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A sAlutE touCo’s NAtioNAl ChAmpioNs

Ted Anderson, ’36 Ray Clemons, ’36 Terry Henry, ’74-75 Bill Mitchell, ’74-75 David James, ’79-80 Johnny Powell, ’79

Bill Ameen, ’81-82 Benny Coleman, ’81-84 Ronnie James, ’81-82-83 Dennis Kendrick, ’81 Alan Maddox, ’81 Todd Osborn, ’81

Jack O’Connor, ’84 Ricky Bollenbach, ’85 Joe Starzenski, ’86 Todd Steidley, ’87 Johnny Nimmo, ’87-88-89-90 Shawn Fleming, ’89

Jerry Best, ’94-95-96 Ryan Martin, ’94 Brian Melchiori, ’94-95 Mike Keim, ’95 Shawn Bateman, ’96 Mark Cunningham, ’96

Matt Goodson, ’98 Jeremiah Constant, ’99 Edwin Lorne, ’99 Mark Dodgen, ’00-03 Cole Province, ’01-02-03-04 Matt Dodgen, ’02

Howard Moore, ’90-92 Greg Oplotnik, ’90 Keith Cunningham, ’92-93 Randy Zellner, ’92 Todd Drake, ’93 Wes White, ’93-94

Shawn Silvis, ’02-03 Muhammed Lawal, ’02 Jason Tapia, ’04 Kyle Evans, ‘07-08

NAtioNAl ChAmpioNs: 1979, ‘81, ‘82, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘02, ‘03, ‘07

Broncho Wrestling

Dominance on the mat 15 national team titles• Eight-timE NAiA ChAmpioNs •

• sEvEN-timE NCAA DivisioN ii ChAmpioNs •

36 iNDiviDuAl ChAmpioNs, 131 All-AmEriCANs

iN NCAA DivisioN ii

41990 - Three Champions (Howard Moore, Johnny Nimmo and Greg Oplotnik), Seven All-Americans.

41991 - Six All-Americans.

41992 - Three Champions (Keith Cunningham, Howard Moore and Randy Zellner), Six All-Americans.

41993 - Three Champions (Keith Cunningham, Todd Drake and Wes White), Seven All-Americans.

41994 - Four Champions (Jerry Best, Ryan Martin, Brian Melchiori and Wes White), Eight All-Americans.

41995 - Three Champions (Jerry Best, Mike Keim and Brian Melchiori), Eight All-Americans.

41996 - Three Champions (Shawn Bateman, Jerry Best, Mark Cunningham), Six All-Americans.


41998 - One Champion (Matt Goodson), Five All-Americans.

41999 - Two Champions (Jeremiah Constant, Edwin Lorne), Four All-Americans.

42000 - One Champion (Mark Dodgen), Six All-Americans.

42001 - One Champion (Cole Province), Four All-Americans.

42002 - Four Champions (Cole Province, Matt Dodgen, Shawn Silvis, Muhammed Lawal), Seven All-

Americans.

42003 - Three Champions (Mark Dodgen, Cole Province, Shawn Silvis), Five All-Americans.

42004 - Two Champions (Cole Province, Jason Tapia), Six All-Americans.

42005 - Five All-Americans.


42007 - One Champion (Kyle Evans), Eight All-Americans.

42008 - One Champion (Kyle Evans), Five All-Americans.


42010 - Three All-Americans.


Central Oklahoma’s powerhouse wrestling program has produced a large number of teachers and coaches as well as national champions and All-Americans.

Heading into the 2011-12 school year, 66 former UCO wrestlers were serving as teachers and coaches in schools around the country. A look at the list:

Name (Final year at UCO) Current Town (School)Richard Agee (1988) Muskogee SchoolsFay Barnett (1993) Midwest City (Carl Albert H.S.)Jerry Best (1996) Allen, Texas High SchoolRicky Bollenbach (1985) Edmond (North High School)Ty Bowling (2004) Glenpool High SchoolTom Brack (1973) Duncan High SchoolH.M. Chapman (2001) Claremore High SchoolBenny Coleman (1984) Choctaw High SchoolRichard Dabbs (1977) Ardmore High SchoolLee Davis (1985) Edmond (Memorial High School)Link Davis (1998) Oklahoma City UniversityJohnny Deaton (1987) Sand Springs High SchoolMatt Douglass (2002) Moore High SchoolSteve Dunlap (1980) Tulsa (Union High School)E.J. Edgar (1995) Blackwell High SchoolWill Evans (1991) Bristow High SchoolEd Evey (1979) Kingfisher High SchoolJimmy Filippo (1990) Moore (Westmore High School)Chris Finn (2006) Tuttle High School)John Finn (1980) Moore (Westmoore High School)Steve Foster (1981) Bethel High SchoolShawn Gee (1995) Coweta Public SchoolsDarren Huff (1984) Edmond (Memorial High School)Ronnie James (1984) Del City High SchoolShawn Jones (1991) Broken Arrow High SchoolKeith Kizarr (1997) Marlow High SchoolJared Henning (2007) Madill High SchoolRichard Holland (1995) Moore SchoolsAndy Howington (1990) Edmond (Deer Creek High School)Biff Jones (1994) Sapulpa High SchoolJohn Kincade (1985) Greenwood, Ark. High SchoolJohn Koehler (2004) Edmond (Deer Creek Public Schools)Don Langham (1974) OKC (Western Heights High School)

Former Wrestlers in the coaching ranks

Name (Final year at UCO) Current Town (School)Kevin Lochner (2005) San Diego, Calif. High SchoolJim Love (1979) Little Axe High SchoolRyan Martin (1994) Grapevine, Texas High SchoolMickey McGowan (1984) Hulbert High SchoolBrian Melchiori (1995) Independence, Kan. High SchoolBobby Miller (1996) Cushing High SchoolBrock Moore (2000) Yukon High SchoolHoward Moore (1992) Bristow High SchoolJack O’Connor (1986) Guthrie High SchoolTodd Osborn (1981) Elgin High SchoolPat Pace (1980) Montrose, Colo. High SchoolDarren Peaster (1987) Catoosa High SchoolMark Peck (1987) Moore (Westmoore High School)Rick Reeves (1980) Skiatook High SchoolCurtis Riley (1988) Omaha, Neb. (North High School)Colby Robinson (2010) Missouri Baptist UniversityWes Ruth (2007) Del City High SchoolMike Ryan (1989) Columbus, Ohio SchoolsChris Saferite (2005) Andover, Kan. Central High SchoolBrent Sarette (2008) Moore (Southmoore High School)Joe Schneider (2001) Yukon High SchoolJ.B. Shanks (2003) Putnam City High SchoolKevin Smith (1976) Austin, Texas (Bowie High School)Todd Stapleton (1989) Moore High SchoolEddie Sullivan (1975) Bristow High SchoolMatt Surber (1998) Tuttle High SchoolJason Tapia (2004) Albuquerque, N.M. (Cibola H.S.)Larry Tettleton (1992) Edmond (North High School)Kyle Vandruff (1996) Del City High SchoolMichael Walkup (2011) Putnam City High SchoolRobert Washington (1994) Moore High SchoolRandy Wilson (1978) Mustang Public SchoolsShawn Wilson (1979) Barnsdall High School

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2011-12 UCO Wrestling

Date (Day) Opponent Place Time

Nov. 2 (Wednesday) Bronze-Blue Intrasquad Edmond 7:00 p.m.

Nov. 6 (Sunday) Oklahoma City Open Oklahoma City 9:00 a.m.

Nov. 19 (Saturday) Loper Open Kearney, Neb. 9:00 a.m.

Dec. 1 (Thursday) Fort Hays State Hays, Kan. 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 3 (Saturday) Fort Hays State Open Hays, Kan. 9:00 a.m.

Dec. 9 (Friday) Wayland Baptist Edmond 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 11 (Sunday) Newman Invitational Wichita, Kan. 9:00 a.m.

Jan. 7-8 (Saturday-Sunday) NWCA Division II National Duals Springfield, Ill. All Day

Jan. 12 (Thursday) Nebraska-Kearney Edmond 7:00 p.m.

Jan. 14 (Saturday) Ouachita Baptist Arkadelphia, Ark. 2:00 p.m.

Jan. 19 (Thursday) Colorado State-Pueblo Pueblo, Colo. 7:00 p.m.

Jan. 20 (Friday) Adams State Alamosa, Colo. 7:00 p.m.

Jan. 25 (Wednesday) Oklahoma City Oklahoma City 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 2 (Thursday) Central Missouri Edmond 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 5 (Sunday) Missouri Valley Open Marshall, Mo. 9:00 a.m.

Feb. 8 (Wednesday) Newman Wichita, Kan. 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 11 (Saturday) Ouachita Baptist Edmond 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 25-26 (Saturday-Sunday) NCAA Division II Regional Edmond 11:00 a.m.

March 9-10 (Friday-Saturday) NCAA Division II Championships Pueblo, Colo. 11:00 a.m.

Bold-Home Match All times Central Time

general infOrmatiOn

2011-12 Schedule .........................................................1UCO Quick Facts/Athletic Staff Directory ..................2

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Head Coach .............................................................. 4-5Assistant Coaches ....................................................... 6

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2011-12 Season Outlook .......................................... 8-92011-12 Roster ...........................................................10Wrestler Profiles ................................................... 11-20

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2010-11 Season Review .............................................22Individual Records/Dual Results ...............................23

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table Of COntentsAll-Americans by Year .......................................... 24-25Multiple All-Americans ............................................. 25Individual Records ......................................................26National Tournament History/Regional Champions ...27All-Time Lettermen .............................................. 28-29Season-by-Season Results .................................... 30-32Series Records .............................................................33Coaching Records .......................................................34

abOUt UCOThe University/President ............................................36Athletic Administration ......................................... 37-38Hamilton Field House/Ted Anderson Room ...............39Takedown Club ...........................................................40Bronchos in the Coaching Ranks .......................... I.B.C.Individual National Champions ...................Back Cover

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UCO QUiCk faCtsMailing Address: University of Central Oklahoma 100 North University Edmond, OK 73034 Founded: Dec. 24, 1890 President: Dr. Don Betz Athletic Director: Joe Muller Senior Associate Athletic Director: Scott WilliamsAssistant AD/Business Manager: Tina KurtenbachDirector of Athletic Compliance: Darnell SmithDirector of Athletic Compliance Monitoring: Collin Walker Athletic Trainer: Ed KabrickFaculty Representative: Trey ConeNational Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Independent Nickname: Bronchos School Colors: Bronze and Blue Enrollment: 17,101 Fieldhouse (Capacity): Hamilton Field House (3,000) Wrestling faCtsHead Coach: David James Years, Record at UCO: 29 years, 341-120-5 Years, Overall Record: 29 years, 341-120-5Graduate Assistants: Jason Leavitt, Dustin Finn2010-11 Dual Record: 15-42010-11 Regional Finish: 3rd2010-11 National Tournament Finish: 13thLettermen Returning/Lost: 14/7Starters Returning/Lost: 8/2 Wrestling histOryFirst Year of Wrestling: 1921All-time Dual Record: 471-214-11Regional Championships: 18 (1990, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97,

‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08).National Championships: 15 (1979, ‘81, ‘82, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘89,

‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘02, ‘03, ‘07). media relatiOnsDirector of Athletic Media Relations: Mike Kirk Office: (405) 974-2142 Home: (405) 348-4897 Cell: (405) 615-2233 Email: [email protected]

UCO Wrestling staff direCtOry(405 Area Code) University of Central Oklahoma Switchboard .......................974-2000 OfficeAthletic Department ...............................................................974-2500 Gena Waugh ([email protected]) Athletic Director ....................................................................974-2502 Joe Muller ([email protected]) Senior Associate Athletic Director .........................................974-2137 Scott Williams ([email protected]) Head Coach ............................................................................974-2509 David James ([email protected]) Assistant Athletic Director/Business ......................................974-2168 Tina Kurtenbach ([email protected]) Director of Sales & Marketing ..............................................974-2164 Brandon Baker ([email protected])

Director of Athletic Compliance ...........................................974-3959 Darnell Smith ([email protected])

Director of Compliance Monitoring .....................................974-2141 Collin Walker ([email protected])

sChOOl niCkname“Bronchos” was the nickname selected for Central Oklahoma

in 1922 by Mrs. C.W. Wantland, wife of long-time UCO football coach C.W. Wantland. The name was chosen from a number of suggestions for the name of UCO’s football team and became the nickname for all athletic teams at the school.

Mrs. Wantland was made an honorary member of the Letterman’s Club as a result of selecting the nickname, becoming the first woman admitted to that organization. sChOOl COlOrs

Bronze and blue were chosen as Central Oklahoma’s school colors early in the fall of 1895 by school president Edmund Dandridge Murdaugh. The first public display of the bronze and blue was in Guthrie when a student represented UCO in the first oratorical contest ever held in Oklahoma. On the COver

Featured on the cover of the 2011-12 wrestling media guide are returning All-Americans (l to r): Trison Graham, Kelly Henderson and Cory Dauphin. PrOdUCtiOn Credits

The 2011-12 wrestling media guide was written, edited and de-signed by the UCO Athletic Media Relations Office.

Photographs were provided by Dan Smith, director of UCO Photographic Services. Cover design was done by UCO art direc-tor Craig Beuchaw.

The media guide was printed at the UCO printCentral, NUC 146.

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DaviD James

Entering his third decade at the helm of the perennial powerhouse Central Oklahoma program is David James, one of the premier coaches at any level of collegiate athletics.

He starts his 30th year as head coach with an amazing 341-120-5 dual record that ranks 40th in college wrestling history.

James has directed the Bronchos to 12 national championships since taking over the reigns -- winning five titles in the 1980s, four in the 1990s and three in

the 2000s -- and earned national Coach of the Year honors seven times.UCO has had 23 top-four national tournament finishes under James

and the Bronchos have won 18 Division II regional titles in 22 tries. D.J., a four-time All-American and two-time national champion as a wrestler for the Bronchos, has coached 45 national champions and 169 All-Americans.

James took control of the UCO program in 1982 and led the team to a fifth-place NAIA finish and 7-6 dual record that first year. The Bronchos asserted themselves the next year with a 11-5-1 dual finish and the first of four straight NAIA championships, winning by a 33-point margin.

UCO romped to the national title by 53 3/4 points in 1985, and made it three straight in 1986 with a narrow 7 1/4-point victory. The Bronchos made it four in a row in 1987, taking the title by 20 3/4 points following a 12-5 dual season.

The championship streak ended in 1988 with a narrow runner-up fin-ish, but James took UCO back to the top in its final year with the NAIA in 1989 with a 13-point margin of victory.

The Bronchos made the move up to NCAA Division II the next season and were runners-up in both 1990 and ‘91. The breakthrough season came in 1992 when UCO went 14-1 in duals and captured its first-ever Division II championship.

The Bronchos won a second consecutive title in 1993 and made it three in a row in 1994 with an overwhelming 61 3/4-point victory.

James led UCO to its fourth consecutive crown in 1995 as the Bronchos rolled up 148 points, the second-highest point total in NCAA Division II history. Central fell just short of a fifth straight title in 1996, finishing second by a narrow margin, and then was third in 1997.

The Bronchos placed fourth in 1998 and then crowned two national champions in finishing third in 1999. Another runner-up finish followed in 2000 and the Bronchos tied for third in 2001 while going 13-2-1.

UCO made it back on top in 2002, putting together a stellar 15-1 dual record and ending a six-year championship drought by crowning four individual champions in winning its 13th national team title.

James and the Bronchos repeated as title winners in 2003, going 18-1 in duals and finishing with three individual champions. Central finished third in its bid for a third straight title in 2004.

UCO had its 15-year string of Midwest Regional titles ended in 2005 en route to an 11th-place national tournament showing, but D.J.’s troops bounced back with a fourth-place national showing in 2006.

The Bronchos captured their 15th title in 2007, following a 15-4 dual season with the Midwest Regional crown and a stirring national tourna-ment performance in beating favored Nebraska-Kearney by 16 points.

UCO was 14-6 in duals, won another regional title and finished sixth nationally in 2007-08 and went 11-6-1 with a regional runner-up finish and another sixth-place national showing in 2008-09.

The Bronchos struggled to an 8-5 dual record and 15th-place national finish in 2009-10 and then finished 13th last year after going 15-4 in duals.

James graduated UCO with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1980 and spent one year as a UCO graduate assistant. David then served as an assistant coach at Edmond Memorial High School before becoming UCO’s ninth head coach in 1982.

James ranks 12th on the school’s career win list with a 116-16 record. The Del City native was UCO’s first four-time All-American, finishing third as a freshman and second as a sophomore before winning back-to-back NAIA national titles.

He is a member of five hall of fames -- the NAIA Hall of Fame (1988), the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame (1991), the NCAA Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame (2005), the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (2007) and the Del City High School Hall of Fame (2008).

David is married (Cherrie) and has two daughters (Hayden and Ryann).

Born: Nov. 18, 1957.High School Education: Del City (Okla.) High School, 1976.College Education: University of Central Oklahoma, B.S. in Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1980.Wrestling Experience: UCO, 1976-80 (four-time All-American, two-time NAIA national champion, 116-16 career record).Coaching Experience: 1980-81: UCO, graduate assistant. 1981-82: Edmond Memorial High School, assistant coach. 1982-Present: UCO, head coach.Marital Status: Married (Cherrie).Children: Hayden and Ryann.

James Highlights:4Seven-time National Coach of the Year -- 1984, ’86, ’89 (NAIA); 1990, ’94, ’00, ‘07 (NCAA II).4Has coached UCO to 12 national championships (five NAIA, seven NCAA II) and five runner-up finishes (one NAIA, four NCAA II).4Has coached 45 individual national champions and 169 All-Americans at UCO.4Has had a winning dual record all 29 seasons at UCO.4Ranks 40th among all coaches in college wrestling history with 341 dual wins.

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Season W-L-T Pct. National Finish1982-83 7-6-0 .538 5th NAIA1983-84 11-5-1 .676 NAIA National Champions1984-85 11-9-0 .550 NAIA National Champions1985-86 12-7-0 .631 NAIA National Champions1986-87 12-5-0 .706 NAIA National Champions1987-88 9-3-1 .731 NAIA Runners-up1988-89 12-3-0 .800 NAIA National Champions1989-90 12-4-1 .735 NCAA II Runners-up1990-91 9-4-0 .692 NCAA II Runners-up1991-92 14-1-0 .933 NCAA II National Champions1992-93 7-4-0 .636 NCAA II National Champions1993-94 12-2-0 .857 NCAA II National Champions1994-95 11-2-1 .821 NCAA II National Champions1995-96 11-5-0 .688 NCAA II Runners-up1996-97 9-6-0 .602 3rd, NCAA II1997-98 12-2-0 .857 4th, NCAA II1998-99 11-4-0 .733 3rd, NCAA II1999-00 9-5-0 .643 NCAA II Runners-up2000-01 13-3-0 .813 3rd, NCAA II2001-02 15-1-0 .930 NCAA II National Champions2002-03 18-1-0 .947 NCAA II National Champions2003-04 15-3-0 .873 3rd, NCAA II2004-05 12-7-0 .632 11th, NCAA II2005-06 14-3-0 .824 4th, NCAA II2006-07 15-4-0 .789 NCAA II National Champions2007-08 14-6-0 .700 6th, NCAA II2008-09 11-6-1 .639 6th, NCAA II2009-10 8-5-0 .615 15th, NCAA II2010-11 15-4-0 .789 13th, NCAA IITotals 341-120-5 .737

nOteables: 1st Dual Win: UCO 38, Central Missouri 11 (Dec. 17, 1982).50th Dual Win: UCO 47, Northern Colorado 8 (Feb. 13, 1987).100th Dual Win: UCO 26, Nebraska-Omaha 13 (Jan. 16, 1992).150th Dual Win: UCO 23, Nebraska-Omaha 18 (Feb. 16, 1996).200th Dual Win: UCO 48, SIU-Edwardsville 0 (Jan. 26, 2001).250th Dual Win: UCO 22, Nebraska-Omaha 12 (Feb. 6, 2004).300th Dual Win: UCO 30, Fort Hays State 10 (Jan. 17, 2008).Longest Winning Streak: 23, 2001-03.Longest Losing Streak: 4, 1992-93 and 1999-00.Largest Margin of Victory: 58 vs. Central Baptist, Jan. 15,

2011 (UCO 58-0).Largest Margin of Defeat: 41 vs. Oklahoma State, Nov. 17,

1982 (OSU 41-0); vs. Oklahoma State, Dec. 10, 1988 (OSU 41-0) and vs. Oklahoma, Feb. 17, 1999 (OU 41-0).

James’ reCOrD in: Home Matches: 149-35-1 (.808).Away Matches: 74-42 (.638).Neutral Site Matches: 118-43-4 (.727).Matches vs. NCAA I Teams: 56-76-4 (.426).Matches vs. non-NCAA I Teams: 285-44-1 (.865).

Team W-L-T Pct.Adams State 14-3-1 .794Air Force 2-0-0 1.000American Intern. 1-0-0 1.000Arizona State 1-1-0 .000Ashland 3-0-0 1.000Augsburg 0-1-0 .000Augustana 6-1-0 .857Bacone 8-0-0 .833Bloomsburg 0-1-0 .000Boise State 1-1-0 .500Cal Poly-SLO 3-3-0 .500CS-Bakersfield 0-1-0 .000Cal State-Fullerton 2-1-0 .667Carson-Newman 1-0-0 .500Central Baptist 1-0-0 1.000Central Florida 4-0-0 1.000Central Missouri 26-0-0 1.000Central Washington 1-0-0 1.000Chadron State 14-0-0 1.000Chicago State 1-0-0 1.000Clemson 0-1-0 .000Colorado Mines 1-0-0 1.000Colo. State-Pueblo 12-0-0 1.000Cornell 0-1-0 .000Eastern Illinois 3-1-0 .750Embry-Riddle 1-0-0 1.000Findlay 2-0-0 1.000

Team W-L-T Pct.Fort Hays State 24-2-0 .920Fresno State 1-4-2 .286Gannon 2-0-0 1.000Grand Canyon 2-0-0 1.000Hofstra 1-0-0 1.000Illinois State 1-0-0 1.000Indiana 0-0-1 .500Indianapolis 1-0-0 1.000Iowa 0-1-0 .000 Iowa State 0-2-0 .000John Carroll 1-0-0 1.000Lehigh 0-1-0 .000Limestone 1-0-0 1.000Lindenwood 3-0-0 1.000Lock Haven 0-2-0 .000Louisana State 0-2-0 .000Marion Military 1-0-0 1.000McKendree 1-0-0 1.000Mercyhurst 2-0-0 1.000Mesa State 2-0-0 1.000Michigan 1-0-0 1.000Michigan State 1-1-1 .500Minnesota State 2-1-0 .667Missouri 3-1-0 .750Missouri Baptist 5-0-0 1.000Missouri Valley 4-0-0 1.000Moorhead State 1-0-0 1.000

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James vs. Career OppOnents

Team W-L-T Pct.Morgan State 1-0-0 1.000Navy 0-3-0 .000Nebraska 0-4-0 .000Nebraska-Kearney 16-7-0 .727Nebraska-Omaha 12-14-0 .480Newman 6-0-0 1.000New Mexico 9-2-0 .818New Mexico Highlands 8-0-0 1.000Newport News App. 1-0-0 1.000North Carolina-Pembroke 1-1-0 .500North Carolina State 1-1-0 .500North Dakota 1-0-0 1.000North Dakota State 2-2-0 .500Northern Colorado 3-0-0 1.000Northern Illinois 2-1-0 .667Northern Iowa 0-1-0 .000Northern Michigan 1-0-0 1.000Northwest Missouri 8-0-0 1.000Ohio 0-1-0 .000Oklahoma 0-26-0 .000Oklahoma City 4-1-0 .750Oklahoma State 0-4-0 .000Oregon State 0-1-0 .000Ouachita Baptist 1-0-0 1.000Pennsylvania 1-0-0 1.000Penn State 0-2-0 .000Pittsburgh-Johnstown 3-1-0 .750Portland State 1-0-0 1.000

Team W-L-T Pct.San Diego State 2-0-0 1.000San Francisco State 3-0-0 1.000Seton Hall 1-0-0 1.000Simon Fraser 1-0-0 1.000South Dakota State 7-3-0 .700SIU-Edwardsville 20-3-0 .870Southwest Missouri 8-0-0 1.000Stetson 2-0-0 1.000St. Cloud State 1-0-0 1.000Tennessee-Chattanooga 1-0-0 1.000Truman State 8-0-0 1.000Upper Iowa 2-1-0 .500Utah State 1-0-0 1.000Utah Valley State 1-0-0 1.000Virginia Tech 0-1-0 .000Wartburg 4-1-0 .800Wayland Baptist 1-0-0 1.000Weber State 0-1-0 .000West Liberty 2-1-0 .667Western Montana 1-0-0 1.000Western State 12-1-0 .923Wisconsin 0-1-0 .000Wisconsin-Parkside 8-0-0 1.000Wisconsin-Stevens Pt. 2-0-0 1.000Wisconsin-Whitewater 1-0-0 1.000Wyoming 0-2-0 .000 Bold-Indicates 2011-12 opponent

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DUstin Finn

Serving as a graduate assistant coach at Central Oklahoma for the second straight season is Dustin Finn, who ended his career with the Bronchos as the most decorated heavyweight in school history.

Finn is UCO’s only three-time heavyweight All-American, finishing second twice and third once while ending his career with an 89-17 record that ranks ninth on the school’s all-time winning per-centage list (.840). He’s also tied for fifth in career falls with 35.

Dustin was a two-sport standout for the Bronchos, lettering four years in football and starting his last two years on the offensive line. He was the Lone Star Conference North Division Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior in 2008 when he also played in the NCAA Division II all-star football game.

Finn went 6-1 as a reserve heavyweight in 2006-07 and came back as a sophomore the next year to go 29-6 with 13 falls, winning the regional title and making it to the national finals before losing a 4-1 decision.

Finn repeated as regional champion and national runner-up in 2008-09 while finishing 26-4 with 12 falls, dropping a close 6-4 decision in the championship match. He came back with a 28-6 campaign as a senior, coming in second in the regional and third in the national tournament after losing a last-second match in the semifinals.

An All-State pick in both football and wrestling at Westmoore High School, Finn’s father (John in 1979) and brother (Chris in 2006) both earned All-America honors at UCO.

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JasOn leavitt

Former Central Oklahoma All-American Jason Leavitt is in his third year as a graduate assistant coach with the Bronchos.

A three-year starter from 2005-08, Leavitt worked as an assistant coach at Ponca City High School in 2008-09 before coming back to UCO the following year to begin work on his master’s degree.

Jason was a state champion as a senior at Ponca City and started his college career at Neosho (Mo.) Community College, earning sixth-place All-America honors as a freshman before transferring to UCO. He redshirted in 2004-05 after suffering an early-season knee injury and then started the next three years.

Leavitt went 26-12 at 157 pounds as a sophomore in 2005-06 and was a national qualifier after finishing third in the Midwest Regional.

Jason placed third in the regional again the next year and followed that with a national runner-up showing in finishing 33-8 and helping lead the Bronchos to the national team title. He beat the de-

fending national champion en route to making the national finals before losing a 2-1 tiebreaker decision in the championship match.Leavitt was plagued by injury and illness as a senior in 2007-08 and went 20-15 while starting at 157 and 165. He finished his

UCO career with a 79-35 record.

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Cooper Finch is another freshman who can’t be discounted and sophomore letterman Andrew Schmauch is also in the mix.

Coach James Says: “The big thing here is obviously we’re going to be really young. We’ve had some concerns at this weight and I like the guys we have here, but our job is to develop them and somebody is going to have to step up and take over.”

133 POUndsUCO is in great shape here with the return of All-American Trison

Graham, who will miss the early part of the season while recovering from off-season shoulder surgery.

Graham strung together a 17-match winning streak late last season en route to finishing 36-16 and took seventh at nationals despite wrestling with the shoulder injury. Last year’s success should lead to even more for

this gritty, hard-working veteran who should be a national championship contender.

Freshman Michael Williams en-joyed a stellar prep career and pro-vides capable back-up assistance, with sophomore Austin McNall

and rookie Blake Lam also here.Coach James Says: “We’re not

going to start out with Trison like he wants to, but with the surgery he had we

probably need to hold him out until the first of December as a precaution. He had a

heckuva year last year and with that he just needs to take it to the next level.

He’s a pure student-athlete and works for everything he gets. We’ve got some young guys who can help us here.”

141 POUndsA former 125-pound starter is slated to move up two weights and

earn the starting spot here, with the Bronchos expecting big things from sophomore Casy Rowell.

Rowell won 31 matches as a true freshman at 125 in 2009-10 before redshirting last year and he’s looking to vie for All-America honors at what should be a great weight for him.

Sophomore letterman Austin Quinton is also jumping up from 125 and provides quality depth along with Landon Segress. Junior Ky Corley is set to go at 149 but could come back down if needed.

Coach James Says: “Casy had a great year as a freshman, but kind of fizzled out at the end with his weight. He’s found a weight where he feels comfortable and he’s gotten a little bigger. He’s been real excited about getting back in there after redshirting and I think he’s going to make some noise.”

149 POUndsThere appears to be a three-way battle for No. 1 at this weight, though

junior Ky Corley is the front-runner to take over.Corley qualifed for the national tournament at 141 last year and has

the size and strength to handle the bigger weight, but sophomores Ben Morgan and Kaleb Cradduck will push the issue.

The scrappy Cradduck is also moving up a weight and showed a glimpse of what he can do during extended action last year, while Morgan will definitely be in the running when he becomes eligible the second semester after seeing part-time starting duty at 149 last season.

Sophomores Clay Key and Ryan Rosales provide additional depth.Coach James Says: “We’ve got three good wrestlers here. Ky is

outh still abounds, but it’s more experienced now and Central Oklahoma is ready to get back in the running for the NCAA Division II national championship in 2011-12.

Eight starters -- including seven national qualifiers -- are back from last year when the majority of the lineup consisted of freshmen and sophomores, with the Bronchos looking for the knowledge gained to pay big dividends this season.

UCO is still young, with only one senior on the 35-man roster and up to five underclassmen expected to see starting duty, but 30th-year head coach David James is anxious to see his team step up and become a legitimate contender.

“Our expectations are very high and I don’t know why in the world they wouldn’t be,” said James, who has led the Bronchos to 12 national championships and 341 dual wins during his legendary career. “A lot of it is, who develops? Who gets better every time they go out?

“This group, with the experience and guys we can put in the lineup, they’re hungry to climb as high as they can climb. We should be in the trophy hunt. Now whether that’s first or fourth I don’t know, but we’re certainly looking for that to be first.”

UCO put together a 15-4 dual campaign last season before finishing third in Super Re-gional II and 13th in the Division II Wrestling Championships.

Several weights will be up for grabs this season as some individuals have shifted weights, while other contenders are coming back from redshirt years and a few newcomers look to make an impact.

“Where we were last year in relying on freshmen and sophomores, they made strides but we were hoping for a little bit more,” James said. “Now we’ve really got to jump it up. There’s probably five weights where we’ll have to experiment and see how things go, maybe from event to event or month to month. There’s still a lot of unknowns and we’ll have some shake-ups.”

Leading UCO’s hopes this season are a trio of returning All-Americans -- juniors Trison Graham and Kelly Henderson and sophomore Cory Dauphin. All return to the same weight they were at last year and will be looking to improve on their national tournament placing.

Senior Jarrett Edison is a three-time national qualifer for the Bronchos and junior Tanner Keck has been to the national tourna-ment twice, while junior Ky Corley and sophomore Cody Dauphin qualified last year.

Besides the wealth of returning talent, another factor working in UCO’s favor will be having the Super Regional II Tournament at Ham-ilton Field House. The top-four placers at each weight in that event advance to the Division II Wrestling Championships.

“Our team is excited to host the regional and we need to take advan-tage of that,” James said. “That’s the most important tournament of the year because you can’t do anything at nationals if you don’t get there, so having the regional at home is a big deal.”

Here’s a weight-by-weight look at UCO for 2011-12:

125 POUndsThe Bronchos will be extremely young here, with two true freshmen

expected to be the main challengers for the starting job.Ryan Brooks was a three-time state champion and probably rates as

the slight favorite over fellow rookie Tray Dorrell, though it may take awhile for one to emerge over the other.

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going to move up and he was a qualifier who didn’t place last year, hopefully that experience will help. He’s very strong, very fundamental and we need to keep him healthy. Cradduck is a scrappy young guy who you can’t count out and Morgan is very capable. We’ll have to see how things go.”

157 POUndsSophomore All-American Cory Dauphin should rule the roost here,

though he could face a stiff challenge from a redshirt freshman.Dauphin had a sensational rookie season, finishing 29-8 with 15

bonus-point wins while earning Super Region II Freshman of the Year honors before placing sixth at the national tournament. That success should only help this multi-talented youngster, who can score points in a hurry with his aggressive style.

Colton Gallo can’t be discounted, with the talented redshirt freshman capable of big things if he can overcome a bothersome shoulder injury.

Juniors Jordan Gibbon and Cody Salter are also here.Coach James Says: “Cory had a tremendous

year as a freshman and he needs to take that and springboard forward. He’s hungry and knows more of what he’s up against now. Gallo is ready to get in there, but we have concerns about his shoulder and we’ll have to see how it all falls in place. Colton is going to have a great career at UCO, it’s just when that we don’t know.”

165 POUndsAnother weight that is

crowded at the top, with a trio of contenders all fighting for the position.

Sophomore Chris Watson may rate the slight edge over junior Ed Jackson and sophomore Eden Bernstein, but it’s too close to call and may be awhile before someone separates himself from the pack.

Watson is brimming with potential, though he has seen limited mat time the past two years after redshirting and then missing the majority of last season to injury.

Jackson didn’t compete last year after starting most of the 2009-10 season and is a versatile athlete, while the hard-working Bernstein saw extended duty as a true freshman before redshirting last year.

Junior Derrick Adkins is slated to be a 174, but he started here the last two years and would obviously be in the running if he decides to drop down.

Coach James Says: “Watson worked hard in the summer and did the right things, so he’s kind of the front-runner, but Bernstein and Jackson should be right in there. They’re all kind of veteran guys who have been around, but in a lot of ways they’re still young. We need one of them to step in there and take the position.”

174 POUndsThe Bronchos are looking for a returning All-American to be in

charge here, although a two-year starter coming up a weight could have a say in things.

Junior Kelly Henderson moved up from 165 during the season last year and was a clutch performer the second semester en route to finish-ing 32-15 with a sixth-place national showing. That success should propel him to even greater heights this winter as he looks to challenge for the national title.

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Junior Derrick Adkins can’t be overlooked, however. He won 30-plus matches each of the past two seasons at 165 and was a national qualifier in 2010, so UCO knows what he’s capable of.

Junior Rance Rue adds more depth.Coach James Says: “Kelly did us a terrific job here last year and

he probably wasn’t a true 174 pounder. He’s very motivated to take that to the next level and worked hard in the summer to get his body a little bigger. I think he’ll do bigger and better things for us. Derrick has started for us for two years and had a disappointing post-season both times. He’s gotten a little bigger and we know what he can do, but Kelly’s going to be hard to knock out of there.”

184 POUndsA two-time national qualifier returns and is the favorite to retain his

position, but a couple of newcomers could make things interesting.Junior Tanner Keck went 32-15 in making his second straight

national tournament appearance last season and is a legitimate All-America contender who has the talent and experience to be a mainstay for UCO.

Sophomore transfers Zach Aylor and Chad Wright will both

get a look and each has the ability to be a factor, while freshman Devon Keith adds more depth.

Coach James Says: “We’ve got three really good kids here. Tanner’s a two-time

qualifier who won a match at nationals last year, but he’s disappointing he didn’t place and needs to be motivated by those experi-ences. Wright is a rangy guy, kind of a

brawler. Aylor is a sound, fundamental guy who works hard and can also be in there.”

197 POUndsOnce again the Bronchos will be leaning on veteran Jarrett Edison

here and the lone senior on the team is poised to finish his career in style.A three-time national qualifier with 91 career victories to his credit,

Edison has come up short each time in his bid for All-America honors but there’s no question this talented big man can be in the national championship hunt.

Freshman Carson Mathews provides good depth.Coach James Says: “Jarrett’s been to the national tournament three

times and hopefully this year is it. He’s got all the tools physically and he’s just got to believe in himself. I think he feels grateful he has a sixth year and he wants to get things turned around. And we need him to.”

HeavyWeigHtSophomore Cody Dauphin is the main man at the end of the lineup

and the returning national qualifier should get a big boost from last year’s success.

Dauphin finished 29-16 with a team-high 11 falls while making tremendous progress throughout the season and he’s looking to be an All-America contender in 2011-12.

Redshirt freshman Terry Williamson will join the team after foot-ball and can help here or 197 if needed, with junior letterman Keegan Hulsey also available.”

Coach James Says: “Cody’s kind of like a lot of our guys in that he started as a freshman, got 45 matches in and got to nationals. Now he’s got to take it to the next level.”

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Name Wt. Ht. Class Hometown (High School)Derrick Adkins 165-74 5-10 Jr. Oologah (Oologah)Zach Aylor 174-84 5-10 So. Midwest City (Carl Albert)Eden Bernstein 165 5-9 So. Allen, Texas (Allen)Ryan Brooks 125 5-8 Fr. Marlow (Marlow)Ky Corley 141-49 5-7 Jr. Stillwater (Stillwater)Kaleb Cradduck 141-49 5-11 So. Noble (Noble)Cody Dauphin Hvy 5-10 So. El Reno (El Reno)Cory Dauphin 157 5-10 So. El Reno (El Reno)Tray Dorrell 125 5-4 Fr. Del City (Del City)Jarrett Edison 197 6-2 Sr. Wichita, Kan. (Northwest)Cooper Finch 125 5-7 Fr. Yukon (Yukon)Colton Gallo 157-65 5-9 Fr. (RS) Perry (Perry)Jordan Gibbon 157-65 5-10 Jr. Duncan (Duncan)Trison Graham 133 5-9 Jr. Arkansas City, Kan. (Arkansas City)Kelly Henderson 174 5-11 Jr. Tahlequah (Tahlequah)Keegan Hulsey Hvy 6-0 Jr. Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow)Ed Jackson 165 5-9 Jr. Baltimore, Md. (Mount St. Joseph)Tanner Keck 184 5-11 Jr. Marlow (Marlow)Devon Keith 174-84 6-0 Fr. Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll)Clay Key 141-49 5-10 So. Euless, Texas (Trinity)Blake Lam 133-41 5-10 Fr. Midwest City (Carl Albert)Carson Mathews 184-97 6-2 Fr. Yukon (Yukon)Austin McNatt 133 5-6 So. Chickasha (Chickasha)Ben Morgan 149 5-9 So. Catoosa (Catoosa)Austin Quinton 141 5-9 Fr. (RS) Harrah (Harrah)Ryan Rosales 141-49 5-7 So. Catoosa (Catoosa)Casy Rowell 141 5-7 So. Duncan (Duncan)Rance Rue 157 6-0 Jr. Ada (Ada)Cody Salter 157 6-2 Jr. Oklahoma City (Northwest)Andrew Schmauch 125 5-6 So. Ponca City (Ponca City)Landon Segress 141 5-11 Fr. Edmond (Memorial)Chris Watson 165 5-10 So. Andover, Kan. (Central)Michael Williams 133 5-7 Fr. Claremore (Claremore)Terry Williamson Hvy 6-1 Fr. (RS) Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow)Chad Wright 184 6-0 So. Norman (North)

Central OklaHOma rOster

rOster BreakdOWnBy ClassSeniors (1): Edison.Juniors (10): Adkins, Corley, Gibbon, Graham, Henderson, Hulsey, Jackson, Keck, Rue, Salter.Sophomores (13): Aylor, Bernstein, Cradduck, Cody Dauphin, Cory Dauphin, Key, McNatt, Morgan, Rosales, Rowell, Schmauch, Watson, Wright.Redshirt Freshmen (3): Gallo, Quinton, Williamson.Freshmen (8): Brooks, Dorrell, Finch, Keith, Lam, Mathews, Segress, Williams. By stateKansas (4): Edison, Graham, Keith, Watson.Maryland (1): Jackson.Oklahoma (28): Adkins, Aylor, Brooks, Corley, Cradduck, Cody Dauphin, Cory Dauphin, Dorrell, Finch, Gallo, Gibbon, Henderson, Hulsey, Keck, Lam, Mathews, McNatt, Morgan, Quinton, Rosales, Rowell, Rue, Salter, Schmauch, Segress, Williams, Williamson, Wright.Texas (2): Bernstein, Key.

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Sophomore standout and returning All-American looking to contend for a national championship . . . Stepped into the starting role at 157 pounds as a true freshman last year and put together a fantastic season . . . Will stay at that weight this winter and enters the season ranked fifth in NCAA Division II . . . Sensational athlete who can be electrifying on the mat with his ability to pull off a variety of big moves . . . Confident youngster who should be even better this season with the experience gained from last year’s success and will keep improving.

2010-11: Missed the first three weeks of the season with injury and then went on to enjoy a fabulous rookie campaign in finishing 29-8 and earning All-America honors with a sixth-place national tournament finish . . . Tied for the team lead in bonus-point wins with 15, picking up eight falls, six major deci-sions and one technical fall . . . Won the New-man Invitational with two first-period falls and an 11-0 major de-cision in the finals and was runner-up in both the Fort Hays State and Missouri Valley opens . . . Was runner-up in the Super Regional II Tournament after losing a tight 3-2 finals deci-sion and then lost his first-round match at the national tournament . . . Bounced back with three easy wins (17-10, 9-2, 14-5) before losing two straight and finishing sixth . . . Was named Super Region II Freshman of the Year . . . Seven of his eight falls came in the first period and he scored 10-plus points in seven matches . . . Put together a 13-match winning streak that lasted from early December to late January.

High School: Won four straight Class 5A state titles for powerful El Reno High School in racking up a phenomenal 144-13 career record . . . Went 39-1 as a senior in earning All-State honors . . . Placed fourth in the National High School Coaches Association Tournament to pick up All-America recognition . . . Was also a football star for the Indians, earning All-District and All-State accolades at running back.

Personal: A business major . . . Enjoys playing video games as his favorite hobby . . . Lists the New Orleans Saints as his favorite sports teams . . . Names “The Blind Side” as his top sports movie . . . Brother (Cody) is a sophomore teammate at UCO . . . Birthdate is April 5, 1992.

5-8 • 157 Pounds

soPhomore • el reno

COry

daUPHin

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Season W-L W-L W-L W-L Takedowns Falls2010-11 29-8 8-1 1-0 6-0 81-20 11-1

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All-American lightweight ready to challenge for a national champion-ship in 2011-12 . . . Enters the season ranked fourth at 133 pounds after finishing seventh last year and this junior veteran is determined to have another outstanding season . . . May miss the early portion of the year while still recovering from off-season shoulder surgery, but will be back in the lineup soon enough . . . Intense competitor who doesn’t back down and is always on the attack . . . Is motivated by last year’s success and will be a big-time point producer for the Bronchos this winter.

2010-11: Was UCO’s top 133-pounder from the outset and led the team in matches (52), wins (36), major decisions (eight) and takedowns (116) . . Put together a 36-16 record with 15 bonus-point wins and placed in six tournaments, finishing second in the region and seventh nationally . . . Opened the Super Regional II Tournament with two bonus wins in making the finals before having a 17-match winning streak snapped there with a 7-5 loss while suffering the shoul-der injury that would require surgery . . . Dropped a 6-4 deci-sion in first round at nationals before rebounding with 9-1 and 20-3 routs . . . Fell 5-4 in the consolation quarterfinals and then ended the tournament with a 3-1 sudden-victory triumph in the seventh-place match . . . Won tourna-ment titles at the Newman Invitational and Missouri Valley Open while also taking fourth at the Oklahoma City Open and fifth at the Central Missouri Open . . . Was named to the Division II All-Academic Team.

2009-10: Finished 24-13 with six bonus-point wins while starting most of the year at 133 until being beaten out by Scott Berens, who went on to earn All-America honors . . . Placed in three open tournaments, including a runner-up finish at the Fort Hays State Open . . . Went 10-3 in duals.

2008-09: Had an 8-5 record in open tournaments while redshirting . . . Placed third in the freshman-sophomore division of the Missouri Open.

High School: Captured four Class 5A state championships at Arkansas City (Kan.) High School, compiling a 120-20 career record . . . All-State selection and also competed on the Kansas national dual team.

Personal: An engineering physics major and multiple member of the UCO Dean’s Honor Roll . . . Enjoys running as a hobby . . . Lists “Rocky” as his top sports movie . . . Birthdate is July 24, 1990.

5-9 • 133 Pounds

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Season W-L W-L W-L W-L Takedowns Falls2009-10 24-13 3-0 0-1 3-6 56-50 11-212010-11 36-16 4-0 3-0 8-1 116-42 15-7Totals 60-29 7-0 3-1 11-7 172-92 26-28

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Two-year starter who has won 64 matches the past two years as UCO’s top 165-pounder, but is set to move up a weight and challenge a return-ing All-American for the starting berth . . . Will definitely be a factor at 174 and also has the option of going back to 165 . . . Experienced junior veteran with the talent to be a mainstay if he can gain a spot in the lineup.

2010-11: Won 30-plus matches for the second straight year, going 33-18 with 14 bonus-point wins while starting all season at 165 . . . Was the only UCO wrestler to place in all six regular-season tournaments, but went 1-2 and failed to place at the Super Regional II Tournament . . . Captured individual title at the Newman Invitational with a techni-cal fall and two major decisions . . . Was runner-up in the Oklahoma City and Central Missouri opens while also taking third at the Fort Hays State Open, fourth at the Missouri Valley Open and sixth at the Nebraska-Omaha Open.

2009-10: Wrestled a team-high 47 matches, going 31-16 with eight bonus-point wins . . . Placed in four tournaments, qualifying for the national meet with a runner-up showing at the regional . . . Won two matches in advancing to the finals before losing a 6-4 sudden-victory decision there . . . Lost his first two matches at the national tournament . . . Finished third at the season-opening Oklahoma City Open while also taking fifth at the Central Missouri and Nebraska-Omaha opens.

2008-09: Put together a stellar 19-6 record while sitting out redshirt year, placing in the top-four in three tournaments.

High School: Three-time state placer at Oologah High School, finishing with a 113-12 career record . . . Class 3A state champion as a senior in earning All-State honors . . . Also lettered in football and track.

Personal: A psychology major looking to become a coach . . . Names the Denver Broncos as his top professional team . . . Lists “Rocky” as his favorite sports movie . . . Birthdate is Dec. 12, 1989.


Season W-L W-L W-L W-L Takedowns Falls2009-10 31-16 0-0 2-0 6-3 66-44 18-42010-11 33-18 4-2 4-0 6-3 77-34 22-14Total 64-34 4-2 6-0 12-6 143-78 40-18

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Sophomore transfer from Division I Central Michigan ready to challenge for mat time in the upper weights . . . Will start out at 184 pounds, but could go to 174 and is capable of being a factor at either weight . . . Fundamentally sound big man who has the ability to help the Bronchos.

5-10 • 174-84 Pounds

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Returning All-American set to once again be one of the top 174-pounders in the country . . . Became a mainstay for the Bronchos after moving up to that weight during the season last year and capped it with a strong performance down the stretch . . . Enters the season ranked fifth and will undoubtedly be one of the front-runners for the national title . . . Hard-nosed junior veteran who is tough to score on and finds ways to win . . . Is bigger and stronger now and is ready to use last year’s suc-cess as a springboard for better things in 2011-12.

2010-11: Started the season as the back-up at 165 and went 9-6 there in the first three tournaments before moving up to 174 and taking over the starter’s role . . . Went 23-8 at 174 and finished 32-15 overall with eight falls and three major decisions . . . Qualified for nationals with a third-place finish at the Super Regional II Tournament, losing a 3-1 overtime deci-sion in the semifinals before coming back with two consolation wins, earning the bronze medal with 2-1 sudden-victory triumph . . . Won first-round match at na-tionals, then fell in the quarterfinals to eventual runner-up Luke Rynish of Wisconsin-Parkside . . . Rebounded with two straight consolation wins before losing two straight in finishing sixth . . . Placed in two regular-season tournaments, capturing the Newman Invitational title with a major decision, fall and 6-1 finals victory and taking fifth at the Missouri Valley Open . . . Had 23 matches decided by two points or less, going 14-9 in those.

2009-10: Missed the season to injury.

2008-09: Started all year at 157 and finished with a 16-21 record that in-cluded seven falls . . . Finished sixth in the regional tournament, opening with a 12-1 major decision before losing three straight close decisions.

2007-08: Participated in one open tournament while redshirting.

High School: Three-time state placer at Tahlequah High School, win-ning one title . . . All-State pick his final season and also an All-District performer in football and golf for the Tigers.

Personal: A business major looking to become a coach . . . Enjoys playing golf and the drums in his spare time . . . Lists “Remember the Titans” as his favorite sports movie . . . Birthdate is May 27, 1988.

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Sophomore looking to contend for the top spot at 165 pounds this season . . . Was a part-time starter at 157 as a true freshman in 2009-10 before redshirting last year and made great progress in the room . . . Hard-working youngster ready to get back in the lineup and contribute.

2010-11: Competed in five open tournaments during redshirt year, going 13-10 with seven bonus-point wins.

2009-10: Went 10-16 with five bonus-point wins while spending all season at 157 . . . Wrestled in nine duals for the Bronchos and also competed in four open tournaments.

High School: Two-time state placer at Allen (Texas) High School, finishing runner-up as a senior . . . Put together at 154-34 career record . . . Was a silver medalist at the 18th World Maccabiah Games during the summer of 2009 in Israel while competing on the United States team.

Personal: A biology major looking to become a physician . . . Father (Evan) wrestled at the University of Minnesota and competed in the 1986 and ‘87 World Championships as well as the 1988 Olympics for Israel . . . Brother (Ophir) is a freshman wrestler at Brown this year . . . Lists “Rocky” as his top sports movie . . . Birthdate is Jan. 16, 1991.

5-9 • 165 Pounds

soPhomore • Allen, texAs

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Bernstein

Freshman lightweight who is among the leading candidates to take over at 125 pounds . . . Is coming off a sensational high school career and should see plenty of action this winter . . . Obviously lacks collegiate experience, but is a talented rookie with a chance to really help.

5-8 • 125 Pounds

FreshmAn • mArlow

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UCM: Spent two years with the Chippewas, redshirting one season.

High School: Football-wrestling standout at Carl Albert High School . . . Three-time state placer on the mat, finishing runner-up as a junior before capping 33-1 senior season with a state championship . . . Four-year starter on the gridiron, helping lead the Titans to one state title.

Personal: A kinesiology major looking to become a physical therapist . . . Enjoys water sports among his hobbies . . . Names the Oklahoma City Thunder as his favorite professional team . . . Birthdate is April 12, 1991.

High School: Prep star at small-school power Marlow High School, winning three straight state championships . . . Was a four-time regional champion and finished with a 112-12 career record . . . Capped career with perfect 30-0 season as a senior last year, earning Duncan Banner Wrestler of the Year and All-State honors . . . Also qualified for state in golf and was a cross country letterman for the Outlaws.

Personal: A biology major . . . Names the Dallas Cowboys as his favorite professional team . . . Lists “Miracle” as his top sports movie . . . Birthdate is May 12, 1992.

Returning starter and national qualifier who will probably move up a weight this season . . . Made it to nationals at 141 pounds last year, but is the front-runner to take over at 149 and has the size and strength to handle the bigger weight . . . Battled some injury problems last year, but appears healthy now and the Bronchos are looking for plenty of point production from this talented junior . . . Transferred to UCO after spending two years at Division I North Carolina.

2010-11: Missed extended time with injuries, but ended up 15-9 with nine bonus-point wins and earned a national tourna-ment berth with a fourth-place finish in the Super Regional II Tournament . . . Opened the regional with two close wins to make the semifinals before losing a wild 13-10 deci-sion to eventual national champion Mario Morgan of Nebraska-Omaha . . . Came back with an 11-3 major decision in the consolation semifinals before losing in the third-place match . . . Lost two straight matches to eventual All-Americans at the national tournament.

UNC: Spent two years with the Tar Heels, redshirting in 2008-09 before seeing limited action the following year . . . Went 3-5 while see-ing time at three different weights (133, 141 and 149) . . . Competed in one open tournament during redshirt year, going 3-2 with a fall at the Wolfpack Open.

High School: Four-year standout at Stillwater High School, racking up a 129-12 career record . . . Four-time state placer, winning a state title as a senior en route to earning All-State honors . . . Also played baseball and football for the Pioneers.

Personal: A political science major . . . Father (Phillip) wrestled at Nebraska in the 1980s . . . Married (Jessica) and has a infant daughter (Collyn Rae) . . . Birthdate is July 27, 1989.

5-7 • 141-49 Pounds

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consolation match before losing a close decision in the third-place bout, then had to survive a challenge match to keep his national tournament berth . . . Lost two straight matches to eventual All-Americans at na-tionals . . . Gave UCO a 19-15 win over North Carolina-Pembroke in the fifth place match of the NWCA Division II National Duals with a 3-1 sudden-victory decision in the final bout . . . Went 9-4 in matches decided by one point or in overtime.

High School: Four-time state finalist and three-time champion at long-time power El Reno High School, finishing with a 159-13 career record . . . Won state titles as a freshman, sophomore and senior, going a perfect 41-0 his final season . . . All-State pick and also earned All-America honors with a third-place finish at the National High School Coaches Association Tournament . . . District Lineman of the Year in football.

Personal: A criminal justice major looking to become a game warden . . . Lists fishing as his favorite off-mat activity . . . Names the Baltimore Ravens as his favorite professional team . . . Brother (Cory) is a team-mate on the UCO team . . . Birthdate is Dec. 21, 1990.

Sophomore letterman who could see time at 141 or 149 this season . . . Showed what he’s capable of last year as a part-time starter at 141 and should really benefit from the experience gained . . . Hard-nosed youngster who will only continue to improve.

2010-11: Wrestled in 27 matches, going 16-11 with seven bonus-point wins . . . Started in five duals and also competed in five tournaments, winning the Newman Invitational in December with a fall, major deci-sion and 2-0 win over eventual national qualifier Ryan Maus of Truman State . . . Also placed sixth at the Central Missouri Open.

High School: Four-time Class 5A state placer at Noble High School, finishing as runner-up his last two years . . . Went 27-3 as a senior in earning All-State recognition and finished with a 125-22 career record . . . Also earned Academic All-America honors.

Personal: A biology major looking to become a family physician. . . Grandfather (Jesse Cradduck, Sr.) was a Golden Gloves-winning boxer . . . Lists golfing as his favorite hobby . . . Names “Vision Quest” as his top sports movie . . . Birthdate is Feb. 9, 1992.

5-11 • 141-49 Pounds

soPhomore • noble

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Returning national qualifier ready to resume his duty as the team’s top heavyweight and should be an All-America contender this season . . . Took over the starting role early as a true freshman and went on to enjoy a stellar season in making it to the national tournament . . . Experience and success of last year should provide a big boost to this sophomore strongman, who gives UCO a great anchor at the end of the lineup.

2010-11: Finished 29-16 with a team-high 11 falls . . . Had three tournament placings, finishing runner-up in the Amateur Division of the Nebraska-Omaha Open, third at the Newman Invita-tional and fourth at the Super Regional II Tournament . . . Won his first two matches at the regional to advance to the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Jacob Southwick of Ashland . . . Won his first

5-10 • heAvyweight

soPhomore • el reno

COdy

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Rookie 125-pounder expected to vie for the starting spot this season . . . Had a strong high school career and is a talented youngster with a bright future . . . Needs experience, but has a chance to step in and contribute.

High School: Three-time Class 6A state placer at Del City High School, finishing runner-up twice and third once . . . Put together a 73-7 career record and was 21-2 last year in earning All-State recognition.

Personal: Undecided on a major, but looking toward a career as a firefighter . . . Names the Philadelphia Eagles as his top professional team . . . Lists “Rocky” as his favorite sports movie.

5-4 • 125 Pounds

FreshmAn • del City

tray

dOrrell

Lone senior on the team and a three-time national qualifier looking to end his career with a flourish . . . Will be the top 197-pounder once again and is a strong, physical grappler who will definitely contend for All-America honors . . . Is in his sixth year with the Bronchos, having been granted an extra season of eligibility by the NCAA . . . Undisputed team leader and owns a 91-43 career record, needing four more wins to break into the school’s top-25 all-time list.

6-2 • 197 Pounds

senior • wiChitA, kAn.

Jarrett

edisOn

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Redshirt freshman expected to be a factor at 157 or 165 this winter . . . Talented youngster with a great work ethic who is eager to get on the mat and contribute . . . Has been slowed by a shoulder injury, but will be in the thick of things before the season is finished if healthy.

2010-11: Competed in just one open tournament, going 2-2 at the Mis-souri Valley Open at 165.

High School: Prep star at long-time power Perry High School, leading the Maroons to three straight Class 3A state titles . . . State champion as a sophomore and senior, going 45-2 his final season in earning All-State honors . . . Finished 85-8 with 44 falls for his career.

Personal: A nursing major and member of the UCO Dean’s Honor Roll. . . Enjoys hunting among his hobbies . . . Names “The Fighter” as his favorite sports movie . . . Birthdate is Sept. 14, 1991.

5-9 • 157-65 Pounds

rs FreshmAn • Perry

COltOn

gallO

Freshman looking to earn mat time at 125 pounds this season.

High School: Two-time state placer at Yukon High School, finishing with a 100-27 career record . . . Finished third in the Class 6A state meet as a junior and was runner-up last year in picking up All-State honors.

Personal: A criminal justice major looking for a career in the FBI . . . Enjoys hunting among his hobbies . . . Names “Friday Night Lights” as his favorite sports movie . . . Birthdate is June 9, 1992.

5-7 • 125 Pounds

FreshmAn • yukon

COOPer

FinCH

Junior middleweight who adds quality depth at 157 and 165 pounds . . . Spent one year at junior college before sitting out the last two years.

Juco: Wrestled at St. Louis Community College-Meramec in 2008-09, earning Academic All-America honors.

High School: Two-time state qualifier at Duncan High School, earning a third-place finish as a senior.

5-10 • 157-65 Pounds

Junior • dunCAn

JOrdan

giBBOn

2010-11: Enjoyed a stellar junior season, finishing 29-11 with 11 bonus-point wins . . . Captured tournament titles at the Newman Invitational and Missouri Valley Open while finishing second at the Central Missouri Open and third at the Fort Hays State Open . . . Suffered quarterfinal upset at the Super Regional II Tournament, but came back with three easy wins -- two by technical fall -- in making the consolation finals before losing in sudden victory there . . . Lost a 3-1 sudden-victory decision to eventual runner-up Mitch Knapp of West Liberty in the first round at nationals and was eliminated with another close loss . . . Was selected to the Division II All-Academic Team.

2010-11: Put together a 28-14 record with 10 bo-nus-point wins, earning a national tournament berth with a runner-up finish in the regional . . . Had a major decision and 2-1 tiebreaker victory to make the regional finals before losing a 2-0 decision in the champion-ship match . . . Lost a 5-2 overtime tiebreaker in the first round of the national tournament before bouncing back with a 9-7 win over the defending national champion, but was eliminated in the next round . . . Reeled off 13 straight wins late in the season . . . Won the Missouri Valley Open title while also finishing second at the Oklahoma City Open and fourth at the Central Missouri Open.

2008-09: Was 5-3 while wrestling in the first two duals and the Central Missouri Open, suffering a season-ending knee injury in that tournament.

2007-08: Started at 197 all year, finishing 29-15 with 11 bonus-point wins . . . Finished fourth at the Missouri Open and qualified for the national tournament with a runner-up finish at the Midwest Regional . . . Opened the regional meet with back-to-back major decisions before losing in the finals . . . Was eliminated at the national tournament with close losses in his first two matches . . . Won key decisions in helping lead UCO to come-from-behind dual wins over Central Missouri and McKendree and his 2-1 win against North Dakota State clinched that dual victory.

2006-07: Saw action in four open tournaments while redshirting, going 12-7 . . . Placed in the top-five at three tournaments, highlighted by a runner-up showing at the Fort Hays State Open.

High School: Two-sport standout at Northwest High School in Wichita, Kan. . . . Four-time state qualifier and three-time state placer on the mat, capping his career with a state title as a senior in finishing with a 144-18 record . . . Also a two-time All-City pick in football.

Personal: A biology major looking to become a doctor . . . Enjoys hunting and golf among his hobbies . . . Names the Dallas Cowboys as his favorite sports team . . . Birthdate is July 29, 1988.


Season W-L W-L W-L W-L Takedowns Falls2007-08 29-15 3-4 3-0 5-1 60-30 27-32008-09 5-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 11-3 2-12009-10 28-14 2-4 2-0 6-1 56-15 25-82010-11 29-11 1-0 4-0 6-0 66-16 26-4Totals 91-43 6-8 9-0 18-2 193-64 80-16

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Junior veteran looking to help out at 165 pounds this year . . . Didn’t wrestle last year after seeing extensive action the previous two seasons and has the ability to be a factor . . . Got a late start to the sport, but is a multi-talented athlete who could push for the starting role.

2009-10: Split time at 157 throughout the season before taking over the full-time role late and finished 16-9 with six bonus-point wins . . . Finished fifth in the Super Regional II Tournament, overcoming a first-round loss with three straight wins in making the consolation finals . . . Lost in overtime there before dropping a challenge match for fourth to miss out on a national tournament berth . . . Also placed fifth in the Central Missouri Open, winning five straight consolation matches in that tournament . . . Was second on the team in takedowns with 73.

2008-09: Put together a 14-10 record with eight bonus-point wins, including five major decisions . . . Finished second on the team in takedowns with 69 . . . Competed in four open tournaments and two duals, seeing action at 165 in one dual.

5-9 • 165 Pounds

Junior • bAltimore, md.

ed

JaCksOn

Two-year letterman who provides good depth at heavyweight . . . Junior veteran who continues to improve.

2010-11: Saw action in four open tournaments, going 1-8.

2009-10: Was forced into the starting lineup for a lengthy stretch in the second semester after an injury to starter Dustin Finn . . . Went 1-11 while facing some of the top heavyweights in Division II.

High School: Three-year letterman in both football and wrestling at Broken Arrow High School.

Personal: An art major . . . Father (Scott) was a two-year letterman for the Bronchos in the mid-1980s and brother (Quinn) plays football at Southern Nazarene . . . Birthdate is June 29, 1990.

6-0 • heAvyweight

Junior • broken Arrow

keegan

HUlsey Tech. Maj. Falls Falls Dec. Near-


Two-time national qualifier looking to break through and earn All-Amer-ica honors in 2011-12 . . . Enters the season ranked fifth at 184 pounds and should be one of the top contenders for the national title, though he’ll face some tough competition in the room . . . Rugged, physical grappler who really excels on his feet . . . Experience of last two years should go a long way in helping this junior veteran reach new heights.

2010-11: Started all season at 184 and finished 32-15 with 13 bonus-point wins . . . Placed in six tournaments, including a runner-up show-ing at the Super Regional II Tournament to earn a national tournament berth . . . Opened the regional with a pair of two-point wins to make the finals before drop-ping a 2-1 decision there to eventual national champion Aaron Denson of Nebraska-Omaha . . . Went 1-2 at nation-als, losing to a pair of All-Americans . . . Was just 7-7 at one point before going 25-8 the rest of the way while putting together four winning streaks of at least five matches . . . Won the Newman Invitational and also placed at the Mis-souri Valley Open (third), Oklahoma City Open (fourth) and Central Mis-souri Open (sixth) . . . Was second on the team in takedowns with 110.

2009-10: Saw action at 165, 174 and 184 in putting together a 17-13 record with 10 bonus-point wins, including eight falls . . . Went 3-2 at 165 in the Oklahoma City Open and was 3-3 at 174 before bumping up to 184 to take over a starting role in the second semester . . . Finished 11-8 with four falls at that weight, earning a national tournament ap-pearance with a fourth-place finish in the regional . . . Was eliminated with two straight losses at nationals. High School: Four-time state placer at small-school powerhouse Marlow High School, amassing a 141-20 career record . . . Four-time All-Area selection and won back-to-back state championships his final two seasons, earning All-State accolades as a senior.

5-11 • 184 Pounds

Junior • mArlow

tanner

keCk



Personal: A biology major looking to become an orthopedic surgeon . . . Enjoys fishing as his top hobby . . . Has a twin sister (Stephanie) . . . Birthdate is July 3, 1990.

High School: Didn’t start wrestling until a sophomore and was a two-year starter at Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore, Md. . . . State runner-up as a senior, finishing with a 43-15 record.

Personal: A funeral services major looking to become a mortician . . . Names the Baltimore Ravens as his favorite sports team . . . Lists “Glory Road” as his top sports movie . . . Birthdate is July 28, 1990.

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Sophomore squadman ready to help out at 141 or 149 this season . . . Sat out for several years after graduating high school.

2010-11: Wrestled in one tournament, going 2-2 at the Fort Hays State Open.

2009-10: Sat out a redshirt year.

High School: Compiled a 104-16 career record and was a state quali-fier at Trinity High School in Euless, Texas . . . Competed in Junior Nationals as a member of Team Texas.

Personal: A kinesiology major and Dean’s Honor Roll member . . . Names the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers as his favorite professional teams . . . Is the oldest member of the team, having turned 24 on July 28.

5-10 • 141-49 Pounds

soPhomore • euless, texAs

Clay

key

Sophomore middleweight and returning letterman looking to be in the

5-9 • 149 Pounds

soPhomore • CAtoosA

Ben

mOrgan Tech. Maj. Falls Falls Dec. Near-


Freshman 174-pounder who provides excellent depth and could also go at 184 if needed.

High School: State champion as a senior at Bishop Carroll High School in Wichita, Kan.

Personal: A mechanical systems major looking to become an engineer . . . Names Garth Brooks as his favorite musical artist . . . Birthdate is Oct. 9, 1992.

6-0 • 174-84 Pounds

FreshmAn • wiChitA, kAn.

devOn

keitH

Rookie who provides additional depth at 133 or 141 pounds.

High School: Three-time state qualifier at Carl Albert High School, finishing 86-16 for his career . . . Earned Oklahoman All-Big City honors.

Personal: A business major . . . Father (Terry), played baseball at Oklahoma Baptist . . . Birthdate is Aug. 22, 1992.

5-10 • 133-41 Pounds

FreshmAn • midwest City

Blake

lam

Freshman big man set to wrestle at 184 or 197 pounds this season.

High School: Wrestled at Yukon High School.

Personal: A community health major . . . Names the Dallas Cowboys as his favorite professional team . . . Birthdate is Aug. 13, 1993.

6-2 • 184-97 Pounds

FreshmAn •yukon

CarsOn

matHeWs

Sophomore 133-pounder returning to the mat after a three-year layoff.

High School: Three-time Class 5A state qualifier at Chickasha High School . . . Honorable mention All-State pick as a senior.

Personal: A business management major . . . Enjoys playing frisbee among his hobbies . . . Birthdate is April 9, 1990.

5-6 • 133 Pounds

soPhomore • ChiCkAshA

aUstin

mCnatt

Personal: A physical education major looking to become a wrestling coach . . . Enjoys fishing in his spare time . . . Lists the Oklahoma City Thunder as his top professional team . . . Birthdate is Aug. 3, 1990.

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Sophomore letterman jumping up a couple of weights this season . . . Saw extended duty at 125 pounds last year, but is slated to be at 141 and will challenge for mat time . . . Picked up valuable experience last year and will continue to develop.

2010-11: Competed in five open tournaments and two duals, going 8-12 with one major decision.

High School: Capped his career at Harrah High School with a Class 5A state championship as a senior while also earning All-State accolades . . . Finished with a 115-36 career record.

Personal: A history education major and member of the UCO Dean’s Honor Roll looking to become a teacher and coach . . . Father (Joe) played baseball at Murray State . . . Names the New York Yankees as his top professional team . . . Lists “Remember the Titans” as his favorite sports movie . . . Birthdate is Jan. 6, 1992.

5-9 • 141 Pounds

soPhomore • hArrAh

aUstin quinton

Returning letterman who gives UCO additional depth at 149 pounds . . . Saw limited action at that weight last year and could also go to 141 if needed.

2010-11: Had 3-4 record at 149, competing in the Fort Hays State Open and appearing in two matches at the NWCA Division II National Duals.

2009-10: Went 5-6 in three open tournaments during redshirt year.

High School: Compiled a 127-20 record during standout career at Catoosa High School, capturing one state championship and finishing as runner-up twice . . . Earned All-State recognition as a senior . . . Wrestled on the Oklahoma Dream Team in 2009

Personal: An industrial safety major . . . Father (David) played baseball at San Diego State . . . Enjoys playing basketball in his spare time . . . Birthdate is Feb. 14, 1991.

5-7 • 141-49 Pounds

soPhomore• CAtoosA

ryan

rOsales



mix at 149 pounds . . . Is ineligible the first semester, but should be in the thick of things for the No. 1 spot down the stretch . . . Showed a glimpse of what he’s capable of in starting most of the first semester last year . . . Aggressive grappler always on the attack and can be a big point-producer with his scoring ability.

2010-11: Went 13-9 with six falls while competing in four tournaments and two duals during the first semester . . . Placed third in the Jet Invitational and fifth at the Central Mis-souri Open . . . Last eight matches were decided by fall, winning five and los-ing three . . . Four of his six falls came in the first

period, including two in the opening minute.

High School: Four-time Class 4A state finalist and a three-time cham-pion at Catoosa High School.

Personal: Undecided on a major . . . Birthdate is April 19, 1992.





Former starter who is the front-runner to take over the starting spot at 141 pounds this season . . . Had a stellar freshman season at 125 in 2009-10 before redshirting last year and is eager to get back on the mat . . . Gained size and strength during redshirt year while continuing to improve and is a talented youngster ready to show what he can do . . . Gritty competitor looking for a big season and will definitely be an All-America contender.

2010-11: Competed in three open tournaments during redshirt year, going 9-5 . . . Wrestled first two meets at 133 and then placed third in the Fort Hays State Open at 141, going 5-1 in that one-day meet.

2009-10: Took over a starting role at 125 from the outset and tied for the team lead in wins (31) in finishing 31-10 with a team-high 16 bonus-point victories . . . Was 21-4 at one point in the season and placed in all six tournaments he participated in . . . Struggled at the Super Regional II Tournament, losing his first two matches before getting a fall in the fifth-place match in failing to qualify for nationals . . . Split two matches during the season with eventual Division II national champion Seth Wright of New Mexico Highlands . . . Won the Missouri Valley Open and was runner-up at the Fort Hays State Open . . . Also took third at the Oklahoma and Central Missouri opens and won six matches -- three by fall -- in a fifth-place effort at the Nebraska-Omaha Open.

5-7 • 141 Pounds

soPhomore • dunCAn

Casy

rOWell

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High School: Three-sport star at Duncan High School and was named the Class 5A Male Athlete of the Year as a senior . . . Had a glitter-ing 136-9 career record on the mat and won three straight state titles,

earning All-State and Wrestling USA All-America honors his final season . . . Was also a two-time state champion in the pole vault and an All-Dis-trict selection in foot-ball for the Demons.

Personal: An physi-cal education major

looking to become a coach . . . Enjoys fishing and hunting as his hob-bies . . . Brother (Cody) was an All-American for the Bronchos in 2010 . . . Names the Dallas Cowboys as his favorite professional team . . . Birthdate is Nov. 10, 1990.

Returning letterman ready to help out at 125 pounds again this season . . . Saw plenty of action last year and should really benefit from the experience gained . . . Hard-working youngster eager to get better.

2010-11: Appeared in five tournaments and four duals, ending up with an 8-11 record.

2009-10: Wrestled in four open tournaments during redshirt year, going 3-8 with a fall and major decision.

High School: Two-time state qualifier at perennial powerhouse Ponca City High School, going 67-28 his last two years . . . Was 32-11 and a state placer as a junior and 35-17 as a senior for the Wildcats.

Personal: An accounting major . . . Father (Ed) was a four-year wrestling letterman at Bucknell University in the 1970s . . . Names the Dallas Cowboys as his favorite professional professional team . . . Lists “Remember the Titans” as his top sports movie . . . Birthdate is Nov. 18, 1990.



5-6 • 125 Pounds

soPhomore • PonCA City

andreW

sCHmaUCH

Junior who gives the Bronchos additional depth at 174 pounds . . . Hasn’t wrestled since high school in 2009, coming to UCO after going to East Central.

High School: Football-wrestling standout at Ada High School . . . All-District performer on the gridiron and a state qualifier on the mat for the Cougars

Personal: An education major . . . Enjoys hunting and farming among his hobbies . . . Lists the Houston Texans as his favorite professional team . . . Names “Remember the Titans” his top sports movie . . . Birthdate is Dec. 12, 1990.

6-0 • 174 Pounds

Junior • AdA

ranCe

rUe

Junior 157-pounder set to provide back-up help . . . Returned to the mat after a two-year layoff following high school.

High School: State qualifier who finished with a 42-4 record as a senior at Northwest High School in Oklahoma City.

6-2 • 157 Pounds

Junior • oklAhomA City

COdy

salter

Local product looking to contribute at 141 pounds this season.

High School: Four-year letterman at Edmond Memorial High School and was a two-time conference finalist, winning one title.

Personal: A business major . . . Grandfather (Dick Segress) wrestled at Oklahoma . . . Birthdate is May 31, 1993.

5-11 • 141 Pounds

FreshmAn • edmond

landOn

segress



Personal: A criminal justice major . . . Is a member of the Army ROTC at UCO . . . Lists “Vision Quest” as his favorite sports movie . . . Birthdate is May 24, 1991.

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Highly-regarded sophomore coming back from injury who is ready to vie for the starting berth at 165 pounds . . . Redshirted in 2009-10 and was expected to be a top contender at 157 or 165 last year before suffering season-ending shoulder injury in the second tournament of the year . . . Is healthy now and ready to get on the mat and show what he can do . . . Hard-nosed competitor who has a chance to be a mainstay for the Bronchos this season and will only get better with more experience.

2010-11: Started at 157 in the season-opening dual at Oklahoma and then won his first three matches at the Central Missouri Open before getting injured and going out for the year.

2009-10: Wrestled in four open tournaments at 149 while redshirting, going 9-5 with three falls and two major decisions . . . Placed third at the Missouri Valley Open.

High School: Enjoyed a sensational prep career at Central High School in Andover, Kan., putting together a 159-13 record . . . Was state runner-up as a sophomore and then won back-to-back state titles his last two years, going 41-0 with 33 falls as a senior when he was named Class 5A Wrestler of the Year . . . Also a two-time USA National All-American.

Personal: A business finance major and member of the UCO President’s Honor Roll . . . Enjoys hunting and fishing among his hobbies . . . Names the Green Bay Packers as his favorite professional team . . . Lists “Cin-derella Man” as his top sports movie . . . Birthdate is March 16, 1991.

Redshirt freshman and talented big man set to join the squad when football is over . . . Will probably see action at heavyweight, but could also drop to 197 pounds and should get some mat time this season . . . Part-time starter at linebacker this season for the UCO football team.

2010-11: Sat out redshirt season.

High School: Three-time Class 6A state finalist at Broken Arrow High School, finishing runner-up as a sophomore before winning consecu-tive titles his final two years . . . Went 33-4 at heavyweight as a senior in picking up All-State accolades . . . Was also an All-District pick in football for the Tigers.

Personal: Undecided on a major . . . Birthdate is Sept. 24, 1991.

6-1 • heAvyweight

rs FreshmAn • broken Arrow

terry

WilliamsOn

5-10 • 165 Pounds

soPhomore • Andover, kAn.

CHris

WatsOn



Highly-regarded rookie set to be one of the top back-ups at 133 pounds . . . Tough, hard-working youngster with a chance to see action this year and has a bright future ahead.

High School: Four-time Class 6A state placer at Claremore High

5-7 • 133 Pounds

FreshmAn • ClAremore

miCHael Williams

Junior college transfer who could challenge for the top spot at 184 pounds . . . Missed last year with a knee injury, but is a gritty competi-tor capable of stepping into the lineup and having an impact . . . Has three years of eligibility left and is anxious to get back on the mat and contribute.

Juco: Spent three years at Labette (Kan.) Community College, red-shirting his first year before earning national runner-up honors at 174 in 2009-10 . . . Sat out last year with knee injury.

High School: Two-time Class 6A state placer at Norman North High School, finishing third as a junior and second as a senior.

Personal: A criminal justice major with the goal of becoming a U.S. Marshall . . . Lists the Dallas Cowboys as his top professional team . . .Birthdate is Sept. 6, 1989.

6-0 • 184 Pounds

soPhomore • normAn

CHad

WrigHt

School, compiling a 114-14 career record . . . Finished third as a fresh-man and then had back-to-back runner-up showings before capturing the 130-pound state title last year en route to earning All-State honors.

Personal: Undecided on a major . . . Names the Dallas Cowboys as his favorite professional team . . . Lists “Rudy” as his top sports movie . . . Birthdate is July 29, 1992.

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2010-11 seasOn revieWfrom Graham, Cory Dauphin, Adkins, Henderson, Edison, 141 Kaleb Cradduck and 184 Tanner Keck.

The Bronchos resumed the season Jan 8-9 at the NWCA Division II National Duals, losing its opening match to North Carolina-Pembroke before roaring back with four straight wins to take the consolation bracket.

Brothers Cory and Cody Dauphin had bonus-point wins in a 24-9 victory over Limestone, a five-match winning streak in the middle of the dual sparked a 22-13 win over Upper Iowa and UCO closed with four straight wins to rally past San Francisco State 22-12 to make the consolation finals.

The Bronchos avenged their first-round loss there, getting past UNC-Pembroke 19-15 by again winning the final four

matches. Cody Dauphin capped the late rally with a 3-1 sudden-victory win in the final match.

UCO returned home Jan. 13 and beat Fort Hays State 20-15 as Henderson and Keck had major decisions.

A trip to Grand Prairie, Texas for the Lone Star Du-als followed two days later and the Bronchos went 4-0 there. UCO outscored its first three opponents 139-12 before knocking off Divi-sion I Arizona State 23-22 as 141 Ky Corley had a big technical fall.

Falls by Cory and Cody Dauphin fueled a 31-10 home win over Adams State on Jan. 22, but the Bronchos fell to Nebraska-Kearney and Nebraska-Omaha during a two-dual swing the following weekend.

UCO earned a 28-6 road win over Central Missouri on Feb. 3 and then had 10 placers at the Missouri Valley Open two days later, getting titles from Graham and Edison.

The Bronchos finished the regular season with a home dual doubleheader, blasting Ouachita Baptist 36-4 and Newman 42-3 while winning 18 of 20 matches.

It was off to Findlay, Ohio for the Super Regional II Tourna-ment next, with the Bronchos qualifying eight for the national tournament during that two-day event.

Graham, Cory Dauphin, and Keck had runner-up finishes, while Henderson, Corley, Standage, Edison and Cody Dauphin joined them as national qualifiers.

UCO went to Kearney, Neb. for the NCAA Division II Cham-pionships March 11-12 and was unable to recover from a rugged first round. The Bronchos returned with three All-Americans, getting sixth-place finishes from Cory Dauphin and Henderson and a seventh from Graham.

young Central Oklahoma team that featured just one up-perclassman in a starting role put together a solid season in 2010-11, though it fell short of program expectations.

The 15-time national champion Bronchos had the second-most dual wins in school history in finishing 15-4 before coming in third in the NCAA Division II Super Regional II Tournament and 13th in the national tournament with three All-Americans.

Not exactly what veteran head coach David James was look-ing for, but progress was made.

“We didn’t perform at the end like we needed to and that’s always disappointing, but I thought we made a lot of positive strides,” James said. “We were extremely young and inexperi-enced at several weights, but those guys fought hard and they got better.

“We expect to be in the national championship hunt every year and that didn’t happen, but we’re looking forward to changing that.”

The Bronchos opened the season at the Oklahoma City Open on Nov. 7 and had three top-four placers, led by Derrick Adkins’ runner-up showing at 165.

UCO opened the dual season at Division I power Oklahoma two days later and suffered a 39-0 setback.

Central returned to its early-season tournament schedule at the Central Missouri Open on Nov. 13 and had a strong showing with eight top-six placers, including runner-up finishes by Adkins and 197 Jarrett Edison.

It was on to the rugged Nebraska-Omaha Open the follow-ing weekend, with the Bronchos getting a second-place outing from heavyweight Cody Dauphin in the Amateur Division and a sixth-place effort from Adkins in the Elite Division.

UCO made its home dual debut on Dec. 2 against Division II rival Colorado State-Pueblo and got bonus-point wins from 133 Trison Graham, 149 Austin Standage and Edison in picking up a 23-13 victory.

The Bronchos traveled to the Fort Hays State Open three days later and returned with three top-four placers, led by Cory Dauphin’s runner-up finish at 157.

Falls by 149 Ben Morgan, 174 Kelly Henderson and Cody Dauphin sparked UCO to a 34-9 home rout of Oklahoma City on Dec. 9 before the Bronchos finished the first semester schedule at the Newman Invitational on Dec. 11.

UCO ran away with the team title in that one-day tournament while crowning seven individual champions, getting gold medals

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All-American Cory Dauphin

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DUal resUlts (15-4) Record Opponent Result Score

0-1 at Oklahoma Lost 39-01-1 Colorado State-Pueblo Won 23-132-1 Oklahoma City Won 34-92-2 North Carolina-Pembroke@ Lost 24-133-2 Limestone@ Won 24-94-2 Upper Iowa@ Won 22-135-2 San Francisco State@ Won 22-126-2 North Carolina-Pembroke@ Won 19-157-2 Fort Hays State Won 20-158-2 Wayland Baptist! Won 39-69-2 Central Baptist! Won 58-0

10-2 Newman! Won 42-611-2 Arizona State! Won 23-2212-2 Adams State Won 31-1012-3 at Nebraska-Kearney Lost 21-1512-4 at Nebraska-Omaha Lost 33-713-4 at Central Missouri Won 28-614-4 Ouachita Baptist Won 36-415-4 Newman Won 42-3

@-Division II National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa!-Lone Star Duals in Grand Prairie, Texas

2010-11 inDiviDUal reCOrDs

tOUrnament resUlts Oklahoma City Open (No team scoring)

2nd - Adkins; 3rd - Tonche; 4th - Graham, Keck. Central Missouri Open (No team scoring)

2nd - Adkins, Edison; 4th - Tonche; 5th - Graham, Morgan; 6th - Cradduck, Watson, Keck. Nebraska-Omaha Open (No team scoring)

Amateur Division: 2nd - Cody Dauphin.Elite Division: 6th - Adkins.

Fort Hays State Open (No team scoring)

2nd - Cory Dauphin; 3rd - Rowell, Adkins, Edison.

Newman Invitational (1st)1st - Graham, Cradduck, Cory Dauphin, Adkins, Henderson, Keck,

Edison; 3rd - Morgan, Cody Dauphin; 5th - Housley.

Missouri Valley Open (No team scoring)1st - Graham, Edison; 2nd - Cory Dauphin, Cody Dauphin; 3rd -

Standage, Keck, Aguilar; 4th - Adkins; 5th - Henderson; 6th - Finn. NCAA Division II Super Regional II (3rd)

2nd - Graham, Cory Dauphin; 3rd - Henderson; 4th - Corley, Standage, Edison, Cody Dauphin. NCAA Division II Championships (13th)

6th - Cory Dauphin, Henderson; 7th - Graham.

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Falls Tech. Falls Maj. Dec.Wrestler and Wt. W-L W-L W-L W-L TDs NFs Rev. Esc.Zach Housley, 125-33 6-19 1-4 0-2 2-2 17-41 5-14 11-17 24-17Austin Quinton, 125-33 8-12 0-2 0-0 1-3 19-31 3-7 2-3 26-16Andrew Schmauch, 125-33 8-11 0-1 0-3 0-2 13-35 0-14 0-2 14-16Trison Graham, 133-41 36-16 4-0 3-0 8-1 116-42 15-7 14-8 68-40Ky Corley, 141 15-9 4-0 1-0 4-1 45-22 10-2 4-5 21-30Kaleb Cradduck, 141 16-11 2-3 1-1 4-2 25-22 16-11 8-3 20-8Austin Standage, 149-57 17-9 3-2 0-0 1-0 20-28 5-2 9-4 32-26Michael Walkup, 133-49-57 13-14 3-2 0-0 2-0 36-23 2-5 12-5 19-38Ben Morgan, 149 13-9 6-3 0-0 0-1 43-24 8-9 8-9 19-24Ryan Rosales, 149 3-4 1-0 0-0 0-2 6-8 1-2 1-2 3-6Alex Samia, 149 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-1 3-8 0-4 1-1 4-4Clay Key, 149 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-7 2-0 0-2 7-0Cory Dauphin, 157 29-8 8-1 1-0 6-0 81-20 11-1 7-2 39-68Chris Watson, 157 3-2 1-0 0-0 4-1 0-3 0-2 2-1 3-1Derrick Adkins, 165 33-18 4-2 4-0 6-3 77-34 22-14 6-5 53-62Kelly Henderson, 165-74-84 32-15 8-3 0-0 3-0 42-19 8-1 2-1 39-44Patrick Finn, 174-84 8-15 2-6 2-0 0-4 13-32 12-6 1-8 19-14Tyler Greenhaw, 174 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 6-4 1-1 0-0 4-7Tanner Keck, 184 32-15 3-1 3-0 7-4 110-21 21-9 6-8 41-99Conner Robinson, 184-97 5-2 1-0 0-0 0-1 4-8 2-2 1-2 7-4Jarrett Edison, 197 29-11 1-0 4-0 6-0 66-16 26-4 3-4 38-46Cody Dauphin, Hvy 29-16 11-3 0-0 1-1 38-20 2-4 0-4 40-34Dylan Aguilar, Hvy 9-7 8-2 0-1 0-0 17-15 3-7 2-2 16-12Randy Tonche, Hvy 9-4 1-0 0-0 0-0 13-10 1-3 3-2 21-12Keegan Hulsey, Hvy 1-8 0-4 0-0 0-0 2-10 0-1 0-0 6-6

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2011 nCAA DivisiOn ii6th: Cory Dauphin (157)6th: Kelly Henderson (174)7th: Trison Graham (133)

2010 nCAA DivisiOn ii3rd: Dustin Finn (Hvy)7th: Scott Berens (133)8th: Cody Rowell (174)

2009 nCAA DivisiOn ii2nd: Dustin Finn (Hvy)4th: Tim Elliott (125)4th: Tommy McCarty (174)5th: Luke Elmore (149)8th: Scott Berens (133)

2008 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Kyle Evans (141)2nd: Dustin Finn (Hvy)5th: Tim Elliott (133)6th: Colby Robinson (149)6th: Heath Jolley (184)

2007 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Kyle Evans (141)2nd: Tyler Zukerman (125)2nd: Jared Henning (133)2nd: Jason Leavitt (157)2nd: Josh LeadingFox (Hvy)3rd: Jared Hess (184)4th: Shea Timothy (149)5th: Heath Jolley (197)

2006 nCAA DivisiOn ii2nd: Kyle Evans (141)3rd: Earl Jones (133)6th: Shane Caruthers (125)6th: Shea Timothy (149)6th: Cort Petersen (165)6th: Chris Finn (Hvy)

2005 nCAA DivisiOn ii5th: Josh LeadingFox (Hvy)6th: Kyle Evans (141)7th: Jared Henning (133)7th: Shea Timothy (149)7th: Cort Petersen (165)

2004 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Cole Province (133)1st: Jason Tapia (174)

In its 58 years of wrestling, Central Oklahoma has had 124 wrestlers earn All-America honors 224 times. Ten wrestlers have been four-time All-Americans, 19 have earned All-America recognition three times and 31 have been two-time honorees.

Forty UCO wrestlers have been crowned national champion, with a total of 62 titles between them.

Cole Province and Johnny Nimmo each won four national

crowns for the Bronchos and are part of an elite group of just 15 four-time national champions in all of college wrestling.

The Bronchos have also had six wrestlers named the Outstand-ing Wrestler at the national tournament -- Todd Osborn (1981), Ronnie James (1982), Benny Coleman (1984), Nimmo (1987), Brian Melchiori (1994) and Province (2003).

Here’s a year-by-year look at UCO’s All-Americans:

UCO All-AmeriCAns

2nd: Shawn Silvis (165)3rd: Kevin Lochner (197)7th: Wade Bramlitt (141)8th: Bryan Tapley (184)

2003 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Mark Dodgen (125)1st: Cole Province (133)1st: Shawn Silvis (165)3rd: Jeff Henning (184)7th: Jerod Goodwin (149)

2002 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Cole Province (133)1st: Matt Dodgen (141)1st: Shawn Silvis (165)1st: Muhammed Lawal (197)2nd: Chris Saferite (125)3rd: Jeff Henning (184)4th: Michael Barreras (149)

2001 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Cole Province (133)2nd: Gable Sullivan (149)2nd: Muhammed Lawal (184)3rd: Mark Dodgen (125)

2000 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Mark Dodgen (125)2nd: Gable Sullivan (149)3rd: Jody Marple (165)3rd: Jeremiah Constant (Hvy)7th: Joe Schneider (141)8th: Tony Realmuto (174)

1999 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Jeremiah Constant (197)1st: Edwin Lorne (184)3rd: Brock Moore (133)5th: Claude Davis (Hvy)

1998 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Matt Goodson (126)2nd: Jody Marple (150)3rd: Brock Moore (118)5th: Edwin Lorne (190)6th: Gable Sullivan (142)

1997 nCAA DivisiOn ii2nd: Keith Kizarr (118)2nd: Ryan Vratil (142)2nd: Matt Surber (158)

5th: Matt Goodson (134)7th: Mark Cunningham (167)8th: Brock Moore (126)

1996 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Jerry Best (142)1st: Shawn Bateman (150)1st: Mark Cunningham (158)3rd: Matt Goodson (126)7th: Jeff Pease (Hvy)8th: Ryan Vratil (134)

1995 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Brian Melchiori (126)1st: Mike Keim (134)1st: Jerry Best (142)2nd: Shawn Bateman (150)2nd: Mark Cunningham (158)2nd: Jeff Pease (Hvy)3rd: Keith Kizarr (118)3rd: Chad Humphrey (190)

1994 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Brian Melchiori (126)1st: Ryan Martin (134)1st: Jerry Best (142)1st: Wes White (158)2nd: Randy Zellner (118)2nd: Keith Cunningham (167)5th: Chad Humphrey (190)6th: Mark Cunningham (150)

1993 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Todd Drake (142)1st: Wes White (158)1st: Keith Cunningham (167)2nd: Randy Zellner (118)2nd: Mike Keim (134)4th: Biff Jones (150)5th: Travis Moman (126)

1992 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Randy Zellner (118)1st: Keith Cunningham (158)1st: Howard Moore (167)3rd: Travis Moman (126)3rd: Todd Drake (142)5th: Ryan Martin (134)

1991 nCAA DivisiOn ii2nd: Howard Moore (167)3rd: Jeff Gowens (134)

3rd: Todd Drake (142)3rd: Greg Oplotnik (190)4th: Wayne Cole (177)8th: Randy Zellner (118)

1990 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Johnny Nimmo (150)1st: Howard Moore (167)1st: Greg Oplotnik (190)3rd: Jeff Gowens (134)4th: Jimmy Filippo (142)5th: Brett Beams (177)6th: Andy Howington (158)

1989 nAiA1st: Shawn Fleming (118)1st: Johnny Nimmo (158)2nd: Jeff Gowens (134)2nd: Marc Hull (142)3rd: Tony Pacheco (126)5th: Greg Oplotnik (190)7th: Howard Moore (167)

1988 nAiA1st: Johnny Nimmo (158)2nd: Shawn Fleming (118)2nd: Todd Steidley (142)2nd: Kevin Freeman (150)5th: Richard Agee (177)

1987 nAiA1st: Todd Steidley (142)1st: Johnny Nimmo (150)2nd: Brett Beams (167)5th: Jerry Goss (134)5th: Darren Peaster (158)6th: Bill Ogilvie (190)7th: Shawn Fleming (118)

1986 nAiA1st: Joe Starzenski (134)2nd: Billy Reid (126)2nd: Stoney Wright (150)3rd: Kevin Freeman (142)5th: Howard Seay (167)6th: Jack O’Connor (158)

1985 nAiA1st: Ricky Bollenbach (142)2nd: Billy Reid (118)2nd: Joe Starzenski (134)2nd: Kevin Freeman (150)

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UCO All-AmeriCAns

FOUr-time All-AmeriCAnsName Years PlacesBill Mitchell 1974-75-76-76 1-2-1-2*David James 1977-78-79-80 3-2-1-1Benny Coleman 1981-82-83-84 1-4-2-1Ronnie James 1981-82-83-84 1-1-1-3Johnny Nimmo 1987-88-89-90 1-1-1-1Howard Moore 1989-90-91-92 7-1-2-1Randy Zellner 1991-92-93-94 8-1-2-2Mark Cunningham 1994-95-96-97 6-2-1-7Cole Province 2001-02-03-04 1-1-1-1Kyle Evans 2005-06-07-08 6-2-1-1*-Mitchell was 1st in NCAA II and 2nd in NAIA in 1976 three-time All-AmeriCAnsName Years PlacesKent Taylor 1977-79-80 3-4-3Jeff Robinett 1978-79-80 5-2-3Gary Astle 1980-83-84 7-6-4Joe Starzenski 1982-85-86 3-2-1Jack O’Connor 1984-85-86 1-2-6Kevin Freeman 1985-86-88 2-3-2Shawn Fleming 1987-88-89 7-2-1Jeff Gowens 1989-90-91 2-3-3Greg Oplotnik 1989-90-91 5-1-3Todd Drake 1991-92-93 3-3-1Keith Cunningham 1992-93-94 1-1-2Jerry Best 1994-95-96 1-1-1Matt Goodson 1996-97-98 3-5-1Brock Moore 1997-98-99 8-3-3Gable Sullivan 1998-00-01 6-2-2Mark Dodgen 2000-01-03 1-3-1Shawn Silvis 2002-03-04 1-1-2Shea Timothy 2005-06-07 7-6-4Dustin Finn 2008-09-10 2-2-3 tWO-time All-AmeriCAnsName Years Places Ted Anderson 1936-37 1-2Terry Henry 1974-75 1-1Richard Long 1976-77 4-4Will Allen 1980-81 8-4Bill Ameen 1981-82 1-1Darren Huff 1982-84 2-2Mark Allen 1983-84 7-2Billy Reid 1985-86 2-2Howard Seay 1985-86 2-5Todd Steidley 1987-88 1-2Ryan Martin 1992-94 5-1Travis Moman 1992-93 3-5Mike Keim 1993-95 2-1Wes White 1993-94 1-1Chad Humphrey 1994-95 5-3Brian Melchiori 1994-95 1-1Shawn Bateman 1995-96 2-1Jeff Pease 1995-96 2-7Ryan Vratil 1996-97 8-2Edwin Lorne 1998-99 5-1Jody Marple 1998-00 2-3Jeremiah Constant 1999-00 1-3Muhammed Lawal 2001-02 2-1Jeff Henning 2002-03 3-3Cort Petersen 2005-06 7-6Jared Henning 2005-07 7-2Josh LeadingFox 2005-07 5-2Heath Jolley 2007-08 5-6Tim Elliott 2008-09 5-4Scott Berens 2009-10 8-7

2nd: Jack O’Connor (158)2nd: Howard Seay (167)3rd: Johnny Deaton (177)

1984 nAiA1st: Jack O’Connor (158)1st: Benny Coleman (177)2nd: Darren Huff (134)2nd: Mark Allen (150)3rd: Mickey McGowan (118)3rd: Ronnie James (142)4th: Gary Astle (167)

1983 nAiA1st: Ronnie James (142)2nd: Benny Coleman (177)6th: Gary Astle (167)7th: Mark Allen (150)

1982 nAiA1st: Ronnie James (142)1st: Bill Ameen (177)2nd: Darren Huff (134)3rd: Joe Starzenski (126)3rd: Mike Clark (158)4th: Benny Coleman (167)

1981 nAiA1st: Dennis Kendrick (118)1st: Todd Osborn (126)1st: Ronnie James (134)1st: Alan Maddox (142)1st: Benny Coleman (167)1st: Bill Ameen (177)4th: Will Allen (158)8th: Ronnie Hawkins (190)

1980 nAiA1st: David James (134)3rd: Kent Taylor (118)3rd: Jeff Robinett (126)7th: Gary Astle (167)8th: Will Allen (150)

1979 nAiA1st: David James (134)1st: Johnny Powell (142)2nd: Jeff Robinett (118)4th: Kent Taylor (126)5th: John Finn (158)5th: Steve Foster (Hvy)6th: Ron Zeno (167)

1978 nAiA2nd: David James (134)3rd: Danny Cruze (142)5th: Jeff Robinett (118)5th: John Stroble (177)

1977 nCAA DivisiOn ii3rd: Kent Taylor (118)3rd: David James (126)4th: Richard Long (Hvy)

1976 nCAA DivisiOn ii1st: Bill Mitchell (167)4th: Richard Long (Hvy)

1976 nAiA2nd: Doug McHenry (118)2nd: Bill Mitchell (177)4th: Kevin Smith (190)

1975 nAiA1st: Terry Henry (126)2nd: Bill Mitchell (177)

1974 nAiA1st: Terry Henry (126)1st: Bill Mitchell (177)3rd: Bill Dickey (167)4th: Eddie Sullivan (158)

1973 nAiA2nd: Tom Carter (167)5th: Randy Ross (118)5th: David Turner (126)6th: Steve Randall (142)

1937 nCAA DivisiOn i2nd: Ted Anderson (126)3rd: Morey Villareal (135)

1936 nCAA DivisiOn i1st: Ted Anderson (123)1st: Ray Clemons (191)

1935 nCAA DivisiOn i2nd: Louis Tomlinson (145)

1934 nCAA DivisiOn i2nd: Emil Shellstede (175)

1929 nCAA DivisiOn i2nd: Bryan Watkins (155)

PlACing BreAkDOWn

1st: 622nd: 513rd: 344th: 155th: 226th: 177th: 148th: 9

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3. Keith Cunningham, 158-67 1990-94 454. Dustin Finn, Hvy 2006-10 354. Mark Dodgen, 125-33 1999-03 354. Jeremiah Constant, 197-Hvy 1998-00 35

tOP Five single-seAsOn FAllsPlace Name and Weight Season Falls

1. Jeremiah Constant, 197 1998-99 232. Jason Tapia, 174 2003-04 212. Benny Coleman, 177 1983-84 214. Gable Sullivan, 149 2000-01 205. Johnny Nimmo, 150 1986-87 185. Wayne Cole, 190 1991-92 185. Gable Sullivan, 142 1997-98 18

tOP Five CAreer teChniCAl FAllsPlace Name and Weight Years T. F.

1. Kyle Evans, 141 2005-08 252. Shawn Fleming, 118 1986-90 193. Keith Cunningham, 158-67 1990-94 174. Muhammed Lawl, 184-97 1999-02 155. Jerry Best, 142 1994-96 12

tOP Five single-seAsOn teChniCAl FAllsPlace Name and Weight Season T. F.

1. Kyle Evans, 141 2007-08 112. Shawn Fleming, 118 1989-90 93. Benny Coleman, 177 1982-83 84. Mike Keim, 134 1994-95 74. Jerry Best, 142 1995-96 74. Muhammed Lawal, 197 2002-03 7

tOP Five CAreer mAjOr DeCisiOnsPlace Name and Weight Years M.D.

1. Cole Province, 133 2001-04 332. Shawn Fleming, 118 1986-90 313. Mark Cunningham, 150-77 1994-98 283. Keith Kizarr, 118-26 1993-97 285. Greg Oplotnik, 190-Hvy 1987-91 275. Keith Cunningham, 158-67 1990-94 27

tOP Five single-seAsOn mAjOr DeCisiOnsPlace Name and Weight Season M.D.

1. Greg Oplotnik, 190 1989-90 141. Keith Kizarr, 118 1994-95 143. Mike Keim, 134 1994-95 133. Muhammed Lawal, 197 2001-02 135. Ronnie James, 142 1983-84 125. Shawn Fleming, 118 1987-88 125. Tim Elliott, 125-33 2008-09 12

tOP Five Winning streAksPlace Name and Weight Season(s) Streak

1. Ronnie James, 142 1982-84 472. Cole Province, 133 2001-04 463. Kyle Evans, 141 2006-08 434. Mike Keim, 134 1994-95 335. Todd Steidley, 142 1986-87 30

tOP 25 CAreer WinsPlace Name and Weight Years Record

1. Keith Cunningham, 158-67 1990-94 141-41-02. Randy Zellner, 118 1990-94 132-42-03. Shawn Silvis, 165-74 2000-04 131-28-03. Johnny Nimmo, 150-58 1986-90 131-38-15. Cole Province, 133 2000-04 130-22-05. Jeff Gowens, 126-34 1987-91 130-56-47. Jody Marple, 150-65 1996-00 126-49-08. Kyle Evans, 141 2005-08 125-20-09. Ronnie James, 134-42 1980-84 122-16-1

10. Todd Drake, 142-50 1989-93 121-54-411. Shawn Fleming, 118 1986-90 120-32-312. David James, 126-34 1976-80 116-16-013. Mark Cunningham, 150-77 1993-97 113-49-014. Greg Oplotnik, 190-Hvy 1987-91 111-44-215. Howard Moore, 167-77 1988-92 104-39-516. Muhammed Lawal, 184-97 1999-02 103-22-017. Benny Coleman, 167-77 1980-84 101-18-018. Gable Sullivan, 134-49 1996-01 100-33-018. Joe Starzenski, 126 1981-86 100-40-218. Josh LeadingFox, Hvy 2002-07 100-43-021. Keith Kizarr, 118-26 1993-97 98-43-022. Colby Robinson, 141-49 2006-10 96-49-023. Nathan Gomez, 149-65 1998-02 97-55-024. Billy Reid, 118 1982-86 96-31-125. Matt Goodson, 126-34 1994-98 95-27-0 tOP 10 single-seAsOn WinsPlace Name and Weight Season Record

1. Mike Keim, 134 1994-95 47-3-02. Todd Steidley, 142 1986-87 43-6-12. Keith Cunningham, 158 1991-92 43-9-02. Tim Elliott, 125-33 2008-09 43-12-05. Shawn Silvis, 165 2003-04 41-4-05. Brian Melchiori, 126 1994-95 41-5-07. Ronnie James, 142 1983-84 41-4-08. Keith Kizarr, 118 1994-95 40-14-08. Greg Oplotnik, 190 1989-90 40-7-08. Wayne Cole, 190 1991-92 40-7-08. Billy Reid, 118 1984-85 40-9-18. Todd Drake, 142 1991-92 40-12-0

tOP 10 CAreer Winning PerCentAgePlace Name and Weight Years Record Pct.

1. Bill Mitchell, 167-77 1973-76 92-11-0 .8932. Ronnie James, 134-42 1980-84 122-16-1 .8813. David James, 126-34 1976-80 116-16-0 .8794. Kyle Evans, 141 2004-08 125-20-0 .8625. Mike Keim, 134 1992-95 72-11-0 .8676. Jerry Best, 142 1994-96 77-13-0 .8567. Cole Province, 133 2000-04 130-22-0 .8558. Benny Coleman, 167-77 1980-84 101-18-0 .8499. Dustin Finn, Hvy 2006-10 89-17-0 .840

10. Mark Dodgen, 125-33 1999-03 78-16-0 .829(Minimum 70 career wins) tOP Five CAreer FAllsPlace Name and Weight Years Falls

1. Gable Sullivan, 149 1996-01 542. Johnny Nimmo, 150-58 1986-90 50

CentrAl OklAhOmA reCOrDs

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nCAA DivisiOn ii ChAmPiOnshiPsSeason UCO Points Runner-Up (Points) UCO All-Americans 2006-07 124.5 Nebraska-Kearney (108.5) Eight (One champion)2002-03 87.5 Nebraska-Kearney (73.5) Five (Three champions)2001-02 128 North Dakota State (116.5) Seven (Four champions)1994-95 148 Nebraska-Omaha (103) Eight (Three champions)1993-94 127.25 Minnesota State (65.5) Eight (Four champions)1992-93 108.5 Nebraska-Omaha (68) Seven (Three champions)1991-92 91.5 North Dakota State (78.5) Six (Three champions) nAiA ChAmPiOnshiPsSeason UCO Points Runner-Up (Points) UCO All-Americans1988-89 105 Simon Fraser (92) Seven (Two champions)1986-87 92.25 AlaskaPacific(71.5) Seven(Twochampions)1985-86 98.5 Southern Oregon (91.25) Six (One champion)1984-85 124.25 Colorado State-Pueblo (80.5) Seven (One champion)1983-84 122.25 Jamestown (89.25) Seven (Two champions)1981-82 105.5 Adams State (88.25) Six (Two champions)1980-81 155.25 Adams State (69.5) Eight (Six champions)1978-79 102.5 Adams State (69) Seven (Two champions)

Central Oklahoma has long had one of the most successful wrestling programs in the nation, having claimed 15 national championships.

UCO won eight titles while members of the NAIA and has taken seven crowns since joining NCAA Division II in 1990.TheBronchoshavehad35top-fivenationalfinishesintheir58-year

history--including29ofthelast34years--andhavefinishedinthetop-four 22 of the last 27 seasons.UCOhasalsohadeightnationalrunner-upfinishesinfourdifferent

divisions -- AAU (1935), NCAA I (1936), NAIA (1974 and ’88) and NCAA II (1990, ’91, ’96 and ’00).

nAtiOnAl tOUrnAment histOry

2009Tim Elliott (125)Dustin Finn (Hvy) 2008*Kyle Evans (141)Heath Jolley (197)Dustin Finn (Hvy) 2007*Kyle Evans (141)Shea Timothy (149)Justin Wood (165)Jared Hess (184)Heath Jolley (197)Josh LeadingFox (Hvy) 2006Kyle Evans (141)Jared Hess (174)Chris Finn (Hvy) 2005Kyle Evans (141)Josh LeadingFox (Hvy) 2004Cole Province (133)*Shawn Silvis (165)Jason Tapia (174)Kevin Lochner (197) 2003Mark Dodgen (125)*Cole Province (133)Shawn Silvis (165)Jeff Henning (184)

2002 Cole Province (133)Matt Dodgen (141)Michael Barreras (149)Nathan Gomez (157)Shawn Silvis (165)Jeff Henning (184)*Muhammed Lawal (197) 2001*Mark Dodgen (125)Cole Province (133)Gable Sullivan (149)Muhammed Lawal (184)T.J. Tallent (197)Jeremy McCoy (Hvy) 2000Joe Schneider (141)Gable Sullivan (149)Muhammed Lawal (184)*Jeremiah Constant (Hvy) 1999Jody Marple (157)Tony Realmuto (174)Edwin Lorne (184)*Jeremiah Constant (197)Claude Davis (Hvy) 1998Brock Moore (118)Matt Goodson (126)Gable Sullivan (142)Jody Marple (150)

Matt Surber (158) 1997Keith Kizarr (118)Matt Goodson (134)Ryan Vratil (142)Jody Marple (150)Matt Surber (158)Winterhawk Windchief (Hvy) 1996Keith Kizarr (118)Matt Goodson (126)Ryan Vratil (134)*Jerry Best (142)Shawn Bateman (150)Jeff Pease (Hvy) 1995Brian Melchiori (126)*Mike Keim (134)Jerry Best (142)Shawn Bateman (150)Mark Cunningham (158)Chad Beeson (167)Kyle Vandruff (177)Chad Humphrey (190)Jeff Pease (Hvy) 1994Randy Zellner (118)Ryan Martin (134)Mark Cunningham (150)Wes White (158)*Keith Cunningham (167)

Chad Drake (177)Chad Humphrey (190)Robert Washington (Hvy) 1993Randy Zellner (118)Travis Moman (126)Mike Keim (134)Todd Drake (142)Biff Jones (150)Wes White (158)Keith Cunningham (167)ChrisGriffin(177) 1992Travis Moman (126)Ryan Martin (134)Todd Drake (142)Keith Cunningham (158)Howard Moore (167)Wayne Cole (190) 1991Randy Zellner (118)Todd Drake (142)Wayne Cole (177)Greg Oplotnik (190) 1990Shawn Fleming (118)Jeff Gowens (134)Johnny Nimmo (150)Greg Oplotnik (190)

*-Regional Wrestler of the Year

regiOnAl ChAmPiOnsUCO has had great success in the Midwest Region/Super Regional

II since joining NCAA Division II, having won 18 titles in 22 years.The Bronchos have crowned 97 individual champions, with Cole

Province (2001-04) and Kyle Evans (2005-08) the only UCO wrestlers to win four regional crowns. UCO has had 11 individuals named Regional Wrestler of the Year since that award started in 1994.

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L.C. Flemons, 1978Orville Fletcher, 1940Ralph Ford, 1939Ed Foster, 1936Shane Foster, 1986-87Steve Foster, 1979-80-81Lee Fowler, 1980Tony Franklin, 1979-80Ross Frederick, 1929-30Kevin Freeman, 1985-86-88

G-G-G-G-GBob Galloway, 1973Melvin Gatewood, 1981-82Mark Gibson, 2002Cameron Gladd, 2009Larry Glenn, 1975-77Nathan Gomez, 1999-00-01-02Matt Goodson, 1995-96-97-98

Mike Goodson, 1998-00Jerod Goodwin, 2003-04-05-06Jerry Goss, 1987-88Jeff Gowens, 1988-89-90-91Greg Gracey, 1985-86Trison Graham, 2010-11ChrisGriffin,1993-94Billie Grimes, 1947Willie Gunter, 2009

H-H-H-H-HBenton Hart, 1938-39Ronnie Hawkins, 1977-81-82Shane Head, 1993Kelly Henderson, 2009-11Jared Henning, 2004-05-06-07Jeff Henning, 2002-03Ryan Henning, 2006-07Earl Henry, 1947Terry Henry, 1974-75Mickey Henry, 2001-03Mark Henslick, 1999Jared Hess, 2004-05-06-07Alva Hill, 1938-39-40Warner Hines, 1930-31-32-33Phillip Hinton, 1983-84Jim Hixson, 1981Dwayne Hladik, 1987Stephen Hodge, 2001Richard Holland, 1993-94-95Walter Holt, 1927-28-29-31Zach Housley, 2011

A-A-A-A-AJerome Adams, 1997-98Derrick Adkins, 2010-11David Aduddell, 1983-85-86Richard Agee, 1988-90Dylan Aguilar, 2011Mark Allen, 1982-83-84Raymond Allen, 1939-40Will Allen, 1980-81David Alley, 1979-80Bill Ameen, 1981-82Ocie Anderson, 1937-38-39Ted Anderson, 1935-36-37Gary Astle, 1980-81-83-84

B-B-B-B-B Josh Bain, 2003Fay Barnett, 1988-90-91-92Gerald Barnett, 1936-37-38-39Michael Barreras, 2002Shawn Bateman, 1994-95-96-97Brett Beams, 1987-90Chad Beeson, 1995Scott Berens, 2009-10Eden Bernstein, 2010Jim Beshears, 1998Jerry Best, 1994-95-96

Larry Blunt, 1988Ricky Bollenbach, 1983-84-85Wade Bramlitt, 2002-03-04-05Trey Branscum, 2008-10Robert Breece, 1939-40Danny Brown, 1993Dudley Brown, 1940-47Nicky Brown, 1977Pat Brule, 1980Shelby Bullard, 2003Jeff Burke, 1986-88-90

C-C-C-C-C Arthur Caldwell, 1934James Callahan, 1929Tom Carter, 1973Jeremy Carter, 2002Shane Caruthers, 2005-06-07ClakieChaffin,1997Rod Chaney, 1979-80H.M. Chapman, 2001Mike Clark, 1981-82Ray Clemons, 1934-36Wayne Cole, 1991Benny Coleman, 1981-82-83-84

Clint Colson, 1984-85Willard Compton, 1928Jeremiah Constant, 1999-00James Copenhauer, 1939-40Ky Corley, 2011Kaleb Cradduck, 2011Kenneth Cramer, 1928Harold Craven, 1926Danny Cruze, 1976-77-78-79Keith Cunningham, ‘91-92-93-94Mark Cunningham, ‘94-95-96-97

D-D-D-D-DRichard Dabbs, 1977Brian Dalke, 2003Ryan Daniels, 2004-05Cody Dauphin, 2011Cory Dauphin, 2011Dempsey Davenport, 1982Claude Davis, 1999Dean Davis, 1975Lee Davis, 1983-84-85Luke Davis, 2001Johnny Deaton, 1984-85-87Phillip Devine, 1938Nick Dewey, 2003Bill Dickey, 1973-74Gary Dill, 1977Mark Dodgen, 2000-01-03Matt Dodgen, 2000-01-02-03John Doerner, 1930-32Matt Douglass, 2002Reggie Douglas, 2007Gene Doussett, 1974-75Chad Drake, 1993-94-96Todd Drake, 1990-91-92-93Steve Dunlap, 1979-80

E-E-E-E-E Jarrett Edison, 2008-10-11Jordan Edison, 2009Brian Edwards, 1997Steve Elkins, 2000Tim Elliott, 2008-09Luke Elmore, 2008-09Homer English, 1932Kyle Evans, 2005-06-07-08Will Evans, 1991

F-F-F-F-F Ova Farrow, 1947Rick Fennell, 1975Lynn Fidler, 1991-92-93Kevin Fields, 1983Jimmy Filippo, 1987-88-89-90Chris Finn, 2004-06Dustin Finn, 2007-08-09-10John Finn, 1978-79-80Patrick Finn, 2009-11Shawn Fleming, 1987-88-89-90

Andy Howington, 1989-90Jeromy Hudson, 1998Darren Huff, 1981-82-84Marc Hull, 1989Keegan Hulsey, 2010-11Scott Hulsey, 1984-85Chad Humphrey, 1994-95Steve Hunt, 1974-75

I-I-I-I-I Ben Iker, 2000Adam Ingram, 2006Butch Ingram, 1976-77

J-J-J-J-J Cliff Jackson, 1987Ed Jackson, 2009-10David James, 1977-78-79-80DeWaune James, 2002Ronnie James, 1981-82-83-84Zach James, 2009Heath Jolley, 2006-07-08Eric Johnson, 2005Franco Johnson, 1998Seth Johnson, 2010Ted Johnson, 1928Travis Johnson, 2005Biff Jones, 1993-94Earl Jones, 2006Eddie Jones, 1933-34Hank Jones, 1976-77Vince Jouret, 1987John Juby, 1939-40

K-K-K-K-KTanner Keck, 2010-11Mike Keim, 1993-95Kirby Keith, 1980-81Dennis Kendrick, 1981Denny Kennedy, 1993-95Audrey Kennemer, 1933Harry Kent, 1926Sam Kent, 1929Kevin Kepley, 1980Glenn King, 1934-35-36-37Jantz Kinzer, 1987-88-91Jess Kirk, 1947Keith Kizarr, 1994-95-96-97Carson Kleinfeldt, 2005Arthur Kroeger, 1930-32

L-L-L-L-LRon Lambeth, 1974-75-77-78Aaron Lane, 2001-02Don Langham, 1973-74Rickey Langland, 1982-83-84Muhammed Lawal, 2000-01-02A.J. LeadingFox, 2007Josh LeadingFox, ‘03-05-06-07Jason Leavitt, 2006-07-08

All-time lettermen

Jerod Goodwin

Scott Berens

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Bryan Tapley, 2003-04Jack Taylor, 1938Kent Taylor, 1977-78-79-80Kirk Taylor, 1976-77-78-79Lee Teague, 1934-35Burl Thompson, 1937-38Cody Thompson, 2000Shea Timothy, 2004-05-06-07Louis Tomlinson, 1933-34-35-36Randy Tonche, 2011David Turner, 1973

V-V-V-V-VRusty VanBeber, 1998Steve Vandervort, 1980Kyle Vandruff, 1995-96Morey Villareal, 1935-36-37-38Ryan Vratil, 1995-96-97

W-W-W-W-WMike Wakely, 1978Michael Walkup, 2008-09-10-11Louie Wall, 1977-78-79-80Robert Washington, 1994Bryan Watkins, 1927-29-30Jon Wechter, 2008Kurt Weir, 1985Wes White, 1993-94Vincent Wiley, 1973-74-76Kirk Willis, 1973Tony Willis, 1990Randy Wilson, 1978Shawn Wilson, 1977-79Winterhawk Windchief, 1997-98Jap Wood, 1926Justin Wood, 2006-07Chester Woodruff, 1928Larry Wooten, 1986Grant Wright, 1935-36-37Stoney Wright, 1986-87

Z-Z-Z-Z-Z Randy Zellner, 1991-92-93-94Ron Zeno, 1979Tyler Zukerman, 2007

O-O-O-O-OGlenn Oakes, 1929Brennan Ochoa, 2010Jack O’Connor, 1984-85-86Dee Oden, 1947Bill Ogilvie, 1986-87Greg Oplotnik, 1988-89-90-91Todd Osborn, 1981Rodney O’Shields, 1986Lance Owens, 1989

P-P-P-P-P Pat Pace, 1978-79-80Tony Pacheco, 1989Dennis Parker, 2001-02Gary Patterson, 1987David Patton, 1983Travis Payer, 2005-07Jeff Pease, 1995Darren Peaster, 1987Mark Peck, 1985-87Don Pekrul, 1980Cort Petersen, 2005-06Virgil Peterson, 1934Kelson Phillips, 2008Nathan Phillips, 1997-98Pen Phillips, 2003-07Ray Potter, 1928Boyd Powell, 1936-37Johnny Powell, 1978-79Cole Province, 2001-02-03-04John Province, 2005

Q-Q-Q-Q-QAustin Quinton, 2011

R-R-R-R-RSteve Randall, 1973Dustin Randle, 2002Corby Ray, 2008Allen Raymond, 1938Tony Realmuto, 1999-00Rick Reeves, 1980Billy Reid, 1983-85-86Richard Reneau, 1989Louis Reynolds, 1932-33Jeremiah Rhodes, 2004

Zach Rhodes, 2004Nick Rice, 2008-09-10Ray Rice, 2000-01-02Chad Richison, 1992-93Curtis Riley, 1985-86-87-88Jeff Robinett, 1977-78-79-80Colby Robinson, 2007-08-09-10Connor Robinson, 2010-11Ryan Rosales, 2011Randy Ross, 1973-74-75-76Casy Rowell, 2010Cody Rowell, 2007-08-09-10Wes Ruth, 2005-06-07Mike Ryan, 1988-89

S-S-S-S-SChris Saferite, 2002-04-05Brent Sarette, 2005-06-07-08Som Saysana, 1998Emil Schillstede, 1932-33-34-35Andrew Schmauch, 2011Joe Schneider, 1998-99-00-01J.D. Scott, 1926-27-30-31Jeff Scott, 1999-00Howard Seay, 1985-86Peter Seay, 1989Barney Shadle, 1932-33J.B. Shanks, 2003Zach Sikes, 2007Shawn Silvis, 2001-02-03-04Chance Skidgel, 1990-91-92-94Cory Smith, 1994Gene Smith, 1931-32-33-34Kevin Smith, 1973-74-75-76Todd Smoot, 1990Joe Snedden, 2010Eddie Sullivan, 1974-75Gable Sullivan, 1997-98-00-01Justin Suskey, 2010Austin Standage, 2010-11Todd Stapleton, 1988-89Zane Stapp, 1991Joe Starzenski, 1982-84-85-86Todd Steidley, 1987-88Dennis Stine, 1977David Stitt, 2003Doak Stowe, 1934-35-36John Stroble, 1977-78Matt Surber, 1996-97-98Aaron Sweazy, 2003

T-T-T-T-T T.J. Tallent, 1998-99-00-01Troy Talley, 1984-85Jason Tapia, 2003-04

Robert LeGrande, 1979-80-82Brooks Levonitis, 1992Joe Lewallen, 1986-88Keith Lipps, 1988Rick Little, 1973Tom Loafman, 1975Kevin Lochner, 2004-05Richard Long, 1976-77Edwin Lorne, 1998-99Floyd Lorne, 1999Clint Loyd, 1999Scott Luschen, 1983

M-M-M-M-MAlan Maddox, 1980-81Bob Manning, 1939-40Tony Marino, 1986Johnnie Marks, 1947Walter Marks, 1926Jody Marple, 1997-98-99-00Clay Marrs, 1996-98-99Dewayne Martin, 1976-77Ryan Martin, 1990-92-93-94Tony May, 1977PaulMayfield,2007-08David Massey, 1980Tommy McCarty, 2008-09Zack McCloud, 2009Jeremy McCoy, 2001Matt McCullough, 1988-90Mickey McGowan, 1982-84Doug McHenry, 1976-77Brian Melchiori, 1994-95Kenny Meredith, 2006-08-09-10Alvin Metcalf, 2008Dane Meyer, 1986Bobby Miller, 1996Chris Miller, 2003John Miller, 1992Bill Minick, 1929Bill Mitchell, 1974-75-76Travis Moman, 1992-93Brock Moore, 1996-97-98-99Howard Moore, 1989-90-91-92Jeremiah Moore, 1996Weston Moore, 1999-00-02Ben Morgan, 2011Mikey Morgan, 2009Daniel Morrison, 2007-08-09Earl Murphy, 1926

N-N-N-N-N Ryan Neasbitt, 1995Gary Nichols, 1986Johnny Nimmo, 1987-88-89-90

Justin Wood

All-time lettermen

Jeff Robinett

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1974-75 (3-3)24 Kansas State .............................. 2022 Northern Colorado .................... 26 9 Oklahoma ................................. 3025 Kansas State .............................. 1515 SIU-Edwardsville ..................... 2426 Central Missouri ....................... 14

1975-76 (4-6) 6 Oklahoma State ......................... 3727 New Mexico ............................. 1614 Oregon ...................................... 2613 Portland State ............................ 2221 UCLA ........................................ 1816 SIU-Edwardsville ..................... 3132 Central Missouri ......................... 9 6 Cal Poly-SLO ........................... 3323 Louisiana State ......................... 1312 Oklahoma .................................. 36

1976-77 (6-4) 6 Cleveland State ......................... 3221 Louisiana State ......................... 1351 Peru State .................................... 025 SIU-Edwardsville ..................... 1112 Illinois State .............................. 2632 SIU-Edwardsville ....................... 645 Southwest Missouri .................... 633 Peru State .................................. 1813 Adams State .............................. 2512 Oklahoma .................................. 22

1977-78 (4-7)22 Akron State ............................... 21 9 Cleveland State ......................... 4047 Southwest Missouri ................... 025 Central Missouri ....................... 18 6 Missouri .................................... 3519 Adams State ............................. 1817 Portland State ............................ 2620 SIU-Edwardsville .................... 2215 Louisiana State ......................... 2612 Northern Colorado .................... 25 3 Oklahoma .................................. 37

1978-79 (7-3)48 Southwest Missouri ................... 024 Western Illinois ........................ 1514 SIU-Edwardsville .................... 2611 Louisiana State ........................ 3246 Cemtral Missouri ....................... 319 Adams State ............................. 1434 Western State ............................. 928 Fort Hays State .......................... 7 6 Oklahoma ................................. 2835 Alabama .................................... 6

1979-80 (12-5)27 Southwest Missouri .................. 1230 Arizona ..................................... 2024 Washington ............................... 1732 Weber State ................................. 8 8 Colorado ................................... 3436 Fort Hays State ......................... 1134 Central Florida .......................... 1122 Central Missouri ....................... 1812 Missouri .................................... 2620 Portland State ............................ 1425 Adams State ................................ 827 Brigham Young ......................... 20 0 Oklahoma State ......................... 43

5 Oklahoma State ........................... 25 8 Oklahoma .................................... 2017 1/2 East Central ........................... 12 1/219 Kansas State .................................. 916 Southwestern Oklahoma ............. 1417 1/2 Northeastern State ................... 7 1/2

1932-33 (4-3)28 Northwestern Oklahoma ............. 1027 East Central .................................. 313 Oklahoma State .......................... 2311 1/2 Oklahoma .............................. 22 1/220 1/2 Northeastern State .................. 9 1/2 8 Southwestern Oklahoma ............ 2020 Missouri ...................................... 10

1933-34 (6-2) 9 Southwestern Oklahoma ............ 1710 1/2 Oklahoma State ..................... 15 1/228 Kansas State .................................. 018 1/2 Oklahoma .............................. 7 1/224 East Central ................................... 622 Missouri ........................................ 627 Northeastern State ......................... 325 Northwestern Oklahoma ............... 3

1934-35 (5-2)11 Oklahoma State ........................... 1725 Northeastern State ......................... 328 Northwestern Oklahoma ............... 026 Kansas State .................................. 021 1/2 Oklahoma ................................ 4 1/2 6 Oklahoma State ........................... 1818 1/2 Southwestern Oklahoma ............... 7

1935-36 (3-2-1)34 Northeastern State ......................... 025 Kansas State .................................. 310 1/2 Oklahoma State ..................... 13 1/2 8 Oklahoma .................................... 2015 Southwestern Oklahoma ............... 912 Oklahoma State ........................... 12

1936-37 (5-2)34 Northeastern State ........................ 0 7 1/2 Oklahoma State ..................... 16 1/219 Oklahoma .................................... 1129 Northeastern State ......................... 515 Oklahoma ...................................... 9 7 1/2 Oklahoma State ..................... 18 1/215 Kansas State ................................ 11

1937-38 (3-3)36 Northeastern State ......................... 0 6 Oklahoma State ........................... 2620 1/2 Oklahoma ................................ 7 1/2 7 1/2 Southwestern Oklahoma ....... 16 1/2 0 Oklahoma State ........................... 2810 1/2 Oklahoma .............................. 13 1/2

1938-39 (3-5)32 Northeastern State ......................... 027 Northeastern State ........................ 3

gene smith

1936-3911-10-0

Box denotes national championship season.

14 Oklahoma .................................... 12 6 Oklahoma State ........................... 20 8 Kansas State ................................ 18 7 1/2 Southwestern Oklahoma ....... 18 1/210 1/2 Oklahoma .............................. 13 1/2 9 Southwestern Oklahoma ............. 17

1939-40 (1-4) 8 Southwestern Oklahoma ................ 22 6 Oklahoma State ............................. 1822 Oklahoma ......................................... 8 6 Kansas State ................................... 20 5 Southwestern Oklahoma ................ 25

1941-46 (No team)

1946-47 (1-6) 0 Oklahoma State .............................. 26 0 Oklahoma State .............................. 3211 Oklahoma ....................................... 1926 Wichita State .................................... 8 6 Southwestern Oklahoma ................ 24 6 Southwestern Oklahoma ................ 20 3 Kansas State ................................... 27

1948-72 (No team)

1972-73 (2-8-1) 4 Northern Colorado ......................... 39 6 Colorado State ............................... 3411 Western State ................................ 3215 Colorado School of Mines ............. 20 2 South Dakota State ....................... 3853 North Texas ..................................... 218 SIU-Edwardsville .......................... 1814 Oklahoma ....................................... 31 3 Brigham Young .............................. 4634 Fort Hays State .............................. 12

1973-74 (10-3)29 Fort Hays State .............................. 1449 North Texas ..................................... 041 Missouri-St. Louis ........................... 921 SIU-Edwardsville ......................... 2229 Western Illinois .............................. 1532 Central Missouri .............................. 536 Missouri-St. Louis ......................... 1214 Colorado State .............................. 2554 North Texas ...................................... 019 Air Force ........................................ 1721 New Mexico .................................. 2013 Oklahoma ....................................... 2425 Kansas State ................................... 15

1921-22 (0-1)10 Oklahoma State ......................... 34

1922-23 (0-1-1) 5 Oklahoma State ......................... 3612 Oklahoma .................................. 12

1923-24 (3-2)31 Northeastern State ....................... 0 4 Oklahoma State ......................... 2516 Oklahoma ................................. 1524 Southwestern Oklahoma ............. 314 Oklahoma .................................. 18

1924-25 (No team)

1925-26 (1-2)13 Oklahoma Baptist ..................... 1621 Oklahoma Baptist ....................... 7 0 Oklahoma State ......................... 19

1926-27 (3-1-1)17 Oklahoma ............................... 1715 1/2 Oklahoma Baptist ............. 7 1/2Beat Southwestern OklahomaLost to Southwestern OklahomaBeat Oklahoma Baptist

1927-28 (3-3) 0 Oklahoma State ......................... 27 9 Oklahoma .................................. 1921 Oklahoma City ............................ 813 Southwestern Oklahoma ........... 16Beat East CentralBeat Southwestern Oklahoma

1928-29 (3-3)24 Oklahoma City ............................ 813 East Central ............................... 1919 East Central ............................... 1126 Oklahoma City ............................ 8 8 Southwestern Oklahoma ........... 26 8 Southwestern Oklahoma ........... 19

1929-30 (5-0-1)38 University Preparatory .............. 029 1/2 Southwestern Oklahoma ..... 6 1/216 East Central ............................. 1629 Northeastern State ..................... 515 1/2 East Central ....................... 14 1/220 Southwestern Oklahoma ......... 14

1930-31 (7-1)36 Southeastern Oklahoma ............ 0 6 Oklahoma ................................ 2029 Northeastern State ..................... 522 1/2 East Central ......................... 7 1/226 Oklahoma City ......................... 829 1/2 East Central ........................ 4 1/215 Southwestern Oklahoma ........... 928 1/2 Oklahoma City .................... 1 1/2

1931-32 (5-2)24 Southwestern Oklahoma ............. 4

OriOn stUteville

1921-2810-10-2

PAt mUrPhy

1928-3220-6-1

gerAlD BArnett

1939-401-4-0

jimmy rOgers

1972-7829-31-1

gene smith

1946-471-6-0

eDDie griFFin

1978-8240-18-1

seAsOn-By-seAsOn resUlts

rAymOnD sWArtz

1932-3618-9-1

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18 Tennessee .................................. 2223 Oregon ...................................... 1538 Northwest Missouri .................... 3 2 Oklahoma .................................. 48

1980-81 (14-5) 5 Oklahoma ................................. 3942 Southwest Missouri .................. 312 Oklahoma State ........................ 3130 Tennessee-Chattanooga ............. 712 Nebraska .................................. 2337 Central Florida ........................... 736 Carson-Newman ........................ 946 Central Missouri ........................ 2 20 Adams State ............................. 1432 Fort Lewis ................................ 1423 Air Force .................................. 1849 Mesa State .................................. 028 Western State ........................... 1521 Kentucky .................................. 3037 SIU-Edwardsville ...................... 852 Northwest Missouri ................... 0 3 Oklahoma State ........................ 3732 Brigham Young .......................... 526 Indiana State ............................ 18

1981-82 (7-5-1)21 New Mexico ............................ 1130 Southwest Missouri ................... 9 8 Oklahoma State ........................ 3525 Tennessee-Chattanooga ............. 839 Western State ............................. 328 Carson-Newman ........................ 821 SIU-Edwardsville .................... 2113 Navy ......................................... 24 4 Oklahoma ................................. 3817 CalState-Bakersfield ............... 2439 Northwest Missouri ................... 6 9 Oklahoma State ....................... 3228 Adams State ............................... 9

1982-83 (7-6) 0 Oklahoma State ......................... 4138 Central Missouri ....................... 1137 Central Florida .......................... 1013 Navy .......................................... 3026 Northwest Missouri .................. 1219 New Mexico ............................. 3218 Nebraska ................................... 3143 Fort Hays State ........................... 312 Oklahoma .................................. 2920 Adams State .............................. 2133 Western State ............................ 1827 Colorado Mesa .......................... 1829 Southwest Missouri .................. 16

1983-84 (11-5-1)41 Southwest Missouri ................. 1026 SIU-Edwardsville .................... 1828 Northwest Missouri ................. 1631 Central Missouri ........................ 931 Utah State .................................. 634 Central Florida ......................... 1043 Stetson ....................................... 6 8 Navy ......................................... 33 6 Louisiana State ........................ 4419 Cal Poly-SLO .......................... 2344 New Mexico Highlands ............. 626 Northwest Missouri ................. 1828 Fort Hays State .......................... 819 Fresno State ............................. 19

DAviD jAmes

1982-Present

341-120-5

14 Oklahoma ..................................... 3011 New Mexico ................................ 3737 Adams State ................................... 6

1984-85 (11-9)28 Northwest Missouri .................... 19 4 Oklahoma State ............................ 38 6 Oregon State ................................ 3237 Central Missouri ............................ 2 2 Wisconsin..................................... 39 4 LSU .............................................. 4015 Northern Illinois .......................... 2533 Hofstra ......................................... 1330 Morgan State ................................ 1710 SIU-Edwardsville ........................ 3315 Eastern Illinois ............................. 1943 Fort Hays State ............................. 233 Colorado State-Pueblo ................. 1733 Western State ............................... 1851 Colorado Mesa ............................... 021 Wyoming ..................................... 2628 Adams State .................................. 839 Southwest Missouri ..................... 1037 New Mexico Highlands ............... 1214 Oklahoma ..................................... 31

1985-86 (12-7)26 Southwest Missouri ..................... 2133 Northwest Missouri ...................... 826 Northern Michigan....................... 1132 Colorado State-Pueblo ................. 1121 Northwest Missouri ....................... 711 Nebraska ...................................... 3331 Air Force ........................................ 927 Stetson ......................................... 1814 Navy ............................................. 2718 Clemson ....................................... 2515 Oklahoma ..................................... 2837 Western State ............................... 1244 New Mexico Highlands ............... 1412 Fresno State ................................. 30 6 Nebraska ...................................... 4119 SIU-Edwardsville ........................ 2436 Adams State ................................... 531 Fort Hays State ............................ 1248 Chadron State ................................ 2

1986-87 (12-5)11 Oklahoma ..................................... 2017 Nebraska-Omaha ......................... 2040 Northwest Missouri ..................... 1119 Weber State .................................. 2318 Oklahoma State ............................ 2621 Tennessee-Chattanooga ............... 1117 SIU-Edwardsville ........................ 2134 Central Missouri .......................... 1349 Southwest Missouri ....................... 043 Fort Hays State .............................. 650 Northwest Missouri ....................... 026 Colorado State-Pueblo ................ 1636 Western State ............................... 1447 Northern Colorado ......................... 826 Adams State ................................... 843 Chadron State ................................ 632 Fort Hays State ............................ 16

1987-88 (9-3-1)26 SIU-Edwardsville ........................ 1241 Western State ................................. 028 Colorado School of Mines ........... 823 Adams State ................................. 1524 Cal Poly-SLO .............................. 125 CalState-Bakersfield ................... 2919 Fresno State ................................. 1931 Cal State-Fullerton ......................... 931 Central Missouri ............................ 8 7 Oklahoma ..................................... 3441 Fort Hays State .............................. 5

16 Wyoming...................................... 2445 Fort Hays State .............................. 3

1988-89 (12-3) 6 Lock Haven .................................. 35 0 Oklahoma State ............................ 4136 John Carroll ................................... 714 Oklahoma ..................................... 3323 Missouri ....................................... 1823 SIU-Edwardsville ........................ 1529 Illinois State ................................... 943 Fort Hays State .............................. 6 36 Central Missouri ............................ 918 Adams State ................................. 1734 Western State ............................... 1134 Northern Colorado ......................... 932 Southwest Missouri ....................... 842 Fort Hays State ............................. 841 Chadron State ................................ 6

1989-90 (12-4-1)36 SIU-Edwardsville .......................... 650 Fort Hays State .............................. 039 Western State ................................. 529 Colorado State-Pueblo ................... 831 Southwest Missouri ....................... 727 Central Missouri .......................... 19 6 Iowa State .................................... 31 9 Bloomsburg .................................. 2411 Lock Haven .................................. 2424 Missouri ....................................... 1626 Cal State-Fullerton ....................... 1438 Augustana ...................................... 238 Southwest Missouri ...................... 315 Oklahoma .................................... 2215 Michigan State ............................. 1526 Adams State ................................... 817 Nebraska-Omaha ......................... 15 1990-91 (9-4) 5 Oklahoma ..................................... 2925 Nebraska-Kearney ....................... 920 Cal State-Fullerton ....................... 2132 San Diego State ............................. 327 Simon Fraser .................................. 918 South Dakota State ...................... 1512 Nebraska-Omaha ......................... 1920 Missouri ....................................... 1925 SIU-Edwardsville ....................... 1426 Wisconsin-Parkside ..................... 1014 Fresno State ................................. 2718 New Mexico ................................ 1536 Central Missouri ............................ 3

1991-92 (14-1) 32 South Dakota State ...................... 11 41 Wisconsin-Parkside ....................... 6 22 Boise State ................................... 15 29 Colorado State-Pueblo ................... 9 26 Nebraska-Omaha ......................... 13 20 New Mexico ................................ 16 44 Truman State .................................. 6 43 Central Missouri ............................ 3 27 Nebraska-Kearney ....................... 17 25 Augustana .................................... 16 31 SIU-Edwardsville ......................... 9 32 San Diego State ............................. 9 49 Fort Hays State .............................. 3 30 Michigan State ............................. 12 16 Oklahoma ..................................... 17

1992-93 (7-4) 32 Wisconsin-Parkside ..................... 12 44 Central Missouri ............................ 0 31 Augustana ...................................... 9 28 Nebraska-Omaha ........................ 11 34 New Mexico .................................. 6 33 SIU-Edwardsville .......................... 6

6 Iowa ............................................. 40

18 North Carolina State .............. 2119 Oklahoma ............................... 2012 Missouri ................................. 2129 Nebraska-Kearney ................. 12

1993-94 (12-2)43 Augustana ................................ 325 Wisconsin-Parkside ............... 1212 Penn State .............................. 3037 Wartburg .................................. 224 Michigan ................................ 1310 Nebraska ................................ 2543 Fresno State ............................. 926 South Dakota State ................ 1646 Fort Hays State ........................ 635 Adams State ........................... 1032 Colorado State-Pueblo ............. 624 New Mexico .......................... 1841 SIU-Edwardsville ................... 629 Nebraska-Omaha ..................... 6

1994-95 (11-2-1)34 Wisconsin-Parkside ................. 945 Truman State ............................ 045 SIU-Edwardsville .................... 016 Indiana ................................... 1615 Iowa State .............................. 2031 Western Montana ..................... 912 Penn State .............................. 2629 Portland State ......................... 1332 Wisconsin-Parkside ................. 934 San Francisco State .................. 722 Nebraska-Omaha ................... 1038 South Dakota State .................. 729 Lindenwood ............................. 939 New Mexico ............................ 0

1995-96 (11-5) 6 Oklahoma ............................... 3128 Wisconsin-Parkside ............... 1026 Missouri Valley ........................ 817 Cal Poly-SLO ........................ 29 9 Fresno State ........................... 3113 Arizona State ......................... 2826 Findlay ..................................... 9 6 Michigan State ....................... 3134 Colorado State-Pueblo ............. 628 North Dakota ........................... 937 Western State ........................... 424 Northern Colorado ................. 1340 New Mexico ............................ 324 SIU-Edwardsville .................. 1327 North Carolina State .............. 1223 Nebraska-Omaha ................... 18

1996-97 (9-6)12 Oklahoma ............................... 3320 Wisconsin-Parkside ............... 1321 Missouri Valley ...................... 12 15 Lehigh .................................... 2824 Central Missouri .................... 1240 SIU-Edwardsville .................... 618 Ohio ....................................... 2128 Minnesota State-Moorhead ...... 9 6 Augsburg ................................ 3639 Indianapolis ............................. 631 Adams State ............................. 621 Western State ......................... 1416 Nebraska-Omaha ................... 2542 New Mexico ............................ 316 Nebraska-Omaha ................... 19

1997-98 (12-2) 6 Oklahoma ............................... 3139 SIU-Edwardsville .................... 619 Missouri Valley ...................... 1239 Chicago State ........................... 920 Northern Illinois .................... 1421 Wartburg ................................ 16


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31 Chadron State .............................626 Fort Hays State ...........................921 Carson-Newman .......................1811 South Dakota State ...................2819 Nebraska-Omaha .....................1853 New Mexico ...............................030 Central Missouri ........................623 Nebraska-Kearney ....................18

1998-99 (11-4)24 Missouri Valley .........................1224 Chadron State ...........................1627 Northern Colorado ....................1622 Augustana .................................2117 Pittsburgh-Johnstown ...............3422 Colorado State-Pueblo ..............1919 South Dakota State ...................2530 Nebraska-Kearney ....................1218 Nebraska-Omaha ......................2153 New Mexico ...............................034 SIU-Edwardsville .....................1225 Eastern Illinois ..........................1525 Central Missouri .......................12 0 Oklahoma ..................................4139 Truman State ...............................6

1999-00 (9-5) 6 Oklahoma ..................................3511 Cal Poly-SLO ...........................2619 Fresno State ..............................2320 Fort Hays State .........................2124 Chadron State ...........................1821 Colorado State-Pueblo ..............1828 Nebraska-Kearney ....................1234 Chadron State .............................7 5 South Dakota State ..................2817 Central Missouri .......................1542 SIU-Edwardsville .......................942 Truman State ...............................333 Nebraska-Kearney ......................721 Nebraska-Omaha ........................9

2000-01 (13-3) 3 Oklahoma ..................................3926 Central Missouri .......................1518 Seton Hall .................................1326 Northern Illinois .......................1352 Missouri Baptist ..........................030 Chadron State .............................944 Central Washington .....................335 Colorado State-Pueblo ................928 South Dakota State .....................918 North Dakota State ................. 18!48 SIU-Edwardsville .......................027 Eastern Illinois ..........................1335 Fort Hays State ...........................938 Truman State ...............................612 Nebraska-Omaha ......................2424 Nebraska-Kearney ....................15!-Lost on criteria

2001-02 (15-1) 7 Oklahoma ..................................3925 Lindenwood ................................644 Missouri Baptist ..........................0

28 Embry-Riddle ............................ 1921 Cal Poly-SLO ............................ 1933 Central Missouri .......................... 937 Chadron State .............................. 731 Fort Hays State .......................... 1243 American International ................ 631 Central Missouri ........................ 1218 Ashland ...................................... 1426 North Dakota State .................... 1542 Bacone ......................................... 333 Nebraska-Kearney ....................... 629 Nebraska-Omaha ......................... 736 SIU-Edwardsville ........................ 7

2002-03 (18-1)38 Bacone ....................................... 1818 Wartburg .................................... 1621 Cal Poly-SLO ............................ 1749 Missouri Baptist ........................... 044 Lindenwood ................................. 333 Chadron State .............................. 643 Gannon ......................................... 322 South Dakota State .................... 1319 Nebraska-Kearney ..................... 2128 San Francisco State ...................... 924 Pittsburgh-Johnstown ................ 1026 Central Missouri .......................... 937 SIU-Edwardsville ........................ 641 Eastern Illinois ............................. 739 Fort Hays State ............................ 321 Nebraska-Kearney ..................... 1324 Nebraska-Omaha ....................... 1243 Bacone ......................................... 924 Adams State ............................... 20

2003-04 (15-3)49 Bacone ......................................... 0 9 Oklahoma ................................... 3330 Missouri Baptist ........................... 636 Central Florida ............................. 925 Pennsylvania .............................. 1517 Wartburg .................................... 1626 Fort Hays State .......................... 1025 Chadron State ............................ 1326 Nebraska-Kearney ..................... 1531 Adams State ................................. 925 Pittsburgh-Johnstown ................ 1215 North Dakota State ................... 15!27 Central Missouri ........................ 16 3 Northern Iowa ............................ 3540 Bacone ......................................... 622 Nebraska-Omaha ....................... 1239 Nebraska-Kearney ....................... 345 SIU-Edwardsville ........................ 2!-Lost on criteria2004-05 (12-7) 3 Oklahoma .................................. 3435 Bacone ........................................ 431 Central Florida ............................ 912 Wartburg ................................... 1855 Missouri Baptist .......................... 0 3 Cornell ...................................... 3841 Chadron State ............................. 026 Gannon ........................................ 627 Ashland ....................................... 9

12 Augustana ................................. 2718 Minnesota State ........................ 1615 Nebraska-Kearney .................... 2146 Bacone ........................................ 325 Adams State .............................. 1022 Fort Hays State ......................... 1215 Nebraska-Kearney .................... 24 5 Nebraska-Omaha ...................... 3128 Central Missouri ....................... 1825 SIU-Edwardsville ..................... 18

2005-06 (14-3) 6 Oklahoma .................................. 3238 Chadron State ............................. 043 Bacone ........................................ 629 South Dakota State ................... 1050 Newport News ............................ 035 Utah Valley State ........................ 632 Mercyhurst .................................. 622 Nebraska-Kearney .................... 1412 Nebraska-Omaha ...................... 2827 Ashland ....................................... 625 Adams State .............................. 1535 Central Missouri ......................... 447 Newman ...................................... 019 Nebraska-Kearney .................... 1815 Nebraska-Omaha ...................... 1925 Fort Hays State ......................... 1452 SIU-Edwardsville ....................... 0

2006-07 (15-4)18 Oklahoma .................................. 2032 Chadron State ............................. 643 Oklahoma City ............................ 036 Western State .............................. 647 Newman ...................................... 038 Air Force ..................................... 050 Marion Military .......................... 016 Boise State ................................ 1821 Augustana ................................. 1332 West Liberty State ....................... 616 Nebraska-Omaha ...................... 2018 Minnesota State ........................ 1547 New Mexico Highlands .............. 025 Adams State .............................. 1233 Fort Hays State ........................... 0 9 Nebraska-Kearney .................... 2422 Nebraska-Omaha ...................... 1439 Central Missouri ......................... 044 Truman State ............................... 0

2007-08 (14-6)21 Oklahoma City .......................... 246 Oklahoma ................................. 2728 Wisconsin-Stevens Point .......... 1638 Wisconsin-Whitewater................ 420 North Dakota State ................... 1830 West Liberty State ..................... 1326 Upper Iowa ............................... 1313 Nebraska-Omaha ...................... 2521 Nebraska-Kearney .................... 1930 Fort Hays State ......................... 1023 Nebraska-Kearney .................... 1618 Adams State .............................. 24

40 Grand Canyon ............................. 929 New Mexico Highlands ............ 1832 Findlay ...................................... 1212 Western State ............................ 279 Nebraska-Omaha ...................... 2639 Truman State ............................... 721 Central Missouri ....................... 1522 McKendree ............................... 18

2008-09 (11-6-1)42 Grand Canyon ............................. 30 Oklahoma .................................. 3935 Oklahoma City ............................ 635 Colorado State-Pueblo .............. 1042 New Mexico Highlands .............. 69 Virginia Tech ............................. 3426 Wisconsin-Stevens Point .......... 1633 St. Cloud State ............................ 814 Minnesota State ........................ 2721 Pittsburgh-Johnstown! .............. 2131 Mercyhurst ................................ 1327 Western State ............................ 1520 Adams State .............................. 2019 Fort Hays State ......................... 2117 Nebraska-Kearney .................... 243 Nebraska-Omaha ...................... 4327 Central Missouri ......................... 755 Truman State ............................... 0!-Won on criteria

2009-10 (8-5)10 Oklahoma .................................. 2731 Oklahoma City ............................ 319 Fort Hays State ......................... 1212 West Liberty .............................. 2421 Western State ............................ 1615 Upper Iowa ............................... 266 Nebraska-Kearney .................... 3136 New Mexico Highlands .............. 931 Newman .................................... 1015 Adams State .............................. 2637 New Mexico Highlands .............. 928 Central Missouri ....................... 1942 Newman ...................................... 3

2010-11 (15-4)0 Oklahoma .................................. 3923 Colorado State-Pueblo .............. 1334 Oklahoma City ............................ 913 North Carolina-Pembroke ......... 2424 Limestone ................................... 922 Upper Iowa ............................... 1322 San Francisco State ................... 1219 North Carolina-Pembroke ......... 1520 Fort Hays State ......................... 1539 Wayland Baptist .......................... 658 Central Baptist ............................ 042 Newman ...................................... 623 Arizona State ............................ 2231 Adams State .............................. 1015 Nebraska-Kearney .................... 217 Nebraska-Omaha ...................... 3328 Central Missouri ......................... 636 Ouachita Baptist ......................... 442 Newman ...................................... 3


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Opponent W-L-T Pct. Adams State 20-5-1 .788Air Force 4-0-0 1.000Akron 1-0-0 1.000Alabama 1-0-0 1.000American International 1-0-0 1.000Arizona 1-0-0 1.000Arizona State 1-1-0 .500Ashland 3-0-0 1.000Augsburg 0-1-0 .000Augustana 6-1-0 .833Bacone 8-0-0 1.000Bloomsburg 0-1-0 .000Boise State 1-1-0 .500Brigham Young 2-1-0 .667Cal Poly-SLO 3-4-0 .429CalState-Bakersfield 0-2-0 .000Cal State-Fullerton 2-1-0 .667Carson-Newman 3-0-0 1.000Central Baptist 1-0-0 1.000Central Florida 6-0-0 1.000Central Missouri 33-0-0 1.000Central Washington 1-0-0 1.000Chadron State 14-0-0 1.000Chicago State 1-0-0 1.000Clemson 0-1-0 .000Cleveland State 0-1-0 .000Colorado 0-1-0 .000Colorado Mesa 3-0-0 1.000Colorado State 0-2-0 .000Colorado State-Pueblo 12-0-0 1.000Colorado School of Mines 1-1-0 .500Cornell 0-1-0 .000 Eastern Illinois 3-1-0 .750East Central 8-1-1 .850Embry Riddle 1-0-0 1.000Findlay 2-0-0 1.000Fort Hays State 28-2-0 .933Fort Lewis 1-0-0 1.000Fresno State 1-4-2 .286Gannon 2-0-0 1.000Grand Canyon 2-0-0 1.000Hofstra 1-0-0 1.000Illinois State 1-1-0 .500Indiana 0-0-1 .500Indianapolis 1-0-0 1.000Iowa 0-1-0 .000Iowa State 0-2-0 .000Indiana State 1-0-0 1.000John Carroll 1-0-0 1.000Kansas State 8-3-0 .727Kentucky 0-1-0 .000Lehigh 0-1-0 .000Limestone 1-0-0 1.000Lindenwood 3-0-0 1.000Lock Haven 0-1-0 .000Louisiana State 2-4-0 .333Marion Military 1-0-0 1.000McKendree 1-0-0 1.000Mercyhurst 2-0-0 1.000Michigan 1-0-0 1.000Michigan State 1-1-1 .500Minnesota State 2-1-0 .667Minnesota State-Moorhead 1-0-0 1.000Missouri 5-3-0 .625Missouri Baptist 5-0-0 1.000Missouri-St. Louis 2-0-0 1.000Missouri-St. Louis 2-0-0 1.000Missouri Valley 4-0-0 1.000

Opponent W-L-T Pct. Morgan State 1-0-0 1.000Navy 0-4-0 .000Nebraska 0-5-0 .000Nebraska-Kearney 16-7-0 .696Nebraska-Omaha 12-14-0 .462Newman 6-0-0 1.000New Mexico 12-2-0 .857New Mexico Highlands 8-0-0 1.000Newport News Apprentice School 1-0-0 1.000North Carolina-Pembroke 1-1-0 .500North Carolina State 1-1-0 .500North Dakota 1-0-0 1.000North Dakota State 2-2-0 .500Northern Colorado 4-3-0 .571Northern Illinois 2-1-0 .667Northern Iowa 0-1-0 .000Northern Michigan 1-0-0 1.000Northeastern State 13-0-0 1.000Northwestern Oklahoma 3-0-0 1.000Northwest Missouri 11-0-0 1.000North Texas 3-0-0 1.000Ohio 0-1-0 .000Oklahoma 8-45-2 .164Oklahoma Baptist 3-3-0 .750Oklahoma City 9-1-0 .900Oklahoma State 0-29-1 .016Ouachita Baptist 1-0-0 1.000Oregon 1-1-0 .500 Oregon State 0-1-0 .000Pennsylvania 1-0-0 1.000Penn State 0-2-0 .000Peru State 2-0-0 1.000Pittsburgh-Johnstown 3-1-0 .750Portland State 2-2-0 .500San Diego State 2-0-0 1.000San Francisco State 3-0-0 1.000Seton Hall 1-0-0 1.000Simon Fraser 1-0-0 1.000Southeastern Oklahoma 1-0-0 1.000Southwest Missouri 14-0-0 1.000Southwestern Oklahoma 10-13-0 .435South Dakota State 7-4-0 .636Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 23-8-2 .727St. Cloud State 1-0-0 1.000Stetson 2-0-0 1.000Tennessee 0-1-0 .000Tennessee-Chattanooga 3-0-0 1.000Truman State 8-0-0 1.000UCLA 1-0-0 1.000Univ. Preparatory School 1-0-0 1.000Upper Iowa 2-1-0 .667Utah State 1-0-0 1.000Utah Valley State 1-0-0 1.000Virginia Tech 0-1-0 .000Wartburg 4-1-0 .800Washington 1-0-0 1.000Wayland Baptist 1-0-0 1.000Weber State 1-1-0 .500West Liberty 2-1-0 .667Western Montana 1-0-0 1.000Western State 15-2-0 .882Western Illinois 2-0-0 .000Wichita State 1-0-0 1.000Wisconsin 0-1-0 .000Wisconsin-Parkside 8-0-0 1.000Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2-0-0 1.000Wisconsin-Whitewater 1-0-0 1.000Wyoming 0-2-0 .000

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Coach Season Record National FinishOrion Stuteville 1921-22 0-1-0Orion Stuteville 1922-23 0-1-1Orion Stuteville 1923-24 3-2-0No Team 1924-25Orion Stuteville 1925-26 1-2-0Orion Stuteville 1926-27 3-1-1Orion Stuteville 1927-28 3-3-0Ray Murphy 1928-29 3-3-0Ray Murphy 1929-30 5-0-1Ray Murphy 1930-31 7-1-0Ray Murphy 1931-32 5-2-0Raymond Swartz 1932-33 4-3-0Raymond Swartz 1933-34 6-2-0Raymond Swartz 1934-35 5-2-0 2nd, AAURaymond Swartz 1935-36 3-2-1 2nd, NCAA IGene Smith 1936-37 5-2-0Gene Smith 1937-38 3-3-0Gerald Barnett 1938-39 1-4-0No Team 1940-45Deroit Smith 1946-47 1-6-0No Team 1947-72Jimmy Rogers 1972-73 2-8-1 4th, NAIAJimmy Rogers 1973-74 10-3-0 2nd, NAIAJimmy Rogers 1974-75 3-3-0 3rd, NAIAJimmy Rogers 1975-76 4-6-0 3rd, NAIA/ 11th, NCAA IIJimmy Rogers 1976-77 6-4-0 7th, NCAA IIJimmy Rogers 1977-78 4-7-0 4th, NAIAEddieGriffin 1978-79 7-3-0 1st,NAIAEddieGriffin 1979-80 12-5-0 3rd,NAIA

Coach Season Record National FinishEddieGriffin 1980-81 14-5-0 1st,NAIAEddieGriffin 1981-82 7-5-1 1st,NAIADavid James 1982-83 7-6-0 5th, NAIADavid James 1983-84 11-5-1 1st, NAIADavid James 1984-85 11-9-0 1st, NAIADavid James 1985-86 12-7-0 1st, NAIADavid James 1986-87 12-5-0 1st, NAIADavid James 1987-88 9-3-1 2nd, NAIADavid James 1988-89 12-3-0 1st, NAIADavid James 1989-90 12-4-1 2nd, NCAA IIDavid James 1990-91 9-4-0 2nd, NCAA IIDavid James 1991-92 14-1-0 1st, NCAA IIDavid James 1992-93 7-4-0 1st, NCAA IIDavid James 1993-94 12-2-0 1st, NCAA IIDavid James 1994-95 11-2-1 1st, NCAA IIDavid James 1995-96 11-5-0 2nd, NCAA IIDavid James 1996-97 9-6-0 3rd, NCAA IIDavid James 1997-98 12-2-0 4th, NCAA IIDavid James 1998-99 11-4-0 3rd, NCAA IIDavid James 1999-00 9-5-0 2nd, NCAA IIDavid James 2000-01 13-3-0 3rd, NCAA IIDavid James 2001-02 15-1-0 1st, NCAA IIDavid James 2002-03 18-1-0 1st, NCAA IIDavid James 2003-04 15-3-0 3rd, NCAA IIDavid James 2004-05 12-7-0 11th, NCAA IIDavid James 2005-06 14-3-0 4th, NCAA IIDavid James 2006-07 15-4-0 1st, NCAA IIDavid James 2007-08 14-6-0 6th, NCAA IIDavid James 2008-09 11-6-1 6th, NCAA IIDavid James 2009-10 8-5-0 15th, NCAA IIDavid James 2010-11 15-4-0 13th, NCAA II

Coach Tenure Years Record Pct.Orion Stuteville 1921-28 6 10-10-2 .500Pat Murphy 1928-32 4 20-6-1 .759Raymond Swartz 1932-36 4 18-9-1 .661Gene Smith 1936-39, 1946-47 4 12-16-0 .429Gerald Barnett 1939-40 1 1-4-0 .200Jimmy Rogers 1972-78 6 29-31-1 .484EddieGriffin 1978-82 4 40-18-1 .692David James 1982-Present 29 341-120-5 .737 Totals 58 471-214-11 .685

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The University of Central Oklahoma prepares future leaders in an opportunity-rich environment, ideally located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

Central offers an innovative learning community where teaching comes first and students develop personal relationships with faculty and staff who are committed to transforming lives. With 114 undergraduate majors and 54 graduate programs, Central is a smart investment for students dedicated to their future success.

Central is home to students from throughout Oklahoma, as well as all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Among Central’s many unique and notable academic programs are Forensic Science, Accounting, Music Theater, Professional Golf Man-agement, Jazz Studies, Mass Communication, Nursing, and Funeral Science.

Central is:• Home to the world-renown Forensic Science Institute, which attracts experts from

throughout the world to teach students and law enforcement professionals the latest techniques in crime fighting

• Rated by The Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the “2010 Great Colleges to Work For”

• Winner of multiple national and statewide awards for sustainability efforts• An official Olympic and Paralympic Training Site, as designated by the U.S.

Olympic Committee• Home to the Academy of Contemporary Music at UCO, located in Oklahoma

City’s Bricktown district• Partnered with Chesapeake Energy to build the CHK-Central Boathouse on the

Oklahoma River, which will house Central’s rowing team as well as an entertainment venue and an art gallery

• Home to 2008 Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year, Dr. Wei Chen• Ranked among the top universities nationally in residence life

In Fall 2010, Central opened the new state-of-the-art Center for Transformative Learning, a classroom building designed intentionally to encour-age collaboration and creativity in its learning spaces. In addition, Central’s appealing 210-acre campus is on track to become a certified botanical garden, offering both a pleasing learning and living environment and a source of pride for students, employees and alumni.

Founded in 1890, the University of Central Oklahoma is the state’s first public institution of higher learning, and continues to cultivate creativity and innovation in every corner of campus, bringing to life its core values of Character, Community and Civility each day.

the University

President

dr. dOn betz

Dr. Don Betz became Central Oklahoma’s 20th president in August 2011 after having previously served as UCO’s Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs from 1999-2005, when he developed several initiatives and programs that have helped transform Central into one of the leading metropolitan universities in the nation.

President Betz has enjoyed a distinguished career in higher education that spans more than 40 years, developing a reputation for teaching and encouraging students, leadership development and diplomacy through his international ac-tivities, most notably with the United Nations and its affiliated non-government organizations.

Prior to returning to UCO, he served as president of Northeastern State, a post he held since July 2008. He also served as Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls from 2005 until his appointment at NSU and as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Palmer College (Iowa) from 1994-1999.

In the 23 years prior, he fulfilled various capacities at NSU, including the Vice President of University Relations and Professor of Political Science. While at NSU, he also was the Executive Director of the Educational Foundation, Assistant to the President, Dean of Continuing Education and Special Programs, Director of the Sequoyah Institute/Center for Tribal Studies, the founder and advisor of the university’s President’s Leadership Class and its Model United Nations program.

From 1982 through 2003, President Betz worked for and with the United Nations on Middle East issues. He founded and chaired the International Coordinating Committee on the Question of Palestine (ICCP), a UN-affiliated non-governmental organization (NGO) network pursuing peace in the Middle East based on UN resolutions.

A frequent writer and speaker, Dr. Betz has addressed international, educational, motivational topics, and has worked with newspapers, radio and television. His life-long interest in global issues and his passion for promoting cross-cultural understanding has led him to more than 80 countries.

While president at NSU, he served as the chair of the Northeast Oklahoma Public Facility Authority, board member for BancFirst in Tahlequah, the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce, Creative Oklahoma, Inc., and chair of the Regional University System of Oklahoma Council of Presi-dents. He is a member of the Oklahoma Academy, Leadership Oklahoma, Universities and Colleges President’s Climate Commitment, International Association of University Presidents and has served as Chairman of AASCU’s International Education Committee.

President Betz received his B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of San Francisco and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Inter-national Studies from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He completed Harvard University’s Institute for Educational Management.


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AthletiC direCtOr

MediA OUtletsedMOndEdmond Evening Sun ........................................................... 341-2121PO Box 2470, Edmond 73083 Sports Editor

Edmond Life and Leisure ...................................................... 340-3311107 S Broadway, Edmond 73034 Steve Gust, sports editor

The Vista ............................................................................... 974-5570 UCO, Communications Bldg., Edmond 73034 Trey Hunter, sports editor

KCSU-TV 29 ........................................................................ 974-2589 UCO, Communications Annex, Edmond 73034 Sports Director OklAhOMA CityThe Oklahoman ..................................................................... 475-3314 PO Box 25125, Oklahoma City 73125 Mike Sherman, sports editor; Scott Munn, assistant sports editor

Associated Press .................................................................... 236-0663 500 N. Broadway, Oklahoma City 73102 Sports Editor

KFOR-TV (NBC) .................................................................. 478-6366 PO Box 14068, Oklahoma City 73113 Bob Barry Jr., sports director

KOCO-TV (ABC) ................................................................. 478-6681 PO Box 14555, Oklahoma City 73113 Bob Irzyk, sports director

KOKH-TV (Fox) ................................................................... 843-25251228 E. Wilshire Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK, 73111Myron Patton, sports director

UCO MediA OUtlets

KSBI-TV ............................................................................... 470-8306P.O. Box 720553, Oklahoma City, OK 73172Mark Van Paasschen, sports director

KWTV (CBS) ....................................................................... 841-9954 PO Box 14159, Oklahoma City 73113 Dean Blevins, sports director

tUlsATulsa World .................................................................(918) 581-8355 PO Box 1770, Tulsa 74102 Michael Peters, sports editor

JOe MUller

Now in his fourth year as athletic director at Central Oklahoma is Joe Muller, who brought a wealth of Division I experience to the position.

Muller became just the seventh athletic director in school history when he took over the position in July of 2008 after previous stints in the athletic departments at Oklahoma State and Purdue.

Joe served as senior associate athletic director for external relations at Purdue for two years before coming to UCO. He oversaw all facets of external relations while at Purdue, including development, marketing and promotions and the John Purdue Club.

A graduate of Stillwater High School, Joe earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from OSU. He served as director of athletic marketing and promotions at OSU from 1985-90 and then was involved in the television industry for more than a decade.

Muller returned to Oklahoma State in 2002 as associate athletic director, serving in that capacity until going to Purdue. His duties at OSU included all development activities of the athletic department, including ticket operations, marketing and promotions and the OSU POSSE fund-raising operation.

Under Muller’s watch, OSU raised over $90 million to renovate its football stadium, set football attendance records in 2003, ’04 and ’05 and had all-sport ticket revenues increase more than 115 percent.

Joe is married (Julie) and has three sons (Jaxon, Brandon and Matthew).

UCO AthletiC MediA relAtiOns OffiCe

The Central Oklahoma Athletic Media Relations Office is under the direction of Mike Kirk, whose main duty is to keep lo-cal, state and national media informed about UCO’s 14 varsity sports.

Kirk is in his 25th year with the Bronchos, coming to UCO in November 1987.

Mike was a student assistant in the sports information office at Oklahoma State University for four years, graduating OSU in 1982 with a journalism degree.

He was a sports writer at newspapers in McAlester and Lawton for five years before coming to UCO in 1987.

An active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) who has served on several committees during his career, Kirk worked as the Press Information Manager for wrestling at the 1996 Olympic Games.

He is in his second year as a member of the NCAA Wrestling Championships Committee.

Kirk has received 56 CoSIDA publication awards at UCO, including 25 Best in the Nation citations.

Mike is married (Debbie) and has two children (Alex and Jessica).

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AthletiC C0MPliAnCe

dArnell sMith Serving as Central Oklahoma’s Director of Athletic

Compliance is Darnell Smith, who took over the position in June of 2010 after serving in the same capacity at the University of New Mexico.

A native of San Antonio, Texas, Smith was a four-year member of the Oklahoma State football team from 2002-06 at defensive end. He was a three-time recipient of the Arthur Ashe Scholar award at OSU and also earned second-team honors on the ESPN the

Magazine Academic All-America Team.Darnell was named OSU’s Outstanding Senior and earned both his bachelor’s

and master’s degrees from there. He served as a graduate assistant in the OSU compliance office in 2007-08 and worked as a management development trainee for the United States Olympic Committee from June 2008 to February 2009.

Smith went to New Mexico in February of 2009 and was there until coming to UCO.

He is married (Candace).

AthletiC COMPliAnCe

COllin WAlker In his second year with the Central Oklahoma athletic

department is Collin Walker, who serves as the director of compliance monitoring for the Bronchos.

Walker worked as an intern for senior associate athletic director Scott Williams in the spring of 2010. He was also an intern for the Oklahoma City Thunder prior to earning his Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University in May, 2010.

A native of Stillwater, Collin earned an associate’s degree from Central Christian College (Kan.) before going to Oklahoma State. He served as a manager for the OSU men’s basketball team from 2002-05 before earning his bachelor’s degree and then worked as a graduate assistant with the OSU team in 2006-07. He was also an intern in the OSU compliance office.

Walker earned his master’s in sports science from the United States Sport Academy in Daphne, Ala. in 2007.

AssistAnt AthletiC direCtOr/bUsiness

tinA kUrtenbAChIn her fifth year as the assistant athletic director for business is Tina Kurtenbach, who came to UCO from the University of Oklahoma.Kurtenbach manages more than 130 budgets in handling the day-to-day financial operations of the UCO Athletic Department while

also taking care of human resource duties for athletics.Tina served as the financial accountant for the College of Medicine at OU before coming to Edmond. She previously worked in the

Redlands Community College Athletic Department, in the bursar office for financial aid at Oklahoma State and as financial manager for the Broken Arrow High School Athletic Department.

Kurtenbach received her associates degree from Redlands and her bachelor’s from Northeastern State.Tina is married (Dan) and has two sons (D.J. and Josh).

AthletiC tiCkets

gUnner POff

Gunnar Poff is in his third year with the Central Oklahoma Athletic Department, coordinating ticket sales for the Bronchos while also assisting in a host of other roles related to the game-day operations.

A native of Sayre, Poff earned his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Southwestern Oklahoma in 2007. Gunnar was a pitcher on the base-ball team while at SWOSU.

He went on to earn a master’s of education in inter-collegiate athletics administration in 2009 from the University of Oklahoma, working in the office of event management during his tenure with the Sooners.

Poff is married (Tessa) and has two daughters (Presley and Piper).

seniOr AssOCiAte AthletiC direCtOr

sCOtt WilliAMsScott Williams is in his second year as Central Oklahoma’s senior associate athletic director, coming to Edmond in December of 2009

after a nearly five-year stint at Oklahoma State.Williams was associate athletic director for compliance at OSU for three years, overseeing the entire compliance program while also

serving as tournament director for the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball regional and 2009 NCAA Division I men’s golf regional. He spent the previous two years at OSU as assistant athletic director for compliance, with the responsibility of seven varsity programs.

Scott went to OSU after seven years as assistant athletic director for compliance at Oral Roberts. While at ORU, he was responsible for all compliance-related matters in addition to supervising eight varsity programs and coordinating all event management activities for home athletic events.

A 1995 graduate of OSU, Williams earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma in 1998 and worked in the University of Kansas athletic department before going to ORU.

Scott, a product of Deer Creek High School outside Edmond, is married (Tammy) and has four children (J.R., Matthew, Hannah and Luke).

AthletiC MArketing

brAndOn bAker

In his first year with the Central Oklahoma athletic department is Brandon Baker, who is responsible for corporate sponsorships and marketing for athletic events on the UCO campus, working with local, regional and national businesses to create memorable experiences for both fans and sponsors.

Baker spent the last 10 years with the Oklahoma City RedHawks in a variety of roles, including corporate sponsorships, baseball operations, game-day experience

and ticket office manager. He spent two years prior to that with the West Tennes-see Diamond Jaxx, a minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.

A native of Fulton, Mo., Baker attended the University of Missouri and was involved with the Mizzou chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Baker is married (Erin) and has two sons (Benjamin and Evan).


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Central Oklahoma’s Hamilton Field House opened its doors in January of 1965, during which time the school’s wrestling program was shut down.

UCO revived wrestling for the 1972-73 season and the Bronchos of Coach Jimmy Rogers wres-tled their first match in Hamilton Field House on Dec. 8, 1972, drubbing North Texas, 53-2.

Since then, UCO has compiled an impressive 177-57-2 record (.754 winning percentage) at Hamilton Field House. Current head coach David James has a 149-35-1 home record (.808) in 29 years at the helm and the Bronchos are 52-11-1 (.820) over the past 10 years.

UCO went a perfect 6-0 at HFH in 2010-11 and will enter the 2011-12 season with a six-match home winning streak.

The Bronchos will host four duals and the NCAA Division II Super Regional II Tournament this season. It will be the fourth time for UCO to host a Division II wrestling regional (1993, ‘98, ‘04).

Hamilton Field House underwent renovation in the summer of 2001, with individual chair-back seats installed on the floor. Ca-pacity is 3,000.

UCO hosted the NAIA National Wrestling Championships in Hamilton Field House in 1981 and ’84, with the Bronchos winning the championship both times. Central also hosted the 16-team NCAA Division II National Duals for five straight years, from 1995-99.

Hamilton Field House was re-named from Broncho Field House on May 1, 1993 in honor of longtime UCO coach and athletic director Dale Hamilton, who helped design the building in the early 1960s.

HFH also serves as the home facility for UCO volleyball and basketball. Numerous other events, including the university’s gradu-ation ceremonies, are also held in the building.

hAMiltOn field hOUse

The Ted Anderson Wrestling Room at Hamilton Field House is Central Oklahoma’s practice facil-ity and ranks as one of the finest in NCAA Division II.

Anderson was UCO’s first-ever na-tional champion and a long-time avid supporter of the wrestling program. The Ted Anderson Wrestling Room was dedicated on Feb. 8, 1997 before UCO’s home dual with New Mexico.

Ted, who passed away in 2003, captured the NCAA Division I title at 123 pounds in 1936 and followed that with a national runner-up finish at 126 pounds in 1937. Anderson was a three-time Oklahoma College Conference champion, winning in 1935, ’36 and ’37.

A 1937 graduate of UCO, Anderson was a coach and teacher in the Edmond school system for 35 years. He was principal of Edmond Junior High and Mid-High for 20 years before

retiring in 1976.Ted was named to the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991 and he received a Lifetime Service Award from the National Wres-

tling Hall of Fame in 1996.

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Steve FergusonBob & Adena FinchJohn & Nancy FinnShawn FlemingShane FosterKevin & Jana Freeman G-G-G-G-GEd & Amy GallegosDavid & Tammy GalloNathan & April GomezMatt GoodsonSusan & Red GoodsonJeff GowensJim GrahamIris Gragg (In Memory)Eddie GriffinDavid Gunter H-H-H-H-HJeremy HallP.W. HayesMatt HendersonGreg & Marie HenningTerry HenryJared HessDr. Robert HinesJay Hixson Jeff HixsonJim HixsonDan & Lynn HodgeDan & Dolores HodgeVic Hodge (In Memory)John HousleyDaryl HowardKen HowellSteve HuddlestonDarren HuffMarc HullScott HulseyChad Humphrey J-J-J-J-JButch JacobsonChris JamesDanny & JoAnn JamesCecil James (In Memory)Ronnie JamesGreg JohnsonDax Johnston Heath JolleyHank JonesJSG Medical, Inc. K-K-K-K-K Bill & Terrie KeckMike & Jennipher KeimJess KeithKirby KeithJantz KinzerJess Kirk (In Memory)Steve KreidlerJerry Krittenbrink L-L-L-L-LRon LambethPratt & Michelle LeadingFoxGary and Loretta LeavittTom Love

M-M-M-M-MJody MarpleRandy & Gema MarpleRyan MartinTom MasseyKeith MayTony MayJeff McKibbinMidwest Printing Co.Bobby & Rebecca MillerChip MillerBill MitchellMojo SportsTrent MonluxHardell MooreHoward MooreTom MooreJack & Sharon MorganSean Morgan N-N-N-N-NJane NailenPat Nailen (In Memory)Frank NeasbittChris NeedhamGary NewberryTreble Newberry O-O-O-O-OOklahoma Sports Science & Orthopae-dicsJason OldhamGreg OplotnikOP-Tec Inc.Dennis Ottis P-P-P-P-PDennis ParkerDupree & Kathy ParkerPaycom Operatin - Chad RichisonDarren & Debby PeasterJanet & Wilbur PetersenTraivs PettyjohnKelly PhelpsKen PriceCole ProvinceLarry & Christy Province

Q-Q-Q-Q-QJoe Quinton R-R-R-R-RRay RiceChad RichisonJeff RobinettChuck & Vicky RobinsonJim & Pam RogersJustin RosenBrandon RouseCody RowellJami & Rick Rowell Joe & JoAnn RowellDavid & Robin RuthJohnny RuthWes Ruth S-S-S-S-SJerry ScottEd & Andrea Schmauch

Herman & Kathleen SchneiderJoe & Wendy SchneiderHoward SeayBill & Betty SeayShelter InsuranceDuane & Rayanne SilvisShawn SilvisChance SkidgelKevin SmithTim & Robin SniderJerry SpeedSteve SpenserZane StappJoe StarzenskiTodd SteidleySandy StinesDavid StittChuck StumbaughBob SullivanEddie SullivanGable SullivanMatt & Deah Surber T-T-T-T-TT.J. TallentTroy & Diane TallentBryan TapleyKent TaylorKirk TaylorTerritory ResourcesCody ThompsonTommy ThompsonMike & Melissa ToddMike TownsendJeff TuckerMax Tuepker TWID’s Sporting Goods W-W-W-W-WSkip WagnonSteve & JoAnne WalkupDr. Louie WallLouis Wall Family PracticeMichael WalkupDeeAnn WallarDean & Susan WatsonChris & April WegenerBobby WeisMark WestLon & Susan WhiteJames WhiteWes WhiteSteve WilkersonShawn WilsonCory WoodamClayton WrightMichael Wright, M.D. V-V-V-V-VVK Enterprises Z-Z-Z-Z-ZBill ZellnerRandy Zellner

The UCO Takedown Club is an organization of Broncho wrestling fans whose support is vital to the continued success of UCO’s storied program. Members of the UCO Takedown Club receive several special benefits in return for their support. For information on joining the UCO Takedown Club, contact head coach David James at (405-974-2509/[email protected]).

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Dominance on the mat 15 national team titles• Eight-timE NAiA ChAmpioNs •

• sEvEN-timE NCAA DivisioN ii ChAmpioNs •

36 iNDiviDuAl ChAmpioNs, 131 All-AmEriCANs

iN NCAA DivisioN ii

41990 - Three Champions (Howard Moore, Johnny Nimmo and Greg Oplotnik), Seven All-Americans.


41992 - Three Champions (Keith Cunningham, Howard Moore and Randy Zellner), Six All-Americans.

41993 - Three Champions (Keith Cunningham, Todd Drake and Wes White), Seven All-Americans.

41994 - Four Champions (Jerry Best, Ryan Martin, Brian Melchiori and Wes White), Eight All-Americans.

41995 - Three Champions (Jerry Best, Mike Keim and Brian Melchiori), Eight All-Americans.

41996 - Three Champions (Shawn Bateman, Jerry Best, Mark Cunningham), Six All-Americans.


41998 - One Champion (Matt Goodson), Five All-Americans.

41999 - Two Champions (Jeremiah Constant, Edwin Lorne), Four All-Americans.

42000 - One Champion (Mark Dodgen), Six All-Americans.

42001 - One Champion (Cole Province), Four All-Americans.

42002 - Four Champions (Cole Province, Matt Dodgen, Shawn Silvis, Muhammed Lawal), Seven All-

Americans.

42003 - Three Champions (Mark Dodgen, Cole Province, Shawn Silvis), Five All-Americans.

42004 - Two Champions (Cole Province, Jason Tapia), Six All-Americans.



42007 - One Champion (Kyle Evans), Eight All-Americans.

42008 - One Champion (Kyle Evans), Five All-Americans.




Central Oklahoma’s powerhouse wrestling program has produced a large number of teachers and coaches as well as national champions and All-Americans.

Heading into the 2011-12 school year, 66 former UCO wrestlers were serving as teachers and coaches in schools around the country. A look at the list:

Name (Final year at UCO) Current Town (School)Richard Agee (1988) Muskogee SchoolsFay Barnett (1993) Midwest City (Carl Albert H.S.)Jerry Best (1996) Allen, Texas High SchoolRicky Bollenbach (1985) Edmond (North High School)Ty Bowling (2004) Glenpool High SchoolTom Brack (1973) Duncan High SchoolH.M. Chapman (2001) Claremore High SchoolBenny Coleman (1984) Choctaw High SchoolRichard Dabbs (1977) Ardmore High SchoolLee Davis (1985) Edmond (Memorial High School)Link Davis (1998) Oklahoma City UniversityJohnny Deaton (1987) Sand Springs High SchoolMatt Douglass (2002) Moore High SchoolSteve Dunlap (1980) Tulsa (Union High School)E.J. Edgar (1995) Blackwell High SchoolWill Evans (1991) Bristow High SchoolEd Evey (1979) Kingfisher High SchoolJimmy Filippo (1990) Moore (Westmore High School)Chris Finn (2006) Tuttle High School)John Finn (1980) Moore (Westmoore High School)Steve Foster (1981) Bethel High SchoolShawn Gee (1995) Coweta Public SchoolsDarren Huff (1984) Edmond (Memorial High School)Ronnie James (1984) Del City High SchoolShawn Jones (1991) Broken Arrow High SchoolKeith Kizarr (1997) Marlow High SchoolJared Henning (2007) Madill High SchoolRichard Holland (1995) Moore SchoolsAndy Howington (1990) Edmond (Deer Creek High School)Biff Jones (1994) Sapulpa High SchoolJohn Kincade (1985) Greenwood, Ark. High SchoolJohn Koehler (2004) Edmond (Deer Creek Public Schools)Don Langham (1974) OKC (Western Heights High School)

Former Wrestlers in the coaching ranks

Name (Final year at UCO) Current Town (School)Kevin Lochner (2005) San Diego, Calif. High SchoolJim Love (1979) Little Axe High SchoolRyan Martin (1994) Grapevine, Texas High SchoolMickey McGowan (1984) Hulbert High SchoolBrian Melchiori (1995) Independence, Kan. High SchoolBobby Miller (1996) Cushing High SchoolBrock Moore (2000) Yukon High SchoolHoward Moore (1992) Bristow High SchoolJack O’Connor (1986) Guthrie High SchoolTodd Osborn (1981) Elgin High SchoolPat Pace (1980) Montrose, Colo. High SchoolDarren Peaster (1987) Catoosa High SchoolMark Peck (1987) Moore (Westmoore High School)Rick Reeves (1980) Skiatook High SchoolCurtis Riley (1988) Omaha, Neb. (North High School)Colby Robinson (2010) Missouri Baptist UniversityWes Ruth (2007) Del City High SchoolMike Ryan (1989) Columbus, Ohio SchoolsChris Saferite (2005) Andover, Kan. Central High SchoolBrent Sarette (2008) Moore (Southmoore High School)Joe Schneider (2001) Yukon High SchoolJ.B. Shanks (2003) Putnam City High SchoolKevin Smith (1976) Austin, Texas (Bowie High School)Todd Stapleton (1989) Moore High SchoolEddie Sullivan (1975) Bristow High SchoolMatt Surber (1998) Tuttle High SchoolJason Tapia (2004) Albuquerque, N.M. (Cibola H.S.)Larry Tettleton (1992) Edmond (North High School)Kyle Vandruff (1996) Del City High SchoolMichael Walkup (2011) Putnam City High SchoolRobert Washington (1994) Moore High SchoolRandy Wilson (1978) Mustang Public SchoolsShawn Wilson (1979) Barnsdall High School

2011-12 uCo WrEstliNg

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A sAlutE touCo’s NAtioNAl ChAmpioNs

Ted Anderson, ’36 Ray Clemons, ’36 Terry Henry, ’74-75 Bill Mitchell, ’74-75 David James, ’79-80 Johnny Powell, ’79

Bill Ameen, ’81-82 Benny Coleman, ’81-84 Ronnie James, ’81-82-83 Dennis Kendrick, ’81 Alan Maddox, ’81 Todd Osborn, ’81

Jack O’Connor, ’84 Ricky Bollenbach, ’85 Joe Starzenski, ’86 Todd Steidley, ’87 Johnny Nimmo, ’87-88-89-90 Shawn Fleming, ’89

Jerry Best, ’94-95-96 Ryan Martin, ’94 Brian Melchiori, ’94-95 Mike Keim, ’95 Shawn Bateman, ’96 Mark Cunningham, ’96

Matt Goodson, ’98 Jeremiah Constant, ’99 Edwin Lorne, ’99 Mark Dodgen, ’00-03 Cole Province, ’01-02-03-04 Matt Dodgen, ’02

Howard Moore, ’90-92 Greg Oplotnik, ’90 Keith Cunningham, ’92-93 Randy Zellner, ’92 Todd Drake, ’93 Wes White, ’93-94

Shawn Silvis, ’02-03 Muhammed Lawal, ’02 Jason Tapia, ’04 Kyle Evans, ‘07-08

NAtioNAl ChAmpioNs: 1979, ‘81, ‘82, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘02, ‘03, ‘07

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