Redshirt junior Gavin Sitka was thrown into the limelight on short notice.
Stika found out about his teammate AJ Ferrari’s car wreck just like the rest of his teammates.
On Friday, it was officially announced he would be starting in place of Ferrari, a defending national champion.
The pressure coming with the news and overall magnitude of the situation would seemingly be overwhelming to most wrestlers with little starting experience.
Oklahoma State wrestling coach John Smith, however, says nerves were never an issue for Stika.