Oregon State
Southern Scuffle
Wrestling In Fourth After Day One Of Southern Scuffle
December 29, 2010 | Wrestling
Dec. 29, 2010
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Six Oregon State wrestlers are alive in the championship round of the Southern Scuffle and the Beavers are fourth out of 34 teams after day one of competition on Wednesday.
The Beavers saw 14 wrestlers compete on Wednesday, including three unattached entries, with each winning at least two bouts apiece. Jason Lara (125 pounds), Kelly Kubec (133), Garrett Drucker (133), Mike Mangrum (141), Chad Hanke (197) and Clayton Jack (heavyweight) all go into the final day of competition on Thursday with the chance at taking first.
“This was a very good day of competition,” Oregon State head coach Jim Zalesky said. “Every one of our wrestlers competed well and we're in very good standing with a number of guys who could accomplish some great things on Thursday. We have one day remaining of competition in 2010 and our guys will go out strong.”
Lara wrapped up two major decisions to remain in competition for first at the 125-pound class. He downed Brett Boston of Appalachian State an Zach Huxford of George Mason and will open Thursday against Virginia's Matthew Snyder.
Kubec went 3-0 Wednesday, earning one via fall and one via major decision. He opened with a 2:06 fall against Campbell's Gabe Gardner, and defeated Navy's Ben Levin, 10-2. He capped off his day with a 6-4 win over Bloomsburg's Nick Wilcox, and will square off with Minnesota's David Thorn to open competition Thursday.
Joining Kubec at the 133-pound class was Drucker, who also went 3-0 with wins over Indiana's Matt Ortega, Lock Haven's John Trumbetti and Edinboro's Aaron Schopp. He will face Penn's Rollie Peterkin to start Thursday.
Kubec and Drucker could square off for first on Thursday if both go 2-0 to start the day.
Mangrum is the fourth Beaver to remain in the championship round. He picked up decisions over North Carolina's Darius Little and Liberty's Kurtis Becker and a pin over Army's Casey Thome. He goes against Penn State's Adam Lynch on Thursday.
Hanke and Jack needed just two victories to remain in contention for their respective weight class titles. Hanke defeated North Carolina's KaRonne Jones over technical fall then downed Penn's Micah Burak and will take on George Mason's Cayle Byers Thursday.
Rounding out the six is Jack, who opened with a pin of Edinboro's Michael Horton in 6:07. He went on to take down Lock Haven's Henry Turner via major decision. He will open Thursday with Minnesota's Benjamin Burhow Thursday.
Scott Sakaguchi (149 pounds) paced the Beavers in the consolation round with a 4-1 record. He will be joined Thursday by RJ Pena (unattached at 157 pounds with a 3-1 record), Jon Brascetta (3-1 at 165 pounds), Brice Arand (3-1 at 184 pounds), Taylor Meeks (unattached at 184 pounds with a 3-1 record) and Taylor Johnson (2-1 at 197 pounds).
Alex Elder (3-2 at 157 pounds) and Ty Vinson (2-2 at 184 pounds) also competed Wednesday but were knocked out of the Southern Scuffle.
The Beavers will go into Thursday's competition fourth out of 34 teams, just one point shy of No. 3 Michigan, which has 49.5 points. Cornell leads the pack with 54 points and is followed by No. 2 Penn State (50.5 points), Michigan, Oregon State and Kent State and Minnesota, which are tied for fifth with 43.5 points.
Live stats for day two are available on uncgspartans.com. Visit osubeavers.com Thursday afternoon for a full recap and list of results for the Oregon State wrestlers.
Individual Results
125 Pounds
Jason Lara (Oregon State) major decision Brett Boston (Appalachian State), 17-5
Jason Lara (Oregon State) major decision Zach Huxford (George Mason), 12-1
133 Pounds
Kelly Kubec (Oregon State) fall Gabe Gardner (Campbell), 2:06
Kelly Kubec (Oregon State) major decision Ben Levin (Navy), 10-2
Kelly Kubec (Oregon State) decision Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg), 6-4
Garrett Drucker (Oregon State) fall Matt Ortega (Indiana), 3:35
Garrett Drucker (Oregon State) major decision John Trumbetti (Lock Haven), 12-2
Garrett Drucker (Oregon State) decision Aaron Schopp (Edinboro), 14-10
141 Pounds
Mike Mangrum (Oregon State) fall Casey Thome (Army), 2:47
Mike Mangrum (Oregon State) decision Darius Little (North Carolina), 8-3
Mike Mangrum (Oregon State) decision Kurtis Becker (Liberty), 9-4
149 Pounds
Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) major decision Ryan Medved (Gardner-Webb), 9-0
Frank Molinaro (Penn State) decision Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State), 6-1
Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) decision Nicholas Stabile (North Carolina), 4-2. (OT)
Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) fall William Randt (Lock Haven), 4:38
Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) technical fall Rich Bushby (Liberty), 17-1
157 Pounds
David Taylor (Penn State) technical fall Alex Elder (Oregon State), 18-2
Alex Elder (Oregon State) decision Jeffrey Brigham (Edinboro), 9-4
Alex Elder (Oregon State) major decision Shawn Harris (Virginia), 9-0
Alex Elder (Oregon State) major decision Drew Howard (Kent State), 9-0
Tyler Banks (Hofstra) major decision Alex Elder (Oregon State), 10-2
RJ Pena (Unattached-Oregon State) fall Justin Krop (Liberty), 2:17
RJ Pena (Unattached-Oregon State) decision Johnny Greisheimer (Edinboro), 9-7
Paul Young (Indiana) decision RJ Pena (Unattached-Oregon State), 7-2
RJ Pena (Unattached-Oregon State) fall Nicholas Gordon (Virginia), 4:15
165 Pounds
Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) decision Jon Brascetta (Oregon State), 4-2
Jon Brascetta (Oregon State) fall Charles Miller (Virginia), 3:26
Jon Brascetta (Oregon State) decision James Kaden (George Mason), 5-4
Jon Brascetta (Oregon State) decision Aaron Keeton (George Mason), 5-2
174 Pounds
None entered
184 Pounds
Brice Arand (Oregon State) technical fall Patrick Smith (Army), 17-0
Brice Arand (Oregon State) fall Josh Tuck (The Citadel), 1:41
Jonathan Fausey (Virginia) decision Brice Arand (Oregon State), 7-4
Brice Arand (Oregon State) fall Antonio Giorgio (North Carolina), 1:24
Ryan Garringer (Ohio) decision Ty Vinson (Oregon State), 2-0
Ty Vinson (Oregon State) decision Jared Holliday (UNC Greensboro), 7-1
Ty Vinson (Oregon State) forfeit Bagna Tovuujav (George Mason)
Ben Clymer (Hofstra) decision Ty Vinson (Oregon State), 4-1
Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) major decision Taylor Meeks (Unattached-Oregon State), 12-2
Taylor Meeks (Unattached-Oregon State) fall Pat Murphy (Hofstra), 2:23
Taylor Meeks (Unattached-Oregon State) major decision Harrison Cook (Penn), 10-1
Taylor Meeks (Unattached-Oregon State) major decision Ryan Garringer (Ohio), 12-3
197 Pounds
Chad Hanke (Oregon State) technical fall KaRonne Jones (North Carolina), 19-4
Chad Hanke (Oregon State) decision Micah Burak (Penn), 3-1 (OT)
Taylor Johnson (Oregon State) decision Jacob Henderson (Old Dominion), 8-3
Cam Simaz (Cornell) fall Taylor Johnson (Oregon State), 3:59
Taylor Johnson (Oregon State) fall Kyle Sanders (Ohio), 2:04
Heavyweight
Clayton Jack (Oregon State) fall Michael Horton (Edinboro), 6:07
Clayton Jack (Oregon State) major decision Henry Turner (Lock Haven), 13-2
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