EDMOND, Okla. – The No. 14 Central Missouri Mules Wrestling Team fell 37-7 to the No. 1 Central Oklahoma Bronchos on Feb. 15th at Hamilton Fieldhouse. With the win, Central Oklahoma officially clinched the MIAA conference title.

The dual began at 125, where Eli Kirk earned a 17-4 major decision over Karim Allal to give UCO the early lead. At 133, Jason Henschel extended that lead with an 18-0 technical fall against Drew Stanfield, followed by Josh Taylor securing an 8-1 decision over No. 10 James Wright at 141.

Trey Dillow provided the first spark for the Mules at 149, capturing a 7-2 decision over Cole Mayfield to put UCM on the board. However, the Bronchos responded at 157 with Gabe Johnson earning an 18-3 technical fall over Ayden Dolt.

UCM found success again at 165, as No. 5 Gage Bernall dominated Bryce Dauphin in an 11-2 major decision. That would be the final victory for the Mules, as the Bronchos swept the remaining four weights.

At 174, Hunter Jump secured a fall at 5:58 against Anthony Erickson, and Branson Britten followed with a 15-0 technical fall over Ayden Flores at 184. The Bronchos added another pin at 197 as Garrett Wells defeated Trey Brewer in 2:20. The afternoon concluded at heavyweight with a narrow battle, where Ryan Nichols took a 4-2 decision over No. 14 Torin Forsyth.

Up Next, UCM will have a week off, before returning to Edmond, Oklahoma, on Feb. 28th for the NCAA-II Super Regional. 

Final Results
Central Oklahoma 37, Central Missouri 7
125: Eli Kirk (UCO) over Karim Allal (UCM) (MD 17-4)
133: Jason Henschel (UCO) over Drew Stanfield (UCM) (TF 18-0 6:31)
141: Josh Taylor (UCO) over James Wright (UCM) (Dec 8-1)
149: Trey Dillow (UCM) over Cole Mayfield (UCO) (Dec 7-2)
157: Gabe Johnson (UCO) over Ayden Dolt (UCM) (TF 18-3 7:00)
165: Gage Bernall (UCM) over Bryce Dauphin (UCO) (MD 11-2)
174: Hunter Jump (UCO) over Anthony Erickson (UCM) (Fall 5:58)
184: Branson Britten (UCO) over Ayden Flores (UCM) (TF 15-0 3:55)
197: Garrett Wells (UCO) over Trey Brewer (UCM) (Fall 2:20)
285: Ryan Nichols (UCO) over Torin Forsyth (UCM) (Dec 4-2)