Sandite Alumni Report: Fall sports wrapping up, lots of Sandites see action

Gloria Mutiri was the No. 2 scorer on her team in a 3-0 loss to Iowa State.

Volleyball

Kansas State University (8-15, 3-8) fell 3-0 to Iowa State (16-8, 7-5) last week in sets of 25-21, 25-20, and 25-18. Sophomore Gloria Mutiri played all three sets and recorded 5 kills, 1 solo block, and 2 digs as the second-highest scoring player on her team. The Wildcats will travel to No. 1 Texas (17-2, 11-0) Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Men’s Golf

University of Denver sophomore Carson Griggs finished the fall season with an even performance for 31st place at the Hoakalei Country Club Invitational in Hawaii, helping his team to a ninth-place finish. The Pioneers will return to action in the spring at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate tournament in Mobile Alabama on February 10th.

Men’s Soccer

Former Sandite and Men’s Head Coach at Oral Roberts University, Ryan Bush has led the No. 20 ranked Golden Eagles to a 13-3 record thus far in the season. ORU will play at Denver in the first round of the Summit League Championship Thursday at 5:00 p.m.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University (16-3) won a KCAC Conference Quarterfinal match 9-1 against Southwestern (10-9). Next up is fourth-seeded York College (13-6) Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in Wichita. Sandite Ignacio Garcia is a freshman on the team.

Women’s Soccer

The Oral Roberts University soccer team coached by former Sandite Roger Bush ended the season with a 6-9-4 record following a 1-0 loss to South Dakota State in the Summit League Championship semifinals. Sandite Brooklyn Eardley started sixteen games this season, primarily as a defender.

Southwestern Christian University finished the year 6-9-1 following a 4-0 loss to Texas Wesleyan (13-5). Junior Megan Deshazo finished the season with 9 goals and 3 assists.

Northern Oklahoma College at Tonkawa ended its season with an 8-8-2 record last weekend after a 1-0 loss to Seminole State College (19-0-3) in the first round of the NJCAA Region 2 Tournament. Sophomore Emma Peak scored two goals and one assist on the season, with a brace against the University of Arkansas at Rich Mountain (2-12-3).

Oklahoma City University (9-9) was eliminated in the first round of the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament with a 1-0 loss to Mid-American Christian University (12-4-1) to end the season. Sophomore goalie Abigail Banks saw action in two matches this season.

Missouri University of Science and Technology senior Kayla Foster ended the season with a bang, scoring both goals in a 2-1 upset at Southern Indiana (10-6-1). The Miners went 6-8-3 this year, and Foster scored 6 goals and 1 assist with 17 starts.

Men’s Cross Country / Track and Field

Colby Community College placed tenth at the NJCAA National Championships Saturday, and crowned a national champion. Ian Baustert is a sophomore on the team, but hasn’t seen action this year. He is also on the Track and Field team, which has not released its spring schedule yet.

The Oral Roberts University Track and Field team will kick off the season Friday, December 6th at the Bob Timmons Challenge in Lawrence, Kansas. Freshman Mitchell Mefford will throw discus and shot put for the Golden Eagles.

The Savannah College of Art and Design won its fifth-straight Sun Conference Championship Saturday. Freshman Jacob Smith placed 47th in the 8-kilometer run in 29:22.58. SCAD will return to action at the NAIA National Championships Friday, November 22nd in Vancouver.

The U.S. Air Force Academy placed fifth at the Mountain West Conference Championships. Freshman Aden Baughman did not see action. The Falcons will compete at the NCAA Mountain Regional Friday in Salt Lake City.

Women’s Cross Country / Track and Field

Grand Canyon University placed third at the Western Athletic Conference Championships, but junior Cheyenne Walden did not see action. The Antelopes will compete at the NCAA West Regional Friday in Colfax, Washington.

Southern Nazarene University placed 31st at the NCAA Division 2 Central Regional Championship, ending their season. Sara Abbet ran her last race at the Great American Conference Championship, in which SNU finished eighth. The Sandite was 118th in the run with a 5K time of 24:47.1.

Baseball

Seminole State College broke ground on a new athletic facility recently. The $7.25 million Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex will eventually be home to the Trojan Baseball team, featuring freshman Cal Watkins. Seminole Baseball will kick off Monday, February 3rd at Bacone College.

Freshman Kyler Copeland will make his college debut at the College of the Ozarks this spring. The Bobcats have yet to release their 2020 schedule.

Eastern Oklahoma State College will begin their 2020 season Tuesday, February 11th at Carl Albert State College. John Miller will be in his freshman season with the Mountaineers.

The Northern Oklahoma College Enid Jets will start the 2020 season Saturday, February 1st with a double-header against Northeast Community College. The Jets feature freshman Cale Savage.

The University of Central Oklahoma picked up two Sandite transfers for the coming season. Junior pitcher Jake Terry from the University of Oklahoma, and Jacob Bailey from Seminole State College. The Bronchos have yet to release their 2020 schedule.

Softball

Kennedy “Goose” Salyers is in her senior year at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The Savage Storm will kick off the season February 1st at Texas Women’s University.

Jacie Taber will kick off her freshman campaign at Missouri State University on Friday, February 7th against Mississippi State in the NFCA Lead-Off Classic at Clearwater, Florida.

Destanie Garrett will be a freshman at Southwestern Christian University this spring. The Eagles have yet to release their 2020 schedule.

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma has yet to release its 2020 schedule. Madelyn Blair will be a freshman this year.

Jessica Schuler is in her senior year at Northeastern State University, and Cameron Clemons is a freshman. The RiverHawks will begin their season Friday, February 7th at the Harding Invitational against Harding and Midwestern State.

Oklahoma State University went 7-0 in the fall season and junior Sydney Pennington was on fire offensively. The Cowgirls have yet to release their 2020 schedule.

Rogers State University will travel to Gulf Shores Alabama to start their season Friday, January 31st. Sandite All-State selection Kimi Presnell will be a freshman this year.

Freshman Elizabeth Luttrell will play for Cowley County Community College this spring. The Tigers have yet to release their 2020 schedule.

Former All-State Sandite Joely Rogers is entering her second season as the Coffeyville Community College pitching coach. The Red Ravens will take on North Arkansas College in a double-header Saturday, February 8th.

Men’s Tennis

Oklahoma Baptist University will feature freshman Logan Bateman this coming season. Bateman saw action in one pre-season tournament. The 2020 schedule has yet to be released.

Sandite Alumni Report: Riley Weir and Cody Karstetter medal at first tournaments

Sand Springs State Champion Riley Weir took bronze in his collegiate debut with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College freshman Riley Weir (5-1) made his college debut with a third-place performance in the freshman/sophomore 125-pound bracket at the University of Central Oklahoma Open.

Weir recorded two falls, a major decision, and a decision in the tournament, outscoring his foes 48-20. His only loss was a semifinal pin by eventual champion Dallas Wilson. The former Sandite only trailed 4-3 going into the third period before getting stuck on a reversal.

No. 6 ranked NEO will return to action at the Grand View Open in Des Moines Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Weir has earned the No. 8 spot in the 125-pound NJCAA rankings from Intermat Wrestling.

University of Central Oklahoma senior Cody Karstetter (3-1, 41-11) placed second in the 125-pound Open bracket at the UCO Open. He outscored his first two opponents 17-0 with a pin and a major decision before falling 10-1 to Oklahoma State Senior and three-time Big 12 Champion Nick Piccininni.

Karstetter also picked up an 8-3 decision in No. 13 UCO’s 41-3 win over Drury (0-1) in the first dual of the season. The Bronchos will compete at the Lindenwood Open Saturday, November 23rd.

Oklahoma State University sophomore and Big 12 Champion Daton Fix (40-2) is taking an Olympic Redshirt this season to focus on his freestyle development. The Olympic Trials will be held April 4-5 in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Sandite Alumni Report: Sand Springs footballers see success at next level

Sandite Payton Scott put up 50 offensive yards in his last game with the UCO Bronchos.

Several Charles Page High School alumni saw action in collegiate football games this past week.

Fort Hays State University junior linebacker Jacob Taber put up a career-best four tackles in a week ten 66-6 conference win over Lincoln University (1-8). The Tigers are 7-3 on the season and fourth in the MIAA, coming off a 36-33 double overtime loss to No. 12 Northwest Missouri State (9-1). Taber did not play that game. The Tigers will wrap up the regular season Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Northeastern State University (0-10).

NSU lost its 23rd-straight game 82-14 to the University Central Oklahoma (5-5). Former Sandite QB Caden Pennington is wearing a redshirt this year.

UCO redshirt freshman Payton Scott was 3-21 rushing and 1-29 receiving against NSU. The Bronchos will travel to Emporia State (3-7 ) Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

Southwestern College (4-6) fell 28-12 to Avila (6-3). Sandite JT Bristow is a freshman center on the team. The Moundbuilders will wrap up their season at Saint Mary (0-10) Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Oklahoma Baptist University (6-4) picked up a 35-21 conference win over Southwestern Oklahoma State (3-7) last Saturday. Junior Lincoln Adams got the start at center. The Bison will travel to Southern Nazarene University (2-8) Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Former Sandite Lauren Montgomery, who is head coach at Bixby High School, guided his program to its first unbeaten regular season since 1977 and second-consecutive district title in Oklahoma Class 6A-II.

Sandite Alumni Report: Holly Kersgieter named Big 12 Player of the Week

Charles Page High School Class of 2019 graduate Holly Kersgieter picked up Big 12 Conference Player of the Week, and Freshman of the Week honors following her collegiate debut with the University of Kansas Women’s Basketball Team (2-0) this past weekend.

Kansas kicked off the season with an 84-72 non-conference home win against Indiana State (1-1) Thursday evening, led by Kersgieter with 24 points and 10 rebounds in her college debut.

Kersgieter was the second player on the board, driving through triple coverage for a layup and a 4-0 lead, setting the tone of her performance to come.

The former Sandite All-State performer was 8-of-14 on field goals, 4-of-7 from three point range, and 4-of-8 from the charity stripe with 5 offensive rebounds, 4 defensive rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, and 2 steals.

Next up for Kansas was a dominant 91-50 beatdown of the University of Chicago at Illinois (0-3). In that game Kersgieter put up 8 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 offensive rebounds, and 5 defensive rebounds while shooting 3-of-6 on field goals and 2-of-2 on free throws.

The Jayhawks are coming off a 13-18 season with a 2-16 conference mark under now fourth-year head coach Brandon Schneider. They were picked to finish last in the ten-team Big 12 Conference in last month’s preseason coaches’ poll.

Kansas will return to action Wednesday, November 13th at 7:00 p.m. with a home game against Omaha (1-2).

University of Tulsa (1-1) freshman Destiny Johnson didn’t see any action in the Hurricane’s season-opening 67-63 loss to Stephen F. Austin State University (2-0), but played five minutes of a 79-77 win over Arkansas State (1-1). The Sandite was 1-of-2 on free throws for 1 point, 1 steal, and 1 assist. She did not make any field goal attempts.

Northeastern State University (0-2) started the season with a 71-59 loss to Northwestern Oklahoma (1-1) and a 51-39 loss to the University of Mary (2-3). Freshman Isabella Regalado has yet to make her collegiate debut.

Men’s Basketball

The University of Central Oklahoma (0-2) went down 64-56 to the University of Mary (1-1) in overtime on Friday, then fell 63-55 to Northwestern Oklahoma State (1-1).

Sophomore Colt Savage only played 7 minutes in the season debut, collecting two defensive rebounds and going 0-of-1 in the field. He saw far more action on Saturday, going 2-of-6 on field goals and 4-of-6 at the stripe for 8 points and 1 defensive rebound.

The Bronchos will travel to Oklahoma Christian (0-0) Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. before playing William Jewel (1-1) and Upper Iowa (1-1) this weekend at the Fairfield Inn Classic in Warrensburg, Missouri.

UCO also picked up a recent commitment from Charles Page senior standout Davon Richardson, who averaged 15.7 points and 8.4 rebounds in his junior year. Richardson will officially sign a letter of intent Wednesday morning.

All-Americans Cody and Jack Karstetter to hold wrestling clinic in Sand Springs

Jack Karstetter celebrates after winning the 6A State Championship in 2017.

“Coach Karstetter” ought to have a familiar ring to it by now. Alan Karstetter headed the Sandite wrestling team for 24 seasons, and now, two of his grandsons will be returning to their alma mater to do some coaching.

Brothers Cody and Jack Karstetter will be holding a wrestling clinic Monday, July 29th, at Charles Page High School in Sand Springs. The two are CPHS alumni who have had extensive success at the high school, college, and international level in all three major styles of wrestling.

Cody Karstetter graduated CPHS in 2015 with a 117-27 career record, including 64 pins, 8 technical falls, and 12 major decisions. He won six tournament titles in his career, including the 6A-East Regional Championship. He won medals all four years at State, including second-place finishes in 2012 and 2015.

Cody has earned All-American status at the USAW National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota four times. He last competed in 2015 and took 6th place in Greco and 8th in Freestyle.

Cody owns a 38-10 college record and is entering his senior season at the University of Central Oklahoma. He was recruited out of high school by the University of North Carolina, then transferred to the University of Oklahoma. He took a medical redshirt at OU then spent at year at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. He placed 8th at the NJCAA National Championships in his lone season at NEO.

Jack Karstetter graduated in 2017 with a 107-16 record, including 38 falls, 10 technical falls, and 17 major decisions. He won nine tournaments in his career, including three Regional titles. He qualified for State three times, coming in second in 2016 and winning gold in 2017.

Jack is also a four-time Fargo All-American. In 2017 he placed 6th in Junior Greco and 8th in Freestyle. He also placed second in UWW Cadet Greco and earned silver at the Pan-American Championship in Lima, Peru in 2016.

Jack went 31-5 as a freshman at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M before taking a year off. He won four tournaments and placed seventh at the NJCAA National Championships, helping the Golden Norsemen to a team title in 2018. He will return to the mat this winter at Labette Community College.

The three-hour Sand Springs clinic will be held Monday, July 29th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Charles Page High School wrestling facilities. It is open to the public at a cost of $20 per athlete.

Daton Fix punches ticket to Kazakhstan with Senior World Team

Oklahoma State University redshirt sophomore and Charles Page High School alumnus Daton Fix is no stranger to international competition, and in September he’ll get to add one more country to his resume.

The four-time undefeated high school State Champion is coming off an impressive freshman campaign in which he won the Big 12 Championship and came in runner-up at the NCAA Tournament.

Last week he won a best-of-three series with Thomas Gilman to secure his spot on the Senior Freestyle World Team for the first time. Gilman is a Big Ten Champion from the University of Iowa and the defending World Team member with a 2017 Silver medal under his belt. He bested Fix 6-3 and 2-1 at the 2018 Final X.

Fix beat Gilman 8-4 at the U.S. Open in April to qualify for Final X. Gilman won the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in May to earn a Final X rematch.

The first match was a landslide for Fix as he majored Gilman 9-1, but the Hawkeye came back with a 3-2 win in the second round. Fix scored a takedown with 24 seconds left in match three for a 6-3 win.

The Senior World Championship will be held September 14-22 in Nur-Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan.

Daton Fix International Resume
Bronze - 2018 Junior World Freestyle Championship - Trnava, Slovakia
DNP - 2017 U23 World Freestyle Championship - Bydgoszcz, Poland
Gold - 2017 Junior World Freestyle Championship - Tampere, Finland
Bronze - 2016 Junior World Freestyle Championship - Macon, France
DNP - 2016 Gran Premio De Espana - Madrid, Spain
Bronze - 2015 Cadet World Freestyle Championship - Sarajevo, Bosnia
Silver - 2014 Youth Freestyle Olympic Games - Nanjing, China
DNP - 2014 Cadet World Freestyle Championship - Snina, Slovakia
Gold - 2014 Cadet Pan American Greco-Roman Championship - Recife, Brazil
Gold - 2014 Cadet Pan American Freestyle Championship - Recife, Brazil
Gold - 2013 Cadet Pan American Greco-Roman Championship - Medellin, Columbia
Gold - 2013 Cadet Pan American Freestyle Championship - Medellin, Columbia