Oregon State
Cliff Keen Invite
Mangrum, Jack Win Titles In Las Vegas
December 03, 2011 | Wrestling
Dec. 3, 2011
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Mike Mangrum and Clayton Jack won their respective weights at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday to pace the Oregon State wrestling team. Mangrum was also announced as the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament in going 5-0.
Jack also went 5-0, claiming his championship victory in the heavyweight class with a fall nine seconds prior to the end of the third period. Down 4-3, he tied Ohio State's Peter Capone with a stalling call, then pinned his opponent for the victory. He improved to 13-0 this season.
Mangrum also went 5-0 but didn't win his title in as near dramatic fashion. He did, however, win convincingly enough to be named the top wrestler at the two-day event. He opened Saturday's 141 bracket with a 4-3 win over Cal Poly's Boris Novachkov, then defeated Hunter Stieber from Ohio State, 6-3. Mangrum is 13-0 this season as well.
Three other Beavers finished in the top eight to cap a successful trip for OSU. RJ Pena (157) and Taylor Meeks (197) both took fifth while Scott Sakaguchi (149) finished his trip seventh.
Pena went 3-1 on Saturday to finish 5-2 over the two days. He capped his day with a win over another Ohio State wrestler, Josh Demas, via fall at 2:28. He is now 12-4 on the year.
Meeks went 1-2 on Saturday but clinched his fifth-place finish when he defeated Drexel's Brandon Palik via a major decision, 12-2. Meeks came into the tournament 9-0 on the year and went 3-2 over the two days.
Sakaguchi capped off Oregon State's top eight finishes, taking seventh at 149 pounds. He defeated North Carolina's Jonathan Burns to start the day, and lost to Ohio State's Cam Tessari before pinning Hofstra's Justin Accordino in 1:38 in his final bout of the day. Sakaguchi went 4-2 on his two-day trip and is 12-2 on the season.
Three other Beavers also wrestled on Saturday - Pat Rollins (125), Garrett Drucker (133) and Ty Vinson (174) - but were downed in their only bouts of the day and did not place.
Oregon State returns to dual action next weekend when the Beavers visit Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday and Cal Poly on Sunday.
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Complete Oregon State Individual Results (Days 1 and 2)
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
DAY TWO
Michael Martinez (Wyoming) decision Pat Rollins, 5-2
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
DAY TWO
Ryan Mango (Stanford) decision Garrett Drucker, 12-7
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
DAY TWO
Mike Mangrum decision Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly), 4-3
Mike Mangrum decision Hunter Stieber (Ohio State), 6-3
Mangrum finishes first
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)
DAY TWO
Scott Sakaguchi decision Jonathan Burns (North Carolina), 7-4
Cam Tessari (Ohio State) decision Scott Sakaguchi, 5-3
Scott Sakaguchi fall Justin Accordino (Hofstra), 1:38
Sakaguchi finishes seventh
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
DAY TWO
RJ Pena major decision Mallie Shuster (Kent State), 15-1
RJ Pena decision Corey Mock (North Carolina), 10-4
James Green (Nebraska) decision RJ Pena, 10-5
RJ Pena fall Josh Demas (Ohio State), 2:28
Pena finishes fifth
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
DAY TWO
Patrick Martinez (Wyoming) decision Ty Vinson, 3-1
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)
DAY TWO
Christopher Honeycutt (Edinboro) major decision Taylor Meeks, 14-2
Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming) decision Taylor Meeks, 5-2
Taylor Meeks major decision Brandon Palik (Drexel), 12-2
Meeks finishes fifth
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
DAY TWO
Clayton Jack decision Atticus Disney (Cal Poly), 6-2
Clayton Jack fall Peter Capone (Ohio State), 6:51
Jack finishes first
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