NCAA champion Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State takes control in his win over Clark Glass of Oklahoma at 165 pounds on Sunday at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater. Austin Bernard photo.
STILLWATER, Okla. — Less than 24 hours after a Bedlam-like finish to a football game between Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, the programs' wrestlers squared off in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Wrestling's version, for a moment, appeared headed to a fantastic finish. But an injury default early in the first period at 184 pounds stopped any potential drama as No. 9 Oklahoma State beat the Sooners 25-11.
"Uninspired," said OSU head coach John Smith, whose club improved to 3-1 and beat OU for the ninth time over the last ten meetings. "I think there was a lot of youth wrestling out there today. It just seemed like it was a little bit uninspiring; we were supposed to win and we were going to do the minimum to do it.
"We had several weight classes that didn't even take shots, we scored a lot defensively which is a good thing, but not stretching our scores out and not pushing through matches, those are the type of things that you continue to see as a routine and that routine needs to change."
In last season's December meeting, the Sooners rallied down the stretch with four straight victories in a 16-15 dual win. On Sunday, the Cowboys, who lead the all-time series 134-27-10, took a 16-8 lead when 2014 national champion Alex Dieringer beat Clark Glass, 8-2, at 165 pounds.
OU (3-4) battled back when Matt Reed turned a quick duck-under into a pair of back points and a 5-2 lead after three minutes against Jordan Rogers at 174 pounds. Reed (12-4) held on for a 6-3 decision and the dual score showed 16-11 with two bouts to wrestle.
The 184-pound bout saw an aggressive Nolan Boyd quickly take down OU rookie Nathan Marek. During a scramble Marek's leg got twisted and an injury default resulted.
"I liked the fact that he came out aggressive, set the tone quickly," Smith said of Boyd. "I liked the position we were in right there. It is unfortunate for the dual to finish that way, though."
The hosts got a late takedown from Austin Schafer to beat Andrew Dixon, 3-1, at 197 pounds to finish the afternoon. Both Schafer and Dixon attended Edmond North High School less than an hour south of Stillwater.
Fourth-year Sooner coach Mark Cody started eight underclassmen on Sunday. Of the twenty wrestlers who took the mat only two were seniors - OU's Justin DeAngelis and OSU's Josh Kindig.
“It sure is disappointing to come out on the losing side of it, but it's an exciting event and as far as the guys go, our aggressive guys won and the guys who waited around for something to happen didn’t win," said Cody. "We cleaned up a lot of mistakes in those matches, but you know how it goes, sometimes it takes a few more matches to get them to believe that this is what you're going to do and things aren't going to come easy. You have to fight hard."
All-American Austin Marsden (8-0) opened the dual with a 5-2 victory over Ross Larson at 285 pounds. A 3-1 match in the final two minutes saw Marsden, who lost to Larson last December, scramble for a decisive takedown in the final fifteen seconds.
Eddie Klimara (5-0) then put the hosts up 6-0 with a 4-1 decision of Sooner rookie Ryan Millhof at 125 pounds. OU All-American Cody Brewer (10-0) quickly and decisively erased the deficit with a dominating, 22-7, technical fall at 133 pounds. Brewer, eight at the 2014 NCAA Championships, secured five first-period takedowns, scored eleven third-period points, and built over five minutes of riding time.
"I think in a bigger dual like this you kind of have to calm them down a little bit," said Brewer, a junior who has eight bonus-point victories early this season. "I could tell a lot of our younger guys were really excited and maybe some of them a little too excited."
A decision by Ohio product Dean Heil (5-1) at 141 pounds and a major decision by 2014 NCAA runner-up Kindig pushed the margin to 13-5. Kindig (4-0) picked up his bonus point with a takedown in the final fifteen seconds against Shayne Tucker.
DeAngelis (10-1) and Anthony Collica battled to a 1-1 standstill until the Sooner senior secured a pair of third-period takedowns in a 5-2 decision. Reed then gave the visitors a fighting chance, but the injury at 184 ended any hopes of another late rally.
Both coaches expect to send wrestlers to the Dec. 21 Reno Tournament of Champions.
No. 9 Oklahoma State 25, Oklahoma 11
285-Austin Marsden (OSU) dec Ross Larson (OU), 5-2
125-Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec Ryan Millhof (OU), 4-1
133-Cody Brewer (OU) tech fall Brian Crutchmer (OSU), 22-7 (7:00)
141-Dean Heil (OSU) dec Trae Blackwell (OU), 10-5
149-Josh Kindig (OSU) maj dec Shayne Tucker (OU), 10-2
157-Justin DeAngelis (OU) dec Anthony Collica (OSU), 5-2
165-Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec Clark Glass (OU), 8-2
174-Matt Reed (OU) dec Jordan Rogers (OSU), 6-3
184-Nolan Boyd (OSU) by injury default Nathan Marek (OU), 1:21
197-Austin Schafer (OSU) dec Andrew Dixon (OU), 3-1
STILLWATER, Okla. — Less than 24 hours after a Bedlam-like finish to a football game between Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, the programs' wrestlers squared off in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Wrestling's version, for a moment, appeared headed to a fantastic finish. But an injury default early in the first period at 184 pounds stopped any potential drama as No. 9 Oklahoma State beat the Sooners 25-11.
"Uninspired," said OSU head coach John Smith, whose club improved to 3-1 and beat OU for the ninth time over the last ten meetings. "I think there was a lot of youth wrestling out there today. It just seemed like it was a little bit uninspiring; we were supposed to win and we were going to do the minimum to do it.
"We had several weight classes that didn't even take shots, we scored a lot defensively which is a good thing, but not stretching our scores out and not pushing through matches, those are the type of things that you continue to see as a routine and that routine needs to change."
In last season's December meeting, the Sooners rallied down the stretch with four straight victories in a 16-15 dual win. On Sunday, the Cowboys, who lead the all-time series 134-27-10, took a 16-8 lead when 2014 national champion Alex Dieringer beat Clark Glass, 8-2, at 165 pounds.
OU (3-4) battled back when Matt Reed turned a quick duck-under into a pair of back points and a 5-2 lead after three minutes against Jordan Rogers at 174 pounds. Reed (12-4) held on for a 6-3 decision and the dual score showed 16-11 with two bouts to wrestle.
The 184-pound bout saw an aggressive Nolan Boyd quickly take down OU rookie Nathan Marek. During a scramble Marek's leg got twisted and an injury default resulted.
"I liked the fact that he came out aggressive, set the tone quickly," Smith said of Boyd. "I liked the position we were in right there. It is unfortunate for the dual to finish that way, though."
The hosts got a late takedown from Austin Schafer to beat Andrew Dixon, 3-1, at 197 pounds to finish the afternoon. Both Schafer and Dixon attended Edmond North High School less than an hour south of Stillwater.
Fourth-year Sooner coach Mark Cody started eight underclassmen on Sunday. Of the twenty wrestlers who took the mat only two were seniors - OU's Justin DeAngelis and OSU's Josh Kindig.
“It sure is disappointing to come out on the losing side of it, but it's an exciting event and as far as the guys go, our aggressive guys won and the guys who waited around for something to happen didn’t win," said Cody. "We cleaned up a lot of mistakes in those matches, but you know how it goes, sometimes it takes a few more matches to get them to believe that this is what you're going to do and things aren't going to come easy. You have to fight hard."
All-American Austin Marsden (8-0) opened the dual with a 5-2 victory over Ross Larson at 285 pounds. A 3-1 match in the final two minutes saw Marsden, who lost to Larson last December, scramble for a decisive takedown in the final fifteen seconds.
Eddie Klimara (5-0) then put the hosts up 6-0 with a 4-1 decision of Sooner rookie Ryan Millhof at 125 pounds. OU All-American Cody Brewer (10-0) quickly and decisively erased the deficit with a dominating, 22-7, technical fall at 133 pounds. Brewer, eight at the 2014 NCAA Championships, secured five first-period takedowns, scored eleven third-period points, and built over five minutes of riding time.
"I think in a bigger dual like this you kind of have to calm them down a little bit," said Brewer, a junior who has eight bonus-point victories early this season. "I could tell a lot of our younger guys were really excited and maybe some of them a little too excited."
A decision by Ohio product Dean Heil (5-1) at 141 pounds and a major decision by 2014 NCAA runner-up Kindig pushed the margin to 13-5. Kindig (4-0) picked up his bonus point with a takedown in the final fifteen seconds against Shayne Tucker.
DeAngelis (10-1) and Anthony Collica battled to a 1-1 standstill until the Sooner senior secured a pair of third-period takedowns in a 5-2 decision. Reed then gave the visitors a fighting chance, but the injury at 184 ended any hopes of another late rally.
Both coaches expect to send wrestlers to the Dec. 21 Reno Tournament of Champions.
No. 9 Oklahoma State 25, Oklahoma 11
285-Austin Marsden (OSU) dec Ross Larson (OU), 5-2
125-Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec Ryan Millhof (OU), 4-1
133-Cody Brewer (OU) tech fall Brian Crutchmer (OSU), 22-7 (7:00)
141-Dean Heil (OSU) dec Trae Blackwell (OU), 10-5
149-Josh Kindig (OSU) maj dec Shayne Tucker (OU), 10-2
157-Justin DeAngelis (OU) dec Anthony Collica (OSU), 5-2
165-Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec Clark Glass (OU), 8-2
174-Matt Reed (OU) dec Jordan Rogers (OSU), 6-3
184-Nolan Boyd (OSU) by injury default Nathan Marek (OU), 1:21
197-Austin Schafer (OSU) dec Andrew Dixon (OU), 3-1
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