UCO Rallies Past Grizzlies

KEARNEY, Neb. (Jan. 22) – Kalin Winkler's second-period fall ignited a late surge that carried top-ranked Central Oklahoma past No. 14 Adams State 29-12 Saturday afternoon in the final match of the Midwest Duals.

The Bronchos trailed 12-9 after losing three straight matches in the middle of the dual, but Winker's fall at 174 pounds started a dominating closing stretch. Heath Gray followed with a technical fall at 184, Dalton Abney had a major decision at 197 and Shawn Streck polished it off with a third-period pin at heavyweight.

UCO also got regular decisions from 125 Paxton Rosen, 133 Tanner Cole and 141 Nate Keim in notching its 15^th straight win. The Bronchos, now 9-0 on the season, return home Sunday, Jan. 30 to host Central Missouri.

"Our big guys really came through for us," head coach Todd Steidley said. "We weren't as sharp as we needed to be at a few weights, but it was good to get back on the mat again. We did some good things, but there's still a lot of work to do."

Rosen and Cole opened the dual with back-to-back wins over ranked opponents and Keim followed with easy decision to stake UCO to a 9-0 lead, but the Grizzlies quickly came back to take the lead.

The sixth-rated Rosen upended No. 9 Isaiah Delacerda 8-4 behind a three-takedown attack, while the top-ranked Cole downed No. 10 Jonathan Andreatta 9-2. Cole used a takedown and four-point near-fall in the final 40 seconds to break a 2-2 tie while adding a riding time point in pulling out the tight victory.

Adams got a first-period fall at 149 over a UCO backup, then scored an upset at 157 to tie it as sixth-ranked Josiah Rider topped No. 3 Ty Lucas 7-1.

That bout was deadlocked 1-1 in the final 15 seconds when Rider came out on top in a scramble to get a takedown and four-point near-fall to hand Lucas his first loss of the season after a 13-0 start. Another Adams win at 165 gave the Grizzlies a 12-9 lead.

It was all UCO after that.

Winkler racked up a 14-4 lead before getting his team-high eighth fall of the season at the 3:30 mark, then Gray had six takedowns and two near-falls in a 20-5 technical fall. It was the 48^th straight win for the top-ranked and defending national champion.

Abney had three takedowns and more than five minutes riding time in scoring an 8-0 shutout before Streck polished off the comeback with a takedown clinic. The 260-pounder amassed an amazing 11 takedowns – seven in the first period alone – before ending the mismatch early in the final stanza.

UCO 29, Adams State 12
125 – Paxton Rosen, UCO, dec. Isaiah Delacerda, 8-4.
133 – Tanner Cole, UCO, dec. Jonathan Andreatta, 9-2.
141 – Nate Keim, UCO, dec. Angel Flores, 8-1.
149 – Noah Hermosillo, ASC, pinned Garrett Messimore, 1:33.
157 – Josiah Rider, ASC, dec. Ty Lucas, 7-1.
165 – Samuel Loera, ASC, dec. Anthony DesVigne, 5-2.
174 – Kalin Winkler, UCO, pinned Cody Lewis, 3:30.
184 – Heath Gray, UCO, tech. fall Ben Tonnessen, 20-5.
197 – Dalton Abney, UCO, major dec. Hunter Tobiasson, 8-0.
Hvy – Shawn Streck, UCO, pinned Aiden Butler, 5:18.

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Players Mentioned

Dalton Abney: 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman; 197

Tanner Cole: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Anthony DesVigne: 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman

Heath Gray: 5' 11"; Junior; 184

Nate Keim: 5' 7"; Sophomore; 141

Ty Lucas: 5' 9"; Sophomore; 157

Garrett Messimore: 5' 6"; Freshman

Kalin Winkler: 6' 0"; Junior

Paxton Rosen: 5' 3"; Junior

Shawn Streck: 6' 1"; Sophomore; 285

Players Mentioned

Dalton Abney
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman; 197

Tanner Cole
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Anthony DesVigne
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman

Heath Gray
: 5' 11"; Junior; 184

Nate Keim
: 5' 7"; Sophomore; 141

Ty Lucas
: 5' 9"; Sophomore; 157

Garrett Messimore
: 5' 6"; Freshman

Kalin Winkler
: 6' 0"; Junior

Paxton Rosen
: 5' 3"; Junior

Shawn Streck
: 6' 1"; Sophomore; 285