Oklahoma State University Athletics
Friday, December 6
Stillwater, OK
7 PM
Oklahoma State University
vs
Princeton
Cowboys Host Princeton in Third Consecutive Top 15 Dual
December 04, 2019 | Cowboy Wrestling
Princeton Dual Notes
STILLWATER – The 12th-ranked Princeton Tigers make their return trip to Stillwater on Friday, facing off with Oklahoma State inside Gallagher-Iba Arena in what marks the Cowboys' third consecutive dual against a top 15 opponent. The Pokes put a two-match winning streak on the line against the Tigers and look to improve to 3-1 on the season with a victory.
Dual Details
Opponent: No. 12 Princeton (1-0; 1-0 EIWA)
Date/Time: Dec. 6, 2019/7 p.m. CST
Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena – Stillwater, Okla.
Series: OSU leads, 1-0
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Listen: Hot 93.7 KSPI-FM
Live Stats: Trackwrestling.com
The Basics
The ninth-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team (2-1 overall; 0-0 Big 12) hosts the EIWA's Princeton Tigers on Friday evening at 7 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The No. 12 Tigers bring a 1-0 record into the contest after they topped Lehigh for a second consecutive season. The dual marks OSU's third consecutive meeting against a top-15 opponent.
The Series
Oklahoma State holds a 1-0 all-time record against Princeton. This marks the second meeting between the two programs. Earlier in 2019, OSU took six of 10 matches and defeated Princeton on the road, 27-12.Coach Chris Ayres is 0-1 against the Cowboys. Princeton comes to Stillwater a week after defeating Lehigh, 18-14, at home, and the Pokes look to build on their win against Minnesota. This dual marks the 2nd time in 2019 these programs have met.
About the Cowboys
This week, the Oklahoma State lineup features six wrestlers ranked in various polls. Undefeated freshman Travis Wittlake climbed one spot in the Intermat rankings to land at No. 14 this week. Wittlake picked up win No. 7 against Minnesota's Bailee O'Reilly. Wittlake has one ranked win on the year and looks to maintain his undefeated mark against Princeton's Grant Cuomo. Senior 125-pounder Nick Piccininni comes in across Intermat and The Open Mat rankings to No. 3 this week, one spot higher than Princeton's Pat Glory. Flo and Win position the senior at No. 4. Not far behind is teammate and returning All-American Boo Lewallen. The redshirt senior comes in as high as No. 3 with his lowest ranking from Flo at nine. All-American Dakota Geer climbed two spots in the Intermat at 197 pounds since the Minnesota dual. He secured major decisions in both road outings this fall and took the contest against Gopher Garrett Joles two weeks ago via decision. Redshirt sophomore Kaden Gfeller dropped one spot to No. 11 with no matches to date at 141 pounds. Wyatt Sheets (157) landed in The Open Mat and FloWrestling's rankings this week at No. 20 and 24, respectively. Senior Joseph Smith looks to secure his third All-America season competing for the Pokes at 174 pounds. Smith is ranked anywhere from No. 5 to No. 7 in this week's polls.
In 2018, coach John Smith assumed the title of winningest active head coach in NCAA Division I wrestling when the Pokes defeated Minnesota on Nov. 19, inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. Since that time, Smith has added 28 more dual victories to the record books. Smith reached yet another milestone against the Golden Gophers on Nov. 24, when he surpassed former Cowboy Bobby Douglas on the all-time wins list to record No. 428.
Below is a look at the full list.
All-Time Wrestling Coaching Wins*
1. 616 Dale Thomas Oregon State 1957-90
2. 492 Harold Nichols Iowa St./Arkansas St. 1948-85
3. 442 Gary Taylor Rider 1977-2017
4. 440 J Robinson Minnesota 1986-2016
5. 428 John Smith Oklahoma State 1992-Pres.
6. 427 Bobby Douglas Iowa St./Arizona St. 1975-2006
*Includes only DI wins
Cowboy Wrestling Nearing 500th Win in GIA
Since becoming the home of Cowboy Wrestling in 1939, Gallagher-Iba Arena has hosted 543 dual meets. The program has won an impressive 497 of those and tied in six. That means the Cowboys have won 92 percent of their home matches in the building. With seven home duals slated for the 2019-20 season, the Pokes have ample opportunity to reach the 500-win milestone on their home mat.
Chasing 100
Senior Nick Piccininni sits only 10 wins away from notching his 100th victory in the OSU orange singlet. In 2019 the Cowboy earned 34 victories over the course of the season, including a perfect regular season, and a 10-2 mark against ranked opponents. The milestone would add Piccininni to a list of only 43 wrestlers to reach the milestone including current Poke, Kaid Brock, who has exactly 100 wins to his name.
What to Watch
This weekend's dual with Princeton features several interesting matchups, one of particular interest to the OSU wrestling faithful is that between Cowboy Sheets and Princeton's No. 9 Quincy Monday. Both Sheets' and Monday's fathers wrestled on the same team in Stillwater for four years. Each wrestler has one loss on the year at 157 pounds. Piccininni, Lewallen and Geer each look to remain undefeated in dual action and each will have his work cut out for him. Third-ranked Piccininni has a rematch from NCAAs with No. 4 Patrick Glory. The Cowboy has defeated the Tiger three consecutive times with the most recent coming via pin in Pittsburgh. No. 4 Lewallen is set to wrestle 14th-ranked Mike D'Angelo. Geer meets No. 2 Patrick Brucki again after dropping a close match to the Tiger last season. Geer wrestled up a weight at 197 pounds in that dual. This season, the Poke is wrestling consistently at the 197-pound weight and could make for an interesting bout.
STILLWATER – The 12th-ranked Princeton Tigers make their return trip to Stillwater on Friday, facing off with Oklahoma State inside Gallagher-Iba Arena in what marks the Cowboys' third consecutive dual against a top 15 opponent. The Pokes put a two-match winning streak on the line against the Tigers and look to improve to 3-1 on the season with a victory.
Dual Details
Opponent: No. 12 Princeton (1-0; 1-0 EIWA)
Date/Time: Dec. 6, 2019/7 p.m. CST
Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena – Stillwater, Okla.
Series: OSU leads, 1-0
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Listen: Hot 93.7 KSPI-FM
Live Stats: Trackwrestling.com
The Basics
The ninth-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team (2-1 overall; 0-0 Big 12) hosts the EIWA's Princeton Tigers on Friday evening at 7 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The No. 12 Tigers bring a 1-0 record into the contest after they topped Lehigh for a second consecutive season. The dual marks OSU's third consecutive meeting against a top-15 opponent.
The Series
Oklahoma State holds a 1-0 all-time record against Princeton. This marks the second meeting between the two programs. Earlier in 2019, OSU took six of 10 matches and defeated Princeton on the road, 27-12.Coach Chris Ayres is 0-1 against the Cowboys. Princeton comes to Stillwater a week after defeating Lehigh, 18-14, at home, and the Pokes look to build on their win against Minnesota. This dual marks the 2nd time in 2019 these programs have met.
About the Cowboys
This week, the Oklahoma State lineup features six wrestlers ranked in various polls. Undefeated freshman Travis Wittlake climbed one spot in the Intermat rankings to land at No. 14 this week. Wittlake picked up win No. 7 against Minnesota's Bailee O'Reilly. Wittlake has one ranked win on the year and looks to maintain his undefeated mark against Princeton's Grant Cuomo. Senior 125-pounder Nick Piccininni comes in across Intermat and The Open Mat rankings to No. 3 this week, one spot higher than Princeton's Pat Glory. Flo and Win position the senior at No. 4. Not far behind is teammate and returning All-American Boo Lewallen. The redshirt senior comes in as high as No. 3 with his lowest ranking from Flo at nine. All-American Dakota Geer climbed two spots in the Intermat at 197 pounds since the Minnesota dual. He secured major decisions in both road outings this fall and took the contest against Gopher Garrett Joles two weeks ago via decision. Redshirt sophomore Kaden Gfeller dropped one spot to No. 11 with no matches to date at 141 pounds. Wyatt Sheets (157) landed in The Open Mat and FloWrestling's rankings this week at No. 20 and 24, respectively. Senior Joseph Smith looks to secure his third All-America season competing for the Pokes at 174 pounds. Smith is ranked anywhere from No. 5 to No. 7 in this week's polls.
In 2018, coach John Smith assumed the title of winningest active head coach in NCAA Division I wrestling when the Pokes defeated Minnesota on Nov. 19, inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. Since that time, Smith has added 28 more dual victories to the record books. Smith reached yet another milestone against the Golden Gophers on Nov. 24, when he surpassed former Cowboy Bobby Douglas on the all-time wins list to record No. 428.
Below is a look at the full list.
All-Time Wrestling Coaching Wins*
1. 616 Dale Thomas Oregon State 1957-90
2. 492 Harold Nichols Iowa St./Arkansas St. 1948-85
3. 442 Gary Taylor Rider 1977-2017
4. 440 J Robinson Minnesota 1986-2016
5. 428 John Smith Oklahoma State 1992-Pres.
6. 427 Bobby Douglas Iowa St./Arizona St. 1975-2006
*Includes only DI wins
Cowboy Wrestling Nearing 500th Win in GIA
Since becoming the home of Cowboy Wrestling in 1939, Gallagher-Iba Arena has hosted 543 dual meets. The program has won an impressive 497 of those and tied in six. That means the Cowboys have won 92 percent of their home matches in the building. With seven home duals slated for the 2019-20 season, the Pokes have ample opportunity to reach the 500-win milestone on their home mat.
Chasing 100
Senior Nick Piccininni sits only 10 wins away from notching his 100th victory in the OSU orange singlet. In 2019 the Cowboy earned 34 victories over the course of the season, including a perfect regular season, and a 10-2 mark against ranked opponents. The milestone would add Piccininni to a list of only 43 wrestlers to reach the milestone including current Poke, Kaid Brock, who has exactly 100 wins to his name.
What to Watch
This weekend's dual with Princeton features several interesting matchups, one of particular interest to the OSU wrestling faithful is that between Cowboy Sheets and Princeton's No. 9 Quincy Monday. Both Sheets' and Monday's fathers wrestled on the same team in Stillwater for four years. Each wrestler has one loss on the year at 157 pounds. Piccininni, Lewallen and Geer each look to remain undefeated in dual action and each will have his work cut out for him. Third-ranked Piccininni has a rematch from NCAAs with No. 4 Patrick Glory. The Cowboy has defeated the Tiger three consecutive times with the most recent coming via pin in Pittsburgh. No. 4 Lewallen is set to wrestle 14th-ranked Mike D'Angelo. Geer meets No. 2 Patrick Brucki again after dropping a close match to the Tiger last season. Geer wrestled up a weight at 197 pounds in that dual. This season, the Poke is wrestling consistently at the 197-pound weight and could make for an interesting bout.
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