TEMPE, Ariz. – A massive weekend awaits No. 12 Sun Devil Wrestling (3-4, 1-1), which is set for a pair of top-25 showdowns on the road against No. 3 Oklahoma State (Feb. 2/6 p.m. AZT) and at home against No. 22 Oregon State (Feb. 4/1 p.m. AZT) at Desert Financial Arena for the team's annual MMA Night.
ASU at Oklahoma State (10-0, 5-0)
ESPN+ | TrackWrestling
ASU vs. Oregon State (5-4, 2-1)
Pac-12 Network | TrackWrestling
ABOUT MMA NIGHT
Sunday afternoon against the Beavers is also MMA Night, an annual event held by Sun Devil Wrestling in which the team invites several MMA and wrestling legends to be honored and celebrated, including former UFC champion Benson Henderson, ASU alumni Dan Severn, Frankie Saenz and John Moraga and many more fighters.
The first 100 fans in attendance will receive free foam Sun Devil Wrestling belts.
SUN DEVIL PROBABLES
125 | Richard Figueroa (4-2)
133 | Julian Chlebove (13-5)
141 | Cody Foote (6-11)
149 | Kyle Parco (13-2)
157 | Jacori Teemer (13-3)
165 | Chance McLane (5-6)
174 | Cael Valencia (6-8)
184 | Max Wilner (3-2)
197 | Jacob Meissner (2-9)
HWT | Cohlton Schultz (3-1)
OKLAHOMA STATE PROBABLES (Rankings via Intermat)
125 | #20 Troy Spratley (15-4)
133 | #3 Daton Fix (8-0)
141 | #8 Tagen Jamison (15-5)
149 | #17 Sammy Alvarez (15-5) -or- Jordan Williams (10-4)
157 | #17 Teague Travis (14-2)
165 | #3 Izzak Olejnik (18-2)
174 | #25 Brayden Thompson (7-5)
184 | #2 Dustin Plott (19-2)
197 | #16 Luke Surber (9-2) -or- Kyle Haas (10-5) -or- Jersey Robb (9-3)
HWT | #9 Konner Doucet (14-3)
OREGON STATE PROBABLES
125 | Brandon Kaylor
133 | Gabe Whisenhunt
141 | Cleveland Belton
149 | Nash Singleton
157 | Isaiah Crosby
165 | Kekana Fouret
174 | Matthew Olguin
184 | Trey Munoz
197 | Justin Rademacher
285 | Boone McDermott
SUN DEVILS IN THE RANKINGS
125 | #11 Richard Figueroa (Intermat)
133 | #23 Julian Chlebove (FloWrestling)
141 | #28 Jesse Vasquez (FloWrestling)
149 | #3 Kyle Parco (FloWrestling)
157 | #4 Jacori Teemer (FloWrestling)
165 | #33 Chance McLane (FloWrestling)
184 | #25 Tony Negron (Intermat)
HWT | #4 Cohlton Schultz (FloWrestling)
Team tournament | 12th (FloWrestling)
Team dual | 19th (Intermat)
COACH'S CORNER
Head coach Zeke Jones: "It's a big weekend, right? Oklahoma State is obviously a big leader in the sport, and it's an opportunity to go into a hostile environment. It's always good preparation for an NCAA tournament, a well-coached team, a hard-fighting team, so it'll be a good test for us.
"And then, Oregon State on Sunday. It's nice to bring a good team in here for an opportunity to get some matches that will be used toward seeding of the Pac-12 Championships, so two good tests [for us]."
RANDOM NOTE
No. 1 Penn State won its 51st consecutive dual match victory on Jan. 28, beating Maryland 42-6 to extend, good for the sixth-longest win streak in major college wrestling history. Since 2015, the Nittany Lions have posted an incredible 117-2 record in dual matches.
One of those two losses came at the hands of the Sun Devils on Nov. 22, 2019, in front of a record-breaking crowd of 8,522 that snapped Penn State's 60-match win streak.
DOWN GOES NO. 1 PENN STATE??@ASUWrestling snaps their 60-meet win streak and hands them their first loss since 2015! pic.twitter.com/KuSnzhPlFZ
— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) November 23, 2019
Relive the historic upset on TheSunDevils.com.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sun Devils are most recently removed from a 21-20 nailbiter victory on the road against Pittsburgh (Jan. 21), in which they were propelled by big wins by Richard Figueroa, Jacori Teemer, Chance McLane, Kyle Parco and Cohlton Schultz.
The Sun Devils needed a statement road win and got just that at the Fitzgerald Field House.
McLane's upset win against #11 Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) earned him a spot in the national rankings, coming in at No. 33 in the 165 class, per FloWrestling.
Figueroa, who was sidelined with an injury for nearly a month, made his return to the Sun Devil lineup with authority. He aced his first two dual matches, dispatching both Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) and Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh).
LEADING THE CHARGE
A three-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year and 1988 Sun Devil national champion, head coach Zeke Jones was hired to lead his alma mater in April 2014 and immediately turned the program into a national powerhouse while continuing the Sun Devils' tradition of success in the conference.
Jones is directly responsible for bringing five Pac-12 Championships to Tempe since his arrival - bringing ASU's total conference title count to 23. He developed a two-time national champion in Zahid Valencia, a 125 national runner-up in Brandon Courtney (2021) and in 2022, led heavyweight Cohlton Schultz to national runner-up honors. ASU has celebrated 29 All-America honors since Jones' hiring.
Jones is directly responsible for 32 individual Pac-12 titles, five NCAA top-10 finishes, four Pac-12 Most Outstanding Wrestlers, six Pac-12 Wrestlers of the Year, and three Pac-12 Freshmen/Newcomers of the year.
FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils in what is sure to be another thrilling weekend via @ASUWrestling and @sundevilwrestling1962.