Laramie, Wyo. (Dec. 17, 2021) – The No.13 Wyoming Wrestling squad had their first dual of the season Friday night hosting No. 3 Oklahoma State in front of a standing room only crowd. OSU took the dual 30-3, but No. 14 ranked
Tate Samuelson picked up a statement win over No. 6 Ranked Dakota Geer.
A season ago Samuelson defeated Geer twice but came into Friday night ranked eight spots behind the OSU Grappler. The two Cowboys traded escapes but neither could find a takedown in regulation sending the match to overtime. In the overtime period Samuelson made the decisive move firing off a double leg and downing No. 6 Geer for the win to send the packed UniWyo Sports Complex into an uproar.
"That was a gutsy match and I was really proud of Tate for having that kind of willpower and finishing that double leg to get the win." Head Wrestling Coach
Mark Branch said "That takes a lot of will power to do that and finish a double leg in that position, it was a good win for Tate."
In the match of the night at 197 pounds, No. 5
Stephen Buchanan took the mat against No. 1 Ranked and reigning National Champion AJ Ferrari in a rematch of last year's Big 12 Championship match. It was a very tightly contested match that saw Buchanan trailing 2-1 in the third period before falling behind 4-2 after allowing a reversal and then scoring an escape. Ferrari survived a flurry of attacks form Buchanan and held on to take the battle of All-Americans.
Jacob Wright (157) and
Jake Svihel (125) both came up just short in their matches as each of them faced a top 12 ranked opponent and both fell in nail-biting overtime matches.
It will now be a very quick turnaround for the Pokes as they travel to Nevada to compete in the Reno Tournament of Champions. Reno will be the last competition of the calendar year for Wyoming and will provide a chance to bounce back as they won the team title at Reno TOC in 2019.
DUAL RESULTS
No. 13 Wyoming 3 | No. 3 Oklahoma State 30
141: No. 27 Carter Young (OSU) major dec.
Chase Zollmann (WYO) 15-6
149: No. 15 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) dec.
Jaron Jensen (WYO) 10-5
157: No. 12 Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. No. 10
Jacob Wright (WYO) 2-1 (SV-1)
165: No. 5 Travis Wittlake (OSU) major dec.
Cooper Voorhees (WYO) 10-2
174: No. 9 Dustin Pott (OSU) dec.
Hayden Hastings (WYO) 7-2
184: No. 14
Tate Samuelson (WYO) dec, No. 6 Dakota Geer (OSU) 3-1 (SV-1)
197: No. 1 AJ Ferrari (OSU) dec, No. 5
Stephen Buchanan (WYO) 4-2
285: Luke Surber (OSU) dec.
Terren Swartz (WYO) 12-5
125: No. 7 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU) dec.
Jake Svihel (WYO) 7-5 (SV-1)
133: No. 2 Daton Fix (OSU) major dec, HM
Job Greenwood (WYO) 10-1
