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2015-16 Men's Wrestling Roster

Adrian Gaines

  • Height 5-5
  • Weight 125
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Lawton, Okla.
  • Highschool Lawton MacArthur (Okla.)

Biography

Switching to 125 pounds.
 
2014-15: Went 32-24 with 11 pins … 43 takedowns … 12 reversals … 33 near falls … all-American … sixth place at 133 pounds in NAIA Championships on March 6-7 in Topeka, Kan. … third in NAIA Central Qualifying Group on Feb. 21 in Des Moines, Iowa … won 18-5 over Andrew Porras of Wayland Baptist in third-place match … pinned Demarco Speller of Wayland Baptist in 1:38 … pinned Michael Cutherbertson of Benedictine in 2:51 … pinned Dustin Reed of Central Oklahoma in 4:51 on Jan. 27 … eighth in Missouri Valley Invitational on Jan. 17 … pinned Wardell Morgan of Lindenwood-Belleville in 5:27 on Dec. 4 … third at 125 in King Open on Nov. 23 … won 22-12 over Josh Epperson of Newberry in third-place match … pinned William Rees of Belmont Abbey in 1:15 … Oklahoma City Open 125-pound freshman-sophomore champion Nov. 2 … won 8-6 over Zac D’Amico of Central Oklahoma in title match … pinned Steven Cole of Labette in 1:35 … pinned Trevor Perez of New Mexico Highlands in 5:37.
 
2013-14: Went 31-20 with eight falls … 71 takedowns … 33 near falls … 16 reversals … 5-4 win over Chris Padilla of Missouri Baptist in NAIA Championships on March 7 … sixth place at 125 pounds in NAIA Central Qualifying Group Tournament on Feb. 22 … lost 3-1 to Alan Callahan of Baker in fifth-place match … pinned Chase Boone of Campbellsville in 5:00 on Dec. 14 … pinned Demarcus Gurrly of Missouri Baptist in 6:53 on Nov. 27 … pinned Brady Wurdeman of Midland in 3:38 on Jan. 11 … third place in Shorter Open on Nov. 23 … won 3-2 over teammate Josh Goepfert in third-place match … pinned Gabriel Roberts of North Carolina-Pembroke in 57 seconds … third in Midland Warrior Classic on Jan. 4 … fourth place in Bethany Swede Open on Nov. 9 … lost 8-5 to Connor Bolling of Nebraska-Kearney in third-place match … fourth in Missouri Valley Invitational on Jan. 18 … pinned Robert Chicvara of Calumet in 1:24.
 
High school: Went 40-4 as senior … 132-pound Class 5A state runner-up … member of state runner-up team … Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state … 120-65 career record … coached by Ellis Holt … lettered three times each in football and wrestling … all-District 5A-1 safety in football.

Personal: Majoring in accounting … son of Tim Gaines and Kelly Fox … certified chef … high school teammate of current teammate Ricky McCarty … born Nov. 25, 1994, in Lawton, Okla.
 
OCU Statistics

 
SeasonW-LFallsTech. FallsMaj. Dec.Dec.
2013-1431-208-33-24-316-12
2014-1532-2411-51-35-511-10
Totals63-4419-84-59-827-22
 
More on Adrian:
Career plans:
Certified Public Accountant
Favorite offseason activity: Playing video games
My biggest fear: failure
My motto to live by: Enjoy every day!
My most humbling moment: Becoming an all-American

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    125
    5'5" 125 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    125
    5'5" 125 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    125
    5'5" 125 lbs