2016-17 Men's Wrestling Roster
Biography
Threat to contend for national championship.
2014-15: Went 41-11 with 12 pins … 40 takedowns … 16 near falls … six reversals … all-American … fifth place at 184 pounds in NAIA Championships on March 6-7 in Topeka, Kan. … won 3-1 over Christian Mays of Grand View in fifth-place match … Central Qualifying Group champion Feb. 21 in Des Moines, Iowa … won 5-3 over Mays in title match … pinned Troy Mercer of Lyon in 1:38 … pinned Dakota Concepcion of Missouri Valley in 2:27 … third place in Missouri Valley Invitational on Jan. 17 … won 5-2 over Logan Kellogg of Grand View in third-place match … pinned Concepcion in 2:15 … pinned Daniel Harvey of Briar Cliff in 4:45 … Midland Warrior Open runner-up Jan. 3 … lost 6-5 to Sterling Terry of Midland in title match … pinned Noel Richardson of Concordia (Neb.) in 2:14 on Dec. 20 … pinned Davin Morris of Central Florida in 2:30 … third in Fort Hays State-Bob Smith Open on Dec. 7 … won 6-1 over Brock Warren of Northeastern A&M in third-place match … pinned Cason Montgomery of Central Oklahoma in 1:37 … pinned Zach Hausman of Lindenwood-Belleville in 3:58 on Dec. 4 … King Open runner-up Nov. 23 … lost 5-0 to Jared Holliday of Newberry in title match … pinned Gerry Vassil of Belmont Abbey in 4:03 … pinned Nik Gates of Wayland Baptist in 20 seconds Nov. 5 … third in Oklahoma City Open freshman-sophomore division Nov. 2 … won 10-1 over Jacob Hill of Northeastern A&M in third-place match … pinned Caleb Hawes of Central Oklahoma in 3:50 … pinned Armando Pallares of Wayland Baptist in 1:45 … CoSIDA academic all-district.
2013-14: Went 26-22 with 12 falls … 21 near falls … 57 takedowns … five reversals … 174-pound runner-up in NAIA Central Qualifying Group on Feb. 22 … pinned Ishmael Rempson of William Penn in 6:20 … lost 12-3 to Jimmie Schuessler of Grand View in title match … 184-pound freshman-sophomore runner-up in Oklahoma City Open on Nov. 3 … pinned by Tyler White of Labette in 4:38 in title match … third at 174 in Midland Warrior Classic on Jan. 4 … won 5-3 over Jeff Nielsen of Augustana in third-place match … pinned Jacob Schieffer of Midland in 2:51 … fourth at 184 in Bethany Swede Open on Nov. 9 … pinned Kale Hinz of Concordia in 2:40 … pinned Roman Garcia of Baker in 1:46 … lost 9-1 to Matt Lenagh of Nebraska-Kearney in third-place match … fourth in Shorter Open on Nov. 23 … pinned Garret Sweringen of Central Florida in 1:34 … lost 8-7 in sudden victory to Brandon Rogers in third-place match … 174-pound runner-up in Missouri Valley Invitational on Jan. 18 … pinned Aaron Hovey of Midland in 2:46 … pinned Courtney Shavers of Bacone in 4:27 … lost to Zeb Wahle of Maryville 14-4 in title match … pinned Joey Hutchens of Ouachita Baptist in 4:00 on Jan. 15 … pinned Ricky Tate of Central Baptist in 5:54 on Dec. 3 … pinned Aaron Hovey of Midland in 1:57 on Jan. 11.
High school: Finished as 182-pound state runner-up as senior … 36-2 … regional runner-up … five tournament titles … Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state … honorable-mention Oklahoman all-city … Moore Monthly all-city … 32-9 as junior … fourth at 170 in state tournament … third in regionals … three tournament titles … fourth in regionals as sophomore … sixth in regionals as freshman … two-time Mid-State Conference champion … 116-34 career record … three-time conference finalist … lettered four times in wrestling … coached by Robert Washington.
Personal: Majoring in accounting … son of Steve and Shanda Sivertsen … brother Cody also wrestles for OCU … Presidential scholar … born July 20, 1995 in Clinton, Iowa.
OCU Statistics
| Season |
W-L |
Falls |
Tech. Falls |
Maj. Dec. |
Dec. |
| 2013-14 |
26-22 |
12-1 |
2-2 |
1-3 |
11-16 |
| 2014-15 |
41-11 |
12-0 |
0-0 |
6-0 |
6-3 |
| Totals |
67-33 |
24-1 |
2-2 |
7-3 |
17-19 |
More on Derek:
Career plans: Certified Public Accountant
My nickname: Big Sivertsen
Favorite midnight snack: Cookies and milk
Favorite team: Chicago Bears
What I most want to do with my life: Open a gym
Sponsored by:
David Pineda's Floor Laying
Historical Player Information
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2013-14Freshman
184
5'9"
184 lbs
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2014-15Sophomore
174
5'9"
174 lbs
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2015-16Junior
184
5'9"
184 lbs
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2016-17Senior
184
5'9"
184 lbs
