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OKLAHOMA AT MICHIGAN STATE OPEN

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OKLAHOMA WRESTLING7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS u 23 CONFERENCE TITLES u 273 ALL-AMERICANS u 67 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

OKLAHOMA SCHEDULE/RESULTS

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Nov. 5 Michigan State Open All DayNov. 11 Journeymen/ASICS Classic All DayNov. 18 Lindenwood Open All DayDec. 1-2 Cliff Keen Invitational All DayDec. 17 Appalachian State 2 p.m.Jan. 4 West Virginia * 6 p.m.Jan. 7 Pittsburgh 1 p.m.Jan. 12-13 Virginia Duals All DayJan. 21 Northern Colorado * 3 p.m.Jan. 26 Iowa State * 7 p.m. Jan. 28 South Dakota State * 2 p.m.Feb. 2 Utah Valley * 8 p.m.Feb. 4 Wyoming * 2 p.mFeb. 10 Edinboro 7 p.m.Feb. 11 Oklahoma State 2 p.m.Feb. 16 Lehigh 6 p.m. March 3-4 Big 12 Championship # All DayMarch 15-17 NCAA Championships $ All Day

All times are listed as Central Home duals in bold * Big 12 Dual~ Held at Lloyd Noble Center # Held at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. $ Held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio

NO. 19 OKLAHOMA AT MICHIGAN STATE OPEN

EVENT INFOResults ............................ TrackWrestling.comDate.........................................Sunday, Nov. 5Time ....................................................All DayLocation ...........................Jenison Fieldhouse........................................ East Lansing, Mich.

OU COMMUNICATIONSWrestling Contact .............................Andie BeeneEmail [email protected] ....................................... (913) 908-8149Office..................................... (405) 325-8234

OKLAHOMA PROJECTED COMPETITORS

Dual MD TF Falls 0-0 0 0 0

MIKE LONGOSr. • Corona, Calif.Santiago HS

149 NOAH TEANEYRJr. • Kansas City, Mo.Oak Park HS

DAVION JEFFRIESJr. • Broken Arrow, Okla.Broken Arrow HS

157 JUSTIN THOMASRFr. • Santa Ana, Calif.Calvary Chapel HS

JARED SCHIEBERRJr. • Newkirk, Okla.Newkirk HS 165 DAWAYLON BARNES

Sr. • Muskogee, Okla.Muskogee HS

JEREMY THOMASRFr. • Santa Ana, Calif.Calvary Chapel HS

174 YOANSE MEJIASSr. • Miama, Fla.Southwest Miami HS

HAYDEN HANSENRSo. • Norman, Okla.Norman North HS

197 ANDREW DIXONSr. • Edmond, Okla.Edmond North HS










141 149

157

165 174

SUNDAY STORYLINESu The No. 19 Sooners open their 2017-18 season on Sunday at the Michigan State Open. A total of 15 athletes are scheduled to represent the Crimson and Cream in the season opener.

u Oklahoma returns four NCAA qualifiers from the 2016-17 season in redshirt sophomore Christian Moody (125 pounds), senior Mike Longo (141 pounds), junior Davion Jeffries (149 pounds) and senior Yoanse Mejias (165 pounds). A total of eight Sooners qualified for the 2017 NCAA tournament, capping off head coach Lou Rosselli’s first season at OU.


JAKE RUBIORJr. • Amarillo, TexasRandall HS 133 CLAY VINCENT

RFr. • Southlake, TexasSouthlake Carroll HS


133


DALTON DUFFIELDSo. • Moore, Okla.Westmoore HS 125 CHRISTIAN MOODY

RSo. • Collinsville, Okla.Collinsville HS


125







CONNOR WEBBFr. • Davis, Okla.Davis HS


285 PRONUNCIATIONDavion: DAVE-ee-onSchieber: SCHEE-burYoanse Mejias: JOE-on-say ma-HEE-us


PRESEASON POLLINGu Oklahoma enters the 2017-18 season ranked No. 19 in the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll, receiving 91 points. The Sooners are one of four Big 12 teams earning a spot in the coaches poll, joining Oklahoma State (No. 3), Northern Iowa (No. 13) and South Dakota State (No. 16).

u Five of OU’s dual opponents this season (Oklahoma State, Lehigh, South Dakota State, Pittsburgh, Edinboro) are ranked in the preseason coaches poll.

u OU is also ranked No. 19 in the Intermat Preseason Dual Meet Poll.

u Four Sooners appear in the Intermat preseason polls in No. 13 Davion Jeffries (149 pounds), No. 15 Mike Longo (141 pounds), No. 17 Yoanse Mejias (165 pounds) and No. 20 Christian Moody (125 pounds).

2016-17 RECAPu In his first season as head coach, Lou Rosselli led the 2016-17 Sooners to a 11-6 dual meet record, including finishing 5-2 in conference competition.

u OU placed second at the 2016-17 Big 12 Championship, paced by runner-up finishes from then-sophomore Davion Jeffries (149 pounds) and then-senior Matt Reed (174 pounds). Additionally, Mike Longo (141 pounds), Clark Glass (157 pounds), Brad Johnson (197 pounds) and Ross Larson (285 pounds) earned third while Christian Moody (125 pounds) took fourth to join Jeffries and Reed as the seven Sooners earning automatic qualifications to the NCAA Championships.

u Joined by at-large bid Yoanse Mejias (165 pounds), eight Sooners competed in the 2017 NCAA Championships. Oklahoma finished 32nd overall to conclude Rosselli’s first season as OU head coach.

Name Weight Year Hometown (Last School)Zach Atencio 125 RFr. Ardmore, Okla. (Plainview HS)Dawaylon Barnes 165 Sr. Muskogee, Okla. (Northeastern Okla. College) Eli Boulton 285 Fr. Lowell, Miss. (Lowell HS)Jake Boyd 197 Fr. Smithville, Mo. (Smithville HS)Dom Demas 149 Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Dublin Coffman HS)Andrew Dixon 197 Sr. Edmond, Okla. (Edmond North HS) Lance Dixon 285 RJr. Edmond, Okla. (Edmond North HS) Dalton Duffield 125 So. Moore, Okla. (Westmoore HS) Massimo Guhde 165 RFr. Barrington, Ill. (Barrington HS) Hayden Hansen 174 RSo. Norman, Okla. (Norman North HS) Reece Henry 141 Jr. Piedmont, Okla. (Piedmont HS)Easton Hudson 133 Fr. Bixby, Okla. (Bixby HS) Davion Jeffries 149 Jr. Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS)Kyle Lawson 157 Fr. Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty HS)Tanner Litterell 149 Fr. Tuttle, Okla. (Tuttle HS) Mike Longo 141 Sr. Corona, Calif. (Appalachian State)Anthony Mantanona 174 Fr. Palm Desert, Calif. (Palm Desert HS)Collin McCoy 285 Fr. McKinney, Texas (McKinney Boyd HS) Yoanse Mejias 165 Sr. Miami, Fla. (Northern Iowa Area CC) Christian Moody 125 RSo. Collinsville, Okla. (Collinsville HS) Jake Rubio 133 RJr. Amarillo, Texas (Randall HS) Jared Schieber 157 RJr. Newkirk, Okla. (Newkirk HS) Jose Taylor 197 RFr. Arlington, Texas (Martin HS) Noah Teaney 141 RJr. Kansas City, Mo. (Oak Park HS) Jeremy Thomas 165 RFr. Santa Ana Calif. (Calvary Chapel HS) Justin Thomas 157 RFr. Santa Ana Calif. (Calvary Chapel HS) Clay Vincent 141 RFr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) Matt Waddell 184 Fr. Gilmer, Ga. (Gilmer HS)Connor Webb 285 Fr. Davis, Okla. (Davis HS)Jake Woodley 197 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Alleghany HS)

OKLAHOMA ROSTER

OU QUICK FACTS2016-17 RECAP 2016-17 Dual Record..........................11-62016-17 Conference Record .................5-22016-17 Big 12 Finish..........................2nd2016-17 NCAA Finish.........................32ndStarters Returning/Lost........................6/4All-Americans Returning/Lost..............0/0NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost...........4/4

OKLAHOMA QUICK FACTSLocation................................Norman, OklaFounded.............................................1890Enrollment.......................................31,250President.............................David L. BorenAthletics Director................Joe CastiglioneNickname......................................SoonersColors.........................Crimson and CreamFacility..................McCasland Field HouseConference.......................................Big 12Website.........................SoonerSports.com

OU WRESTLING BY DECADE 2010s ............................................ 77-36-12000s .......................................... 142-58-71990s .......................................... 164-69-41980s .......................................... 136-51-51970s .......................................... 119-50-21960s .......................................... 120-24-21950s ............................................ 69-10-61940s ............................................ 10-26-01930s ............................................ 39-28-21920s ........................................... 25-21-1

OKLAHOMA WRESTLING HISTORY National Championships..........................7 1936 1951 1952 1957 1960 1963 1974 Conference Titles .................................. 23 1930 1932 1934 1935 1936 1938 1948 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1960 1967 1968 1981 1985 1986 1999 2002 10+ Win Seasons...................................45 1960 1961 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1970 1973 1974 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2016All-Americans ....................................273Individual National Champions.............67 Individual Conference Champions......184

USA TODAY/NWCA DIVISION I COACHES POLL(AS OF OCT. 31, 2017)

RANK TEAM (FIRST) CONF. POINTS1 Penn State (16) Big Ten 4002 Ohio State Big Ten 3843 Oklahoma State ^ Big 12 3584 Michigan Big Ten 3395 Missouri MAC 3256 Minnesota Big Ten 3027 Iowa Big Ten 2988 NC State ACC 2679 Virginia Tech ACC 26210 Lehigh ^ EIWA 26111 Arizona State Pac-12 25612 Rutgers Big Ten 21413 Northern Iowa Big 12 20814 Illinois Big Ten 18915 Nebraska Big Ten 17116 South Dakota State ^ Big 12 15717 Central Michigan MAC 12518 Wisconsin Big Ten 12019 Oklahoma Big 12 9120 Cornell EIWA 8621 Stanford Pac-12 8022 North Carolina ACC 6323 Rider EWL 4724 Pittsburgh ^ ACC 3825 Edinboro ^ EWL 29 ^indicates 2017 opponent


INDIVIDUAL NOTES125 POUNDS - DALTON DUFFIELD - So., Moore, Okla.u Recorded a 3-5 record as a true freshman in 2016-17

125 POUNDS - CHRISTIAN MOODY - RSo., Collinsville, Okla.u Tallied a 17-13 record in his redshirt freshman campaign, including a 10-5 dual record in 2016-17

u Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championship

133 POUNDS - JAKE RUBIO - RJr., Amarillo, Texasu Holds a 6-6 career record

133 POUNDS - CLAY VINCENT - RFr., Southlake, Texasu Making his OU debut after redshirting in 2016-17

141 POUNDS - MIKE LONGO - Sr., Corona, Calif.u Posted a 20-10 record as a junior after transferring from Appalachian Stateu Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, marking his third consecutive appearance at the national tournament and first with OU

149 POUNDS - DAVION JEFFRIES - Jr., Broken Arrow, Okla.u Holds a 37-26 career record, recording a 19-15 record in 2016-17

u Earned his second consecutive runner-up finish at the 2017 Big 12 Championship to qualify for his second straight NCAA Championships

149 POUNDS - NOAH TEANEY - RJr., Kansas City, Mo. u Holds a 8-10 career record, posting a 2-4 record in 2016-17

157 POUNDS - JUSTIN THOMAS - RFr., Santa Ana, Calif. u Making his OU debut after redshirting in 2016-17, when he went 5-4 in open tournaments

157 POUNDS - JARED SCHIEBER - RJr., Newkirk, Okla. u Holds a 2-4 career record

165 POUNDS - DAWAYLON BARNES - Sr., Muskogee, Okla. u Tallied an 8-7 in his first season with the Sooners, wrestling in three different weight classes throughout the season to fill lineup spotsu Spent two seasons at Northeastern Oklahoma College, finishing the 2015-16 season as JUCO National Champion at 157 pounds

165 POUNDS - JEREMY THOMAS - RFr., Santa Ana, Calif. u Making his OU debut after redshirting in 2016-17, when he went 7-4 in open tournaments

174 POUNDS - HAYDEN HANSEN - RSo., Norman, Okla. u Posted a 2-8 record in the 2016-17 season

174 POUNDS - YOANSE MEJIAS - Sr., Miami, Fla. u Finished his first season at OU with an 11-8 record, qualifying for the 2017 NCAA Championshipsu Began his collegiate career at Northern Iowa Area CC, winning the NJCAA 157-pound national championship in 2015

197 POUNDS - ANDREW DIXON - Sr., Edmond, Okla. u Holds a 23-29 career record

u Recorded a 9-14 record in 2016-17

285 POUNDS - CONNOR WEBB - Fr., Davis, Okla. u Making his OU debut as a true freshman

HEAD COACH LOU ROSSELLIu Lou Rosselli is in his second season as head coach at the University of Oklahoma.

u Led the 2016-17 Sooners to an 11-6 record, including wins over three ranked opponents, and a second-place finish at Big 12s.

u Spent 10 season as an assistant and associate head coach on the Ohio State staff that led the Buckeyes to a 2015 national championship and two NCAA runner-up finishes

u Has served as the U.S. Olympic Freestyle Team’s volunteer coach for both the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the 2012 London Games

u Three-time U.S. Freestyle World Team coach

u Named the 2009 National Wrestling Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year and the 2014 USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year

u In 2015, Rosselli was named to the USA Wrestling coaching staff for the World Championships, and he has coached many other world and national teams for USA Wrestling.

u Rosselli competed at 114.5 pounds on the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team and earned gold at the 1997 World Cup.

u He was also a University National Freestyle Champion in 1994 and captured U.S. National Freestyle titles in 1995, 1996 and 1999

u A 1993 graduate of Edinboro, Rosselli spent three years as a volunteer assistant and eight years as an assistant coach at his alma mater.

OU ASSISTANT COACHES

NICK HEFLINAssistant Coach

First Season

MICHAEL LIGHTNERAssistant Coach

Ninth Season

HUNTER STIEBERVolunteer Assistant

Second Season

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