WYOMING COWBOY WRESTLING Contact: Kevin DeVries | Office: 307-766-2290 | Cell: 641-512-1847 | Email: [email protected] TOURNAMENT NOTES BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS March 7-8 | All Day | Tulsa, Okla. | BOK Center WYOMING COWBOYS AT THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS WYOMING SCHEDULE & RESULTS Saturday & Sunday | March 7-8, 2020 Date Opponent Time (MT)/Result BOK Center (19,199) | Watch: ESPN+/Fox 11/2 COWBOY OPEN 4 champs 11/16 at Air Force* W, 21-12 WYOMING STARTING LINEUP 11/22 at Nebraska L, 7-28 Big 12 Tournament seeds listed below 12/6-7 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite 13th, 49.5 12/15 Reno Tournament of Champions 1st, 155.5 125: Jake Svihel | Fr. | Andover, Minn. Overall: 13-9 vs. DI: 5-6 vs. Field: 2-4 12/29 Missouri# L, 10-22 Notes: Became the starter mid-way into the season • Placed 2nd at the Cowboy Open 12/29 Cornell# L, 9-28 133: No. 1 Montorie Bridges | RJr. | Altus, Okla. Overall: 28-5 vs. DI: 23-5 vs. Field: 7-2 12/30 Old Dominion# W, 24-15 Notes: Two-time NCAA qualifier • Ranked No. 8 by TrackWrestling • Has four top-20 wins this year 12/30 Michigan State# L, 12-18 1/4 American^ W, 22-13 141: Trevor Jeffries | RFr. | Gillette, Wyo. Overall: 19-17 vs. DI: 12-13 vs. Field: 0-5 1/4 North Carolina^ L, 15-20 Notes: Has five falls this season • Big 12 All-Academic Wrestling Team in 2020 1/4 Army^ L, 13-19 149: No. 8 Jaron Jensen | RJr. | South Jordan, Utah Overall: 18-14 vs. DI: 15-14 vs. Field: 4-4 1/10 at North Dakota State* W, 34-6 Notes: No. 30 in the coaches’ panel • Has two top-20 wins, including over No. 2 Brock Mauller of Missouri 1/12 at South Dakota State* L, 16-17 157: No. 7 Dewey Krueger | Sr. | Gillett, Wis. Overall: 19-13 vs. DI: 17-13 vs. Field: 3-5 1/24 CSU Bakersfield W, 34-3 1/26 Utah Valley* (Green River, Wyo.) W, 37-9 Notes: No. 33 in the RPI • Reno TOC Most Outstanding Wrestler • Ranked multiple weeks this season 1/31 at Oregon State W, 18-13 165: No. 5 Cole Moody | R-Fr. | South Jordan, Utah Overall: 18-15 vs. DI: 14-15 vs. Field: 3-3 2/6 Fresno State* L, 19-22 Notes: Ranked No. 32 by OpenMat • Two ranked wins this season • Placed 2nd at UNC and Reno 2/8 Oklahoma State* L, 7-25 174: No. 6 Hayden Hastings | RSo. | Sheridan, Wyo. Overall: 20-8 vs. DI: 19-7 vs. Field: 5-3 2/16 Northern Colorado* W, 22-11 2/22 at West Virginia* L, 16-17 Notes: Ranked No. 15 by WIN • Two bonus-point top-20 wins this season • No. 18 in coaches’ panel 3/7-8 Big 12 Wrestling Championships All Day 184: No. 7 Tate Samuelson | So. | Castle Rock, Colo. Overall: 18-11 vs. DI: 15-11 vs. Field: 3-5 Notes: Ranked No. 29 by OpenMat • No. 29 in the RPI • First at Reno TOC * - Denotes Big 12 Match 197: No. 4 Stephen Buchanan | Fr. | Loyal, Wis. Overall: 25-9 vs. DI: 19-9 vs. Field: 6-2 # - South Beach Duals Notes: Ranked No. 18 by OpenMat • Boasts two top-20 wins • Ranked No. 19 by the coaches’ panel ^ - West Point Duals HWT: No. 5 Brian Andrews | Jr. | Grapevine, Texas Overall: 26-7 vs. DI: 22-6 vs. Field: 8-2 Notes: No. 17 in coaches’ panel • No. 13 in the RPI • Leads the team with five top-25 victories SOCIAL MEDIA #LCT #OneWyoming #GoWyo Twitter @WyoWrestle THIS WEEK The Wyoming wrestling team opens postseason action this weekend as it travels to Tulsa, Okla., for the Big 12 Instagram @wyo.wrestle Championships. The two-day tournament is set to begin Saturday morning at the BOK Center and run through Facebook /wyowrestling Sunday evening. Website gowyo.com TOURNAMENT COVERAGE 2020 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE Fans can stream the entire tournament via ESPN+ or Big 12 Network Now. The championship round can also be streamed at foxsportsgo.com or watched on Fox Sports Southwest. Saturday, March 7 11 a.m. CT | Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches 5 p.m. CT | Semifinals & 1st and 2nd Round Consolation Matches Sunday, March 9 11 a.m. CT | Consolation Semis, 3rd, 5th and 7th Place Matches and True Place Matches (if necessary) 6 p.m. CT | Championship Matches COWBOYS AT THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 5th, 71.5 points No champs 2017 5th, 71.5 points No champs 2018 4th, 82.5 points Two champs 2019 7th, 58 points No champs Big 12 Championships COWBOY QUICK FACTS AND ROSTER WRESTLING UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name Year Weight Hometown (Last School) Location: Laramie, Wyoming Brian Andrews Jr. HWT Grapevine, Texas (NE Oklahoma A&M) Founded: 1886 Enrollment: 13,929 Brooks Baker Fr. HWT Brookfield, Mo. (Brookfield) Nickname: Cowboys Montorie Bridges R-Jr. 133 Altus, Okla. (Altus) Colors: Brown & Gold Stephen Buchanan Fr. 197 Loyal, Wis. (Loyal) President: Neil Theobald Athletics Director: Tom Burman (Wyoming, ‘88) Brendon Garcia Fr. 125 Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo County) Conference: Big 12 Jacob Greenwood R-Fr. 141/149 Livermore, Colo. (Poudre) Home Venue: UniWyo Sports Complex (1,200) Job Greenwood Fr. 141 Livermore, Colo. (Poudre) WRESTLING STAFF Hayden Hastings R-So. 165/174 Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) Head Coach: Mark Branch (Oklahoma State, ‘97) Trevor Jeffries R-Fr. 141/149 Gillette, Wyo. (Thunder Basin) Career Record/Years: 124-63, 12th year Jaron Jensen Jr. 149 South Jordan, Utah (Herriman) Record at Wyoming: Same Logan Jensen R-Fr. 157 South Jordan, Utah (Herriman) Associate Head Coach: Ethan Kyle, 11th year Assistant Coach: Teyon Ware, 5th year Dewey Krueger Sr. 157 Gillett, Wis. (Oconto Falls) Volunteer Assistant: Branson Ashworth, 1st year Weston Mayer R-Fr. HWT Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre) Asst. Dir. of Player Development: McCade Ford, 6th year Mark McConnell R-Jr. 133 Lander, Wyo. (Lander Valley) TEAM INFORMATION Cole Moody R-Fr. 184 South Jordan, Utah (Bingham) 2018-19 Overall Record: 16-4 Nate Moore R-So. 157/165 Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford) 2018-19 Big 12 Record: 6-2 Casey Randles R-So. 174 Sandpoint, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene) 2018-19 Home Record: 8-1 2018-19 Away Record: 3-2 Tate Samuelson So. 174/184 Castle Rock, Colo. (Castle View) 2018-19 Neutral Site Record: 5-1 Darrick Stacey Fr. 125 Shelley, Idaho (Shelley) NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 5/2 Jake Svihel Fr. 133 Andover, Minn. (Totino-Grace) Starters Returning/Lost: 7/3 Newcomers: 10 Terren Swartz Fr. 197 Gillette, Wyo. (Thunder Basin) Doyle Trout Sr. 125 Waco, Neb. (Centennial) WRESTLING HISTORY Cole Verner Sr. 125 Green River, Wyo. (Green River) First Year of Wrestling: 1931-32 Chase Zollmann R-Fr. 133/141 Poway, Calif. (Poway) All-Time Record/Years: 600-431-18 ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Media Relations Contact: Kevin DeVries Email: [email protected] Office Phone: 307-766-2290 Cell Phone: 641-512-1847 Fax Number: 307-766-2346 CREDENTIAL REQUESTS BRANCH AND WRESTLER INTERVIEWS MEDIA SCHEDULE:- MARCH 5-11 Requests for the media area and photo credentials should All interview requests for head coach Mark Branch or any THURSDAY - MARCH 5 be directed to Assistant Director of Media Relations Kevin wrestlers should be made through the UW Athletics Media Travel Day - No availability DeVries or the University of Wyoming Media Relations and Public Relations Office, 307-766-2256, at least 24 Office. Press-pass requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Wrestlers are available as their class FRIDAY - MARCH 6 hours prior to match time. Credentials will either be mailed, schedules, practices and meetings permit. Coaches and Practice in Tulsa or will be held at Will Call, located at the south entrance of wrestlers will not be available until post-match on match the UniWyo Federal Credit Union Sports Complex. days. Media members are also required to check with the SATURDAY - MARCH 7 Wyoming Media Relations Office prior to attending any Big 12 Championships POST MATCH PROCEDURES Cowboy practice session. SUNDAY - MARCH 8 Members of the Media Relations staff ask media Big 12 Championships representatives to make their way to the 7220 Room in TICKET INFORMATION the Arena-Auditorium when matches are complete. Media Admission for Wyoming wrestling matches: Season MONDAY - MARCH 9 Relations staff will escort head coach Mark Branch and tickets are available for $110 Matside Reserved, $65 for OFF Day - No availability requested Cowboy wrestlers to the room. Opponent the general public, $60 for Faculty/Staff or $35 for youth coaches and players will be interviewed outside their (ages 3-12). For more ticket information, call the Wyoming TUESDAY - MARCH 10 locker room. athletics ticket office at (307) 766-4850 or (800) 996-3261. Practice begins for NCAAs WEDNESDAY - MARCH 11 Practice *schedule subject to change...please contact UW Media Relations to set up times for interviews at least 24 hours in advance. WEEK 17 COWBOY WRESTLING HEAD COACH MARK BRANCH COACHING ACCOLADES 2018 Big 12 Coach of the Year MARK BRANCH 58 NCAA Championship Qualifiers HEAD COACH - 12TH YEAR 12 All-Americans Alma Mater: Oklahoma State, ‘97 Six Team Conference Titles 26 Individual Conference Titles BRANCH CAREER TRACK 2001-08 Oklahoma State Associate Head Coach BRANCH ERA STANDOUTS 2008-Pres. Wyoming Head Coach NCAA FINALISTS 2016 Bryce Meredith 141 2018 Bryce Meredith 141 WYOMING UNDER BRANCH NCAA ALL-AMERICANS 2009 Joe LeBlanc 184 • In his 12 seasons, UW head man Mark Branch 2010 Joe LeBlanc 184 has raised the expectations of Cowboy Wrestling 2011 Shane Onufer 165 to new heights. He’s upped the profile of Wyoming Joe LeBlanc 184 Wrestling and brought the program notoriety and 2012 Joe LeBlanc 184 name recognition with levels of success rarely Alfonso Hernandez 197 2013 Tyler Cox 125 seen in the program’s history.