Cowboy Wrestling Edges No. 1 Iowa, 17-16, and Ends Hawkeyes’ Unbeaten Streak at 84

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team ended No. 1 Iowa’s 84-dual unbeaten streak in spectacular fashion Saturday night by winning, 17-16, in front of a raucous crowd of 15,400 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The score after 10 bouts was 16-16, but the Cowboys earned the victory based off tie-break criteria, which in this case was total points scored in the dual, where the Pokes held a 54-49 advantage.

Had Iowa won the match, it would have broken the NCAA-record Oklahoma State streak of 84 straight duals without a loss set from 1959-1966. The Hawkeyes’ lost loss before today’s was a 19-14 setback to OSU on Jan. 5, 2008.

The Cowboys (6-0-0) and Hawkeyes (7-1-0) split the dual’s 10 bouts. Because there were no falls or technical falls in the dual, the winner was decided by the third criteria; total points, with OSU outscoring Iowa by five.

Alan Gelogaev started the dual with a bang for the Cowboys at heavyweight, scoring a pair of takedowns, a reversal and a three-point nearfall in a 10-3 major decision over Iowa’s No. 7 Bobby Telford.

The Hawkeyes responded to win three consecutive bouts at 125, 133 and 141 pounds that all featured top-10 matchups.

Second-ranked Matt McDonough of Iowa picked up a 14-4 major decision over No. 8 Jon Morrison at 125 to tie the dual score at 4-4.

In the most anticipated bout of the night, top-ranked Jordan Oliver battled fourth-ranked Tony Ramos to a 3-3 tie at the end of regulation. After neither wrestler scored in sudden victory, the bout was decided in overtime when Oliver was called for his third caution and no other points were scored, giving Ramos the 4-3 upset. It was Oliver’s first loss of the year, breaking his streak of 10 consecutive wins by fall.

OSU’s No. 18 Josh Kindig nearly answered with an upset of his own over No. 5 Montell Marion at 141 pounds. Kindig clung to a 6-5 lead with just over 30 seconds remaining, but Marion scored a takedown and a two-point nearfall to seal a decision and put the Hawkeyes up, 10-4.

The Cowboys tied the score at 10-10 after second-ranked senior Jamal Parks picked up an 8-3 win over Mike Kelly and senior Albert White, ranked No. 12, scored a late takedown to secure a 7-3 decision over Nick Moore at 157 pounds.

The Hawkeyes and Cowboys went back and forth for the remainder of the dual.

No. 15 Mike Evans of Iowa defeated Dallas Bailey, 5-1, at 165 pounds, OSU’s Chris Perry earned an escape in the first tiebreaker to knock off No. 5 Ethen Lofthouse, 3-2, at 174 pounds and Iowa’s Vinnie Wagner edged out Chris McNeil at 184 pounds to set up the last bout.

Blake Rosholt made the most of his opportunity as he defeated No. 15 Grant Gambrall of Iowa, 8-4, to tie the match at 16-16.

After the referees went to the scorebook and tallied the totals, Oklahoma State was declared the winner.

Oklahoma State returns to action on Jan. 20 against Arizona State, the first of five consecutive dual meets at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

No. 2 Oklahoma State 17, No. 1 Iowa 16
Oklahoma State earns one team point on the third criteria – total match points (54-49) – to win the dual, 17-16

Dual started at 285 pounds
285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) MD No. 7 Bobby Telford (Iowa); 10-2
125: No. 2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) MD No. 8 Jon Morrison (OSU); 14-4
133: No. 4 Tony Ramos (Iowa) dec. No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU); 4-3 OT TB
141: No. 5 Montell Marion (Iowa) dec. No. 18 Josh Kindig (OSU); 9-7
149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Mike Kelly (Iowa); 8-3
157: No. 12 Albert White (OSU) dec. Nick Moore (Iowa); 7-4
165: No. 13 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. Dallas Bailey (OSU); 5-1
174: Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 5 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa); 3-2 OT TB
184: Vinnie Wagner (Iowa) dec. Chris McNeil (OSU); 4-3
197: Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 15 Grant Gambrall (Iowa); 8-4