Wrestling
Oklahoma State Finishes 4th Nationally in Average Wrestling Attendance
The record setting attendance for this season was still behind Ohio State, Penn State, and Iowa
Oklahoma State set an 18 year (and possibly all-time) high for its average wrestling attendance this season with 5,227 attendees per dual. Thanks to Alex Steen and Jason Bryant from Trackwrestling we now know where that stands nationally.
Ranking | School      | Home Dates | Total | Average |
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1 | Iowa | Â Â Â Â Â 7 | 59,684 | 8526.3 |
2 | Penn State | Â Â Â Â Â 8 | 61,718 | 7714.8 |
3 | Ohio State | Â Â Â Â Â 6 | 34,900 | 5816.7 |
4 | Oklahoma State | Â Â Â Â Â 7 | 36,586 | 5226.6 |
5 | Rutgers | Â Â Â Â Â 8 | 40,306 | 5038.3 |
6 | Iowa State | Â Â Â Â Â 7 | 24,988 | 3569.7 |
7 | Minnesota | Â Â Â Â Â 7 | 21,143 | 3020.4 |
8 | Virginia Tech | Â Â Â Â Â 5 | 12,347 | 2469.4 |
9 | Fresno State | Â Â Â Â Â 7 | 16,818 | 2402.6 |
10 | Michigan | Â Â Â Â Â 6 | 13,414 | 2235.7 |
The Cowboys finished fourth behind Iowa, Penn State, and Ohio State, and just ahead of Rutgers who averaged 5,038 attendees per dual.
OSU had the highest attendance outside of the Big Ten and tops in the Big 12 ahead of Iowa State, Fresno State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, and Utah Valley who all finished inside the top 25.
The sellout crowd of 13,811 for the Iowa dual was the 26th highest attendance for any wrestling dual ever.