Growing up in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, he did not win a high school state championship. He can be reached at nsardis@oklahoman.com or on Twitter at @nick_sardis. OSU coach John Smith said he was unable to do post-match interviews for Friday nights final session because he had to leave the arena to check on wrestler Travis Wittlake, whose arm had become infected. Winners find ways to win again.. Fred Fozzard (3rd, 177 pounds), 2001 OK State Chapter honoree, Jay Arneson, who coached at @OHS_Rams & @YukonHighSchool, stopped by. Gene Nicks (Heavyweight), All-Americans: T4. Bill Jernigan (3rd, 121 pounds) Gallagher-Iba has also seen many long undefeated streaks for the Pokes, including 34 unbeaten and untied seasons at home. Yoshiro Fujita, Darrell Keller and Geoff Baum led the way as Oklahoma State rolled past Iowa State by 66 points. While the expansion project caused attendance at basketball games to almost double, the wrestling crowds have yet to pack the arena to the rafters as they did in the original Gallagher Hall. Melvin Clodfelter (145 pounds) 10. Support Nicks work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at oklahoman.com/subscribe or by using the link at the top of this page. OKLAHOMA High School Wrestling State NCAA wrestling championships: Focused on title, Oklahoma Following Gallagher's death in 1940, A&M to find a coach who could continue their winning tradition. The next season, athletic director Edward C. Gallagher would take over the team. Smith currently has 239 wins as coach at OSU, the most ever in school history. The four-timers club also includes Oklahoma States Pat Smith, Iowa States Cael Sanderson now Penn States coach Cornells Kyle Dake and Ohio States Logan Stieber. 7. Mike Farrell (3rd, 167 pounds) 4. 2. Esposito, Hendricks and Rosholt built on theirAll-American performance the previous year by taking gold at 149, 165 pounds and 197 pounds, respectively, while Chris Pendelton defended his title and heavyweight legend Steve Mocco made his first mark as a champ in the NCAA. Bill Harlow (191 pounds)All-Americans: Roderick knew how to win after spending his career under the coaching leadership of Art Griffith, and his 1958 win made him the youngest head coach to ever win a title at the age of 23. OSU junior Dustin Plott lost twice on Saturday afternoon, finishing in sixth place after a 4-2 defeat to Iowas Nelson Brands in sudden-victory overtime. Robby Hadden (6th, 167 pounds) National champions: Tommy Chesbro's first team title as the head coachfor the Cowboys came by way of three champs at the 1971 national tournament. National champions: Will Gruenwald (7th, 285 pounds)2005 (see full brackets). Fred Davis (2nd, 167 pounds) The team was wrestling like champions and winning like champions, as they added their first back-to-back title of the decade. Miami 67. WebThe official 2021-22 Cowboy Wrestling schedule for the Oklahoma State University Cowboys and Cowgirls Oklahoma State University Athletics Main Navigation Menu.