PARK CITY, Kan. – Oklahoma City University boasts of four all-Americans on its men's wrestling roster in its push for acclaim in 2021-22.

The Stars, ranked 11th in the NAIA, start the season 9 a.m. Saturday in the Friends Falcon Invitational at Hartman Arena, which has been the site of the NAIA Championships the past two years.

Oklahoma City advanced seven wrestlers to the NAIA Championships last March. The Stars' Easton Rendleman took all-American acclaim with an eighth-place showing at 197 pounds in the NAIA Championships.

Rendleman, a senior from Choctaw, Okla., earned his third national-tournament bid by collecting the 197-pound conference title. He put together a 5-3 mark with two pins last season, bringing his career record to 38-21.

OCU will make its debut under head coach Justin Ensign.
 
TOP RETURNERS
 
• Chase Vincent is a two-time all-American and became OCU's seventh national finalist with a runner-up showing at 174 pounds as a junior. Vincent, a senior from Yukon, Okla., took second place at 184 pounds in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference-Sooner Athletic Conference Championships to reach the league finals for the fourth time. Vincent has a career mark of 67-26
• Jon McGowan, a senior from Hulbert, Okla., rolled to four falls, the most in the tournament, to finish third place at 149 pounds in the conference tournament. McGowan earned an all-American accolade at 157 pounds as a sophomore
• Connor Holman took the 165-pound championship in the KCAC-SAC Championships. Holman, a senior from Choctaw, Okla., became a 141-pound all-American as a sophomore
• Drake Vannoy, a sophomore from Jenks, Okla., hauled in the 157-pound league title in his college debut
• Jaxen Gilmore, a senior from Yukon, Okla., reached the NAIA Championships for the second time in his career last season after nabbing runner-up at 141 pounds in the conference meet
 
NEW FACES
 
• Jack Kitchingham came to OCU after capturing a state championship. Kitchingham, a freshman from Mustang, Okla., earned the 220-pound Class 6A state title last year. Kitchingham, who went 31-4 as a senior, notched two falls on the way to the state crown
• Kolbe Madron joined the Stars after becoming an Oklahoma Coaches Association all-stater. Madron, a freshman from Sulphur, Okla., took fourth place at 152 pounds in the Class 3A state tournament as a senior and third as a junior during his prep career
• Keegan Luton grabbed third place at 145 pounds in the 6A state tournament. Luton, a freshman from Mustang, Okla., posted a 33-6 mark as a senior
• Casey Goss, a freshman from Broken Arrow, Okla., collected fifth place at 132 pounds in the 6A state tournament. He went 26-12 as a senior
 
PRESEASON BUZZ
 
• The Stars notched the 11th spot in the preseason NAIA team rankings
• Six OCU individuals were included in the individual national ratings. Rendleman reeled in sixth in the 197-pound ratings, while Vincent took sixth at 184. Holman nabbed seventh in the 149-pound rankings, and McGowan landed at No. 8 at 157. Gilmore holds the 13th spot at 141 pounds, while Vannoy stands 16th at 165
 
MEET THE COACH
 
• Ensign guided Central Missouri for 11 years, mentoring 10 national-tournament qualifiers and 17 all-region performers while colliding with some of the nation's top competition
• Ensign directed two-time national champion Frank Cagnina, who captured the 2014 and '15 149-pound NCAA Division II championships and Central Region wrestler of the year
• Central Missouri posted two top-20 national team finishes, including its finest finish (11th) in 2014-15 under Ensign
 
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
 
• Oklahoma City competes in its first dual of the season against Central Oklahoma at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 in Edmond, Okla.
• The SAC Championships will be contested Feb. 18-19 in Fort Worth, Texas
• The NAIA Championships are slated for March 4-5