Cowboy Wrestling

It's not everyday that a collegiate student-athlete gets to compete in his old high school. University of Wyoming junior Tyler Cox will get to enjoy that moment Sunday, when the Wyoming Cowboys wrestle the South Dakota Jackrabbits in Gillette.

Another substantial challenge awaits the University of Wyoming wrestling team, as the Pokes play host to the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday.

Two Cowboys won weight-class titles and three other University of Wyoming wrestling competitors placed in the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday.

Fans have a chance to see a ranked opponent for the first home dual of the season for the University of Wyoming wrestling team, as the Pokes take on No. 4 Oklahoma State University on Saturday. The matches will be hosted in the Arena-Auditorium following the Cowgirl game earlier that day.

Thanks to a generous financial pledge from several UW athletics supporters, the University of Wyoming wrestling program will begin a project to significantly renovate its facilities.

Three more prep student-athletes will join the Cowboy Wrestling program, the University of Wyoming coaching staff announced Tuesday. The newcomers include Archibald Colgan of Westminster, Colorado, Eric Hoffman of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, and Luke Paine of Billings, Montana.

Despite posting one of the biggest match wins of the season, the University of Wyoming wrestling team lost a tough conference dual to North Dakota State on Sunday, 22-15. In a ceremony preceding the dual, seniors McCade Ford, Kasey Garnhart, L.J. Helbig, Alfonso Hernandez and Michael Poulos were recognized for their contributions and hard work.

Wyoming head coach Mark Branch announced Wednesday that red-shirt freshman wrestler Tanner Harms will miss the remainder of the 2012-13 wrestling season due to a hamstring injury.