Oregon State
Cliff Keen Invite
Three Beavers Advance To Semifinals In Las Vegas
December 02, 2011 | Wrestling
Dec. 2, 2011
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Oregon State wrestlers Mike Mangrum, Taylor Meeks and Clayton Jack were perfect Friday in the first day of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The trio will advance to the semifinals of their respective weight classes on Saturday.
Overall, after one day of competition, OSU has eight of its 10 entrants still alive for at least a third-place finish. As a team, Oregon State is fifth with 56.5 points, 1 ½ points shy of No. 4 Wyoming. Ohio State leads, followed by Michigan and Cornell.
Both Mangrum (141 pounds) and Jack (heavyweight) went 3-0 while Meeks went 2-0 after earning a bye early on. Mangrum outscored his opponents, 46-14, picking up two major decisions in the process. He will open Saturday against Cal Poly's Boris Novachkov.
Jack capped off his day with a fall in 2:37 against Boise State's J.T. Felix, facing the Bronco wrestler for the second time in two weeks. It was his second fall of the day at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and he'll square off with No. 11 seed Atticus Disney of Cal Poly. Jack came in as the No. 2 seed.
Meeks, meanwhile, impressed as a redshirt freshman, winning 6-4 in overtime over Andrew Campollata of Ohio State to cement semifinal status. Meeks, the No. 4 seed at 197 pounds, opens Saturday against No. 1 seed Christopher Honeycutt from Edinboro.
Five other Beavers are in the consolation brackets and could finish as high as third. Pat Rollins lost his first bout at 125 pounds, but went on a 3-bout winning streak to advance to day two.
Garrett Drucker wrestled for the first time this season at 133 pounds and picked up two straight victories - a decision and technical fall - before losing to Michigan's Zachery Stevens, 6-3.
Scott Sakaguchi nearly advanced to the semifinals but dropped a 4-2 bout to Utah Valley's Josh Wilson, 4-2, in a sudden victory period at 149 pounds. He opened the day with a major decision and a decision to put his record at 10-0 before the loss.
RJ Pena was unseeded to start the day and downed George Ivanov (Boise State) before defeating North Idaho's Ryan Zumwalt. He, however, lost to North Dakota's Steven Monk in an attempt to advance to the semifinals at 157.
Ty Vinson came away with two consecutive victories after starting the day 1-1 at 174 pounds. He opened the day with a 23-second fall over Air Force's Clayton Gable, the earliest by any Oregon State wrestler this season.
Two other Beavers, Cody Weishoff (165 pounds) and John Tuck (184 pounds) finished the day at 0-2 and will not compete on Saturday.
Day two of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational takes place on Saturday, where the winners at each bout will be decided. Follow via a live chat on intermatwrestle.com where an updated bracket is also available.
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Oregon State Individual Results
125 Pounds
Tyler Iwamura (Cal State Bakersfield) decision Pat Rollins, 6-2
Pat Rollins major decision Kory Mines (Edinboro), 10-2
Pat Rollins technical fall Andrew Yu (San Franciso State), 20-2
Pat Rollins decision Isaac Romero (Boise State), 2-0
133 Pounds - Drucker seeded 4th
Garrett Drucker decision Steve Mitcheff (Kent State), 10-6
Garrett Drucker technical fall Joseph Duca (Indiana), 16-0
Zachery Stevens (Michigan) decision Garrett Drucker, 6-3
141 Pounds - Mangrum seeded 3rd
Mike Mangrum major decision Dalton Kelly (Cal State Bakersfield), 17-4
Mike Mangrum decision Nathan Hoffer (Arizona State), 9-3
Mike Mangrum major decision Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska), 20-7
149 Pounds - Sakaguchi seeded 3rd
Scott Sakaguchi major decision Mark Erickson (North Dakota State), 12-4
Scott Sakaguchi decision Brandon Richardson (Wyoming), 6-3
Josh Wilson (Utah Valley) decision Scott Sakaguchi, 4-2 (OT)
157 Pounds
RJ Pena decision George Ivanov (Boise State), 6-1
RJ Pena decision Ryan Zumwalt (North Idaho), 5-3
Steven Monk (North Dakota State) decision RJ Pena, 8-1
165 Pounds
Benjamin Jordan (Wisconsin) decision Cody Weishoff, 7-5
Kyle DeBerry (Arizona State) decision Cody Weishoff, 9-8
174 Pounds
Ty Vinson fall Clayton Gable (Air Force), 0:23
Justin Zeerip (Michigan) decision Ty Vinson, 8-2
Ty Vinson decision Scott Bacon (Boise State), 5-2
Ty Vinson decision Peter Huntley (Navy), 2-1
184 Pounds
John Tuck fall Riley Argyle (Western Wyoming College), 7:00
Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) technical fall John Tuck, 17-0
Cameron Croy (Harvard) decision John Tuck, 12-5
197 Pounds - Meeks seeded 4th
Taylor Meeks major decision Oren Grosvirt-Dramen (Cal State Bakersfield), 14-3
Taylor Meeks decision Andrew Campolatta (Ohio State), 6-4 (OT)
Heavyweight - Jack seeded 2nd
Clayton Jack fall Matthew Foxworthy (North Idaho College), 4:30
Clayton Jack major decision Evan Knutson (North Dakota State), 11-0
Clayton Jack fall J.T. Felix (Boise State), 2;37
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