No. 5 UCO Ready For Two Duals This Weekend

Bronchos Travel to Drury Friday Before Hosting Colorado State-Pueblo Sunday

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - No. 5-ranked Central Oklahoma returns to the mat this weekend with a pair of duals, one on the road and one at home.

The Bronchos, 7-1 on the season, travel to Springfield, Mo. Friday to take on Drury at 7 p.m. before returning home Sunday to host Colorado State-Pueblo at 2 p.m. on Alumni Day.

The Panthers are 4-2, while the Thunderwolves are 8-2 heading into a Friday home dual against No. 18 Colorado School of Mines. UCO has never lost to either team, owning a 4-0 series lead over Drury and a 22-0 advantage against CSUP.

"We're looking forward to getting back at it," said head coach Todd Steidley, whose team hasn't competed since a runner-up finish at NWCA Division II National Duals Jan. 10-11. "We only have six duals left, so we really need to get some momentum built for the postseason."

"Everybody has been working hard in the room and we've made a lot of progress. We have some guys banged up, but I'm looking forward to seeing how we do this weekend."

THE LINEUPS: Here's a look at the probable lineups for this weekend.

UCO: 125 – Studd Morris, Sr. (17-1); 133 – Peter Rolle, Sr. (12-3) or Eli Kirk, RS Fr. (17-4); 141 – Josh Taylor, So. (15-1) or Dylan Lucas, Sr. (6-2); 149 – Dylan Brown, Sr. (7-4); 157 – Gabe Johnson, Jr. (13-1); 165 – Hunter Jump, Sr. (8-5); 174 – Zane Coleman, Sr. (15-6) or Tucker Waitman, RS Fr. (17-5); 184 – Garrett Wells, So. (11-4); 197 – Emmanuel Skillings, So. (10-5); Hvy – Judson Rowland, So. (5-3) or Paul Sharp, So. (12-13).

Drury: 125 – Bryson Humphries, Fr. (8-3); 133 – Kyshin Isringhausen, RS Fr. (4-5); 141 – Nate Wishne, So. (8-8); 149 – Trevor Christian, Sr. (14-5); 157 – Joe Kuster, RS Fr. (14-5); 165 – Will Kuster, Sr. (15-5); 174 – Jeremiah Halter, So. (10-10) or Gaven Bremenkamp, RS Fr. (9-4); 184 – Nate Brower, RS Fr. (7-3); 197 – Wade Stanton, RS Fr. (2-1); Hvy – Jaxon Glenn, So. (3-8) or Jack Stoffel, RS Fr. (6-9).

Colorado State-Pueblo: 125 – Rhys Sellers, Jr.; 133 – Eddie Bowman, Fr.; 141 – Hayden Tuma, Fr.; 149 – Kevin Boston, Fr.; 157 – Cyruss Meeks, Sr.; 165 – Aaron Concepcion, Fr; 174 – Solomon Arnds-Volcin, So; 184 – Donn Greer, Jr.; 197 – Remington Winmill, So.; Hvy – Henry Sturn, So.

ABOUT THE BRONCHOS: UCO hasn't competed since the NWCA Division II National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Jan. 10-11. The Bronchos went 3-1 in that event, beating No. 11 Mary (26-15), No. 2 Wisconsin-Parkside (20-15) and No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney (22-14) before falling to No. 1 St. Cloud State 21-16 in the finals.

That setback ended a school-record 29-match winning streak by the Bronchos that dated back to a 19-16 loss to SCSU in the 2003 NWCA Division II National Duals finals. Those are UCO's only two losses in its last 56 duals.

The Bronchos will take a 22-match home winning streak into Sunday's dual with CSU-Pueblo, the last loss coming on Feb. 3, 2019 to Nebraska-Kearney (19-15). The school record for consecutive home wins is 24, set from 2010-2015.

Central has eight individuals ranked in the top 15 at their respective weight, led by No. 1 pick Morris at 125. Defending national champion Johnson is No. 2 at 157, while 141 Lucas is fifth, 133 Rolle sixth, 165 Jump 10th, 184 Wells 10th, 149 Brown 12th and 197 Skillings 13th.

Morris leads the team with a 17-1 record that includes 10 bonus-point wins. The senior went 4-0 at the National Duals, including a win over previous No. 1 and now No. 2 Zach Ourada of UNK, and is 89-22 for his career.

Johnson fell from his perch at No. 1 after having a 28-match winning streak ended with a 4-1 sudden-victory loss to SCSU's Joel Jesuroga, who took over the top spot. He's now 13-1 with nine bonus wins.

SUNDAY IS ALUMNI DAY: All former UCO wrestlers, coaches, managers and trainers are encouraged to attend Sunday's Alumni Day dual against CSU-Pueblo.

A reception will be held prior to the match from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., and following the match until approximately 5 p.m. in the auxiliary gym in Hamilton Field House, with refreshments and a cash bar available. The 1984-85 and 1994-95 national championship teams will be recognized during intermission.

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Players Mentioned

Dylan Brown: 5' 6"; Senior

Zane Coleman: 5' 10"; Senior

Gabe Johnson: 5' 8"; Junior

Hunter Jump: 6' 2"; Senior

Eli Kirk: 5' 6"; Redshirt Freshman

Dylan Lucas: 5' 6"; Senior

Studd Morris: 5' 0"; Senior

Peter Rolle: 5' 7"; Senior

Emmanuel Skillings: 6' 1"; Junior

Josh Taylor: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Dylan Brown
: 5' 6"; Senior

Zane Coleman
: 5' 10"; Senior

Gabe Johnson
: 5' 8"; Junior

Hunter Jump
: 6' 2"; Senior

Eli Kirk
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Freshman

Dylan Lucas
: 5' 6"; Senior

Studd Morris
: 5' 0"; Senior

Peter Rolle
: 5' 7"; Senior

Emmanuel Skillings
: 6' 1"; Junior

Josh Taylor
: 5' 7"; Sophomore