Three-peat Boys Academic State Champions. 2024 Girls OSSAA State Champs, Boys State Runners-Up. Year end national ranks: Girls no. 8, Boys no. 20.
#BixbyBuilt
We are thrilled to welcome Associate Head Coach, Jenna Burkett! 🙌
📰:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲
2021 World Bronze Medalist
4x U.S. World Team Member
9x U.S. National Team Member
U.S. Olympic Team Alternate
@TheJokerJB
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#BixbyBuilt
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Jace Roller gets a fall in the finals and wins his second state title! 🏆🏆
Jace set a new Bixby single-season record with 29 falls, including 25 straight to end the year.
#BixbyBuilt
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HUGE congrats to senior Zach Blankenship on notching his 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th career victory today!
The 2x state champion and
@CowboyWrestling
commit now owns a 100-5 career record and ranks 13th on the
@Bixby_Wrestling
all-time wins list. The epitome of
#BixbyBuilt
! 👏👏
🚨🗣 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐱𝐛𝐲
Make plans to be in Whitey Ford Gymnasium this Wednesday‼️
📍: Bixby, OK
🤼♂️:
@Bixby_Wrestling
vs.
@stwwrestling
🗓: Wed, Dec 29th
⏰: 2pm H.S. / 1pm J.H.
🎟: $5.00
🖥:
#BixbyBuilt
𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗚𝗜𝗟𝗥𝗢𝗬:
#17
Bixby 30
#11
Gilroy 29
Complete team effort propels the Spartans to highest-ranked win in program history! Doc B up next!!
#BixbyBuilt
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𝓐𝓵𝓵-𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓷 Jersey Robb finishes as the National Runner-Up at 195 pounds! 🥈
He became Bixby’s first Boys Junior Freestyle All-American since 1996 and our first Fargo Finalist since 1981.
Congrats Jersey, we are so proud!
#BixbyBuilt
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Congratulations Zach Blankenship on being named the OCA / Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame 2021-22 Jim Thorpe High School Wrestler of the Year! 🙌
#BixbyBuilt
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We are thrilled to announce the addition of Mason Naifeh to the Spartan Wrestling staff!
A former 4x Fargo All-American and starter at the University of Oklahoma, Mason will serve as our head JH coach and assist our HS program. Welcome to the family, Mason! 🙌
#BixbyBuilt
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Jr FS 195:
@RobbJersey
wins 11-0 and we have our first Fargo finalist in 42 years!!!
Jersey’s outscored his opponents 64-0 so far, ending all of his matches in the first period.
He’ll face returning champion Connor Mirasola of WI in the finals!
#BixbyBuilt
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#Fargo2023
𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘:
Jersey Robb has become our first-ever Ironman semifinalist and 6️⃣ Spartans have advanced to Day 2! Bixby currently in 15th in the team standings with a lot of opportunities still ahead. We’ll be back at it at 10am tomorrow!! 💪
#BixbyBuilt
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𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗣
𝟭𝟵 Qualifiers
𝟭𝟮 Medalists
8️⃣ Finalists
6️⃣ Champions
🥉 Boys Team Finish
🥈 Girls Team Finish
🥇 Boys Academic State
Very proud of our kids, thankful to our seniors, and excited to keep building!
WE ❤️ WRESTLING!
#Family
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#BixbyBuilt
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𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗‼️
Spartans top
#14
in the nation Edmond North, 33-30, to advance to the OSSAA Dual State Finals!
Up next: Stillwater at 6:30pm!
#BixbyBuilt
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Jr FS 195: BOOM‼️
@RobbJersey
wins 11-0 in the quarterfinals and becomes Bixby’s first boys Junior Freestyle All-American since
@shaneroller
in 1996!
Jersey’s outscored his opponents 53-0 so far and will face no. 2 Tompkins of TX in tomorrow’s semis!
#BixbyBuilt
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#Fargo2023
Jersey Robb places 3rd, Clay Giddens-Buttram 7th, and your Spartans finish in 14th place at the 2022 Walsh Ironman!
Boys battled all weekend, proud of our crew!! 🙌
#BixbyBuilt
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We are thrilled to announce the addition of
@NicRoller
to the staff!
A former Spartan state champion on the mats and on the gridiron, Nic will serve as an assistant coach for HS boys wrestling and 9th grade football.
Welcome home, Nic! 🙌
#BixbyBuilt
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Excited to announce that Paden Bailey has joined the coaching staff!
A state champion and 2x all-state wrestler at Broken Arrow HS, Paden will primarily focus on coaching the JH program but will help in the HS room as well.
Welcome to the family, Paden!!! 🙌 🔴🔵
#BixbyBuilt
🚨🚨 We’re THRILLED to announce the addition of Gregg “Money” Evans to the
@Bixby_Wrestling
staff! The
@NWHOF
inductee has helped coach 12 team & 35 individual state championships in his career & previously worked at BHS from 2014-17.
Welcome back, Coach Money!! 🙌
#BixbyBuilt
𝗣𝗜𝗡 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 📌📌📌
After a quick pin in last night’s first round,
@RollerJace
is your new Bixby Wrestling all-time career falls leader!
Jace has now pinned 87 opponents in his high school career, surpassing his father Shane’s mark of 86 set from 1995-98.
#BixbyBuilt
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2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ 𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦-𝗨𝗣 🥈
Not the finish we wanted but incredibly proud of our efforts nonetheless! Bixby reaches the Dual State Finals for the second straight year and third time in school history!
Regionals up next!!
#BixbyBuilt
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Excited for the future of Bixby Wrestling! A lot of young guys that fought hard today!!! Came up a little short as a State Runner up team finish. Congrats
@MustangBroncos_
𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🤓📚
Proud of our student-athletes for their hard work in the classroom!
Back-to-back Academic State Champs with a state-leading 𝟯.𝟴𝟱𝟮 Team GPA!
#BixbyBuilt
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Senior class president, 4.7 GPA, 2x
@Bixby_Wrestling
state champion
@28Blankenship
doing his part to inspire the next generation of Spartan student-athletes. What it’s all about.
#BixbyBuilt
𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲:
After an undefeated Junior Duals, Jace Roller ascends to no. 2 in the nation.
Ishmael Guerrero also earns his first ranking while three Spartans land in the top 10, four in the top 15. 📈📈📈
Rankings:
#BixbyBuilt
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That’s a wrap for USAW Junior Duals!
-7 Spartans combine for 37 wins
-Roller pins
#2
wrestler in the nation
-Guerrero defeats ✌️ top 10 nationally-ranked opponents
-Five Spartans combine for 8 nationally-ranked wins
-Top 6 Team Finish both styles 🏆🏆
#BixbyBuilt
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𝗡𝗼. 1️⃣7️⃣ 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 💪🔴🔵
Starting the year with our highest national ranking in program history. Proud of our progress, hungry to keep climbing.
Full rankings:
#BixbyBuilt
𝓢𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓮𝓭 ✍️✍️
Congratulations Jayce Caviness and Jersey Robb on signing your National Letters of Intent to study & wrestle at Oklahoma State University!
It’s a GREAT day to be a Spartan!!
@CowboyWrestling
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#BixbyBuilt
Great day at the Norman Invitational!
- 7️⃣ champions
- Boys Team Champions
- Girls Team 4th Place
-
@28Blankenship
: Lower weight OW
-
@RobbJersey
: Upper weight OW
Also sent 7 wrestlers to the Westmoore JV Tournament and left with 5 champions!
#BixbyBuilt
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Congratulations Shane Roller on being named the 2024 Oklahoma Wrestling Coaches Association HS Girls Assistant Coach of the Year! 👏
Well deserved recognition for the man who wears so many hats in our program!
#MrBixby
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#BixbyBuilt
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RECRUITs: Looking to play another sport? Try WRESTLING. There are countless intangibles which come along with it:
• Athleticism
• Nutrition & Weight Management
• Discipline & Accountability
• Mental & Emotional Resilience
• Balance & Body Control
#Recruiting101
Travel ✅
Weight Loss ✅
Recovery ✅
Just about ready for the Garlic City Rumble!
#17
Bixby vs.
#11
Gilroy (CA) tomorrow night at 7pm PST / 9pm CST! 🔥🔥
Watch at:
#BixbyBuilt
“He’s probably going to be the president or CEO of a Fortune 500 company some day."
2x state champion
@28Blankenship
proves it's not the size of the dog, but the size of the fight in the dog that matters most.
#BixbyBuilt
"A 145-pound guy cleaning 300 pounds, that’s pretty amazing.”
@BixbySpartanFB
senior Zach Blankenship (
@28Blankenship
) has been impressing in the weight room and on the field for Bixby.
Full Story:
Catch Bixby @ Jenks tonight at 7:30 on Yurview Ch. 3.
𝟲𝗔 𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🏆
Spartans fight for every point in the final round to leave with 6️⃣ champions, eleven state qualifiers, and our first boys Regional title in 26 years!!
Proud of this group—best is still to come!
#BixbyBuilt
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1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦
Congratulations to senior
@RobbJersey
on notching career win no. 💯 last night! 👏👏👏
The 2x state champion and
@CowboyWrestling
commit becomes the 14th-ever Spartan to eclipse the century mark.
#BixbyBuilt
, through and through!
𝗢𝗪𝗖𝗔 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥
Congrats to 4x state champion Gage Walker on being named the Oklahoma Wrestling Coaches Association’s 6A Boys Wrestler of the Year AND All-Class Boys Wrestler of the Year! 👏
#BixbyBuilt
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Congrats Emma Thompson on capping an incredible career with a second-period fall in the first ever Oklahoma All-State Girls Wrestling Match at Union HS today!
Once a Spartan, always a Spartan. We are proud of you!
#BixbyBuilt
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16U FS 126: Clay Giddens wins 4-2 and is an ALL-AMERICAN‼️
Clay becomes
@Bixby_Wrestling
’s 4th-ever Fargo AA and first in boys freestyle in over two decades.
He’s still alive for 3rd place and will look to improve his placement with more wins to come!
#BixbyBuilt
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#Fargo2021
“Wrestlers have a different mentality. They’re gonna work and work and work, and then when you believe they have nothing left, they find another gear.” ~
@Tsuff65
Proud of you,
@28Blankenship
!
#BixbyBuilt
Welcome Garrett Evans to the Spartan Family!
The Evans Profile:
- Coached 12 state medalists and a state champion in six years at Pryor HS and Keller HS (TX)
- 3x NCAA D2 All-American, Ouachita Baptist University
- 2x State Champion, Cushing HS
- 3x Dual State Champ
#BixbyBuilt
𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥-𝗨𝗣 🥈🛑
@IsaiahJones2727
is your Fargo Junior Greco National Runner-up at 120lbs!
Iah is now a 3x Fargo All-American and the fourth different Spartan to earn AA honors this week. 👏
#Fargo2024
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#BixbyBuilt
Gage Walker places 5th, Ishmael Guerrero 6th, Clay Giddens-Buttram 6th, and a partial Spartan squad finishes 17th at the 2023 Walsh Ironman! Most Ironman medalists for the program so far 🙌
#BixbyBuilt
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Shout out to
@GageWalk126
and
@RollerJace
for going a combined 17-1 this weekend at the
@NHSCA
National Duals!
Gage (8-0) and Jace (9-1) each defeated nationally ranked wrestlers in the finals to help Team Kong win the championship in the 193-team field 💪
#BixbyBuilt
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𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀
9️⃣ State Medalists
7️⃣ State Finalists
4️⃣ State Champions
🥉 Boys Team
🥈 Girls Team
🥇 Academic State
100 Jadyn🥇
132 Zach🥇
138 Jace🥇
195 Jersey🥇
126 Clay🥈
145 Emma🥈
152 Grace🥈
160 Caleb 4️⃣
220 Jack 4️⃣
#FAMILY
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#BixbyBuilt
2𝔁 𝓐𝓵𝓵-𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓷 Isaiah Jones finishes as the 16U Greco National Runner-Up at 126 pounds 🥈
He becomes
@Bixby_Wrestling
’s highest-ever Fargo 16U finisher and first double All-American since Leo Bailey in 1981. Congratulations, Iah!
#Fargo2023
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#BixbyBuilt
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🏆 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗘 𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🏆
Congratulations to our JH boys team for capturing the title at the 36-team Shawnee Dual tournament, going 7-0 over two days with wins over Edmond North, Yukon, Choctaw, Tuttle, and Broken Arrow! 🙌
#BixbyBuilt
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Girls Wresting 101: SUCCESS!!! 🤼♀️
We are 100% committed to growing Bixby Girls Wrestling and it was awesome seeing so many brave young girls come join the cause tonight! Let’s keep building!
#WrestleLikeAGirl
#BixbyBuilt
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