Oklahoma Men's Wrestling: 5 Sooners at the NCAA's this weekend !
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:17 am
Five Oklahoma Sooner wrestlers will be at the NCAA's this weekend with matches starting on Friday in Kansas City. Head coach Roger Kish brings five qualified wrestlers and one alternate to NCAAs in his first season in Norman after presiding over Big 12 Conference affiliate member North Dakota State the last 12 seasons.
Here are the five Sooners with their first matches and seedings listed.
SEEDING AND FIRST-ROUND MATCHES
133: No. 29 Jace Koelzer vs. No. 4 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)
149: No. 21 Willie McDougald vs. No. 12 Ethen Miller (Maryland)
157: No. 28 Jared Hill vs. No. 5 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa)
197: No. 8 Stephen Buchanan vs. No. 25 Benjamin Smith (Cleveland State)
285: No. 11 Josh Heindselman vs. No. 22 Matthew Cover (Princeton)
Here is the Sooner staff writers article about the Sooners at the NCAA's.
https://soonersports.com/news/2024/3/20 ... mpionships
In the first round, the Sooners need to get off to a good start. Two Sooners, Buchanan and Heindselman, should be favored in their first round matches. The other three Sooners need to pick up an upset if they can. McDougald looks to have a decent chance at an upset.
Good luck to all of the Sooners this weekend. Friday is a long day at the arena for the wrestlers.
Boomer Sooner!
Here are the five Sooners with their first matches and seedings listed.
SEEDING AND FIRST-ROUND MATCHES
133: No. 29 Jace Koelzer vs. No. 4 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)
149: No. 21 Willie McDougald vs. No. 12 Ethen Miller (Maryland)
157: No. 28 Jared Hill vs. No. 5 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa)
197: No. 8 Stephen Buchanan vs. No. 25 Benjamin Smith (Cleveland State)
285: No. 11 Josh Heindselman vs. No. 22 Matthew Cover (Princeton)
Here is the Sooner staff writers article about the Sooners at the NCAA's.
https://soonersports.com/news/2024/3/20 ... mpionships
In the first round, the Sooners need to get off to a good start. Two Sooners, Buchanan and Heindselman, should be favored in their first round matches. The other three Sooners need to pick up an upset if they can. McDougald looks to have a decent chance at an upset.
Good luck to all of the Sooners this weekend. Friday is a long day at the arena for the wrestlers.
Boomer Sooner!