2008-2009 Wrestling Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time/Result
10/29/2008
Bronze-Blue Intrasquad
EDMOND 7:00 p.m.

11/8/2008
Grand Canyon University
EDMOND 2:00 p.m.

11/13/2008
Oklahoma University
Norman, Okla. 7:00 p.m.

11/16/2008
Central Missouri Open
Warrensburg, Mo. 10:00 a.m.

11/23/2008
Missouri Open
Columbia, Mo. 9:00 a.m.

12/4/2008
Oklahoma City University
EDMOND 7:00 p.m.

12/6/2008
Fort Hays State Open
Hays, Kan. 9:00 a.m.

12/13/2008
Nebraska-Kearney Open
Kearney, Neb. 9:00 a.m.

1/3/2009
Lone Star Duals
Grand Prairie, Texas TBA

1/10-11/2009
NWCA Division II National Duals
Cedar Falls, Iowa 9:00 a.m.

1/17/2009
Adams State College
EDMOND 2:00 p.m.

1/22/2009
Fort Hays State University
EDMOND 7:00 p.m.

1/29/2009
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, Neb. 7:00 p.m.

1/30/2009
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Neb. 7:00 p.m.

2/7/2009
Missouri Valley Open
Marshall, Mo. 9:00 a.m.

2/10/2009
Newman University
EDMOND 7:00 p.m.

2/12/2009
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Mo. 7:30 p.m.

2/14/2009
Truman State University
EDMOND 2:00 p.m.

3/1/2009
NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Kirksville, Mo. TBA

3/13-14/2009
NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
Houston, Texas TBA

2008-2009 Wrestling Roster

Wrestler - Wt. - Class - Hometown/High School
Scott Berens - 141 - Jr. - Blanchard, Okla. / Blanchard
Tyson Bernardi - 133 - Fr. - Choctaw, Okla. / Choctaw
Trey Branscum - 133 - So. - Ponca City, Okla. / Ponca City
Jarrett Edison - 197 - So. - Wichita, Kan. / Northwest
Jordan Edison - 141 - Rf. - Wichita, Kan. / Northwest
Tim Elliott - 133 - Sr. - Haysville, Kan. / Wichita South
Luke Elmore - 149 - Sr. - Stillwater, Okla. / Stillwater
Dustin Finn - 285 - Jr. - Moore, Okla. / Westmoore
Cameron Gladd - 285 - Fr. - Clinton, Okla. / Clinton
Trison Graham - 133 - Fr. - Arkansas City, Kan. / Arkansas City
Willie Gunter - 125 - Fr. - Midwest City, Okla. / Midwest City
Zach James - 197 - Fr. - Del City, Okla. / Del City
Shawn Ledford - 133 - Rf. - Pawnee, Okla. / Pawnee
Tommy McCarty - 174 - Sr. - Bristow, Okla. / Bristow
Kenny Meredith - 174 - Jr. - Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman
Michael Morgan - 165 - Jr. - Berryhill, Okla. / Berryhill
Daniel Morrison - 165 - Jr. - Ponca City, Okla. / Ponca City
Kelson Phillips - 165 - So. - Kotzebue, Alaska / Kotzebue Middle
Carson Powell - 125 - Rf. - Choctaw, Okla. / Choctaw
Levi Queen - 285 - Fr. - Harrah, Okla. / Harrah
Corby Ray - 149 - So. - Sapulpa, Okla. / Sapulpa
Nick Rice - 125 - So. - Edmond, Okla. / North
Colby Robinson - 149 - Jr. - Edmond, Okla. / North
Conner Robinson - 157 - Rf. - Edmond, Okla. / North
Cody Rowell - 165 - Jr. - Duncan, Okla. / Duncan
Jason Self - 184 - Rf. - Oklahoma City, Okla. / Westmoore
Austin Standage - 141 - Fr. - Stillwater, Okla. / Stillwater
Justin Suskey - 141 - Fr. - Catoosa, Okla. / Catoosa
Michael Walkup - 133 - So. - Oklahoma City, Okla. / Putnam City
Jon Wechter - 174 - Sr. - The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands
Andrew Yalcintas - 141 - Rf. - Oklahoma City, Okla. / Putnam City

Tim Elliott

EDMOND (Oct. 29) – Jarrett Edison’s second-period fall capped a late comeback that lifted the Bronze team to a 24-23 win over the Blue in Central Oklahoma’s annual intrasquad dual Wednesday night at Hamilton Field House.

The Bronze won the final two matches to rally for the win, getting an 11-5 decision from Kenny Meredith at 184 pounds before Edison’s fall in 3:27 at 197 to give his team the narrow victory.

Each team won six matches in the dual, with the Bronze also getting a second-period pin from 141-pounder Jordan Edison – Jarrett’s younger brother – in pulling out the come-from-behind win.

“I saw some good things, but it’s obviously early and it showed,” UCO coach David James said. “We made a ton of mistakes, which was to be expected to some extent, and we know there’s a long season ahead of us.

“Jarrrett coming out in the last match knowing his team needed a fall and getting it was a good sign of how far he’s come.”

There were five bonus-point wins in the dual, with the Bronze picking up two falls while the Blue had a fall and two major decisions.

Freshman Willie Gunter had an impressive debut in scoring an 18-5 major decision at 125 for the Blue, racking up eight takedowns. All-American Tim Elliott had little trouble in scoring a second-period fall at 133 and Cody Rowell had a 9-1 major decision at 174.

The Edisons had both Bronze team pins, with Jordan needing 5:21 to score his fall in one of two matches at 141 before Jarrett had the winner.

The Bronchos will hold another intrasquad match next Wednesday in Ponca City and then open the season for real on Nov. 8, hosting Grand Canyon for a 2 p.m. dual

Bronze 24, Blue 23
125: Willie Gunter, Blue, major dec. Nick Rice, 18-5.
133: Trison Graham, Bronze, dec. Tyson Bernardi, 8-2.
133: Tim Elliott, Blue, pinned Ben Johnson, 3:55.
141: Jordan Edison, Bronze, pinned Michael Walkup, 5:21.
141: Matt Bryan, Blue, dec. Scott Berens, 2-1.
149: Justin Suskey, Blue, dec. Zack McCloud, 4-1.
149: Colby Robinson, Bronze, dec. Austin Standage, 8-5.
157: Kelly Henderson, Blue, dec. Conner Robinson, 6-3.
165: Mikey Morgan, Bronze, dec. Derrick Adkins, 2-1.
174: Cody Rowell, Blue, major dec. Brennan Ochoa, 9-1.
184: Kenny Meredith, Bronze, dec. Patrick Finn, 11-5.
197: Jarrett Edison, Bronze, pinned Zach James, 3:27.

Yep...the KS boys represented us well last night.

Ms. Jenni

Easy Opener

11/8/2008 4:00:35 PM
EDMOND (Nov. 8) – The 15-time national champion Bronchos won nine straight matches after losing the opening bout at 174 pounds, getting bonus-point wins from Scott Berens and Colby Robinson in addition to the two falls and two forfeits.

“It wasn’t a bad outing for our first time out,” UCO coach David James said. “We were pretty aggressive for the most part and I liked some of the things I saw from our younger guys.”

The Bronchos return to action Thursday, going to Norman to take on Division I power Oklahoma at 7 p.m.

UCO 42, Grand Canyon 3
174 - Daniel Garay, GC, dec. Cody Rowell, 5-3.
184 - Daniel Morrison, UCO, pinned Adam Barnett, 2:47).
197 - Jarrett Edison, UCO, dec. Bryan Cooper, 6-1.
HWT - Cameron Gladd, UCO, won by forfeit.
125 - Willie Gunter, UCO, pinned Alex Contreras, 3:39.
133 - Tim Elliott, UCO, won by forfeit.
141 - Scott Berens, UCO, maj. dec. Austin Moore, 10-2.
149 - Colby Robinson, UCO, tech. fall. Bryan Scambler, 16-0.
157 - Kelly Henderson, UCO, dec. Daniel Rubio, 4-0.
165 - Mikey Morgan, UCO, dec. Jack Porter, 5-3

Nice work from the Kansas boys and the old Labette boys. It looks like three former Cards will be starting for UCO. Anybody have any info on Elmore? He is a talented wrestler...I thought he would crack the line up this year.

Sooners Blank Bronchos, 39-0
No. 18 Oklahoma defeats Central Oklahoma Thursday evening, 39-0.

Nov. 13, 2008

NORMAN, Okla. -- The Oklahoma wrestling team posted a shutout Thursday evening over Central Oklahoma, winning all 10 bouts and defeating the Bronchos at the Howard McCasland Field House by a 39-0 final.

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Senior David Armstrong also battled into sudden death, finishing all square with Tim Elliot after three periods at 133 pounds. The Cleveland, Ohio, native scored a takedown for the Sooners with 29 seconds remaining to record the victory and give the Sooners a 6-0 team lead.

Eric Lapotsky, a junior from Mt. Carmel, Pa., then recorded a 7-5 decision over Jarrett Edison at 197 pounds. The win pushed his record to 5-0 on the season.

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Match-by-Match Results
133: David Armstrong (OU) dec. Tim Elliott (UCO), 6-4
141: Brian Shelton (OU) dec. Scott Berens (UCO), 6-4
149: Kyle Terry (OU) maj. dec. Colby Robinson (UCO), 9-1
157: Shane Vernon (OU) fall Kelly Henderson (UCO), 1:36
165: Ryan Smith (OU) maj. dec. Mikey Morgan (UCO), 12-1
174: Jeff James (OU) maj. dec. Cody Rowell (UCO), 17-7
184: Pat Flynn (OU) maj. dec. Daniel Morrison (UCO), 1:42
197: Eric Lapotsky (OU) dec. Jarrett Edison (UCO), 7-5
HWT: Nathan Fernandez (OU) dec. Cameron Gladd (UCO), 5-1

Tough Start

Tough Start


Tim Elliott

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Nov. 16) – It was a tough day for Central Oklahoma in the first tournament of the early season, with the Bronchos placing five individuals in the top-six while suffering a couple of key injuries at the Central Missouri Open here Sunday.

Tommy McCarty, wrestling unattached at 174 pounds, was the top finisher with a third-place showing, while 133 Tim Elliott and 165 Mikey Morgan both took fourth and 149 Colby Robinson and 197 Jarrett Edison each finished sixth.

Edison, a returning national qualifier, was on his way to an easy win in the consolation semifinals before suffering an injury that forced him to medical forfeit that match and his placement bout.

“We had a pretty rough day,” UCO coach David James said. “This was the toughest competition we’ve seen at this tournament and we had some hard losses. We got some guys banged up that we’re going to have to get checked out and then we’ll go from there.

“We had a lot of guys get some good mat time, but we’ve got to get a little more physical and a little tougher.”

Elliott opened the tournament with a third-period fall, an 18-5 major decision and a 4-2 victory before dropping a 4-1 decision to OSU’s Chris Notte in the semifinals. The senior came back with a first-period fall in the consolation semis, but was pinned in the third-place match by McKendree’s Wade Lowe.

Edison had close 7-6 and 5-2 wins in his first two matches and then lost a 3-1 sudden-victory decision to OU’s Kyle Bergstedt in the quarterfinals. The sophomore came back with 9-0 and 8-2 wins and had a sizeable lead in the consolation semis before suffering the injury that forced him to forfeit.

UCO continues its early-season tournament schedule next Sunday at the Missouri Open.

Central Missouri Open (UCO Results)
Consolation Finals
133: Wade Lowe, McKendree, pinned Tim Elliott, UCO, 3:49.
165: Alex Meade, OSU, dec. Mikey Morgan, UCO, 6-2.
174: Tommy McCarty, UCO (Unattached), dec. Josh Bryant, McKendree, 5-3.

Fifth Place
149: Quinten Fuentes, OSU, pinned Colby Robinson, UCO, 0:27.
197: Josh Fansler, Newman, by medical forfeit over Jarrett Edison, UCO.

UCO over Oklahoma City. Tim Elliott with a win. Former Labette Cardinals Mikey Morgan and Luke Elmore also with a couple wins. I think UCO is pretty banged up right now.

http://www.intermatwrestle.com/college/results/collshowresults.aspx?ID=5941

UCO 31 - St. Cloud St. 8

View 125 Tim Elliott Central Oklahoma Pat Levasseur St. Cloud State W DEC 13 - 2
View 133 Scott Berens Central Oklahoma Adam Helgeson St. Cloud State W MD 8 - 0
View 141 Colby Robinson Central Oklahoma Gabriel Suarez St. Cloud State W DEC 2 - 0
View 149 Luke Elmore Central Oklahoma Jacob Roberts St. Cloud State W DEC 6 - 5
View 157 Kelly Henderson Central Oklahoma John Sundgren St. Cloud State W FALL 2:06
View 165 Michael Morgan Central Oklahoma Tad Merritt St. Cloud State W FALL 6:19
View 174 Tommy McCarty Central Oklahoma Derek Skala St. Cloud State W DEC 6 - 2
View 184 DANIEL MORRISON Central Oklahoma Brad Padgett St. Cloud State L DEC 7 - 3
View 197 Zach James Central Oklahoma Lucas Munkelwitz St. Cloud State L TF5 16 - 1 (4:54)
View 285 Cameron Gladd Central Oklahoma Robert Ross St. Cloud State W DEC 5 - 1

UCO brought out the "Labette South" team for the National Duels. Five of ten guys are former All-Americans for Labette Community College (Elliott, Berens, Elmore, Morgan, McCarty)! All five earned a victory this round too. Get em' Cards...I mean Broncos. Does anyone know when Edison is expected back?

Not until next year. He is rehabing now but won't be able to get on the mat until summer. He is doing well and working hard.
We are REALLY wanting to be in Iowa...but sometimes we don't get everything we want. This will be the worst finish for the Bronchos in at least 15 years. Go Bronchos...keep working it...the Labette guys are saving the day though.


Thanks for asking about Jarrett...he and we are really missing it.

Ms. Jenni

UCO wins 31-13 over Mercyhurst...I don't have specifics yet.

The UCO team is down. It didn't really look like that to start the year, but they are struggling a bit. Yeah, The Labette boys at UCO had a good showing today the first two duel (9-1 combined)...I'm anxious to see the results of the Mercyhurst duel. I'm glad to see Tommy and Luke in the lineup now. Hopefully they can add some firepower...It's going to be tough for them to win a title as a team this year though. Berens has really wrestled well so far this year too. What happen to Jarrett? They could use him...can he get a med. redshirt?

Intermat had great coverage last year, it's super slow this year.

Ike,

Can UCO still go for 3rd? Jarrett thought that they lost in the quarters so they couldn't advance, just wrestling back for matches but it is a regular bracket so it looks like they can fight their way back...Do you know?

Ms. Jenni

I will PM you about Jarrett...yes on the medical red shirt.

I don't think they can, but I'm not sure. The brackets don't look like they can.

I've got a feeling former Labette Cardinal Mikey Morgan will be making a move back into the rankings after his three matches yesterday.

165 Mikey Morgan (UCO) WBD #1 Kyle Keane (UPJ) D 5-4
165 Mikey Morgan (UCO) WBD #7 (@ 174) Tim Matheson (MMK) M 20-8
165 Mikey Morgan (UCO) WBF #8 Tad Merritt (SCS) F 6:19

Scott Berens (former Cardinal) seems to be benefiting from the move down after Tim Elliott made his move to 25's.

133 Scott Berens (UCO) WBD #5 Michael Baxter (MER) M 14-4

Tim and Scott will both have a challenge in front of them in the next hour. Tim faces #5 ranked Eddie Lopez from Western State as his first ranked opponent at 125. Scott will face #6 Marques Bravo at 133. Former Cardinal Tommy McCarty will also face a ranked foe in #6 Larry Wilbanks. This should be a good duel with UCO showing force in the lower weights and Western with firepower in the upper weights. I think if Finn was back...they win this duel. Does anyone know what is up with Finn? Morgan may not be wrestling this duel either...he has been a little banged up lately.

Three tech's, a major, and a pin for Elliott this weekend! That's a heck of a start at 125#.

Way to go guys...you are making the best of a tough situation at times. Timmy is awesome at 125#....Go Bronchos!

Ms. Jenni

EDMOND (Jan. 17) – Dustin Finn’s third-period fall in the final match capped a late rally that enabled No. 5-ranked Central Oklahoma to escape with a 20-20 tie against sixth-rated Adams State Saturday afternoon at Hamilton Field House.

The Grizzlies jumped out to an 11-0 lead after the first three matches and led 14-3 midway through the dual before UCO got back-to-back bonus wins from Mikey Morgan and Tommy McCarty to tie it.

ASC then won decisions at the next two weights to surge in front 20-14, but Finn arranged the tie with his 12th pin of the season.

The top-ranked junior heavyweight broke a scoreless tie with Jeff Schossow in the second period with a two-point near-fall and then turned Schossow early in the final stanza to get the fall at 5:24.

“In a lot of ways we were fortunate to come out with a tie, but we also lost a couple of matches we shouldn’t have,” UCO coach David James said. “Bonus points are huge in duals like this and we certainly proved that.”

The Grizzlies broke on top at 125 pounds where second-ranked Arsenia Barksdale built a 10-1 lead through two periods before holding on for a 10-6 triumph over Tim Elliott, with ASC getting another decision at 133 and a technical fall at 141 from top-rated Raymond Dunning in going on top 11-0.

Luke Elmore gave UCO its first win with a clutch 8-1 upset of fourth-ranked Joey Deaguero at 149, using a takedown and three-point near-fall in the first period to take control of that match.

ASC came back to get a 2-0 win at 157 from No. 3 Noomis Jones over Kelly Henderson to make it 14-3 before intermission, during which UCO recognized its 1979 NAIA national championship team.

The Bronchos came back strong after the brief break, getting a first-period fall at 165 from Morgan – his 12th win in 13 outings – and a 16-0 technical fall from McCarty at 174. Morgan needed just 1:22 to score his seven fall of the season, while McCarty had five near-falls and took just 3:04 to end his match early.

That tied the dual at 14-all, with ASC getting a 4-1 win at 184 and a 3-2 victory at 197 on a takedown with 18 seconds remaining to grab the 20-14 lead and set the stage for Finn’s dramatics.

UCO, now 9-3-1 on the year, returns to action Thursday when it hosts Fort Hays State at 7 p.m.

UCO 20, Adams State 20
125: Arsenia Barksdale, ASC, dec. Tim Elliott, 10-6.
133: Dominic Valencia, ASC, dec. Scott Berens, 8-5.
141: Raymond Dunning, ASC, tech. fall. Michael Walkup, 15-0 (6:03).
149: Luke Elmore, UCO, dec. Joey Deaguero, 8-1.
157: Noomis Jones, ASC, dec. Kelly Henderson, 2-0.
165: Mikey Morgan, UCO, pinned Jacob Jurney, 1:22.
174: Tommy McCarty, UCO, tech. fall Don Medina, 16-0 (3:04).
184: Kyle Sand, ASC, dec. Danie Morrison, 4-1.
197: Torben Walters, ASC, dec. Zach James, 3-2.
Hvy: Dustin Finn, UCO, pinned Jeff Schossow, 5:24.

Bronchos Fall To FHSU

1/22/2009 9:57:08 PM
EDMOND (Jan. 22) – A shocking turnaround at 165 pounds led to a stunning upset as unranked Fort Hays State knocked off No. 5 Central Oklahoma, 21-19 Thursday night at Hamilton Field House.

The Tigers won three of the last four matches to pull off only their second win in 28 tries against UCO, with Troy Lussenhop’s second-period fall at 165 the momentum-changer and Tyler Gonzales’ 4-1 victory at 184 in the final bout the clincher.

The Bronchos appeared in good shape after overcoming an early 6-0 deficit to take a 15-9 lead with three matches remaining and No. 3 Mikey Morgan on the mat at 165. Things looked even better after Morgan took a 5-0 lead over Lussenhop while nearly scoring a first-period fall.

But Lussenhop turned the tables in the second stanza, catching Morgan in a banana split early and scoring a fall just 25 seconds into the period to put the Tigers on top 18-15.

UCO went back in front 19-18 on Tommy McCarty’s 15-1 major decision at 174 to set the stage for Gonzales, who used a takedown with 17 seconds remaining to break a 1-1 tie with Daniel Morrison and secure the win that capped the monumental upset.

“Fort Hays has a good team and I knew it was going to be a battle,” UCO coach David James said. “Obviously the match at 165 was a big one, but we had some chances at other weights that we didn’t take advantage of.

“It’s a tough loss, but nobody’s going to feel sorry for us. We have to learn from it and keep getting better.”

The dual started at 197 pounds and FHSU jumped to a quick 6-0 lead with a first-period fall, but the Bronchos rebounded to win the next three matches.

Top-ranked Dustin Finn had a pair of takedowns in a methodical 6-2 win at heavyweight and UCO went in front at 125 when Tim Elliott reversed Tommy Edgmon to his back in the third period and scored his eighth fall of the season at the 5:28 mark.

Scott Berens followed with a dominating 7-0 shutout at 133 to up the lead to 12-6 before FHSU’s second-ranked James Annon pulled out a 4-2 sudden-victory decision over No. 3 Colby Robinson at 141.

Robinson appeared close to scoring the winning takedown midway through the one-minute sudden-victory period, but Annon came out on top in a scramble to secure the win and pull the Tigers within 12-9.

UCO prevailed in another overtime match at 149, with Luke Elmore getting past Levi Younkin 8-6 on a takedown with 13 seconds left in the second sudden victory period.

That made it 15-9, but FHSU rallied to win three of the final four matches to pull off the upset. McCarty had the lone win down the stretch, piling up four takedowns and two near-falls in an easy 15-1 major decision.

The Bronchos, now 9-4-1 on the year, return to action next week with road duals against No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney and No. 1 Nebraska-Omaha.

Fort Hays State 21, UCO 19
197: Ben Evans, FHSU, pinned Zach James, 1:05.
Hvy: Dustin Finn, UCO, dec. Justin Glenn, 6-2.
125: Tim Elliott, UCO, pinned Tommy Edgmon, 5:28.
133: Scott Berens, UCO, dec. Travis Kuhn, 7-0.
141: James Annon, FHSU, dec. Colby Robinson, 4-2 (SV).
149: Luke Elmore, UCO, dec. Levi Younkin, 8-6 (2SV).
157: Danny Grater, FHSU, dec. Kelly Henderson, 5-2.
165: Troy Lussenhop, FHSU, pinned Mikey Morgan, 3:25.
174: Tommy McCarty, UCO, major dec. Shawn Kuhlman, 15-1.
184: Tyler Gonzales, FHSU, dec. Daniel Morrison, 4-1.