Action Thursday
7:00 PM
Gross Memorial

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The No. 16 ranked Fort Hays State wrestling team gets a stiff test in its first dual of the season on Thursday (Dec. 1) when it hosts No. 7 ranked Central Oklahoma. It is also the first dual of the season for the Bronchos. Five nationally ranked wrestlers are listed as probables for the dual.

The Tigers will have a lot of new faces in the lineup on Thursday night. Four of the 10 weight classes will feature first-year Tigers, which includes two true freshmen, a sophomore transfer, and a junior transfer. Mitchell Means is the only ranked wrestler for FHSU; No. 2 at 149 pounds. The Goddard, Kan., sophomore is 3-1 so far, coming off All-American honors last year as a redshirt-freshman.

Central Oklahoma has ranked wrestlers at 133, 157, 174 and 184 pounds. Trison Graham is the highest ranked wrestler for the Bronchos that is projected to start on Thursday; No. 4 at 133 pounds. None of the wrestlers projected to start for UCO have records under .500. All but two of the projected wrestlers for FHSU have .500 or better records.

Projected starters for FHSU are...

125 - Adam Ludwin (5-3)
133 - Kyle Johnson (6-5)
141 - Dustin Dooley (2-2) or Rory Wilkinson (2-2)
149 - #2 Mitchell Means (3-1)
157 - Derek Koehn (0-0)
165 - Benny Armstrong (3-4) or Nathan Shipley (8-6)
174 - Aaron Berscheidt (0-2)
184 - Walker Clarke (0-0)
197 - Tanner Kriss (3-1)
285 - Justin Glenn (2-2)

Projected starters for UCO are...

125 - Ryan Brooks (11-2)
133 - #4 Trison Graham (0-0)
141 - Casy Rowell (8-2)
149 - Kaleb Cradduck (5-1) or Ky Corley (1-1)
157 - #5 Cory Dauphin (7-2)
165 - Chris Watson (8-4)
174 - #5 Kelly Henderson (6-4)
184 - #5 Tanner Keck (6-2) or Chad Wright (5-4)
197 - Jarrett Edison (5-3)
285 - Cody Dauphin (8-2)