Troy Spratley rose to his feet, almost in unison with the Gallagher-Iba Arena crowd.
Oklahoma State’s 125-pounder didn’t have to taunt his opponent. His 10-1 major decision against fourth-ranked Eddie Ventresca of Virginia Tech took care of that.
Confetti rained down, commencing an arena-round celebration. “O-S-U” chants bellowed throughout as Spratley held up a pistol signal with both hands. An emphatic roar followed from Spratley before he jogged off the mat, toward OSU’s bench in between bouts.
OSU fans were sent into euphoria, and so were all Cowboy wrestlers mat-side. Utter domination ensued as the No.