Oregon State
Wyoming
No. 13/15 Beaver Wrestlers Lasso No. 15/20 Cowboys 21-12, in Laramie
January 13, 2013 | Wrestling
Jan. 13, 2013
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OSU now winners of two straight uses bonus points from Mike Mangrum and RJ Pena for 11 point victory
LARAMIE, Wyo. – The No. 13/15 ranked Oregon State wrestling team made it a perfect weekend with a second triumph in three days. This time it was at the hands of the No. 15/20 Wyoming Cowboys, 21-12 in Laramie, Sunday afternoon.
The Beavers, now 4-3 and 1-1 in the Pac-12, used wins from six different weight classes to go ahead to the 11 point victory. With the loss Wyoming drops to 6-3 and remains 1-1 in the Western Wrestling Conference.
Leading the way for head coach Jim Zalesky's squad was 141 pounder Mike Mangrum and 157 lb. wrestler RJ Pena, who both earned bonus points in their individual match victories. Mangrum took to the mats with OSU and Wyoming knotted up at 6-6, but the No. 4 ranked senior used a technical fall (16-0) against the Cowboys' Kyle Komata to give his team the lead for good at 11-6.
Following a 4-2 Scott Sakaguchi decision, Pena won via major decision (11-3) over UW's Andy McCulley in the 157 lb. bout, making it a commanding 12 point Orange and Black lead at 18-6. Despite Wyoming victories in two of the final three matches, the OSU lead was too much to overcome as the 'Beavs secured their 19th all-time win over the Cowboys and third in the last four years.
Other Oregon State winners on Sunday included No. 5 ranked heavyweight Chad Hanke (7-4, Dec.), who now boasts a team-high eight match winning streak, 133 pounder Drew Van Anrooy (9-5, Dec.), as well as Alex Elder who posted a 9-2 decision over Cowboy Dakota Friesth in the 133 lb match.
The Beavers, who are now above the .500 mark for the first time all season, next host Stanford Saturday, Jan. 19 inside Gill Coliseum. OSU and the Cardinal are set to square off on the mats starting at 7 p.m.
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MEET RESULTS |
WYO |
ORST |
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197 |
Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming) won by decision over Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) 7-6. |
3.00 |
0 |
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285 |
Chad Hanke (Oregon State) won by decision over Leland Pfeifer (Wyoming) 7-4. |
3.00 |
3.00 |
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125 |
Tyler Cox (Wyoming) won by decision over Joey Palmer (Oregon State) 6-2. |
6.00 |
3.00 |
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133 |
Drew Van Anrooy (Oregon State) won by decision over Zach Zehner (Wyoming) 9-5. |
6.00 |
6.00 |
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141 |
Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) won by tech fall over Kyle Komata (Wyoming) 3:46 16-0. |
6.00 |
11.00 |
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149 |
Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) won by decision over Brandon Richardson (Wyoming) 4-2. |
6.00 |
14.00 |
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157 |
RJ Pena (Oregon State) won by major decision over Andy McCulley (Wyoming) 11-3. |
6.00 |
18.00 |
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165 |
Alex Elder (Oregon State) won by decision over Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) 9-2. |
6.00 |
21.00 |
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174 |
Lee Helbig (Wyoming) won by decision over Austin Morehead (Oregon State) 14-9. |
9.00 |
21.00 |
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184 |
Shane Woods (Wyoming) won by decision over Bryan Engdahl (Oregon State) 5-4. |
12.00 |
21.00 |
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Dual Meet Score |
12.0 |
21.0 |
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POST MEET QUOTES
OSU Head Coach Jim Zalesky
On the victory…
“Overall I thought we wrestled well. (Mike) Mangrum and (RJ) Pena led the way, each scoring bonus points.”
POST MEET NOTES
--The Beavers now have two wrestlers with at least seven wins in-a-row, including heavyweight Chad Hanke (eight) and 141 pounder Mike Mangrum (seven).
--With his second straight technical fall, Mangrum secured his 122nd career victory, placing him in sole possession for ninth on the all-time program list, he passes former heavyweight teammate Clayton Jack (2009-12).
--Head Coach Jim Zalesky picked up his 80th career win as head of the OSU program, the only two others in school history to reach that plateau are Dale Thomas with 616 (1957-90) and Joe Wells (1993-06) who has 161 career wins.
--OSU has now won two-straight dual competitions for the first time since a one month stretch during the 2011-12 season, when it reeled off five straight against Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, Boise State, Stanford and Iowa State in the National Duals.
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