CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Jan. 11) – Tim Elliott, Mikey Morgan and Tommy McCarty finished off perfect weekends to lead No. 5-ranked Central Oklahoma to a 24-15 triumph over sixth-rated Western State here Sunday afternoon in the fifth-place match of the NWCA/Cliff Keen Division II National Duals.

Elliott, seeing his first action of the year at 125 pounds, had a first-period fall to complete a 5-0 weekend that saw him post five bonus-point wins. Morgan also had a first-period fall at 165 to wrap up a 4-0 tournament performance, while McCarty knocked off sixth-ranked Larry Wilbanks 6-4 in finishing 5-0.

The Bronchos also got wins from 141 Colby Robinson, 149 Luke Elmore and heavyweight Cameron Gladd against the Mountaineers.

“It was a good win for us,” said UCO coach David James, whose team finished 4-1 for the weekend in the 16-team tournament. “There were some hard-fought matches and obviously getting two falls was very important for us.

“It was a decent weekend for us, though obviously we would have liked to have done a little better. We're not where we need to be yet, but we can take a lot of positives out of this weekend and build on it.”

The Bronchos, now 9-3 for the season, return to action Saturday when they host No. 6 Adams State in a 2 p.m. dual at Hamilton Field House.

UCO 24, Western State 15
125: Tim Elliott, UCO, pinned Kyle O'Brien, 1:59.
133: Darren Hockett, WSC, dec. Scott Berens, 9-3.
141: Colby Robinson, UCO, dec. Tate Lowe, 7-1.
149: Luke Elmore, UCO, dec. Chris Freije, 8-6 (SV).
157: Nick Ross, WSC, dec. Kelly Henderson, 5-2.
165: Mikey Morgan, UCO, pinned Skye Wells, 2:21.
174: Tommy McCarty, UCO, dec. Larry Wilbanks, 6-4.
184: Charlie Pipher, WSC, dec. Daniel Morrison, 8-7.
197: Donovan McMahill, WSC, pinned Zach James, 6:23.
Hvy: Cameron Gladd, UCO, dec. Clayton Weaver, 4-0.