Undefeated Cowboys host Wolfpack at 7 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
2010-11: Compiled a 13-9 record in open tournament competition ... Placed second in the 174-pound bracket at the OCU Open with three bonus-point victories ... Recorded five victories at the FHSU Open to place third, including a fall, a tech fall and a major decision ... Came in sixth at the Hastings Open after a pin in the first round and a 3-1 tiebreaker victory in the second round.
2009-10 (Redshirt Year): Went 14-9 on the year wrestling exclusively in open tournaments ... His 14 wins ranked third among Cowboy redshirts ... Runner-up in the 197-pound bracket at the Roger Denker Open ... Seven of his 14 wins came with bonus points attached ... Took fifth at the Central Missouri Open and was sixth at the Missouri Open.
High School: Attended Woodward HS in Woodward, Okla., where he won the 2008 Oklahoma Class 3A state title at 160 pounds ... 2009 state runner-up at 171 pounds, where he lost to one of the nation's top wrestlers in Dallas Bailey from Catoosa HS ... Beat Bailey during the regular season before falling in the state title bout ... Ranked 11th in the nation at 171 pounds after his senior year by Amateur Wrestling News and was 12th in the final rankings by Intermat ... Member of the 2009 Oklahoma Dream Team Classic squad that became the first state team to win at the event ... Ranked as the preseason No. 2 wrestler in the state and the top-ranked Class 3A wrestler in the state at 160 pounds by usaokwrestling.com.
Personal: Nephew of Oklahoma State coach John Smith.
