Saturday, November 3
Laramie, WY
All Day
Air Force Academy
vs
Cowboy Open
Wrestling Kicks off 2018-19 Season at Cowboy Open
11/1/2018 3:51:00 PM | Wrestling
Action at War Memorial Field House begins at 9 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 3
41st-ANNUAL COWBOY OPEN
Saturday, Nov. 3, 9:00 a.m. MT
War Memorial Fieldhouse, University of Wyoming
LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Air Force Academy wrestling team opens its 2018-19 season when it heads up the road to Laramie, Wyo. for the 41st Annual Cowboy Open, Saturday, Nov. 3. Action at the War Memorial Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Wyoming begins at 9 a.m. MT, and will feature action in both an amateur and elite bracket in all 10 weight classes.
There will be live results, as well as a live stream, through FloWreslting. Results are available free of charge, while the stream is available with a Flo-Pro Subscription.
LAST SEASON AT THE COWBOY OPEN: The Falcon's concluded the first action of the 2017-18 season with one champion and 12 place-winners across two divisions at the Cowboy Open last season. Then-sophomore Alec Opsal was the lone champion, taking the elite 141 lbs. crown with a fall, a technical fall and two decision victories.
WELCOME BACK!: The Falcons are returning a deep and talented team to the mats in 2018-19, as seven of the 10 weight classes have their primary starter back, while there are 19 grapplers who return with prior starting experience. The Falcons will be led by a 10-man senior class, including team captains Alex Mossing and Anthony McLaughlin.
ANOTHA ONE: On top of the returning experience, Air Force has yet another exciting recruiting class incoming as they landed its third top-25 recruiting class in the last four years with the class of 2022. The Falcons' 23rd-ranked recruiting class, announced by W.I.N. Magazine, is made up of 17 State Championships, 39 State Medals, seven USAW Junior National Freestyle and Greco Roman All-American honors, six NHSCA All-American honors, two UWW Junior National Freestyle All Americans, and one National Collegiate Open Championship.
2018 SLATE: The Falcons have another tough schedule in 2018 competing in the elite Big 12 Conference. The slate features five home duals inside Clune Arena, while four of Air Force's opponents come into the season ranked in the top-25. The Blue and Silver will also compete in two of the premier tournaments, both the Cliff Keen Invitational, as well as the Southern Scuffle.
UP NEXT ON THE MATS: The Falcons open home and dual action when it hosts the University of Minnesota at Clune Arena Friday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. The Golden Gophers enter the season ranked as high as ninth in the country. The Big 10 powerhouse finished last season ranked 13th, and finished 17th at the NCAA Championships.
Saturday, Nov. 3, 9:00 a.m. MT
War Memorial Fieldhouse, University of Wyoming
LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Air Force Academy wrestling team opens its 2018-19 season when it heads up the road to Laramie, Wyo. for the 41st Annual Cowboy Open, Saturday, Nov. 3. Action at the War Memorial Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Wyoming begins at 9 a.m. MT, and will feature action in both an amateur and elite bracket in all 10 weight classes.
There will be live results, as well as a live stream, through FloWreslting. Results are available free of charge, while the stream is available with a Flo-Pro Subscription.
LAST SEASON AT THE COWBOY OPEN: The Falcon's concluded the first action of the 2017-18 season with one champion and 12 place-winners across two divisions at the Cowboy Open last season. Then-sophomore Alec Opsal was the lone champion, taking the elite 141 lbs. crown with a fall, a technical fall and two decision victories.
WELCOME BACK!: The Falcons are returning a deep and talented team to the mats in 2018-19, as seven of the 10 weight classes have their primary starter back, while there are 19 grapplers who return with prior starting experience. The Falcons will be led by a 10-man senior class, including team captains Alex Mossing and Anthony McLaughlin.
ANOTHA ONE: On top of the returning experience, Air Force has yet another exciting recruiting class incoming as they landed its third top-25 recruiting class in the last four years with the class of 2022. The Falcons' 23rd-ranked recruiting class, announced by W.I.N. Magazine, is made up of 17 State Championships, 39 State Medals, seven USAW Junior National Freestyle and Greco Roman All-American honors, six NHSCA All-American honors, two UWW Junior National Freestyle All Americans, and one National Collegiate Open Championship.
2018 SLATE: The Falcons have another tough schedule in 2018 competing in the elite Big 12 Conference. The slate features five home duals inside Clune Arena, while four of Air Force's opponents come into the season ranked in the top-25. The Blue and Silver will also compete in two of the premier tournaments, both the Cliff Keen Invitational, as well as the Southern Scuffle.
UP NEXT ON THE MATS: The Falcons open home and dual action when it hosts the University of Minnesota at Clune Arena Friday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. The Golden Gophers enter the season ranked as high as ninth in the country. The Big 10 powerhouse finished last season ranked 13th, and finished 17th at the NCAA Championships.
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