Six Sand Springs elementary wrestlers take first place at Cleveland Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Sand Springs Team Big Elementary wrestling sent eighteen kids to Cleveland recently for an Oklahoma USA Wrestling novice tournament and six took first place in their brackets.

Skyler Wood (2-0) competed in Division 2 at 64 pounds and took first place. He pinned Drake Blue (Sperry) in 0:54 and majored Cayden Prather (Cushing) 9-0. 

Landyn Barnes (2-0) competed in Division 3 at 67 pounds and took first place. He drew only one competitor and pinned Ryder Trepton (Wildcat WC) in 2:41 and 0:56 in a best-of-three series. 

Joshua Spurgeon (2-0) competed in Division 3 at 58 pounds and took first place. He drew only one competitor and defeated teammate Matthew Moore 11-4 and 9-8.

Ryker Collins (2-3) competed in Division 4 at 160 pounds and took first place. He pinned Joey Holder (Cleveland) in 0:53 and Rowdy Jackson (Cushing) in 0:30 for his first tournament win of the season. 

Connor Diaz (2-0) competed in Division 4 at 105 pounds and took first place. He defeated Dayton Degraffenreid (Sapulpa) 8-3 and pinned John Gordon (Sperry) in 1:54.

Evan Williams (4-1) competed in Division 3 at 100 pounds and took first place. He received a forfeit from Joseph Robbins (Pryor) and pinned Landon Fesler (Bartlesville) in 0:17.

Hayden Luce (2-1) competed in Division 1 at 55 pounds and took third place. He pinned Kolten Bearshead (Cleveland) in only 0:20 before falling in 1:27 to JayPaul Welch (Bristow). He won his final match in a close 11-9 decision over Gabriel Hadix (Cleveland).

Aaerick Collins (5-4) competed in Division 1 at 46 pounds and split wins. He went into a tie-breaker round with Corde Williams (Bristow) and won 13-12, then pinned Shane Thomas (Sapulpa) in 2:58, before giving up a 17-1 tech fall to Aiyden Robertson (Claremore). He had another close one against Owen Hollis (Wildcat WC) but fell 7-6. 

Brysyn Jones (4-3) competed in Division 2 at 43 pounds and took fourth place. He defeated Aiden Chezem (Sperry) 11-7 and pinned Santos Valencia (Collinsville) in 0:41, but fell in 0:53 and 1:23 to Peyton Sims (Sapulpa) and Blake Parker (Wildcat WC) respectively.  

Bryher Collins (1-2) competed in Division 1 at 37 pounds. He was pinned in 0:54 by Edison Jones (Sapulpa) but rebounded with a 9-4 decision over Hays Bruner (Claremore) before falling 16-6 to Mekko Stites (Berryhill). 

Jordan Satoe (1-2) competed in Division 1 at 49 pounds. He pinned Coconut Jones (Sapulpa) in 0:40, but was pinned in 1:46 by Tucker Alberty (Sapulpa) and 0:56 by Michael Allen (Cleveland).

Rowdy Ash (2-4) competed in Division 1 at 40 pounds. He lost his opening match 6-0 to Rylan Sams (Sapulpa) and was pinned in 1:35 by Cael Dolan (Berryhill), but rolled to a 15-0 tech fall over Tyler Farmer (Cleveland).

Jaxton Grundy (5-3) competed in Division 1 at 43 pounds. He lost a close 18-17 shootout with Korbin Whitchurch (Sperry) and pinned Braxton Johnson (Pryor) in 1:16 before falling in 0:35 to Parker Ingram (Cleveland). 

Blayton Collins (3-6) competed in Division 2 at 55 pounds and took third place. He defeated Ethan Moss (Berryhill) by 13-3 major decision, but lost 11-2 to Bryce Burk (Cleveland) and 19-4 to Xander Wiley (Berryhill).

Samuel Moore (1-2) competed in Division 1 at 46 pounds. He defeated Conner McEntire (Cushing) 13-6 but fell 16-1 to Carson Voss (Berryhill) in the next round. He went into sudden victory overtime against Corde Williams (Bristow) and fell 10-6.

Easton Tanner (0-2) competed Division 1 at 40 pounds. He was pinned in 0:31 by Colten Sims (Sapulpa) and fell 14-2 to Rowden Benavidez (Sperry). 

Matthew Moore (0-2) competed in Division 3 at 58 pounds and drew only one competitor. He was defeated 11-4 and 9-8 by teammate Joshua Spurgeon.

Cesar Diaz (0-2) competed in Division 4 at 120 pounds and drew only one competitor. He was defeated 8-3 and pinned in 1:57 by Luke Provence (Berryhill). 

10 Sand Springs kids take first at Claremore, Jaxton Grundy pins 4 in 1:39

CORRECTION: This article initially identified Adrian Flores as having pinned four kids in 1:39. Jaxton Grundy pinned four opponents in 1:39. Flores also pinned four opponents, but he did it in 6:34. 

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Sand Springs Team Big elementary wrestling traveled to Claremore earlier this month for an Oklahoma USA Wrestling event. 34 kids competed and ten took first place in their respective divisions. The young Sandites had nine win their brackets in the upper division and Jaxton Grundy took third in his bracket in Novice with a team-best four pins in only 1:39 total. 

Jaxon Grigsby (4-0) competed in Division 2 Open at 49 pounds and took first place in his first tournament of the season. He defeated Ashlyn Masters (Pryor) 14-10, received a forfeit from Easton Smith (Broken Arrow), pinned Conner Holly (Cowboy WC) in 1:08, and pinned Donald Sanders (Terminator WC) in 0:57. 

Adrian Flores (5-2) competed in Division 3 Novice at 100 pounds and took first place for the first time this year. He pinned Colby Hodges (Sapulpa) in 0:19, Jackson O'Kelley (Cushing) in 1:32, Reeder Ledbetter (J4 WC) in 2:57, and David Cooper (Bartlesville) in 1:46.

Owen Martin (5-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 70 pounds and took first place for his second-straight tournament. He defeated Corban Zugelder (Catoosa) 6-4, won a close 4-3 decision over teammate Mitchell Smith, and wrapped it up with a 5-2 win over Landyn Sommer (Cowboy WC).

Clayton Giddens (3-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 64 pounds and took first place. He defeated Caydon Miller (Sapulpa) by 12-1 major decision, then pinned Andrew Havens (Sperry) in 1:07. He secured the first place finish with a 20-4 technical fall over Canyon Curtis (Collinsville).

Will Meredith (5-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 43 pounds and took first place. He won his first two matches 6-2 over Jared Hooe (Bentonville) and Alden Rockacy (Rogers), then defeated Ty Walter (R.A.W.) 6-4 in sudden victory. 

Grady Mittasch (4-0) competed in Division 3 Open at 70 pounds and took first place for his second-straight tournament. He pinned Bo Ware (Cleveland) in 0:56 and Blade Walden (Muskogee) in 2:32.

Tabor Reiss (2-0) competed in Division 1 Open at 37 pounds and took first place in his first tournament of the year. He defeated Calib Anderson (Terminator WC) 7-2 and pinned Ivy Mullin (Stilwell) in 0:38.

Josh Taylor (2-0) competed in Division 5 Open, the oldest division, at 113 pounds and drew only two competitors. He pinned Nicholas Choquette (J4 WC) in 1:59 and Nathan Dekker (Cleveland) in 2:02 for first place.

Abraham Flores (2-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 100 pounds and drew only two competitors. He pinned Marcos Thomas (Cowboy WC) in 0:31 and Zack Cooper (Stilwell) in 1:24 for first place. 

Luke Burdette (2-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 130 pounds and drew only two competitors. He pinned Colt Carr (Sapulpa) in 2:52 and Veronica Cooper in 0:33 for first place.

Zander Grigsby (4-1) competed in Division 3 Open at 58 pounds and took second place. He defeated Keegan Herring (Sperry) 5-0, and won a 15-0 tech fall over Dave Moyle (Bentonville) before falling 4-2 to Ashton Davis (Muskogee) in a sudden victory round. He rebounded with a 2:35 pin of James Shelton (Perry) and decisioned Kyler Auten (Sperry) 11-4.

Jaxton Grundy (4-1) competed in Division 1 Novice at 43 pounds and took third place. He pinned Matthew Harper (Cushing) in 0:12 and Jagger Welch (Bristow) in 0:14 before giving up a 15-10 decision to Landon Woodard (Sperry). From there he picked up an 0:10 pin over Scout Chandler (Claremore) and a 1:38 pin of Christion Glendening (Muskogee). 

London McGinnis (4-1) competed in Division 1 Novice at 46 pounds and took third place. He pinned Raymond Champlain (Muskogee) in 0:14 and Santos Valencia (Collinsville) in 0:12 before giving up a 9-8 decision to Blake Ketcher (Pryor). From there he pinned teammate Aaerick Collins in 0:18 and Kash Atchley (Claremore) in 0:55. 

Rhett Peak (3-1) competed in Division 4 Open at 76 pounds and took second place. He won his opening match with a 5-0 decision over teammate Wyatt Meredith, pinned Micaiah Russell (Collinsville) in 0:25, and majored Kip Castor (Renegade WC) 11-0 before falling 11-6 to Caidan Poff (Sapulpa).

Joshua Spurgeon (3-1) competed in Division 3 Novice at 52 pounds and took third place. He lost his opening match 5-4 to Elijah Wilson (Claremore), but rebounded with a 10-4 decision over Tanner Anderson (Ponca City). He went on to defeat Shelby Horner (Sapulpa) 19-4 and Dalton Lunn (Claremore) 15-6. 

Evan Williams (2-1) competed in Division 3 Novice at 85 pounds and took second place. He pinned Christopher Harris (Owasso) in 0:27 and Hayden Garrett (Owasso) in 0:35, but lost 17-0 to Liam Church (Muskogee). 

Bryson Jones (2-1) competed in Division 2 Novice at 43 pounds and took second place. He won a 22-7 tech fall over Santos Valencia (Collinsville) and an 11-6 decision over Parker Peak (Collinsville) before falling in 0:19 to Cody Horner (Sapulpa). 

Jackson Martin (5-2) competed in Division 3 Open at 52 pounds and took third place. He pinned teammate Ayreson Reiss in 2:28, and won a 15-0 tech fall over Christian Cue, but gave up a 9-1 major decision to Jagen Jones (Sperry) and a 9-2 decision to Simon Hartline (Renegade) before defeating Tanner Putt 2-0. 

Jaxon Trotter (3-2) competed in Division 3 Open at 85 pounds and took third place. He won a 9-0 major decision over Ezekiel Enlow (Muskogee), pinned Cade Sims (Bentonville) in 2:33, and majored Brice Chitwood 12-0 before falling in 0:32 to Ladarion Lockett (Cowboy WC) and giving up a close 7-6 decision to Jake Miller (Threestyle WC).

Aaerick Collins (3-2) competed in Division 1 Novice at 46 pounds and didn't place. He pinned Jerzy Wren (Claremore) in 2:00, but was majored 12-2 by Andrew York (Terminator WC). From there he decisioned Trevor Bruner (Claremore) 11-6 and pinned Raymond Champlain (Muskogee) in 1:13 before falling in 0:18 to teammate London McGinnis.

Bently Furr (4-2) competed in Division 1 Novice at 55 pounds and took fourth place. He pinned JayPaul Welch (Bristow) in 2:35 before giving up an 0:33 pin to Anthony Easterling (Bentonville). He pinned Xander Maggard (Sperry) in 1:33 but was majored 13-0 in the placement round against Welch. 

Wyatt Meredith (3-3) competed in Division 4 Open at 76 pounds and took third place. He lost his opening match to teammate Rhett Peak by 5-0 decision, but rebounded with a 16-0 tech fall over Kip Castor (Renegade WC). From there he gave up an 0:27 pin to Caidan Poff (Sapulpa), but finished strong with an 0:29 pin of Micaiah Russell (Collinsville).

Mitchell Smith (2-4) competed in Division 4 Open at 70 pounds and took third place. He lost in a 6-0 decision to Landyn Sommer (Cowboy WC) then gave up a close 4-3 match to teammate Owen Martin before finishing out with a 4-2 win over Corban Zugelder (Catoosa).

Sammy Naugle (2-3) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and took third place. He lost his first match 6-2 to Kendall Jones (Renegade) but won 2-2 over teammate Ethan Norton in an ultimate tie-breaker before falling in 3:36 to Kai Shultz (Claremore).

Ethan Norton (3-2) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and took fourth place. He was pinned in 0:52 by Kai Shultz (Claremore) and lost 2-2 in an ultimate tie-breaker to teammate Sammy Naugle before securing a 4-3 decision over Kendall Jones (Renegade WC).

Asher Giddens (1-2) competed in Division 1 Open at 40 pounds and didn't place. He received a forfeit to start, but was pinned in 2:45 by Jayden Beard (Sperry) and in 0:58 by Camden Runnels (Wildcat Takedown Club). 

Rowdy Ash (1-2) competed in Division 1 Novice at 40 pounds and didn't place. He pinned Chevy Ornder (Owasso) in 3:00, but was in turn pinned in 1:36 by Michael Street (Bartlesville) and 0:50 by Colten Sims (Sapulpa).

Blayton Collins (2-4) competed in Division 2 Novice at 55 pounds and took third place. He was pinned in 1:34 by Ari Jones (Claremore) and 1:15 by Bryce Burk (Cleveland) before winning a 7-4 decision over Maleah Zinn (Muskogee). 

Ayreson Reiss (1-4) competed in Division 3 Open at 52 pounds and took fifth place. He was pinned in 2:28 by teammate Jackson Martin and 3:22 by Simon Hartline before securing a 15-2 major decision over Christian Cue (Sapulpa). From there he was pinned in 0:50 by Tanner Putt and 0:52 by Jagen Jones.

Christian Forbes (2-2) competed in Division 5 Open at 76 pounds and drew only one competitor. He was injured in his first match against Guy Clevenger (Catoosa) and had to forfeit the second. 

Hunter Dressler (0-2) competed in Division 5 Open at heavyweight and drew only one competitor. He was defeated 4-0 by Taggart Butler (J4 WC) in the first round, then pinned in 2:47.

Blake Stewart (0-2) competed in Division 3 Open at 67 pounds and didn't place. He was pinned in 0:45 by Dylan Abbott (Sperry) and 1:15 by Jake Wassom (Pryor).

Braxton McGinnis (0-4) competed in Division 2 Open at 55 pounds and took fifth place. He was defeated 6-1 by Braxton Maggard (Sperry), 8-4 by Kale Fruits (Bristow), 16-0 by Gavin Wallace (R.A.W.), and was pinned in 1:09 by Jagen Jones (Sperry). 

Seven Sand Springs Elementary wrestlers take first place at Cushing Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Several members of the Sand Springs Team Big wrestling team traveled to the Halloween Takedown Tournament in Cushing last month and seven took first place in their respective divisions. The Oklahoma USA Youth Wrestling League event featured five age divisions with Open and Novice classifications in each. 

Christian Forbes (2-0) competed in Division 5 Open, the oldest division, at 76 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Corban Zugelder (Catoosa) twice in a best-of-three competition for first place with times of 3:00 and 1:31.

Owen Martin (2-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 67 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Rhyder Morrow (Cushing) in 0:52 and 0:44 for first place. 

Ethan Norton (2-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and drew two competitors, both from his team. He pinned Jacob Lewis in 1:57 and Sammy Naugle in 3:00 for first place. 

Jackson Martin (2-0) competed in Division 3 Open at 52 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Kevin Mongo West (Ponca City) in 0:46 and 0:54 for first place.

Robert Burke (2-0) competed in Division 3 Open at 64 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Cache Pierson (Bristow) in 2:31 and 1:34 for first place.

Grady Mittasch (2-0) competed in Division 3 Open at 70 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Bo Ware (Cleveland) in 1:16 and 0:55 for first place.

Bently Furr (2-0) competed in Division 1 Novice at 60 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned John Harvill (Cushing) in 1:06 and 0:34  for first place.

Jacob Burdette (2-1) competed in Division 5 Open at 113 pounds and took second place. He pinned Teague Fittje (Cushing) in 1:24 and Tyson Rivas (Standfast WC) in 3:00 before falling in 1:18 to Hayden Lemmons (Cushing).

Will Meredith (2-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 46 pounds and took fourth place. He defeated Austin Kennedy (Cushing) by 10-0 major decision before giving up a 4-2 loss to Landon Earp (Chandler). He rebounded with a close 9-8 decision over Ty Yocham (Bristow) but was majored 11-0 by Blake Cooper (Cleveland).

Mitchell Smith (1-2) competed in Division 4 Open at 70 pounds and took third place. He won his first match 4-2 over Kaiser Simpson (Cushing), but was pinned in 3:00 by Landyn Sommer (Cowboy WC) and 2:45 by Corban Zugelder (Catoosa).

Adrian Flores (1-2) competed in Division 3 Open at 110 pounds and took third place. He pinned Paden Diese Pearson (Bristow) in 2:59 in the opening round, but was pinned in return in 1:56 by Bryson Kelley (Cushing) and 3:00 by Shaun Franks (Cowboy WC). 

Blayton Collins (1-2) competed in Division 2 Novice at 55 pounds and took third place. He pinned Cadyn Dodson (Cushing) in 2:31,  but fell in 1:17 to Devyn Main (Cushing) and 3:00 to Jaiden Stibbens (Cushing).

Wyatt Meredith (1-1) competed in Division 4 Open at 76 pounds and won second place. He pinned Rye Henley in 2:19, but was pinned in return by Caiden Poff (Sapulpa) in 1:55.

Sammy Naugle (1-1) competed in Division 4 at 88 pounds and won second place. He pinned teammate Jacob Lewis in 1:57, but was in turn pinned in 3:00 by teammate Ethan Norton.

Sam Harris (0-2) competed in Division 5 Open at 120 pounds and took third place. He fell in 2:35 to Blake Gonzalez (BA) and 3:00 to Michael Harjo (Sapulpa).

Jacob Lewis (0-2) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and took third place. He fell in 1:57 to teammates Ethan Norton and Sammy Naugle. 

Kaden Glass (0-0) signed up for heavyweight in Division 5 Open but drew no competitors. 

Abraham Flores (0-0) signed up for 100 pounds in Division 4 Open but drew no competitors. 

Riley Weir/Daton Fix place seventh in nation with Team Oklahoma

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Despite not defending their National Championship title, the Oklahoma Outlaws still have much to be proud of in their seventh place finish at the Junior Freestyle Duals. After dropping early losses to Minnesota (fourth), Illinois (second), Iowa (sixth), and New Jersey (third), Oklahoma got back in the win column with a dominating 56-15 finish over Michigan.

Jaxen Gilmore pinned Trent Lashuay in 1:32, Wyatt Sheets teched Dustin Gross 10-0, and Dayton Garrett teched Bret Fedewa 20-9. Brik Hilippo, Drew Hinkle, Dan Baker, Zach Marcheselli, Gunner Cash, Trenton Lieurance, and Daton Fix all received forfeits.

Alex Fields won a 14-8 decision over Devon Johnson and Michigan didn't win their first match till they were already trailing 46-2 and Ravon Foley teched Wyatt Adams 10-0. Michigan won a second match in a 3:53 pin of Jacob Butler by James Whitaker. 

Sand Springs sophomore Riley Weir made his first appearance since the high school State Championship after recovering from an elbow injury. Weir didn't get the all-clear from the doctor till two days before the tournament and still had to wrestle in a splint. Despite the obstruction and four month leave from competition, he still went 2-1 in the tournament and had some impressive wins. He lost his first match 13-2 to Northern Plains Champion Matthew Petersen, but came back with a 13-2 tech over Cobe Siebrecht and pinned Thomas Gordy in 1:18.

Sand Springs senior Daton Fix improved his winning streak to 68 straight matches after going 8-0 in the dual tournament. He teched South Dakota State Champion Brandon Carroll 11-0 and Iowa State Runner-Up McGwire Midkiff 10-0, then pinned Utah State Runner-Up Tanner Benedict in 0:18. From there he teched Minnesota State Champion Jake Gliva 12-0, Fargo National Champion Gabriel Townsell 10-0, and Iowa's Dante Tacchia 11-0. His most exciting match of the tournament was with nationally ranked No. 20 Zachary Sherman of New Jersey, but even there he barely broke a sweat in scoring a 10-0 tech fall. Fix just recently won the UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals in April and will soon compete at the Spanish Grand Prix, the USAW Junior Nationals, and the UWW World Championship. 

Oklahoma pulls off several upsets in dual with New Jersey

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Oklahoma got off to a great start against the heavily favored New Jersey Friday morning at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa, but Jersey came from behind to win it in the third-to-last match. 

Jersey brought an incredible roster featuring twelve wrestlers nationally ranked by Flowrestling, but that didn't phase the two-time Junior National Champions from Oklahoma.  

Sand Springs's National Champion Daton Fix had tough competition in No. 20 Zachary Sherman, but scored a 10-0 tech fall shortly into the second period in the first match. Jaxen Gilmore followed it up with a 4:15 pin of Nicholas Farro.

Jersey got on the board with a 10-0 tech fall by No. 11 Requir Van Der Merwe over Beau Guffey, but Oklahoma returned the favor with an 8-3 decision from Wyatt Sheets over No. 19 Andrew Merola. 

No. 7 Kyle Bierdumpfel handed Dayton Garrett a 13-2 tech fall, Christian Bahl put up a good fight against No. 4 Brandon Dallavia before going down 9-3, and No. 12 Joseph Grello teched Bear Hughes 13-3. Brandon Kui took down Zach Marcheselli 13-0 and No. 5 Kevin Mulligan pinned Gunner Cash in 0:44. Trenton Lieurance went the distance with No. 1 Chase Singletary and lost 6-1 for a 28-16 Jersey lead. 

Alex Fields got Oklahoma back in the race with a 10-0 tech fall over Thomas Fierro in only 0:41 but No. 7 Michael Colaiocco won a 16-6 tech fall over Colt Newton to clinch the dual. Oklahoma came up big with a Jet Taylor 14-3 tech fall over No. 3 Sebastian Rivera and Jersey wrapped things up with a 15-4 tech fall from No. 8 Ty Agaisse over Dalton Duffield for a final score of 41-27. 

Oklahoma will be wrestling for seventh place against Michigan Blue which features four nationally ranked wrestlers in Ben Freeman, Jelani Embree, Brandon Whitman, and Trent Hillger. 

Payton Scott, Team Oklahoma place sixth at Junior Greco Roman Nationals

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Oklahoma Outlaws put up a tough fight, but lost back-to-back duals for a sixth place finish Thursday evening at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa. The USA Wrestling Junior Greco-Roman Dual Nationals featured thirty-four teams from twenty-six states and drew nearly 600 of the best wrestlers in the nation. Last year the Oklahoma Greco team included two Sandites in Kyler Childers and Cody Karstetter, and placed fifth overall. This year Payton Scott was the lone Charles Page student to compete in Greco.

Team Oklahoma got off to a fast start against Team Georgia Blue Wednesday morning and won every weight for a 68-2 finish. Read that story here.

Next to go down was a scrappy team from Pennsylvania who put up a tough battle but ultimately fell 38-30. Read that story here.

In the Pool D finals, Oklahoma pulled off a surprisingly easy 41-29 upset over the top-seeded team from Iowa. Read that story here.

Day two was far tougher for the Outlaws as they faced off against the toughest teams in the nation in the Gold/Silver Pool. Their dominating win streak came to an end at the hands of California in a fiercely contested battle that wasn't decided till the final match. Read that story here. 

Scott had the honor of clinching the win in the next dual, however, as the Okies edged out Florida 36-30. Read that story here. 

The final two duals would not be as kind to Oklahoma, however, as they lost to Minnesota Blue and Michigan Blue back-to-back. 

Trenton Lieurance, Wyatt Adams, Jet Taylor, Jacob Butler, and Jaxen Gilmore all won their matches against Minnesota, but the home team lost 43-22 to the eventual National Champions. Oklahoma can take some solace in the fact that they didn't lose by any more than the eventual Runners-Up from Illinois. Both teams lost by 21 points.

Lieurance won a 9-2 decision over Trenton Rogich, Adams teched Minnesota State Champ Ashton Clark 10-0, and Taylor teched Curtis LeMair 10-0. Butler pulled off a huge 12-10 upset decision over Brent Jones, who placed third at last year's Fargo Nationals. Probably the biggest win went to Jaxen Gilmore who pinned Cadet National Runner-Up Calvin Germinaro in 1:45. 

Scott lost his match by 10-0 tech fall to Southern Plains Regional Champion Travis Ostby. Alec McDoulett put up a great performance against nationally ranked No. 9 Patrick McKee that ended in a close 16-15 decision. Bear Hughes also went the distance for a 14-10 decision to Nationally ranked No. 11 Taylor Venz. 

In the placement match against Michigan Blue, the Okies were noticeably drained after a long day of brutal competition. Dalton Duffield defeated Michigan State Champion Jordan Hamdan with a 16-5 tech fall. Butler finished out the tournament undefeated after holding off Central Regional Champion Nick Freeman for a 3-0 decision. Butler was the only Oklahoma wrestler to go undefeated. Brik Filippo won a 12-0 tech fall over Trent Lashuay and Jaryn Curry pinned Dustin Gross in 1:54. Dan Baker went the distance against Nationally ranked No. 11 Jelani Embree for a 15-8 loss. 

After placing sixth in the country, the Oklahoma team earned All-American status for the third straight year.

Friday morning will begin the Freestyle Dual tournament in which Team Oklahoma is the back-to-back defending National Champions. Thirty-nine teams will be competing, including two from Oklahoma. Riley Weir and Daton Fix will be representing Sand Springs on the Oklahoma Blue team.

OK Blue is the fifth-highest seeded team in the tournament, behind California, Illinois, Iowa Red, and New Jersey, but boasts an impressive roster of nationally ranked wrestlers. Paxton Rosen is ranked 12th in the nation, Fix is ranked second, Kaden Gfeller is ranked fourth, and Wyatt Sheets is ranked 11th. Up first for team Blue is South Dakota at 9:00 am, followed by Texas Blue immediately after.

Photos of Team Oklahoma can be found at this link.