WINNER
TEMPE — In a dominant display of wrestling prowess, the Oklahoma Sun Devils overwhelmed Arizona State by a score of 32-6 at Mullett Arena on February 16, 2025. The event drew a crowd of 1919 fans. The Sooners controlled the action from start to finish in this key conference matchup.
The action began at 125 pounds where Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) prevailed by decision (5-2) to give the home team an early lead at Arizona State 3, Oklahoma 0. The 133-pound bout saw Cleveland Belton (Oklahoma) won by forfeit, giving the visitors the lead at Arizona State 3, Oklahoma 6. The 141-pound bout saw Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) secured a decision victory (5-4), extending the visitors' advantage at Arizona State 3, Oklahoma 9.
The momentum firmly shifted to Sooners beginning at 133 pounds, as the visitors put together a crucial streak of 8 consecutive victories. At 133 pounds, Cleveland Belton won by forfeit, followed by Mosha Schwartz with a decision at 141 pounds, followed by Willie McDougald with a decision at 149 pounds, followed by Landyn Sommer with a decision at 157 pounds, followed by Tate Picklo with a technical fall at 165 pounds, followed by Gaven Sax with a major decision at 174 pounds, followed by DJ Parker with a major decision at 184 pounds, and at 197 pounds, Eli Cordy capped the run with a major decision, pushing the score to Arizona State 3, Oklahoma 32.
With the team victory already secured for Oklahoma, at 184 pounds, DJ Parker (Oklahoma) dominated with a major decision (14-3), followed by Eli Cordy at 197 pounds who won by major decision (15-2), In the final bout at 285 pounds, Cohlton Schultz earned a decision (5-3), making the final score Arizona State 6, Oklahoma 32.
In the takedown battle, Oklahoma led with a 16 takedown advantage. Overall, Arizona State finished with 5 takedowns to Oklahoma's 21. Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) led all wrestlers with 6 takedowns, followed by DJ Parker (Oklahoma) with 4 takedowns and Landyn Sommer (Oklahoma) with 3 takedowns.