The match-Next up for the Cowboys is familiar B12 foe Air Force. The Cowboys enter Saturday's match at 5-5 (2-1 B12) having won their last four duals while Air Force enters at 5-4 (0-2 B12) last competing at the All Academy Championships where they placed third out of eight teams (very close behind Army and Navy). The Pokes and Falcons share several common opponents including Utah Valley (UW won 17-16, AFA lost 15-18), #15 South Dakota State (UW lost 11-33, AFA lost 6-28), and Cal Poly (UW won 32-3, AFA won 21-10) while both teams also participated in the Las Vegas Invitational (UW 13th, AFA 21st) where UW’s Ashworth easily defeated AFA’s Lopouchanski 10-1.
What to expect-The recipe for Cowboy success remains the same...when their stable of ranked wrestlers perform, they win (UVU). When they don’t, they lose (American, North Carolina, Army). Throw in good performances in a couple of other weight classes and the Pokes win going away (Cal Poly, BSU). Air Force brings a tough squad to the mat though we should see the Cowboys notch another B12 victory. Look for Wyoming to secure victories at 125, 141, 157, 165, 174, and HVYWT while Air Force likely wins at 197, 184 and 133. Wyoming has the potential to win handily, however, a couple of stumbles and this match gets REALLY close.
Who to keep an eye on-Tough to pick one as Templeman (125), Pope (174) and Tribble (HVYWT) all have the opportunity to do some great things. However, Ashworth is wrestling a quality opponent in Lopouchanski for the second time this season. Ashworth won handily the first time around though Lopouchanski appears improved and cracked the Coaches Poll at #31.
Notable rankings and qualifiers- Please note that the Coaches Poll rankings are also included (top 33 in each class). The poll is released four times a year and is one of the tools used in NCAA tournament selection in addition to winning percentage and rating percentage index.
1. 125- #16 Drew Templeman (UW, 2016 NCAA qualifier at 125); #14 in Coaches Poll; Drew Romero (USAF, 2016 NCAA qualifier).
2. 133-
3. 141- #8 Bryce Meredith (UW, 2016 NCAA runner-up); #8 in Coaches Poll
4. 149- Cole Mendenhall (UW); #20 in Coaches Poll
5. 157- #19 Archie Colgan (UW); #17 in Coaches Poll;
6. 165- #16 Branson Ashworth (UW); #13 in Coaches Poll; Alexandre Lopouchanski (AFA) #31 in Coaches Poll
7. 174-
8. 184-
9. 197- Anthony McLaughlin (AFA) #29 in Coaches Poll
10. HVYWT-
*InterMat used for ranking information unless otherwise stated.
Notes:
1. UW release: http://www.gowyo.com/news/cowboys-to-brawl-with-big-12-foe-air-force-02-02-2017
2. Kevin Jackson stepping down from the Iowa State head coaching job after eight years.
3. 30 JAN- Oregon State (who the Cowboys recently defeated) beat #17 Stanford 18-15.
Wrestling 101: A match can be won in the following ways:
What to expect-The recipe for Cowboy success remains the same...when their stable of ranked wrestlers perform, they win (UVU). When they don’t, they lose (American, North Carolina, Army). Throw in good performances in a couple of other weight classes and the Pokes win going away (Cal Poly, BSU). Air Force brings a tough squad to the mat though we should see the Cowboys notch another B12 victory. Look for Wyoming to secure victories at 125, 141, 157, 165, 174, and HVYWT while Air Force likely wins at 197, 184 and 133. Wyoming has the potential to win handily, however, a couple of stumbles and this match gets REALLY close.
Who to keep an eye on-Tough to pick one as Templeman (125), Pope (174) and Tribble (HVYWT) all have the opportunity to do some great things. However, Ashworth is wrestling a quality opponent in Lopouchanski for the second time this season. Ashworth won handily the first time around though Lopouchanski appears improved and cracked the Coaches Poll at #31.
Notable rankings and qualifiers- Please note that the Coaches Poll rankings are also included (top 33 in each class). The poll is released four times a year and is one of the tools used in NCAA tournament selection in addition to winning percentage and rating percentage index.
1. 125- #16 Drew Templeman (UW, 2016 NCAA qualifier at 125); #14 in Coaches Poll; Drew Romero (USAF, 2016 NCAA qualifier).
2. 133-
3. 141- #8 Bryce Meredith (UW, 2016 NCAA runner-up); #8 in Coaches Poll
4. 149- Cole Mendenhall (UW); #20 in Coaches Poll
5. 157- #19 Archie Colgan (UW); #17 in Coaches Poll;
6. 165- #16 Branson Ashworth (UW); #13 in Coaches Poll; Alexandre Lopouchanski (AFA) #31 in Coaches Poll
7. 174-
8. 184-
9. 197- Anthony McLaughlin (AFA) #29 in Coaches Poll
10. HVYWT-
*InterMat used for ranking information unless otherwise stated.
Notes:
1. UW release: http://www.gowyo.com/news/cowboys-to-brawl-with-big-12-foe-air-force-02-02-2017
2. Kevin Jackson stepping down from the Iowa State head coaching job after eight years.
3. 30 JAN- Oregon State (who the Cowboys recently defeated) beat #17 Stanford 18-15.
Wrestling 101: A match can be won in the following ways:
- Win by fall (6 team points): The object of the entire wrestling match is to attain victory by what is known as the fall. A fall, also known as a pin, occurs when one wrestler holds any part of both of his opponent's shoulders in continuous contact with the mat for one second.
- Win by technical fall (5 or 4 team points): If a fall is not secured to end the match, a wrestler can win a match simply by points. If a wrestler can secure an advantage of 15 points over an opponent, then the wrestler can win the match by technical fall.
- Win by major decision (4 team points): If the match concludes, and a wrestler has a margin of victory of eight or more points over an opponent, but under the 15 points needed for a technical fall, the win is known as a major decision.
- Win by decision (3 team points): If the match concludes, and a wrestler has a margin of victory of less than eight points over an opponent, or wins the first point in a sudden victory period in overtime without gaining a fall, default, or a win by an opponent's disqualification, the wrestler then wins by decision.
- Win by default (6 team points): If for any reason, a wrestler is unable to continue competing during the match (e.g. because of injury, illness, etc.), his opponent is awarded victory by default.
- Win by disqualification (6 team points)
- Win by forfeit (6 team points)
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