamora.
Kansas (3) – Jake Beeson, Cameron Hunt, Nick Jouret
New Mexico (1) – Miguel Barreras
Texas (1) – Jerrod McKinstry
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2016-17: Put together a 24-21 season with 15 bonus-point wins ... Tied for second on the team with 12 falls in addition to having two major decisions and one technical fall ... Placed third in the Jet Invitational with a trio of falls and also Colton Looper came in third in the MIAA Championships ... Went 1-2 at the NCAA Division II 197 West Regional. SR | 5-8 | Perry, Okla. 2015-16: Competing in four open tournaments while sitting out redshirt year ... Placed fourth at both the Oklahoma City and Fort Hays State opens ... Had a 14-8 record in those four events.
2014-15: Started most of the season as a rookie, finishing 14-16 with three Falls TF MD falls ... Placed third in the UNK Open, going 5-1 in that event ... Lost two tough Season W-L W-L W-L W-L TDs NF Rev. Esc. decisions at the NCAA Division II West Regional. 2017-18 18-9 10-0 1-1 1-2 40-26 10-10 7-5 23-28 High School: Became a rare four-time Oklahoma state champion at Collins- ville High School and earned All-State recognition as a senior ... Won Class 5A Senior strongman and returning starter expected to be top contender at 197 title at four different weights and finished with a 131-23 career record. pounds ... Didn't join the team until after season started last year, but quickly took over top spot at 197 and put together a strong season ... Powerfully-built Personal: Business major ... Older sister (Morgan) played soccer at Cowley veteran capable of scoring plenty of points with his pinning prowess .. Late County Community College ... Enjoys hunting as a hobby ... Names “Rocky” as his addition to the team who is expected to take over as the starter at 197 pounds ... favorite sports movie ... Birthdate is Nov. 4, 1995. Two-time junior college national qualifier at Neosho Community College before sitting out in 2016-17 and was attending UCO last year before deciding to join the team ... Competed at 165 pounds at Neosho.
2017-18: Finished with 18-9 record and was second on the team in falls with 10 ... Had four first-period falls in winning Jet Invitational title ... Won seven straight matches during one stretch ... Went 1-2 at the West Regional, opening Briar Stopp with a fall before losing two straight. 157 SR | 5-8 | Newkirk, Okla. Juco: Finished as regional runner-up at 165 pounds in both 2015 and ’16 at Neosho ... Missed national tournament as a freshman after having appendix removed the week before ... Went 1-2 at nationals as a sophomore.
High School: Prep standout at long-time powerhouse Perry High School ... Falls TF MD Three-time regional champion and two-time state runner-up for the Maroons, Season W-L W-L W-L W-L TDs NF Rev. Esc. finishing with a 100-34 career record that included 42 falls. 2015-16 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-2 2-0 1-3 2016-17 4-1 1-0 0-0 0-1 6-4 0-2 0-1 4-2 2017-18 7-5 1-2 1-0 1-1 9-17 19-3 3-4 5-5 Totals 13-8 3-4 1-0 1-2 17-24 19-7 5-5 10-10
Will Steltzlen Two-year letterman ready to challenge at 157 pounds ... Has gained good 149 experience the last two years and looks to be more of a factor in his final season. SR | 5-8 | Collinsville, Okla. 2017-18: Had a 7-5 record while competing in two tournaments and three duals ... Had five wins at the Nebraska-Kearney Open ... Filled in for the Bronchos at 165 pounds in one dual and 174 in another, losing a sudden-victory decision at 174.
Falls TF MD 2016-17: Saw action in one tournament and two duals, finishing 4-1 with Season W-L W-L W-L W-L TDs NF Rev. Esc. two bonus-point wins . . . Won both matches in early-season dual wins for the 2014-15 14-16 3-1 0-1 1-2 40-38 3-12 3-5 37-31 Bronchos, scoring first-period fall in one. 2015-16 Redshirt Season 2016-17 24-21 12-3 1-2 2-4 50-58 20-13 12-18 41-33 2015-16: Went 2-2 at the Fort Hays State Open in his only competition of the 2017-18 32-14 4-3 2-0 4-1 64-28 16-9 2-3 40-61 season. Totals 70-41 19-7 3-3 7-7 154-124 39-34 17-26 118-125 2014-15: Competed in two open tournaments during redshirt year.
Senior veteran and the team's most experienced wrester ... Started most of High School: Captured three Class 3A state titles at Newkirk High School, his freshman season at 141 pounds and then sat out a redshirt year before filling each at a different weight . . . Ended with a 134-26 career record and garnered top spot at 149 the past two seasons ... Tough, physical grappler capable of scor- All-State acclaim as a senior . . . Also a football and track letterman for the Tigers. ing plenty of points for the Bronchos and is primed to finish his career in style ... Has 70 career wins to his credit, earning bonus points in 29 of those. Personal: Criminal justice major looking to work for the FBI . . . Names the New Orleans Saints as his top professional team . . . Lists Chris Young as his favor- 2017-18: Enjoyed fine junior campaign, finishing second on the team in wins ite musician . . . Birthdate is Jan. 19, 1996. in finishing 32-14 with 10 bonus-point victories ... Put together 13-match winning streak during one stretch ... Captured Jet Invitational title in dominating fashion, going 5-0 with four bonus wins ... Went 5-1 in placing third at the rugged Mid- west Classic, pulling out three one-point wins and an overtime victory ... Finished fourth in the MIAA Championships ... Opened NCAA Division II West Regional with a win, but then lost two straight.
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place national finish at 174 in helping the Norse capture the team title.
High School: Two-time state champion at Red Bank High School in Chattagoo- Miguel Barreras ga, Tenn. ... Finished with 139-23 career record. 174 Personal: History major looking to become a teacher and coach ... Enjoys JR | 5-10 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico playing video games as a hobby ... Names the Miami Heat as his top professional team ... Birthdate is Dec. 29, 1997.
Falls TF MD Season W-L W-L W-L W-L TDs NF Rev. Esc. 2016-17 38-9 10-1 6-0 13-0 110-22 37-7 4-7 39-72 Wyatt Jordan 2017-18 22-7 7-0 1-1 4-1 54-17 15-7 6-3 23-40 Totals 60-16 17-1 7-1 17-1 164-39 52-14 10-10 62-112 165 JR | 5-11 | Collinsville, Okla.
Two-year starter returning to the mat after missing the second part of last season to injury ... Dynamic wrestler with ability to score plenty of points and al- ready has 69 career wins to his credit ... Started at 174 pounds the last two years Two-time junior college All-American ready to contend for No. 1 spot at 165 and is eager to get back in the lineup ... Has worked hard at rehabbing from knee pounds this season ... Proven winner coming off great career at powerhouse surgery and is a legitimate All-America threat if healthy. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and has ability to make big impact in middle of lineup. 2017-18: Had a 22-7 record with 12 bonus-point wins when suffered sea- son-ending injury in dual against Western Colorado in late January ... Finished JUCO: Had 77-11 career record at NEO in twice making the national tourna- third in the Fort Hays State Open, going 5-1 in that event with four first-period ment finals ... Captured national title as a freshman in capping off 39-9 season, falls, including one in just 11 seconds ... Was riding 10-match winning streak then went 38-2 in finishing as runner-up last year to help lead the Norse to the when went down with injury and had to default. team title.
2016-17: Had the most matches (47) and wins (38) on the team, finishing High School: Prep standout at Collinsville High School, helping the Cardinals 38-9 with an impressive 29 bonus-point wins . . . Also recorded team-high 13 to four straight state championships ... All-State pick as a senior after winning major decisions -- tied for the fifth-best season in school history -- to go along state title ... Also a baseball letterman. with 10 falls and six technical falls . . . Placed in seven tournaments, winning titles at the Oklahoma City Open, Jet Invitational and MIAA Championships . . . Was Personal: Industrial safety major ... Brother (Brannon) plays baseball at Cow- runner-up in the Oklahoma Open, third in the Lindenwood Open, fourth in the ley County Community College ... Birthdate is Feb. 20, 1996. Fort Hays State Open and sixth in the NCAA Division II West Regional . . . Had a pair of nine-match winning streaks, claiming eight straight bonus wins during one of those . . . Racked up team-best 110 takedowns on the season.
2015-16: Sat out redshirt season . . . Competed unattached at the Roger Denk- er Open, going 3-2 with one fall and one major decision. Cody Karstetter High School: Five-time state finalist at Rio Rancho High School and finished 133 with a 165-27 career record . . . Runner-up as an eighth grader and freshman JR | 5-7 | Tulsa, Okla. before winning three straight titles . . . Won prestigious Reno Tournament of Champions title during senior campaign and was runner-up in the High School National Tournament in the summer of 2014 . . . Also earned All-State honors in football after leading Rams to state championship as a senior. Transfer from junior college power Northeastern Oklahoma A&M ready to challenge for starting berth at 133 or 141 pounds ... Started college career at Personal: Business major . . . Father (Michael) was a four-time Division II North Carolina and was there one year before transferring to Oklahoma ... Red- All-American who ended his career at UCO, placing fourth in 2002 to help the shirted in 2016-17 for the Sooners and then went to NEO last year. Bronchos claim the national title . . . Lists the Pittsburgh Steelers as his top team . . . Birthdate is Dec. 21, 1996. JUCO: Regional champion and eighth-place All-American last season in help- ing the Norse capture the national team title.
High School: Four-time state placer at Charles Page High School, finishing as runner-up twice ... Four-time junior nationals All-American ... Also a football Devin Crawl letterman for the Sandites. Personal: Education major looking to become a teacher and coach ... Brother 174 (Jack) was an All-American teammate at NEO last year and is a sophomore with JR | 5-10 | Chattanooga, Tenn. the Norse this season ... Father (Alan) wrestled at Brigham Young ... Enjoys disc golf as a hobby ... Birthdate is Aug. 4, 1996.
All-American junior college transfer looking to challenge for action at 174 pounds ... Came to UCO after two-year starting career at powerhouse Northeast- ern Oklahoma A&M.
JUCO: District runner-up twice at NEO in making back-to-back appearances in the national tournament ... Had 30-16 record with 12 falls as a sophomore and went 3-2 at national meet ... Earned All-America honors last year with fourth- 13 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
David Wright Blake Berryhill 197 285 JR | 6-0 | Shamrock, Texas SO | 6-1 | Tuttle, Okla.
Athletic junior big man who provides depth at 197 pounds ... Didn’t wrestle in Sophomore heavyweight in his second year with the program . . . Started high school. college career on football team at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, but was injured and didn’t play ... Transferred to UCO last year. High School: Three-sport standout at Shamrock (Texas) High School ... All-Re- gion and All-State performer in basketball while also earning All-District honors in High School: Two-time state finalist at powerhouse Tuttle High School, win- football and track. ning one title . . . Finished with 60-2 career record.
Personal: Business management major ... Names the Dallas Cowboys and Personal: Business major . . . Father (Brett) wrestled at UCO . . . Birthdate is Golden State Warriors as his top teams ... Lists “The Longest Yard” as his favorite March 11, 1997. sports movie ... Birthdate is July 11, 1995.
Seth Fritts Rio Zamora 165 133 SO | 5-10 | Ardmore, Okla. JR | 5-7 | Madill, Okla.
Sophomore 174-pounder who will push for action this season ... Spent one year at the University of Oklahoma before coming to UCO last season. Falls TF MD Season W-L W-L W-L W-L TDs NF Rev. Esc. 2017-18: Saw limited action for the Bronchos, going 2-2 in one open tourna- 2016-17 15-8 0-2 0-0 4-4 41-25 5-7 4-1 25-39 ment. 2017-18 17-21 3-1 0-4 0-4 41-49 1-14 7-3 33-53 Totals 32-29 3-3 0-4 4-8 82-74 6-21 11-4 58-92 2016-17: Redshirted while at OU.
High School: Prep standout at Plainview High School in Ardmore, compiling Returning starter at 141 pounds coming back from injury ... Lettered in a 127-16 career record . . . Three-time high school All-American and an All-State back-up role at 133 pounds as a redshirt freshman and wrestled first dual at that pick as a senior . . . Also lettered in baseball and football for the Indians. weight last year before moving to 141 and taking over starting role ... Suffered knee injury in February and had off-season surgery ... Is looking to drop back Personal: Criminal justice major looking to become a firefighter . . . Enjoys down to 133 this winter and has the experience needed to fill the position. hunting and fishing as hobbies . . . Names the St. Louis Cardinals as his top pro- fessional team . . Birthdate is Nov. 21, 1997. 2017-18: Went 17-21 with three falls, all by one of those matches coming at 141 ... Was runner-up in both the Oklahoma City Open and the Jet Invitational ... Had four wins at the rugged Midwest Classic.
2016-17: Was the main back-up at 133 and had a solid season with a 15-8 record that included four major decisions . . . Captured title in the Oklahoma City Open and finished fifth in the Lindenwood Open, going 6-2 in that one-day event Dayton Garrett . . . Also wrestled in five duals, going 3-2. 157 SO | 5-10 | Tuttle, Okla. 2015-16: Wrestled at two open tournaments during redshirt year.
High School: Multi-sport standout at Madill High School . . . Finished with a 100-26 career record on the mat as a two-time state placer, earning All-District, Sophomore 157-pounder coming off redshirt year ready to contend for start- All-Conference and All-Area recognition as a senior . . . Also an All-District per- ing duty ... Started as freshman at Division I West Virginia before transferring to former in football and state placer in track for the Wildcats. UCO last year.
Personal: Education major looking to become a coach . . . Names Eminem as 2017-18: Competed in two open tournaments while redshirting, finishing 8-4 his favorite musician . . . Lists the New England Patriots as his top team . . . Has with three falls ... Went 4-2 at both the Nebraska-Kearney Open and Fort Hays five siblings, including four sisters . . . Birthdate is March 27, 1997. State open, placing fourth at FHSU.
WVU: Started all season as a true freshman for the Mountaineers, finishing 3-21.
High School: Prep star for powerful Tuttle High School, accumulating a 145-26 career record while winning four regional championships . . . Three-time state -fi nalist, winning one title, and an All-State pick following senior season . . . Helped
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lead Tigers to four straight state championships.
Personal: Nursing major . . . Enjoys wakeboarding in his spare time . . . Names the Oklahoma City Thunder as his favorite professional team . . . Noah McQuigg Birthdate is July 7, 1997. 125 SO | 5-5 | Tuttle, Okla.
Heath Gray Falls TF MD 184 Season W-L W-L W-L W-L TDs NF Rev. Esc. SO | 5-11 | Chandler, Okla. 2017-18 1-6 0-3 0-1 0-0
Sophomore letterman looking to help out at 125 pounds. Enjoyed great success during redshirt campaign last season and is the front-runner to take over starting spot at 184 pounds this winter ... Started 2017-18: Went 1-6 in three tournaments ... Wrestled at 125 in Nebraska-Ke- career at Division II rival Newman in 2015-16 and then sat out the next year arney Open, then filled in at 133 at both the Midwest Classic and the MIAA before coming to UCO and redshirting. Championships.
2017-18: Captured two open tournaments and finished runner-up in 2016-17: Picked up valuable experience while wrestling in three open tourna- another in going 14-1 with six bonus-point wins during redshirt year ... Went ments during redshirt campaign . . . Went 9-4 with three technical falls, one fall 5-0 in winning both the Oklahoma City and Nebraska-Kearney opens, then and one major decision . . . Captured freshman-sophomore title in Oklahoma City won first four matches at Fort Hays State Open before falling in finals to even- Open with 5-0 performance, including a trio of bonus-point wins. tual national champion Noel Torres of Newman. High School: Three-time state placer and two-time runner-up at powerhouse Newman: Earned starting berth at 174 as a true freshman for the Jets Tuttle High School, finishing with 130-27 career record . . . Helped the Tigers and put together a solid season in finishing 25-13 . . . Had 12 bonus-point capture three straight team state championships. wins with team-high six major decisions, four falls and two technical falls . . . Placed sixth in the NCAA Division II West Regional. Personal: Industrial Safety major working towards being an industrial project manager . . . Enjoys scuba diving as a hobby . . . Names the Minnesota Vikings High School: State champion at Chandler High School, ending career with as his favorite sports team . . . Lists “Foxcatcher” as his favorite sports movie . . . stellar 108-10 record. Birthdate is June 20, 1998.
Personal: Industrial safety major . . . Birthdate is March 11, 1996.
Jerrod McKinstry Nick Speno 157 165 SO | 5-9 | Fort Worth, Texas SO | 5-11 | Edmond, Okla.
Sophomore squadman who provides quality depth at 157 pounds. Sophomore who provides additional depth at 157 or 165 pounds.
2017-18: Team member who didn't see any action. 2017-18: Team member who didn't see any action.
2016-17: Competed in one open tournament during redshirt year. 2016-17: Sat out redshirt year.
High School: Two-time state qualifier at Keller Fossil Ridge High School in High School: Competed at Edmond Santa Fe High School. Fort Worth, Texas . . . Finished prep career with 87-23 overall record. Personal: General studies major . . . Names the Oklahoma City Thunder as his Personal: Kinesiology major . . . Birthdate is May 20, 1998. favorite professional team . . . Lists the “Bad News Bears” as his top sports movie . . . Birthdate is Aug. 25, 1995.
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Tanner Cole Nate Keim 125 141 RFR | 5-6 | Edmond, Okla. RFR | 5-7 | Collinsville, Okla.
Redshirt freshman looking to make an impact at 125 or 133 pounds ... Gained Redshirt freshman who should challenge for starting assignment at 141 valuable experience last year and should benefit from that. pounds ... Should benefit from experience gained last year and will only continue to improve. 2017-18: Competed in two open tournaments at 133 during redshirt year, going 7-3 with two falls and two major decisions ... Runner-up in Oklahoma City 2017-18: Had 9-4 record while competing as unattached entry in three open Open, going 4-1 in that meet ... Went 3-2 in Fort Hays State Open. tournaments during redshirt year ... Went 5-0 in winning title at Nebraska-Kear- ney Open, starting that meet with two straight technical falls. High School: Four-year standout at Deer Creek High School in Edmond . . . Racked up sensational 138-9 career record and was a four-time state finalist, High School: Had sensational career at Collinsville High School, finishing with capturing three titles . . . Earned All-State honors as a senior. a 166-26 record . . . Four-time regional champion, four-time state placer and two- time state champion in helping lead the Cardinals to three team titles and one Personal: Undecided on a major . . . Enjoys fishing as a hobby . . . Names the runner-up finish . . . Went 45-4 with 36 bonus-point wins as a senior in earning Dallas Cowboys as his favorite team . . . Lists Garth Brooks as his top musician . . . All-State honors . . . Also a baseball letterman. Birthdate is Feb. 24, 1999. Personal: Undecided on a major but wants to be a coach . . . Father (Mike) was a two-time NCAA Division II national finalist for the Bronchos in the mid- 1990s, winning a title in 1994-95 when he finished 47-3 in setting a school-record for single-season wins . . . Enjoys snowboarding as a hobby . . . Names J. Cole as Brik Filippo his favorite musician . . . Birthdate is May 27, 1998. 149 RFR | 5-8 | Oklahoma City, Okla. Ty Lucas Redshirt freshman expected to contend for starting berth at 149 pounds ... 149 Picked up valuable experience last year and will just keep improving with more RFR | 5-9 | Ardmore, Okla. mat time.
2017-18: Had a 9-6 record with five falls and three technical falls while com- peting unattached in three open tournaments during redshirt year ... Went 3-2 Redshirt freshman set to push for extended mat time at 149 or 157 pounds ... at the Oklahoma City Open, the Nebraska-Kearney Open and the Fort Hays State Picked up some valuable experience last year and will only get better with more Open ... Four of five falls came in first period, including one in 24 seconds. action. High School: Two-time state champion at powerhouse Tuttle High School, 2017-18: Had a 9-2 record during redshirt year while competing unattached helping the Tigers win the team title both years . . . All-State selection as a senior. in two open tournaments ... Captured title at Oklahoma City Open, going 5-0 in that meet with two falls, two major decisions and a technical fall ... Went 4-2 at Personal: Undecided on a major . . . Father (Jimmy) was a four-year wrestling the Nebraska-Kearney Open. letterman at UCO in the late 1980s, earning All-America honors in his final season . . . Enjoys fishing as his main hobby . . . Names the New York Yankees as his High School: Put together phenomenal 125-3 record at Plainview High School favorite professional team . . . Birthdate is Nov. 18, 1997. in Ardmore in winning three straight state championships and helping the Indians capture two team titles . . . Went 44-1 as a sophomore, 49-2 as a junior and 32-0 as a senior . . . All-State pick after his final season.
Personal: Undecided on a major . . . Names the Dallas Cowboys his favorite Von Gray professional team . . . Birthdate is Oct. 23, 1997. 133 RFR | 6-0 | Pryor, Okla.
Redshirt freshman expected to provide solid depth at 125 pounds. Tracy Reeder
2017-18: Competed in two open tournaments during redshirt year, going 1-4. 157 RFR | 5-8 | Claremore, Okla. High School: Three-time state qualifier at Pryor High School . . . District champion, regional runner-up and third-place state finisher as a senior . . . Also a baseball standout for the Tigers. Redshirt freshman ready to contribute at 157 pounds. Personal: Forensic sciences major . . . Class valedictorian at PHS . . . Birthdate is Sept. 1, 1998. 2017-18: Competed in two open tournaments while sitting out redshirt year, 16 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
placing in both ... Took third in the Oklahoma City Open and came in fourth at the qualifying in the 400 and 1,600 relay. Nebraska-Kearney Open, finishing with 9-3 record. Personal: Mortuary sciences major ... Father (Chad) was two-year starter for High School: Three-time state qualifier at Claremore High School . . . Class 5A UCO in the mid-1990s and helped the Bronchos to the 1995 national champion- state runner-up as a senior for the Zebras, finishing with a 27-6 record. ship as a regional champion and national qualifier ... Enjoys playing video games as a hobby ... Names the Miami Dolphins and Phoenix Suns as his top profession- Personal: Business major . . . Names the New England Patriots as his favorite al teams ... Birthdate is Dec. 14, 1999. professional team . . . Lists Kendrick Lamar as his top musician . . . Birthdate is April 13, 1999.
Anthony Desvigne Dalton Abney 141 197 FR | 5-11 | Edmond, Okla. FR | 6-1 | Tulsa, Okla.
Freshman 141-pounder who provides quality depth. Freshman big man who adds quality depth at 197 pounds. High School: State qualifier at 145 pounds as a senior last year at Edmond North High School. High School: Three-time state finalist at Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tul- sa, winning one title and finishing runner-up twice ... Racked up impressive 105-5 Personal: Criminal justice major looking to become a crime scene investiga- career record and earned All-State honors as a senior last year ... Also lettered in tor ... Moved to Edmond from California the summer before his senior year ... baseball and football for the Commandos. Names the Pittsburgh Steelers as his top professional team ... Lists "Sandlot" as his favorite sports movie ... Birthdate is Nov. 4, 2000. Personal: Biology major looking to become an orthopedic surgeon ... Enjoys disc golf and fishing as hobbies ... Names the Minnesota Vikings as his favorite professional team ... Birthdate is Jan. 7, 1999.
Cameron Hunt Christian Arriola 197 285 FR | 5-10 | El Dorado, Kan. FR | 6-3 | Oklahoma City, Okla.
Freshman 197-pounder with bright future ahead. Rookie heavyweight looking to contribute. High School: Finished with 110-27 career record at El Dorado (Kan.) High School, earning All-League honors three times ... Also a football standout for the High School: State champion as a senior at Putnam City High School ... Two- Wildcats as a two-way starter, picking up All-League recognition on offensive line time state qualifier, finishing with 66-14 career record ... All-State selection last twice. year ... Also a four-year starter in football for the Pirates. Personal: Biology major ... Has four siblings ... Birthdate is March 7, 2000. Personal: Undecided on a major ... Enjoys lifting weights as a hobby ... Names the New York Yankees as his favorite sports team ... Lists Post Malone as his top musician ... Birthdate is Jan. 24, 1999.
Nick Jouret Jake Beeson 174 141 FR | 5-9 | Olathe, Kan. FR | 5-9 | Arkansas City, Kan.
Highly-regarded rookie expected to push for extended mat time this season. Freshman middleweight who provides good depth. High School: Four-time state placer at Olathe South (Kan.) High School, finish- ing third twice and winning two titles ... Set school career records for wins (169) High School: Enjoyed fantastic career at Arkansas City (Kan.) High School, and falls (81), finishing with 169-20 record ...Also a three-year starter in football compiling a 142-20 record with 54 falls ... Four-time state placer and two-time at quarterback and linebacker ... Two-year team captain for both football and state champion for the Bulldogs ... Placed third as a freshman and was runner-up wrestling teams ... Named school's Male Athlete of the Year as a senior. as a sophomore before winning titles his last two years ... Went 46-2 during junior campaign and was perfect 29-0 as a senior while not allowing an offensive Personal: Business administration major looking to get into sports manage- point, winning technical fall in state finals ... Finished career with 45-match ment ... Names the Kansas City Chiefs as his top professional team ... Birthdate is winning streak ... Also placed fourth in state track meet in 400-meter relay while Sept. 1, 1999. 17 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
Dylan Schickram Carson West 133 141 FR | 5-5 | Ponca City, Okla. FR | 5-6 | Oklahoma City, Okla.
Rookie 141-pounder looking to earn time on the mat this season.
High School: Capped Ponca City High School career with state championship as a senior last year, finishing the season 41-1 ... Also earned All-America honors at Junior Nationals.
Personal: Undecided on a major ... Enjoys riding four-wheelers in his spare time ... Birthdate is July 29, 1999.
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2017-18 Central Oklahoma Wrestling Dual Results (13-5) Date Opponent Result Saturday, Nov. 4 vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan...... W, 51-0 Wednesday, Nov. 15 at Oklahoma City...... W, 30-9 Friday, Dec. 1 at No. 21 Fort Hays State*...... W, 22-14 Thursday, Jan. 5 No. 5 McKendree!...... L, 23-10 Thursday, Jan. 5 No. 6 Pittsburgh-Johnstown!...... W, 33-10 Thursday, Jan. 5 No. 24 Wheeling Jesuit!...... W, 33-12 Friday, Jan. 6 No. 10 Upper Iowa!...... W, 26-14 Friday, Jan. 6 No. 8 Notre Dame (Ohio)!...... L, 19-12 Wednesday, Jan. 10 vs. Central Missouri...... W, 41-3 Saturday, Jan. 13 vs. No. 22 Mary@...... W, 28-13 Saturday, Jan. 13 vs. Adams State@...... W, 30-15 Saturday, Jan. 13 vs. San Francisco State@...... W, 31-5 Wednesday, Jan. 17 vs. Newman*...... W, 33-6 Sunday, Jan. 21 vs. No. 23 Lindenwood*...... W, 32-13 Saturday, Jan. 27 at No. 15 Western State...... L, 26-18 Sunday, Jan. 28 at No. 5 Colorado State-Pueblo...... W, 20-18 Thursday, Feb. 1 at No. 12 Nebraska-Kearney*...... L, 20-12 Wednesday, Feb. 7 vs. No. 6 McKendree*...... L, 22-18 Note: Bold-Home dual; *-MIAA Dual; !-National Duals; @-Midwest Duals
MIAA: 4-1 On Monday: 0-0 On Saturday: 4-1 At Home: 4-1 On Tuesday: 0-0 On Sunday: 2-0 On the road: 3-2 On Wednesday: 3-1 First night of back-to-back: 0-1 Neutral: 6-2 On Thursday: 2-2 Second night of back-to-back: 1-0 Vs. Ranked: 7-5 On Friday: 2-1 Wrestling same day: 6-2
Tournament Results Oklahoma City Open: First (Lucas, H. Gray); Second (Zamora, Cole, Rodich); Third (Reeder). UNK Open: First (Cotter, Keim, H. Gray); Fourth (Thompson, Reeder); Fifth (Dauphin) Fort Hays Open: Second (H. Gray); Third (D’Amico, Dauphin, Thompson, Barreras); Fourth (Null, Garrett) Jet Invite: First (Steltzlen, Looper); Second (D’Amico, Zamora, Thompson, Factor); Third (Dix- on); Fifth (Dauphin, J. Speeno) Midwest Classic: Third (Steltzlen, Cotter); Fifth (Null) MIAA Championships: First (Hale, Cotter); Second (Dixon); Third (Dauphin, Thompson); Fourth (Steltzlen, Dutton, Rodich) Regionals: First (Hale); Second (Cotter); Fifth (Dutton) Nationals: First (Hale); Fifth (Cotter)
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2017-18 Statistics
Falls TF MD Wrestler, Weight W-L W-L W-L W-L Eli Hale, 125...... 24-0 0-0 7-0 11-0 Josh Lindsey, 125...... 5-2 2-1 0-1 0-0 Zac D’Amico, 125...... 10-4 1-0 1-0 1-1 Tim Null, 125...... 12-6 2-0 0-1 3-1 Noah McQuigg, 125/133...... 1-6 0-3 0-1 0-0 Canon Randall, 125...... 8-4 2-2 1-0 3-0 Von Gray, 125/133...... 1-4 0-1 0-2 1-0 Tanner Cole, 133/141...... 7-3 2-1 0-0 2-0 Josh Breece, 133/141...... 5-10 2-3 1-0 1-2 Blake Dauphin, 133/141...... 20-13 1-3 2-1 3-1 Rio Zamora, 133/141...... 17-21 3-1 0-4 0-4 Nate Keim, 141...... 9-4 0-0 3-0 0-1 Brik Filippo, 141/149...... 9-6 5-0 3-0 0-0 Will Steltzlen, 149...... 32-14 4-3 2-0 4-1 Ty Lucas, 149...... 9-2 2-0 1-1 2-0 Bryan Dutton, 157...... 24-18 2-3 1-0 3-0 Briar Stopp, 157...... 7-5 1-2 1-0 1-1 Dayton Garrett, 157...... 8-4 3-1 0-0 1-2 Justin Walker, 157...... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 Tracy Reeder, 157...... 9-3 2-3 0-0 2-0 Mason Thompson, 165...... 28-18 17-2 1-1 0-4 Elijah Tanner, 165...... 3-2 1-0 0-0 0-1 Miguel Barreras, 174...... 22-7 7-0 1-1 4-1 Reid Rodich, 184...... 8-12 2-0 0-0 2-2 Seth Fritts, 184...... 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 Heath Gray, 184...... 14-1 2-0 1-0 3-0 Joel Dixon, 184/197...... 18-13 5-2 2-0 2-1 Joe Speno, 184...... 3-6 0-2 1-0 0-1 Colton Looper, 197...... 18-9 10-0 1-1 1-2 Caleb Cotter, Hvy...... 34-5 5-0 3-0 8-0 Kyle Factor, Hvy...... 8-5 2-0 0-1 1-0 Dylan Prince, Hvy...... 6-4 2-0 0-0 1-2
21 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide Central Finishes Ninth At Nationals Hale wins 44th Individual Championship For Bronchos | Cotter Earns Back-to-Back All-American Nod
By Mike Kirk Bronchosports.com
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A fast start led to another dominating finish and pro- pelled Central Oklahoma's Eli Hale to the 125-pound NCAA Division II national championship Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Cen- ter. Hale swooped in for a takedown just seven sec- onds into his finals bout with Upper Iowa's Maleek Wil- liams, added three near-falls to take a 14-0 lead after the opening period and ended the match 49 seconds into the second stanza with an- other takedown to complete a 17-2 technical fall. It was the 18th bo- nus-point win for the top- ranked Hale, who finished off a perfect 24-0 senior campaign in his only season with the Bronchos. He became the 44th individual national champion in UCO's rich wrestling history. did," head coach Todd going ahead 14-0. semifinals. "One of the things I've al- Steidley said. "Eli was Williams choose neutral Cotter bounced back from ways tried to do is to be in- just amazing tonight and to start the second and got that loss to end his career tense and ready to go at the showed everybody what an early takedown, but it with another dominating start of every practice and kind of wrestler he is. didn't take long for Hale to win, cruising to an 11-3 I wanted to start the match And Caleb did a great job escape and he secured the major decision of Minot that way," Hale said. "I was coming back and getting match-ending takedown State's Mitchell Eull. Cotter so ready to go. I've thought fifth after losing in the first 20 seconds later to reach had three takedowns in that about this moment for a round." the 15-point technical fall win and finished the season long time. Everything that Hale had his closest threshold in just 3:49. with a 34-5 record. has played out this week match of the season in Cotter went 2-1 in the has been so incredible." Saturday afternoon's semi- long third session to come NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIPS Championship Finals Hale's title along with a finals, using a riding time in fifth and earn All-Amer- 125 – Eli Hale, Central Oklahoma, tech. fifth-place finish by heavy- point to clip Lindenwood's ica honors for the second fall Maleek Williams, Upper Iowa, 17-2 (3:49). weight Caleb Cotter enabled Carlos Jacquez 4-3. straight year. Fifth Place UCO's two-man contingent The finals was a different The senior heavyweight Hvy – Caleb Cotter, UCO, major dec. Mitchell Eull, Minot State, 11-3. to finish ninth in the team story. had a pair of near-falls Championship Semifinals standings with 36.5 points. Hale nearly ended the and two takedowns in a 125 – Hale, UCO, dec. Carlos Jacquez, St. Cloud State won the match in the opening 14-2 major decision, then Lindenwood, 4-3. Consolation Quarterfinals team crown for the second stanza, following his quick got taken down with 13 Hvy – Cotter, UCO, major dec. Damon straight year. takedown with a trio of four- seconds left in dropping Sims, Pittsburgh-Johnstown, 14-2. Consolation Semifinals "I'm so proud of Eli and point near-falls and nearly a 4-3 decision to Colora- Hvy – Cody Johnson, Colorado Caleb for coming up here pinning Williams in the final do State-Pueblo's Cody State-Pueblo, dec. Cotter, UCO, 4-3. and competing like they seconds of the first period in Johnson in the consolation 22 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
HISTORY/ RECODS
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All-Americans
In 65 seasons of wrestling, Central Oklahoma has had 133 The Bronchos have had at least seven All-Americans 12 times wrestlers win All-America honors a combined 241 times. Ten (1979, '81, '84, '85, '87, '89, '90 '93, '94, '95, '02 and '07) with a wrestlers have been four-time All-Americans, 22 have earned high of eight in 1981, '94, '95 and '07. UCO has had All-Ameri- All-America recognition three times and 33 have been two-time cans in three divisions -- NCAA Division I (seven), NAIA (86) and honorees. NCAA Division II (146).
NCAA Division II 2nd Place – Tyler Zukerman (125), 8th Place – Tony Realmuto (174) Mike Keim (134) 2017-18 Jared Henning (133), Jason Leavitt 4th Place – Biff Jones (150) 1st Place – Eli Hale (125 pounds) (157), Josh LeadingFox (Hvy) 1998-99 5th Place – Travis Moman (126) 5th Place – Caleb Cotter (Hvy.) 3rd Place – Jared Hess (184) 1st Place – Jeremiah Constant 4th Place – Shea Timothy (149) (197), Edwin Lorne (184) 1991-92 2016-17 5th Place – Heath Jolley (197) 3rd Place – Brock Moore (133) 1st Place – Randy Zellner (118), 5th Place – Joshua Ailey (141) 5th Place – Claude Davis (Hvy) Keith Cunningham (158), Howard 7th Place – Caleb Cotter (Hvy.) 2005-06 Moore (167) 2nd Place – Kyle Evans (141) 1997-98 3rd Place – Travis Moman (126), 2014-15 3rd Place – Earl Jones (133) 1st Place – Matt Goodson (126) Todd Drake (142) 1st Place – Chris Watson (165) 6th Place – Shane Caruthers 2nd Place – Jody Marple (150) 5th Place – Ryan Martin (134) (125), Shea Timothy (149), Cort 3rd Place – Brock Moore (118) 2013-14 Petersen (165), Chris Finn (Hvy) 5th Place – Edwin Lorne (190) 1990-91 1st Place – Casy Rowell (133) 6th Place – Gable Sullivan (142) 2nd Place – Howard Moore (167) 2nd Place – Cory Dauphin (157), 2004-05 3rd Place – Jeff Gowens (134), Chris Watson (165) 5th Place – Josh LeadingFox (Hvy) 1996-97 Todd Drake (142), Greg Oplotnik 6th Place – Kyle Evans (141) 2nd Place – Keith Kizarr (118), (190) 2012-13 7th Place – Jared Henning (133), Ryan Vratil (142), Matt Surber 4th Place – Wayne Cole (177) 1st Place – Cory Dauphin (157) Shea Timothy (149), Cort Petersen (158) 8th Place – Randy Zellner (118) 4th Place – Chris Watson (165) (165) 5th Place – Matt Goodson (134) 5th Place – Casy Rowell (133), 7th Place – Mark Cunningham 1989-90 Jordan Basks (149) 2003-04 (167) 1st Place – Johnny Nimmo (150), 6th Place – Cody Dauphin (Hvy) 1st Place – Cole Province (133), 8th Place – Brock Moore (126) Howard Moore (167), Greg Oplot- 7th Place – Kelly Henderson (174) Jason Tapia (174) nik (190) 2nd Place – Shawn Silvis (165) 1995-96 3rd Place – Jeff Gowens (134) 2011-12 3rd Place – Kevin Lochner (197) 1st Place – Jerry Best (142), 4th Place – Jimmy Filippo (142) 4th Place – Tanner Keck (184) 7th Place – Wade Bramlitt (141) Shawn Bateman (150), Mark Cun- 5th Place – Brett Beams (177) 5th Place – Casy Rowell (141), Ky 8th Place – Bryan Tapley (184) ningham (158) 6th Place – Andy Howington (158) Corley (149) 3rd Place – Matt Goodson (126) 2002-03 7th Place – Jeff Pease (Hvy) 1976-77 2010-11 1st Place – Mark Dodgen (125), 8th Place – Ryan Vratil (134) 3rd Place – Kent Taylor (118), 6th Place – Cory Dauphin (157), Cole Province (133), Shawn Silvis David James (126) Kelly Henderson (174) (165) 1994-95 4th Place – Richard Long (Hvy) 7th Place – Trison Graham (133) 3rd Place – Jeff Henning (184) 1st Place – Brian Melchiori (126), 7th Place – Jerod Goodwin (149) Mike Keim (134), Jerry Best (142) 1975-76 2009-10 2nd Place – Shawn Bateman 1st Place – Bill Mitchell (167) 3rd Place – Dustin Finn (Hvy) 2001-02 (150), Mark Cunningham (158), 4th Place – Richard Long (Hvy) 7th Place – Scott Berens (133) 1st Place – Cole Province (133), Jeff Pease (Hvy) 8th Place – Cody Rowell (174) Matt Dodgen (141), Shawn Silvis 3rd Place – Keith Kizarr (118), NAIA (165), Muhammed Lawal (197) Chad Humphrey (190) 1988-89 2008-09 2nd Place – Chris Saferite (125) 1st Place – Shawn Fleming (118), 2nd Place – Dustin Finn (Hvy) 3rd Place – Jeff Henning (184) 1993-94 Johnny Nimmo (158) 4th Place – Tim Elliott (125), Tom- 4th Place – Michael Barreras (149) 1st Place – Brian Melchiori (126), 2nd Place – Jeff Gowens (134), my McCarty (174) Ryan Martin (134), Jerry Best Marc Hull (142) 5th Place – Luke Elmore (149) 2000-01 (142), Wes White (158) 3rd Place – Tony Pacheco (126) 8th Place – Scott Berens (133) 1st Place – Cole Province (133) 2nd Place – Randy Zellner (118), 5th Place – Greg Oplotnik (190) 2nd Place – Gable Sullivan (149), Keith Cunningham (167) 7th Place – Howard Moore (167) 2007-08 Muhammed Lawal (184) 5th Place – Chad Humphrey (190) 1st Place – Kyle Evans (141) 3rd Place – Mark Dodgen (125) 6th Place – Mark Cunningham 2nd Place – Dustin Finn (Hvy) (150) 1987-88 5th Place – Tim Elliott (133) 1999-00 1st Place – Johnny Nimmo (158) 6th Place – Colby Robinson (149), 1st Place – Mark Dodgen (125) 1992-93 2nd Place – Shawn Fleming (118), Heath Jolley (184) 2nd Place – Gable Sullivan (149) 1st Place – Todd Drake (142), Wes Todd Steidley (142), Kevin Free- 3rd Place – Jody Marple (165), White (158), Keith Cunningham man (150) 2006-07 Jeremiah Constant (Hvy) (167) 5th Place – Richard Agee (177) 1st Place – Kyle Evans (141) 7th Place – Joe Schneider (141) 2nd Place – Randy Zellner (118), 24 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
All-Americans
1986-87 3rd Place – Mickey McGowan Robinett (126) 1973-74 1st Place – Todd Steidley (142), (118), Ronnie James (142) 7th Place – Gary Astle (167) 1st Place – Terry Henry (126), Bill Johnny Nimmo (150) 4th Place – Gary Astle (167) 8th Place – Will Allen (150) Mitchell (177) 2nd Place – Brett Beams (167) 3rd Place – Bill Dickey (167) 5th Place – Jerry Goss (134), Dar- 1982-83 1978-79 4th Place – Eddie Sullivan (158) ren Peaster (158) 1st Place – Ronnie James (142) 1st Place – David James (134), 6th Place – Bill Ogilvie (190) 2nd Place – Benny Coleman (177) Johnny Powell (142) 1972-73 7th Place – Shawn Fleming (118) 6th Place – Gary Astle (167) 2nd Place – Jeff Robinett (118) 2nd Place – Tom Carter (167) 7th Place – Mark Allen (150) 4th Place – Kent Taylor (126) 5th Place – Randy Ross (118), 1985-86 5th Place – John Finn (158), Steve David Turner (126) 1st Place – Joe Starzenski (134) 1981-82 Foster (Hvy) 6th Place – Steve Randall (142) 2nd Place – Billy Reid (126), 1st Place – Ronnie James (142), 6th Place – Ron Zeno (167) Stoney Wright (150) Bill Ameen (177) NCAA Division I 3rd Place – Kevin Freeman (142) 2nd Place – Darren Huff (134) 1977-78 1936-37 5th Place – Howard Seay (167) 3rd Place – Joe Starzenski (126), 2nd Place – David James (134) 2nd Place – Ted Anderson (126) 6th Place – Jack O'Connor (158) Mike Clark (158) 3rd Place – Danny Cruze (142) 3rd Place – Morey Villareal (135) 4th Place – Benny Coleman (167) 5th Place – Jeff Robinett (118), 1984-85 John Stroble (177) 1935-36 1st Place – Ricky Bollenbach (142) 1980-81 1st Place – Ted Anderson (123), 2nd Place – Billy Reid (118), Joe 1st Place – Dennis Kendrick (118), 1975-76 Ray Clemons (191) Starzenski (134), Kevin Freeman Todd Osborn (126), Ronnie James (150), Jack O'Connor (158), How- (134), Alan Maddox (142), Benny 2nd Place – Doug McHenry (118), ard Seay (167) Coleman (167), Bill Ameen (177) Bill Mitchell (177) 1934-35 3rd Place – Johnny Deaton (177) 4th Place – Will Allen (158) 4th Place – Kevin Smith (190) 2nd Place – Louis Tomlinson (145) 1983-84 8th Place – Ronnie Hawkins (190) 1st Place – Jack O'Connor (158), 1974-75 1933-34 Benny Coleman (177) 1979-80 1st Place – Terry Henry (126) 2nd Place – Emil Shellstede (175) 2nd Place – Darren Huff (134), 1st Place – David James (134) 2nd Place – Bill Mitchell (177) Mark Allen (150) 3rd Place – Kent Taylor (118), Jeff 1928-29 2nd Place – Bryan Watkins (155)
Two-Time All-Americans Three-Time All-Americans Four-Time All-Americans Name Years Places Name Years Places Name Years Places Ted Anderson 1936-37 1-2 Kent Taylor 1977-79-80 3-4-3 Bill Mitchell 1974-75-76-76 1-2-1-2* Terry Henry 1974-75 1-1 Jeff Robinett 1978-79-80 5-2-3 David James 1977-78-79-80 3-2-1-1 Richard Long 1976-77 4-4 Gary Astle 1980-83-84 7-6-4 Benny Coleman 1981-82-83-84 1-4-2-1 Will Allen 1980-81 8-4 Joe Starzenski 1982-85-86 3-2-1 Ronnie James 1981-82-83-84 1-1-1-3 Bill Ameen 1981-82 1-1 Jack O’Connor 1984-85-86 1-2-6 Johnny Nimmo 1987-88-89-90 1-1-1-1 Darren Huff 1982-84 2-2 Kevin Freeman 1985-86-88 2-3-2 Howard Moore 1989-90-91-92 7-1-2-1 Mark Allen 1983-84 7-2 Shawn Fleming 1987-88-89 7-2-1 Randy Zellner 1991-92-93-94 8-1-2-2 Billy Reid 1985-86 2-2 Jeff Gowens 1989-90-91 2-3-3 Mark Cunningham 1994-95-96-97 6-2-1-7 Howard Seay 1985-86 2-5 Greg Oplotnik 1989-90-91 5-1-3 Cole Province 2001-02-03-04 1-1-1-1 Todd Steidley 1987-88 1-2 Todd Drake 1991-92-93 3-3-1 Kyle Evans 2005-06-07-08 6-2-1-1 Ryan Martin 1992-94 5-1 Keith Cunningham 1992-93-94 1-1-2 *-Mitchell was 1st in NCAA II and 2nd in NAIA in 1976 Travis Moman 1992-93 3-5 Jerry Best 1994-95-96 1-1-1 Mike Keim 1993-95 2-1 Matt Goodson 1996-97-98 3-5-1 Wes White 1993-94 1-1 Brock Moore 1997-98-99 8-3-3 Chad Humphrey 1994-95 5-3 Gable Sullivan 1998-00-01 6-2-2 Brian Melchiori 1994-95 1-1 Mark Dodgen 2000-01-03 1-3-1 Shawn Bateman 1995-96 2-1 Shawn Silvis 2002-03-04 1-1-2 Jeff Pease 1995-96 2-7 Shea Timothy 2005-06-07 7-6-4 Keith Kizarr 1995-97 3-2 Dustin Finn 2008-09-10 2-2-3 Ryan Vratil 1996-97 8-2 Cory Dauphin 2011-13-14 6-1-2 Edwin Lorne 1998-99 5-1 Casy Rowell 2012-13-14 5-5-1 Jody Marple 1998-00 2-3 Chris Watson 2013-14-15 4-2-1 Jeremiah Constant 1999-00 1-3 Muhammed Lawal 2001-02 2-1 Jeff Henning 2002-03 3-3 Cort Petersen 2005-06 7-6 Jared Henning 2005-07 7-2 Josh LeadingFox 2005-07 5-2 Heath Jolley 2007-08 5-6 Tim Elliott 2008-09 5-4 Scott Berens 2009-10 8-7 Kelly Henderson 2011-13 6-7 Caleb Cotter 2017-18 7-5 25 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
National Tournament History
Central Oklahoma has long had one of the most successful wrestling programs in the nation, having claimed 15 national championships. UCO won eight titles while members of the NAIA and has taken seven crowns since joining NCAA Division II in 1990. The Bronchos have also had eight national runner-up finishes in four different divisions – AAU (1935), NCAA Division I (1936), NAIA (1974 and ’88) and NCAA Division II (1990, ’91, ’96 and ’00). UCO has finished in the top-five 37 times in their 63-year history. NCAA Division II Championships Season UCO Points Runner-Up (Points) UCO All-Americans 2006-07 124.5 Nebraska-Kearney (108.5) Eight (One champion) 2002-03 87.5 Nebraska-Kearney (73.5) Five (Three champions) 2001-02 128 North Dakota State (116.5) Seven (Four champions) 1994-95 148 Nebraska-Omaha (103) Eight (Three champions) 1993-94 127.25 Minnesota State-Mankato (65.5) Eight (Four champions) 1992-93 108.5 Nebraska-Omaha (68) Seven (Three champions) 1991-92 91.5 North Dakota State (78.5) Six (Three champions NAIA Championships Season UCO Points Runner-Up (Points) UCO All-Americans 1988-89 105 Simon Fraser (92) Seven (Two champions) 1986-87 92.25 Alaska Pacific (71.5) Seven (Two champions) 1985-86 98.5 Southern Oregon (91.25) Six (One champion) 1984-85 124.25 Colorado State-Pueblo (80.5) Seven (One champion) 1983-84 122.25 Jamestown (89.25) Seven (Two champions) 1981-82 105.5 Adams State (88.25) Six (Two champions) 1980-81 155.25 Adams State (69.5) Eight (Six champions) 1978-79 102.5 Adams State (69) Seven (Two champions)
Regional Champions UCO has crowned 106 individual regional champions since joining NCAA Division II in 1990. Cole Province (2001-04) and Kyle Evans (2005-08) are the only four-time champions and the Bronchos have had 13 individuals named Regional Wrestler of the Year. 2017 (4th) 2004 (1st) Claude Davis (Hvy) Wes White (158) *Caleb Cotter (Hvy.) Cole Province (133) 1998 (1st) *Keith Cunningham (167) 2015 (10th) *Shawn Silvis (165) Brock Moore (118) Chad Drake (177) *Chris Watson (165) Jason Tapia (174) Matt Goodson (126) Chad Humphrey (190) 2014 (6th) Kevin Lochner (197) Gable Sullivan (142) Robert Washington (Hvy) Cory Dauphin (157) 2003 (1st) Jody Marple (150) 1993 (1st) Chris Watson (165) Mark Dodgen (125) Matt Surber (158) Randy Zellner (118) 2013 (2nd) *Cole Province (133) 1997 (1st) Travis Moman (126) Casy Rowell (133) Shawn Silvis (165) Keith Kizarr (118) Mike Keim (134) Jordan Basks (149) Jeff Henning (184) Matt Goodson (134) Todd Drake (142) Cory Dauphin (157) 2002 (1st) Ryan Vratil (142) Biff Jones (150) Kelly Henderson (174) Cole Province (133) Jody Marple (150) Wes White (158) 2012 (1st) Matt Dodgen (141) Matt Surber (158) Keith Cunningham (167) Ky Corley (149) Michael Barreras (149) Winterhawk Windchief (Hvy) Chris Griffin (177) 2009 (T-2nd) Nathan Gomez (157) 1996 (1st) 1992 (1st) Tim Elliott (125) Shawn Silvis (165) Keith Kizarr (118) Travis Moman (126) Dustin Finn (Hvy) Jeff Henning (184) Matt Goodson (126) Ryan Martin (134) 2008 (1st) *Muhammed Lawal (197) Ryan Vratil (134) Todd Drake (142) *Kyle Evans (141) 2001 (1st) *Jerry Best (142) Keith Cunningham (158) Heath Jolley (197) *Mark Dodgen (125) Shawn Bateman (150) Howard Moore (167) Dustin Finn (Hvy) Cole Province (133) Jeff Pease (Hvy) Wayne Cole (190) 2007 (1st) Gable Sullivan (149) 1995 (1st) 1991 (1st) *Kyle Evans (141) Muhammed Lawal (184) Brian Melchiori (126) Randy Zellner (118) Shea Timothy (149) T.J. Tallent (197) *Mike Keim (134) Todd Drake (142) Justin Wood (165) Jeremy McCoy (Hvy) Jerry Best (142) Wayne Cole (177) Jared Hess (184) 2000 (1st) Shawn Bateman (150) Greg Oplotnik (190) Heath Jolley (197) Joe Schneider (141) Mark Cunningham (158) 1990 (1st) Josh LeadingFox (Hvy) Gable Sullivan (149) Chad Beeson (167) Shawn Fleming (118) 2006 (1st) Muhammed Lawal (184) Kyle Vandruff (177) Jeff Gowens (134) Kyle Evans (141) *Jeremiah Constant (Hvy) Chad Humphrey (190) Johnny Nimmo (150) Jared Hess (174) 1999 (1st) Jeff Pease (Hvy) Greg Oplotnik (190) Chris Finn (Hvy) Jody Marple (157) 1994 (1st) 2005 (3rd) Tony Realmuto (174) Randy Zellner (118) *-Regional Wrestler of the Year Kyle Evans (141) Edwin Lorne (184) Ryan Martin (134) Josh LeadingFox (Hvy) *Jeremiah Constant (197) Mark Cunningham (150)
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Record Book
Top 25 Career Wins Top 10 Single-Season Falls Place Name and Weight Years Record Place Name and Weight Season Falls 1. Keith Cunningham, 158-67 1990-94 141-41-0 1. Jeremiah Constant, 197 1998-99 23 2. Casy Rowell, 125-33-41 2009-14 134-32-0 2. Benny Coleman, 177 1983-84 21 3. Randy Zellner, 118 1990-94 132-42-0 3. Joshua Ailey, 141 2016-17 20 4. Shawn Silvis, 165-74 2000-04 131-28-0 3. Jason Tapia, 174 2003-04 20 4. Johnny Nimmo, 150-58 1986-90 131-38-1 5. Joshua Ailey, 141 2015-16 19 6. Gable Sullivan, 149 1997-98 18 6. Chris Watson, 157-65 2010-15 130-28-0 7. Jordan Basks, 149 2013-14 17 6. Cole Province, 133 2000-04 130-22-0 8. Gable Sullivan, 149 2000-01 16 6. Jeff Gowens, 126-34 1987-91 130-56-4 8. Mark Dodgen, 125 2000-01 16 9. Jody Marple, 150-65 1996-00 126-49-0 8. Wayne Cole 1991-92 16 10. Kyle Evans, 141 2005-08 125-20-0 11. Cory Dauphin, 157 2010-14 124-22-0 Top 10 Career Technical Falls 12. Ronnie James, 134-42 1980-84 122-16-1 Place Name and Weight Years T. F. 13. Jarrett Edison, 197 2007-12 122-55-0 1. Kyle Evans, 141 2005-08 25 14. Todd Drake, 142-50 1989-93 121-54-4 2. Shawn Fleming, 118 1986-90 22 15. Shawn Fleming, 118 1986-90 120-32-3 3. Casy Rowell, 125-33-41 2009-14 17 16. David James, 126-34 1976-80 116-16-0 3. Kevin Freeman, 150 1984-88 17 17. Mark Cunningham, 150-77 1993-97 113-49-0 5. Muhammed Lawal, 184-97 1999-02 15 18. Greg Oplotnik, 190-Hvy 1987-91 111-44-2 6. Jerry Best, 142 1993-96 12 19. Howard Moore, 167-77 1988-92 104-39-5 6. Keith Cunningham, 158-67 1990-94 12 20. Muhammed Lawal, 184-97 1999-02 103-22-0 8. Mark Cunningham, 158 1994-97 10 20. Cody Dauphin, Hvy 2010-14 103-49-0 9. Caleb Cotter, Hvy. 2016-17 9 22. Benny Coleman, 167-77 1980-84 101-18-0 9. Jarrett Edison, 197 2007-12 9 9. Cole Province, 133 2000-04 9 23. Gable Sullivan, 134-49 1996-01 100-33-0 23. Joe Starzenski, 126 1981-86 100-40-2 23. Josh LeadingFox, Hvy 2002-07 100-43-0 Top 10 Single-Season Technical Falls Place Name and Weight Season T. F. 23. Tanner Keck, 184 2009-13 100-55-0 1. Kyle Evans, 141 2007-08 11 2. Caleb Cotter, Hvy. 2016-17 9 Top 10 Single-Season Wins 2. Shawn Fleming, 118 1989-90 9 Place Name and Weight Season Record 4. Casy Rowell, 133 2012-13 8 1. Mike Keim, 134 1994-95 47-3-0 4. Muhammed Lawal, 197 2000-01 8 2. Todd Steidley, 142 1986-87 43-6-1 4. Kevin Freeman, 150 1985-86 8 2. Keith Cunningham, 158 1991-92 43-9-0 7. Jerry Best, 142 1995-96 7 2. Tim Elliott, 125-33 2008-09 43-12-0 7. Mike Keim, 134 1994-95 7 5. Chris Watson, 165 2014-15 42-0-0 7. Howard Seay, 167 1985-86 7 6. Shawn Silvis, 165 2003-04 41-4-0 10. Five wrestlers with six tech. falls 6. Brian Melchiori, 126 1994-95 41-5-0 6. Ronnie James, 142 1983-84 41-4-0 Top 10 Career Major Decisions Place Name and Weight Years M.D. 9. Five tied 40 1. Chris Watson, 157-65 2010-15 36 2. Cole Province, 133 2001-04 33 Top 10 Career Winning Percentage 2. Shawn Fleming, 118 1986-90 33 Place Name and Weight Years Record Pct. 4. Casy Rowell, 125-33-41 2009-14 31 1. Bill Mitchell, 167-77 1973-76 92-11-0 .893 5. Jarrett Edison, 197 2007-12 29 2. Ronnie James, 134-42 1980-84 122-16-1 .881 5. Joe Starzenski, 126 1981-86 29 3. David James, 126-34 1976-80 116-16-0 .879 5. Ronnie James, 142 1980-84 29 4. Kyle Evans, 141 2004-08 125-20-0 .862 8. Mark Cunningham, 158 1993-99 28 5. Mike Keim, 134 1992-95 72-11-0 .867 8. Keith Kizarr, 118 1993-99 28 6. Jerry Best, 142 1994-96 77-13-0 .856 8. Keith Cunningham, 167 1990-94 28 7. Cole Province, 133 2000-04 130-22-0 .855 8. Cory Dauphin, 157 2010-14 124-22-0 .849 Top 10 Single-Season Major Decisions Place Name and Weight Season M.D. 8. Benny Coleman, 167-77 1980-84 101-18-0 .849 1. Chris Watson, 165 2014-15 18 10. Dustin Finn, Hvy 2006-10 89-17-0 .840 2. Keith Kizarr, 118 1994-95 14 (Minimum 70 career wins) 2. Greg Oplotnik, 190 1989-90 14 2. Ronnie James, 142 1983-84 14 Top 10 Career Falls 4. Miguel Barreras, 174 2016-17 13 Place Name and Weight Years Falls 4. Chris Watson, 165 2013-14 13 1. Gable Sullivan, 149 1996-01 54 4. Muhammed Lawal, 197 2001-02 13 2. Johnny Nimmo, 150-58 1986-90 50 4. Mike Keim, 134 1994-95 13 3. Joshua Ailey, 141 2015-17 39 9. Tim Elliott, 125 2008-09 12 4. Cody Dauphin, Hvy. 2010-14 36 9. Shawn Fleming, 118 1987-88 12 5. Dustin Finn, Hvy. 2006-10 35 9. Howard Seay, 167 1985-86 12 5. Jeremiah Constant, 197-Hvy. 1998-00 35 7. Keith Cunningham, 158-67 1990-94 33 Top Five Winning Streaks Place Name and Weight Season(s) Streak 7. Mark Dodgen, 125-33 1999-03 33 1. Cory Dauphin, 157 2012-14 54 7. Jason Tapia, 174 2002-04 33 2. Ronnie James, 142 1982-84 47 7. Benny Coleman, 177 1980-84 33 3. Cole Province, 133 2001-04 46 4. Kyle Evans, 141 2006-08 43 5. Chris Watson, 165 2014-15 42
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All-Time Lettermen
A-A-A-A-A Jeremiah Constant, 1999-00 Kevin Fields, 1983 Jim Hixson, 1981 Jerome Adams, 1997-98 James Copenhauer, 1939-40 Jimmy Filippo, 1987-88-89-90 Dwayne Hladik, 1987 Derrick Adkins, 2010-11 Michael Conner, 2015 Cooper Finch, 2013-14-15 Stephen Hodge, 2001 David Aduddell, 1983-85-86 Ky Corley, 2011-12 Chris Finn, 2004-06 Richard Holland, 1993-94-95 Richard Agee, 1988-90 Caleb Cotter, 2017-18 Dustin Finn, 2007-08-09-10 Walter Holt, 1927-28-29-31 Dylan Aguilar, 2011 Kaleb Cradduck, 2011-12-14 John Finn, 1978-79-80 Zach Housley, 2011 Joshua Ailey, 2016-17 Kenneth Cramer, 1928 John Finn, 2014-15-17 Marlon Houston, 2015 Mark Allen, 1982-83-84 Lloyd Crownover, 2014 Patrick Finn, 2009-11 Andy Howington, 1989-90 Raymond Allen, 1939-40 Harold Craven, 1926 Shawn Fleming, 1987-88-89-90 Jeromy Hudson, 1998 Will Allen, 1980-81 Danny Cruze, 1976-77-78-79 L.C. Flemons, 1978 Darren Huff, 1981-82-84 David Alley, 1979-80 Keith Cunningham, ‘91-92-93-94 Orville Fletcher, 1940 Marc Hull, 1989 Bill Ameen, 1981-82 Mark Cunningham, ‘94-95-96-97 Ralph Ford, 1939 Keegan Hulsey, 2010-11-12 Ocie Anderson, 1937-38-39 D-D-D-D-D Ed Foster, 1936 Scott Hulsey, 1984-85 Ted Anderson, 1935-36-37 Zac D’Amico, 2015-16-17-18 Shane Foster, 1986-87 Quinn Hulsey, 2014 Gary Astle, 1980-81-83-84 Richard Dabbs, 1977 Steve Foster, 1979-80-81 Chad Humphrey, 1994-95 Zach Aylor, 2012-13-14 Brian Dalke, 2003 Lee Fowler, 1980 Steve Hunt, 1974-75 B-B-B-B-B Ryan Daniels, 2004-05 Tony Franklin, 1979-80 I-I-I-I-I Paden Bailey, 2017 Blake Dauphin, 2016-17-18 Ross Frederick, 1929-30 Ben Iker, 2000 Josh Bain, 2003 Cody Dauphin, 2011-12-13-14 Kevin Freeman, 1985-86-88 Adam Ingram, 2006 Fay Barnett, 1988-90-91-92 Cory Dauphin, 2011-12-13-14 Seth Fritts, 2018 Butch Ingram, 1976-77 Gerald Barnett, 1936-37-38-39 Dempsey Davenport, 1982 G-G-G-G-G J-J-J-J-J Michael Barreras, 2002 Jadon Davenport, 2016 Colton Gallo, 2014-15 Cliff Jackson, 1987 Miguel Barreras, 2017-18 Jeromy Davenport, 2015-16 Bob Galloway, 1973 Ed Jackson, 2009-10 Jordan Basks, 2013-14 Claude Davis, 1999 Dayton Garrett, 2018 John Jacobson, 2015 Shawn Bateman, 1994-95-96-97 Dean Davis, 1975 Melvin Gatewood, 1981-82 David James, 1977-78-79-80 Brett Beams, 1987-90 Lee Davis, 1983-84-85 Mark Gibson, 2002 DeWaune James, 2002 Chad Beeson, 1995 Luke Davis, 2001 Cameron Gladd, 2009 Ronnie James, 1981-82-83-84 Scott Berens, 2009-10 Johnny Deaton, 1984-85-87 Larry Glenn, 1975-77 Zach James, 2009 Eden Bernstein, 2010 Phillip Devine, 1938 Nathan Gomez, 1999-00-01-02 Heath Jolley, 2006-07-08 Jim Beshears, 1998 Nick Dewey, 2003 Matt Goodson, 1995-96-97-98 Eric Johnson, 2005 Jerry Best, 1994-95-96 Bill Dickey, 1973-74 Mike Goodson, 1998-00 Franco Johnson, 1998 Larry Blunt, 1988 Gary Dill, 1977 Jerod Goodwin, 2003-04-05-06 Seth Johnson, 2010 Ricky Bollenbach, 1983-84-85 Joel Dixon, 2018 Jerry Goss, 1987-88 Ted Johnson, 1928 Wade Bramlitt, 2002-03-04-05 Mark Dodgen, 2000-01-03 Jeff Gowens, 1988-89-90-91 Travis Johnson, 2005 Trey Branscum, 2008-10 Matt Dodgen, 2000-01-02-03 Greg Gracey, 1985-86 Biff Jones, 1993-94 Josh Breece, 2014-16-18 John Doerner, 1930-32 Trison Graham, 2010-11-12-13 Earl Jones, 2006 Robert Breece, 1939-40 Matt Douglass, 2002 Chris Griffin, 1993-94 Eddie Jones, 1933-34 Ryan Brooks, 2012-13-14-16 Reggie Douglas, 2007 Billie Grimes, 1947 Hank Jones, 1976-77 Danny Brown, 1993 Gene Doussett, 1974-75 Willie Gunter, 2009 Vince Jouret, 1987 Dudley Brown, 1940-47 Chad Drake, 1993-94-96 H-H-H-H-H John Juby, 1939-40 Nicky Brown, 1977 Todd Drake, 1990-91-92-93 Eli Hale, 2018 K-K-K-K-K Pat Brule, 1980 Steve Dunlap, 1979-80 Aaron Hane, 2016-17 Tanner Keck, 2010-11-12-13 Kyle Buckley, 2014 Josh Durham, 2015 Dylan Harman, 2014-15-16 Shelby Bullard, 2003 Bryan Dutton, 2017-18 Mike Keim, 1993-95 Benton Hart, 1938-39 Kirby Keith, 1980-81 Jeff Burke, 1986-88-90 E-E-E-E-E Caleb Hawes, 2015-17 C-C-C-C-C Dennis Kendrick, 1981 Jarrett Edison, 2008-10-11-12 Ronnie Hawkins, 1977-81-82 Denny Kennedy, 1993-95 Arthur Caldwell, 1934 Jordan Edison, 2009 Dakota Head, 2017 Audrey Kennemer, 1933 James Callahan, 1929 Brian Edwards, 1997 Shane Head, 1993 Harry Kent, 1926 Danny Carrillo, 2016-17 Steve Elkins, 2000 Kelly Henderson, 2009-11-12-13 Sam Kent, 1929 Tom Carter, 1973 Tim Elliott, 2008-09 Jared Henning, 2004-05-06-07 Kevin Kepley, 1980 Jeremy Carter, 2002 Luke Elmore, 2008-09 Jeff Henning, 2002-03 Glenn King, 1934-35-36-37 Shane Caruthers, 2005-06-07 Homer English, 1932 Ryan Henning, 2006-07 Jantz Kinzer, 1987-88-91 Clakie Chaffin, 1997 Kyle Evans, 2005-06-07-08 Earl Henry, 1947 Jess Kirk, 1947 Rod Chaney, 1979-80 Will Evans, 1991 Terry Henry, 1974-75 Keith Kizarr, 1994-95-96-97 H.M. Chapman, 2001 F-F-F-F-F Mickey Henry, 2001-03 Carson Kleinfeldt, 2005 Mike Clark, 1981-82 Kyle Factor, 2015-16-17-18 Garrett Henshaw, 2014 Arthur Kroeger, 1930-32 Ray Clemons, 1934-36 Ova Farrow, 1947 Mark Henslick, 1999 L-L-L-L-L Wayne Cole, 1991 Rick Fennell, 1975 Jared Hess, 2004-05-06-07 Benny Coleman, 1981-82-83-84 Alva Hill, 1938-39-40 Ron Lambeth, 1974-75-77-78 Znick Ferrell, 2013-14 Aaron Lane, 2001-02 Clint Colson, 1984-85 Lynn Fidler, 1991-92-93 Warner Hines, 1930-31-32-33 Willard Compton, 1928 Phillip Hinton, 1983-84 Don Langham, 1973-74 28 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
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Rickey Langland, 1982-83-84 N-N-N-N-N Casy Rowell, 2010-12-13-14 Randy Tonche, 2011 Brody Largent, 2016 Ryan Neasbitt, 1995 Cody Rowell, 2007-08-09-10 David Turner, 1973 Muhammed Lawal, 2000-01-02 Gary Nichols, 1986 Wes Ruth, 2005-06-07 Tyler Tustin, 2014, 2016-7 A.J. LeadingFox, 2007 Johnny Nimmo, 1987-88-89-90 Spencer Rutherford, 2015-16 V-V-V-V-V Josh LeadingFox, ‘03-05-06-07 Tim Null, 2017-18 Cody Ryan, 2016-17 Rusty VanBeber, 1998 Jason Leavitt, 2006-07-08 O-O-O-O-O Mike Ryan, 1988-89 Steve Vandervort, 1980 Robert LeGrande, 1979-80-82 Glenn Oakes, 1929 S-S-S-S-S Kyle Vandruff, 1995-96 Brooks Levonitis, 1992 Brennan Ochoa, 2010 Chris Saferite, 2002-04-05 Morey Villareal, 1935-36-37-38 Joe Lewallen, 1986-88 Jack O’Connor, 1984-85-86 LeSean Sanders, 2014-15 Ryan Vratil, 1995-96-97 Josh Lindsey, 2017-18 Dee Oden, 1947 Brent Sarette, 2005-06-07-08 W-W-W-W-W Keith Lipps, 1988 Bill Ogilvie, 1986-87 Som Saysana, 1998 Mike Wakely, 1978 Rick Little, 1973 Greg Oplotnik, 1988-89-90-91 Emil Schillstede, 1932-33-34-35 Tom Loafman, 1975 Michael Walkup, 2008-09-10-11 Todd Osborn, 1981 Andrew Schmauch, 2011-12-14 Louie Wall, 1977-78-79-80 Kevin Lochner, 2004-05 Rodney O’Shields, 1986 Joe Schneider, 1998-99-00-01 Richard Long, 1976-77 Alec Warren, 2015 Lance Owens, 1989 J.D. Scott, 1926-27-30-31 Brock Warren, 2016 Colton Looper, 2018 P-P-P-P-P Jeff Scott, 1999-00 Edwin Lorne, 1998-99 Robert Washington, 1994 Pat Pace, 1978-79-80 Howard Seay, 1985-86 Bryan Watkins, 1927-29-30 Floyd Lorne, 1999 Peter Seay, 1989 Clint Loyd, 1999 Tony Pacheco, 1989 Chris Watson, 2012-13-14-15 Dennis Parker, 2001-02 Barney Shadle, 1932-33 Jon Wechter, 2008 Scott Luschen, 1983 J.B. Shanks, 2003 M-M-M-M-M Gary Patterson, 1987 Kurt Weir, 1985 David Patton, 1983 Thomas Shepherd, 2017 Wes White, 1993-94 Alan Maddox, 1980-81 Travis Payer, 2005-07 Zach Sikes, 2007 Kasey Wilcox, 2014 Bob Manning, 1939-40 Jeff Pease, 1995 Shawn Silvis, 2001-02-03-04 Vincent Wiley, 1973-74-76 Tony Marino, 1986 Darren Peaster, 1987 Chance Skidgel, 1990-91-92-94 Kirk Willis, 1973 Johnnie Marks, 1947 Mark Peck, 1985-87 Cory Smith, 1994 Tony Willis, 1990 Walter Marks, 1926 Don Pekrul, 1980 Gene Smith, 1931-32-33-34 Randy Wilson, 1978 Jody Marple, 1997-98-99-00 Cort Petersen, 2005-06 Kevin Smith, 1973-74-75-76 Shawn Wilson, 1977-79 Clay Marrs, 1996-98-99 Virgil Peterson, 1934 Walker Smith, 2017 Winterhawk Windchief, 1997-98 Dewayne Martin, 1976-77 Kelson Phillips, 2008 Todd Smoot, 1990 Jap Wood, 1926 Ryan Martin, 1990-92-93-94 Nathan Phillips, 1997-98 Joe Snedden, 2010 Justin Wood, 2006-07 Tony May, 1977 Pen Phillips, 2003-07 Eddie Sullivan, 1974-75 Chester Woodruff, 1928 Paul Mayfield, 2007-08 Ray Potter, 1928 Gable Sullivan, 1997-98-00-01 Larry Wooten, 1986 David Massey, 1980 Boyd Powell, 1936-37 Justin Suskey, 2010 Chad Wright, 2012 Tommy McCarty, 2008-09 Johnny Powell, 1978-79 Gage Stallworth, 2016-17 Grant Wright, 1935-36-37 Zack McCloud, 2009 Cole Province, 2001-02-03-04 Austin Standage, 2010-11 Stoney Wright, 1986-87 Jeremy McCoy, 2001 John Province, 2005 Todd Stapleton, 1988-89 Z-Z-Z-Z-Z Matt McCullough, 1988-90 Q-Q-Q-Q-Q Zane Stapp, 1991 Mickey McGowan, 1982-84 Joe Starzenski, 1982-84-85-86 Randy Zellner, 1991-92-93-94 Evan McGee, 2016-17 Austin Quinton, 2011-12-13-15 Todd Steidley, 1987-88 Rio Zamora, 2017-18 Doug McHenry, 1976-77 R-R-R-R-R Will Steltzlen, 2015-17-18 Ron Zeno, 1979 Austin McNatt, 2012-13 Steve Randall, 1973 Dennis Stine, 1977 Tyler Zukerman, 2007 Noah McQuigg, 2018 Dustin Randle, 2002 David Stitt, 2003 Brian Melchiori, 1994-95 Corby Ray, 2008 Briar Stopp, 2017-18 Kenny Meredith, 2006-08-09-10 Allen Raymond, 1938 Doak Stowe, 1934-35-36 Alvin Metcalf, 2008 Tony Realmuto, 1999-00 John Stroble, 1977-78 Dane Meyer, 1986 Rick Reeves, 1980 Matt Surber, 1996-97-98 Bobby Miller, 1996 Billy Reid, 1983-85-86 Aaron Sweazy, 2003 Chris Miller, 2003 Dustin Reed, 2012-14-15 T-T-T-T-T John Miller, 1992 Richard Reneau, 1989 T.J. Tallent, 1998-99-00-01 Bill Minick, 1929 Louis Reynolds, 1932-33 Troy Talley, 1984-85 Bill Mitchell, 1974-75-76 Jeremiah Rhodes, 2004 Jason Tapia, 2003-04 Travis Moman, 1992-93 Zach Rhodes, 2004 Bryan Tapley, 2003-04 Brock Moore, 1996-97-98-99 Nick Rice, 2008-09-10 Jack Taylor, 1938 Howard Moore, 1989-90-91-92 Ray Rice, 2000-01-02 Kent Taylor, 1977-78-79-80 Jeremiah Moore, 1996 Curtis Riley, 1985-86-87-88 Kirk Taylor, 1976-77-78-79 Weston Moore, 1999-00-02 Jeff Robinett, 1977-78-79-80 Lee Teague, 1934-35 Ben Morgan, 2011-13 Colby Robinson, 2007-08-09-10 Burl Thompson, 1937-38 Mikey Morgan, 2009 Connor Robinson, 2010-11 Cody Thompson, 2000 Daniel Morrison, 2007-08-09 Reid Rodich, 2018 Mason Thompson, 2016-18 Earl Murphy, 1926 Ryan Rosales, 2011 Shea Timothy, 2004-05-06-07 Forest Myers, 2014 Randy Ross, 1973-74-75-76 Louis Tomlinson, 1933-34-35-36 29 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
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8 Oklahoma...... 20 10 1/2 Oklahoma...... 13 1/2 1975-76 (4-6) 17 1/2 East Central...... 12 1/2 9 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 17 6 Oklahoma State...... 37 Orion Stuteville 19 Kansas State...... 9 27 New Mexico...... 16 1921-28 16 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 14 14 Oregon...... 26 17 1/2 Northeastern State...... 7 1/2 Gerald Barnett 13 Portland State...... 22 10-10-2 1939-40 21 UCLA...... 18 16 SIU-Edwardsville...... 31 Raymond Swartz 1-4-0 32 Central Missouri...... 9 1921-22 (0-1) 1932-36 6 Cal Poly-SLO...... 33 10 Oklahoma State...... 34 23 Louisiana State...... 13 18-9-1 1939-40 (1-4) 12 Oklahoma...... 36 1922-23 (0-1-1) 8 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 22 5 Oklahoma State...... 36 6 Oklahoma State ...... 18 1976-77 (6-4) 12 Oklahoma...... 12 1932-33 (4-3) 22 Oklahoma...... 8 6 Cleveland State...... 32 28 Northwestern Oklahoma...... 10 6 Kansas State...... 20 21 Louisiana State...... 13 1923-24 (3-2) 27 East Central ...... 3 5 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 25 51 Peru State...... 0 31 Northeastern State...... 0 13 Oklahoma State ...... 23 25 SIU-Edwardsville...... 11 4 Oklahoma State...... 25 11 1/2 Oklahoma...... 22 1/2 1941-46 (No team) 12 Illinois State...... 26 16 Oklahoma ...... 15 20 1/2 Northeastern State ...... 9 1/2 32 SIU-Edwardsville...... 6 24 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 3 8 Southwestern Oklahoma ...... 20 45 Southwest Missouri...... 6 14 Oklahoma...... 18 20 Missouri...... 10 Gene Smith 33 Peru State...... 18 13 Adams State...... 25 1924-25 (No team) 1933-34 (6-2) 1946-47 12 Oklahoma...... 22 9 Southwestern Oklahoma ...... 17 1-6-0 1925-26 (1-2) 10 1/2 Oklahoma State...... 15 1/2 1977-78 (4-7) 13 Oklahoma Baptist...... 16 28 Kansas State...... 0 22 Akron State...... 21 21 Oklahoma Baptist...... 7 18 1/2 Oklahoma...... 7 1/2 1946-47 (1-6) 9 Cleveland State...... 40 0 Oklahoma State...... 19 24 East Central...... 6 0 Oklahoma State...... 26 47 Southwest Missouri ...... 0 22 Missouri...... 6 0 Oklahoma State...... 32 25 Central Missouri...... 18 1926-27 (3-1-1) 27 Northeastern State...... 3 11 Oklahoma...... 19 6 Missouri...... 35 17 Oklahoma...... 17 25 Northwestern Oklahoma...... 3 26 Wichita State...... 8 19 Adams State ...... 18 15 1/2 Oklahoma Baptist...... 7 1/2 6 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 24 17 Portland State...... 26 Beat Southwestern Oklahoma 1934-35 (5-2) 6 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 20 20 SIU-Edwardsville ...... 22 Lost to Southwestern Oklahoma 11 Oklahoma State...... 17 3 Kansas State...... 27 15 Louisiana State...... 26 Beat Oklahoma Baptist 25 Northeastern State...... 3 12 Northern Colorado...... 25 28 Northwestern Oklahoma...... 0 1948-72 (No team) 3 Oklahoma...... 37 1927-28 (3-3) 26 Kansas State...... 0 0 Oklahoma State...... 27 21 1/2 Oklahoma...... 4 1/2 9 Oklahoma...... 19 6 Oklahoma State...... 18 Jimmy Rogers Eddie Griffin 21 Oklahoma City...... 8 18 1/2 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 7 13 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 16 1972-78 1978-82 Beat East Central 1935-36 (3-2-1) 29-31-1 40-18-1 Beat Southwestern Oklahoma 34 Northeastern State...... 0 25 Kansas State...... 3 10 1/2 Oklahoma State...... 13 1/2 1972-73 (2-8-1) 1978-79 (7-3) Pat Murphy 8 Oklahoma...... 20 4 Northern Colorado...... 39 48 Southwest Missouri...... 0 1928-32 15 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 9 6 Colorado State...... 34 24 Western Illinois...... 15 12 Oklahoma State...... 12 11 Western State ...... 32 14 SIU-Edwardsville...... 26 20-6-1 15 Colorado School of Mines...... 20 11 Louisiana State...... 32 2 South Dakota State ...... 38 46 Cemtral Missouri...... 3 Gene Smith 53 North Texas ...... 2 19 Adams State...... 14 1928-29 (3-3) 1936-39 18 SIU-Edwardsville...... 18 34 Western State...... 9 24 Oklahoma City...... 8 14 Oklahoma...... 31 28 Fort Hays State...... 7 13 East Central...... 19 11-10-0 3 Brigham Young...... 46 6 Oklahoma...... 28 19 East Central...... 11 34 Fort Hays State...... 12 35 Alabama...... 6 26 Oklahoma City...... 8 8 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 26 1936-37 (5-2) 1973-74 (10-3) 1979-80 (12-5) 8 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 19 34 Northeastern State ...... 0 29 Fort Hays State...... 14 27 Southwest Missouri...... 12 7 1/2 Oklahoma State...... 16 1/2 49 North Texas ...... 0 30 Arizona...... 20 1929-30 (5-0-1) 19 Oklahoma...... 11 41 Missouri-St. Louis...... 9 24 Washington...... 17 38 University Preparatory...... 0 29 Northeastern State...... 5 21 SIU-Edwardsville...... 22 32 Weber State...... 8 29 1/2 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 6 1/2 15 Oklahoma...... 9 29 Western Illinois...... 15 8 Colorado...... 34 16 East Central...... 16 7 1/2 Oklahoma State...... 18 1/2 32 Central Missouri...... 5 36 Fort Hays State...... 11 29 Northeastern State...... 5 15 Kansas State...... 11 36 Missouri-St. Louis...... 12 34 Central Florida...... 11 15 1/2 East Central...... 14 1/2 14 Colorado State...... 25 22 Central Missouri...... 18 20 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 14 1937-38 (3-3) 54 North Texas...... 0 12 Missouri...... 26 36 Northeastern State...... 0 19 Air Force...... 17 20 Portland State...... 14 1930-31 (7-1) 6 Oklahoma State...... 26 21 New Mexico...... 20 25 Adams State...... 8 36 Southeastern Oklahoma...... 0 20 1/2 Oklahoma...... 7 1/2 13 Oklahoma...... 24 27 Brigham Young...... 20 6 Oklahoma...... 20 7 1/2 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 16 1/2 25 Kansas State...... 15 0 Oklahoma State...... 43 29 Northeastern State...... 5 0 Oklahoma State...... 28 18 Tennessee...... 22 22 1/2 East Central...... 7 1/2 10 1/2 Oklahoma...... 13 1/2 1973-74 (3-3) 23 Oregon...... 15 26 Oklahoma City ...... 8 24 Kansas State...... 20 38 Northwest Missouri...... 3 29 1/2 East Central...... 4 1/2 1938-39 (3-5) 22 Northern Colorado...... 26 2 Oklahoma...... 48 15 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 9 32 Northeastern State ...... 0 9 Oklahoma ...... 30 28 1/2 Oklahoma City...... 1 1/2 27 Northeastern State ...... 3 25 Kansas State...... 15 1980-81 (14-5) 14 Oklahoma...... 12 15 SIU-Edwardsville...... 24 5 Oklahoma...... 39 1931-32 (5-2) 6 Oklahoma State...... 20 26 Central Missouri...... 14 42 Southwest Missouri...... 3 24 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 4 8 Kansas State...... 18 12 Oklahoma State...... 31 5 Oklahoma State...... 25 7 1/2 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 18 1/2 Box denotes national championship season
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30 Tennessee-Chattanooga...... 7 4 Louisiana State...... 40 43 Fort Hays State...... 6 10 Nebraska...... 25 12 Nebraska...... 23 15 Northern Illinois...... 25 36 Central Missouri...... 9 43 Fresno State...... 9 37 Central Florida...... 7 33 Hofstra...... 13 18 Adams State...... 17 26 South Dakota State...... 16 36 Carson-Newman...... 9 30 Morgan State...... 17 34 Western State...... 11 46 Fort Hays State...... 6 46 Central Missouri...... 2 10 SIU-Edwardsville...... 33 34 Northern Colorado...... 9 35 Adams State...... 10 20 Adams State...... 14 15 Eastern Illinois...... 19 32 Southwest Missouri...... 8 32 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 6 32 Fort Lewis...... 14 43 Fort Hays State ...... 2 42 Fort Hays State...... 8 24 New Mexico...... 18 23 Air Force...... 18 33 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 17 41 Chadron State...... 6 41 SIU-Edwardsville...... 6 49 Mesa State...... 0 33 Western State...... 18 29 Nebraska-Omaha...... 6 28 Western State...... 15 51 Colorado Mesa...... 0 1989-90 (12-4-1) 21 Kentucky...... 30 21 Wyoming ...... 26 36 SIU-Edwardsville...... 6 1994-95 (11-2-1) 37 SIU-Edwardsville...... 8 28 Adams State ...... 8 50 Fort Hays State...... 0 34 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 9 52 Northwest Missouri...... 0 39 Southwest Missouri...... 10 39 Western State...... 5 45 Truman State...... 0 3 Oklahoma State...... 37 37 New Mexico Highlands...... 12 29 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 8 45 SIU-Edwardsville...... 0 32 Brigham Young...... 5 14 Oklahoma...... 31 31 Southwest Missouri...... 7 16 Indiana...... 16 26 Indiana State...... 18 27 Central Missouri...... 19 15 Iowa State...... 20 1985-86 (12-7) 6 Iowa State...... 31 31 Western Montana...... 9 1981-82 (7-5-1) 26 Southwest Missouri...... 21 9 Bloomsburg...... 24 12 Penn State...... 26 21 New Mexico...... 11 33 Northwest Missouri ...... 8 11 Lock Haven...... 24 29 Portland State...... 13 30 Southwest Missouri...... 9 26 Northern Michigan...... 11 24 Missouri...... 16 32 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 9 8 Oklahoma State...... 35 32 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 11 26 Cal State-Fullerton...... 14 34 San Francisco State...... 7 25 Tennessee-Chattanooga...... 8 21 Northwest Missouri...... 7 38 Augustana...... 2 22 Nebraska-Omaha...... 10 39 Western State...... 3 11 Nebraska...... 33 38 Southwest Missouri ...... 3 38 South Dakota State...... 7 28 Carson-Newman...... 8 31 Air Force...... 9 15 Oklahoma ...... 22 29 Lindenwood...... 9 21 SIU-Edwardsville...... 21 27 Stetson...... 18 15 Michigan State...... 15 39 New Mexico...... 0 13 Navy...... 24 14 Navy...... 27 26 Adams State...... 8 4 Oklahoma...... 38 18 Clemson...... 25 17 Nebraska-Omaha...... 15 1995-96 (11-5) 17 Cal State-Bakersfield...... 24 15 Oklahoma...... 28 6 Oklahoma...... 31 39 Northwest Missouri...... 6 37 Western State...... 12 1990-91 (9-4) 28 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 10 9 Oklahoma State...... 32 44 New Mexico Highlands...... 14 5 Oklahoma...... 29 26 Missouri Valley...... 8 28 Adams State...... 9 12 Fresno State...... 30 25 Nebraska-Kearney...... 9 17 Cal Poly-SLO...... 29 6 Nebraska...... 41 20 Cal State-Fullerton...... 21 9 Fresno State...... 31 19 SIU-Edwardsville...... 24 32 San Diego State...... 3 13 Arizona State...... 28 David James 36 Adams State...... 5 27 Simon Fraser...... 9 26 Findlay...... 9 31 Fort Hays State...... 12 18 South Dakota State...... 15 6 Michigan State...... 31 1982-2016 48 Chadron State...... 2 12 Nebraska-Omaha...... 19 34 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 6 396-144-5 20 Missouri...... 19 28 North Dakota...... 9 1986-87 (12-5) 25 SIU-Edwardsville ...... 14 37 Western State...... 4 11 Oklahoma...... 20 26 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 10 24 Northern Colorado...... 13 1982-83 (7-6) 17 Nebraska-Omaha...... 20 14 Fresno State...... 27 40 New Mexico...... 3 0 Oklahoma State...... 41 40 Northwest Missouri...... 11 18 New Mexico...... 15 24 SIU-Edwardsville...... 13 38 Central Missouri...... 11 19 Weber State...... 23 36 Central Missouri...... 3 27 North Carolina State...... 12 37 Central Florida...... 10 18 Oklahoma State...... 26 23 Nebraska-Omaha...... 18 13 Navy...... 30 21 Tennessee-Chattanooga...... 11 1991-92 (14-1) 26 Northwest Missouri...... 12 17 SIU-Edwardsville...... 21 32 South Dakota State...... 11 1996-97 (9-6) 19 New Mexico...... 32 34 Central Missouri...... 13 41 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 6 12 Oklahoma...... 33 18 Nebraska...... 31 49 Southwest Missouri...... 0 22 Boise State...... 15 20 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 13 43 Fort Hays State...... 3 43 Fort Hays State...... 6 29 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 9 21 Missouri Valley...... 12 12 Oklahoma...... 29 50 Northwest Missouri...... 0 26 Nebraska-Omaha...... 13 15 Lehigh...... 28 20 Adams State...... 21 26 Colorado State-Pueblo ...... 16 20 New Mexico...... 16 24 Central Missouri...... 12 33 Western State...... 18 36 Western State...... 14 44 Truman State...... 6 40 SIU-Edwardsville...... 6 27 Colorado Mesa...... 18 47 Northern Colorado...... 8 43 Central Missouri...... 3 18 Ohio...... 21 29 Southwest Missouri...... 16 26 Adams State...... 8 27 Nebraska-Kearney...... 17 28 Minnesota State-Moorhead...... 9 43 Chadron State...... 6 25 Augustana...... 16 6 Augsburg...... 36 1983-84 (11-5-1) 32 Fort Hays State...... 16 31 SIU-Edwardsville...... 9 39 Indianapolis...... 6 41 Southwest Missouri...... 10 32 San Diego State...... 9 31 Adams State...... 6 26 SIU-Edwardsville...... 18 1987-88 (9-3-1) 49 Fort Hays State...... 3 21 Western State...... 14 28 Northwest Missouri...... 16 26 SIU-Edwardsville...... 12 30 Michigan State...... 12 16 Nebraska-Omaha...... 25 31 Central Missouri...... 9 41 Western State...... 0 16 Oklahoma...... 17 42 New Mexico...... 3 31 Utah State...... 6 28 Colorado School of Mines...... 8 16 Nebraska-Omaha...... 19 34 Central Florida...... 10 23 Adams State...... 15 1992-93 (7-4) 43 Stetson...... 6 24 Cal Poly-SLO...... 12 32 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 12 1997-98 (12-2) 8 Navy...... 33 5 Cal State-Bakersfield...... 29 44 Central Missouri...... 0 6 Oklahoma...... 31 6 Louisiana State...... 44 19 Fresno State...... 19 31 Augustana...... 9 39 SIU-Edwardsville...... 6 19 Cal Poly-SLO...... 23 31 Cal State-Fullerton...... 9 28 Nebraska-Omaha ...... 11 19 Missouri Valley...... 12 44 New Mexico Highlands...... 6 31 Central Missouri...... 8 34 New Mexico...... 6 39 Chicago State...... 9 26 Northwest Missouri...... 18 7 Oklahoma...... 34 33 SIU-Edwardsville...... 6 20 Northern Illinois...... 14 28 Fort Hays State...... 8 41 Fort Hays State...... 5 6 Iowa...... 40 21 Wartburg...... 16 19 Fresno State...... 19 16 Wyoming...... 24 18 North Carolina State...... 21 31 Chadron State...... 6 14 Oklahoma...... 30 45 Fort Hays State...... 3 19 Oklahoma...... 20 26 Fort Hays State...... 9 11 New Mexico...... 37 12 Missouri...... 21 21 Carson-Newman...... 18 37 Adams State...... 6 1988-89 (12-3) 29 Nebraska-Kearney...... 12 11 South Dakota State...... 28 6 Lock Haven...... 35 19 Nebraska-Omaha ...... 18 1984-85...... (11-9) 0 Oklahoma State...... 41 1993-94 (12-2) 53 New Mexico...... 0 28 Northwest Missouri ...... 19 36 John Carroll...... 7 43 Augustana...... 3 30 Central Missouri ...... 6 4 Oklahoma State...... 38 14 Oklahoma...... 33 25 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 12 23 Nebraska-Kearney...... 18 6 Oregon State...... 32 23 Missouri...... 18 12 Penn State...... 30 37 Central Missouri...... 2 23 SIU-Edwardsville...... 15 37 Wartburg...... 2 1998-99 (11-4) 2 Wisconsin...... 39 29 Illinois State...... 9 24 Michigan...... 13 24 Missouri Valley...... 12 24 Chadron State...... 16
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Season-By-Season Results 27 Northern Colorado...... 16 37 SIU-Edwardsville...... 6 18 Minnesota State-Mankato....15 31 Adams State...... 10 15 Western State Colorado...... 20 22 Augustana...... 21 41 Eastern Illinois...... 7 47 New Mexico Highlands...... 0 15 Nebraska-Kearney...... 21 18 Colorado Mesa...... 26 17 Pittsburgh-Johnstown...... 34 39 Fort Hays State...... 3 25 Adams State...... 12 7 Nebraska-Omaha...... 33 32 Simon Fraser...... 13 22 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 19 21 Nebraska-Kearney...... 13 33 Fort Hays State...... 0 28 Central Missouri...... 6 19 Lindenwood...... 18 19 South Dakota State...... 25 24 Nebraska-Omaha...... 12 9 Nebraska-Kearney...... 24 36 Ouachita Baptist...... 4 15 Nebraska-Kearney...... 21 30 Nebraska-Kearney...... 12 43 Bacone...... 9 22 Nebraska-Omaha...... 14 42 Newman...... 3 16 California Baptist...... 25 18 Nebraska-Omaha...... 21 24 Adams State...... 20 39 Central Missouri...... 0 15 San Francisco State...... 16 53 New Mexico...... 0 44 Truman State...... 0 2011-12 (9-5) 29 Newman...... 12 34 SIU-Edwardsville...... 12 2003-04 (15-3) 18 Fort Hays State...... 21 24 Maryville...... 15 25 Eastern Illinois...... 15 49 Bacone...... 0 2007-08 (14-6) 29 Northern State...... 10 37 Ouachita Baptist...... 6 25 Central Missouri...... 12 9 Oklahoma...... 33 21 Oklahoma City...... 24 15 St. Cloud State...... 26 20 Oklahoma City...... 15 0 Oklahoma...... 41 30 Missouri Baptist...... 6 6 Oklahoma ...... 27 22 Findlay...... 15 38 Central Missouri...... 9 39 Truman State...... 6 36 Central Florida...... 9 28 Wisconsin-Stevens Point...... 16 23 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 13 34 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 6 25 Pennsylvania...... 15 38 Wisconsin-Whitewater...... 4 15 Augustana...... 16 33 Adams State...... 14 1999-00 (9-5) 17 Wartburg...... 16 20 North Dakota State...... 18 25 Nebraska-Kearney...... 6 6 Oklahoma...... 35 26 Fort Hays State...... 10 30 West Liberty...... 13 29 Ouachita Baptist...... 12 11 Cal Poly-SLO...... 26 25 Chadron State...... 13 26 Upper Iowa...... 13 23 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 9 19 Fresno State...... 23 26 Nebraska-Kearney...... 15 13 Nebraska-Omaha...... 25 10 Adams State...... 28 Todd Steidley 20 Fort Hays State...... 21 31 Adams State...... 9 21 Nebraska-Kearney...... 19 18 Oklahoma City...... 19 2016-Present 24 Chadron State...... 18 25 Pittsburgh-Johnstown...... 12 30 Fort Hays State...... 10 41 Central Missouri...... 10 31-5 21 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 18 15 North Dakota State...... 15! 23 Nebraska-Kearney...... 16 36 Newman...... 6 28 Nebraska-Kearney...... 12 27 Central Missouri...... 16 18 Adams State...... 24 25 Ouachita Baptist...... 12 34 Chadron State...... 7 3 Northern Iowa...... 35 40 Grand Canyon...... 9 5 South Dakota State ...... 28 40 Bacone...... 6 29 New Mexico Highlands...... 18 2012-13 (13-1) 2016-17 (18-0) 17 Central Missouri...... 15 22 Nebraska-Omaha...... 12 32 Findlay...... 12 22 Fort Hays State...... 12 21 at McKendree...... 19 42 SIU-Edwardsville...... 9 39 Nebraska-Kearney...... 3 12 Western State...... 27 44 Minot State...... 0 44 at Missouri Baptist...... 0 42 Truman State...... 3 45 SIU-Edwardsville...... 2 9 Nebraska-Omaha...... 26 30 Grand Canyon...... 9 47 Ouachita Baptist...... 3 33 Nebraska-Kearney...... 7 !-Lost on criteria 39 Truman State...... 7 13 Notre Dame...... 19 29 Hastings...... 6 21 Nebraska-Omaha...... 9 21 Central Missouri...... 15 26 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 12 48 Concordia...... 0 2004-05 (12-7) 22 McKendree...... 18 22 Nebraska-Kearney...... 16 38 Lyon...... 12 2000-01 (13-3) 3 Oklahoma...... 34 34 Ouachita Baptist...... 13 39 Wayland Baptist...... 3 3 Oklahoma...... 39 35 Bacone...... 4 2008-09 (11-6-1) 36 Oklahoma City...... 6 37 at Central Missouri...... 6 26 Central Missouri...... 15 31 Central Florida...... 9 42 Grand Canyon...... 3 35 Lindenwood...... 6 35 Oklahoma City...... 12 18 Seton Hall...... 13 12 Wartburg...... 18 0 Oklahoma...... 39 38 Truman State...... 0 25 Western State...... 18 26 Northern Illinois...... 13 55 Missouri Baptist...... 0 35 Oklahoma City...... 6 34 Central Missouri...... 6 20 Chadron State...... 18 52 Missouri Baptist...... 0 3 Cornell...... 38 35 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 10 26 Ouachita Baptist...... 13 24 SW Minnesota State...... 14 30 Chadron State...... 9 41 Chadron State...... 0 42 New Mexico Highlands...... 6 39 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 5 22 Nebraska-Kearney...... 16 44 Central Washington...... 3 26 Gannon...... 6 9 Virginia Tech...... 34 40 Newman...... 7 33 Adams State...... 9 35 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 9 27 Ashland...... 9 26 Wisconsin-Stevens Point...... 16 22 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 12 28 South Dakota State...... 9 12 Augustana...... 27 33 St. Cloud State...... 8 2013-14 (14-4) 19 at Lindenwood...... 16 18 North Dakota State...... 18! 18 Minnesota State-Mankato....16 14 Minnesota State-Mankato....27 46 Missouri Baptist...... 4 43 at Newman...... 6 48 SIU-Edwardsville...... 0 15 Nebraska-Kearney...... 21 21 Pittsburgh-Johnstown!...... 21 28 Ouachita Baptist...... 17 30 Fort Hays State...... 9 27 Eastern Illinois...... 13 46 Bacone...... 3 31 Mercyhurst...... 13 29 Findlay...... 9 35 Fort Hays State...... 9 25 Adams State...... 10 27 Western State...... 15 19 Upper Iowa...... 18 2017-18 (13-5) 38 Truman State...... 6 22 Fort Hays State...... 12 20 Adams State...... 20 18 Newberry...... 19 51 Oklahoma Wesleyan...... 0 12 Nebraska-Omaha...... 24 15 Nebraska-Kearney...... 24 19 Fort Hays State...... 21 14 St. Cloud State...... 22 30 Oklahoma City...... 9 24 Nebraska-Kearney...... 15 5 Nebraska-Omaha...... 31 17 Nebraska-Kearney...... 24 22 Fort Hays State...... 16 22 Fort Hays State...... 14 !-Lost on criteria 28 Central Missouri...... 18 3 Nebraska-Omaha...... 43 18 Nebraska-Kearney...... 23 10 McKendree!...... 23 25 SIU-Edwardsville...... 18 27 Central Missouri...... 7 15 Western State...... 18 33 Pittsburgh-Johnstown...... 10 2001-02 (15-1) 55 Truman State...... 0 21 California Baptist...... 15 33 Wheeling Jesuit...... 12 7 Oklahoma...... 39 2005-06 (14-3) !-Won on criteria 30 Oklahoma City...... 9 26 Upper Iowa...... 14 25 Lindenwood...... 6 6 Oklahoma...... 32 34 Truman State...... 3 12 Notre Dame ...... 19 44 Missouri Baptist...... 0 38 Chadron State...... 0 2009-10 (8-5) 19 Lindenwood...... 18 41 Central Missouri...... 3 28 Embry-Riddle...... 19 43 Bacone...... 6 10 Oklahoma...... 27 31 Central Missouri...... 6 28 Mary...... 13 21 Cal Poly-SLO...... 19 29 South Dakota State...... 10 31 Oklahoma City...... 3 32 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 12 30 Adams State...... 15 33 Central Missouri...... 9 50 Newport News...... 0 19 Fort Hays State...... 12 28 Adams State...... 12 31 San Francisco State...... 5 37 Chadron State...... 7 35 Utah Valley State...... 6 12 West Liberty...... 24 38 Newman...... 4 33 Newman...... 6 31 Fort Hays State...... 12 32 Mercyhurst...... 6 21 Western State...... 16 19 Ouachita Baptist...... 16 32 Lindenwood...... 13 43 American International...... 6 22 Nebraska-Kearney...... 14 15 Upper Iowa...... 26 18 Western State...... 26 31 Central Missouri...... 12 12 Nebraska-Omaha...... 28 6 Nebraska-Kearney...... 31 2014-15 (7-9) 20 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 18 18 Ashland...... 14 27 Ashland...... 6 36 New Mexico Highlands...... 9 9 Ouachita Baptist...... 26 12 Nebraska-Kearney...... 20 26 North Dakota State...... 15 25 Adams State...... 15 31 Newman...... 10 16 Fort Hays State...... 29 18 McKendree...... 22 42 Bacone...... 3 35 Central Missouri...... 4 15 Adams State...... 26 19 Augustana...... 16 33 Nebraska-Kearney...... 6 47 Newman...... 0 37 New Mexico Highlands...... 9 7 Notre Dame...... 29 29 Nebraska-Omaha...... 7 19 Nebraska-Kearney...... 18 28 Central Missouri...... 19 25 Lake Erie...... 12 36 SIU-Edwardsville...... 7 15 Nebraska-Omaha...... 19 42 Newman...... 3 16 McKendree...... 17 25 Fort Hays State...... 14 20 Lindenwood...... 19 52 SIU-Edwardsville...... 0 2010-11 (15-4) 34 Newman...... 8 2002-03 (18-1) 0 Oklahoma...... 39 16 Lindenwood...... 19 38 Bacone...... 18 2006-07 (15-4) 23 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 13 7 Maryville...... 35 18 Wartburg...... 16 18 Oklahoma...... 20 34 Oklahoma City...... 9 40 Central Missouri...... 10 21 Cal Poly-SLO...... 17 32 Chadron State...... 6 13 North Carolina-Pembroke....24 16 Oklahoma City...... 22 49 Missouri Baptist...... 0 43 Oklahoma City...... 0 24 Limestone...... 9 46 Adams State...... 3 44 Lindenwood...... 3 36 Western State...... 6 22 Upper Iowa...... 13 7 Ouachita Baptist...... 31 33 Chadron State...... 6 47 Newman...... 0 22 San Francisco State...... 12 21 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 12 43 Gannon...... 3 38 Air Force...... 0 19 North Carolina-Pembroke....15 13 Nebraska-Kearney...... 30 22 South Dakota State...... 13 50 Marion Military...... 0 20 Fort Hays State...... 15 19 Nebraska-Kearney...... 21 16 Boise State...... 18 39 Wayland Baptist...... 6 2015-16 (12-5) 28 San Francisco State...... 9 21 Augustana...... 13 58 Central Baptist...... 0 33 Williams Baptist...... 12 24 Pittsburgh-Johnstown...... 10 32 West Liberty ...... 6 42 Newman...... 6 29 Ouachita Baptist...... 12 26 Central Missouri...... 9 16 Nebraska-Omaha...... 20 23 Arizona State...... 22 30 Fort Hays State...... 13 32 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
All-Time Series Records Opponent W-L-T Pct. Opponent W-L-T Pct. Opponent W-L-T Pct. Adams State...... 25-5-1 .822 John Carroll...... 1-0-0 1.000 Oklahoma City...... 14-3-0 .824 Air Force...... 4-0-0 1.000 Kansas State...... 8-3-0 .727 Oklahoma State...... 0-29-1 .016 Akron...... 1-0-0 1.000 Kentucky...... 0-1-0 .000 Oklahoma Wesleyan...... 1-0-0 1.000 Alabama...... 1-0-0 1.000 Lake Erie...... 1-0-0 1.000 Ouachita Baptist...... 10-2-0 .833 American International...... 1-0-0 1.000 Lehigh...... 0-1-0 .000 Oregon...... 1-1-0 .500 Arizona...... 1-0-0 1.000 Limestone...... 1-0-0 1.000 Oregon State...... 0-1-0 .000 Arizona State...... 1-1-0 .500 Lindenwood...... 9-1-0 .900 Pennsylvania...... 1-0-0 1.000 Ashland...... 3-0-0 1.000 Lock Haven...... 0-1-0 .000 Penn State...... 0-2-0 .000 Augsburg...... 0-1-0 .000 Louisiana State...... 2-4-0 .333 Peru State...... 2-0-0 1.000 Augustana...... 7-2-0 .778 Lyon...... 1-0-0 1.000 Pittsburgh-Johnstown...... 4-1-0 .800 Bacone...... 8-0-0 1.000 Marion Military...... 1-0-0 1.000 Portland State...... 2-2-0 .500 Bloomsburg...... 0-1-0 .000 Mary...... 1-0-0 1.000 San Diego State...... 2-0-0 1.000 Boise State...... 1-1-0 .500 Maryville...... 1-1-0 .500 San Francisco State...... 4-1-0 .800 Brigham Young...... 2-1-0 .667 McKendree...... 2-3-0 .400 Seton Hall...... 1-0-0 1.000 California Baptist...... 1-1-0 .500 Mercyhurst...... 2-0-0 1.000 Simon Fraser...... 2-0-0 1.000 Cal Poly-SLO...... 3-4-0 .429 Michigan...... 1-0-0 1.000 Southeastern Oklahoma...... 1-0-0 1.000 Cal State-Bakersfield...... 0-2-0 .000 Michigan State...... 1-1-1 .500 Southwest Minnesota St...... 1-0-0 1.000 Cal State-Fullerton...... 2-1-0 .667 Minnesota State-Mankato...... 2-1-0 .667 Southwest Missouri...... 14-0-0 1.000 Carson-Newman...... 3-0-0 1.000 Minnesota State-Moorhead....1-0-0 1.000 Southwestern Oklahoma...... 10-13-0 .435 Central Baptist...... 1-0-0 1.000 Minot State...... 1-0-0 1.000 South Dakota State...... 7-4-0 .636 Central Florida...... 6-0-0 1.000 Missouri...... 5-3-0 .625 SIU-Edwardsville...... 23-8-2 .727 Central Missouri...... 40-0-0 1.000 Missouri Baptist...... 7-0-0 1.000 St. Cloud State...... 1-2-0 .333 Central Washington...... 1-0-0 1.000 Missouri-St. Louis...... 2-0-0 1.000 Stetson...... 2-0-0 1.000 Chadron State...... 15-0-0 1.000 Missouri Valley...... 4-0-0 1.000 Tennessee...... 0-1-0 .000 Chicago State...... 1-0-0 1.000 Morgan State...... 1-0-0 1.000 Tennessee-Chattanooga...... 3-0-0 1.000 Clemson...... 0-1-0 .000 Navy...... 0-4-0 .000 Truman State...... 10-0-0 1.000 Cleveland State...... 0-1-0 .000 Nebraska...... 0-5-0 .000 UCLA...... 1-0-0 1.000 Colorado...... 0-1-0 .000 Nebraska-Kearney...... 19-11-0 .633 Univ. Preparatory School...... 1-0-0 1.000 Colorado Mesa...... 3-1-0 .750 Nebraska-Omaha...... 12-14-0 .462 Upper Iowa...... 4-1-0 .800 Colorado State...... 0-2-0 .000 Newberry...... 0-1-0 .000 Utah State...... 1-0-0 1.000 Colorado State-Pueblo...... 19-0-0 1.000 Newman...... 13-0-0 1.000 Utah Valley State...... 1-0-0 1.000 Colorado Mines...... 1-1-0 .500 New Mexico...... 12-2-0 .857 Virginia Tech...... 0-1-0 .000 Concordia...... 1-0-0 1.000 New Mexico Highlands...... 8-0-0 1.000 Wartburg...... 4-1-0 .800 Cornell...... 0-1-0 .000 Newport News Apprentice. ....1-0-0 1.000 Washington...... 1-0-0 1.000 Eastern Illinois...... 3-1-0 .750 North Carolina-Pembroke...... 1-1-0 .500 Wayland Baptist...... 2-0-0 1.000 East Central...... 8-1-1 .850 North Carolina State...... 1-1-0 .500 Weber State...... 1-1-0 .500 Embry Riddle...... 1-0-0 1.000 North Dakota...... 1-0-0 1.000 West Liberty...... 2-1-0 .667 Findlay...... 4-0-0 1.000 North Dakota State...... 2-2-0 .500 Western Montana...... 1-0-0 1.000 Fort Hays State...... 33-4-0 .892 Northern Colorado...... 4-3-0 .571 Western State...... 16-5-0 .762 Fort Lewis...... 1-0-0 1.000 Northern Illinois...... 2-1-0 .667 Western Illinois...... 2-0-0 .000 Fresno State...... 1-4-2 .286 Northern Iowa...... 0-1-0 .000 Wheeling Jesuit...... 1-0-0 1.000 Gannon...... 2-0-0 1.000 Northern Michigan...... 1-0-0 1.000 Wichita State...... 1-0-0 1.000 Grand Canyon...... 3-0-0 1.000 Northern State...... 1-0-0 1.000 Williams Baptist...... 1-0-0 1.000 Hastings...... 1-0-0 1.000 Northeastern State...... 13-0-0 1.000 Wisconsin...... 0-1-0 .000 Hofstra...... 1-0-0 1.000 Northwestern Oklahoma...... 3-0-0 1.000 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 10-0-0 1.000 Illinois State...... 1-1-0 .500 Northwest Missouri...... 11-0-0 1.000 Wisconsin-Stevens Point...... 2-0-0 1.000 Indiana...... 0-0-1 .500 North Texas...... 3-0-0 1.000 Wisconsin-Whitewater...... 1-0-0 1.000 Indianapolis...... 1-0-0 1.000 Notre Dame (Ohio)...... 0-3-0 .000 Wyoming...... 0-2-0 .000 Iowa...... 0-1-0 .000 Ohio...... 0-1-0 .000 Iowa State...... 0-2-0 .000 Oklahoma...... 8-45-2 .164 Indiana State...... 1-0-0 1.000 Oklahoma Baptist...... 3-3-0 .750 Bold: 2018-19 opponent
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Coaching Records
Coach Season Record National Finish Coach Season Record National Finish Orion Stuteville 1921-22 0-1-0 David James 1984-85 11-9-0 1st, NAIA Orion Stuteville 1922-23 0-1-1 David James 1985-86 12-7-0 1st, NAIA Orion Stuteville 1923-24 3-2-0 David James 1986-87 12-5-0 1st, NAIA No Team 1924-25 David James 1987-88 9-3-1 2nd, NAIA Orion Stuteville 1925-26 1-2-0 David James 1988-89 12-3-0 1st, NAIA Orion Stuteville 1926-27 3-1-1 David James 1989-90 12-4-1 2nd, NCAA II Orion Stuteville 1927-28 3-3-0 David James 1990-91 9-4-0 2nd, NCAA II Ray Murphy 1928-29 3-3-0 David James 1991-92 14-1-0 1st, NCAA II Ray Murphy 1929-30 5-0-1 David James 1992-93 7-4-0 1st, NCAA II Ray Murphy 1930-31 7-1-0 David James 1993-94 12-2-0 1st, NCAA II Ray Murphy 1931-32 5-2-0 David James 1994-95 11-2-1 1st, NCAA II Raymond Swartz 1932-33 4-3-0 David James 1995-96 11-5-0 2nd, NCAA II Raymond Swartz 1933-34 6-2-0 David James 1996-97 9-6-0 3rd, NCAA II Raymond Swartz 1934-35 5-2-0 2nd, AAU David James 1997-98 12-2-0 4th, NCAA II Raymond Swartz 1935-36 3-2-1 2nd, NCAA I David James 1998-99 11-4-0 3rd, NCAA II Gene Smith 1936-37 5-2-0 David James 1999-00 9-5-0 2nd, NCAA II Gene Smith 1937-38 3-3-0 David James 2000-01 13-3-0 3rd, NCAA II Gerald Barnett 1938-39 1-4-0 David James 2001-02 15-1-0 1st, NCAA II No Team 1940-45 David James 2002-03 18-1-0 1st, NCAA II Gene Smith 1946-47 1-6-0 David James 2003-04 15-3-0 3rd, NCAA II No Team 1947-72 David James 2004-05 12-7-0 11th, NCAA II Jimmy Rogers 1972-73 2-8-1 4th, NAIA David James 2005-06 14-3-0 4th, NCAA II Jimmy Rogers 1973-74 10-3-0 2nd, NAIA David James 2006-07 15-4-0 1st, NCAA II Jimmy Rogers 1974-75 3-3-0 3rd, NAIA David James 2007-08 14-6-0 6th, NCAA II Jimmy Rogers 1975-76 4-6-0 3rd, NAIA/ David James 2008-09 11-6-1 6th, NCAA II 11th, NCAA II David James 2009-10 8-5-0 15th, NCAA II Jimmy Rogers 1976-77 6-4-0 7th, NCAA II David James 2010-11 15-4-0 13th, NCAA II Jimmy Rogers 1977-78 4-7-0 4th, NAIA David James 2011-12 9-5-0 10th, NCAA II Eddie Griffin 1978-79 7-3-0 1st, NAIA David James 2012-13 13-1-0 4th, NCAA II Eddie Griffin 1979-80 12-5-0 3rd, NAIA David James 2013-14 14-4-0 5th, NCAA II Eddie Griffin 1980-81 14-5-0 1st, NAIA David James 2014-15 7-9-0 18th, NCAA II Eddie Griffin 1981-82 7-5-1 1st, NAIA David James 2015-16 12-5-0 35th, NCAA II David James 1982-83 7-6-0 5th, NAIA Todd Steidley 2016-17 18-0-0 18th, NCAA II David James 1983-84 11-5-1 1st, NAIA Todd Steidley 2017-18 13-5-0 9th, NCAA II
Career Coaching Records Coach Tenure Years Record Pct. Orion Stuteville 1921-28 6 10-10-2 .500 Pat Murphy 1928-32 4 20-6-1 .759 Raymond Swartz 1932-36 4 18-9-1 .661 Gene Smith 1936-39, 1946-47 4 12-16-0 .429 Gerald Barnett 1939-40 1 1-4-0 .200 Jimmy Rogers 1972-78 6 29-31-1 .484 Eddie Griffin 1978-82 4 40-18-1 .692 David James 1982-2016 34 396-144-5 .726 Todd Steidley 2016-present 2 31-5-0 .861 Totals 65 557-243-11 .694
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ABOUT UCO
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University of Central Oklahoma With strong connections throughout the Oklahoma City metro, the University of Central Oklahoma is dedicated to devel- oping in students the confidence to succeed through transformative learning experiences. Central prides itself as a smart investment for success, preparing future leaders in an opportunity-rich environment, with access to more than 200 student organizations and the internship, employment, entertainment and cultural offerings of the rapidly growing Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Founded in 1890 and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Central connects its more than 17,000 students to unmatched value found in 114 undergraduate areas of study and 74 graduate programs from its main campus in Edmond and facilities throughout the metro area.
UCO Quick Facts Founded: December 24, 1890 School Calendar: Two 16-week semesters (fall and Location: Edmond, Oklahoma spring) and an 8-week summer session. President: Don Betz, Ph.D. Library: The Chambers Library exceeds 1.4 million vol- Enrollment: 16,000 umes of books, microforms, periodicals and government Faculty: More than 400 full-time professors with an ad- documents. ditional 380 professionals from the community serving as Organizations: More than 200 clubs and organizations adjunct faculty. A full 75 percent of faculty members have on campus. earned doctorates. Accreditation: The University of Central Oklahoma has Student/Faculty Ratio: 19:1 earned numerous accreditations. Student Representation: Students come from all 50 UCO has received 15 different accreditations for its under- states and more than 100 countries. graduate programs, and seven for its graduate programs. Academic Divisions: Five undergraduate colleges and UCO’s College of Business was also accredited by the a college of graduate studies and research. Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. Degrees: UCO awards 10 bachelor’s degrees with 114 Accredited programs include four different Master’s undergraduate majors and 112 options. There are six mas- of Science programs, as well as two Master of Fine Arts ter’s degrees with 74 majors. UCO also offers a Funeral programs. The master’s programs in the School of Music Service Certificate Program. are also accredited.
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University of Central Oklahoma Best of the Best • UCO earned national recognition for its dedication to student engagement, ranking No. 6 on the list of “Top Schools for Engagement” in The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. • The Military Times ranked UCO No. 21 among all surveyed four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. on its 2017 “Best for Vets: Colleges” list. Central was the only Oklahoma school recognized. Also, Victory Media named UCO to its 2017 “Military Friendly Schools” list for the fifth consecutive year. • Oklahoma’s largest and oldest college of education has graduated more than 50,000 teachers since 1890. • The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards recognized Central as one of the top 50 alma maters in the U.S. for National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) with 444 total certifications. • The W. Roger Webb Forensic Science Institute became the only college in North America with three accredited undergraduate forensic science programs — forensic molecular biology, forensic chemistry and digital forensics. Central is the only institution in Oklahoma with undergraduate level accreditation from Forensic Science Education programs and joined Eastern Kentucky University as the first two universities in the nation to receive accreditation for an undergraduate digital forensics program. • A broadcasting communication program annually recognized as one of the best in the region for technology. • A theatre arts department specializing in providing opportunities for incoming freshmen on stage and production. • The state’s largest computing science department. • Graduates from the department of nursing and pre-medical programs consistently score well above the state average of 88 percent passing. • The only photojournalism degree in the state. • Oklahoma’s first and only funeral service program. • The Academy of Contemporary Music at UCO (ACM@UCO) was started in 2009. Campus Life While activities are abundant in Edmond and nearby Oklahoma City, students will never be bored on the UCO campus. Last year alone, students experienced activities ranging from concerts, Greek Week, athletic and multicultural events. • Homecoming Week – Cookout and Dodge Ball Tournament, Talent Show, Bronze and Blueberry Breakfast, Cheer & Dance, Bonfire, Parade, and much more • BronchoThon – Throughout the academic year, students, faculty, and staff participate in fundraising and awareness events. The final event, BronchoThon, is held in April. The 8-hour marathon includes musical entertainment, student-led activities, and refreshments. Over $68,000 was raised last year. • Concerts – Battle of the Bands, Broncho Idol, Open Mic Nights • Recreation – Foam Party, Laser Tag, BINGO • The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) advances cultural competence while implementing opportunities for diverse communities to learn, thrive and succeed. Met by implementing unique programs and services that promote the pursuit of academic success and encour- age retention, while promoting the leadership development of students, ODI initiatives serve to expand students’ cultural horizons and perspectives, honor respective cultural experiences and develop culturally competent citizens. • Pride and Traditions – Build a Broncho, Chili Cook Off, Ping Pong with the Presidents, and other events to promote Central traditions Greek Life Join one of the 18 national sororities and fraternities that maintain active chapters at UCO. Lifelong associations and promotion of high standards of leadership are among the benefits members enjoy. Houses near campus provide a comfortable place to meet, yet allow the freedom to choose other housing options.
Fraternities Sororities • Acacia • Alpha Delta Pi • Alpha Phi Alpha • Alpha Gamma Delta • Alpha Tau Omega • Alpha Kappa Alpha • Beta Upsilon Chi • Alpha Xi Delta • Delta Chi • Delta Sigma Theta • Omega Delta Phi • Delta Zeta • Omega Psi Phi • Kappa Delta Chi • Phi Lambda Chi • Kappa Phi • Pi Kappa Alpha • Sigma Gamma Rho • Sigma Alpha Epsilon • Sigma Kappa • Sigma Nu • Sigma Lambda Gamma • Sigma Tau Gamma • Sigma Phi Lambda • Tau Kappa Epsilon • Sigma Sigma Sigma • Zeta Phi Beta
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Edmond
Edmond is located in the heart of Oklahoma, just north of the state capital in Oklahoma City, and has a population of over 90,000 as one of the fastest growing cities in the state. Edmond has the best of both worlds including, easy access to the city with just enough distance to maintain a close-knit commu- nity atmosphere. The city offers outstanding hotels, nostalgic shopping areas and conveniently located attrac- tions for your enjoyment. Known for its outstanding golf courses, Edmond has hosted some of the most exciting PGA and celebrity events in the past two decades at world-famous Oak Tree Golf Club. Edmond is the fastest growing, most economically dynamic city in Oklahoma. Thriving technology firms, diverse retail and commercial opportunities, and small corporate office headquarters have enhanced its reputation as the affluent resi- dential suburb to the metropolitan area. There are many more activities in Edmond, with a variety of music, art, theatre, water and sporting events that make for spectacular family fun. Heard on Hurd is a monthly festival where Downtown Edmond is transformed into an exciting mix of food trucks, family friendly excitement, and music that has become one of the premier, socially engaging events in the area. Edmond also boasts one of the best Fourth of July fireworks shows in the country, and it’s held right here at UCO. More than 125,000 people attend the event. LibertyFest has been previously chosen by CNN and USA Today as one of the top 10 places to be in America on July 4. Another Edmond attraction is Lake Arcadia. Home to the Center for Outdoor Adventure Recreation, Lake Arcadia offers trails for running, hiking, and cycling, as well as 1,820 surface acres for boating, skiing, kayaking, and fishing, and 26 miles of shoreline for more fun.
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Oklahoma City
The largest city in the state, Oklahoma City bor- ders Edmond to the south and sits at the crossroads of I-35, I-40 and I-44, leaving OKC with more than 130 miles of federal and inster- state highways. More than 1.3 million people call metro Oklahoma City home. The City, as it is com- monly referred to around the state, offers numerous things to do on any given day of the week – or year for that matter. Whether it is sports, music, art, or just getting outside on a nice day, OKC offers it all. Chesapeake Energy Arena in downtown Oklaho- There are also five lakes ma City is not only home to in the greater OKC metro the NBA’s Oklahoma City area that offer ample fun Thunder, but it also hosts including fishing, running concerts year-round, as well or cycling trails, and swim- as other events such as pro ming. wrestling, bull riding, and There are also more than more. a dozen golf courses to Bricktown, the central hub choose from. of entertainment in down- Along with art museums, town, is home to Bricktown a science museum, and Ballpark, where the Oklaho- many more, there is always ma City Dodgers – Triple-A something to do in OKC. affiliate to MLB’s L.A. Dodg- The Adventure District is ers – play ball. The ballpark just 10 minutes from UCO also hosts high school and offers many fun things games, collegiate tourna- to do. ments, as well as concerts Remington Park races of its own. horses more than half of There is plenty more to the year, the Oklahoma City do, especially on the boom- Zoo is always a top-pick, ing, Oklahoma River. and it sits right next to the The UCO rowing team science museum. calls the river home and has If you venture west of a state-of-the-art boat- downtown toward the fair- house on the river to prove grounds, you can find more it. Visitors can also enjoy fun. the Riversport Adventure Home to the Oklahoma District, where you can State Fair every September, warm southwest climate. It according to the Oklahoma challenge yourself through as well as shows year- sees more than 300 days City Visitors Convention a white-water rapids course, round, the fairgrounds offer of sunshine on average per Bureau. OKC also sees on zip line across the river, or countless entertainment year. average 32.03 inches of rain bungee jump among other options. The average tempera- and nine inches of snow fun activities. Oklahoma City is in a ture annually is 60 degrees every year. 39 2018-19 UCO Wrestling Media Guide
Athletic Administration President Don Betz, Ph.D.
Dr. Don Betz became Central Oklahoma’s 20th president in August 2011, after having previously served as UCO’s Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs from 1999-2005. President Betz developed several initiatives and programs that helped transform Central into one of the leading metropolitan universities in the nation during his first stint at the school, and he’s been the driving force in making UCO a destination of choice in higher education since his return to campus. President Betz has enjoyed a distinguished career in higher education that spans more than 40 years, devel- oping a reputation for teaching and encouraging students, leadership development and diplomacy through his international activities, most notably with the United Nations and its affiliated non-government organizations. Prior to returning to UCO, he served as president of Northeastern State, a post he held for three years. He also served as chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls from 2005 until his appointment at NSU and as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Palmer College (Iowa) from 1994-99. In the 23 years prior, he fulfilled various capacities at NSU, including the vice president of university relations and professor of political science. While at NSU, he also was the executive director of the educational foundation, assistant to the president, dean of continuing education and special programs, director of the Sequoyah Institute/Center for Tribal Studies, the founder and advisor of the university’s President’s Leadership Class and its Model United Nations program. From 1982 through 2003, President Betz worked for and with the United Nations on Middle East issues. He founded and chaired the International Coordinating Committee on the Question of Palestine (ICCP), a UN-affiliated non-governmental organization (NGO) network pursuing peace in the Middle East based on UN resolutions. A frequent writer and speaker, President Betz has addressed international, educational, motivational topics, and has worked with newspapers, radio and television. His life-long interest in global issues and his passion for promoting cross-cultural understanding has led him to more than 80 countries. While president at NSU, he served as the chair of the Northeast Oklahoma Public Facility Authority, board member for BancFirst in Tah- lequah, the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce, Creative Oklahoma, Inc., and chair of the Regional University System of Oklahoma Council of Presidents. He is a member of the Oklahoma Academy, Leadership Oklahoma, Universities and Colleges President’s Climate Commitment, International Association of University Presidents and has served as Chairman of AASCU’s International Education Committee. President Betz received his B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of San Francisco and his M.A. and Ph.D. in International Studies from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He also completed Harvard Univer- sity’s Institute for Educational Management.
Athletic Director Eddie Griffin Eddie Griffin returned to his alma mater as the new director of athletics in October of 2017. Griffin comes to UCO after serving as the president of the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Association. He also served as an athletic director for Oklahoma City Public Schools and Northeastern State University, as well as head wrestling coach at Clemson University. Griffin, who graduated with his Master of Education from Central and later became the head wrestling coach for the Bronchos, helped lay a foundation for success in athletics at UCO. He led the Bronchos to three of their first four national championships in wrestling. In 2008, Griffin was inducted into the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame. Prior to coaching at Clemson University, Griffin’s four-year run as UCO’s head wrestling coach not only set the tone for the Bronchos to become one of the most revered programs in the country, but it rivals that of any coach in the sport. He was named the Rookie Coach of the Year by Amateur Wrestling News in 1979. He coached 26 All-Americans, 11 indi- vidual national champions and put together a 40-18-1 dual record that included wins over Alabama, Arizona, Brigham Young, Oregon and Washington. Griffin was named NAIA National Coach of the Year three times in four seasons. Griffin’s 1981 team was perhaps the best in NAIA history, scoring a tournament-record 155.25 points and crowning six individual champions, while running away with the title. The Bronchos won again in 1982. Griffin becomes the eighth athletic director at Central Oklahoma. The UCO Bronchos compete in nine women’s and five men’s sports as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The university’s athletics program has a rich tradition of success, with 18 national championships and more than 400 All-Americans throughout its history.
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Athletic Administration Assistant Athletic Director/Operations Gunnar Poff Gunnar Poff is in his fifth year as Central Oklahoma’s assistant athletic director for operations after serving the previous four years as coordinator of ticket sales for the Bronchos. Poff took over his new role in May 2014 and is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of UCO’s Athletic Department. Gunnar also serves as sport supervisor for five sports and is responsible for the areas of athletic training, strength & conditioning, ticketing and game-day operations. A native of Sayre, Gunnar was a pitcher for the Southwestern Oklahoma baseball team during the mid-2000s and earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from SWOSU in 2007. Poff went on to earn a Master of Education in intercollegiate athletics administration in 2009 from the University of Oklahoma, working in the office of event management during his tenure at OU. Gunnar is married (Tessa) and has three daughters (Presley, Piper and Devyn).
Assistant Athletic Director/Business Britni Brannon Serving as Central Oklahoma’s assistant athletic director for business is Britni Brannon, who is also UCO’s senior women’s administrator. An Oklahoma native, Brannon graduated from UCO in 2002 and spent the next five years working for an audio/visual company doing marketing, advertising and materials management. A Certified Procurement Officer with the State of Oklahoma, Brannon returned to UCO in 2007 as a Buyer II in the Purchasing, Payment Services & Travel department and was in that capacity until moving to the athletic department as business manager in the fall of 2012. Britni is married (Todd) and has one son (Alex).
Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance Darnell Smith In his ninth year as assistant athletic director for compliance at Central Oklahoma, Darnell Smith, manages the areas of NCAA compliance, student-athlete services and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), while also directing the student-athlete welfare programming and serving as Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Athletics. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Smith was a four-year member and two-year starter of the Oklahoma State football team from 2002-06 at defensive end. A standout student-athlete, he was a three-time recipient of the Arthur Ashe Scholar award at OSU and earned second-team honors on the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Team among other accolades. Smith came to UCO from the University of New Mexico, where he served as director of compliance from February 2009 to June 2010. In his role with UNM he managed 11 sports by maintaining institutional control in all aspects of compliance. Prior to his time at UNM, Smith served as a management development trainee from June 2008 to February 2009 with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is married (Candace) and has one son (Darnell, Jr.).
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Athletic Administration Assistant Athletic Director/Sponsorships and Marketing Brandon Baker Brandon Baker is in his eighth year at Central Oklahoma as assistant athletic director for sponsorships and marketing. He is responsible for corporate sponsorships and marketing for all athletic events on the UCO campus, working with local, regional and national businesses to create memorable experiences for both fans and sponsors. Baker was at the Oklahoma City RedHawks for 10 years before coming to UCO, working with corporate sponsorships, baseball operations, game-day experience and ticket office management. He spent two years prior to that with the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx, a minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. A native of Fulton, Mo., Baker is a University of Missouri graduate and was involved with the Mizzou chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Baker is married (Erin) and has two sons (Benjamin and Evan). Director of Athletic Compliance Jeremy Rogers Jeremy Rogers joined the Central Oklahoma Athletic Department in November of 2012 and currently serves as director of athletic compliance. A native of Medford, Rogers played football at Southern Nazarene University and earned all-conference honors at tight end. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Sport Management from SNU in 2007. Jeremy went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2012. While at OU he worked as an intern for the Athletic Compliance Department and Office of Legal Counsel. Jeremy is licensed to practice law in the state of Oklahoma and is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Assocation. Jeremy is married (Rachel) and they have two children - son (Mason) and daughter (Norah).
Director of Stampede Club Al Jones Al Jones took over as director of Central Oklahoma’s Stampede Club in July 2014. The Stampede Club is the athletic booster club for all UCO sports and helps support the athletic department through financial contributions and other events. Jones, who has been involved with Broncho athletics in a variety of ways since the early 1960s, had served as executive director and membership coordinator of Alumni Relations at UCO for six years before joining the athletic department. Jones was a student trainer and manager for the 1962 Central football team that won the NAIA national championship and he earned both bachelor’s (1966) and master’s (1974) degrees in education from UCO. A past member of both the 45th Infantry Division Army National Guard and United States Air Force Reserves, Jones was a teacher for many years at Stillwater and Millwood in addition to serving as headmaster/superintendent at Oklahoma Christian Schools. He worked in private business from 1998 until coming to UCO in April 2008 as executive director of Alumni Relations. Al is married (Sharon) and has two sons (Jon and Jeff).
Director of Ticket Operations Bill Shaw Bill Shaw took over as Director of Ticket Sales for the University of Central Oklahoma Athletic Department in September of 2017. Shaw oversees all aspects of ticket sales both online, and at the box office of football, volleyball, soccer, wrestling, men’s & women’s basketball, and softball. He returns to Central Oklahoma where he previously worked as the assistant coach for women’s basketball. Shaw served under current head coach Guy Hardaker from 2008-14, helping the Bronchos reach the Sweet 16 in 2009 and 2011. Shaw comes to UCO following three years in the private business sector. Bill is married (Patricia) and has two children (Andy and Hayden).
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Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
entral Oklahoma enters its seventh year as a mem- ber of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics As- Csociation. The MIAA, a 14-member conference of NCAA Division II institutions in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma, was first organized in 1912 as the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Over the past 100 years, the MIAA has gained the reputa- tion of being one of the top NCAA Division II conferences in the nation. MIAA schools have won 17 NCAA team champi- onships and, since 1964, over 160 individual national titles. The MIAA currently conducts championships in eight sports for men and nine for women. For the men, champions are crowned in football, cross country, basketball, indoor and outdoor track & field, base- ball, tennis and golf. The women compete for titles in volleyball, cross country, soccer, basketball, indoor and outdoor track & field, softball, golf, tennis and bowling. The MIAA turned a new page on July 1, 1992, when the NCAA Division II conference changed its name from the Mis- souri Intercollegiate Athletic Association to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Bob Boerigter took over. Mike Racy is the current commis- The decision to make the change originated in 1989, when sioner and began in January of 2017 following Boerigter’s Pittsburg State and Washburn became the first schools out- retirement. side the state of Missouri to gain membership in the MIAA. Southwest Baptist brought membership back to eight The conference was first organized in 1912 with 14 mem- schools in 1986, before the major expansion of the confer- ber institutions. Of those original members, Central Missouri, ence in 1989. Pittsburg State, Washburn, Missouri South- Truman State and Northwest Missouri State still remain a ern and Missouri Western began competition in the 1989-90 part of the MIAA. season. The first change in membership came in 1924, when the Southeast Missouri State left the MIAA following the 1990- MIAA reorganized to include only the five regional Missouri 91 season and was replaced by Emporia State in the 1991- state colleges: Central Missouri, Truman (at the time known 92 season. as Northeast Missouri State), Northwest Missouri, Southeast Missouri-St. Louis departed the MIAA in 1996, Missou- Missouri State and Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri ri-Rolla left in 2005 and Lincoln forfeited its membership State). in 1999. Fort Hays State joined the MIAA in 2006, Nebras- Over the next 56 years, three schools joined the member- ka-Omaha entered the league in 2008 and Lincoln re-joined ship: Missouri School of Mines (later Missouri-Rolla) in 1935, the conference in 2010. Lincoln in 1970 and the Missouri-St. Louis in 1980. UCO, Lindenwood, Nebraska-Kearney and Northeastern Ken Jones became the first full-time commissioner of the State all become league members with the start of the 2012- MIAA in 1981 and would be in the position for 16 years, re- 13 academic year. tiring in 1997. Ralph McFillen succeeded Jones, serving 10 Nebraska-Omaha left the league in 2011 and Truman years before his retirement in 2007. State did the same in 2013, which leaves the conference Jim Johnson succeeded McFillen in July of that year and with 14 schools. Lincoln and SBU are associate members served as commissioner until September of 2010, when Dr. and don’t compete in football. MIAA Facts Address: 114 West 11th Street (Suite 105), Kansas City, Mo. 64105 Phone: (816) 421-MIAA (6422) Media Relations Fax: (816) 421-6429 Website: www.themiaa.com Commissioner: Mike Racy Assistant Commissioner for Championships and Business Development: Larry House Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Internal Operations: Amber Feldman Director of Communications: Ryley Egger 43 A SAlute to uCo’S NAtioNAl ChAmpioNS
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