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Wyoming's Brian Andrews wins heavyweight title at Big 12 Championships

Andrews won the title with a 3-2 decision over No. 2 seed Gannon Gremmel of Iowa State to finish 4-0 on the weekend. Andrews defeated No. 1 seed Tate Orndorff of Utah Valley 7-3 in the semifinals.

The Cowboys also got a third-place finish from junior Montorie Bridges at 133 pounds. Bridges defeated Oklahoma's Anthony Madrigal via pinfall at 6:54 in his final match.

Wyoming had four wrestlers competing in fifth-place matches, but each one lost. Cole Moody at 165 and sophomore Hayden Hastings (Sheridan) at 174 both went 3-3 on the weekend while Tate Samuelson at 184 and freshman Stephen Buchanan at 197 were 1-3.