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Oregon State finds its way back to Beaver State
for Classic Duals, then dual vs. Central Michigan
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10
Oregon State at Oregon Wrestling Classic Duals;
Redmond, Ore. (Deschutes County Fairgrounds)
Oregon State vs. Portland State, 10:30 a.m.
Oregon State vs. Cal State-Fullerton, 12:45 p.m.
Oregon State vs. No. 19 Wisconsin, 5:45 p.m.
Oregon State vs. Pacific Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12
No. 10 Central Michigan at Oregon State, 2 p.m.
After almost a month spent taking a holiday break and then a pair of road trips, Oregon State (2-3 overall, 1-1 Pacific-10) returns to its home state this weekend to wrestle five dual meets in three days.
On Friday, OSU will take a quick trip over the Cascades for the Oregon Wrestling Classic duals. The Beavers will face Portland State (0-2, 0-1 Pacific-10) and Cal State-Fullerton (4-5, 2-1 Pacific-10) in Pac-10 duals at 10:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.; then face 16th-ranked Wisconsin (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at 5:45 p.m. and Pacific Lutheran (0-4) at 7:30 p.m. to round out the day. The OWC Duals will be held at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds Expo Center.
Oregon State returns to Gill Coliseum on Sunday for a non-league dual against 13th-ranked Central Michigan (3-0, 0-0 Mid-America) at 2 p.m.
"There's a variety of levels of opposition and there are a bunch of matches," OSU head coach Joe Wells said. "It's a good opportunity for us to get a lot of matches, to look at our match strengths and at our match management. We'll be looking to get out and set the pace and score some points."
The Oregon Wrestling Classic includes the state's dual meet championshps for all three high school classifications, plus a youth tournament.
"It's a great opportunity to see the talent in the state," Wells said. "The high schools, the young kids coming up ... it's a fun environment and it's a great venue for competition."
The Beavers will get a little change of scenery in facing Central Michigan and Wisconsin. OSU will also be happy to see Gill Coliseum again; the Beavers have wrestled just once in their home arena so far this season.
"We've been doing a fair amount of traveling," Wells said. "It's going to be fun to wrestle in front of the hometown folks."
Portland State will meet Wisconsin on Wednesday night before the Classic Duals. The Vikings last wrestled on Dec. 19 at the Reno Tournament of Champions, placing 18th of 22 teams. PSU has three wrestlers in the Pac-10 rankings: Eric Arbogast is fourth at 157 pounds, Quinn Collett is fourth at 174 pounds and Randy Davidson is third at 197 pounds.
Cal State-Fullerton went 0-4 last weekend at the Lone Star Duals, losing to Wartburg 23-22, Northern Iowa 26-12, Cornell 32-6 and Brown 21-13. The Titans are coached by Dan Hicks, a two-time NCAA champ at OSU and a former Beaver assistant coach. CSUF has three wrestlers in the Pac-10 rankings: Juan Mora is third at 141 pounds, Chris Carlino is second at 165 pounds and Rowdy Lundegreen is first at 184 pounds.
Wisconsin hasn't wrestled since placing eighth at the 50-team Las Vegas Invitational in early December. The Badgers have four wrestlers in the national rankings: at 125 pounds, Tony Black is ranked 11th by Amateur Wrestling News and eighth by InterMat; at 133 pounds, Kevin Black is ranked fourth by both AWN and IM; at 184 pounds, Ralph DeNisco is ranked 11th by AWN and 10th by IM; and at heavyweight, Justin Staebler is ranked 18th by AWN and 15th by IM.
Pacific Lutheran, a Division III school, was beaten by Southern Oregon 37-13 last weekend and then hosted the Roy Gonzales Open.
Central Michigan is coming off last weekend's 19-13 win over Michigan, and the Chippewas have also beaten Michigan State this season. CMU has four wrestlers in the national rankings: at 141 pounds, Jason Mestler is ranked sixth by AWN and fourth by IM; at 149 pounds, Ty Morgan is ranked 13th by both AWN and IM; at 157 pounds, David Bolyard is ranked 12th by AWN and 10th by IM; and at 165 pounds, Kevin Carr is ranked ninth by AWN and sixth by IM.
Oregon State tentative lineup
National rankings: Amateur Wrestling News, InterMat of Jan. 8
- 125 - Michael Delaney, sr. (Tracy, Calif./Brethren Christian HS); 3-4 with 0 pins; in Pac-10, ranked 5th
or - Brett Phillips, fr. (Turner, Ore./Cascade HS); 1-5 with 0 pins
- 133 - Tim Norman, so. (Newberg, Ore./Newberg HS); 6-7 with 0 pins
or - Casey Anthony, jr. (Vale, Ore./Vale HS); 3-0 with 0 pins
- 141 - Mike Unger, fr. (Turner, Ore./Cascade HS); 3-6 with 0 pins
- 149 - Tony Hook, fr. (Sandpoint, Idaho/Sandpoint HS); 7-5 with 2 pins
or - Orlando Perez, fr. (Hermiston, Ore./Hermiston HS); 0-2 with 0 pins
- 157 - Jeremy Larson, fr. (Hermiston, Ore./Hermiston HS); 4-6 with 0 pins
or - Brian Duhrkoop, jr. (Milwaukie, Ore./Milwaukie HS); 1-0 with 0 pins
- 165 - Matt Ellis, so. (Prosser, Wash./Prosser HS, Oklahoma St. U.); 5-6 with 0 pins
or - Jed Pennell, jr. (Cave Junction, Ore./Illinois Valley HS); 3-4 record with 1 pin; in Pac-10, ranked 4th
or - Anthony Weber, fr. (Newberg, Ore./Newberg HS); 2-4 with 0 pins
- 174 - Jake Huffman, sr. (Scio, Ore./Scio HS); 11-7 with 1 pin; in Pac-10, ranked 5th
- 184 - Dan Pitsch, fr. (Tacoma, Wash./Spanaway Lake HS); 11-5 with 0 pins; in Pac-10, ranked 5th
- 197 - Jason Lovell, sr. (Turner, Ore./Cascade HS); 8-5 with 0 pins; in Pac-10, ranked 2nd
or - Jed Lowe, fr. (Hermiston, Ore./Hermiston HS); 1-1 with 0 pins
- HWT - Andy Bowlby, sr. (Newberg, Ore./Newberg HS); 13-4 with 7 pins; in nation, ranked 10th AWN, 13th IM; in Pac-10, ranked 4th
or - John Winters, jr. (Missoula, Mont./Hellgate HS); 2-2 with 1 pin
Ancient history
OREGON STATE ALL-TIME VS. THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS: Oregon State has an all-time record of 74-11-4 against Portland State in a series dating back to 1948; the Beavers are on a 7-meet winning streak and a 9-meet unbeaten streak against the Vikings. Last season, OSU won 36-3 in Corvallis. PSU's last win was in 1990 by a 21-16 score in Portland, and the teams tied 19-19 in Portland in 1991.
Oregon State has an all-time record of 9-1 against Cal State-Fullerton in a series dating back to 1973; the Beavers are on a 4-meet winning streak against the Titans. The last meeting was in 2001, when OSU won 45-0 in Fullerton; CSUF's lone win was in 1991 by a 17-15 score in Fullerton.
Oregon State has an all-time record of 2-2 against Wisconsin in a series dating back to 1995; the Beavers are on a 2-meet win streak against the Badgers. The most recent meeting was in 1999 when OSU won 19-18 in the Texas Duals; Wisconsin's last win was in 1996 by a 31-6 score in Madison.
Oregon State and Pacific Lutheran have never wrestled a dual meet against each other prior to this season.
Oregon State and Central Michigan have never wrestled a dual meet against each other prior to this season.
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