Stilly2OMAOKC
Ranger
Congrats to Vega. He is as tough as a $4 steak.
2026 Big 12 Wrestling Championships- BOK Centet
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Okstatekerr
Marshall
In a shock to no one, Jax Forrest is the OW of the tournament.
I've seen Jax stream/TV twice and Uetake twice on TV in the 60's - Jax I hope is the next best ever at OSU. Pop this into your browser:
U was quicker than a cat
There's more on Uetake about his time in Stilly @ his last match, pretty cool
Overall, OK but not great Big 12 Championship for the Pokes.
Forrest is great. The kid Larkin he beat up on has one loss, and that was a MF. Larkin will likely AA.
Spratley and Swiderski did their job and looked solid. Spratley at 125 can beat anyone, but there are 3 to 5 other guys that can beat him on any day. He does the best he can with what he has got. Swiderski has wrestled tough schedule. And 149 is not that tough a wieght class this year, so maybe he can finish well. But in any event both Spratley and Swiderski did their jobs at Big 12.
Vega had a great match, and beat very good Iowa State guy. Solidified his #2 seed at nationals.
Robideau wrestled well. Larkin kid he faced is very, very good. And for those wondering why he did not go down in 3rd period, notice how litttle success he had escaping when he was down. Larkin has a killer ride with his length. Problem is 157 is very tough weight class. From Big 10 Duke from PSU, Taylor from NU, Ivy has Shapiro and then Larkin, Robideau and Watters from Big 12. We will see where Robideau is seeded but 157 is so deep almost doesn't matter.
Ducet was overmatched and wrestled well. At 285 guy from Iowa State he lost to and guy from NC State are clear top 2, after that have Ducet and 4 guys from Big 10 and a few others. Will be interesting to see Ducet's seed, but he could do well.
Lockett wrestled poorly. Enough said.
Facundo got caught in cradle by pretty good guy from Mizz. No shame, but Facundo just doesn't seem to be able to compete with top tier guys.
Merrill lost tough match and was happy to see him come back and get 3rd. He wrestled as well as he can.
Ryder was injured so I will give him a pass.
Look for Okie State to finish 2nd or 3rd at NCAA. Maybe next year we can compete with PSU for a title
Forrest is great. The kid Larkin he beat up on has one loss, and that was a MF. Larkin will likely AA.
Spratley and Swiderski did their job and looked solid. Spratley at 125 can beat anyone, but there are 3 to 5 other guys that can beat him on any day. He does the best he can with what he has got. Swiderski has wrestled tough schedule. And 149 is not that tough a wieght class this year, so maybe he can finish well. But in any event both Spratley and Swiderski did their jobs at Big 12.
Vega had a great match, and beat very good Iowa State guy. Solidified his #2 seed at nationals.
Robideau wrestled well. Larkin kid he faced is very, very good. And for those wondering why he did not go down in 3rd period, notice how litttle success he had escaping when he was down. Larkin has a killer ride with his length. Problem is 157 is very tough weight class. From Big 10 Duke from PSU, Taylor from NU, Ivy has Shapiro and then Larkin, Robideau and Watters from Big 12. We will see where Robideau is seeded but 157 is so deep almost doesn't matter.
Ducet was overmatched and wrestled well. At 285 guy from Iowa State he lost to and guy from NC State are clear top 2, after that have Ducet and 4 guys from Big 10 and a few others. Will be interesting to see Ducet's seed, but he could do well.
Lockett wrestled poorly. Enough said.
Facundo got caught in cradle by pretty good guy from Mizz. No shame, but Facundo just doesn't seem to be able to compete with top tier guys.
Merrill lost tough match and was happy to see him come back and get 3rd. He wrestled as well as he can.
Ryder was injured so I will give him a pass.
Look for Okie State to finish 2nd or 3rd at NCAA. Maybe next year we can compete with PSU for a title
