Oregon State narrow favorites to win PAC 10 Conference Tournament

Oregon State narrow favorites to win PAC 10 Conference Tournament

Feb 21, 2007 by FloWrestling Staff
Oregon State narrow favorites to win PAC 10 Conference Tournament
The Pac 10s are the first of 11 conference tournaments. From here on out the intensity of every match is turned up across the nation. Cal Poly started out as the front runner in this years Pac 10s but has been shaken by All American Chad Mendes deciding to sit this year out and a lack luster dual meet performances. Jim Zalesky has transformed Oregon State in what seems like a heart beat. If there is a front runner for this years tournament it is Oregon State. They are narrow favorites over Cal Poly and UC Davis. Jim will have to watch out for his older brother Lennie who heads the UC Davis squad that also has a legitimate shot at taking the title. In years past you could expect Boise State and Arizona State to be in the mix but this year has clearly been a rebuilding year and would take outstanding performances from Arizona State athletes to win it, while Boise State would need something next to a miracle. Below are the rankings for each of the weight classes: 125 1. Tanner Gardner, Stanford 2. Eric Stevenson, Oregon State 3. John Espinoza, Arizona State 4. Ryan Dunn, Oregon 5. Marcos Orozco, UC Davis 6. Brandon Zoetewey, Cal State Bakersfield 133 1. Darrell Vasquez, Cal Poly 2. Bobby Pfennigs, Oregon State 3. Omar Gaitan, UC Davis 4. Joey Lucas, Oregon 5. Thomas Kimbrell, Cal State Bakersfield 6. T.J. Dillashaw, Cal State Fullerton 141 1. Derek Moore, UC Davis 2. Justin Pearch, Oregon 3. Kyle Larson, Oregon State 4. Dave Roberts, Cal Poly 5. Matt Schumm, Cal State Bakersfield 6. Teddy Astorga, Cal State Fullerton 149 1. Morgan Atkinson, Cal State Fullerton 2. Brandon Doyle, Cal State Bakersfield 3. Derek Kipperberg, Oregon State 4. Eric Maldonado, Cal Poly 5. Cam Jones, Boise State 6. Shawn Haratani, UC Davis 157 1. Brian Stith, Arizona State 2. Chase Pami, Cal Poly 3. Tyler Sherfey, Boise State 4. Josh Zupancic, Stanford 5. Jon Clark, UC Davis 6. Daniel Alejandro, Cal State Bakersfield 165 1. Patrick Pitsch, Arizona State 2. Dustin Noack, UC Davis 3. Brian Perry, Stanford 4. Bryan Tice, Cal State Fullerton 5. Johnny Nunez, Boise State 6. Brett Arand, Oregon State 174 1. Ken Cook, UC Davis 2. Jeremy Larson, Oregon State 3. Nate Lee, Boise State 4. Luke Feist, Stanford 5. Nick Hernandez, Cal Poly 6. Rick Renzi, Arizona State 184 1. Greg Gifford, Arizona State 2. Zack Geisen, Stanford 3. Kyle Bressler, Oregon State 4. Tyler Bernacchi, UC Davis 5. Yuri Kalika, Cal Poly 6. Brandon Ceremello, Cal State Bakersfield 197 1. Matt Monteiro, Cal Poly 2. Brandon Halsey, Cal State Bakersfield 3. Jason Trulson, Arizona State 4. Eliot Kelly, UC Davis 5. Travis Gardner, Oregon State 6. John Drake, Cal State Fullerton 285 1. Ty Watterson, Oregon State 2. Cody Parker, Cal Poly 3. Andy Patrick, Boise State 4. Colton Nichols, Cal State Bakersfield 5. Chris Dearmon, Oregon 6. Broc Maffia, UC Davis