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Head Coach Jim Zalesky, Mike Mangrum and Scott Sakaguchi reflect on day two of competition at the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
2011 NCAA Participant
OREGON STATE 2011 Wrestled entire season at 149 pounds, his first action with Beavers as a redshirt freshman ... Tallied team-best 26 wins and went 26-13 ... Competed at NCAA Championships in Philadelphia and went 3-2 ... Only Beaver to wrestle at 149 pounds officially ... Went 4-1 in major decisions, 1-0 in technical falls and 7-0 in pins ... Earned first ranking on Jan. 4 at No. 17 and has been in and out of rankings since ... Earned NCAA bid after placing second at Pac-10 Championships on Feb. 27 ... Longest win streak of seven came at Southern Scuffle on Dec. 29 and 30 ... Fastest fall of season came in 1:44 against Arizona State's Carlos Castro on Feb. 11 ... Produced bonus points in 12 of 34 bouts in 2011 ... Went 7-5 against Pac-10 opponents.
2010 Redshirted ... Competed in Junior FILA Freestyle Nationals finishing seventh at 70 kilograms.
CLOVIS HIGH SCHOOL Lettered four years under coaches Steve and Adam Tirapelle at 145 pounds ... Earned the California state title at 145 pounds as a senior ... Two-time National High School Coaches Association All-American ... As a senior, finished third at the National High School Coaches Association Senior National Championships and was named the Fresno Bee Wrestler of the Year ... Two-time state placer ... Three-time section champion ... Three-time team captain.
PERSONAL Born June 25, 1991 ... Business major ... Parents are Ronnie and Shelli Sakaguchi; family includes one older sister, Danielle ... Enjoys fishing, video games and hanging with teammates in his spare time ... Chose Oregon State "because of the excellent wrestling program and great education."
