Wyoming’s Stephen Buchanan has been named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for week 14. This is the first career Conference honor for the freshman.

Buchanan was a perfect 2-0 last week, picking up a forfeit win over Fresno State and then an 8-6 upset victory over No. 7 Dakota Geer of Oklahoma State in the 197-pound weight class. Buchanan grabbed an early lead in the dual, but then was forced to tie the bout with 12 seconds left in the first period. The two wrestlers traded leads early in the second period, but Buchanan got a late escape with only two seconds left in the matchup to take the dual into the final period tied at five. Geer opened the third period with an escape to take the lead, but just 10 seconds later Buchanan recorded his second takedown of the match and then earned another point off of Geer’s second stall warning to win 8-6.

2019-20 Big 12 Wrestlers of the Week

Nov. 5	Randy Meneweather, Air Force, Sr., 165 pounds  Jacob Wright, Fresno State, So., 157 pounds
Nov. 12	Tate Orndorff, Utah Valley, So., Heavyweight
Nov. 19	Dalton Robertson, Northern Colorado, Jr., Heavyweight
Nov. 26	David Carr, Iowa State, Fr., 157 pounds
Dec. 3	Mosha Schwartz, Northern Colorado, Fr., 133 pounds
Dec. 10	Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa, Sr., 157 pounds
Dec. 17	Dewey Kreuger, Wyoming, Sr., 157 pounds
Dec. 31	Noah Adams, West Virginia, So., 197 pounds
Jan. 6	Taylor Lujan, Northern Iowa, Sr., 184 pounds
Jan. 14	Henry Pohlmeyer, South Dakota State, 149 pounds
Jan. 21	Noah Adams, West Virginia, So., 197 pounds
Jan. 28	Taylor LaMont, Utah Valley, Jr., 133 pounds
Feb. 4	Wyatt Sheets, Oklahoma State, So., 157 pounds
Feb. 11	Stephen Buchanan, Wyoming, Fr., 197 pounds