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Central Oklahoma

Central Oklahoma 21, Central Missouri 15

EDMOND (Feb. 16) ˆ Jarrett Edison and Dustin Finn
pulled out one-point wins in the final two matches to
rally Central Oklahoma past McKendree 22-18 Saturday
night at Hamilton Field House in a battle of
small-college wrestling powers.

The Bronchos, ranked sixth in NCAA Division II, jumped
out to a 13-0 lead after the first three weights only
to see the NAIA No. 3-rated Bearcats win four of the
next five matches ˆ one by fall, one by injury default
ˆ to grab an 18-16 lead.

Edison put UCO back on top with a 5-4 win at 197
pounds and, for the second straight dual, Finn kept
the Bronchos there with an overtime victory.

Finn, who won a 5-3 double-overtime decision to seal
Thursday‚s 21-15 win over Central Missouri, prevailed
in a 2-1 tiebreaker decision Saturday to give UCO the
win in its final dual of the season.

„We had a little fire to us early on and got out to a
great start,‰ said UCO coach David James, whose team
finished 14-6. „A couple of things went against us
and we didn‚t respond, but Jarrett and Dustin bailed
us out at the end.

„It wasn‚t pretty by any means, but we know where
we‚re at and we‚ve got a lot of work to do the next
two weeks to get ready for the regional.‰

The defending national champion Bronchos don‚t return
to action until going to Indianapolis for the Midwest
Regional on March 1.

Freshman Nick Rice gave UCO a huge boost in the
opening match at 125 pounds with a 13-3 major decision
over 29-win A.J. Ciccarelli. Rice entered the night
with a 4-14 record, but used a five-point move early
in the match to take control and went on to give the
Bronchos a 4-0 lead.

Tim Elliott followed with a second-period fall at 133,
taking Wade Lowe to his back and scoring his fifth pin
of the season at the 4:04 mark.

Defending national champion Kyle Evans returned after
missing the last three duals to injury and had a pair
of takedowns in a methodical 6-1 win over Kyle Jahn at
141 to give UCO a 13-0 lead.

McKendree came back to get a last-second win at 149
and then a first-period fall at 157 to pull within
13-9 before Paul Mayfield built a 7-0 lead en route to
a 10-4 victory over Kyle Reid at 165 to make it 16-9.

The Bearcats rallied again, winning at 174 and picking
up an injury default at 184 to surge in front 18-16
before Edison and Finn provided the late heroics.

Edison gave up an early takedown to Adam Hicks, but
came back with an escape and takedown of his own to
lead 3-2 after the opening period. The two traded
escapes and a penalty point tied it 4-4 with 40
seconds left in the match, but Edison pulled out the
win with a riding time point.

Finn and Dan Moore went into overtime tied 1-1 and
neither scored in the one-minute sudden victory period
before Finn escaped at the buzzer in the first
tiebreaker for a 2-1 lead. The sophomore then
controlled Moore in the final 30-second tiebreaker to
earn the win and clinch the dual.

UCO 22, McKendree 18
125: Nick Rice, UCO, major dec. A.J. Ciccarelli, 13-3.
133: Tim Elliott, UCO, pinned Wade Lowe, 4:04.
141: Kyle Evans, UCO, dec. Kyle Jahn, 6-1.
149: Jermaine Waye, MC, dec. Brent Sarette, 9-8.
157: Aaron Winning, MC, pinned Jason Leavitt, 0:29.
165: Paul Mayfield, UCO, dec. Kyle Reid, 10-4.
174: Josh Bryant, MC, dec. Daniel Morrison, 6-4.
184: Tanner Wolk, MC, by injury default over Heath
Jolley, 5:35.
197: Jarrett Edison, UCO, dec. Adam Hicks, 5-4.
285: Dustin Finn, UCO, dec. Dan Moore, 2-1 (TB).
Central Oklahoma Wrestling Edges Central Missouri

EDMOND (Feb. 14) ˆ Heavyweight Dustin Finn pulled out
a 5-3 double-overtime victory in the final match to
cap a dual-ending rally that lifted No. 6-ranked
Central Oklahoma past upstart Central Missouri 21-15
Thursday night at Hamilton Field House.

The unranked Mules took a 15-10 lead with a fall at
174 pounds, but the defending national champion
Bronchos got back-to-back 11-1 major decisions from
Heath Jolley and Jarrett Edison to take an 18-15 lead
and Finn‚s dramatic win kept UCO in front.

The Bronchos improved to 13-6 with the win and stayed
perfect (30-0) against UCM, though the outcome was in
doubt until Finn‚s winning takedown nine seconds into
the second sudden death overtime period.

„We made some silly mistakes in a lot of matches that
hurt us, but give credit to Central Missouri because
they kept coming at us,‰ UCO coach David James said.
„Heath and Jarrett did a nice job getting bonus wins
that we had to have and Dustin came through in a
pressure situation with a big takedown.‰

UCM surged in front of the back-and-forth dual when
Travis Barbarick pinned Daniel Morrison at 4:26 of
their 174-pound bout to give the Mules a 15-10 lead,
with the Bronchos coming back to win the final three
matches.

Jolley started UCO‚s rally with an 11-1 major decision
over Jeremy Hudson, using an early five-point move to
take control and adding another near-fall late in the
opening period for an 8-0 lead after the first three
minutes.

Edison then put the Bronchos in front with his 11-1
rout, getting the last of his four takedowns with 12
seconds remaining to clinch the bonus-point win.

The fourth-ranked Finn and Cody Beck battled in a
showdown of big men in the final match, trading
escapes for a 1-1 deadlock after regulation. Neither
scored in the first one-minute sudden death period,
then Beck got a reverse early in the first tiebreaker
only to see Finn tie it with a pair of escapes.

Finn finally ended the match early in the second
sudden-death period, getting behind Beck and tripping
him to the mat for the winning takedown.

UCO‚s other three wins came from 133 Tim Elliott, 149
Colby Robinson and 165 Cody Rowell.

Elliott had a pair of four-point moves in a 15-4 major
decision, while Robinson racked up over four minutes
riding time in an easy 7-1 win and Rowell used a
penalty point and riding time point for a 7-5 triumph.

The Bronchos wrap up the dual and home schedule
Saturday, hosting NAIA‚s No. 3-ranked McKendree at 7
p.m.

UCO 21, Central Missouri 15
125: Byron Clark, UCM, dec. Nick Rice, 8-4.
133: Tim Elliott, UCO, major dec. Marcus Walker, 15-4.
141: Cory Bloodgood, UCM, dec. Trey Branscum, 12-5.
149: Colby Robinson, UCO, dec. Grant Baker, 7-1.
157: Vince Bertucci, UCM, dec. Jason Leavitt, 4-2.
165: Cody Rowell, UCO, dec. Willie Ressel, 7-5.
174: Travis Barbarick, UCM, pinned Daniel Morrison,
4:26.
184: Heath Jolley, UCO, major dec. Jeremy Hudson,
11-1.
197: Jarrett Edison, UCO, major dec. Kevin Domian,
11-1.
285: Dustin Finn, UCO, dec. Cody Beck, 5-3 (2SV).
Nebraska-Omaha Tops Central Oklahoma

EDMOND (Feb. 1) ˆ Jason Leavitt‚s dramatic overtime
victory gave Central Oklahoma a short-lived lead
before No. 2-ranked Nebraska-Omaha stormed back to
take the last five matches and hand the No. 3 Bronchos
a 26-9 setback Friday night at Hamilton Field House.

The showdown between the two teams who have won the
last six NCAA Division II national championships
looked like it might be another nail-biter after
Leavitt pulled out a 6-5 win at 157 pounds to give UCO
a 9-8 lead, but UNO‚s upper-weight superiority paid
off.

The Mavericks, who won three straight national titles
in 2004, ‚05 and ‚06, claimed their second win of the
season over UCO and their sixth in the last seven
meetings between the two rivals. The Bronchos,
national champions in 2002, ‚03 and last year, fell to
11-6 with the loss.

„They (UNO) just took it to us at some weights,‰ UCO
coach David James said. „We pulled out a couple of
tough wins to get the lead, but didn‚t do much down
the stretch and the fall at 197 really took the wind
out of sails for the last match.‰

The Bronchos were still clinging to hope when Jarrett
Edison used a takedown with five seconds left to tie
No. 2-ranked Jacob Marrs and force overtime in the
197-pound bout, but Marrs took Edison to his back and
scored a fall just 19 seconds in the sudden-victory
period to give UNO an insurmountable 23-9 lead.

No. 8 Tony Lewis then capped the late surge by the
Mavericks with a 5-3 upset of UCO‚s fifth-rated Dustin
Finn at heavyweight.

The Mavericks took a 4-0 lead in the opening match at
125 with a 15-2 major decision by top-ranked Cody
Garcia, with UCO coming back at 133 to get a 9-3 win
from Tim Elliott on the strength of three takedowns.

Freshman Trey Branscum scored an upset for the
Bronchos at 141 when the freshman -- wrestling in
place of injured defending national champion Kyle
Evans -- knocked off All-American Sim Bribieseca, 8-5.
Branscum used a takedown and three-point near-fall in
the final minute to overcome a 5-3 deficit and give
UCO a 6-4 lead.

UNO scored another major decision at 149 to go up 8-6,
then Leavitt put the Bronchos in front for the final
time with a 6-5 tiebreaker victory over Henry Wahle.
Leavitt broke a 4-4 deadlock on a reverse with 10
seconds left in the first tiebreaker and Wahle could
manage only an escape in the second tiebreaker as
Leavitt held on.

That was it for UCO, however, as the Mavericks won the
final five matches to win going away.

Nebraska-Omaha 26, Central Oklahoma 9
125: Cody Garcia, UNO, major dec. Nick Rice, 15-2.
133: Tim Elliott, UCO, dec. Mario Morgan, 9-3.
141: Trey Branscum, UCO, dec. Sim Bribieseca, 8-5.
149: Todd Meneely, UNO, major dec. Colby Robinson,
14-4.
157: Jason Leavitt, UCO, dec. Henry Wahle, 6-5 (TB).
165: Aaron Denson, UNO, dec. Paul Mayfield, 5-1.
174: Ross Taplin, UNO, dec. Daniel Morrison, 8-4.
184: Brent Pankoke, UNO, dec. Heath Jolley, 6-1.
197: Jacob Marrs, UNO, pinned Jarrett Edison, 7:19
(SV).
285: Tony Lewis, UNO, dec. Dustin Finn, 5-3.
Central Oklahoma Falls to Western State

GUNNISON, Colo. (Jan. 26) ˆ No. 3-ranked Central
Oklahoma suffered its second upset in three days as
sixth-rated Western State handed the Bronchos a 27-12
setback in the feature match of the Western State
Duals here Saturday night.

UCO, which lost to No. 5 Adams State Thursday night,
won its first three duals of the day before falling to
the host Mountaineers. WSC won seven of the 10
matches and had two falls in dropping the Bronchos to
11-5.

„I knew it was going to be a tough match and we didn‚t
win the toss-up matches that we needed to,‰ UCO coach
David James said. „Give all the credit to Western
State because they came out ready to wrestle and we
didn‚t.

„It‚s been a tough road trip and we‚re going to have
to regroup.‰

WSC won the first two matches to take an early 6-0
lead, including a 6-4 win by No. 5 Jesse Cruz over
third-rated Tim Elliott at 133 pounds.

Defending national champion Kyle Evans got UCO on the
scoreboard with a 3-1 triumph at 141, then the
Mountaineers scored a fall at 149 and picked up a
last-second win at 157 when Neil Samples reversed
Brent Sarette at the buzzer for a 5-3 victory.

Paul Mayfield gave the Bronchos new life when he
pulled off a stunning 9-7 upset of No. 2 Zach Lee at
165, but WSC won the next three weights to put the
dual away. Dustin Finn capped a 4-0 day with a
third-period fall at heavyweight.

The Bronchos return to action next Saturday when they
host No. 2 Nebraska-Omaha at 7 p.m.

Western State 27, UCO 12
125: Eddie Lopez, WSC, dec. Nick Rice, 9-3.
133: Jesse Cruz, WSC, dec. Tim Elliott, 6-4.
141: Kyle Evans, UCO, dec. Kyle Francis, 3-1.
149: Camille DuPont, WSC, pinned Colby Robinson,
0:28.
157: Neil Samples, WSC, dec. Brent Sarette, 5-3.
165: Paul Mayfield, UCO, dec. Zach Lee, 9-7.
174: Skye Wells, WSC, pinned Daniel Morrison, 2:08.
184: Lars Luedars, WSC, dec. Heath Jolley, 8-3.
197: Donovan McMahill, WSC, dec. Jarrett Edison, 6-1.
285: Dustin Finn, UCO, pinned Andrew Skinner, 5:12.
Central Oklahoma Wrestling Wins Three

GUNNISON, Colo. (Jan. 26) ˆ Dustin Finn‚s
opening-minute fall capped a three-match rally that
carried Central Oklahoma to a surprisingly tough 29-18
over New Mexico Highlands here Saturday afternoon
during the Western State Duals.

The No. 3-ranked Bronchos opened the day with a
forfeit-filled 40-9 rout of Grand Canyon, then won the
final three matches to overcome an 18-15 deficit
against the unranked Cowboys before getting four
bonus-point wins in a 32-12 triumph over No. 15
Findlay.

UCO, now 11-4 on the season, ends the day with a
showdown against the host and No. 6-ranked
Mountaineers at 8:30 p.m.

UCO took an early 11-0 lead against the Cowboys, but
NMHU won four of the next five matches to go on top
18-15 before the Bronchos rallied.

Heath Jolley started the comeback with a 20-5
technical fall at 184 pounds to give UCO a 20-15 lead
and Jarrett Edison clinched the dual with a wild 12-8
win at 197 before Finn needed just 50 seconds to notch
his team-leading 10th fall of the season at
heavyweight.

The Bronchos also got a 24-9 technical fall from 133
Tim Elliott and a 20-6 major decision from 149 Brent
Sarette, with NMHU getting two falls in taking its
18-15 lead.

UCO picked up six forfeits against Grand Canyon, a
first-year program, with 157 Jason Leavitt and Finn
winning regular decisions.

The Bronchos jumped out to a 24-0 lead over Findlay,
getting a 13-4 major decision from 125 Nick Rice and
first-period falls from 141 Kyle Evans and 149 Colby
Richardson in addition to a forfeit at 133.

The Oilers won the next three weights to pull within
24-12, but UCO won the final bouts. Jolley rolled to
an 11-2 major decision and Edison had a 10-5 victory
before the fifth-ranked Finn edged the fourth-rated
Travis Clark 3-2 in the final match.

UCO 40, Grand Canyon 9
125: Tony Covert, GC, dec. Nick Rice, 8-2.
133: Tim Elliott, UCO, won by forfeit.
141: Kyle Evans, UCO, won by forfeit.
149: Colby Robinson, UCO, won by forfeit.
157: Jason Leavitt, UCO, dec. Stephen Towne, 9-4.
165: Cody Rowell, UCO, major dec. Dan Grayson, 12-3.
174: Jack Porter, GC, by disqualification over Daniel
Morrison.
184: Heath Jolley, UCO, won by forfeit.
197: Jarrett Edison, UCO, won by forfeit.
285: Dustin Finn, UCO, dec. Jed Jobe, 3-2.

UCO 29, New Mexico Highlands 18
125: Nick Rice, UCO, won by forfeit.
133: Tim Elliott, UCO, tech. fall Donovan Troup,
24-9.
141: Ross Mountour, NHHU, pinned Trey Branscum, 3:39.
149: Brent Sarette, UCO, major dec. Nick Sanchez,
20-6.
157: Trey Saxon, NMHU, pinned Jason Leavitt, 5:48.
165: Chris Ridings, NMHU, dec. Cody Rowell, 5-4.
174: Jesse Feinold, NMHU, dec. Daniel Morrison, 6-3.
184: Heath Jolley, UCO, tech. fall Adam Pacheco,
20-5.
197: Jarrett Edison, UCO, dec. Charles Saguil, 12-8.
285: Dustin Finn, UCO, pinned Jesse Boggs, 0:50.

UCO 32, Findlay 12
125: Nick Rice, UCO, major dec. Alex Schumaker,
13-4..
133: Tim Elliott, UCO, won by forfeit.
141: Kyle Evans, UCO, pinned Josh Falk, 1:56.
149: Colby Robinson, UCO, pinned Mike Peraino, 2:36.
157: Antonio Guerra, UF, pinned Jason Leavitt, 4:04.
165: Justin Shannon, UF, dec. Cody Rowell, 6-2.
174: Jeff Havelka, UF, dec. Daniel Morrison, 6-1.
184: Heath Jolley, UCO, major dec. Josh Fox, 11-2.
197: Jarrett Edison, UCO, dec. Dan Stevenson, 10-5.
285: Dustin Finn, UCO, dec. Travis Clark, 3-2.
Division II Wrestling Rankings January 23rd

EDMOND, Okla. -- A championship effort at the Cliff Keen/NWCA Division II National Duals has earned Minnesota State-Mankato its first-ever No. 1 ranking in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association poll that was released Wednesday.

The Mavericks won the 16-team national dual tournament on Jan. 13 in Cedar Falls, Iowa with a thrilling 19-17 finals victory over North Region rival Nebraska-Omaha and were a near-unanimous No. 1 pick after receiving seven of the eight first-place votes cast in finishing with 159 points.

UNO earned the remaining first-place vote and stayed second in the poll with 153 points, while defending national champion Central Oklahoma was third with 153 points and previous No. 1 Nebraska-Kearney fourth with 136.

Rounding out the top 10 was Adams State (Colo.), Western State (Colo.), Minnesota State-Moorhead, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.), Upper Iowa and Newberry (S.C.). MSU-Moorhead made the biggest leap, moving from 17th to No. 7 after a sixth-place finish at the national dual meet.

MSU-Mankato has seven of its 10 individuals in the rankings, topped by No. 1 Jason Rhoten at 157 pounds. UNO also has seven ranked wrestlers, with 125 Cody Garcia and 149 Todd Meneely both No. 1.

The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 14-15 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and hosted by Upper Iowa.

The top 20 poll, with points and their last ranking:

Rank School (State) 1. Minnesota State-Mankato 2. Nebraska-Omaha 3. Central Oklahoma 4. Nebraska-Kearney 5. Adams State (Colo.) 6. Western State (Colo.) 7. Minnesota State-Moorhead 8. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 9. Upper Iowa 10. Newberry (S.C.) 11. Ashland (Ohio) 12. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 13. Gannon (Pa.) 14. Indianapolis (Ind.) 15. Findlay (Ohio) 16. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 17. Chadron State (Neb.) 18. Limestone (S.C.) 19. Wisconsin-Parkside 20. Central Missouri Others receiving votes: Points Last Ranking
159 4th
153 2nd
144 3rd
136 1st
123 5th
118 9th
110 17th
109 6th
96 7th
84 10th
66 8th
65 16th
63 13th
59 11th
41 14th
38 18th
37 12th
31 19th
24 15th
14 NR
Augustana (S.D.), Fort Hays State (Kan.).

NCAA Division II
Individual Rankings

125 Pounds
1. Cody Garcia, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Nick Smith, Minnesota State-Mankato
3. Tyler Mumbulo, Upper Iowa
4. Curtis Schurkamp, San Francisco State
5. Arsenia Barksdale, Adams State (Colo.)
6. Joe Werner, Minnesota State-Moorhead
7. Joey Morrison, Nebraska-Kearney
8. Eddie Lopez, Western State (Colo.)

133 Pounds
1. Brandon Reasy, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
2. Shane Perkey, Indianapolis (Ind.)
3. Tim Elliott, Central Oklahoma
4. Raymond Dunning, Adams State (Colo.)
5. Jesse Cruz, Western State (Colo.)
6. Kelly Janke, Minnesota State-Moorhead
7. Craig DeGreef, Wisconsin-Parkside
8. Mike Nash, North Carolina-Pembroke

141 Pounds
1. Kyle Evans, Central Oklahoma
2. Steven Fittery, Shippensburg (Pa.)
3. Doug Surra, West Liberty State (W. Va.)
4. Jeff Rutledge, Nebraska-Kearney
5. Travis Elg, Minnesota State-Mankato
6. Matt Irwin, Indianapolis (Ind.)
7. Shane Valko, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
8. Ross Mountour, New Mexico Highlands

149 Pounds
1. Todd Meneely, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Camille DuPont, Western State (Colo.)
3. Brian Pogel, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
4. Tee Adams, Upper Iowa
5. Tommy Abbott, Minnesota State-Mankato
6. Ryan Etherton, Nebraska-Kearney
7. Shane Walton, Minnesota State-Moorhead
8. Joey Deaguero, Adams State (Colo.)

157 Pounds
1. Jason Rhoten, Minnesota State-Mankato
2. Joe Ellenberger, Nebraska-Kearney
3. Antonio Guerra, Findlay (Ohio)
4. Muhammad Abdur-Rahman, Ashland (Ohio)
5. Travis Eggers, Upper Iowa
6. Noomis Jones, Adams State (Colo.)
7. Eric Pretto, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
8. Michael Horton, Indianapolis (Ind.)

165 Pounds

1. Brett Hunter, Chadron State (Neb.)
2. Zach Lee, Western State (Colo.)
3. Aaron Denson, Nebraska-Omaha
4. Andy Pickar, Minnesota State-Mankato
5. Kyle Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside
6. Alonzo Azumendi, Newberry (S.C.)
7. Rockie Stavn, Minnesota State-Moorhead
8. Keenan McCurdy, Nebraska-Kearney

174 Pounds
1. Larry Wilbanks, Western State (Colo.)
2. Ross Taplin, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Evan Copeland, Adams State (Colo.)
4. Cory VanGroll, Wisconsin-Parkside
5. Tyler Tubbs, Minnesota State-Moorhead
6. Marty Usman, Nebraska-Kearney
7. Albert Miles, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
8. Tim Matheson, Minnesota State-Mankato

184 Pounds
1. Jared Deaguero, Adams State (Colo.)
2. Mike Corcetti, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
3. Brent Pankoke, Nebraska-Omaha
4. Heath Jolley, Central Oklahoma
5. Dan Scanlan, Limestone (S.C.)
6. Beau Severtson, Augustana (S.D.)
7. Brad Padgett, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
8. Luke Haag, Wisconsin-Parkside

197 Pounds
1. Josh Majerus, Chadron State (Neb.)
2. Jacob Marrs, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Josh Ohl, Ashland (Ohio)
4. Ty Copsey, Augustana (S.D.)
5. Kelly Anundson, Newberry (S.C)
6. Dan Stevenson, Findlay (Ohio)
7. Donavan McMahill, Western State (Colo.)
8. Matt Nelson, Minnesota State-Moorhead

285 Pounds
1. Tervel Dlagnev, Nebraska-Kearney
2. Brady Wilson, Minnesota State-Mankato
3. Cy Wainwright, Newberry (S.C.)
4. Travis Clark, Findlay (Ohio)
5. Dustin Finn, Central Oklahoma
6. Dan Goodson, Upper Iowa
7. Trey Moss, Limestone (S.C.)
8. Tony Lewis, Nebraska-Omaha
Central Oklahoma Tops Nebraska-Kearney

EDMOND (Jan. 19) ˆ Cody Rowell‚s stunning
second-period fall propelled No. 3-ranked Central
Oklahoma past No. 1 Nebraska-Kearney, 23-16, in a
Saturday night showdown of NCAA Division II wrestling
powers at Hamilton Field House.

Rowell pinned fourth-ranked Taylor May in 4:49 of
their 165-pound battle to give the Bronchos a 17-10
lead and the two teams split the last four matches to
leave UCO with its second win in a week over the
Lopers.

The Bronchos, who edged UNK 21-19 in the third-place
match of the NWCA Division II National Duals last
Sunday in Cedar Falls, Iowa, improved to 8-3 with
their eight win in nine outings.

UCO also got a technical fall from 141-pounder Kyle
Evans, while 184 Heath Jolley and 197 Jarrett Edison
both had easy wins and undefeated Tim Elliott picked
up a forfeit at 133 as the Bronchos overcame two
one-point losses and an overtime defeat.

Rowell‚s win was the biggest as the Duncan sophomore
decked May late in the second period. May had escaped
early in the second stanza to break a scoreless tie,
with Rowell taking May down to his back and scoring
the pin with just 11 seconds left in the period to the
delight of the roaring crowd.

„Cody came through for us, no doubt about it,‰ said
UCO coach David James, who picked up his 301st career
win. „He did a great job getting the takedown and we
were happy with that, but he just kept going and put
him on his back to get a big fall.

„We lost some close matches that we‚ve got to find a
way to win, but overall I was pretty pleased with our
effort.‰

UNK took a 4-0 lead with a major decision in the
opening match at 125, then Elliott moved to 10-0 with
his forfeit at 133 to put the Bronchos on top to stay.
The top-ranked Evans followed with his eight
technical fall of the season, racking up four
near-falls en route to a 17-0 rout to make it 11-4.

The Lopers pulled out tough wins in the next two
matches, getting a 3-2 victory from No. 8 Ryan
Etherton over No. 7 Colby Robinson at 149 and a 3-1
sudden-victory decision from No. 2 Joe Ellenberger
over fifth-rated Jason Leavitt at 157 to make it
11-10.

Rowell notched his clutch fall in the next match to
increase the lead to 17-11, then UNK‚s Keenan McCurdy
came back with a 4-3 win over Daniel Morrison at 174
to pull the Lopers within 17-14.

UCO clinched it with wins by Jolley and Edison.

Jolley used a second-period near-fall to overcome a
3-2 deficit and added two third-period takedowns for
an 11-4 triumph at 184 and Edison piled up four
minutes riding time in a methodical 5-0 decision at
197 that wrapped up the dual.

Top-ranked and defending national champion Tervel
Dlagnev downed Dustin Finn 10-5 in the final match to
arrange the final score.

UCO goes back on the road next week, traveling to
Alamoso, Colo.to meet No. 5-ranked Adams State next
Thursday before going on to Gunnison on Saturday for
the Western State Duals.

UCO 23, Nebraska-Kearney 16
125: Michael Abril, UNK, major dec. Nick Rice, 22-8.
133: Tim Elliott, UCO, won by forfeit.
141: Kyle Evans, UCO, tech. fall Cody Lambotte, 17-0
(4:37).
149: Ryan Etherton, UNK, dec. Colby Robinson, 3-2.
157: Joe Ellenberger, UNK, dec. Jason Leavitt, 3-1
(SV).
165: Cody Rowell, UCO, pinned Taylor May, 4:49.
174: Keenan McCurdy, UNK, dec. Daniel Morrison, 4-3.
184: Heath Jolley, UCO, dec. Paul Sutton, 11-4.
197: Jarrett Edison, UCO, dec. Justin McKain, 5-0.
285: Tervel Dlagnev, UNK, dec. Dustin Finn, 10-5.
Central Oklahoma's James Wins 300th Dual

HAYS, Kan. (Jan. 17) -- Central Oklahoma's David James reached a rare coaching milestone here Thursday night, picking up his 300th career dual win as the No. 3-ranked Bronchos rolled past No. 20 Fort Hays State, 30-10.

UCO got falls from 184-pounder Heath Jolley and heavyweight Dustin Finn in addition to recording three major decisions in routing the Tigers and improving to 7-3 on the season.

James improved to 300-103-4 in his 26th year at the UCO helm, becoming just the 33rd coach in college wrestling history -- and the ninth active -- to record 300 dual wins. The veteran skipper has led the Bronchos to 12 national championships during his storied tenure, earning national Coach the Year honors seven times.

"Obviously it's a great honor to win 300 duals, but all that means is I've been around a long time and we've had a lot of great wrestlers come through the program," said James, who himself was a four-time All-American and two-time national champion for the Bronchos. "I've been really blessed over the years to have the type support we've had from the university, the athletic department and the wrestlers who have made this program what it is.

"We looked a little tired tonight, but that's probably understandable coming off a short week and being on the road after a long trip last weekend. We wrestled hard and we had a lot of bonus wins, which you always like to see."

UCO lost the opening match at 125 pounds to fall behind 3-0, but came back with five straight wins to take control.

Tim Elliott, Kyle Evans and Colby Robinson had consecutive major decisions to put the Bronchos on top, with wins by 157 Jason Leavitt and 165 Paul Mayfield pushing UCO's lead to 18-3.

FHSU picked up wins in two of the final four matches, but the Bronchos more than made up for that with first-period pins by Jolley and Finn.

UCO is back in action again Saturday, hosting top-ranked Nebraska-Kearney at 8 p.m.

UCO 30, Fort Hays State 10
125: Kyle Patton, FHSU, dec. Nick Rice, 6-0.
133: Tim Elliott, UCO, major dec. Blake Fisher, 11-1.
141: Kyle Evans, UCO, major dec. James Annon, 11-2.
149: Colby Robinson, UCO, major dec. Josh Pfannenstiel, 8-0.
157: Jason Leavitt, UCO, dec. Danny Grater, 9-6.
165: Paul Mayfield, UCO, dec. Troy Lussenhop, 10-3.
174: Blake Malloy, FHSU, major dec. Kenny Meredith, 12-4.
184: Heath Jolley, UCO, pinned Shawn Kuhlman, 2:49.
197: Tyler Gonzalez, FHSU, dec. Jarrett Edison, 3-1.
285: Dustin Finn, UCO, pinned Dustin Martin, 1:57.
Central Oklahoma Intrasquad Wrestling Results

EDMOND (Oct. 24) - All-American Heath Jolley's first-period fall capped a five-match winning streak that carried the Blue team to 29-19 victory over the Bronze in Central Oklahoma's annual intrasquad wrestling dual Wednesday night at Hamilton Field House.

Jolley, a fifth-place national finisher at 197 pounds last year who is dropping to 184 this season, piled up a 7-1 lead before pinning Scott Cayton in 2:29 as the Blue used the late rally to overcome a 16-8 deficit.

The defending national champion Bronchos, ranked No. 1 in the preseason NCAA Division II poll that came out Tuesday, showcased the 2007-08 team with 12 matches. UCO will have another intrasquad dual Nov. 1 in Norman and officially opens the season Nov. 11 at the Central Missouri Open.

"I saw a lot of good things, but it's obviously early and we've got a long road ahead of us," said 26th-year head coach David James. "Our conditioning wasn't as good as I'd like it to be and there were some places where we weren't aggressive enough, but overall it was a pretty good outing and I liked what I saw."

Three of UCO's four returning All-Americans were in action and neither was tested.

In addition to Jolley's fall, returning national champion Kyle Evans at 141 and Tyler Zukerman at 125 - both ranked No. 1 in the preseason - rolled to easy wins.

Evans had four near-falls and two takedowns in a 15-0 shutout that ended early in the second period and Zukerman racked up four takedowns and two near-falls in a 16-3 rout.

The Blue team also got major decisions from brothers Jarrett and Jordan Edison, with freshman Jordan a 10-1 winner at 141 and redshirt freshman Jarrett a 10-2 victor at 197.

The Bronze led 16-8 after Brent Sarette's 10-7 win over Luke Elmore at 149, but the Blue won the next five matches to pull out the win. Kelly Henderson started the rally with an 8-6 victory at 157, Alvin Metcalf and Zach Sikes won back-to-back matches at 165 and Tommy McCarty prevailed at 174 before Jolley ended the streak with his fall.

125: Tyler Zukerman, Bronze, major dec. Nick Rice, 16-3.
141: Jordan Edison, Blue, major dec. Zack McClure, 10-1.
141: Kyle Evans, Bronze, tech. fall Dale McClure, 15-0 (3:19).
149: Colby Robinson, Bronze, major dec. Corby Ray, 11-3.
149: Brent Sarette, Bronze, dec. Luke Elmore, 10-7.
157: Kelly Henderson, Blue, dec. Conner Robinson, 8-6.
165: Alvin Metcalf, Blue, dec. Cody Rowell, 10-5.
165: Zach Sikes, Blue, pinned Kelson Phillips, 6:31.
174: Tommy McCarty, Blue, dec. Kenny Meredith, 3-0.
184: Heath Jolley, Blue, pinned Scotty Cayton, 2:29.
197: Jarrett Edison, Blue, major dec. Jon Wechter, 10-2.
285: Reggie Douglas, Bronze, dec. Braden Land, 4-1.

Division II Preseason Wrestling Rankings

EDMOND, Okla. -- Defending national champion Central Oklahoma and Nebraska-Kearney will enter the 2007-08 NCAA Division II wrestling season as co-No. 1s, according to the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association preseason poll released Tuesday.

The Bronchos captured their seventh Division II title last season by 16 points over the runner-up Antelopes and each team finished with four first-place votes and 155 points in balloting of coaches from around the country to share the No. 1 ranking.

Minnesota State-Mankato was a solid third-place choice with 143 points while Adams State (Colo.) was fourth with 134 and Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) fifth with 122. Rounding out the top 10 is Upper Iowa, Nebraska-Omaha, Western State (Colo.), Wisconsin-Parkside and Chadron State (Neb.).

UCO has four All-Americans back from last year's team, paced by undefeated national champion Kyle Evans. He enters the season ranked No. 1 at 141 pounds along with teammate Tyler Zukerman at 125.

UNK has seven national placers returning, with defending champion and top-rated Tervel Dlagnev (285) leading the way along with 2006 champion and No. 1-ranked Brett Allgood (133).
Chadron State also has two top-ranked individuals in Brett Hunter (165) and Josh Majerus (197).
The 2008 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be hosted by Upper Iowa on March 14-15 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association Top 20 poll, with points and last year's national tournament finish:

Rank School (State) Points Last Year's Finish
T1. Central Oklahoma 155 1st
T1. Nebraska-Kearney 155 2nd
3. Minnesota State-Mankato 143 4th
4. Adams State (Colo.) 134 5th
5. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 122 7th
6. Upper Iowa 119 8th
7. Nebraska-Omaha 112 3rd
8. Western State (Colo.) 109 10th
9. Wisconsin-Parkside 88 20th
10. Chadron State (Neb.) 80 6th
11. Indianapolis (Ind.) 77 11th
12. Ashland (Ohio) 74 19th
13. Newberry (S.C.) 62 25th
14. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 43 15th
15. Minnesota State-Moorhead 38 18th
16. Findlay (Ohio) 37 12th
17. Limestone (S.C.) 33 T28th
18. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 24 14th
19. Northern State (S.D.) 23 T28th
20. Truman State (Mo.) 17 22nd
Others receiving votes: Augustana (S.D.), Carson-Newman (Tenn.), Central Missouri, Gannon (Pa.), Shippensburg (Pa.), West Liberty State (W. Va.).

Central Oklahoma Announces Wrestling Recruits

EDMOND (June 11) -- NCAA Division II national wrestling champion Central Oklahoma has picked up six recruits for the 2007-08 season, including five in-state products who won a combined nine state championships.

Signing with the 15-time national champion Bronchos were high school standouts Trey Branscum of Ponca City, Kelly Henderson of Tahlequah, Shawn Ledford of Pawnee and Randy Tonche of Sallisaw, with UCO also adding a pair of junior college stars in Tommy McCarty of Bristow and Tim Elliott of Wichita, Kan.

"I'm certainly excited about this group of young men who will be joining our program," said veteran coach David James, named Division II Coach of the Year after leading UCO to the national title this season. "It's an outstanding class and we certainly expect a lot of big things from each one of them.

"They have all experienced a great deal of success in their careers and we're looking forward to having them a part of our UCO family."

Branscum enjoyed an amazing career at Class 5A powerhouse Ponca City, winning three straight state championships. He won at 119 pounds as a sophomore, 125 as a junior and 130 as a senior and is expected to be a 133- or 141-pounder at UCO.

Henderson was a three-time Class 5A state placer at Tahlequah, winning one title, and earned All-State honors as a senior. He's a projected 157- or 165-pounder for the Bronchos.

Ledford compiled an impressive 128-17 career record at Pawnee and was a three-time state finalist in Class 2A, winning back-to-back championships his last two years. Also an All-Stater, he is expected to compete at 141 or 149 pounds at UCO.

Tonche was a three-time state finalist at Sallisaw, finishing as runner-up his first two years before capping his career with a Class 3A state title. The All-Stater is a projected 197- or 285-pounder in college.

McCarty was a two-time juco All-American at Labette (Kan.) Community College, placing fourth as a freshman and third this season at 174 pounds. He was a three-time Class 3A state finalist at Bristow, winning two crowns, and will compete at 174 next season.

Elliott was also a two-time All-American at Labette, earning Outstanding Wrestler honors this season after capturing the 125-pound national championship following a fifth-place finish as a freshman. He won a Kansas high school state title as a senior at Wichita State and will wrestle at 133 next year for the Bronchos.

UCO will return four All-Americans from this year's national championship team.

Central Oklahoma Wrestling Routs Chadron

EDMOND (Nov. 30) -- Josh LeadingFox's first-period fall in the final match was the last of four bonus-point wins Central Oklahoma racked up Thursday night at Hamilton Field House in overwhelming Chadron State, 32-6.

The top-ranked Bronchos won eight of the 10 bouts in their first home dual of the season to bounce back from Wednesday's tough 20-18 loss to Division I power Oklahoma. UCO, 1-1 in duals, goes to Hays, Kan. Saturday for the Fort Hays State Open.

LeadingFox had the lone pin of the night, while UCO also got technical falls from unbeaten Kyle Evans and Jared Hess and a major decision from Justin Wood in staying perfect (14-0) in the all-time series with the Eagles from Chadron, Neb.

"I don't think we wrestled our best and we were sloppy at times, but we got the job done," UCO coach David James said. "We've got to clean things up in a lot of areas and we'll keep working to get those things fixed."

The outcome was never in doubt as the Bronchos won the first six matches in bolting to a 21-0 lead, with CSC winning close decisions at 174 and 197 to avoid a shutout.

Tyler Zuckerman and Jared Henning opened the dual with back-to-back wins at 125 and 133 to give UCO an early 6-0 lead and Evans improved to 12-0 on the year with a 19-3 technical fall at 141, racking up four takedowns and three near-falls.

Shea Timothy used a third-period near-fall to take a 5-2 win at 149 and sixth-ranked Jason Leavitt followed with a 9-6 triumph over No. 8 Jared Webster at 157 to push the UCO's advantage to 17-0.

Wood upped it to 21-0 with an 11-2 major decision at 165 on the strength of three near-falls before the Eagles picked up their first win at 174.

Hess answered that with a 16-1 technical fall at 184, using three takedowns and three near-falls to pile up a 16-1 lead in ending that match early in the third period, with CSC getting its final win at 197.

LeadingFox then capped it at heavyweight, getting a takedown at the 1:28 mark of the first period and scoring his fourth fall of the season 42 seconds later.

UCO 32, Chadron State 6
125: Tyler Zuckerman, UCO, dec. Devlon Webb, 1-0.
133: Jared Henning, UCO, dec. Sergio Palomo, 5-0.
141: Kyle Evans, UCO, tech. fall. Skylair Lappe, 19-3 (5:12).
149: Shea Timothy, UCO, dec. Mark Pfeifer, 5-2.
157:   Jason Leavitt, UCO, dec. Jared Webster, 9-6.
165: Justin Wood, UCO, major dec. Brett Hunter, 11-2.
174:   Matt Weingart, CSC, dec. Daniel Morrison, 3-1.
184: Jared Hess, UCO, tech. fall Matt Davis, 16-1 (5:33).
197:   Josh Majerus, CSC, dec. Heath Jolley, 4-3.
285: Josh LeadingFox, UCO, pinned Cale Bickerdyke, 2:15.

Central Oklahoma Looks to Contend for its 15th National Title

UCO TO MAT NATIONALS: No. 4-ranked Central Oklahoma looks to contend for its 15th national title this weekend when the Bronchos travel to Findlay, Ohio for the 2006 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships.

First-round action begins at 10 a.m. (Oklahoma time) Friday at Koehler Fitness Center on the University of Findlay campus, with the quarterfinals and two rounds of consolations at 5 p.m. The tournament continues at 10 a.m. Saturday with the semifinals and completion of all consolation matches and the championship finals are set for 6:15 p.m.

Live Sports Video will webcast the championship final round at 6:15 p.m. (Oklahoma time) Saturday. For more information on this free webcast or Division II Championships and brackets visit www.ncaasports.com or http://www.ncaasports.com/wrestling/mens.

The Bronchos, who won their 16th Midwest Regional crown in 17 years on Feb. 25, qualified nine individuals for the national tournament.

UCO has captured 14 national championships since 1979, including six Division II titles.

TOP CONTENDERS: Top-ranked and two-time defending champion Nebraska-Omaha is the solid favorite and the only team with 10 qualifiers, but the North Regional champion Mavericks will be challenged by a number of teams.

Midwest Regional champion UCO, No. 5 Minnesota State-Mankato and No. 7 Adams State have the next-most individual qualifiers with nine, while West Regional winner and No. 2 Nebraska-Kearney, No. 3 Augustana, East Regional champion and No. 6 Pittsburgh-Johnstown and No. 8 Fort Hays State all have eight.

THE MIDWEST REGIONAL: UCO won its 16th Midwest Regional team title in 17 years Feb. 25 in Jefferson City, Tenn., rolling to a 37.5-point victory in that nine-team event.

The Bronchos piled up 138.5 points in advancing nine of their 10 individuals to the national tournament, while Wisconsin-Parkside (101) was second and Findlay (92) third.

UCO got individual titles from 141 Kyle Evans, 174 Jared Hess and 285 Chris Finn, with 125 Shane Caruthers, 149 Shea Timothy and 165 Cort Petersen all taking second. The Bronchos also got third-place efforts from 133 Earl Jones and 157 Jason Leavitt, while 197 Heath Jolley qualified with a fourth-place finish.

UCO LINEUP:
125: Shane Caruthers, So., Edmond, Okla. (17-11)
133: Earl Jones, Jr., Coffeyville, Kan. (32-7)
141: Kyle Evans, So., Edmond, Okla. (27-4)
149: Shea Timothy, Jr., Carbon, Utah (24-8)
157: Jason Leavitt, So., Ponca City, Okla. (25-10)
165: Cort Petersen, Sr., Gillette, Wyo. (31-7)
174: Jared Hess, Jr., Oklahoma City, Okla. (35-8)
197: Heath Jolley, So., Skiatook, Okla. (26-15)
285: Chris Finn, So., Moore, Okla. (10-5)

FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS: Pairings for the first round of the national tournament:

125 - Shane Caruthers vs. Chris Trampe, Augustana; 133 - Earl Jones vs. Matt Mossor, West Liberty State; 141 - Kyle Evans vs. Chris Freije, Western State; 149 - Shea Timothy vs. Brandon Girtz, Minnesota State-Mankato; 157 - Jason Leavitt vs. Kevin Kalbach, Kutztown; 165 - Cort Petersen vs. Brett Hunter, Chadron State; 174 - Jared Hess vs. Clinton MacNaught, Upper Iowa; 197 - Heath Jolley vs. Jeff Sylvester, Nebraska-Kearney; 285 - Chris Finn vs. Brian Black, Upper Iowa.

UCO'S NATIONAL HISTORY: No Division II school can match UCO's wrestling tradition.

The Bronchos have captured 14 national championships and had 33 top-five finishes in their 52-year mat history, with last year's 11th-place showing ending a string of 21 straight top-four finishes.

The Bronchos won NAIA titles in 1979, '81, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87 and '89 and took NCAA Division II crowns in 1992, '93, '94, '95, '02 and '03.

UCO has had 96 All-Americans and 33 individual champions since joining NCAA Division II in 1989-90.

ROAD WARRIORS: UCO annually travels extensively in search of meeting the best competition and the 2005-06 season was no exception.

UCO will have competed in nine different states by the end of the national tournament -- Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

ABOUT THE COACH: UCO head coach David James has a 278-95-4 (.742) dual record in 24 years at the helm. A six-time national Coach of the Year, James has led UCO to 11 national titles and five runner-up finishes.

James has coached 43 champions (33 Division II, 10 NAIA) and 139 All-Americans (96 Division II, 43 NAIA).

ABOUT THE QUALIFIERS: Only three of UCO's nine qualifiers have previous Division II national tournament experience, with Kyle Evans (6th), Shea Timothy (7th) and Cort Petersen (7th) all earning All-America honors last year in their first appearances.

Earl Jones and Jason Leavitt have participated in the junior college national tournament before, with Jones winning back-to-back titles in 2004 and '05 while Leavitt was a sixth-place finisher in 2004.

The rest of the lineup -- Shane Caruthers, Jared Hess, Heath Jolley and Chris Finn -- are making their national tournament debuts.

LAST YEAR'S NATIONALS: UCO had its worst national tournament finish since 1976 last year in Omaha, Neb., tying for 11th place with five All-Americans.

The Bronchos, who didn't have a national finalist for the first time since 1977, got top-eight finishes from 285 Josh LeadingFox (5th), 141 Kyle Evans (6th), 133 Jared Henning (7th), 149 Shea Timothy (7th) and 165 Cort Petersen (7th).
Central Oklahoma Wrestling Release

UCO TO REGIONAL MEET: No. 3-ranked Central Oklahoma begins its quest for the NCAA Division II national championship this weekend when the Bronchos travel to Jefferson City, Tenn. for the Midwest Regional.

The nine-team, one-day tournament hosted by Carson-Newman serves as a qualifying meet for the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, with the top-four finishers at each weight advancing to the national tournament.

First-round action begins at 9 a.m. (Oklahoma time) at the Maddox Student Activity Center and the tournament will run straight through, with the consolation and championship finals scheduled for a 3 p.m. start.

The Bronchos have won the Midwest Regional team title 15 of the 16 years they've been members of Division II.

The consolation and championship finals will be broadcast live on UCO's athletic website at www.bronchosports.com (click on Listen Live Now icon).

ABOUT THE REGIONAL: Joining UCO and host Carson-Newman in the nine-team Midwest Regional will be No. 7 Ashland, No. 12 Wisconsin-Parkside, No. 14 Truman State, No. 16 Central Missouri State, No. 18 Findlay, Indianapolis and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.

There will be 20 ranked individuals in the field, including three at two weights -- 133 (3 Andy Uhl, Findlay; 4 Shane Perkey, IU; 5 Earl Jones, UCO) and 197 (2 Plamen Paskalev, CMSU; 5 John Goral, UWP; 6 Ryan Kirst, AU).

Ashland ended UCO's 15-year reign of Midwest Regional titles last year, with Findlay finishing second and the Bronchos third.

Three other regional tournaments will also be held this weekend, with each of those three sending the top-four placers at each weight.

LAST WEEK: UCO ended the regular season with a 52-0 romp over SIU-Edwardsville, finished the dual campaign with a 14-3 record.

UCO LINEUP: UCO's lineup for the Midwest Regional, with record and national ranking in parenthesis:

125 - Shane Caruthers, So. (15-10); 133 - Earl Jones, Jr. (5th, 29-6); 141 - Kyle Evans, So. (3rd, 24-4); 149 - Shea Timothy, Jr. (5th, 22-7); 157 - Jason Leavitt, Jr. (7th, 22-9); 165 - Cort Petersen, Sr. (3rd, 29-6); 174 - Jared Hess, Jr. (4th, 32-8); 184 - Kenny Meredith, Fr. (22-16); 197 - Heath Jolley, So. (24-13); 285 - Chris Finn, So. (7-5).

ABOUT THE BRONCHOS: UCO has three placers back from last year's Midwest Regional -- sophomore 141 Kyle Evans (1st), junior 149 Shea Timothy (2nd) and senior 165 Cort Petersen (4th). Sophomore 285 Chris Finn finished fifth in the 2004 regional before redshirting last year, while sophomore 125 failed to place in last year's regional.

The other five starters -- junior 133 Earl Jones, sophomore 157 Jason Leavitt, junior 174 Jared Hess, freshman 184 Kenny Meredith and sophomore 197 Heath Jolley -- will be making their first Midwest Regional appearances.

Eight of UCO's starters have recorded 20-plus wins this season, with Hess (32) leading the way. He also has a team-high 12 bonus-point wins this season (seven majors, three falls, two technical falls) and has won 17 of his last 19 matches.

Petersen is riding a 12-match winning streak that includes seven bonus-point victories, Jones has won 10 straight bouts, Evans has won 16 of his last 17 outings, Timothy 14 of his last 16 and Leavitt seven of his last eight.

ABOUT THE COACH: In his 24th year at the UCO helm is David James, who has directed the Bronchos to 11 national championships and five runner-up finishes. James has a 278-95-4 dual record that includes a 224-26 mark against non-Division I teams.
UCO 52, SIU-Edwardsville 0

EDMOND (Feb. 18) -- No. 3-ranked Central Oklahoma didn't give up an offensive point and earned bonus points at nine of 10 weights in brushing past hapless Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 52-0 Saturday afternoon at Hamilton Field House.

It was the final dual of the season for the Bronchos, who had two falls, a technical fall and two major decisions in the mismatch while also picking up four forfeits from the injury-ravaged Cougars. UCO had an 18-0 advantage in takedowns and an 8-0 edge in near-falls, with SIUE scoring only seven escapes.

"It's unfortunate SIU had to forfeit so many weights because of their injury problems, but I thought we looked pretty sharp in the matches we wrestled," UCO coach David James said. "We went out with the mindset of dominating the weights where we wrestled and I thought we did that."

The Bronchos got first-period pins from 133 Earl Jones and 149 Shea Timothy, with Jones needing just 24 seconds to win his 10th straight match and Timothy taking 1:28 to record his sixth fall of the season.

Kyle Evans took only 5:00 to register a 22-5 technical fall at 141, racking up seven takedowns and three near-falls in that rout, while 125 Shane Caruthers and 157 Jason Leavitt both had major decisions.

Caruthers used four takedowns and two near-falls for an easy 14-1 triumph and Leavitt had three takedowns, two near-falls and six minutes riding time in rolling to a 13-1 victory. Cort Petersen had the lone regular decision for UCO, a 6-0 shutout at 165 for his 12th consecutive win.

The Bronchos also got forfeit wins from 174 Jared Hess, 184 Kenny Meredith, 197 Heath Jolley and 285 Chris Finn.

UCO, which finished the dual season 14-3, now prepares for the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional next Saturday in Jefferson City, Tenn.

UCO 52, SIU-Edwardsville 0
125: Shane Caruthers, UCO, maj. dec. Sean Mead, 14-1.
133: Earl Jones, UCO, pinned Chuck Patten, 0:24.
141: Kyle Evans, UCO, tech. fall Ian Kossina, 22-5 (5:00).
149: Shea Timothy, UCO, pinned James Aschenbrenner, 1:32.
157: Jason Leavitt, UCO, maj. dec. Andrew Isensee, 13-1.
165: Cort Petersen, UCO, dec. John Ficht, 6-0.
174: Jared Hess, UCO, won by forfeit.
184: Kenny Meredith, UCO, won by forfeit.
197: Heath Jolley, UCO, won by forfeit.
285: Chris Finn, UCO, won by forfeit.
UCO Heads to Kansas

No. 3-ranked Central Oklahoma travels to Hays, Kan. for its final road dual of the season Friday when the Bronchos take on No. 9 Fort Hays State at 7 p.m.

UCO is 12-3 on the season while the Tigers are 8-1-1.

The Bronchos end the dual season next Saturday, Feb. 18, when they host Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at 2 p.m. UCO goes to Jefferson City, Tenn. Feb. 25 for the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional.

ABOUT FHSU: The Tigers have only lost to top-ranked Nebraska-Omaha this season, with the tie coming against No. 7 Shippensburg.

FHSU has three ranked individuals -- 157 David Nordhues (2nd), 285 Andrew Ubben (5th) and 174 Aaron Meister (8th).

The Bronchos have a 23-1 series lead over the Tigers, with FHSU's lone win a 21-20 victory in Hays during the 1999-00 season.

A look at FHSU's probable lineup, with ranking and record in parenthesis:

125 - Kory Lira, Jr. (6-3); 133 - Derek Patterson, Jr. (9-5); 141 - Jeremy Johnson, Sr. (11-8); 149 - Mikel Delk, Jr. (11-6); 157 - David Nordhues, Sr. (2nd, 14-1); 165 - Phil Hart, So. (12-6); 174 - Aaron Meister, Sr. (8th, 16-5); 184 - Mike Howell, Jr. (19-4); 197 - Dustin Trego, Jr. (11-9); 285 - Andrew Ubben, Jr. (6th, 16-4).

LAST WEEK: UCO split two home matches with a pair of Division II powers, edging No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney 19-18 last Thursday before dropping a 19-15 decision to No. 1 Nebraska-Omaha.

UCO LINEUP: UCO's probable lineup for this week's dual, with record in parenthesis:

125 - Shane Caruthers, So. (14-9); 133 - Earl Jones, Jr. (5th, 27-6); 141 - Kyle Evans, So. (4th, 22-4) or Jared Henning, Jr. (22-9); 149 - Shea Timothy, Jr. (5th, 21-6); 157 - Jason Leavitt, Jr. (7th, 21-8); 165 - Cort Petersen, Sr. (3rd, 27-6); 174 - Jared Hess, Jr. (5th, 30-8); 184 - Kenny Meredith, Fr. (21-15); 197 - Heath Jolley, So. (22-13); 285 - Josh LeadingFox, Jr. (4th, 21-5) or Chris Finn, So. (6-4).

ABOUT THE BRONCHOS: UCO had a five-match winning streak stopped with last Friday's 19-15 loss to top-ranked Nebraska-Omaha. The Bronchos are assured of their 28th straight winning season, including the sixth with 10-plus wins.

UCO pulled out a 19-18 victory against Nebraska-Kearney when junior 285 Josh LeadingFox prevailed 4-2 on a last-second takedown in the final match of the dual.

It was the 13th straight win for LeadingFox, now 21-5 on the year, who continues to battle with sophomore Chris Finn for the final starting berth at heavyweight. Both will make the trip for Friday's dual with Fort Hays State.

Sophomore 141 Kyle Evans is probable for the FHSU match after having missed the last two weeks with a knee injury. Evans has won 14 of his last 15 matches and is 22-4 on the year.

Junior Jared Henning, an All-American at 133 last year and 21-9 at that weight this season, bumped up to 141 for the UNO dual last week and knocked off No. 3-ranked Mitch Waite 8-4.

All 10 of UCO's starters have winning records and nine have reached the 20-win plateau. Junior 174 Jared Hess, who broke into the individual rankings for the first time this week at No. 5, leads the way with 30 (30-8).

Senior 165 Cort Petersen is riding a 10-match winning streak that includes six bonus-point victories, junior 133 Earl Jones has won his last eight matches and junior 149 Shea Timothy 13 of his last 14.

ABOUT THE COACH: In his 24th year at the UCO helm is David James, who recorded his 275th career win two weeks ago. James, who has directed the Bronchos to 11 national championships and five runner-up finishes, has a 276-95-4 dual record that includes a 223-26 mark against non-Division I teams.
Nebraska-Omaha 19, UCO 16

EDMOND (Feb. 3) -- Bonus points were the difference in Central Oklahoma's showdown with Nebraska-Omaha Friday night at Hamilton Field House, with the No. 3-ranked Bronchos pushing the top-rated Mavericks to the limit before dropping a hard-fought 19-15 decision.

Each team won five matches in the closely-contested dual, but UNO got a fall at 149 pounds and a major decision at heavyweight in taking the win. It was tied 15-15 entering the final match, with three-time defending national champion Les Sigman rolling to an 11-0 rout to put the Mavericks on top.

"We battled hard and won some tight matches, but it just wasn't enough," UCO coach David James said. "Bonus points are really big in a dual like this and they obviously got that at two weights. We're making progress, but we've got to keep working and moving forward."

The two-time defending national champion Mavericks, who defeated UCO 28-12 three weeks ago at the NWCA Division II National Duals, jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a win at 125 before the Bronchos came back to win two consecutive last-second decisions.

At 133, UCO's sixth-ranked Earl Jones took down No. 5 Dan Hilario with five seconds left to pull out a 3-1 win and Jared Henning followed with a clutch 8-4 triumph over No. 4 Mitch Waite. Henning, who has been battling with Jones for the starting spot at 133 this season, bumped up to 141 and used a five-point move with eight seconds remaining to score the upset.

UNO came back with two tough wins of its own, with No. 6 Shane Unger trimming fifth-rated Shea Timothy 5-2 at 149 before top-ranked Patrick Allibone nipped Jason Leavitt 1-0 at 157 on a third-period escape.

The Bronchos tied it at 165 when No. 5 Cort Petersen used a pair of takedowns and 3:38 riding time to down No. 4 Ross Taplin 6-1, but UNO got a first-period fall from No. 1 J.D. Naig at 174 to grab a 15-9 lead.

UCO tied it with two straight wins, with regular 174-pounder Jared Hess moving up to 184 and rolling past Nate Oviatt 8-1 and Heath Jolley getting three takedowns in topping Nick Edmonds 9-4 at 197.

That tied it going into the heavyweight bout, but Sigman had no problem racking up his 64th consecutive win to give UNO its fourth straight victory over the Bronchos.

UCO, which had a five-match winning streak stopped in falling to 12-3, returns to action next Friday at Fort Hays State.

Nebraska-Omaha 19, UCO 16
125: Cody Garcia, UNO, dec. Shane Caruthers, 5-1.
133: Earl Jones, UCO, dec. Dan Hilario, 3-1.
141: Jared Henning, UCO, dec. Mitch Waite, 8-4.
149: Shane Unger, UNO, dec. Shea Timothy, 5-2.
157: Patrick Allibone, UNO, dec. Jason Leavitt, 1-0.
165: Cort Petersen, UCO, dec. Ross Taplin, 6-1.
174: J.D. Naig, UNO, pinned Justin Wood, 1:55
184: Jared Hess, UCO, dec. Nate Oviatt, 8-1.
197: Heath Jolley, UCO, dec. Nick Edmonds, 9-4.
285: Les Sigman, UNO, maj. dec. Chris Finn, 11-0.

Central Oklahoma 19, Nebraska-Kearney 18

EDMOND (Feb. 2) -- Josh LeadingFox overcame an old nemesis with a clutch last-match comeback that vaulted No. 3-ranked Central Oklahoma to a dramatic 19-18 triumph over fifth-rated Nebraska-Kearney Thursday night at Hamilton Field House in a showdown of NCAA Division II wrestling powers.

The fifth-ranked LeadingFox had lost three of four previous meetings with No. 2 Tervel Dlagnev and trailed 3-1 in the heavyweight bout after a Dlagnev takedown with 43 seconds left. LeadingFox escaped at 0:36 and got the go-ahead takedown at 0:27, then managed to control Dlagnev the rest of the way for the 4-3 victory that lifted the Bronchos from an 18-16 deficit to the thrilling one-point win.

It was the fifth straight dual win for UCO, which improved to 12-2 heading into Friday's 7 p.m. match with top-ranked and two-time defending national champion Nebraska-Omaha.

"What a gutsy, gritty performance by Josh," UCO coach David James said. "He wrestled his heart out and pulled out a big win for himself and the team. We gave up too many bonus points, but we wrestled pretty well in some spots and pulled out a tough win."

The Bronchos won six of the 10 individual weights, but the Antelopes overcame that by scoring a fall, technical fall and major decision.

Earl Jones picked up a key win for UCO early, upsetting top-ranked Brett Allgood in overtime at 133 pounds. The sixth-ranked Jones tied the match on a takedown with 37 seconds left in regulation, then struck for the winning takedown just six seconds into the one-minute sudden-victory period.

UNK picked up a win at 125 and got a fall at 141 from No. 2-ranked Jeff Rutledge over Ryan Henning, who was filling in for injured starter and third-rated Kyle Evans, in taking a 9-3 lead after the first three matches.

UCO came back to take the next four weights to grab a 16-9 advantage.

Shea Timothy started that run with his 13th straight win, edging Matt True 4-2 on the strength of a three-point near-fall in the second period, then Jason Leavitt followed with a solid 6-3 win over Joe Ellenberger at 157.

Cort Petersen rolled to his ninth consecutive victory at 165, racking up six takedowns in an 18-6 major decision of Keenan McCury, and Jared Hess prevailed 7-5 at 174 behind a second-period near-fall to give the Bronchos a 16-9 lead.

UNK came roaring back, getting a major decision at 184 and a technical fall at 197 to go in front 18-16 and set the stage for LeadingFox's heroics.

UCO 19, Nebraska-Kearney 18
125: Trevor Charbonneau, UNK, dec. Shane Caruthers, 6-2.
133: Earl Jones, UCO, dec. Brett Allgood, 5-3 (SV).
141: Jeff Rutledge, UNK, pinned Ryan Henning, 4:01.
149: Shea Timothy, UCO, dec. Matt True, 4-2.
157: Jason Leavitt, UCO, dec. Joe Ellenberger, 6-3.
165: Cort Petersen, UCO, maj. dec. Keenan McCurdy, 18-6.
174: Jared Hess, UCO, dec. Paul Sutton, 7-5.
184: Tanner Linsacum, UNK, maj. dec. Kenny Meredith, 17-4.
197: Jeff Sylvester, UNK, tech. fall Heath Jolley, 17-2 (7:00).
285: Josh LeadingFox, UCO, dec. Tervel Dlagnev, 4-3.
UCO 35, Central Missouri State 4

EDMOND (Jan. 25) â*" Earl Jones made short work of Mike Hansen in what was suppose to be a showdown of top 133-pounders and Central Oklahoma went on to trample Central Missouri State 35-4 Wednesday night at Hamilton Field House.

The No. 3-ranked Bronchos won the first seven matches to grab a big lead and ended up winning nine of the 10 weights against the No. 15 Mules to improve to 10-2 on the year. UCO, now 28-0 against CMSU, returns to action Thursday night when it hosts Newman at 7 p.m.

The sixth-rated Jones and eighth-ranked Hansen met in the feature bout to open the dual and it was a mismatch, with Jones needing just 1:53 to score his first fall of the season. Jones got a takedown just 20 seconds into the match, made it 5-0 a minute later with a near-fall and then turned Hansen again seconds later before finally getting the pin.

UCO picked up three other bonus-point wins, getting major decisions from 165 Cort Petersen and 174 Jared Hess while heavyweight Josh LeadingFox picked up a forfeit.

Petersen had three takedowns and a near-fall in a 10-0 rout of Travis Barbarick, then Hess had two takedowns, a near-fall and nearly four minutes riding time in a 9-0 shutout of Jesse Sheets.

The Bronchos also pulled out three close decisions, highlighted by Kenny Meredithâ*s 4-2 sudden-victory win at 184. The freshman got past Jeremy Hudson on a takedown 22 seconds into the one-minute sudden-victory period for his 20th win of the season.

Shea Timothy won his 11th straight match with a tough 4-3 triumph over William Forrest at 149, while Shane Caruthers got past Caleb Dixon 3-2 at 125 on a takedown with 41 seconds remaining.

UCOâ*s other two wins came from 141 Jared Henning and 157 Jason Leavitt, with Henning winning 5-0 while filling in for injured starter Kyle Evans and Leavitt scoring five third-period points en route to a 9-4 victory.

UCO 35, Central Missouri State 4
133: Earl Jones, UCO, pinned Mike Hansen, 1:53.
141: Jared Henning, UCO, dec. Grant Baker, 5-0.
149: Shea Timothy, UCO, dec. William Forrest, 4-3.
157: Jason Leavitt, UCO, dec. Vince Bertucci, 9-4.
165: Cort Petersen, UCO, maj. dec. Travis Barbarick, 10-0.
174: Jared Hess, UCO, maj. dec. Jesse Sheets, 9-0.
184: Kenny Meredith, UCO, dec. Jeremy Hudson, 4-2 (SV).
197: Plamen Paskalev, CMSU, maj. dec. Heath Jolley, 13-5.
Hvy: Josh LeadingFox, UCO, won by forfeit.
125: Shane Caruthers, UCO, dec. Caleb Dixon, 3-2.
UCO Wrestling Head to National Duals

UCO TO NATIONAL DUALS: No. 5-ranked Central Oklahoma makes its 13th straight trip to the NWCA Division II National Duals this weekend at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The Bronchos, 5-1 on the year, are four-time winners of this event and enter as the fifth seed in the 16-team tournament. UCO opens against No. 14 Mercyhurst at 9 a.m. Saturday, then will meet the Nebraska-Kearney/Minnesota State-Moorhead winner or loser at 1 p.m.

The double-elimination tournament concludes with the championship finals at 3 p.m. Sunday.

All UCO matches will be webcast live at http://www.ucok.edu/resources/webcast.htm (click on athletic events).

The Bronchos have been a top-four seed in the tournament every year but three (fifth in 1999, sixth in 2005 and fifth this year) and have finished in the top four all 12 years.

ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT FIELD: Fifteen of the 16 teams in the Division II National Duals are ranked in the top 20, including the entire top 10.

Joining No. 5 UCO in the field will be top-rated Nebraska-Omaha, No. 2 Augustana, No. 3 Pittsburgh-Johnstown, No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney, No. 6 Ashland, No. 7 Shippensburg, No. 8 Minnesota State-Mankato, No. 10 Fort Hays State, No. 11 Minnesota State-Moorhead, No. 13 Upper Iowa, No. 14 Mercyhurst, No. 15 Findlay, No. 16 Gannon, No. 18 Central Missouri State and unranked North Carolina-Pembroke.

Sixty-two of the 80 ranked individuals are slated to be in the tournament, including nine No. 1s.

LAST YEAR: UCO went 4-2 and finished fourth in last year's tournament in Columbus, Ohio after entering as the sixth seed.

The Bronchos opened with wins over Gannon (26-6) and Ashland (27-9) before falling to Augustana (27-12), then came back to beat Minnesota State-Mankato (18-16) before losing to Nebraska-Kearney (21-15) in the consolation finals.

UCO IN NATIONAL DUALS: UCO has a 41-10 record in the Division II National Duals, having won four titles and finished second five times in 12 trips.

1994: 3-0 (1st)
1995: 4-0 (1st)
1996: 4-0 (1st)
1997: 3-1 (2nd)
1998: 3-1 (2nd)
1999: 3-2 (4th)
2000: 3-1 (2nd)
2001: 3-1 (2nd - lost tiebreaker in finals).
2002: 4-0 (1st)
2003: 4-1 (3rd)
2004: 3-1 (2nd - lost tiebreaker in finals).
2005: 4-2 (4th)

UCO LINEUP:
125: Shane Caruthers, So., Edmond, OK (10-4)
133: Earl Jones, Jr., Coffeyville, KS (17-4)
133: Jared Henning, Jr., Tuttle, OK (18-6)
141: Kyle Evans, So., Edmond, OK (18-3)
149: Shea Timothy, Jr., Carbon, UT (11-5)
149: Justin Wood, Jr., Austin, TX (14-5)
157: Jason Leavitt, So., Ponca City, OK (12-5)
157: Jerod Goodwin, Sr., Midwest City, OK (7-5)
165: Cort Petersen, Sr., Gillette, WY (16-4)
165: Adam Ingram, Jr., Morrison, OK (11-8)
174: Jared Hess, Jr., Oklahoma City, OK (19-6)
184: Kenny Meredith, Fr., Murfreesboro, TN (15-11)
197: Heath Jolley, So., Skiatook, OK (15-7)
285: Josh LeadingFox, Jr., Pawnee, OK (12-5)
285: Chris Finn, So., Moore, OK (6-1)

BRONCHOS IN THE RANKINGS: UCO has five individuals in the Division II rankings -- 141 Kyle Evans (2nd), 165 Cort Petersen (4th), 285 Josh LeadingFox (4th), 133 Earl Jones (5th) and 149 Shea Timothy (7th).

SEASON RECAP: The Bronchos competed in three straight open tournaments to start the season, then began the dual schedule Nov. 30 with a 32-6 loss to Division I power Oklahoma.

UCO came back the next night for a 38-0 road rout of Chadron State, then crowned three champions and had six other placers at the Fort Hays State Open in its last first-semester tournament.
The Bronchos ripped Bacone 43-6 Dec. 10, then returned to action last weekend by going 4-0 at the Lone Star Duals.

ABOUT THE BRONCHOS: UCO brings a five-match winning streak into the NWCA Division II National Duals after opening the season with a loss to Oklahoma.

The Bronchos went 4-0 at the Lone Star Duals last weekend in their last outing -- though a 52-0 win over Labette Community College doesn't count on the record. UCO went 35-5 on the day and racked up 28 bonus-point wins.

Junior 174 Jared Hess and sophomore 141 Kyle Evans both went 3-0 on the day, with Hess scoring three major decisions and Evans two technical falls.

Junior 149 Justin Wood, junior 149 Shea Timothy, senior Jerod Goodwin, sophomore 197 Heath Jolley, junior 285 Josh LeadingFox and sophomore 285 Chris Finn all went 2-0.

Evans is riding a 10-match winning streak, while Wood has won nine straight and senior 165 Cort Petersen nine of his last 10.

Hess leads the team with 19 wins, while Henning and Evans both have 18 victories. Henning has a team-high nine bonus-point wins (five falls, four major decisions) and Finn has scored five falls in his 6-1 start.

PAST NATIONAL DUALS EXPERIENCE: UCO has eight individuals with experience in the Division II National Duals -- 125 Shane Caruthers, 133 Jared Henning, 141 Kyle Evans, 149 Shea Timothy, 157 Jerod Goodwin, 174 Jared Hess, 285 Josh LeadingFox and 285 Chris Finn.

Goodwin has the most experience and is 5-8 heading into his fourth national duals tournament. Henning wrestled in the 2004 and 2005 tournaments and has a 3-3 record, while LeadingFox competed in 2003 and last year and is 7-3.

Finn went 3-1 in 2004, while Caruthers (1-4), Evans (1-1), Timothy (1-3) and Hess (1-1) all competed in the tournament for the first time last year.

ABOUT THE COACH: David James is 269-93-4 in his 24th year at the UCO helm, including a 216-24 mark against non-Division I teams. He's led the Bronchos to 11 national championships -- five in NAIA and six in Division II.

UCO'S NATIONAL HISTORY: Few schools can boast of Central Oklahoma's tradition. The Bronchos have captured 14 national championships and had 33 top-five finishes in their 52-year mat history.

UCO, which has had eight runner-up showings, won NAIA titles in 1979, '81, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87 and '89 and claimed NCAA Division II crowns in 1992, '93, '94, '95, '02 and '03.

Central Oklahoma wrestling 43, Bacone 6

EDMOND (Dec. 10) -- Back-to-back first-period pins by Heath Jolley and Chris Finn put an explanation point on Central Oklahoma's 43-6 manhandling of Bacone Saturday afternoon at Hamilton Field House.

The Bronchos, ranked fifth in NCAA Division II, picked up three forfeits and earned bonus points in four of the five matches they won against the NAIA No. 10-rated Warriors in improving to 2-1 in the final outing of the first semester.

Jolley and Finn capped it off in the final two bouts, with Jolley pinning Reggie Littlejohn just one second ahead of the first-period buzzer and Finn needing 1:58 to flatten Jeremiah Sanches.

"Heath and Chris both looked pretty sharp and finished off the dual on a good note for us," UCO coach David James said. "I thought we had a couple of other guys wrestle well, but we struggled at a couple of weights.

"It was a good way to end the first semester and the break comes at a good time for us. We'll be able to get some guys healthy who have been banged up and then we can get ready for the second half of the season."

UCO, which doesn't return to action until the Lone Star Duals on Jan. 7, never trailed in the dual after Shane Caruthers' dominating 11-2 major decision at 125 pounds.

Kyle Evans won his eighth straight match at 141, piling up a 14-1 lead before finally pinning Travis Kirby with just 11 seconds left in the match, while Jared Hess had a methodical 6-0 win at 174.

UCO's two losses came at 133 and 184, with Earl Jones dropping a 4-2 decision to Mike Miller and Kenny Meredith falling 5-1 at 184.

Jones, ranked third in Division II to Miller's No. 3 NAIA rating, trailed 3-0 after two periods before pulling within 3-2 on a reverse with 1:08 left in the final stanza. Miller escaped at 1:01 to make it 4-2 and Jones came up just short of a tying takedown in the final seconds to have his seven-match winning streak snapped.

UCO 43, Bacone 6
125: Shane Caruthers, UCO, maj. dec. Ryan Guillet, 11-2.
133: Mike Miller, Bacone, dec. Earl Jones, 4-2.
141: Kyle Evans, UCO, pinned Travis Kirby, 6:49.
149: Shea Timothy, UCO, won by forfeit.
157: Jason Leavitt, UCO, won by forfeit.
165: Cort Petersen, UCO, won by forfeit.
174: Jared Hess, UCO, dec. Tim Flick, 6-0.
184: Jasper Lockett, Bacone, dec. Kenny Meredith, 5-1.
197: Heath Jolley, UCO, pinned Reggie Littlejohn, 2:59.
Hvy: Chris Finn, UCO, pinned Jeremiah Sanches, 1:58.

UCO to Host Warriors

No. 6-ranked Central Oklahoma ends its first semester schedule Saturday when the Bronchos entertain intrastate rival nd NAIAâ*s No. 10-rated Bacone. Match-time at Hamilton Field House is 2 p.m. UCO is 1-1 in duals, while the Warriors are 2-2.

It will be the last action for the Bronchos until the Jan. 7 Lone Star
Duals in Grand Prairie, Texas.

ABOUT BACONE: The Warriors have two returning All-Americans in 133 Mike
Miller and 141 Bryan Odle. Odle is currently ranked second in NAIA, while
Miller is third and 149 John Carns fourth.

UCO has a 7-0 series lead over Bacone, winning twice (35-4 and 46-3) last
year.

UCO LINEUP: Hereâ*s a look at UCOâ*s probable lineup for Saturday:

125 - Shane Caruthers, So. (6-3); 133 - Earl Jones, Jr. (16-2); 141 - Kyle
Evans, So. (14-3); 149 - Shea Timothy, Jr. (8-5) or Justin Wood, Jr.
(12-5); 157 - Jason Leavitt, Jr. (9-4); 165 - Cort Petersen, Sr. (14-3);
174 - Jared Hess, Jr. (15-6); 184 - Kenny Meredith, Fr. (12-9); 197 -
Heath Jolley, So. (12-7); 285 - Josh LeadingFox, Jr. (10-5) or Chris Finn,
So. (3-1).

>LAST WEEK: The Bronchos competed in two duals and an open tournament in a
our-day span last week.

UCO split its two season-opening duals, losing to Division I power
Oklahoma 32-6 and routing Division II rival Chadron State 38-0, then had
10 placers at the Fort Hays State Open.

The Bronchos got titles from 133 Earl Jones, 141 Kyle Evans and 165 Cort
Petersen, while 133 Jared Henning, 157 Jason Leavitt and 285 Chris Finn
were runners-up along with redshirting 165 Zach Sikes. UCO also got
third-place efforts from 149 Justin Wood and 285 Josh LeadingFox, with 174
Jared Hess taking fourth.

ABOUT THE BRONCHOS: UCO showed good depth in last Saturdayâ*s Fort Hays
State Open, having teammates meet in the finals at two weights -- 133
(Earl Jones and Jared Henning) and 165 (Zach Sikes and Cort Petersen) --
while also having the second- and third-place finishers at heavyweight
(Chris Finn and Josh LeadingFox).

Jones, a two-time junior college national champion competing for the
starting berth with returning All-American Henning, beat Henning for the
second time in a tournament this season. They share the team lead in wins
(16), with Jones at 16-2 and riding a seven-match winning streak and
Henning at 16-6.

Petersen has also won seven straight matches and is 14-3 on the year.

Kyle Evans earned Outstanding Wrestler honors at the Fort Hays State Open
after cruising to five straight wins, including two technical falls. Heâ*s
14-3 on the year with six consecutive victories.

Justin Wood rebounded from a first-round loss in last weekendâ*s tournament
to reel off seven wins in a row in coming back to take third place.

Finn saw his first action of the year at heavyweight and went 3-1 in
finishing second. Finn started two years ago before redshirting last
season as LeadingFox earned All-America honors.

LeadingFox, ranked fourth nationally, and Finn both knocked off No.
2-rated Andrew Ubben of Fort Hays State, with Finn winning 2-1 in the
semifinals and LeadingFox 3-2 in the consolation finals.

ABOUT THE COACH: In his 24th year at the UCO helm is David James,
who has a 265-93-4 dual record. James has directed the Bronchos to 11
national championships and five runner-up finishes.
Central Oklahoma Intrasquad

EDMOND (Nov. 3) -- All-American Cort Petersen and Eric Johnson scored major
decisions to fuel an eight-match winning streak that carried the Blue team
to a 29-17 victory over the Bronze in Central Oklahoma's final intrasquad
match of the preseason Thursday night at Hamilton Field House.

Petersen, a seventh-place national tournament finisher last year who's
ranked sixth this season, had four takedowns in a 10-2 win over freshman
Zach Sikes, while Johnson had four takedowns and two near-falls in a 15-3
rout of Cole Jolly.

The Blue team won nine of the 14 matches in overcoming an early 9-6 deficit
that was highlighted by big wins from brothers Jared and Ryan Henning.

Jared Henning, a returning All-American ranked fourth in the preseason,
edged two-time junior college national champion Earl Jones 3-1 on a takedown
in the second sudden victory period and Ryan Henning had the biggest upset
of the night with a 5-0 win over All-American and No. 4-rated Kyle Evans.

Ryan, a redshirt freshman, broke a scoreless deadlock with an escape midway
through the second period, then put the match away with a minute left in the
match when he turned Evans and picked up a three-point near-fall.

"We had some guys step up and really compete tonight and that was good to
see," UCO coach David James said. "There were a lot of matches that could
have gone either way and guys were out there battling."

Freshman Daniel Morrison had the toughest night as he wrestled two matches. Morrison started the night for the Bronze team and dropped a tough 2-1
decision to Jared Hess, then came back 10 matches later and earned a 6-4 win
over A.J. LeadingFox while wrestling for the Blue.

The Bronchos, ranked sixth in the preseason, open the season Nov. 13 at the
Central Missouri State Open. UCO makes its regular season dual debut on
Nov. 30 when it hosts Division I power Oklahoma.

Blue 29, Bronze 17
174 - Jared Hess, Blue, dec. Daniel Morrison, 2-1.
125 - Shane Caruthers, Blue, dec. B.J. Shaw, 5-1.
133 - Jared Henning, Bronze, dec. Earl Jones, 3-1 (SV2).
141 - Wes Ruth, Bronze, dec. John Province, 3-1.
141 - Ryan Henning, Bronze, dec. Kyle Evans, 5-0.
149 - Eric Johnson, Blue, maj. dec. Cole Jolly, 15-3.
149 - Shea Timothy, Blue, dec. Justin Wood, 3-0.
157 - Jason Leavitt, Blue, dec. Jerod Goodwin, 3-1.
157 - Adam Ingram, Blue, dec. Josh Bryant, 9-4.
165 - Cody Rowell, Blue, dec. Justin Snider, 8-2.
165 - Cort Petersen, Blue, maj. dec. Zach Sikes, 10-2.
174 - Daniel Morrison, Blue, dec. A.J. LeadingFox, 6-4.
184 - Kenny Meredith, Bronze, maj. dec. Chris Garrett, 11-3.
197 - Heath Jolley, Bronze, dec. Travis Johnson, 3-0.

University of Central Oklahoma Adds Wrestler

EDMOND (June 15) -- Fourteen-time national wrestling champion Central
Oklahoma has added another state standout to its recruiting list with the
signing of Duncan's Cody Rowell.

Rowell won three consecutive Class 4A state championships at Duncan High
School, taking the title at 152 pounds as a sophomore and junior and winning
at 160 as a senior this past season. He was the Class 4A Outstanding
Wrestler as a junior and was an All-State pick this year.

A projected 157-65 pounder for the Bronchos, Rowell was also a football and
track standout for Duncan. He led the team in tackles three straight years
and was All-Area Player of the Year as a senior and was a state qualifier in
the 110-meter high hurdles.

"Cody is an outstanding athlete whose best days on the mat are still ahead
of him," UCO coach David James said. "We're happy to have him join the
program and look for him to have an outstanding career with us."

The Bronchos, who have won eight NAIA and six NCAA Division II national
titles, earlier signed seven prep standouts and four junior college
transfers to the roster,

Two-time juco national champion Earl Jones of Labette (Kan.) Community
College heads the list of transfers and is joined by teammate and national
runner-up Adam Ingram, national runner-up Ronnie Smith of Neosho (Kan.) and
Heath Jolley of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

Schoolboy stars who signed earlier were Jeremy Bagby of Midwest City, Ryan
Mattox of Glenpool, Kenny Meredith of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Daniel Morrison
of Ponca City, Colby Robinson of Edmond North, B.J. Shaw of Kellyville and
Zach Sikes of Perry.
UCO Adds Recruits

EDMOND (May 17) -- Perennial NCAA Division II wrestling powerhouse Central
Oklahoma has reloaded for 2005-06 with the addition of 11 high school and
junior college recruits, head coach David James announced.

The 14-time national champion Bronchos have signed seven prep standouts and
added four junior college transfers, topped by a trio of All-Americans.

Schoolboy stars joining UCO are Jeremy Bagby of Midwest City, Ryan Mattox of
Glenpool, Kenny Meredith of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Daniel Morrison of Ponca
City, Colby Robinson of Edmond North, B.J. Shaw of Kellyville and Zach Sikes
of Perry.

"We have added an outstanding group of recruits and I'm really excited about
what they will be able to do for UCO wrestling," veteran head coach David
James said. "We expect several of these guys to step in next year and be
immediate contributors.

"We addressed a lot of our needs for next year and beyond and I couldn't be
more happy with the type of young men who have joined our program."

Jones is UCO's most decorated signee, having captured back-to-back juco
national titles at 133 pounds for Labette. He was 29-5 as a freshman and
27-1 as a sophomore in 2004-05 en route to winning Outstanding Wrestler
honors at the national tournament.

Jones was also a four-time state finalist and three-time state champion in
high school at Coffeyville, Kan., finishing with a 148-6 career record.

Ingram is a state product from Morrison who was the juco national runner-up
at 157 pounds for Labette this past season, while Smith finished second at
125 for Neosho. Smith was a four-time state finalist at Newkirk High
School, winning one title.

Jolley was a two-time state champion at Skiatook who came to UCO last year
to play football after spending one year at NEO but has decided to return to
the mat instead.

Bagby, a projected 133-41 pounder for the Bronchos, was a three-time Class
5A placer at longtime power Midwest City. He finished third as a sophomore,
then won a state title at 130 pounds as a junior before finishing runner-up
this past season.

Mattox was a two-time finalist at Glenpool, finishing second as a sophomore
before winning the state championship at 189 pounds in 2005.

Meredith is UCO's lone out-of-state prep recruit and enjoyed a fabulous
senior season at Blackman High School in Murfreesboro. He was state
runner-up at 189 pounds as a junior, then went a perfect 43-0 in winning the
title this year and was named state Wrestler of the Year by The Tennessean.

Morrison, a projected 165-74 pounder at UCO, was a two-time finalist at
Ponca City. He was the 171-pound Class 5A runner-up as junior before taking
that crown in 2005.

Robinson is a local product of North High School in Edmond and was a
two-time state placer who is expected to compete at 141-49 for the
Bronchos. He took third as a junior, then won a Class 5A state title this
season en route to earning All-State honors.

Shaw also picked up All-State recognition this season after winning a state
title at 125 pounds for Kellyville. He was a three-time state placer,
finishing with a 108-24 career record.

Sikes was 84-3 the past two years at small school powerhouse Perry, winning
back-to-back state titles for the Maroons. He was 43-0 at 160 pounds this
past season and was an All-State pick.

Central Oklahoma Wrestling Release

UCO TO MAT NATIONALS: No. 10-ranked Central Oklahoma will be looking to
continue a pair of long streaks this weekend when the Bronchos travel to
Omaha, Neb. for the 2004 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships.

UCO, which qualified six individuals for the national tournament, will be
gunning for its 28th consecutive top-five finish and a 28th straight year
with at least four individual All-Americans when the two-day tournament gets
underway Friday at Sapp Fieldhouse.

First-round action begins at 11 a.m. Friday, with the second session set for
6 p.m. The championship semifinals and completion of all consolation
matches get underway at 10 a.m. Saturday and the championship finals will be
at 7:15 p.m.

UCO has 14 national championships to its credit, winning eight NAIA national
titles from 1978-89 and having captured six Division II championships since
joining the NCAA in 1990.

TICKET INFORMATION: Tournament all-session passes are available for $24 for
students/senior citizens (age 60), $32 for adults and $40 for reserved
seating. Single session tickets are $7 for students/senior citizens and $10
for adults, including $12 and $15 for the championship finals.

The UNO Ticket Office will open two hours before the first session each day.
The ticket office number is 402-554-6287.

UCO HOTEL: The host hotel for the Bronchos will be the Ramada Inn, located
at 3650 South 72nd Street in Omaha (402-397-3700).

UCO'S LINEUP: Here's a look at who the Bronchos will be taking to Omaha
this weekend:

133 - Jared Henning, So., Tuttle, Okla. (26-16); 141 - Kyle Evans, RS Fr.,
Edmond, Okla. (21-10); 149 - Shea Timothy, So., Carbon, Utah (16-8); 165 -
Cort Petersen, Jr., Gillette, Wyo. (29-12); 197 - Kevin Lochner, Sr.,
Henderson, Nev. (8-4); 285 - Josh LeadingFox, So., Pawnee, Okla. (32-12).

THE CONTENDERS: Top-ranked Augustana enters as the tournament favorite, but
No. 2 and defending champion Nebraska-Omaha figures to offer a stiff
challenge on its home mat. Augie and No. 8 Adams State were the only teams
to qualify their entire 10-man lineup, while UNO is one of several schools
with nine qualifiers.

No. 3 Nebraska-Kearney, fourth-ranked Minnesota State-Mankato and No. 5
Pittsburgh-Johnstown also figure to be national championship threats, while
No. 6 Ashland, No. 7 Mercyhurst, Adams State, No. 9 Findlay and UCO are
darkhorse contenders.

THE MIDWEST REGIONAL: UCO saw a string of 15 straight Midwest Regional team
titles ended Feb. 27 in Kenosha, Wis. as the Bronchos finished third in that
nine-team tournament behind winner Ashland and runner-up Findlay.

UCO got individual titles from 141 Kyle Evans and 285 Josh LeadingFox, while
149 Shea Timothy and 197 Kevin Lochner were runners-up. Joining those four
finalists as national qualifiers where third-place 133 Jared Henning and
fourth-place 165 Cort Petersen.

FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS: Pairings for the first round of the national
tournament have already been set.

133 - No. 7-ranked Jared Henning vs. No. 6 Raymond Dunning of Adams State;
141 - Kyle Evans vs. Andre VanderVelde of Augustana; 149 - Shea Timothy vs.
No. 8 Ryan Ickes of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; 165 - Cort Petersen vs. No. 1 J.D.
Naig of Nebraska-Omaha; 197 - No. 5 Kevin Lochner vs. Cory Wellnitz,
Northern State; 285 - No. 3 Josh LeadingFox vs. Jared Dubbs of
Shippensburg.

UCO'S NATIONAL HISTORY: No Division II school can match UCO's wrestling
tradition.

The Bronchos have captured 14 national championships and had 33 top-five
finishes -- including 27 straight -- in their 51-year mat history.

UCO, which has had eight runner-up showings in addition to the 14 national
titles, has finished in the top four for 21 consecutive seasons.

The Bronchos won NAIA titles in 1979, '81, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87 and '89
and took NCAA Division II crowns in 1992, '93, '94, '95, '02 and '03.

UCO has had 91 All-Americans and 33 individual champions since joining NCAA
Division II in 1989-90.

ROAD WARRIORS: UCO annually travels extensively in search of meeting the
best competition and the 2004-05 season was no exception.

UCO will have competed in eight different states by the end of the national
tournament -- Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas
and Wisconsin.

ABOUT THE COACH: UCO head coach David James has a 264-92-4 (.733) dual
record in 23 years at the helm. A six-time national Coach of the Year,
James has led UCO to 11 national titles and five runner-up finishes.

James has coached 43 individual champions (33 Division II, 10 NAIA) and 134
All-Americans (91 Division II, 43 NAIA).

ABOUT THE QUALIFIERS: Only one of UCO's six qualifiers have previous
Division II national tournament experience -- two-time All-American Kevin
Lochner.

Lochner has a 7-2 national tournament record, going 3-1 in earning runner-up
honors at 197 as a sophomore at Southern Colorado (now Colorado
State-Pueblo) in 2001 and 4-1 in placing third for the Bronchos last year.

LAST YEAR'S NATIONALS: UCO's bid for a third straight national title came
up short last year in Mankato, Minn. as the Bronchos finished a close third
to champion Nebraska-Omaha and runner-up North Dakota State.

UCO crowned two champions and had four other placers in finishing with 88.5
points, just nine behind UNO.

Cole Province became just the third four-time Division II national champion
by taking the 133 title, while Jason Tapia won the 174 crown.

The Bronchos also got a runner-up finish from 165 Shawn Silvis, while Kevin
Lochner was third at 197, Wade Bramlitt seventh at 141 and Bryan Tapley
eighth at 184.

DECORATED ASSISTANT COACHES: UCO's four assistant coaches combined to win
seven national titles and earn All-America honors 10 times in Division II.

Assistant coach Trent Monlux was a two-time All-American and national
champion while at Southern Colorado. Graduate assistant Jeff Henning was a
two-time All-American for UCO, graduate assistant Cole Province was a
four-time national champion for UCO and student assistant Shawn Silvis was a
three-time finalist and two-time champion for UCO.