Wednesday, September 28, 2022
2022-23 OSU wrestling schedule breakdown
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Big 12 Power Rankings Kansas is 4-0 and is solely sitting atop the Big 12 standings after week four.
Why Kansas is No. 1 in week four
Davis Cordova Staff Reporter This is the fourth edition of the Big 12 football power rankings from The O’Colly. Each week,
The O’Colly will give a recap and preview of each Big 12 team and give reasoning as to why a team is ranked at a spot. No. 10 West Virginia (Last week’s rank: No. 10) Sure, West Virginia beat Virginia Tech on the road, but how impressive was it? Not that impressive considering the Hokies’ only FBS win was against then-winless
Boston College. The WVU offense scored just two touchdowns and Mountaineer kicker Casey Legg (great name) went 4-for-4 on field goal attempts. The Mountaineer defense is what defeated the Hokies, allowing just 10 points and scoring a pick-six touchdown. For WVU, the offense will need to find consistency if the Mountaineers want
to win at Texas this weekend. No. 9 Iowa State (Last week: No. 7) Iowa State couldn’t pull off the upset on Saturday, falling to Baylor 31-24. Iowa State also has a lackluster nonconference schedule despite its big win over Iowa. The Cyclones looked decent versus Baylor. Quarterback See Big 12 on page 2
Wrestling is more than a month away. OSU released its schedule Tuesday and it features 11 ranked duals. Here is a look at the Cowboys’ schedule. Toughest road dual: Iowa, Feb. 19 Easy answer. No team wants to invade the Iowa Hawkeyes’ place in late February. A sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena where “Stallwater” chants will pour from the stands. If the 2022 version of IowaOSU is any indication, it could be ugly. Iowa won 23-9 at the Bout at the Ballpark. The Cowboys lost four of their last five meetings in Iowa City with its most recent win in 2012. Best home dual: Missouri, Feb. 5 Oh, yes. This is good stuff. Cowboys vs the 2022 Big 12 champions. The Tigers used two pins to defeat OSU, 21-20, a season ago. Critical stretch: Jan. 28Feb. 5 Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Michigan and Missouri. All ranked in Intermat’s top 20. Only Missouri is a home dual. That’s a test. A year ago, the Iowa schools swept OSU for the
first time. Northern Iowa barged into Gallagher-Iba Arena for its first win in Stillwater. A day later, Iowa State stopped OSU, 20-12. OSU lost back-to-back at home for the first time since 2009. Iowa also dismantled the Cowboys at the Bout at the Ballpark. Iowa State returns its three All-Americans from 2021-22 — David Carr, Marcus Coleman and Yonger Bastida. Parker Keckeisen, UNI’s 184-pounder, placed third at the NCAA Championships in 2022. Michigan finished second at the NCAA Championships and return two All-Americans — Cameron Amine and Mason Parris. Missouri won the Big 12 in 2022 and return a stacked roster with defending national champion Keegan O’Toole. Trap dual: Minnesota at OSU, Dec. 4 Although OSU defeated Minnesota 23-10 in 2021, several bouts could’ve flipped results. This year, Minnesota returns eight of its 10 starters. Gable Steveson, Minnesota’s two-time national champion heavyweight, left for the WWE. Here are a few matches to watch in this one. 125: Trevor Mastrogiovanni vs Patrick McKee of Minnesota. In 2021, Mastrogiovanni upset McKee, an AllAmerican, 10-6. McKee returns after finishing
fifth at the NCAA Championships. He eliminated Mastrogiovanni in that tournament with a 9-1 major decision. 141: Carter Young vs Jake Bergeland of Minnesota. A year ago, Bergleand beat Young 6-4 but the two drilled together this summer at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This will be a fun scrap. Oklahoma State Wrestling 2022-23 Schedule Nov. 12 – at Lehigh, at Bucknell Nov. 18 – Wyoming Dec. 4 – Minnesota Dec. 11 – at Oklahoma Jan. 1-2 – Southern Scuffle (Chattanooga, Tennessee) Jan. 8 – at Oregon State Jan. 15 – at Columbia Jan. 20 – Northern Colorado Jan. 22 – West Virginia Jan. 28 – at Northern Iowa Jan. 29 – at Iowa State Feb. 3 – vs. Michigan (TBA) Feb. 5 – Missouri Feb. 10 – at South Dakota State Feb. 12 – Stanford Feb. 16 – Oklahoma Feb. 19 – at Iowa March 4-5 – Big 12 Championships (Tulsa) March 16-18 – NCAA Championships (Tulsa)
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Cowboy spotlight: Quetta Woodall shares OSU experience agriculture, outdoors and Jesus. As she got older, she joined the National FFA Organization where she found her Mallory Pool passion of wanting teach agriculAssistant News to ture in local high Editor schools. “From about freshmen year of Oklahoma high school, I knew State University is I wanted to teach home to more than ag,” Woodall told 25,000 students. The O’Colly. “I love Every single one of the industry; I love them has a story. the kids in it, and This week’s Cowboy I love bringing the spotlight highlights same passion to othagricultural educa- ers at it did for me.” tion major, Quetta Woodall deWoodall. cided senior year of Woodall grew high school that she up in a small town would run for state in northeast OklaFFA office. She suchoma called Afton. ceeded and served From a young age her freshmen year she loved all things here at OSU as the
northeast area vice president for the organization. “I will say, as a sophomore now, I was so busy last year,” she said. “Freshmen year is hectic for all students, so adding being a state officer on top of that was a learning curve. It was so rewarding, but I am so happy to be able to go into this year and focus on being just Quetta, the college student. I get to devote myself to leadership, my faith and my friends.”
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Courtesy of Quetta Woodall Quetta Woodall volunteers in her hometown for a special needs stock show.