Oklahoma State University Athletics
October 31, 2026 | Cowboy Wrestling
ASTANA, Kazakhstan – Oklahoma State wrestling's former NCAA champion Wyatt Hendrickson won four of five matches at the Senior World Championships to take home his first ever medal at the senior level on Saturday morning.
In just his second Senior World Championships and despite one of the toughest draws in the field, Hendrickson earned tech fall victories in four of his five matches, dominating most opponents en route to the medal. It's a staggering improvement from his 0-1 run at the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb.
He becomes the first senior world medalist from OSU since Daton Fix won silver at the 2021 World Championships in Oslo. Hendrickson completes a successful freestyle run for the Cowboys, with incoming freshman Dreshaun Ross and fellow NCAA champion Landon Robideau earning medals at the U20 World Championships in August.
Hendrickson's journey began on Friday morning with an upset over the No. 3 seed Shamil Sharapov, cruising by the Bahrainian in 3:35, winning via tech fall 11-0. He followed that up with two more tech falls over China's Buheeerdun and Germany's Mohsen Siyar.
His only loss came in the semifinals to former World Champion and Olympic medalist Amir Zare. The Iranian would go on to win the world championship today as well, not allowing a single point to any competitor.
Saturday morning set up a bronze medal match between Hendrickson and India's teenage prodigy, Singh Jaspooran. The match was over as soon as it started, with Hendrickson nabbing a takedown before pulling off four consecutive rolls to take the match in 27 seconds, 10-0, to secure the bronze.
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Wyatt Hendrickson World Championship Results
Round of 32: def. Shamil Sharapov (BHR), Tech Fall 11-0 (0:33)
Round of 16: def. Buheeerdun (CHN), Tech Fall 11-1 (1:52)
Quarterfinals: def. Mohsen Siyar (GER), Tech Fall 12-2 (2:23)
Semifinals: Amir Zare (IRN) def. Wyatt Hendrickson (USA), Tech Fall 10-0 (3:49)
Bronze Medal Match: def. Singh Jaspooran (IND), Tech Fall 10-0 (0:27)
In just his second Senior World Championships and despite one of the toughest draws in the field, Hendrickson earned tech fall victories in four of his five matches, dominating most opponents en route to the medal. It's a staggering improvement from his 0-1 run at the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb.
He becomes the first senior world medalist from OSU since Daton Fix won silver at the 2021 World Championships in Oslo. Hendrickson completes a successful freestyle run for the Cowboys, with incoming freshman Dreshaun Ross and fellow NCAA champion Landon Robideau earning medals at the U20 World Championships in August.
Hendrickson's journey began on Friday morning with an upset over the No. 3 seed Shamil Sharapov, cruising by the Bahrainian in 3:35, winning via tech fall 11-0. He followed that up with two more tech falls over China's Buheeerdun and Germany's Mohsen Siyar.
His only loss came in the semifinals to former World Champion and Olympic medalist Amir Zare. The Iranian would go on to win the world championship today as well, not allowing a single point to any competitor.
Saturday morning set up a bronze medal match between Hendrickson and India's teenage prodigy, Singh Jaspooran. The match was over as soon as it started, with Hendrickson nabbing a takedown before pulling off four consecutive rolls to take the match in 27 seconds, 10-0, to secure the bronze.
For season-long coverage of Oklahoma State wrestling, visit okstate.com and follow @CowboyWrestling on Instagram and X.
Wyatt Hendrickson World Championship Results
Round of 32: def. Shamil Sharapov (BHR), Tech Fall 11-0 (0:33)
Round of 16: def. Buheeerdun (CHN), Tech Fall 11-1 (1:52)
Quarterfinals: def. Mohsen Siyar (GER), Tech Fall 12-2 (2:23)
Semifinals: Amir Zare (IRN) def. Wyatt Hendrickson (USA), Tech Fall 10-0 (3:49)
Bronze Medal Match: def. Singh Jaspooran (IND), Tech Fall 10-0 (0:27)
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