Numbers and rankings only tell part of the story. Read what to expect from each bout and what fans could learn when these athletes take the mat. You can also read the weight-by-weight preview as a standalone article here.
125 pounds: No. 7 Troy Spratley vs. No. 24 Conrad Hendricksen OR Sebastien Degennaro
In his career as a Cowboy, returning NCAA finalist Troy Spratley is 2-0 against Oklahoma’s Conrad Hendricksen, topping the Sooner 4-1 in their first meeting and pinning him in their second 2024 Bedlam bout.
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Hendricksen comes into this year’s meeting with a 10-6 record with all but one of those losses coming against NCAA qualifiers. Hendricksen is tough, but Spratley has shown that he’s on a different level.
Look for consistent offense from the Cowboy whether he takes on Hendricksen or Oklahoma’s Sebastien Degennaro, a scrappy 8-2 freshman who still has free matches left to wrestle before compromising his redshirt.
133 pounds: No. 20 Ronnie Ramirez OR Richard Figueroa II vs. Tyson Charmoli OR Carter Schmidt
The biggest storyline surrounding Oklahoma State this semester comes at 133 pounds. The Cowboys picked up 2024 NCAA champion Richard Figueroa in the portal during the offseason and slotted him in at the weight with the goal of adding double-digit team points there in March. Figueroa, though, is currently 2-7 on the year and medically forfeited out of the Southern Scuffle after a loss to Evan Mougalian of Penn. The best version of Figueroa could score bonus points against Oklahoma’s unranked Tyson Charmoli or Carter Schmidt, who hold 2-1 and 4-7 records respectively, but if he’s not competing at 100%, this could be a coinflip match.
Oklahoma State also has Ronnie Ramirez at 133 pounds, a true freshman star who is 6-3 on the season with wins over national qualifiers Zach Redding and Julian Farber. So far this year, Ramirez has wrestled five duals for the Cowboys across four dates, keeping his redshirt in tact.
The final wrinkle at 133 pounds emerged earlier this week when high school senior and 2025 senior world team member Jax Forrest announced that he would be graduating early and moving to Stillwater to join the Cowboys.
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Forrest could also wrestle against Oklahoma without burning his redshirt because of the NCAA’s “five free duals” rule, and if head coach David Taylor rolls out his blue-chip recruit in this setting, expect Gallagher-Iba to erupt.
Oklahoma State will also not likely need a win at 133 pounds to win the dual though, so Taylor has options as he weighs the costs and benefits of each of his starting options.
141 pounds: No. 2 Sergio Vega vs. No. 25 Tyler Wells
The Oklahoma State Cowboys have been building momentum ever since Taylor stepped on campus last summer, but one of the latest additions to the program that has continued to propel the Cowboys is Sergio Vega. The Arizona native and top-ranked recruit has burst onto the college scene as a true freshman and raced to an 8-0 record with wins over All-Americans Ryan Jack, Nasir Bailey and Brock Hardy.
Coming into the season, his bout against Minnesota transfer Tyler Wells might have been a coin-flip, given the solid resume of Wells and the experience that the now-Sooner brings to the mat. But Vega has shown that he’s on a different level now. He’s ready to compete for a national title. If Vega wrestles against Wells like he’s wrestled against everyone else this year, he’ll be the heavy favorite.
149 pounds: No. 18 Casey Swiderski vs. Jack Gioffre OR Hunter Hollingsworth
Oklahoma State’s Casey Swiderski is set up for success in his first Bedlam dual. The Iowa State All-American transfer is expected to wrestle either Jack Gioffre or Hunter Hollingsworth of Oklahoma, neither of whom hold a winning record; Hollingsworth is 6-7 on the year while Gioffre, a Virginia transfer, is 0-0 on the year. Hollingsworth has been the man for the Sooners through the first semester and is coming off a two-win streak, but he has yet to record a W against a national qualifier this year.
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Swiderski’s 6-5 record is similar to Hollingsworth, though he broke .500 with a statement win over No. 11 Chance Lamer last weekend and looks to be rounding into form after rebounding from his four-loss win streak to start the season. A tuned-up Swiderski is a dangerous thing for the 149-pound weight class, and a Bedlam win will only improve his confidence. He can’t overlook Hollingsworth, but he has a decent advantage on paper and could be poised to add team points to the Cowboy total.
157 pounds: No. 6 Landon Robideau vs. Layton Schneider OR Landyn Sommer
Landon Robideau is a point-scoring matching. The rookie Cowboy has averaged 14.1 points per match across his eight bouts this year with his lone loss coming in tie-breakers against defending NCAA champion Antrell Taylor. Neither of his probable Oklahoma foes are ranked, giving Robideau the opportunity to rack up even more points and increase his average up over the 15-point mark.
Oklahoma’s Layton Schneider comes into Bedlam with a 6-8 record in his first year as a starter, while alternate Landyn Sommer is 0-3. Both are redshirt freshmen, setting up a battle between first-year starters regardless of who takes the mat against freshman Robideau. Schneider’s three-match win streak, including a ranked win over No. 32 Anthony White of Rutgers, gives him some solid momentum, but topping Robideau will still be a significant task.
165 pounds: No. 2 LaDarion Lockett vs. Peyten Kellar OR Bryce Burkett
Oklahoma State’s freshman duo of Landon Robideau and Ladarion Lovett is a problem for opposing teams. What Robideau brings in points, Lovett brings in consistency and poise, boasting an 8-0 record with wins over All-Americans Hunter Garvin and Patrick Kennedy. He’ll now face either Peyten Kellar or Bryce Burkett of Oklahoma in his first Bedlam experience.
Kellar has a history of big wins, having finished as high as fifth at NCAAs. However, the Okahoma transfer is currently unranked with a 5-4 record. Burkett, meanwhile, is 3-6 after finishing 2-2 at the Solider Salute, though he does have a win over Kellar at the Bison Open earlier this year. Lockett is a favorite over either of those athletes, potentially by bonus.
174 pounds: No. 12 Alex Facundo vs. No. 7 Carter Schubert
The 174-pound bout is the lone weight in which the Sooners are favored, and they’ll count on sophomore Carter Schubert to hold off Oklahoma State’s Alex Facundo to put team points on the board. Schubert is 10-3 on the year in his first season as a starter and has impressive wins over All-Americans Cam Steed and Danny Wask as well as Round of 12 finisher Lenny Pinto. The young upperweight made a name for himself when he won this weight at the Cliff Keen Invitational, and he looks likes a podium threat come March.
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Facundo, a junior Penn State transfer, is 8-4 in his first season with the Cowboys with his best win coming against All-American Christopher Minto of Nebraska, an athlete he also recently just lost to 4-1 in a rematch.
This match favors Oklahoma on paper, especially given the season that Schubert has had and the momentum he’s bringing to the match, but Facundo’s skillset has the potential to make this an even contest.
184 pounds: No. 10 Zack Ryder vs. No. 11 Brian Soldano
The 184-pound match, on paper, is the opposite of 174: Oklahoma State’s No. 10 Zach Ryder holds the slight advantage, but Oklahoma’s No. 11 Brian Soldano has a big-move reputation and could easily take control on the right day. Soldano, a Rutgers transfer, is 11-2 on the year with his only losses coming against No. 2 Aeoden Sinclair by medical forfeit and No. 8 Brock Mantanona and his best win coming against former teammate and 2025 Round of 16 finisher Shane Cartagena-Walsh of Rutgers. His bout against Ryder is the kind of match fans could expect to see on Friday night of the NCAA tournament in the Blood Round.
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Ryder, also a transfer, started his season hot by majoring All-American Jaxon Smith in the NWCA All-Star Exhibition event back in the fall. He’s since strung together a solid, but not unblemished 8-4 record with losses to No. 9 Silas Allred (x2), No. 1 Angelo Ferrari and No. 30 Christian Hansen. Ryder will have the home crowd advantage, but he’ll need to be at full strength to top a tricky Soldano.
197 pounds: No. 8 Cody Merrill vs. No. 9 DJ Parker OR Anthony Harris Jr.
The match of the night just might be No. 8 Cody Merrill vs. No. 9 DJ Parker, assuming Parker gets the nod over alternate Anthony Harris. This bout, much like 174 and 184 pounds, could be a match re-wrestled in the Blood Round and features two athletes looking to claw their way on to the podium for the first time in their careers.
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Parker, who comes into the match with a 12-3 record on the year, knows what it’s like to finish just shy of All-American honors. He lost in the Blood Round of last year’s NCAA tournament, but he now has an opportunity for a Top-8 win in his second Bedlam appearance.
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Parker will need to rely on experience as he takes on the rookie Cowboy who carries an 8-1 record into the meeting and a win over All-American Camden McDanel. He’s 1-5 against the Cowboys in his career overall, including a loss to Oklahoma State great Dustin Plott down at 184 in this dual last year, but Parker’s ranked wins against No. 18 Remy Cotton, No. 23 Ben Vanadia and No. 24 Brock Zurawski show his potential to step up in big moments for the Sooners and score.
285 pounds: No. 7 Konner Doucet vs. No. 23 Juan Mora OR Bradley Hill
While the match is unlikely to come down to heavyweight, given Oklahoma State’s depth and talent across all ten weights, Konner Doucet is a solid anchor for the Cowboys. The senior big man is 8-1 on the year with his lone loss coming against 2021 NCAA champion AJ Ferrari.
Oklahoma’s Juan Mora has put together a solid year too, with a 10-3 record and his best win coming via a 5-2 sudden victory win over Round of 12 finisher Hunter Catka. Mora is tough and is on track to qualify for the national tournament for the first time in his career. He’ll have to get through Bedlam first though, and Doucet will pose a serious challenge.
