There was a bit of both in last nights dual. Just some of my thoughts on it. I still think that this team has a lot of talent and has definitely passed most of our expectations. OK State has some good years ahead of them with this young team, but still a long way from catching Penn State.
125: Spratley was the more active wrestler and had trouble finishing. Definitely was in position to win the match numerous times, but just could not finish. He will make adjustments and will definitely get better from this match.
133: Daton's last match in front of the home crowd! Teske is a lot better wrestler than most give him credit for, but I definitely thought Daton would go out with a bang. Looking forward to see what he does at Nationals and at the Olympic team trials.
141: One of the best freshman at this weight against one of the best Seniors. Experience definitely prevailed, but it definitely was not a blow out.
149: Great to see Jordan win this. Voinovich never really had a chance. Jordan keeps improving!
157: I thought this would be a closer match. However, Teague has definitely surpassed all expectations of 157 this year for OK State.
165: Did not see this coming. Izzak is much better than what he showed, but has not showed his talent against Top Ranked guys since December.
174: 4 years of experience vs a true freshman. Brayden will get better, but definitely got dominated by Kennedy.
184: Plott definitely showed up against one of the best true freshman out there. His experience showed and he made zero mistakes. Best match for OK State on the night.
197: Got dominated. Zero offense. Hopefully he can be at 100% before the Big 12's and Nationals.
HWT: Zero offense for Doucet, which has been pretty consistent. He has lost five of his last six. Hopefully something changes quickly, because from the talk he will be the starter next year also with Merrill taking a RS and Carroll going down to 97.
125: Spratley was the more active wrestler and had trouble finishing. Definitely was in position to win the match numerous times, but just could not finish. He will make adjustments and will definitely get better from this match.
133: Daton's last match in front of the home crowd! Teske is a lot better wrestler than most give him credit for, but I definitely thought Daton would go out with a bang. Looking forward to see what he does at Nationals and at the Olympic team trials.
141: One of the best freshman at this weight against one of the best Seniors. Experience definitely prevailed, but it definitely was not a blow out.
149: Great to see Jordan win this. Voinovich never really had a chance. Jordan keeps improving!
157: I thought this would be a closer match. However, Teague has definitely surpassed all expectations of 157 this year for OK State.
165: Did not see this coming. Izzak is much better than what he showed, but has not showed his talent against Top Ranked guys since December.
174: 4 years of experience vs a true freshman. Brayden will get better, but definitely got dominated by Kennedy.
184: Plott definitely showed up against one of the best true freshman out there. His experience showed and he made zero mistakes. Best match for OK State on the night.
197: Got dominated. Zero offense. Hopefully he can be at 100% before the Big 12's and Nationals.
HWT: Zero offense for Doucet, which has been pretty consistent. He has lost five of his last six. Hopefully something changes quickly, because from the talk he will be the starter next year also with Merrill taking a RS and Carroll going down to 97.