By Jake Calhoun, Daily Staff Writer

Final Team Scoring
1. Oklahoma State 70.5
2. Iowa State 69
3. Oklahoma 64
4. Missouri 33
5. Nebraska 32

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Heavyweight - Championship Match
No. 1 Jared Rosholt (OSU) vs. No. 2 David Zabriskie (ISU)

Heavyweight Championship Match - David Zabriskie (ISU) dec. Jared Rosholt (OSU) 3-1 (SV2)

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VIDEO IS BACK! (Just in time)

197-pound Championship match - Jake Varner (ISU) dec. Craig Brester (NU) 5-2

Sorry folks, no live analysis. It came back at about 0:50 left in the third period of Varner’s match.

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I’m abandoning the video. It’s annoying me.

Anyways, in the 184-pound match, OSU’s Clayton Foster recorded a 10-6 decision over Missouri’s Maxwell Askren to secure the conference title for the Cowboys, who have accumulated 70.5 points. Iowa State, if they were to win their final two matches, would be 1.5 points short of tying Oklahoma State, giving the outright conference title to the Cowboys.

And I can’t provide live play-by-play analysis of the final two matches, but I will post the scores to finish off this little dealio.

Again, sorry for the technical difficulties. If it were up to me, the video would be working and we’d all be able to be graced with the presence of my live updates. But thus is life: unfair, but forgivable.

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Something terrible just happened, folks.

The streaming video closed out on me and is not letting me access it. No, if you haven’t figured out by now, I am not in Norman right now, I was unable to make the trip.

Anyways, we are experiencing some technical difficulties as we speak. And although I may not be able to recover from said difficulties in time to watch Varner’s match against Brester, I’ll put my woes aside to give you the scoop on what’s happening at the tournament.

Oklahoma State is leading the team scoring with 67.5 points, with Oklahoma in second with 64 points, with Iowa State in third with 63 points. Oklahoma is done for the night so the Cyclones only need one victory to leapfrog to second place. Oklahoma State has two more wrestlers in the finals - Clayton Foster (184) and Jared Rosholt (Hwt) - as does Iowa State with Varner (197) and David Zabriskie (Hwt). It will most likely come down to Zabriskie’s match with Rosholt, with a victory by Varner to make it easier for Iowa State to make a last-second switch back to the top of the pack. However, this may seem rather unlikely, but is still in the question.

Anyways, I’m going to work on getting the video working again, so hang tight, kiddies.

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165 pounds - Championship Match
No. 1 Jon Reader (ISU) vs. No. 2 Nicholas Marable (MU)
Notes - Reader defeated Marable by a decision of 3-2 in the Feb. 14 dual meet. Marable is 3-1 all-time against Reader.

First period - Marable goes after Reader early, scoring a high-crotch takedown for a 2-0 lead before an escape by Reader shortly after. Reader comes back with a takedown to go up 3-2. Marable escapes to end first period in 3-3 tie.

Second period - Reader escapes from bottom position to go up 4-3. Pace slows down.

Third period - Marable quickly escapes to tie score at 4-4. Quick moves by Marable gets him a takedown followed by a quick escape by Reader to notch the score at 6-5 in Marable’s favor. Marable, possibly stalling, holds on for dear life to squeak by, 6-5, with Reader failing to score a last-second takedown.

165 pounds Championship Match - Nicholas Marable (MU) dec. Jon Reader (ISU) 6-5

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149 pounds - Championship Match
No. 1 Kyle Terry (OU) vs. No. 2 Mitch Mueller (ISU)
Notes - Terry defeated Mueller by a 4-0 decision in the Jan. 22 dual meet this season. Terry is 3-0 all-time against Mueller.

First period - Terry scores on the early scramble to go up 2-0. Multiple scrambles result in restarts to end the period.

Second period - No scoring.

Third period - Terry continues his dominance, accumulating an advantage in riding time with almost a minute left. Mueller escapes and attempts last-second takedown opportunities, but fails to do so.

149 pounds Championship Match - Kyle Terry (OU) dec. Mitch Mueller (ISU) 4-2

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133 pounds - Championship Match
No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) vs. No. 2 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU)
Notes - Oliver defeated Fanthorpe by a decision of 7-5 in the Jan. 24 dual meet.

First period - Scoreless first period, both wrestlers utilizing the edge of the mat.

Second period - Oliver quickly escapes from the bottom position to score the first point of the match. Oliver pulls off a rare “Jermaine Jones” reversal move that put four points on the board for the OSU grappler. Riding time a nonexistent factor as Oliver heads into the third period ahead 5-1.

Third period - Oliver controls Fanthorpe for over a minute to accumulate the riding time advantage.

133 pounds Championship Match - Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) 6-2

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125 pounds - Championship Match
No. 1 Andrew Long (ISU) vs. No. 2 Jarrod Patterson (OU)
Notes - Long defeated Patterson by a decision of 10-4 in the Jan. 22 dual meet.

First period - Patterson scores early takedown to go up 2-0. Patterson holds on to accumulate over a minute of riding time to end the first period.

Second period - Long holds on to Patterson to diminish the riding time factor. Patterson escapes and nearly scores a reversal, but takes the escape to suffice to a lead of 3-0. After a couple of reshots, Long scores the takedown to cut the lead to 3-2.

Third period - Long chooses neutral position, plan backfires as Patterson fires and almost scores a takedown. Patterson digs in for a 5-2 lead, making Long’s decision at the beginning of the period look even more foolish. Long escapes, frustratingly fails to notch late takedown.

125 pounds Championship - Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Andrew Long (ISU) 5-3

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174 pounds - Third-place Match
No. 3 Jeff James (OU) vs. No. 4 Duke Burk (ISU)
Notes - James defeated Burk by a decision of 3-1 in the Jan. 22 dual meet. Burk is 0-3 all-time against James.

174 pounds Third-Place Match - Duke Burk (ISU) dec. Jeff James (OU) 3-1 (SV)

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157 pounds - Third-place Match
No. 2 Andrew Sorenson (ISU) vs. No. 5 Tyler Koehn (NU)
Notes - Sorenson defeated Koehn by a major decision of 18-5 in the Feb. 21 dual meet.

157 pounds Third-Place Match - Andrew Sorenson (ISU) dec. Tyler Koehn (NU) 2-1

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141 pounds - Third-place Match
No. 3 Todd Schavrien (MU) vs. No. 5 Dalton Jensen (ISU)
Notes - Schavrien defeated Jensen by a decision of 5-1 in the Feb. 14 dual meet.

First round - Scoreless first period of Jensen’s third match of the day.

Second period - Schavrien escapes after Jensen accumulates half a minute of riding time from the top position. Jensen records a takedown and gets Schavrien turned to take a 4-1 lead after the two-point nearfall.

Third period - Jensen escapes from the down position but sacrifices his full minute of riding time in the process to take a 5-2 lead. Schavrien takes Jensen down to cut Jensen’s lead to 5-4, but Jensen manages to escape shortly after. Schavrien ties the score at 6-6 after a takedown with a little over a minute to go. Another late takedown puts Schavrien up, 8-7, with time ticking against Jensen’s favor.

141 pounds Third-Place Match - Todd Schavrien (MU) dec. Dalton Jensen (ISU) 8-7

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184 pounds - Consolation Semifinals
No. 3 Jerome Ward (ISU) vs. No. 5 Erich Schmidtke (OU)

184 pounds Con. Semifinals - Erich Schmidtke (OU) dec. Jerome Ward (ISU) 4-3

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157 pounds - Consolation Semifinals
No. 2 Andrew Sorenson (ISU) vs. No. 4 Patrick Wright (MU)

157 pounds Con. Semifinals - Andrew Sorenson (ISU) major dec. Patrick Wright (MU) 15-4

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Team scoring after Session 1
1. Iowa State - 51 points
2. Oklahoma State - 49 points
3. Oklahoma - 33 points
4. Missouri (tie) - 16 points
4. Nebraska (tie) - 16 points

Championship Matches
125 - No. 1 Andrew Long (ISU) vs. No. 2 Jarrod Patterson (OU)
133 - No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) vs. No. 2 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU)
141 - No. 1 Zack Bailey (OU) vs. No. 2 Jamal Parks (OSU)
149 - No. 1 Kyle Terry (OU) vs. No. 2 Mitch Mueller (ISU)
157 - No. 1 Shane Vernon (OU) vs. No. 3 Neil Erisman (OSU)
165 - No. 1 Jon Reader (ISU) vs. No. 2 Nicholas Marable (MU)
174 - No. 1 Stephen Dwyer (NU) vs. No. 2 Mike Benefiel (OSU)
184 - No. 1 Maxwell Askren (MU) vs. No. 2 Clayton Foster (OSU)
197 - No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) vs. No. 2 Craig Brester (NU)
Hwt - No. 1 Jared Rosholt (OSU) vs. No. 2 David Zabriskie (ISU)

Session 2 set to begin at 4 p.m.

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Heavyweight - Semifinals
No. 2 David Zabriskie vs. No. 3 Mark Ellis (MU)
Notes - Zabriskie is 6-0 all-time against Ellis and is 2-0 so far this season against the reigning national champion.

Heavyweight Semifinals - David Zabriskie (ISU) dec. Mark Ellis (MU) 2-1 (TB2)

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197 pounds - Semifinals
No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) vs. No. 4 Brent Haynes (MU)
Notes - Varner defeated Haynes by a major decision of 14-5 in the Feb. 14 dual meet.

First period - Early takedown by Varner, who accumulates over a minute of riding time as he continues to flip Haynes around like a fish on a fryer. Riding time eclipses over two minutes as Varner continues his attempt to find the perfect angle for a pin.

Second period - Haynes latches onto Varner with his arms and legs locked as Varner stands straight up. Varner scores an easy reversal and continues his game of wrist control on Haynes. Varner lets Haynes go before taking the Tiger down again to build his lead up to 6-1.

Third period - Varner lets Haynes go for an easy point to start the third before getting back on top for another two points in favor of the Cyclone senior. Riding time eclipses four minutes before he finally manages to get Haynes turned.

197 pounds Semifinals - Jake Varner (ISU) major dec. Brent Haynes (MU) 14-3

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184 pounds - Semifinals
No. 2 Clayton Foster (OSU) vs. No. 3 Jerome Ward (ISU)
Notes - Foster defeated Ward by a decision of 3-1 in the Jan. 24 dual meet.

184 pounds Semifinals - Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. Jerome Ward (ISU) 6-5 (TB1)

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174 pounds - Semifinals
No. 1 Stephen Dwyer (NU) vs. No. 4 Duke Burk (ISU)
Notes - Dwyer defeated Burk by a major decision of 11-2 in the Feb. 21 dual meet.

First period - Scoreless first period. Zzzzz…

Second period - Dwyer escapes from down position, nearly gets taken down by Burk but manages to get out of bounds to force a restart in the middle.

Third period - Burk struggles to escape from down position, giving up 0:40 of riding time before finally managing to escape.

174 pounds Semifinals - Stephen Dwyer (NU) dec. Duke Burk (ISU) 2-1

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165 pounds - Semifinals
No. 1 Jon Reader (ISU) vs. No. 4 Tyler Caldwell (OU)
Notes - Reader defeated Caldwell by technical fall, 19-4 with a fall time of 6:15 in the Jan. 22 dual meet.

First period - Early takedown by Reader gives him a 2-0 lead. Riding time reaches almost two minutes for the ISU junior.

Second period - Stalemate ensues as Reader heads into the third period with a 3-1 lead.

Third period - Reversal from down position by Reader puts him ahead 5-1 with a minute left. Reader counters an attack by Caldwell to prevent the takedown, which later resulted in a restart.

165 pounds Semifinals - Jon Reader (ISU) dec. Tyler Caldwell (OU) 6-2

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157 pounds - Semifinals
No. 2 Andrew Sorenson (ISU) vs. No. 3 Neil Erisman (OSU)
Notes - Sorenson defeated Erisman by a decision of 8-7 in the Jan. 24 dual meet.

157 pounds Semifinals - Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. Andrew Sorenson (ISU) 8-2

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149 pounds - Semifinals
No. 2 Mitch Mueller (ISU) vs. No. 3 Luke Silver (OSU)
Notes - Mueller defeated Silver by a decision of 5-3 at last year’s vs. OSU dual meet in Ames.

149 pounds Semifinals - Mitch Mueller (ISU) dec. Luke Silver (OSU) 10-3

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141 pounds - Semifinals
No. 1 Zack Bailey (OU) vs. No. 5 Dalton Jensen (ISU)
Notes - Bailey defeated Jensen by a 6-4 decision in the Jan. 22 dual meet.

First period - Jensen nearly escapes a possible takedown but fails to do so as Bailey takes the 2-0 early lead in the match. A quick escape by Jensen notches the score at 2-1 just 0:08 after the takedown. Another takedown put Bailey ahead 4-1, but an aggressive reversal by Jensen brings the score to 4-3 at the end of the first period.

Second period - Bailey escapes from the bottom position to go up 5-3. Gridlock ensues before a last-second takedown to put Bailey ahead 7-3 to round out the second period.

Third period - An attack by Jensen fails as a restart is enforced, followed by a takedown by Bailey to notch the score at 9-4. A valiant effort by Jensen falls short as Bailey’s hand is raised at the conclusion of the match.

141 pounds Semifinals - Zack Bailey (OU) dec. Dalton Jensen (ISU) 11-6

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133 pounds - Semifinals
No. 2 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) vs. No. 3 Kendric Maple (OU)
Notes - Fanthorpe defeated Maple by a major decision of 14-5 in the Jan. 22 dual meet in Norman, Okla.

133 pounds Semifinals - Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) dec. Kendric Maple (OU) 3-0

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125 pounds - Semifinals
No. 1 Andrew Long (ISU) vs. No. 4 David Klingsheim (NU)
Notes - Long pinned Klingsheim with a fall time of 6:43 in the Feb. 21 dual meet.

First round - Long manages to solidify his position on the top position to take an early 2-0 lead, accumulates 0:42 of riding time before an escape by Klingsheim notches the score at 2-1.

Second round - Long scores reversal from down position as his riding time almost diminished completely, precedes to lock Klingsheim in the cradle position on the edge of the mat before managing to pin his Nebraska foe with a fall time of 4:36.

125 pounds Semifinals - Andrew Long (ISU) pinned David Klingsheim (NU) 4:36

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174 pounds - Preliminary Round
No. 4 Duke Burk (ISU) vs. No. 5 Dorian Henderson (MU)
Notes - Burk pinned Henderson with a fall time of 8:29 in the Feb. 14 dual meet. Burk is 1-1 all-time against Henderson.

First period - Burk scores reversal before going out of bounds to force the restart in the middle to go up 2-0. Burk’s riding time reaches one minute as Henderson continues his attempts to scramble and get out of bounds whilst in Burk’s grip.

Second period - Burk escapes after trying to score a reversal but failing to do so, watching his riding time fall to 0:13. A medical timeout is taken to examine Burk’s condition. Clock is reset to 0:55 as Burk returns back to the ring. Henderson scores takedown to diminish lead to 3-2.

Third period - Henderson escapes from down position, gets taken down by Burk as score changes to 5-3 in Burk’s favor. Burk gets late takedown as both wrestlers appear to be breathing heavily.

174 pounds Preliminary Round - Duke Burk (ISU) dec. Dorian Henderson (MU) 7-4

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141 pounds - Preliminary Round
No. 4 Mike Koehnlien (NU) vs. No. 5 Dalton Jensen (ISU)
Notes - Koehnlien defeated Jensen by a decision of 4-2 in the Feb. 21 dual meet in Ames.

First period - Jensen gets Koehnlien on one leg before scoring the takedown to go up 2-0. Nebraska wrestlers are wearing black singlets today, possibly in an attempt to replicate its football program’s “black shirt” tradition, where the defense would wear black shirts during practice to increase the intensity of their performance.

Second period - Jensen maintains control of Koehnlien’s shoulder, almost gets him turned for the pin. Goes up 7-0 after two-point and three-point nearfalls before a restart is called for. Jensen’s riding time eclipses the three-minute mark. Jensen easily gets Koehnlien in the cradle position to close out the second period, going up 10-0.

Third period - Jensen appears lethargic as he begins to struggle, giving up a takedown. Holds on to win by major decision of 11-2.

141 pounds Preliminary Round - Dalton Jensen (ISU) major dec. Mike Koehnlien (NU) 11-2

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Calhoun’s Keys to the Tournament
1. The Best of the Best - ISU’s Jake Varner, the reigning national champion and top-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds, will be putting his 24-0 record on the line with a possible rematch against his archrival, Nebraska’s Craig Brester. Varner defeated Brester by a sudden victory decision of 6-4 in the season-finale dual meet, improving his all-time record to 4-1 against his Nebraska foe. Brester’s only victory against Varner came in last year’s Big 12 Championships, where Brester notched a 4-3 decision to win the Big 12 conference title and earn the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
2. Going Long - Redshirt freshman Andrew Long is carrying a perfect 3-0 conference record into the Big 12’s, defeating the No. 2-4 seeds by a decision, technical fall, and fall, respectively. Long has yet to wrestle Missouri’s Eric Wilson, since he was given the week off when Missouri came to Ames for their regularly-scheduled dual meet, where Trevor Dearden stepped in in Long’s place.
3. The “sleeper” closes in on 100 career wins - Senior Nick Fanthorpe is poised become the 35th wrestler in Cyclone history reach the 100-win mark for his career, sitting just three wins away from the astonishing feat with a career record of 97-29. Earlier this season, Jake Varner and David Zabriskie became the 33rd and 34th wrestlers to achieve the feat, respectively. Varner’s career record is currently 114-10 and Zabriskie’s career record is 109-22.
4. “Beast of the East” goes for 3 conference titles - Senior heavyweight David Zabriskie is closing in on his third conference title, earning his first two in 2007 and 2009. Last year, Zabriskie beat the would-be national champion Mark Ellis by a decision of 3-1 to win his second conference title and earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. In 2007 during his redshirt freshman season, he beat the current top-ranked heavyweight, Jared Rosholt of Oklahoma State, by a decision of 3-2 to win his first conference title.

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The Iowa State Cyclones (13-2, 4-0 Big 12) are down in Norman, Okla., today for the 2010 Big 12 Championships. The second-ranked Cyclones have won three straight Big 12 titles, the longest streak since Oklahoma State’s run from 2003-’06. However, Iowa State tied Nebraska last season with 70 points apiece, splitting the conference title between the two. The tournament is set to begin at 11 a.m. CST.

2010 Big 12 Championship Official Seeding -

125 pounds
1. Andrew Long - Iowa State
2. Jarrod Patterson - Oklahoma
3. Chris Notte - Oklahoma State
4. David Klingsheim - Nebraska
5. Eric Wilson - Missouri

133 pounds
1. Jordan Oliver - Oklahoma State
2. Nick Fanthorpe - Iowa State
3. Kendric Maple - Oklahoma
4. C.J. Napier - Nebraska
5. Nathan McCormick - Missouri

141 pounds
1. Zack Bailey - Oklahoma
2. Jamal Parks - Oklahoma State
3. Todd Schavrien - Missouri
4. Mike Koehnlien - Nebraska
5. Dalton Jensen - Iowa State

149 pounds
1. Kyle Terry - Oklahoma
2. Mitch Mueller - Iowa State
3. Luke Silver - Oklahoma State
4. Nicholas Hucke - Missouri
5. Dustin Payne - Nebraska

157 pounds
1. Shane Vernon - Oklahoma
2. Andrew Sorenson - Iowa State
3. Neil Erisman - Oklahoma State
4. Patrick Wright - Missouri
5. Tyler Koehn - Nebraska

165 pounds
1. Jon Reader - Iowa State
2. Nicholas Marable - Missouri
3. Alex Meade - Oklahoma State
4. Tyler Caldwell - Oklahoma
5. James Nakashima - Nebraska

174 pounds
1. Stephen Dwyer - Nebraska
2. Mike Benefiel - Oklahoma State
3. Jeff James - Oklahoma
4. Duke Burk - Iowa State
5. Dorian Henderson - Missouri

184 pounds
1. Maxwell Askren - Missouri
2. Clayton Foster - Oklahoma State
3. Jerome Ward - Iowa State
4. Josh Ihnen - Nebraska
5. Erich Schmidtke - Oklahoma

197 pounds
1. Jake Varner - Iowa State
2. Craig Brester - Nebraska
3. Eric Lapotsky - Oklahoma
4. Brent Haynes - Missouri
5. Alen Gelogaev - Oklahoma State

Heavyweight
1. Jared Rosholt - Oklahoma State
2. David Zabriskie - Iowa State
3. Mark Ellis - Missouri
4. Tucker Lane - Nebraska
5. Nathan Fernandez - Oklahoma