Jeff Gowens (2015) - Hall of Fame - University of Central Oklahoma Athletics

Hall of Fame

Jeff Gowens

Induction

2015
Sport(s)

Wrestling

Gowens was a four-year starter and three-time All-American on the mat for the Bronchos who finished with a 130-56-4 career record that ranks sixth on the school’s all-time win list while racking up 51 bonus-point wins.

The Del City native went 31-16 at 126 pounds as a true freshman in 1987-88 and was a national qualifier on UCO’s NAIA national runner-up team. He was a member of an NAIA All-Star team that traveled to Europe the summer after his rookie season, going 5-0 during that tour.

Gowens moved up a weight to 134 and put together a 37-12-1 record with 11 bonus-point wins as a sophomore. He won three regular season tournaments and pulled off two upsets en route to a national runner-up finish in helping the Bronchos capture the team title in their last year as NAIA members.

Gowens went 29-14-2 with 14 bonus wins his junior season and finished third at 134 in the NCAA Division II national tournament as UCO earned a runner-up team finish. He capped a 33-14-1 senior season with another third-place finish at 134 as a senior in 1991-92 and the Bronchos again came in second as a team.

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