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2026-27 Wrestling Roster

Bam West

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 149
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mustang, Okla.
  • Highschool Mustang

Biography

Returning national tournament qualifier ready to battle to keep the starting spot at 149 pounds ... Senior veteran as been plagued by injuries throughout his career but is looking to finish strong in 2026-27 ... Showed what he can do in making the national tournament last year and capable of contending for All-America honors if he can keep his spot in the lineup ... Athletic middleweight who likes to push the action ... Redshirted in 2022-23, saw part-time starting duty the following season and missed most of 2024-25 to injury before starting most of last year. 
 
2025-26: Competed in 11 duals while battling a variety of ailments and was seeded fifth in the Super Regional IV Tournament ... Dropped 5-4 first-round decision before rebounding with three straight wins to take third and earn national tournament berth ... Opened that run with a 39-second fall, followed with 7-4 win over the No. 3 seed and took the bronze medal with a 5-0 shutout ... Fell to eventual national champion Cody Thompson of Colorado School of Mines in the first round, then was eliminated with consolation loss ... Finished 8-8 with four falls. 
 
2024-25: Started UCO’s first two duals, going 1-1 in those and won first two matches at the Drury Open before suffering season-ending injury. 
 
2023-24: Finished 9-5 with eight bonus-point wins in seven duals and two tournaments … Suffered injury in first match of Broncho Open in early November and missed a month of action … Placed fourth in the Drury Open, with both losses coming to Easton Hilton of Missouri … Went 5-2 in duals with five bonus wins … Bumped up to 157 for two duals, splitting those matches. 
 
2022-23: Wrestled in three open tournaments while redshirting, finishing 10-3 with nine bonus wins … Had seven falls, including four at Drury Open when finished co-third with teammate Garrett Messimore … Had two falls and 8-0 major decision during runner-up showing in freshman-sophomore division of the Lindenwood Open, dropping 3-2 finals decision to Division I opponent. 
 
High School: Three-time state placer at Mustang High School … Went 25-3 with 15 falls as a senior in winning regional title and finishing third at state … All-State selection. 
 
Personal: Psychology major … Birthdate is Nov. 13, 2002. 
 
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'7" 149 lbs

  • 2023-24Redshirt Freshman

    5'7" 149 lbs

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'7" 149 lbs

  • 2025-26Junior

    5'7" 149 lbs

  • 2026-27Senior

    5'7" 149 lbs
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