Oklahoma State will host No. 22 Northern Iowa on Friday for its fifth dual in a row against a ranked opponent.
That Northern Iowa dual will be the first of two outings in a 24-hour span for the No. 5 Cowboys before welcoming No. 4 Iowa State on Saturday. UNI will come to Stillwater at 3-4, having won two of its last three.
Although it’s easy to look ahead a day to the top-5 matchup, John Smith reminded this week that UNI is always competitive. The dual will also feature a 1 vs. 2 match at 184 pounds between OSU’s Dustin Plott and top-ranked Parker Keckeisen.
Here’s everything to know about OSU’s first dual of the weekend.
Broadcast Info
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater
Watch: ESPN+
Projected Matchups
Weight | Oklahoma State | Northern Iowa |
125 | No. 20 Troy Spratley (13-4) | No. 30 Trever Anderson (7-7) |
133 | No. 3 Daton Fix (6-0) | No. 23 Julian Farber (12-5) |
141 | No. 9 Tagen Jamison (14-4) | No. 6 Cael Happel (12-4) |
149 | No. 17 Sammy Alvarez (15-4) -or- Jordan Williams (9-4) | Adam Allard (4-6) -or- Cael Rahnavardi (8-6) |
157 | No. 18 Teague Travis (13-1) | No. 14 Ryder Downey (10-4) |
165 | No. 4 Izzak Olejnik (17-1) | RJ Weston (20-4) -or- Jack Thomsen (8-3) |
174 | No. 25 Brayden Thompson (6-4) | No. 30 Jared Simma (8-4) |
184 | No. 2 Dustin Plott (18-1) -or- Jersey Robb (8-2) | No. 1 Parker Keckeisen (16-0) |
197 | No. 16 Luke Surber (9-2) -or- Kyle Haas (10-5) | Wyatt Voelker (8-4) -or- Kalob Runyon (5-5) |
HWT | No. 9 Konner Doucet (13-2) | No. 15 Tyrell Gordon (5-1) |
*Rankings from Intermat
Series History (OSU leads 29-4)
Season | Winner | Score | Location |
2022-23 | Oklahoma State | 19-17 | Cedar Falls |
2021-22 | Northern Iowa | 19-15 | Stillwater |
2020-21 | Oklahoma State | 20-12 | Cedar Falls |
2019-20 | Northern Iowa | 19-15 | Cedar Falls |
2018-19 | Oklahoma State | 24-9 | Stillwater |
2017-18 | Oklahoma State | 24-10 | Stillwater |
2012-13 | Oklahoma State | 39-7 | Neutral |
2010-11 | Oklahoma State | 33-12 | Neutral |
2009-10 | Oklahoma State | 30-6 | Stillwater |
2008-09 | Oklahoma State | 31-3 | Cedar Falls |
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