Cowboys' Buchanan Loses In OT, Finishes 8th In NCAA Wrestling Championships

From the desk of Cobe Wastler/Wyoming Athletic Department

Photo by Cobe Wastler

St. Louis – Stephen Buchanan capped his incredible season and NCAA Tournament run with an eighth place finish, losing an overtime match in the battle for seven-place with No. 15 Michael Beard of Penn State on Saturday.

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Buchanan ended his season with a record of 14-6.  

After falling behind early 4-0, Buchanan recorded a pair of takedowns to trail 7-6 after two periods. Buchanan trailed 8-6 for a majority of the third period before scoring a takedown at the buzzer to send the match to overtime. In sudden victory, Beard’s offense was too much for Buchanan and he conceded the match winning takedown.   

Buchanan’s All-American finish highlights a record setting post season for the Cowboys which included four Big 12 runner-ups, a school record 105.5 team points at the Big 12 Championships and a program-record tying 7 NCAA Qualifiers.   

NCAA Division I Championships Results for Wyoming

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Chase Zollmann (12-8) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

 

Champ. Round 1 - Tariq Wilson (NC State) 14-1 won by tech fall over Chase Zollmann (Wyoming) 12-8 (TF-1.5 4:28 (16- 0))

Cons. Round 1 - DJ Lloren (Fresno State) 12-3 won by major decision over Chase Zollmann (Wyoming) 12-8 (MD 11-3)

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Jacob Wright (18-6) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Wright (Wyoming) 18-6 won in tie breaker - 2 over Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) 11-5 (TB-2 4-4) Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Wright (Wyoming) 18-6 won in tie breaker - 1 over Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) 10-5 (TB-1 2-1)

Quarterfinal - Hayden Hidlay (NC State) 13-2 won by fall over Jacob Wright (Wyoming) 18-6 (Fall 2:33)

Cons. Round 4 - Kaleb Young (Iowa) 10-3 won by major decision over Jacob Wright (Wyoming) 18-6 (MD 10-2)

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Cole Moody (14-7) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Tanner Skidgel (Navy) 12-4 won by decision over Cole Moody (Wyoming) 14-7 (Dec 3-2) Cons. Round 1 - Cole Moody (Wyoming) 14-7 won by decision over Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 4-7 (Dec 2-0)

Cons. Round 2 - Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 11-7 won by major decision over Cole Moody (Wyoming) 14-7 (MD 15-7)

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Hayden Hastings (17-4) place is unknown and scored 1.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) 17-4 won by decision over Michael O`Malley (Drexel) 9-3 (Dec 4-2) Champ. Round 2 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) 12-2 won by decision over Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) 17-4 (Dec 8-2)

Cons. Round 2 - Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) 17-4 won by decision over Jackson Hemauer (Northern Colorado) 10-4 (Dec 8-1)

Cons. Round 3 - Austin Murphy (Campbell) 15-2 won by decision over Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) 17-4 (Dec 3-1)

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Tate Samuelson (14-5) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Charles Small (Hofstra) 8-4 won in tie breaker - 1 over Tate Samuelson (Wyoming) 14-5 (TB-1 3-2) Cons. Round 1 - Tate Samuelson (Wyoming) 14-5 won by decision over DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State) 9-5 (Dec 3-2) Cons. Round 2 - Jeremiah Kent (Missouri) 11-3 won by decision over Tate Samuelson (Wyoming) 14-5 (Dec 6-1)

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Stephen Buchanan (14-6) placed 8th and scored 9.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) 14-6 won by fall over J.J. Dixon (Oregon State) 7-6 (Fall 3:34) Champ. Round 2 - Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) 14-6 won by fall over Noah Adams (West Virginia) 14-5 (Fall 1:59) Quarterfinal - Myles Amine (Michigan) 11-1 won by decision over Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) 14-6 (Dec 7-6) Cons. Round 4 - Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) 14-6 won by decision over Thomas Penola (Purdue) 13-6 (Dec 6-2) Cons. Round 5 - Jacob Warner (Iowa) 13-4 won by decision over Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) 14-6 (Dec 6-3)

7th Place Match - Michael Beard (Penn State) 10-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) 14-6 (SV-1 10-8)

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Brian Andrews (8-6) place is unknown and scored 1.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Brian Andrews (Wyoming) 8-6 won by decision over Quinn Miller (Virginia) 9-4 (Dec 6-4)

Champ. Round 2 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 17-1 won by disqualification over Brian Andrews (Wyoming) 8-6 (DQ) Cons. Round 2 - Brian Andrews (Wyoming) 8-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) 10-7 (SV-1 3-1)

Cons. Round 3 - Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) 11-10 won in tie breaker - 1 over Brian Andrews (Wyoming) 8-6 (TB-1 2-1)