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2018-19 Men's Wrestling Roster

Bryson McGowan

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 285
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hulbert, Okla.
  • Highschool Hulbert (Okla.)

Biography

• Two-time NAIA Championships qualifier
 
2016-17
• Went 23-16 with 15 falls
• Third place at 285 pounds in NAIA South Qualifying Group Tournament on Feb. 18
• 285-pound runner-up in Northeastern A&M Norsemen Open on Jan. 28
• Third place at 285 in Great Falls Battle of Rockies on Dec. 3
• Pinned James Moore of Ouachita Baptist in 11 seconds in Lindenwood Joe Parisi Open on Nov. 19
• Pinned Caelan McMahon of Ottawa in 12 seconds on Nov. 16
• Pinned Stephen Wilbert of Warner Pacific in 35 seconds in NAIA Championships
• Pinned Jeffery Albers of York in 31 seconds in NAIA South Qualifying Group Tournament
• Pinned Tim McCutcheon of Wayland Baptist in 4:37 in NAIA South Qualifying Group Tournament
• Pinned Keegan Kretzer of Wayland Baptist in 37 seconds Nov. 9
• Pinned Jameer Anderson of University of the Ozarks in 52 seconds in Oklahoma City Open on Nov. 6
• Pinned David Rupp of Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) in 1:30 on Dec. 2 in Great Falls Battle of Rockies Duals
• Pinned Maleek Caton of Ouachita Baptist in 3:50 in Northeastern A&M Norsemen Open
• Pinned Russell Coats of Northeastern A&M in 4:52 on Jan. 28 in Northeastern A&M Norsemen Open
• Pinned Maleek Caton of Ouachita Baptist in 3:50 in Northeastern A&M Norsemen Open
 
2015-16
• Went 30-19 with nine falls
• Third place at 285 in NAIA South Qualifying Group Tournament on Feb. 20
• Fourth at 285 in Bethany Swede Open on Nov. 7
• Fifth at 285 in Battle of the Rockies on Dec. 5
• Pinned Kurland Parks of Central Baptist in 1:47 on Jan. 12
• Pinned Jovanni Virgen of Bacone in 1:47 on Feb. 5
• Pinned Tyler Smith of Bethany in 6:45 in Swede Open
• Pinned Jason Kidder of Lyon in 3:41 on Nov. 12
• Pinned Antonio Navarrette of New Mexico Highlands in 1:17 in Oklahoma City Open on Nov. 1
• Pinned Aaron Rafalko of Midland in 3:41 in Oklahoma City Open
• Pinned Derek Lee of Great Falls in 1:17 in Battle of the Rockies
• Pinned Octavio Alejandre of Great Falls in Battle of the Rockies
• Pinned Derek Lee of Great Falls in 1:17 in Battle of the Rockies
 
HIGH SCHOOL
• Class 3A 220-pound runner-up as senior
• 34-3 record
• Lost 5-1 to Garrett Beier of Perry in state championship
• 147-11 career record
• Two-time state runner-up
• Three-time all-conference
• Three-time all-region
• Outstanding wrestler of conference tournament
• Coached by Mickey McGowan
• Lettered four times each in football and wrestling, three times in track and field and once in golf
 
PERSONAL
• Majoring in secondary math education
• Son of Mickey and Andrea McGowan
• Father wrestled at Oklahoma and Central Oklahoma
• Born Dec. 20, 1996 in Tulsa, Okla.
 
OCU STATISTICS

 
Season W-L Dual W-L Falls Tech. Falls Maj. Dec. Dec.
2015-16 30-19 5-6 9-2 0-0 3-3 14-12
2016-17 23-16 5-1 15-0 0-0 1-1 6-13
Totals 53-35 10-7 24-2 0-0 4-4 20-25
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    285
    6'2" 285 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    285
    6'2" 285 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    285
    6'2" 285 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    285
    6'2" 285 lbs