Mitch Lofstedt of Southern Oregon won the championship at 125 lbs, and Southern Oregon finished as the team runner-up for the second straight year. Notre Dame College won the championship, and have risen quickly as program after only being in existence 3 1/2 years. The Notre dame team scored 179.5 points to easily win the team title.  Southern Oregon was second at 120 pts., followed by western rival Great Falls at 118.5 pts.

Lofstedt was also named the NWCA/NAIA Wrestler of the Year for the outstanding season he produced for the Raiders. Teammate Barry Johnson chalked up a championship as well, defeating teammate Kyle Wirkuty in the finals, 6-4. Enoch Francois of California Baptist also finished as runner-up.

http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/030610aah.html

Oregon State came in to the tournament needing a strong team effort, and that is what they got this weekend.  The team placed eight wrestlers in the top 4, and every man in the top 5 to bring the championship by two points over Boise State. Cal Poly was 3rd, after having a great tournament and being the first day leader.

Oregon State overcame a sluggish first session to put four wrestlers into the finals in session two.  Cal Poly put five wrestlers into the finals to lead after day 1. BSU placed three into the championship bout. Day two was set up to finish as a three team race, with several key head to head match-ups between the three teams.  

In the finals, Boise State won  two of the three, including Adam Hall's victory over Cal Poly wrestler Chase Pami.  Kirk Smith had a fall to get valuable points, but Oregon State had taken command after Colby Covington defeated BSU wrestler Nate Lee at 174 lbs. OSU won key 3rd place matches at 133 and 141, and when Matt Casperson defeated Chad Hanke by decision for 3rd place, OSU had won the team championship.

Overall, it was a great Pac 10 tournament, every team won at least one individual championship.  Cal State Bakersfield came ready to wrestle as well, putting three wrestlers into the finals and taking home two individual championships.  They wore black warm-up sweats and black singlets, rather than their traditional blue and gold school colors.  The Bakersfield administration informed the team and public two weeks ago that they would be cutting the program at the end of this year. The Roadrunner coaches and athletes, as well as wrestling community are still hopeful that they can save the program.

Individual winners were:  Anthony Robles-ASU, Boris Novatchkov-Cal Poly, Adin Duenas-Fullerton, Barrett Abel- UC Davis, Adam Hall- BSU, Nick Amuchastegui- Stanford, Colby Covington-OSU, Kirk Smith-BSU, Riley Orozco-Bakersfield, Mitch Monteiro-Bakersfield.

Adin Duenas (141) was named the tournament outstanding wrestler after winning the very tough 141 lb. weight class.

LCW heads to a few tourneys this weekend for coverage. UC Davis is the site of the 2010 Pac 10 Championships and we are there.  We will also be on hand for the 2010 Oregon High School State Championships, live from Portland, Oregon.

Stay tuned for our coverage of the great action.

Great read on CSU-Bakersfield and their math with UC Davis over the weekend. The team wore black sweats and singlets, rather than the traditional blue and gold.

http://www.bakersfield.com/news/sports/csub/x2022667362/Fitting-farewell

Wrestling faces more adversity on the west coast with California State University Bakersfield drops their team. CSU-Bakersfield is the fourth team in the past four years to drop-- University of Oregon, Portland State University, Arizona State University (who successfully reinstated their team) and now Bakersfield. In a quote today:
“This was an extremely agonizing decision, born of extreme circumstances and reached after painstaking deliberation,” said CSUB President Dr. Horace Mitchell. “We are facing unprecedented challenges, not only in the upcoming year but into the foreseeable future. The decisions we announce today are crafted to help ensure a sustainable program that will allow Roadrunner Athletics to continue to be a successful part of the mission of CSUB.”
Hopefully this decision will not stand and if you feel this is a mistake take action by contacting CSU-Bakersfield's administration!
For the complete article go to:
http://www.gorunners.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=61408&SPID=6678&DB_OEM_ID=13300&ATCLID=204885619

Various sources are reporting that the Cal State Bakersfield wrestling program is among several at the university that are being considered for elimination.  We certainly hope this is not the case and will be on the story. Please follow the link and stay tuned.


http://news.theopenmat.com/?p=8142

The great west coast showdown between Oregon State and Cal Poly came down to the wire on Saturday night. Cal Poly, ranked #16 hosted Oregon State, #18 in a Pac 10 dual.  The Mustangs welcomed back their alumni for this meet and have had a good run of success this season for the alumni to be happy about. 

Oregon State pulled out the 21-18 victory in the end, to run their season record to 18-1.  Cal Poly was down 6-0 after OSU wrestlers won the first two weight classes.  Kelly Kubec ranked #16 nationally, defeated #5 Boris Novatchkov 7-5 in overtime.  Cal Poly came back to win the next three weight classes, including an upset by fall by Nick Fischer at 149 to gain the lead and momentum for the Mustangs.

Oregon State won for of the last five bouts to take a 21-18 win. Junior Colby Covington won his 32nd match of the season by fall, his 15th to score key points for the Beavers.  Sophomores Chad Hanke and Clayton Jack won the last two matches for OSU to seal the victory.

Oregon State continued their winning ways, notching their 16th staright victory with a Friday evening win over Cal State Fullerton.  OSU picked up bonus point wins at six weight classes and won nine of the ten bouts. 

Michael Mangrum continued his winning streak, knocking off  nationally ranked Adin Duenas in OT. Dan Brascettea had a technical fall at 165, and the Beavers got major decision victories from Jason Lara, Kelly Kubec, Colby Covington, Ty Vinson, and Chad Hanke.  Clayton Jack defeated another nationally ranked opponent, knocking off four ranked opponents in the last three weeks.  

The matches were split 5-5, but Cal Poly pulled the dual out on bonus points on Friday night.  It was only the second time that the Mustangs have defeated the Sun Devils in the last 20 meetings.  Cal Poly, ranked #16, hosts #18 Oregon State tonight, in a big Pac 10 matchup.  Oregon State is riding a 16 match winning streak.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/story/1018182.html

Coming off their convincing 35-5 win over Arizona State last Sunday,Oregon State will go back on the road this week.  Oregon State moved its' season record to 16-1, and have been winners in their last 15 duals. Next up for OSU will be Pac 10 opponents Cal State Fullerton and Cal Poly.  The Beavers will take on Fullerton on Friday, and travel to Cal Poly for a Saturday evening match.  

Cal Poly comes into the weekend ranked #16, while Oregon State is #18. Cal Poly will also be in action on Friday night against Arizona State, so the Pac 10 season is very busy this time of year. The dual season is winding down and teams will soon begin preparation for the Pac 10 and BCAA post-season tournaments.