LARAMIE, Wyo. (Jan. 29, 2020) – The Wyoming wrestling team returns to the road Friday, Jan. 29 as the Cowboys travel to face Oregon State at 8 p.m., MT in Corvallis. The Pokes are coming off of a pair of impressive wins at home last weekend, defeating CSU Bakersfield, 34-3 in Laramie and rolling past Utah Valley, 37-9 in Green River in the Outreach Match.
The Pokes (6-7) recorded 10 bonus-point victories in the two duals, including five falls, four of which, came against UVU. Wyoming won 17-of-20 matchups in the two contests. Tate Samuelson recorded a pair of major decisions last weekend at 184 pounds, defeating CSUB's Josh Loomer, 13-4 and besting UVU's Ashton Seely, 11-2. At 197 pounds, Stephen Buchanan also had a big weekend, earning a 14-6 major decision over Dominic Ducharme Friday before upsetting No. 19 Tanner Orndorff Sunday, 8-3.
With the two wins, Buchanan made the biggest leap in the national polls this week for the Cowboys, jumping up to No. 23 by OpenMat and is 24th by FloWrestling. Montorie Bridges at 133 is ranked eighth by four publications. At 149, Jaron Jensen comes in at No. 27 by TrackWrestling while at 157, Dewey Krueger is ranked 31st by Track. Hayden Hastings at 174, dropped one spot to No. 11 by Track. Samuelson comes in at No. 23 by OpenMat and rounding-out the rankings is Brian Andrews at heavyweight, who ranks 18th by OpenMat.
Probable matchups to watch Friday features Bridges against No. 13 Devan Turner at 133 and Samuelson versus Colt Doyle at 184. Doyle, who is 14-7, has been ranked in various polls for much of the year. At 141, Trevor Jeffries is slated to face No. 25 Grant Willits, who is the reigning Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week and is 7-1 in dual matches. Jeffries is coming off an impressive weekend, recording a 13-2 major decision over Angelo Martinoni of Bakersfield and pinning UVU's Isaiah Delgado.
Fans can follow the action live via Pac-12.com and live match updates through TrackWrestling.com. Fans can also follow links via gowyo.com/coverage.
Probable Lineups
125: Jake Svihel (12-5) vs. Brandon Kaylor (11-5)
133: No. 8 Montorie Bridges (24-4) vs. No. 13 Devan Turner (19-8)
141: Trevor Jeffries (19-13) vs. No. 25 Grant Willits (16-7)
149: No. 27 Jaron Jensen (17-11) vs. Lane Stigall (13-11)
157: No. 31 Dewey Krueger (17-10) vs. Michael Murphy (2-5) OR Logan Meek (2-10)
165: Cole Moody (16-12) vs. Aaron Olmos (8-10)
174: No. 11 Hayden Hastings (18-5) vs. Jackson McKinney (4-10)
184: No. 29 Tate Samuelson (15-9) vs. Colt Doyle (14-7) OR Colton Beisley (2-10)
197: No. 23 Stephen Buchanan (21-8) vs. JJ Dixon (11-10)
HWT: No. 18 Brian Andrews (22-6) vs. Jamarcus Grant (14-12)
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