Cowboy Wrestling Preview: Oklahoma State vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

The most anticipated collegiate wrestling match-up of the season is here.

At 2 p.m. today Gallagher-Iba Arena will play host to the 51st meeting between #1 Oklahoma State (5-0) and #3 Iowa (7-0), which is said to be one of the greatest wrestling rivalries in the history of the sport.

History

The Cowboys sit atop the series win column with 27-21-2 record, as well as owning 34 national team titles to Iowa’s 23. Oh, and Oklahoma State also boasts 141 individual titles to the Hawkeyes 81. Oklahoma State coach John Smith is the winningest coach in the series, yes, that means more wins than Iowa legend Dan Gable.

However, Iowa has won three straight in the series including last year’s Grapple on the Gridiron in Iowa City.

Here’s how to follow the match:

Watch: Fox Sports Oklahoma

You can also stream the match live online at FloWrestling.org for a subscription fee.

Listen: 93.7 KSPI-FM / okstate.com

Live Play-By-Play/ Match Results: Here

Sunday’s matchups are projected as follows:

*Bold indicates top matches

125: 1) Thomas Gilman (Iowa) vs. 11) Nick Piccininni (OSU)

133: 1) Cory Clark (Iowa) vs. 6) Kaid Brock (OSU)

141: 19) Topher Carton (Iowa) vs. 1) Dean Heil (OSU)

149: 2) Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) vs. 3) Anthony Collica (OSU)

157: 2) Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. 5) Joe Smith (OSU)

165: 20) Joey Gunther (Iowa) vs. 4) Chandler Rogers (OSU)

174: 13) Alex Meyer (Iowa) vs. 4) Kyle Crutchmer (OSU)

184: 5) Sammy Brooks (Iowa) vs. 4) Nolan Boyd (OSU)

197: Cashe Wilcke (Iowa) vs. 4) Preston Weigel (OSU)

285: 7) Sam Stoll (Iowa) vs. 9) Austin Schafer (OSU)

Cowboy fans, please pack GIA. Let’s break Iowa’s 3 match win streak against the Pokes and keep our number 1 ranking!

Go Pokes!!