2016-17 Men's Wrestling Roster
Biography
Primed to contend for another 165-pound national championship.
2014-15: Went 34-11 with five pins … NAIA 165-pound champion March 7 in Topeka, Kan. … 54 takedowns … 32 near falls … won 7-2 over Michael Nord of Jamestown in national title match … won 13-3 over Brock Picard of Great Falls in national semifinal … Central Qualifying Group 165-pound runner-up … fell 6-5 to Jimmie Schuessler of Grand View in title match … won 16-0 over Connor Middleton of Baker in quarterfinals … pinned Nico Martinez of Missouri Valley in 4:08 in first round … won 15-0 over Devin Aguirre of Nebraska-Kearney on Feb. 7 … third place in Missouri Valley Invitational on Jan. 17 … won 12-4 over Jacob Johnson of Indiana Tech in third-place match … pinned Josh Eidson of Lindenwood-Belleville in 1:46 … won 16-0 over Martinez … Newman Jet Invitational runner-up Dec. 14 … lost 1-0 to Chris Watson of Central Oklahoma in title match … fifth in King Open on Nov. 23 … won 16-0 over Travis Edwards of King in fifth-place match … pinned Tyler Logan of Bacone in 1:47 on Nov. 19 … fourth in Central Missouri Open on Nov. 16 … pinned by Cooper Moore of Northern Iowa in 4:15 in third-place match … won Oklahoma City Open freshman-sophomore title … won 4-3 over Mark Hobson of Northeastern A&M in title match … pinned Alex Destra of Missouri Valley in 6:44 … pinned Brian O`Shaughennessy of Wayland Baptist in 4:42.
2013-14: Went 32-17 with seven falls … 42 takedowns … 36 near falls … 149-pound runner-up in freshman-sophomore division of Oklahoma City Open on Nov. 3 … lost 3-2 to Jesse Martinez of New Mexico Highlands in championship match … runner-up in Midland Viking-Warrior Classic on Jan. 4 … lost 3-1 to Derrick Weller of Lindenwood in championship match … pinned Tanner Wilkens in 2:47 … runner-up in Missouri Valley Invitational on Jan. 18 … pinned by Jake Ekster of Missouri Valley in 2:30 in title match … third in NAIA Central Qualifying Group Tournament on Feb. 22 … won third-place match 5-0 over Victor Thomas of Wayland Baptist … pinned Andrew Cosper of Wayland Baptist in 2:02 … pinned Courtney Strauss of Bethany in 5:14 … won 10-5 over Kyle Gerlach of Dakota Wesleyan in NAIA Championships.
High school: Third place at 170 pounds in Class 5A state tournament as senior … member of state runner-up team … Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state … 160-pound runner-up in Geary Tournament … 160-pound state champion as junior … state runner-up as sophomore … 145-pound runner-up in Carl Albert Invitational … 159-20 career record … coached by Ellis Holt … lettered four times in wrestling, three times in football and once in track and field … all-District 5A-1 quarterback in football … four-year honor roll student.
Personal: Majoring in business marketing … son of Danny and Tammy McCarty … enjoys fishing … born Oct. 8, 1993 in Lawton, Okla.
OCU Statistics
| Season |
W-L |
Falls |
Tech. Falls |
Maj. Dec. |
Dec. |
| 2013-14 |
32-17 |
7-1 |
4-0 |
5-1 |
14-15 |
| 2014-15 |
34-11 |
5-1 |
4-0 |
9-0 |
12-10 |
| Totals |
66-28 |
12-2 |
8-0 |
14-1 |
26-25 |
More on Ricky:
Reason I picked OCU: Archie Randall
Career plans: Become an insurance broker
My nickname: Slick Rick
Three things I can't live without: Family, drive and compassion
My motto to live by: Let it fly/one speed, full speed
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Historical Player Information
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2013-14Freshman
149
6'2"
149 lbs
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2014-15Sophomore
165
6'2"
165 lbs
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2015-16Junior
165
6'2"
165 lbs
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2016-17Senior
165
6'2"
165 lbs
