Oregon State wins the Pac 10 title
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.
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.
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