This weekend we will see our first NCAA Conference meet in the Pac-12.  Boise State will host the event.  By the way, does anyone know why their meet is a week before all the rest?  Here is a little info on who is competing and what the tournament is looking like.

Teams Competing

-Boise State are the Defending Champs and have won 3 of Last 4 Conference Titles.

-Oregon State has won the most PAC 12 title at 18.

-The Pack 12 will automatically qualify 19 wrestlers to the 2012 NCAAs

125-2, 133-2, 141-2, 149-1, 157-2, 165-1, 174-2, 184-2, 197-3 and HWT-2.

Below are the top 5 seeds at each weight for Pack 12s.  National ranking is to the right.

125 POUNDS 

1. Ryan Mango, Stanford (5)

2. Pat Rollins, Oregon State 

3. Tyler Iwamura, CSU Bakersfield 

4. David Prado, Arizona State 

5. Britain Longmire, Cal Poly 

 

133 POUNDS 

1. Brian Owen, Boise State 

2. Frank Lomas, CSU Bakersfield 

3. Shane McGough, Arizona State 

4. Garrett Drucker, Oregon State 

5. Jake Tannenbaum, Cal Poly 

141 POUNDS 

1. Boris Novachkov, Cal Poly (2)

2. Michael Mangrum, Oregon State (6) 

3. Nathan Hoffer, Arizona State 

4. Josh Strait, Boise State 

5. Dalton Kelly, CSU Bakersfield 

149 POUNDS 

1. Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State (17)

2. Joel Smith, Arizona State 

3. Kyle Chene, Cal Poly 

4. Steven Hernandez, Boise State 

5. Erik Martinez, CSU Bakersfield 

 

 

 

1. George Ivanov, Boise State (12)

2. Roger Pena, Oregon State (17)

3. Garrett Schaner, Stanford 

4. Travis Rasmussen, Cal Poly 

5. Anthony Box, CSU BakersfieldT

165 POUNDS 

1. Adam Fierro, CSU Bakersfield 

2. Michael Cuthbertson, Boise State 

3. Bret Baumbach, Stanford 

4. Paul Woodman, Cal Poly 

174 POUNDS 

1. Nick Amuchastegui, Stanford (1)

2. Ryan DesRoches, Cal Poly (7)

3. Eric Starks, Arizona State 

4. Scotty Bacon, Boise State 

5. Brady Garner, CSU Bakersfield 

184 POUNDS 

1. Jake Swartz, Boise State (10)

2. Kevin Radford, Arizona State 

3. Spence Patrick, Stanford 

4. Sean Dougherty, Cal Poly 

5. Ty Vinson, Oregon State  

197 POUNDS 

1. Taylor Meeks, Oregon State  (16)

2. Ryan Smith, Cal Poly (19)

3. Brent Chriswell, Boise State (20)

4. Aaron Brown, CSU Bakersfield 

5. Chace Eskam, Arizona State

HEAVYWEIGHT 

1. Clayton Jack, Oregon State (4)

2. Levi Cooper, Arizona State (9)

3. Dan Scherer, Stanford 

4. Atticus Disney, Cal Poly 

5. JT Felix, Boise State 


What are your thoughts?  Can Bakersfield get anyone into the NCAAs?  Who will take the next match in the epic Novachkov vs Mangrum series?  Can Amuchastegui keep his dominance going through the rest of the season?  Will Oregon State hold strong and add a PAC 12 conference title on top of the PAC 12 dual title?  What kind of finish can we expect out of Arizona State and Boise State?  They are both coming off strong finishes abut are currently struggling.