Oregon State Takes 4th in Virginia

HAMPTON, Va. - Oregon State, ranked No. 21 in this week's national poll, placed fourth Saturday in the 16-team Virginia Duals wrestling tournament. The Beavers (11-4 overall, 2-0 Pacific-10) were 4-2 in the tournament, winning three duals and losing one on Saturday after splitting two duals on Friday.

On Saturday, Oregon State beat Lehigh 30-10 in the consolation second round, beat Indiana 22-13 in the consolation quarterfinals, beat Cornell 20-13 in the consolation semifinals and finally lost to 23rd-ranked Arizona State 23-13 in the match for fourth place.

``We did really well considering we were seeded eighth in the tournament and wound up fourth,'' Beaver coach Joe Wells said. ``We wrestled better every round of the tournament and had some outstanding individual performances.''

Oscar Wood, OSU's returning All-American at 134 pounds, won all four matches Saturday, improving to 26-0 this season. Wood had one pin on Saturday, giving him nine for the year.

After suffering his first loss of the season Friday, Beaver 118-pounder Jason Buce won three matches Saturday to improve to 21-1. Buce had two pins on Saturday and now has 10 for the season.

``This was a real good field of teams and I'm pleased how we performed,'' added Wells. ``We wrestled six matches in two days and now we have a feel for what level we're at.''

Oregon State will be at Oregon on Friday for a Pac-10 dual meet starting at 7:30 p.m.

Oregon State 30, Lehigh 10

118Jason Buce, OSU, pinned Mike Sferra, LU, 4:21
126Jake Whisenhunt, OSU, dec. Dan Tashner, LU, 4-2, OT
134Oscar Wood, OSU, pinned Dave Esposito, LU, 5:25
142Chris Ayres, LU dec. Josh Whisenhunt, OSU, 9-8
150Isaac Wood, OSU, dec. Marat Vigdorchik, LU, 9-4
158Jason Gutches, OSU, dec. Travis Doto, 8-5
167Erik Drange, LU, dec. Clint Wilson, OSU, 4-2
177Sanders Freed, OSU, dec. Marc Dufresne, LU, 8-5
190John Van Doren, LU, dec. Jeramie York, OSU, 13-4
HWTMat Orndorff, OSU, pinned Adam Zehner, LU, 2:00.

Oregon State 22, Indiana 13

118Jason Buce, OSU, pinned Pat Cassidy, IU, 4:51
126Jake Whisenhunt, OSU, dec. James Torres, 5-2
134Oscar Wood, OSU, dec. Trevor Elliott, IU, 4-1
142Roger Chandler, IU, dec. Justin Vaughan, OSU 7-1
150Isaac Wood, OSU, dec. Brad "Butch" Hildebrand, IU, 16-5
158Jason Gutches, OSU dec. Joe Farr, IU, 4-1
167Clint Wilson, OSU, dec. Donald Fadeski, IU, 8-6
177Mike Powell, IU, dec. Sanders Freed, OSU, 2-1
190Jason DeVries, IU, dec. Chris Renzullo, OSU, 16-5
HWTBen Nachtrieb, IU, dec. Mat Orndorff, OSU, 7-5

Oregon State 20, Cornell 13

118Jason Buce, OSU, dec. Aaron Taylor, CU, 5-1
126Jake Whisenhunt, OSU, dec. Nate Rupp, CU, 4-1
134Oscar Wood, OSU, dec. Carl Keste, 6-0
142Shawn Bradley, CU, dec. Josh Whisenhunt, OSU, 4-1
150John Fogarty, CU, dec. Isaac Wood, 4-2
158Jeff New, CU, pinned Jason Gutches, OSU, 6:20
167Clint Wilson, OSU, dec. Terry Smith, CU 11-5
177Sanders Freed, OSU, dec. Joel Holman, CU, 8-3
190Carlos Eason, CU, maj. dec. Jeramie York, OSU, 11-3
HWTMat Orndorff, OSU, dec. Monty Cheff, CU, 7-1.

Arizona State 23, Oregon State 20

118Michael Kawamura, ASU (forfeit)
126Shawn Ford, ASU dec. Jake Whisenhunt, 3-1
134Oscar Wood, OSU, dec. Joey Heckel, ASU, 8-5
142Justin Vaughan, OSU, maj. dec. Jose Moreno, ASU, 8-0
150Michael Douglas, ASU, dec. Isaac Wood, OSU 5-3
158Jason Gutches, OSU, dec. Matt Suter, score unavailable
167Casey Strand, ASU, dec. Clint Wilson, OSU, 4-2
177Aaron Simpson, ASU, dec. Sanders Freed, OSU 10-4
190Danny Faqir, ASU, maj. dec. Jeramie York, OSU, 16-1
HWTMat Orndorff, OSU, dec. Joe Micela, ASU, 8-2.


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