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Hall of Fame

2001-02 Wrestling Team

  • Induction
    2024
  • Sport(s)
    Wrestling
The 2001-02 Central Oklahoma wrestling team returned to the top with authority in winning the 13th national title in program history, and the fifth in Division II. Central did it with four individual national champions – the second most in program history and the most in school history during the DII era.
 
Cole Province won the second of four straight national championships and Shawn Silvis won the first of his back-to-back national titles. Matt Dodgen and Muhammaed Lawal also claimed top honors. The Bronchos had seven All-Americans, with Chris Saferite (second), Jeff Henning (third), and Michael Barreras (fourth) joining the champs on the podium.
 
Central Oklahoma beat out national runner-up, North Dakota State, 128 – 116.5, for the title. That capped off an illustrious season for the Bronchos, who won what was then a school record 15 duals. UCO took the NWCA DII National Duals title, beating NDSU in the final, and claimed a 13th consecutive Midwest Regional Championship with seven champions. Central Oklahoma’s 15-1 dual record included a 15-match win streak following a season opening loss at OU.

 
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