OKLAHOMA CITY – The Texas Wesleyan Men's Wrestling program competed in its first-ever meet on Thursday night, taking on the No. 6 Oklahoma City Stars at Abe Lemons Arena. The Rams dropped the dual 47-3.
"It felt great to put all of our hard work on display," said head coach
Ray Bedford. "We were tied early, then Oklahoma City's age and experience took over and we faltered a bit. We had outstanding performances from freshman
Kobe Nelms,
Jason Chambers and
Rusty Bowman. On a night with a lot of firsts, first dual, first wins and losses, we competed first as a team. It was a good start and we have a long way to go."
Kobe Nelms was a bright spot in the meet, as he got a 7-4 decision win in the 133 lb. weight class.
Jason Chambers also picked up a decision win over Mason Ford after a 9-6 bout in an exhibition match.
The team will take on Schreiner University in a dual meet on Saturday, November 2 at 4 p.m.
Results
125: Montana Moon, OCU, maj. dec. Cortez Castellanos, 10-0
133:
Kobe Nelms, TXWES, dec. Hayden Williams, 7-4
141: Jaxen Gilmore, OCU, tech. fall
Enis Ida, 17-0 (2:56)
149: Connor Holman, OCU, pinned
Garrett Mowles, 1:36
157: Austin Loza, OCU, maj. dec.
Rusty Bowman, 16-5
165: R.J. Walker, OCU, pinned Don Doyle, 2:50
174: Chase Vincent, OCU, by forfeit
184: Kaden Truelove, OCU, pinned
Ja'Marcus Thomas, 4:44
197: Easton Rendleman, OCU, pinned
Cameron Gregg, 1:30
285: Korey Walker, OCU, maj. dec.
Zane Miller, 12-2
EXHIBITION
149:
Jason Chambers, TXWES, dec. Mason Ford, 9-6
174: Chase Vincent, OCU, dec. Drake McKee, 13-6
New to Wrestling? Here are some helpful terms identified.
Dual Meet Team Scoring
Fall (or pin), Forfeit, Default, Disqualification - 6 team points
Technical Fall (getting ahead of your opponent by 15 points; ends the match) - 5 team points
Major Decision (winning the match by 8 - 14 points) - 4 team points
Decision (winning the match by fewer than 8 points) - 3 team points
There are five ways to score points in a wrestling match:
1 – Takedown - (2 points) You score two points for taking your opponent down to the mat and controlling him/her.
2 – Escape - (1 point) You score one point for getting away or getting to a neutral position when your opponent has you down on the mat.
3 – Reversal - (2 points) You score two points when your opponent has you down on the mat and you come from underneath and gain control of your opponent.
4 – Near Fall (Back Points) - (2 or 3 points) You get near fall points when you almost but not quite get your opponent pinned. A near fall (near pin) is when...
- both shoulders are held for two seconds within four inches of the mat, or...
- one shoulder touches the mat and the other shoulder is at a 45 degree angle coming down to the mat, or...
- the wrestler is held in a high bridge or back on both elbows.
If a near fall lasts for two seconds, you get 2 points. If a near fall lasts for 5 seconds, you get 3 points.
5 – Penalty Points - (1 or 2 points) a player is awarded points if other player commits various infractions such as: illegal holds, technical violations, unnecessary roughness, unsportsmanlike conduct, flagrant misconduct, stalling, and incorrect starting position of false start.
