Seven Beavers Take Titles In Southern
Oregon
ASHLAND,
Ore. –
Seven Oregon State wrestlers took home titles in their respective weight
classes at the Best of the West Tournament in Ashland, hosted by Southern
Oregon.
James
Roberts (133 pounds), Mike Mangrum (141), Scott Sakaguchi (149), RJ Pena (157),
Seth Thomas (165), Ty Vinson (174) and Taylor Meeks (197) all claimed first
over the weekend. Additionally, the Beavers had the ability for an eighth first
place finish but Clayton Jack and OSU redshirt Chad Hanke forfeited the final match
in the heavyweight class.
Each
wrestler swept through their Sunday bouts. Make sure and visit osubeavers.com
Monday for a full list of results, including day one results.
Roberts
earned a 5-3 decision over fellow OSU wrestler Jason Lara to win at 133 pounds.
He opened Sunday with a bye, then a major decision and a pin before downing
Lara, who was competing at 133 for the first time.
Mangrum
started off the season strong with his title at 149, defeating Shane Yacuta from
Clackamas Community College, with a pin just 1:44 in. His first two wins also
came via pins after also opening with a bye.
Sakaguchi
downed teammate Nick Schlager, 7-1, to claim the title at 149. He opened with a
bye, then a major decision before winning 7-1 to advance to the title bout
against Sclager.
Pena,
wrestling at 157 for the first time in his career after redshirting last
season, pinned teammate Alex Elder in 1:06. It was his third pin of the day.
Thomas
made his collegiate debut at the tournament, and did so in grand fashion,
defeating teammate Cody Weishoff via a 6-4 decision. The freshman had picked up
two consecutive pins to open the day.
Vinson
pinned Clackamas’ Trent Noon in 3:34 on Sunday in the title bout to
extend the Beavers’ good day. He started off the day with two consecutive
byes before getting a technical fall and then a pin in the title bout.
Meeks
won via technical fall and a pin to advance to the final bout of the afternoon.
He was a major decision winner, 16-2, over Michael Sojka from Stanford.
The
Beavers compete at Gill Coliseum for the first time on Friday in a dual meet
against Simon Fraser that starts at 7 p.m. PT.
Season
tickets and single-meet tickets are now available. Fans can purchase tickets by
calling 1-800-GOBEAVS, visiting the ticket area on osubeavers.com or in person
at the ticket office at Gill Coliseum. Season tickets for adults $46 and
senior/youth are $34. Single-match tickets for adults are $7 and $5 for
seniors/youth.
For
more on Oregon State wrestling, make sure and follow the team’s official
Twitter page at twitter.com/osu_wrestling and osubeavers.com.
SUNDAY
RESULTS
Note,
full results available Monday on osubeavers.com. Sunday’s consolation
bouts not available
125
pounds
Pat
Rollins pin Tim Spangle (Southwestern CC), 2:59
Pat
Rollins technical fall Juan Aguilar (Southern Oregon), 15-0
Pat
Rollins pin Skylor Davis (Simon Fraser), 6:22
Mitchell
Lofstedt (Southern Oregon) major decision Pat Rollins, 11-0
133
pounds
James
Roberts major decision Mikie Rodriguez (North Idaho), 14-4
James
Roberts pin Jeff Lobos (Lassen), 2:28
James
Roberts decision Jason Lara, 5-3
Jason
Lara pin Jordan O’Neal (Clackamas), 5:15
Jason
Lara major decision Prescott Graner (Clackamas), 17-3
James
Roberts decision Jason Lara, 5-3
141
pounds
Mike
Mangrum pin Derrick Booth (North Idaho), 4:45
Mike
Magrum pin Alex Manley (Stanford), Time N/A
Mike
Mangrum pin Shane Yacuta (Clackamas), 1:44
Sam
Ottow (Highline) pin Anthony Harris, 5:32
149
pounds
Scott
Sakaguchi major decision Josh Lauderdale (Stanford), 11-1
Scott
Sakaguchi decision Eric Luna (Clackamas), 7-1
Scott
Sakaguchi decision Nick Schlager, 7-1
Nick
Schlager decision Bryce McMahon (North Idaho), 7-3
Nick
Schlager decision Kyle Wirkuty (Southern Oregon), 8-4
Scott
Sakaguchi decision Nick Schlager, 7-1
157
pounds
RJ
Pena pin Alex Stemer (Simon Fraser), 2:23
RJ
Pena pin Dalton Urrutia (Southern Oregon), 1:04
RJ
Pena pin Alex Elder, 1:06
Alex
Elder technical fall Brock Crocker (Southern Oregon), 17-2
Alex
Elder major decision Micah Morrill (Highline), 16-8
RJ
Pena pin Alex Elder, 1:06
165
pounds
Seth
Thomas pin W.V. Meyer (North Idaho), 4:20
Seth
Thomas pin Eric Hensel (Clackamas), 2:53
Seth
Thomas decision Cody Weishoff, 6-4
Cody
Weishoff pin Cody Jones (Southern Oregon), 5:39
Cody
Weishoff technical fall Zach Martin (Southwestern), 16-0
Seth
Thomas decision Cody Weishoff, 6-4
174
pounds
Ty
Vinson technical fall Kris Newport (Southwestern), 19-1
Ty
Vinson pin Trent Noon (Clackamas), 3:34
184
pounds
Brian
Engdahl decision Justin Korthuis (North Idaho), 9-7
Austin
Vanderford (Southern Oregon) pin Brian Engdahl, Time N/A
John
Tuck pin Josh Cuttis (Lassen), 6:07
Clete
Hanson (Simon Fraser) decision John Tuck, 6:07
197
pounds
Taylor
Meeks technical fall Louis Payne (Southwestern), 17-1
Taylor
Meeks pin Nick Wiaserski (North Idaho), 2:25
Taylor
Meeks major decision Mitchell Lofstedt (Southern Oregon), 11-0
Michael
Sojka (Stanford) major decision Hayden Kloss, 10-2
Heavyweight
Clayton
Jack pin Johnathan Hatch (Southwestern), 2:41
Clayton
Jack pin Jacob Mitchell (Clackamas), 5:41
Jordan
Swartzlender decision Gurjot Krooner (Simon Fraser), 10-6
Chad
Hanke technical fall Jordan Swartzlender, 18-1
FOR
MORE INFORMATION, contact Hank Hager at (541) 737-7472.
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Hank
Hager
Assistant
Director, Athletic Communications
Oregon
State Athletics
Cell:
541-230-0611
Office:
541-737-7472
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