January 27, 2012

 

Oregon State Wrestling Nips Boise State, 18-16

 

BOISE, Idaho – Mike Mangrum and Clayton Jack each won their 29^th bouts of the season and Oregon State scored the final seven points in an 18-16 win over Boise State Friday night.

 

Taylor Meeks teamed with Jack to win via decision and major decision at 197 pounds and heavyweight, respectively, to pull the Beavers out from a five-point deficit to a two-point win. Meeks was a 6-0 winner over Brent Chriswell which was followed by Jack’s 15-5 major decision over J.T. Felix.

 

The win was Oregon State’s eighth of the season as it improved to 8-2. It also marked the Beavers’ first season sweep of Boise State since 1999.

 

Pat Rollins opened the dual with a 12-2 major decision over Landon Hartley at 125 pounds for the redshirt freshman’s 22^nd win of the season.

 

That 4-0 lead was pushed to 4-3 when Shawn Jones defeated James Roberts, 4-2, at 133 pounds.

 

The Beavers, however, jumped out to an 11-3 advantage on the strength of a Mangrum major decision over Josh Strait at 141, 15-4, and Scott Sakaguchi’s 4-1 win over Steven Hernandez at 149.

 

Oregon State lost its next four bouts – three decisions and a major decision – to allow the Broncos to jump out to a 16-14 lead.

 

The lone bout featuring two ranked wrestlers on the night was a 9-5 win by No. 14 George Ivanov at 157 pounds over the Beavers’ RJ Pena.

 

Joe Latham lost a tight 4-2 decision to Michael Cuthbertson at 165 pounds, which was followed by a 14-6 major decision by Scott Bacon over Cody Weishoff at 174 pounds.

 

Boise State’s last win of the night was Jake Swartz’s 4-0 decision over Ty Vinson at 184.

 

The Beavers travel to Stanford Sunday for a 2 p.m. PT dual. For live video of the event, visit osubeavers.com. Note, there will be no live stats for the dual.

 

For more on Oregon State wrestling, make sure and follow the team’s official Twitter page at twitter.com/osu_wrestling and osubeavers.com.

 

Results

 

No. 17 Oregon State 18, Boise State 16

125 – Pat Rollins (OSU) major decision Landon Hartley (BSU), 12-2. OSU 4, BSU 0

133 - Shawn Jones (BSU) decision James Roberts (OSU), 4-2. OSU 4, BSU 3

141 – Mike Mangrum (OSU) major decision Josh Strait (BSU), 15-4. OSU 8, BSU 3

149 – Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) decision Steven Hernandez (BSU), 4-1. OSU 11, BSU 3

157 – George Ivanov (BSU) decision RJ Pena (OSU), 9-5. OSU 11, BSU 6

165 – Michael Cuthbertson (BSU) decision Joe Latham (OSU), 4-2. OSU 11-9

174 - Scott Bacon (BSU) major decision Cody Weishoff (OSU), 14-6. BSU 13, OSU 11

184 – Jake Swartz (BSU) decision Ty Vinson (OSU), 4-0. BSU 16, OSU 11

197 – Taylor Meeks (OSU) decision Brent Chriswell (BSU), 6-0. BSU 16, OSU 14

HWT – Clayton Jack (OSU) major decision J.T. Felix (BSU), 15-5. OSU 18, BSU 16

 

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

hank.hager@oregonstate.edu

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