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Cowboy Wrestling to Host Seven Duals In 2024-25 Season

STILLWATER – Head coach David Taylor and the Oklahoma State wrestling program revealed the home schedule for the 2024-25 season Thursday, which features seven duals inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
The Cowboys again play host to one of the most exciting home slates in the country, as six of their seven visitors held a spot in the top 25 of InterMat’s preseason rankings. That group also includes four top 11 finishers from the 2024 NCAA Championships and is made up of five Big 12 opponents and a pair from the ACC.
Last season, Gallagher-Iba Arena saw Oklahoma State win eight of its nine contests inside the venue, highlighted by a 21-12 victory over fourth-ranked Iowa State and a 24th straight home win in the Bedlam Rivalry Series.
Taylor will make his Gallagher-Iba Arena debut against Wyoming on November 22. A familiar opponent, OSU has wrestled Wyoming in 15 of the past 16 seasons and is undefeated in the all-time series at 27-0-1. In addition, the Cowboys will be looking to extend their winning streak in home openers to 25.
Just two days later, Big 12 newcomer Arizona State will make its way to Stillwater for the second year in a row. Oklahoma State owns wins in 40 of the 44 all-time matchups, while Troy Spratley’s major decision over 2024 NCAA champion Richard Figueroa sparked the team’s victory last season.
Throughout late December and early January, the Cowboys can get comfortable in Gallagher-Iba Arena as they host four more duals within a month.
The first of that stretch comes on December 19 against Virginia Tech, the highest-ranked team on OSU’s home schedule at No. 6. The 2011 Hokies downed Oklahoma State in the programs’ only meeting, but a win by the Cowboys this time around would give them a .500 record or better against every opponent they’ve faced since the program’s inaugural season in 1915.
Shortly after the turn of the calendar, OSU will open 2025 against Air Force on January 3, … more at … https://okstate.com/news/2024/10/3/cowboy-wrestling-to-host-seven-duals-in-2024-25-season

October 9, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | , | Leave a comment

Why Does Iowa Wrestling Have So Many Fans?

Here are six reasons the University of Iowa wrestling program has a fan base like no other.
The University of Iowa continues to be the standard-bearer for college wrestling attendance. For the past three seasons, the Hawkeyes averaged over 14,000 fans for home duals. A record 42,287 attended the Grapple on the Gridiron on November 14, 2015 — a home dual between Oklahoma State and Iowa at Kinnick Stadium before the Minnesota football game. 
Here are six reasons Iowa has the country’s largest wrestling fan base. Watch the below interview with former Hawkeye coach Dan Gable for his insights.
1. Winning Program
Iowa hired Gary Kurdelmeier during the 1972-73 season. Kurdelmeier’s first order of business was to hire Dan Gable as his assistant. Gable was fresh off a win at the 1972 Munich Olympics when he arrived in Iowa City. 
Hiring Gable marked a turning point. Iowa finished seventh at the 1973 NCAA Championships, fifth in 1974, and first in 1975 and 1976. Gable took over as head coach during the 1977 season and his teams won 15 of 21 championships and 21 consecutive Big Ten titles. 
The Hawkeyes have never finished lower than eighth at nationals for 51 straight seasons. No other program compares during that span.  “Iowa fans are used to excitement,” Gable said. “Iowa fans are used to winning. A lot of it has to do with how the kid wrestles. Iowa wrestling has done it for so long with such good performances that they’re consistent.”

Iowa Wrestling NCAA Championships Results: 1973-2025

YearNCAA FinishCoach
19737thGary Kurdelmeier
19745thGary Kurdelmeier
19751stGary Kurdelmeier
19761stGary Kurdelmeier
19773rdDan Gable
19781stDan Gable
19791stDan Gable

… more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/12872714-why-does-iowa-wrestling-have-so-many-fans

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