TULSA — It wasn’t the cleanest of days for the Cowboys, but they went 2-0 and have advanced to the semifinals at the National Duals Invitational.
Oklahoma State beat Cornell 22-12 Saturday morning before besting NC State 23-11 in the evening. That sets up a dual against rival Iowa in the semifinals at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Here are five takeaways from the Cowboys’ opening day.
1. These Freshmen, Man
OSU freshmen wrestled 11 matches on Saturday against some of the best competition in the country, and those freshmen went 10-1. Going into the heavyweight match of the NC State dual, OSU had won six matches in that dual — all by freshmen.