The Oklahoma State Cowboys rule Stillwater, and the wrestling team is largely responsible for creating this brand. Ray Stapp (4th, 118 pounds) Bob Taylor (3rd, 115 pounds) 4. He coached 50 official All-Americans and 26 official individual champions in the earliest days of the tournament. Gallagher-Iba has also seen many long undefeated streaks for the Pokes, including 34 unbeaten and untied seasons at home. Ray Murphy (5th, 145 pounds) He set the Oklahoma State wrestling record for consecutive matches without a loss with 98 straight. 2021-22 Cowboy Wrestling Schedule - Oklahoma State The win for Barnes would be the first of two for the upper-weight wrestler while Cross would pick up his lone title, but for the team, the 1989 win was particularly important. Heres a look at some of those who won championships on Saturday night: Penn State won its 11th of the last 13 team titles, scoring 137.5 points, with Iowa in second at 82.5. T4. Chandler Rogers:47 (2016-19) 2020-21 Cowboy Wrestling Roster - Oklahoma State University 78 in The foundation that he built in Stillwateris one that no programin NCAA history can match. In May of 1991, current head coach John Smith was named the new leader of his alma mater and proceed to guide the Cowboys to a second place finish in his first year at the helm. The Oklahoma State redshirt senior, wrestling 10 minutes from his hometown of Sand Springs, was upset in the 133-pound semifinals at the BOK Center on For the third time in a row, Griffith led his team to a championship, and he did soafter three years of no wrestling given the war. Individual session numbers increased with each session, and the total number was the 11th highest attendance for an NCAA wrestling championship. A&M's Harold DeMarsh earned the distinction of becoming the first NCAA champion by beating Harold Higgins at 115 pounds. The 1958 title would be the first official title for Oklahoma State, and while the team name may have been new, the success was anything but. Tom Erikson: 41 (1986) However, his 195758 and 195859 teams dominated the NCAA tournament, winning in convincing fashion with four champions and 15 All-Americans between the two years. Harmon Leslie (2nd, 123 pounds) T4. But the year also marked a change for the Aggies that would carry though to the modern day: the naming of the home gym to honor head coach Ed Gallagher. Phil Kinyon (2nd, 157 pounds) Chris Barnes and Kendall Cross led the way for the Cowboys in 1989 withwins at 177 pounds and 126 pounds, respectively, while fourof theirteammates earned podium spots for their top-eight All-American finishes. Support Nicks work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at oklahoman.com/subscribe or by using the link at the top of this page. Gotta appreciate guys that gave you a good year. 10. Johnny Thompson (133 pounds) [5] During this event in March 2019, OSU won its seventh Big 12 team title in a row, making this the longest consecutive winning streak ever in Big 12 wrestling. Thanks @OKStateAlumni for sharing this newsreel footage from 1939. https://t.co/YRGL97Y7lR@okstate @OSUAthletics pic.twitter.com/q92GGeZfqc. T8. BROCK FOR THE FALL:Relive the 2015 Bedlam dual highlighted by Kaid Brock's win over Cody Brewer, National champions: 7. Nathan Bauer (2nd, 136 pounds), Dick Hutton was 3X @ncaawrestling champion for @CowboyWrestling, winning titles in 1947, 1948 and 1950 while helping @OSUAthletics capture the team title in 1948 and 1949. National champions: Ponca City 39; 9. The other Tuttle wrestlers who claimed victories were 132-pounder JJ Head (decision), 144-pounder Jaxon Koeltzow (major decision) and 165-pounder Tucker Waitman (decision). Austin OConnor of North Carolina finished off an undefeated season, improving to 23-0 with a 6-2 decision over Penn States Levi Haines at 157 for OConnors second title. Big things were happening in Stillwater. Edgar Welch (2nd, 145 pounds) Rex Peery (118 pounds) 2. Parker Sneed (5th, 152 pounds) The Cowboys were at their peak from 2002 to 2005, when they sported a combined record of 552. 5. Gordon Dupree (3rd, 175 pounds)1935 (see full brackets), On this date in 1936, @USAWrestling's Ross Flood wins silver medal at Olympics in Berlin. Johnny Thompson (orange) wrestles of Ryan Lewis (gold) in the 2003 NCAA finals. Jack VanBebber (165 pounds) Oklahoma State Though official team scores were not kept, the Aggieswere still named unofficial champions of the event. I gotta analyze everything by the season and recognize my student-athletes, Smith said. The 1939 season as a whole was a shorter one than mostand included just six duals and a national tournament, all of which the Aggies won. Oklahoma 1. Not only did Vito Arujau end the title hopes of OSUs Daton Fix on Friday night, he ended Roman Bravo-Youngs quest for a third title at 133 pounds on Saturday. The Cowboy became the official mascot, and the Aggies would be left in history. Heavyweight Jace Warren began the dual with a fall. Rex Peery (118 pounds) Myron won titles in '54, '55 and '56 and helped @OSUAthletics win 1956 team title. The action on the track began with Danielle Rinn crossing the finish line at 4:37.52 in the women's 1,500-meter for first place. Loyd Ricks (2nd, 175 pounds). Jim Rogers (5th, 137 pounds) OSU junior Dustin Plott lost twice on Saturday afternoon, finishing in sixth place after a 4-2 defeat to Iowas Nelson Brands in sudden-victory overtime. 2. Current head coach John Smith is largely responsible for the modern success of the program, as he has coached 32 NCAA champions, 134 All-Americans, and 120 conference champions. Head coachTommy Chesbro was consistent in putting his team within the top six at the national tournament, but Oklahoma State needed Joe Seay to guide the program to the start of its first back-to-back title run in over thirty years. Second, he extended the 27 consecutive dual meet victory streak to 76, before finally losing in 1951. The Cyclones were only topped by Ohio State, who finished with three wrestlers ranked in the top five on MatScouts final 2022 Big Board. The Cornell wrestler won 10-4 and was named the event's Most Outstanding Wrestler. 2. Ned Blass (177 pounds) Kendall Cross (126 pounds), All-Americans: Open. Head coach Myron Roderick had won another back-to-back title for Oklahoma State and the country once again expected Cowboy dominance at the start of every season. In the inauguralversion of the modern day NCAA tournament, Oklahoma A&M, now known as Oklahoma State,put fourwrestlers on top of the podium and added one additional All-American, a performance that would come to define the program. I dont have to say too much. Howard Cline (3rd place, 125 pounds) [4] Since graduating from Oklahoma State, Dieringer placed third in the U.S. Olympic Trials, in the U.S. World Team Trials, and in the U.S. 6. For Fix, the event was a letdown, coming in with national title hopes but ending with the fifth and sixth losses in 107 college matches. Sidney Marks (2nd, 128 pounds) Another key wrestler in the Cowboys' success is Alex Dieringer. The Penn State Nittany Lions won the 2023 wrestling title with two individual national champions at the finals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rex Peery and Ross Flood won their third titles, while Frank Lewis earned his first following his pin in the finals of the previous year's tournament. Daton wrestled a little tight, not putting enough pressure on people. Princetons Pat Glory won the 125-pound title, 4-1 over Purdues Matt Ramos. The other six who recorded falls were Chance George Bancroft (145 pounds) National Champions: Darrell Keller (142 pounds) The seventh head coach of Oklahoma State had finally added a national title of his own to the trophy case. Gene Nicks (Heavyweight), All-Americans: WrestleStat | Oklahoma State Wrestling Roster, Schedule, Grady Peninger (2nd, 121 pounds) National champions: Fred Davis (4th, 167 pounds)1955 (see full bracket), We said goodbye to one of our own last week.More on the life of national champion Fred Davis:https://t.co/HGAineSWrM#okstate | #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/v8URx7Rjpm. Oklahoma National Champions: Griffith's retirement wasn't the only change for the team though. Year after year after year. Jim Rogers (4th, 145 pounds) Jacie Hoyt & Cowgirls needed more tourney experience. 7. Earl McCready became the first three-time champ in program history when he took the heavyweight crown again, and Conrad Caldwell joined the list of two-timers with his win at 175 pounds. The guys did their part. Mike Sheets:122 (1981-84), A WINNING PROGRAM: Cowboys honor John Smith for his 400th win, 1. But the next season, the Cowboys were back as top wrestlers who had taken a redshirt year during the probation (such as four-time champion, and current assistant coach Pat Smith and Alan Fried) were back on the mat. After having his true freshman season wiped out by COVID, the senior has another year of eligibility remaining. Learn more about Ross https://t.co/EbanQMFpRq @OSUAthletics @okstate pic.twitter.com/PGF7pgViNQ. And as with the 1940s on the horizon, the winning continued. We were trying to figure out what our team was going to be in December because we had some question marks with weight classes., Kyle added, We learned who our team is in December by the loss, and we just came out and we did our own thing and that was plenty for today. Ross Flood (126 pounds) Im not gonna spend a lot of time thinking about it other than what the program can do to improve itself, Smith said. As a season, you go 14-3. Mike Reding (4th, 157 pounds) Joe McDaniel (121 pounds) Tadaaki Hatta (3rd, 115 pounds). You gotta get in that game if youre gonna stay in this game. Stillwater won five of the first six matches. He held a re-election rally at the arena in the summer of 2020. The four-timers club also includes Oklahoma States Pat Smith, Iowa States Cael Sanderson now Penn States coach Cornells Kyle Dake and Ohio States Logan Stieber. The win over Arizona State was particularly satisfying for Oklahoma State given that the team suffered a loss to the same schooljust before the Big 8 Championships. They are also tied with Iowa and Penn State for the highestnumber of champs in one year at five. The Cowboys set this record from 1959-1966 under head coach Myron Roderick. National champions: JJ McComas extended Stillwaters lead with a 6-0 decision over Brayden Belford at 126 pounds, and the Pioneers 132-pounder, Cael Hughes, defeated Hunter Hollingsworth 4-2. The Cowboys defeated the Hoosiers, 28-6, in the 1989 dual. 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Undefeated Outstanding WrestlerCharles Hetrick led the way for the Aggies with a 4-1 win in the finals over Leo Thomsen of Cornell while James Gregson won a title as well at 175 pounds. 48.39%. John Divine (2nd, 135 pounds) Dwayne Keller (123 pounds)All-Americans: 3. Calvin Mehlhorn (2nd, 121 pounds) Kirk Mammen (6th, Heavyweight)1994 (see full brackets). Dale Scriven (155 pounds)All-Americans: Jack Brisco (2nd, 191 pounds) T3. Thats not fine., More:Oklahoma State wrestler Kaden Gfeller 'grateful' to chase NCAA goal with daughter watching. SMITH FAMILY LEGACY: Here's how John, Pat, Markand LeeRoy have becomethe bedrock of the Cowboy program for decadesNational champions: ABOUT PAT SMITH | AR Wrestling Academy Oklahoma State freshman Quion Williams hoping to use strong finish in NIT as 'springboard', Oklahoma State football will look to replicate consistency in kicking game, Oklahoma State football aims to reinvigorate run game with talented backs, new philosophy, Oklahoma State wrestler Wyatt Sheets having 'most fun I've ever had' in final season, That botched play in the WCWS hurt, but now, OSU coach Kenny Gajewski 'wouldn't change it', Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Not the graduation of star athletes, not World War II and not the dozens of teams trying to take down the Aggies. National champions: Randy Couture (6th, 190 pounds) First, he extended the four consecutive championships Gallagher had left with to seven, finally losing out in 1947 to Cornell. 3. John Smith: 42 (1987 ) Vernon Logan (155 pounds) Bob Drebenstedt (6th, 167 pounds) Clay Albright (2nd, 165 pounds)1941(see full brackets), In a sport dominated by dynasties, Oklahoma State and Iowa top the list of all-time great Division I wrestling programs. Earl McCready (Heavyweight), All-Americans His NCAA title win in 1962 made him the second Black NCAA champion as well. Tom Green (3rd, 115 pounds) This is the way to do it. T7. More about Dick, who we inducted Dick as a Distinguished Member in 1995 https://t.co/s3JpKVZlLL #Bedlam pic.twitter.com/EviS1nKqUa. So, welcome to Cowboy Country. Both champs, Johny Hendricks and Jake Rosholt, defended titles, with Hendricks winning his second crown and Rosholt taking home gold for the third time. T-7. Johny Hendricks (165pounds) The home mat advantage for the Pokes and the ravenous attitude of Cowboy fans led to the arena's nickname "Gallagher's House of Horrors.". After he returned from the 1956 Olympics, he took over as head coach. Conrad Caldwell (165 pounds) However, the championand his roommate (and fellow champ) Stanley Henson were both inducted into the Oklahoma State Athletics Hall of Fame for the contributions that they made to the team during their careers as Aggies. Adnan Kaisy (4th, 191 pounds), Eight Cowboys ended up on the podium at the 1961 NCAA tournament, and all eight finished in the top four, with Phil Kinyon and Bob Johnson winning titles at 157 and 177 pounds. WebDuring his tenure, Oklahoma State University won five NCAA Division I national team titles, with titles coming in 1994, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. Duane Murty (167 pounds), All-Americans: Jake Rosholt (184 pounds)All-Americans: And he punched his ticket to what is known as the most exclusive club in college wrestling with a 4-2 win over Ohio States Sammy Sasso. Listed below is a brief history of the Oklahoma High School State Wrestling Tournament along with a few of the State Tournament records. Fix escaped with three seconds left in the match, and OSU coaches challenged that Fix had secured a reversal, but review confirmed the escape call. Still, Chesbro managed to pass Gallagher as the winningest coach in school history. At 184 pounds, Penn States Aaron Brooks became a three-time champion with a 7-2 win on Saturday. Kendall Cross (3rd, 126 pounds) The dual success continued into the 1970s and 80s, with Tommy Chesbro leading the way from 1969-84. Of those 467 All-Americans, 142 of them won national titles. Follow. Led by James andUetake, the Cowboys picked up their fourth title of the decade and would go on to win one more before 1970. 3. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. The Owls had never won a dual state title heading into Saturday but can now call themselves champions after beating Coweta 40-27 in the Class 5A finals. The Pokes went 47 and were banned from post-season competition. John Smith:152 (1984-88) WebThe official 2020-21 Cowboy Wrestling Roster for the Oklahoma State University Cowboys and Cowgirls. McDaniel picked up Outstanding Wrestler honors for his second title and set himself up to make a run at the 1942 Olympics before the Games were ultimately cancelled. When you think about wrestling greats in history and at Oklahoma State specifically,Yojiro Uetake cannot be ignored. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. He appreciated how his wrestlers rose to the occasion, and they will now shift their focus to claiming their 15th straight state tournament title. Oklahoma State's home arena, Gallagher-Iba Arena bears the name of this historic coach. Earl Lynn (3rd, Heavyweight) wrestling Despite having just four athletes on the podium, Griffith's team was ahead by nine points over Penn State for another winning year. National champions: Bob Drebenstedt (4th, 167 pounds) As a wrestler for Griffith, Roderick went 422 and became a three-time national champion from 19541956. Stanley Henson (145 pounds) Adding to the success at this championship were Joe McDaniel, Harvey Base and Loyd Ricks, all of whom took home gold as well to bring another team championship back to Stillwater.