OSU Wrestling Dominates Boise State, 43-3

BOISE, Idaho – The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team maintained its perfect season in dominating fashion Friday night, rolling past the Boise State Broncos on the road, 43-3, behind bonus-point wins in the final seven bouts.

The Cowboys (4-0-0) nearly pitched a shutout as they won nine of the 10 weight classes against the Broncos (0-4-0).

“It was a great end to the dual meet,” assistant coach Zack Esposito said. “Guys were really getting out there and chasing bonus points and cradles. Between Jordan Oliver, Josh Kindig and Jamal Parks, they were doing things our guys should be doing during their matches. It was a good ending to the dual.”

The match started at 157 pounds, where OSU’s Albert White earned a payback win over Boise State’s No.12 George Ivanov, 5-3. The two met earlier this season at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 18, with White losing a close match.

Dallas Bailey followed that up with a two-point win of his own at 165 pounds, knocking off Micheal Cuthbertson, 2-0.

After Zach White dropped a tough match at 174 pounds – the first dual match of his career – the Cowboys took over the dual and did not look back.

In the final seven bouts, Chris McNeil earned a medical forfeit win in his first appearance at 184 pounds this year; Blake Rosholt (197), Alan Gelogaev (HWT) and Jordan Oliver (133) earned falls; Josh Kindig (141) earned a technical fall, 19-3; and Jon Morrison (125) and Jamal Parks (149) earned major decisions.

Oliver’s win by fall continues his streak of nine and improves his season record to 9-0.

OSU now has one day off tomorrow before resuming action on New Year’s Day.

“We’ve got the Wyoming Cowboys ahead of us and we look forward to getting the job done and training through this,” Esposito said. “We’re looking forward to getting better every day and putting ourselves in a good spot.”

Oklahoma State takes on Wyoming Sunday at 3:00 p.m. CST in Laramie, Wyo.