Men's Wrestling 1/12/2013 9:19:00 PM

OCU ousted from NWCA National Duals

Stars goes 1-2 in tournament against ranked competition

Mark Meyer increased his OCU career record to 64 falls.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Missouri Valley knocked Oklahoma City University out of the NWCA National Duals 22-18 on Saturday at the Prairie Capital Convention Center.
OCU opened the tournament with a 23-18 win over Midland (Neb.) before falling into the consolation bracket after a 19-15 setback to Great Falls (Mont.). The Stars (5-6) are ranked sixth in NAIA wrestling.
Against 17th-rated Midland, Mark Meyer evened the dual 12-12 with his 64th career fall to extend his OCU record. Meyer, a senior from Midwest City, Okla., pinned Tyler McMichael in 6:17.
Zach Skates' 16-4 victory over Shawn Keating and Teagan Franco's 9-7 win over Connor Hovey provided the Stars a 19-12 edge in the dual. At 197 pounds, Michael Brown clinched the dual with a 17-4 triumph over Dustin Brunner, putting OCU ahead 23-15.
Kidd Gomez started OCU off with a fall over Aspen Kmiec in 3:53.
Against third-ranked Great Falls, Brown defeated Dylan Lemery 6-3 to give OCU an opportunity to win the dual in the 285-pound match. OCU trailed 16-15 entering the last match of the dual.
At 184, Mitchell Eichenauer knocked off Adam Wolfe 8-6 to cut the Stars' deficit to 16-12.
OCU had a 9-0 lead after the first two matches. Gomez, a senior from Noble, Okla., won 7-3 over Luke Schlosser in the 125-pound bout. Alvie Killingsworth of the Stars benefited from a forfeit at 133.
Against 10th-ranked Missouri Valley, Dan Mueller edged Brown 3-1 in the 285-pound match to provide the difference in the dual. Mueller is ranked sixth among NAIA heavyweights, while Brown, wresting up a weight, is ranked sixth among NAIA 197-pounders.
At 197, Cody Sivertsen picked up a forfeit for the Stars to tie the dual 19-19. At 174, Franco cut OCU's deficit to 16-13 with an 8-0 victory over Jamaal Bufford.
Meyer earned a 4-2 sudden-victory triumph over Dylan King at 157. Gomez pinned Ryan Stearns in 1:36 to begin the dual at 125.
OCU takes on 13th-ranked Missouri Baptist at 6 p.m. Wednesday in St. Louis.

OKLAHOMA CITY 23
MIDLAND 18
125: Kidd Gomez, OCU, pinned Aspen Kmiec, 3:53
133: Jared Wilmert, MU, pinned Tyler Espitia, 3:52
141: Nick Schroeder, MU, dec. Trevor Sterling, 4-1
149: Cody Green, MU, dec. Josh Stewart, 2-1 (TB)
157: Mark Meyer, OCU, pinned Tyler McMichael, 6:17
165: Zach Skates, OCU, maj. dec. Shawn Keating, 16-4
174: Teagan Franco, OCU, dec. Connor Hovey, 9-7
184: Dustin Brunner, MU, dec. Mitchell Eichenauer, 9-7
197: Michael Brown, OCU, maj. dec. Dustin Brunner, 17-4
285: Lonnie Brown, MU, dec. Stanley Lattimore, 4-1

GREAT FALLS 19
OKLAHOMA CITY 15
125: Kidd Gomez, OCU, dec. Luke Schlosser, 7-3
133: Alvie Killingsworth, OCU, by forfeit
141: Myles Mazurkiewicz, UGF, maj. dec. Trevor Sterling, 14-1
149: Mike Vassar, UGF, dec. Josh Stewart, 9-2
157: Ryan Leonard, UGF, dec. Mark Meyer, 9-5
165: Shawn Lau, UGF, dec. Zach Skates, 4-2
174: Taylor Vaughn, UGF, dec. Teagan Franco, 4-0
184: Mitchell Eichenauer, OCU, dec. Adam Wolfe, 8-6
197: Michael Brown, OCU, dec. Dylan Lemery, 6-3
285: Sears Tiernan, UGF, dec. Stanley Lattimore, 5-2

MISSOURI VALLEY 22
OKLAHOMA CITY 18
125: Kidd Gomez, OCU, pinned Ryan Stearns, 1:36
133: Logan Welch, MVC, pinned Alvie Killingsworth, 4:40
141: Willie Essex, MVC, dec. Trevor Sterling, 8-6
149: Jake Ekster, MVC, maj. dec. Josh Stewart, 14-3
157: Mark Meyer, OCU, dec. Dylan King, 4-2 (SV)
165: Gian Traverso, MVC, dec. Zach Skates, 8-7
174: Teagan Franco, OCU, maj. dec. Jamaal Bufford, 8-0
184: Brett Bader, MVC, dec. Mitchell Eichenauer, 3-2
197: Cody Sivertsen, OCU, by forfeit
285: Dan Mueller, MVC, dec. Michael Brown, 3-1

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