Stephen Buchanan II Season 2024-25

2024-25

• 26-1 season record; 15-0 dual record
• 18-1 against ranked opponents including six top-ten wins
• NCAA Champion at 197 pounds
• Big Ten Runner-Up
• 19 bonus point victories including six major decisions, nine technical falls, and four pins
• Leads the team in overall wins (21), dual wins (15), dual points scored (69), Big Ten wins (8), and pins (4)
• Champion at the soldier salute

2023-24 (Oklahoma)

• Compiled a 29-3 record (27-3 against D1 opponents) in his first season of action with the Sooners at 197 pounds
• Earned All-American status for the third time in his career
• Posted a 9-1 dual record
• Claimed nine wins against ranked opponents
• Secured first dual win as a Sooner in the season-opener (Nov. 9), defeating Central Michigan’s Cameron Wood via 21-3 tech fall (6:00)
• Earned the 197-pound title in each regular season tournament he competed in: Michigan State Open (Nov. 11), Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 17) and Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2)
• Started for the Sooners at the Big 12 Championships, wrestling as the No. 2 seed in the 197-pound bracket while picking up three wins
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a No. 8 seed after a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships
• Picked up six wins and finished in third place, becoming OU’s highest NCAA finisher since Cody Brewer, who also took third place in 2016
• After getting pinned in the first period by eventual national champion No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) in the 197-pound quarterfinals, Buchanan headed to the consolation blood round where he used two key escapes to defeat John Poznanski of Rutgers, 2-1 in tiebreakers. Buchanan rattled off two more wins, including knocking off Big 12 Champion Tanner Sloan of South Dakota State by decision, 6-2. In the third-place bout, Buchanan cruised to a 9-4 win over Cornell’s No. 5 Jason Cardenas to solidify a high spot on the podium
• Tallied 22 bonus point wins, including eight falls on the year
• Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team member.

2022-23 (Oklahoma)

• Did Not Compete – Redshirt

2021-22 (Wyoming)

• Buchanan put together a tremendous junior campaign which saw him become just the fourth two-time All-American in program history after finishing third at the NCAA Tournament
• Was tabbed as the No. 2 seed at the NCAA Tournament
• He also became just the fourth Cowboy in program history to win a Big 12 title and the first to do so at 197 pounds defeating No. 16 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) in the championship bout
• Opened his season by winning the Cowboy Open with three straight bonus point victories
• Won the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational knocking off No. 7 Patrick Brucki (MICH) and No. 10 Eric Schultz (NEB) in consecutive bouts to capture the title
• Posted a 16-3 record on the season against ranked opponents never losing a match to an unranked opponent
• Finished his season by winning 15 of his final 16 matches
• Led the team in bonus point wins with 17 including eight wins via pin
• Excelled in the classroom as well earning Second Team Academic All Big 12 Honors.

2020-21 (Wyoming)

• In his sophomore season Buchanan earned All-American status finishing 8th at the NCAA Tournament, it was his first time competing at the NCAA Tournament
• Qualified for his second straight NCAA tournament
• Won the Cowboy Challenge tournament going 2-0 defeating No. 2 Noah Adams (WVU) in the finals
• Earned his second career Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors after defeating at the time No. 1 and unbeaten Noah Adams (WVU)
• Won the UVU Round Robin tournament in dominant fashion
• Recorded three wins over top six ranked opponents during his season
• Pinned the No. 9 seed at the NCAA tournament during his run to All-American Status
• Recorded five bonus point wins on the season

2019-20 (Wyoming)

• Buchanan had a stellar season as a true freshman for the Cowboys as he tallied 26 wins and qualified for the NCAA Championships
• Recorded a trio of ranked victories on the season
• Led the Cowboys with 36 takedowns during dual action
• Placed seventh at the Big 12 Championships
• 13 dual wins and 46 points scored
• Recorded four falls and five major decisions on the year
• Won both the Cowboy and UNC Open
• Placed fourth at the Reno T.O.C.
• Finished his season wrestling five ranked opponents in his final six matches
• Named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week Feb. 11 after he beat 7th-ranked Dakota Geer of Oklahoma State, 8-6.

 

High School

• Two-time state champion
• Posted a high school record of 184-16 in four seasons
• Named all-conference all four years in high school
• Placed third at the 2018 Iowa Nationals

Personal

• Son of Stephen and Kerline Buchanan
• Born in Owen, Wis.

	Overall	Dual	Conf. Dual	Dual Pts.	Conf.	NCAA	OT	MD	TF	Pins	Fastest
Year	Record	Record	Record	Scored	Place	Place	W/L	W/L	W/L	W/L	Pin
!2019-20	26-13	13-5	5-3	46	7th	—	1-0	5-1	1-0	4-2	2:11
!2020-21	14-6	4-2	3-2	9	2nd	8th	0-1	1-0	1-0	3-1	1:59
!2021-22	28-3	7-2	7-2	31	1st	3rd	1-0	5-0	4-0	8-1	1:54
^2023-24	30-3	9-1	6-1	43	3rd	3rd	1-0	6-0	8-0	8-1	1:59
2024-25	26-1	15-0	8-0	69	2nd	1st	—	6-0	9-0	4-0	0:40
Career	124-26	48-10	29-8	198	1st	1st	3-1	23-1	23-0	27-5	0:40

! at Wyoming ^ at Oklahoma