We inducted Ross, who was a 3X NCAA Wrestling champion and helped @CowboyWrestling win three NCAA team titles, in 1978. ENID The feeling never gets old for Bobby Williams III. Between 19952002, the Cowboys placed no better than second (once, in 1997) and finished third three times (1998, 1999, 2001). Dwayne Keller (123 pounds)All-Americans: [4] That same year, he won a Dan Hodge Trophy and ended his college career with 133 wins and only four losses. Hell judge himself hard enough though. Tuttle, which owns the state record for most consecutive dual state titles, dominated the tournament. Robby Hadden (6th, 167 pounds) Brice Martin (106), Hunter Jackson (113), Gabe Dittmeyer (157) and Colyn Donnelly (215) recorded falls as they helped Elgin get the win. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Oklahoma State's Daton Fix reads heartfelt letter from his parents. Bob Zweiacher (2nd, 167 pounds) 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. Jim Rogers (5th, 137 pounds) 8. And we, as a coaching staff, made better choices today.. Mike Farrell (3rd, 167 pounds) Gene Nicks (Heavyweight), All-Americans: Loyd Arms (3rd, Heavyweight)1942(see full brackets). 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. Four conference champions elevated Oklahoma State back to the top of the standings in the Big 12 championship, and two national champs kept the Cowboys on top at the NCAA tournament later that season. He only won one national title, in part because his tenure mostly coincided with the sudden rise of Iowa wrestling under Dan Gable. National champions: After a 17-year drought, Oklahoma State found its way to the top again with a 20.75 win over second-place Arizona. Dieringer graduated from OSU in 2016, but earned many significant wins during his time in Stillwater. pic.twitter.com/c6UiYR9rSZ, The Aggies 1954 championship restored normalcy to Stillwater as Art Griffith guided his clubback to another championship after suffering a losing season in 1953 and also missing out on titles in 1950, 1951 and 1952. Records/Stats; Baseball. COWBOY WRESTLING:The best moments from the Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State rivalry, Here are some of the most remarkable stats from theOklahoma State dynasty (as of June, 2020). Gene Davis (137 pounds) Baseball Don Meeker (4th, 136 pounds) Virgil Smith (165 pounds) Harmon Leslie (2nd, 123 pounds) In the background of the Cowboys' NCAA success, the program also saw success on the international stage as former athlete and future coach John Smith won a world championship. 7. A lot of excitement., More:Oklahoma high school wrestling: Roundup of 2023 dual state tournament quarterfinals. Tom Erikson: 20 (1987) That left the match tied at 1, with McGee winning via riding time. WebDuring the 2018 part of the season, Fix won titles from the Oklahoma City Open and the Reno Tournament, and also went 50 in dual meets, compiling notable victories over returning two-time All-American and '17 NCAA runner-up Ethan Lizak and returning All-American Montorie Bridges. Fred Fozzard (3rd, 177 pounds), 2001 OK State Chapter honoree, Jay Arneson, who coached at @OHS_Rams & @YukonHighSchool, stopped by. He's also the winningest athlete in program history with 152 NCAA career wins and six World Championship titles. Edmond Memorial 75.5; 5. His first team was one of his least successful, finishing fourth at nationals with only one champion and three All-Americans to his credit. Record School Win % Bns % 2023. I know everythings judged on the national tournament, and thats fine. It happened pretty quick, Smith said, adding that Wittlake was recovering well on Saturday. Nobodys gonna sit around and accept it. Despite the overwhelming mainstream popularity of the games played on the gridiron and hardwood, the Bedlam Series roots lie on the wrestling mat. Mark Perry: 39 (1985) George Rule (175 pounds) (); : His performances in his career andat the NCAA tournament made him an icon for the Cowboys, and in 1964, as a sophomore, he was laying the groundwork for what would become one of the most impressive college careers of all time. McGee escaped in the second period, then rode Fix for the majority of the third to pick up a riding time point. Mark Branch (167 pounds), All-Americans: Bob Taylor (2nd, 115 pounds) Gotta appreciate guys that gave you a good year. Otis Wile, "Oklahoma State Sports Memoirs: The Chronological Story of Sports at Oklahoma State University From the Beginning in the 1890s through the 1960s [Manuscript]," Special Collections and University Archives, Edmon Low Library, Oklahoma State University, The loss prevented him from being a three-time NCAA champion in his three years of varsity competition, but his finals appearances still helped the team take home gold. 7. Compared to his predecessors, Joe Seay's tenure with the Cowboys was short, but his list of accomplishments sure is lengthy. Will Gruenwald (7th, 285 pounds)2005 (see full brackets). But in 2002, the Cowboys were back in the saddle once again, winning the conference and NCAA titles and sporting a 170 record. WebThe official 2021-22 Cowboy Wrestling schedule for the Oklahoma State University Cowboys and Cowgirls Oklahoma State University Athletics Main Navigation Menu. Griffith's retirement wasn't the only change for the team though. Ray Stapp (4th, 118 pounds) 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. That team lost the school's first dual meet to Texas. Only a strong 193 Nino Bonaccorsi of Pitt won the 197-pound title. The Cornell wrestler won 10-4 and was named the event's Most Outstanding Wrestler. The frustration was evident from coach John Smith, whose team will finish outside the top 10 in back-to-back years for the first time in his tenure. To this day, Uetake holds the title of the only Cowboy wrestler to remain undefeated throughout his entire college career, ending with a record of 58 wins and no losses. Jake Rosholt (197 pounds)All-Americans: He beat current Michigan head coach Sean Bormet in his final NCAA appearance in 1994. A clip from the Oklahoma A&M student newspaper, The Daily Collegian, highlights the success of the wrestling team in 1931. The Cowboys success though started long before Smith, with then head coach Ed Gallagher leading the team to its first NCAA title, and the first NCAA title in college wrestling history, in 1928. [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. The Class 3A finals between Blackwell and Marlow came down to the wire. Thats what needs to take place., More:NCAA wrestling championships: OSU's Daton Fix upset in semis, Dustin Plott stays live. 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. The Ed Gallagher era at Oklahoma State came to an endin the most Ed Gallagher way possible: with a win. Edmond North heavyweight Ricky Thomas earned a 5-3 decision against Cam Johnson to begin the dual, but Stillwater 106-pounder Aydan Thomas tied it at 3 with a 6-2 decision against Jake Goodin before 113-pounder Beric Jordan pinned Sawyer Hackbarth and 120-pounder Sam Smith pinned Max McDaniel. James Gregson (2nd, 191 pounds)1958 (see full bracket), Myron Roderick was 23 years old when he led @CowboyWrestling to 1958 NCAA wrestling title, becoming youngest coach, in any sport, to win NCAA title. Grady Peninger (2nd, 121 pounds) The seventh head coach of Oklahoma State had finally added a national title of his own to the trophy case. With young guns like Daton Fix making waves for the current Cowboy squad, Oklahoma State could fight its way back to the top, but powerhouse programs like Iowa and Penn State stand in the way. All rights reserved. Roderick knew how to win after spending his career under the coaching leadership of Art Griffith, and his 1958 win made him the youngest head coach to ever win a title at the age of 23. Yojiro Uetake (130 pounds) This was another year for Cowboy gold all the way around. Tom Erikson:41 (1986-87) There was new energy in the Cowboy wrestling room, and that energy wasn't leaving. Earl McCready (Heavyweight), All-Americans Jack VanBebber (165 pounds) Oklahoma 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.". WebW. Geoff Baum (177 pounds), All-Americans: Listed below is a brief history of the Oklahoma High School State Wrestling Tournament along with a few of the State Tournament records. It wasnt a lack of effort. Year after year after year. Chris Pendleton (3rd, 174 pounds) A three-time national runner-up, this was the first time Fix didnt reach the title match and the first time OSU was without a wrestler in the finals since 2018. Earl VanBebber (155 pounds) While the expansion project caused attendance at basketball games to almost double, the wrestling crowds have yet to pack the arena to the rafters as they did in the original Gallagher Hall. It has long been known as one of the most hostile arenas in the nation, a reputation made during its first half-century. Lehigh's Ben Bishop earned Outstanding Wrestler honors at the tournament for his win over Lewis which came by fall. Mark McCracken (2nd, 115 pounds) He set the Oklahoma State wrestling record for consecutive matches without a loss with 98 straight. The Pioneers started strong and went on to roll to a 38-22 victory as they claimed their second straight dual state crown. The Cowboys were at their peak from 2002 to 2005, when they sported a combined record of 552. Dillard Talbutt (3rd, 136 pounds). 2. Doug Wilson (4th, 137 pounds) ); : [5] This win also completed OSU's greatest amount of sequential conference tournament wins since their success in the 1920s.[5]. J.B. Moore (2nd, 135 pounds), After winning the first NCAA championship in 1929, the Aggiescontinued to add accolades to the program history books, winning the 1930 championship with four champs and two additional All-Americans. The 1934 championship progressed like many of the previous onesfor the Aggies with Gallagher's team winning by ten points over second-place Indiana and four individual wrestlers winning gold. Stillwater and Edmond North have gone back and forth throughout the season as they proved theyre the teams to beat in Class 6A. Princetons Pat Glory won the 125-pound title, 4-1 over Purdues Matt Ramos. Pat Smith:122 (1990-94) The team's winning ways started in the dual season when they laid the foundation for what would become an 84-match winning streak, the longest in NCAA history. The next season, athletic director Edward C. Gallagher would take over the team. Johnny Thompson and Jake Rosholt led the waywith their first-place finishes while five other Cowboys also earned spots on the podium. Carlson: OSU didn't need more magic. National champions: The win marked the start of a stellar career for Roderick, both as an athlete and coach for the Aggies. My WrestleTrak; Add Schools/Wrestlers; Lists. General Mar 30. Chandler Rogers:47 (2016-19) Fix Places Fourth, Plott Takes Sixth at NCAA Championships. 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. Winners find ways to win again.. Gordon Dupree (3rd, 175 pounds). 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. Jordan Oliver: 38 (2013)CAREER WINS: 1. OSU went 131 that year and won the team title. Willard Lorette (3rd,191 pounds). This was a "transitional" year from a coaching standpoint, but the standards remained the same. The second Cowboy to win a title in 1964 also made history, as Joe James became the first Black wrestler to compete for Oklahoma State and the first Black Big 8 champion. Edmond North 123.5; 3. 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. Zack Esposito (3rd, 149 pounds) Adnan Kaisy (4th, 191 pounds) After eight years without a title, Smith compiled a team capable of greatness, and he found the magic necessaryto string together a championship season. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Charles Hetrick (128 pounds) He also continued two streaks left by Gallagher. Tactically, we kind of stumbled last time, Stillwater coach Ethan Kyle said. 7/7 Oklahoma State Softball team's run-rule victory over Texas Tech, 8-0, to clinch the series win, Sunday afternoon at Rocky Johnson Field. Ronnie Clinton (3rd, 191 pounds) That team lost the school's first dual meet to Texas. Jordan Oliver:54 (2010-13) 1. The 1966 championship marked the Cowboy's third titlein five years and the end ofYojiro Uetake's storied career with the Black and Orange. He can be reached at nsardis@oklahoman.com or on Twitter at @nick_sardis. Once he arrived in Stillwater, Griffith picked up where Gallagher left off, winning eight national championships in 13 years. Another key wrestler in the Cowboys' success is Alex Dieringer. [4] Between 2013 and 2016, he was not only a three-time NCAA champion, but also a four-time NCAA All-American and a four-time Big 12 champion. Kirk Mammen (6th, Heavyweight)1994 (see full brackets). ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Yojiro Uetake, an Oklahoma State wrestler originally from Japan, is a prime example of this. Oklahoma high school wrestling: Stillwater's Angelo Ferrari tops OSU signee for Class 6A 160-pound title State Championships At State Fair Arena Class 6A FINAL TEAM SCORING 1. Rosholt is considered one of the best 197-pound wrestlers in NCAA history because of the success that he had wrestling for the Cowboys from 2003-2006. More:Oklahoma State football will look to replicate consistency in kicking game. More:Oklahoma State football aims to reinvigorate run game with talented backs, new philosophy. 4. Harold DeMarsh (115 pounds) 165. Bill Jernigan (3rd, 121 pounds) One of 11 Cowboys to take Olympic gold #tbt pic.twitter.com/Yhsy6uDJGq, Myron Roderick won his first back-to-back national titles as a coach in 1959 when he guided the Cowboys to a 22-point win over Iowa State at the national championships for gold. Jim Shields (3rd, Heavyweight). Bob Drebenstedt (4th, 167 pounds) The Aggies' streak of titles would end again after the 1935 championship, but Gallagher's team finished this particular year with another series of champions and All-Americans to add to the mystique and success of the program. 6. Ted Ellis (2nd, Heavyweight), Two more Cowboys added their name to the list of program national champs in 1962 as Oklahoma State took down rival Oklahoma in the NCAA championships for first place by 37 points. Rex Peery, Ross Flood and Alan Kelley all repeated as champs in their respective weight classes while Gordon Dupree added another All-American honor, this time joined by his teammate Frank Lewis. Fred Parkey (3rd, 135 pounds)1939(see full brackets), Joe McDaniel was a 3X NCAA Wrestling champion, winning titles in 1937, 1938 and 1939 while helping @CowboyWrestling win the team title all 3 years. Joe McDaniel (118 pounds) The Cowboy became the official mascot, and the Aggies would be left in history. John Smith:47(1988) 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. National champions: T4. Coach:John SmithLocation:Stillwater, OklahomaAll-time record (through the 2019-20 season):1,121-129-23NCAA championships:1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006Conference tournament championships:1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. In the finals, seven Tuttle wrestlers pinned their opponents. Bob Taylor (3rd, 115 pounds) The Aggies beat Indiana by 10 points in a low-scoring affair in 1940 that saw Oklahoma A&M crown three champs and three additional All-Americans. One of Griffith's wrestlers, Myron Roderick, was chosen to immediately succeed his former coach following his retirement in 1956. 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 Big things were happening in Stillwater. 5. 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. And on Saturday night at Stride Bank Center, they got one step closer to fulfilling a huge goal. [3] This year a year where Myron Roderick won a title and five additional athletes placed would be thethe end of an era for the team known asOklahoma A&M.National champions: John Harrell (Heavyweight)All-Americans: In recent years, Oklahoma has moved its home duals from the Lloyd Noble Center back to its former home, McCasland Field House, in part to prevent Cowboy fans from dominating the atmosphere despite being the visiting team. Notre Dame 70. 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. Tom Green (3rd, 115 pounds) As of 2022, his overall dual meet Another wrestler will have a shot at the four-timers club next year. Pat Smith (158 pounds) In 1954, Art Griffith once again coached his team to a national championship, this time led by MyronRoderick and Fred Davis. SR ST #27 NQ. Stanley Henson (155 pounds) T10. Joe McDaniel (118 pounds) National champions: Robert Pearce (123 pounds) But as Tuttle continues to etch its name in state history, Williams and everyone affiliated with the program appreciate each new title as much as the previous one. Zack Esposito (2nd, 149 pounds) Doug Wilson (3rd, 137 pounds) SMITH FAMILY LEGACY: Here's how John, Pat, Markand LeeRoy have becomethe bedrock of the Cowboy program for decadesNational champions: Bill Harlow (191 pounds)All-Americans: G. Brown, NCAA Wrestling Record Book (N.p. The 1959 season also marked the first Big 8 conference championship for the program after finishing second in the newly-formed conference the year before.National champions: Conrad Caldwell (175 pounds)All-Americans: Jared Rosholt:127 (2007-10) For that task, the Cowboys turned to Art Griffith, longtime coach at Central High School in Tulsa. Coach Williams is really good at what he does, making us more of a team.. 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. Nothing could stop Art Griffith's momentum. Oklahoma State wrestler Kaden Gfeller 'grateful' to chase NCAA goal with daughter watching, NCAA wrestling championships: OSU's Daton Fix upset in semis, Dustin Plott stays live, Asked about retirement, Oklahoma State wrestling coach John Smith thinks he will return. Oklahoma State holds a seemingly insurmountable advantage in the wrestling series, which began in 1920. Barnes also earned Outstanding Wrestling honors at the tournament. After he returned from the 1956 Olympics, he took over as head coach. T7 Mark Perry: 17 (1985) National champions: Learn more about Joe, a Distinguished Member inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1979, at https://t.co/fgqHORWWt6 pic.twitter.com/gCsILkLlVR, Oklahoma A&M's three champs in 1939 represented more than double the number of champs from any opposing team that season, a result that guidedthe Aggies to their tenth title by over twenty points. On the west coast, Yazmine Wright competed at the Oregon State High Performance Meet and clocked a 4:15.61 in the 1,500-meter run to win first place and The Cowboys have more individual NCAA champions than any program in history. Baseball; W/L Record Past 4 Years (2016-19) WRESTLING STATE CHAMPIONS; 1995 (4A) - Zac Abbott @ 100: 1992 (3A) - David Beninati @ HWT: 1971 (2A) - Steve Hill @ HWT Mike Reding (2nd, 147 pounds) Read about Jay: https://t.co/khXRtBNAdv pic.twitter.com/MklIGz5Xxz. Rex Peery (118 pounds) In one of the most anticipated title matches, Missouris Keegan OToole defeated Iowa States David Carr, 8-2, at 165 pounds. As a wrestler for Griffith, Roderick went 422 and became a three-time national champion from 19541956. Stillwater 215-pounder Brayden Thompson, an Oklahoma State signee who recently transferred from Lockport, Illinois, didnt wrestle as the dual was out of reach but had a 2-1 tiebreaker victory against Bixby star and Oklahoma State signee Jersey Robb in the semifinals earlier in the day. #NCAAWrestling pic.twitter.com/zaS7jH7tVm, The Aggies tradition and reputation of success came about because of the coaching success of Ed Gallagher, but in 1940, following Gallagher's tragic death, the program needed a new leader. Out of the 23 trophies won throughout the tournament's history, OSU has earned 17 of them. Donald Thompson (2nd, 147 pounds) Growing up in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, he did not win a high school state championship. Fred Davis (167 pounds), All-Americans: Bob Williams (3rd, 175 pounds)1940(see full brackets), Sunday will mark 80th Anniversary of Gallagher Hall, named in honor of fabled @CowboyWrestling coach Ed Gallagher, a Distinguished Member of the NWHOF. Following their 19thnational championship as a program, head coach Art Griffith retired after coaching the team to eight NCAA titles and coaching individualCowboys to 27 individual titles, 64 All-American honors and a total dual record of 78-7-4. It signaled the return of a programon a championship path. Loyd Arms (Heavyweight)All-Americans: I know that weve had two poor tournaments in a row.