NCAA Wrestling: Undefeated Daton Fix upsets National Runner-Up in second collegiate dual

Oklahoma State redshirt freshman Daton Fix, a Charles Page High School Class of 2017 graduate, extended his undefeated college win streak to 9-0 after a pair of dominant wins in his collegiate dual debut.

The No. 4 ranked cowboys (2-0) steamrolled No. 22 South Dakota State (0-2) 45-6 and topped No. 13 Minnesota (1-1) 23-9.

Fans hoped to see Fix take on defending NCAA Champion Seth Gross Saturday, but the top-ranked Jackrabbit backed out of the lineup for medical reasons and instead it was Spencer Huber on the losing end of a 19-1 technical fall. Fix needed only 4:43 to rack up three takedowns and three nearfalls.

Ninth-ranked Fix got a far closer matchup against No. 6 ranked Ethan Lizak on Sunday, but easily handled the 2017 NCAA Finalist 6-1 with two takedowns and a reversal.

Fix went undefeated at 168-0 for four State Titles during his time in Sand Springs and was the top-ranked recruit in the country pound-for-pound. He is a Junior Freestyle World Champion and Youth Olympic Silver Medalist. He holds the all-time Sand Springs records for wins, technical falls, and takedowns.

The Cowboys will host No. 20 Wyoming (2-1) in their home debut Sunday, November 25th at 2:00 p.m. in their second Big 12 dual.

Wrestling: Daton Fix wins OCU Open, faces defending NCAA Champion Saturday

Charles Page High School Class of 2017 graduate Daton Fix kicked off his freshman year with an Oklahoma City University Open Championship earlier this month, but will soon face far tougher tests.

Fix finished his high school career as a four-time undefeated State Champion and has made waves in international Freestyle competition, winning a Junior World Title in 2017.

After redshirting his freshman year, Fix is diving into the deep end this coming weekend when No. 4 ranked Oklahoma State begins the dual season on the road. Projected to wrestle at 133 kilograms, Fix should be matched up against the defending NCAA National Champion when the Cowboys visit No. 19 South Dakota State on Saturday. Seth Gross has lost only three matches in the past two seasons. Both wrestled at 133 in their latest bouts.

Then, less than 24 hours later, the Cowboys will travel to No. 13 Minnesota where Fix will likely take on No. 6 ranked Ethan Lizak, a two-time All-American and 2017 National Finalist who went 30-7 last season.

Fix is far from unprepared, however. At the OCU Open he won a pair of technical falls, 19-3 against Kristofer Hudson and 19-4 against teammate Andrew Nieman.

Last year he won the Reno Tournament of Champions while wrestling unattached. In that event he outscored his five opponents 58-11, giving up only escape points. Fix started the tournament with three-straight technical falls, then won a pair of 2-1 decisions over two-time Pac 12 Champion Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) and ACC Champion Sean Fausz (North Carolina State).

With two All Americans under his belt as a true freshman, Fix will now look to add two more this weekend.

Wrestling: Sandite Elementary earns five gold medals at Union tournament

The Sand Springs Team Big elementary wrestling program brought home five first-place medals this past weekend from the Team IceFighter Tournament at Union High School in Tulsa.

Division 5

Jaxon Trotter won the 106-pound bracket by pinning Reyna Rogers in 3:20 and Anthony Byrd in 0:58. He also placed second in Division 4, pinning Lance Arbona in 0:31 and defeating Brett Cornett 4-0, but falling 5-2 to Jake Miller.

Abraham Flores dominated at 134 with three falls, pinning Hayden Ostrowski in 0:44, Tanner Greenfield in 4:22, and Aundray Waller in 0:41. He also defeated William Postoak 11-5 in an exhibition match. Waller placed third with an 18-5 major decision against Ostrowski.

Division 4

Zander Grigsby took first place 76 pounds, pinning Jace Simms in 0:43 and topping Mason Moore 8-4. Simms placed second with a 52-second pin of Moore.

Adrian Flores had only one opponent at 160 pounds and pinned Justice Freeman in 21 seconds and 56 seconds in a best-of-three series.

Division 3

Jaxon Grigsby handily won the 61-pound bracket with a 7-2 decision over Malaki Venetoff, a 13-1 major decision against Grant Davis, an 18-3 tech fall against Rodolfo Rojas, and a pin of Lachlan Barclay in 2:03.

CPHS Wrestling: Wiseley, Patton, Kirby take gold at Broken Arrow tournament

Members of the Charles Page High School wrestling team competed at the Joe Zamora/Skyler Holman Open in Broken Arrow this past weekend. The Sandites sent four to the finals and crowned three champions in the pre-season folkstyle tournament.

Junior Brendan Wiseley won the 113-pound bracket with a pin of John Goodyear in 3:58, an 8-4 decision over Teyton Burns, a 12-0 major decision against Tyler Fullen, and a 2-0 decision over Broken Arrow’s Bryce Cockrell.

Senior Scott Patton won the 152-pound bracket, pinning Dustin Macy in 0:49 and Garrett Hill in 1:09. He majored Simon Young 16-5 and edged out Durant State Qualifier Connor Hall 6-4 in the finals.

Junior Chris Kirby took first prize at 160 pounds, pinning Jakoby Banks in 1:03, Brett Thompson in 2:41, and Dylan Wilson in 0:59.

Senior Dayvon Taylor placed third at 182. He lost his opening match 3-0 to Cushing State Runner-Up Gage Hockett, but pinned Adam Klein in 2:16 and Durant State Qualifier Fulton Gorges in 2:33. He also scored a 15-0 technical fall against Kayden Brady.

Freshman Christian Forbes failed to place at 106 but finished with a winning 3-2 record, including a 20-4 tech fall against Harley Newberry, a 5-3 decision over Suan Sang, and a 15-1 major decision against Joshua Pasillas. He was pinned by State Champion Eli Griffin of Cascia Hall and eliminated 5-0 by Cushing State Qualifier Luke Ahrberg.

Junior High

Cameron White placed third at 106 pounds. He pinned Justin Aldridge in 0:17 and scored major decisions of 12-3 and 8-0 against Colton Luker and Andrew Lollis. His only loss was 2-1 to Cushing’s Kaiser Simson.

Nichlas Huelsenbeck finished fourth at 126 pounds He lost his opening match to Broken Arrow’s Elijah Hynes but won out with a 15-3 tech fall over Madux Palmer, an 18-3 tech fall against Caden Erskine, a 5-0 decision over Josh Rexwinkle, and a pin of Noah Perry in 1:53 before forfeiting the consolation rematch with Hynes.

Blake Jones came in runner-up at 132 pounds, pinning Kevin Lund in 0:49 and Sawyer Richardson in 2:00 before falling 13-8 to Sallisaw’s Kiowa Coffman.

Wrestling: Sandite Elementary crowns 9 champions at Cleveland Novice Tournament

The Sand Springs Team Big elementary wrestling program competed at the Cleveland Novice Tournament this past weekend and nine Sandites brought home gold medals.

Beginner 4

Aiden Wilkerson won the 100-pound bracket with pins of 1:18 and 1:27.

Kiefer Sullivan placed first at 140 pounds.

Scarlett Spears Ulrich placed second at 84 pounds.

Beginner 3

Andrew Price won the 64 pound bracket with falls in 2:01, 1:21, and 0:24.

Kiefer Sullivan won heavyweight, pinning Jase Robinson in 0:33 and 0:36.

Beginner 2

Cooper Ellenburg came in runner-up at 58 pounds with three falls in under a minute each, but was defeated 10-8 by Landon Bozone in sudden victory overtime. Jordan Satoe placed third with a first-period fall and a 9-2 decision over Conner Biggerstaff.

Isabella Perea placed fourth at 64 pounds.

Aiden Rhine won the 90-pound bracket with three falls, all in 48 seconds or less. Beau Bruner placed fourth, defeating Crew Kaser 14-7.

Beginner 1

Karson Waag won the 37-pound bracket with four falls, all in 39 seconds or less. Kiryn Proctor placed fourth with an 11-7 decision over Gage Stephenson.

Wes Wilson won the 43-pound bracket with a 12-0 major decision, a 36-second pin, and an 8-1 decision over Colton Durant.

C. Zayden Anderson placed first at 46 pounds, pinning his three foes in 0:33, 0:29, and 1:31.

Ryder Black took first at 49 pounds with three pins in under a minute apiece and a 16-3 major decision over Gunner Cupit.

UWW Wrestling: Daton Fix takes Bronze at Junior Freestyle World Championship

Charles Page High School Class of 2017 graduate Daton Fix recently brought home bronze from the Junior Freestyle World Championships in Trnava, Slovakia.

Fix was the defending World Champion at 57 kilograms after a dominant 5-0 performance in 2017 when he outscored his opponents 53-1. He also won bronze in 2016 and 2015.

Fix was equally dominant in his early matches this time around, defeating Turkey’s Ahmet Tas and Ukraine’s Andrii Dzhelep 10-0 each. He was defeated 5-4 in the semifinals by eventual silver medalist Naveen Naveen from India, but won his bronze medal match 10-0 against Kazakhstan’s Bekbolot Myrzanazar Uulu. Russia’s Akhmed Idrisov won the gold 12-1 over Naveen.

Russia won the tournament handily with six finalists and five champions. No other country crowned more than one champion, though the United States had the second-most finalists with three. Virginia Tech freshman Mekhi Kevin Lewis was the lone American champion, taking the 74KG weight class 5-1 over Azerbaijan’s Abubakr Abakarov.

Japan won the Women’s Freestyle tournament with six champions, while the United States placed eighth with a silver medalist. Iran placed first in Greco Roman with four champions and the United States was eighth with a silver medalist. Russia was second in both Greco and Women’s Freestyle.

Fix will soon begin his freshman year at Oklahoma State University after redshirting last season. Fix was a four-time undefeated State Champion at Sand Springs. Last year he defeated the defending Pac 12 Champion and an ACC finalist at the Reno Tournament of Champions while wrestling unattached.

The OSU Cowboys went 13-2 last season, winning their sixth-consecutive Big 12 title, and placed thirteen at the NCAA tournament.