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The 1992-93 squad continued the Division II dominance with another title. UCO competed in just 11 duals, going 7-4 with losses to Division I powers Iowa, North Carolina State, Oklahoma and Missouri. The Bronchos fell to N.C. State 21-18 and the Sooners won the last three matches to overcome a 19-7 deficit in beating UCO by a point for the second straight year.
UCO wasn't tested in its other seven duals, rolling over Division I New Mexico and six Division II opponents. The Bronchos also participated in four open tournaments and two invitationals, winning the Southwest Missouri Invitational.
Central hosted the Midwest Regional and won that title by a 45-point margin while crowning eight champions. Randy Zellner, Travis Moman, Mike Keim, Todd Drake, Biff Jones (150), Wes White (158), Keith Cunningham (167) and Chris Griffin (190) won titles, while Denny Kennedy (heavyweight) finished second in also qualifying for the national tournament.
That set the stage for the NCAA Division II Championships, which were set for March 5-6 in Brookings, S.D. and UCO crowned three champions – Drake, White and Cunningham – while also getting runner-up finishes from Zellner and Keim. Jones came in fourth and Moman fifth as the Bronchos racked up 108.5 points, far outdistancing Nebraska-Omaha's runner-up total of 68.
Drake, the lone senior on the team who had finished third the previous two years, toppled top-seeded James Sisson of Portland State – who was going for his fourth title – 7-6 in the finals.
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