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STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State junior 285-pounder Jared Rosholt was recognized as the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week, the conference office announced today.
Rosholt continues to dominate the opposition in 2008-09, as he ran his season record to 17-0 on the year after pinning Cal Poly’s Kelan Bragg in 1:38 as part of a dual meet last Tuesday, then followed that up by toppling two ranked opponents on the way to winning the heavyweight title at the Reno Tournament of Champions last Thursday. The consensus No. 1 wrestler in the nation in his weight class, Rosholt beat No. 7 Mitch Monteiro of Cal State Bakersfield by a 13-5 major decision before handing No. 15 Konrad Dudziak of Duke a 5-4 defeat in the Reno title bout. When his 8-4 win over No. 3 Kyle Massey of Wisconsin at the NWCA All-Star Classic is added, Rosholt is a perfect 4-0 vs. ranked opponents this year, including a 3-0 mark vs. opponents ranked among the top seven in the nation.
This week’s honor marks the first Big 12 Wrestler of the Week recognition for Rosholt and is the first for any Cowboy wrestler this season. Both Jake Dieffenbach and Coleman Scott won the award last year. Since the inception of the Big 12 for the 1996-97 season, Cowboy wrestlers have combined to earn Big 12 Wrestler of the Week accolades a total of 30 times.
Among the previous OSU winners of Big 12 Wrestler of the Week is Rosholt’s older brother Jake, who was recognized in 2004 and again in 2005.
Jared Rosholt and the Cowboys are back in action when they travel to Minneapolis to tangle with Minnesota on New Years Day.
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