Big 12 Finals on FSN!

Big 12 Finals on tonight at 6:30pm on FSN!

Tournament Results
125 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Alan Waters of Missouri
2nd Place - Jarrod Patterson of Oklahoma
3rd Place - Jonathon Morrison of Oklahoma State
4th Place - Cory Finch of Iowa State
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
Jonathon Morrison (Oklahoma State) 19-8, . over Cory Finch (Iowa State) 14-8, . (Dec 4-1).

133 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Jordan Oliver of Oklahoma State
2nd Place - Nathan McCormick of Missouri
3rd Place - Jordan Keller of Oklahoma
4th Place - Shayden Terukina of Iowa State
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
Jordan Keller (Oklahoma) 21-8, Sr. over Shayden Terukina (Iowa State) 6-8, Fr. (Maj 10-0).

141 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Kendric Maple of Oklahoma
2nd Place - Joshua Kindig of Oklahoma State
3rd Place - Nicholas Hucke of Missouri
4th Place - Luke Goettl of Iowa State
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
Nicholas Hucke (Missouri) 15-12, Jr. over Luke Goettl (Iowa State) 11-11, Fr. (Maj 9-0).

149 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Jamal Parks of Oklahoma State
2nd Place - Kyle Bradley of Missouri
3rd Place - Nick Lester of Oklahoma
4th Place - Joseph Cozart of Iowa State
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
Nick Lester (Oklahoma) 20-10, So. over Joseph Cozart (Iowa State) 6-13, Fr. (TF 16-1).

157 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Matt Lester of Oklahoma
2nd Place - Drake Houdashelt of Missouri
3rd Place - Albert White of Oklahoma State
4th Place - Michael Moreno of Iowa State
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
Albert White (Oklahoma State) 24-9, Sr. over Michael Moreno (Iowa State) 4-13, Fr. (Maj 15-4).

165 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Andrew Sorenson of Iowa State
2nd Place - Zach Toal of Missouri
3rd Place - Patrick Graham of Oklahoma
4th Place - Dallas Bailey of Oklahoma State
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
Patrick Graham (Oklahoma) 18-12, Jr. over Dallas Bailey (Oklahoma State) 13-14, So. (Maj 9-1).

174 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Chris Perry of Oklahoma State
2nd Place - Dorian Henderson of Missouri
3rd Place - Kyle Detmer of Oklahoma
4th Place - Christopher Spangler of Iowa State
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
Kyle Detmer (Oklahoma) 5-13, So. over Christopher Spangler (Iowa State) 8-4, Jr. (I-D).

184 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Mike Larson of Missouri
2nd Place - Boaz Beard of Iowa State
3rd Place - Erich Schmditke of Oklahoma
4th Place - Christopher McNeil of Oklahoma State
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
Erich Schmditke (Oklahoma) 18-12, Jr. over Christopher McNeil (Oklahoma State) 14-13, Sr. (Dec 3-2).

197 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Cayle Byers of Oklahoma State
2nd Place - Brent Haynes of Missouri
3rd Place - Keldrick Hall of Oklahoma
4th Place - Jerome Ward of Iowa State
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
Keldrick Hall (Oklahoma) 20-10, Jr. over Jerome Ward (Iowa State) 1-2, Sr. (2-OT 4-2).

285 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Matthew Gibson of Iowa State
2nd Place - Austin Marsden of Oklahoma State
3rd Place - Kyle Colling of Oklahoma
4th Place - Devon Mellon of Missouri
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
Kyle Colling (Oklahoma) 14-13, Fr. over Devon Mellon (Missouri) 19-12, Fr. (I-D).

Team Scores
1. Missouri 61.0
2. Oklahoma 56.5
3. Oklahoma State 56.0
4. Iowa State 21.0

All 5 KANSAS wrestlers qualified!

Detmer beat Spangler for 3rd at 174!!!

Awesome!

Shout out to my alma mater Mizzou Tigers... Big 12 Champions!!!

I am 100% happy for Kyle... However, I saw on a tweet that the win was by Inj Default.... Could be wrong... either way... Kyle is going to have a shot at the NCAA's!!! Good for Kyle for sure!

What happens next for Big 12 wrestling and Missouri wrestling?
I assumed there will still be four Big 12 active wrestling teams with Missouri leaving and West Virginia joining the Big 12.

I am not sure if this is true but it appears that this tournament was a four wrestler bracket tournament with the winner of the first match going to the final and the loser of the first match going to the third place match.

I wonder if the Big 12 considered making this end of the year conference wrestling championship tournament a dual meet where each team would wrestle the other three teams?

Are there other SEC teams with wrestling teams for Missouri to compete with in conference?

I Id' only 4 Kansas wrestlers: Detmer, McCormick, Maple, Beard. Who was the other 1?

Also Id 2 ex-KC Mo high school wrestlers had seen in local big tournaments--the Bobcat and BIT?: Waters and Haynes from Oak Park HS.

3rd Place - Jordan Keller of Oklahoma

I have been predicting Missouri drops their program within 3 years.

Oh, I hope not. Wrestling is such a popular youth and high school sport in Missouri. That would truly be a shame and we do not need to lose another D-I college wrestling program especially at a BCS university.

Has nothing to do with popularity. It's all about the dollars and regardless of what you might have heard, Missouri is going to take a hit financially by going to the SEC. Not to mention, does any other SEC school have a program?

I think this statement is way off. Haven't they remodeled their wrestling facility twice in the last 10 years? Wrestling is one of their better sport teams at Missouri. Don't look at the move to SEC as negative. I think Brian Smith does a great job of promoting wrestling and can turn the move into a positive for the sport. Maybe some of those other SEC schools can pull their heads out and add wrestling once again.

I think you are correct that no other SEC school has a program. But Missouri will probably still wrestle most of their wrestling schedule here in the Midwest area as they do now.

However, I do agree that the financial aspect is the overriding decision maker with college athletic departments. That is why the salaries for football and basketball coaches are so high especially compared to a college wrestling coach. It is also why college scholarships for the average football and basketball players are full rides in comparison to partial wrestling scholarships.

It is also why I so firmly believe that the wrestling community needs to step up more and financially support our college wrestling programs across the board or we will continue to lose programs and college wrestling and academic programs for our youth. This is also why I have been so actively trying to promote the new Kansas College Wrestling Fund on this forum. Unfortunately it does not seem to be generating the same amount of interest as the drive to sign the Division I petition did a few years ago. I am not sure if that is because the KCWF is not for a potential Division I university or if it is just more difficult for people to make a financial donation vs. just signing a petition. If everyone would be willing to make small donations it could make a huge difference. We have about 15,000 USAW-KS members and high school wrestlers. If we averaged donations of $10 per wrestler that is $150,000 a year right there. Then if we could develop an alumni base of at least 1,000 additional donors like myself who would committ to $100 to $120 a year, we would be up to $250,000 a year. I know people probably think I am very unrealistic about this but I think that is really what is ultimately needed to make a difference and I do not think it is unreasonable amounts from either group. I just believe if the Kansas wrestling community wants Kansas college wrestling to prosper and grow that we need to be willing to pay for it and make that committment. I know I am impatient to see this type of committment.

How About Maple Way to go HE is a great kid and Wichita sould be proud

Possibly Mizzou could stay in the Big 12 for wrestling, kind of like Boise State is in the Pac 12. But probably too much bad blood on seperation for this to happen. This would be best for both parties. Missouri will have to go the Southern conference or EICWA for there National qualification. Maybe ACC or MAC would let them in.

What scares me about the SEC, is they are strong in the sunny sports like baseball, tennis, golf. Mizzou doesn't have a tennis team, so they could see pressure to switch to align with the conference. I think as long as Brian Smith is at Mizzou, wrestling is safe. He won't be there forever.

Below is a statement from B. Smith given after the decision was announced MIZZOU would be moving to the SEC:

http://missouriwrestling.com/news.php?recordID=296

After reading his statement, Smith doesn't seem concerned about the wrestling program surviving the move.

The talk in the MO papers WRT MU Wrestling is the move will force an overhaul on the regional/conference qualifying process. It is still unclear where MU will land but there have been rumors they could end up in the places named above and I've also heard they could land in the Eastern Wrestling League. Seems unlikely but you never know.

Once Nationals are finished, there will be announcements as to what we can expect.

One other interesting fact... B. Smith's contract ends this year.

great article. I have read similar ones also. WIN magazine had a great one but I can no longer locate it.