Big 12 Wrestling Championship Kicks Off in Tulsa
TULSA, Oklahoma — The 2022 Big 12 Wrestling Championship opens on Saturday, March 5 and concludes with the finals on Saturday, March 6, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The four Big 12 member institutions (Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia) along with eight affiliate members (Air Force, Missouri, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming) will compete in the two-day event.
This is the seventh neutral-site conference championship for the sport and the sixth in Tulsa. Last year the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Oklahoma Sooners shared the title, scoring 124 points each. It was OSU’s ninth-consecutive, 19th overall. Oklahoma picked up its third title and first since 2002.
Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will broadcast the first three sessions of the event, while the championship round will air on ESPN2 beginning at 7 p.m. CT.
Tickets to the Big 12 Wrestling Championship can be purchased at TicketMaster.
Pre-seeds and brackets were released earlier this week. Iowa State led the conference with each of its wrestlers seeded. Cyclones Ian Parker (141 pounds) and and David Carr (157 pounds) received the No. 1 spot in their respective weight classes.
Missouri, North Dakota State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State each had nine seeds and Northern Iowa followed with eight.
Mizzou’s Keegan O’Toole locked in the top seed at 165 pounds while Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen will wrestle as the No. 1 in the 184 weight class. Oklahoma State rounded up three top seeds in Daton Fix (133 pounds), Kaden Gfeller (149 pounds), and Dustin Plott (174 pounds). West Virginia’s Killian Cardinale received the No. 1 selection at 125 pounds, while Wyoming’s Stephen Buchanan and Air Force’s Wyatt Hendrickson were named the top seeds in the 197 and heavyweight classes, respectively.
2021 Big 12 Wrestling Championship Schedule
Saturday, March 5
Session 1: Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches — 11:00 a.m. CT
Session 2: Semifinal & Consolation Quarterfinal Matches — 5:00 p.m. CT
Sunday, March 6
Session 3: Consolation Semifinals, Third, Fifth & Seventh Place Matches — 12:00 p.m. CT
Session 4: Championship Matches — 7:00 p.m. CT