Falcons Drop Dual to No. 11 Oklahoma State

USAFA, Colo. – The Air Force Academy wrestling team fell to No. 11 Oklahoma State in a Big 12 Conference dual, 37-3, Saturday afternoon, Feb. 8, inside the East Gym. AF (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) faced a gauntlet of nine nationally ranked wrestlers, and the firepower of the Cowboys (11-2, 5-1 Big 12) proved too much to overcome.

AF's lone win came in the finale, as sophomore heavyweight Kayne Hutchison took a hard fought 6-5 decision. It was his 15th win of the season and fourth dual victory.

Elsewhere, AF lost by close decisions at 133 lbs. and 174 lbs., with both matchups coming against nationally ranked grapplers. The other seven matchups, OSU took via bonus points with all of those wrestlers ranked in the top-17 in the nation.

The Falcons will return to the mats tomorrow, Feb. 9, when they take on Cal Poly in non-conference action. The dual with the Mustangs inside Clune Arena is set to begin at 1 p.m.

No. 11 Oklahoma State 37, Air Force 3

125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) over Graham Shore (AF) (TF 18-2)
133: No. 19 Reece Witcraft (OSU) over Jared Van Vleet (AF) (Dec 11-6)
141: No. 14 Dusty Hone (OSU) over Lenny Petersen (AF) (MD 13-4)
149: No. 2 Boo Lewallen (OSU) over Dylan Martinez (AF) (MD 16-5)
157: No. 17 Wyatt Sheets (OSU) over Trey Brisker (AF) (TF 19-1)
165: No. 7 Travis Wittlake (OSU) over Vincent Dolce (AF) (MD 17-4)
174: No. 10 Joe Smith (OSU) over Cody Surratt (AF) (Dec 4-1)
184: No. 14 Anthony Montalvo (OSU) over Jake Thompson (AF) (MD 18-5)
197: No. 7 Dakota Geer (OSU) over Casey Jumps (AF) (TF 16-0)
HWT: Kayne Hutchison (AF) over Neal Putnam (OSU) (Dec 6-5)

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Players Mentioned

Trey Brisker

Vincent Dolce

Kayne Hutchison

Casey Jumps

Dylan Martinez

Lenny Petersen

Graham Shore

Cody Surratt

Jake Thompson

Jared Van Vleet

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