Poulin and Alirez Shine on Day 1 at Big 12 Championships

March 4, 2023 • Big 12 Championships • Tulsa, Okla.

Team Scores

Missouri

135.0

Iowa State

112.0

Oklahoma State

102.5

Oklahoma

78.0

South Dakota State

69.5

North Dakota State

67.5

Air Force

57.5

Northern Iowa

57.0

Northern Colorado

42.0

West Virginia

31.5

Wyoming

30.0

Utah Valley

26.0

Cal Baptist

1.0

125

#17 Stevo Poulin def. Corey Cabanban (Iowa St.)

SV-1, 5-3

#17 Stevo Poulin def. Kase Mauger (Utah Valley)

D, 6-3

#17 Stevo Poulin def. Reece Witcraft (OK State)

SV-1, 8-6

133

Jace Koelzer received a bye

Daton Fix (OK State) def Jace Koelzer

TF, 5:29

C-R2

McGwire Midkiff (N. Dakota State) def Jace Koelzer

D, 6-0

141

#1 Andrew Alirez received a bye

#1 Andrew Alirez def. Jordan Titus (W. Virginia)

MD, 14-5

#1 Andrew Alirez def. Carter Young (OK State)

INJ, 0:15

149

Chris Sandoval def. Isaiah Delgado (Utah Valley)

D, 4-0

Colin Realbuto (N. Iowa) def. Chris Sandoval

MD, 14-1

C-R2

Chase Zollmann (Wyoming) def. Chris Sandoval

D, 3-2

157

#31 Vinny Zerban def. Alex Hornfeck (W. Virginia)

F, 6:29

Jared Franek (N. Dakota State) def. #31 Vinny Zerban

D, 8-3

C-R2

#31 Vinny Zerban def. Tyson Humpherys (Utah Valley)

D, 9-3

C-R3

Jared Hill (Oklahoma) def. #31 Vinny Zerban

SV-1, 5-3

165

Austin Yant (N. Iowa) def. Baylor Fernandes

MD, 9-0

C-R1

Baylor Fernandes received a bye

C-R2

Tanner Cook (S. Dakota State) def. Baylor Fernandes

F, 4:30

174

Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) def. #31 Andrew Berreyesa

D, 3-2

C-R1

#31 Andrew Berreyesa received a bye

C-R2

Cade DeVos (S. Dakota State) def. #31 Andrew Berreyesa

D, 6-3

184

Anthony Carman (W. Virginia) def. Franklin Cruz

D, 8-4

C-R1

Franklin Cruz def. Quayin Short (Wyoming)

D, 5-3

C-R2

Noah Blake (Air Force) def. Franklin Cruz

MD, 12-3

197

Xavier Vasquez def. Calvin Sund (Air Force)

D, 2-0

Rocky Elam (Missouri) def. Xavier Vasquez

F, 4:40

C-R2

Austin Cooley (W. Virginia) def. Xavier Vasquez

D, 4-1

285

Tyrell Gordon (N. Iowa) def. Xavier Doolin

D, 5-0

C-R1

Xavier Doolin received a bye

C-R2

Konner Doucet (OK State) def. Xavier Doolin

D, 3-0

TULSA, Okla. – After the first day of Big 12 Wrestling Championships, Northern Colorado's Stevo Poulin and Andrew Alirez won all their matches and will wrestle for the 125-pound and 141-pound championships, respectively, on Sunday. The Bears currently sit in ninth place with 42 points, just 27.5 points behind South Dakota State in fifth place.

The No. 17-ranked redshirt freshman started his day at 125 with a win in sudden victory against Iowa State's Corey Cabanban. Poulin followed up with a 6-3 decision against Utah Valley's Kase Mauger in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Poulin got another win in sudden victory, this time taking down Oklahoma State's Reece Witcraft.

At 141 pounds, the top-ranked Alirez received a bye to start competition. Alirez faced-off against West Virginia's Jordan Titus in the quarterfinals, and the undefeated junior earned a major decision, 14-5, victory over Titus. In the semifinals, Alirez's opponent, Oklahoma State's Carter Young, had to withdraw due to injury 15 seconds into the match.

Poulin and Alirez return to the mat tomorrow evening for their first-place matches. The championship matches begin at 7 p.m. (CT) on Sunday.