Gadson named earns third Big 12 honor

Daily Staff

Redshirt sophomore Kyven Gadson earned his third Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honor following his upsets of two top-10 wrestlers this past weekend.

Gadson, who is now ranked No. 7 at 197 pounds in Intermat’s latest poll, defeated then-No. 7 Jake Meredith of Arizona State by 9-1 major decision on Friday night before upending No. 6 Blake Rosholt of Oklahoma State 3-1 on Sunday.

Gadson is now 17-2 on the season with bonus points in three of his past six matches.