STILLWATER The No. 3 Oklahoma State wrestling team defeated Air Force, 43-6, Friday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena to improve to 7-0 overall and 5-0 against the Big 12. Meanwhile, the Falcons dropped to 2-3 with the loss.
Like it has all season long, Oklahoma State built its lead upon seven bonus-point performances with five wrestlers earning technical falls and two others securing pins. Those efforts propelled OSU to 43 team points, its highest total of the David Taylor era and most since December 17, 2021 (45-0 at Air Force). The Cowboys have surpassed 30 team points every dual this year, a feat that had not been accomplished through the first seven duals of a season since 1996-67. The only longer streak in program history is when OSU reached 30 points in the first 10 duals of the 1987-88 campaign. Individually, (these) Cowboy wrestlers have won 59 of 70 bouts in dual competition while compiling a 57% bonus rate.
"Just picking up where we left off before the break," head coach David Taylor said.
Like it has all season long, Oklahoma State built its lead upon seven bonus-point performances with five wrestlers earning technical falls and two others securing pins. Those efforts propelled OSU to 43 team points, its highest total of the David Taylor era and most since December 17, 2021 (45-0 at Air Force). The Cowboys have surpassed 30 team points every dual this year, a feat that had not been accomplished through the first seven duals of a season since 1996-67. The only longer streak in program history is when OSU reached 30 points in the first 10 duals of the 1987-88 campaign. Individually, (these) Cowboy wrestlers have won 59 of 70 bouts in dual competition while compiling a 57% bonus rate.
"Just picking up where we left off before the break," head coach David Taylor said.
