Coach David Taylor and the fifth-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team open the 2025-26 regular season against 19th-ranked Stanford on Friday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater.

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184 pounds: Late points carry OSU’s Zack Ryder to win

OSU’s fourth-ranked Zack Ryder, another Penn State transfer, scored a third-period takedown and nearly had another in defeating Abraham Wojcikiewics 4-2.

Neither wrestler scored in the first period and only Ryder scored an escape point in the second. Wojcikiewics evened the match with an escape to start the third before Ryder’s decisive takedown.

— Scott Wright, S

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