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NCAA Championships
Covington Fifth; Beavers Record Best Finish in a Decade at NCAA Championships
March 19, 2011 | Wrestling
March 19, 2011
Final Bout-by-Bout Results | Final Team Scores and Brackets
Philadelphia – The Oregon State wrestling team, led by senior Colby Covington's fifth place finish at 174 pounds, recorded its best finish in a decade at the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championships with a 21st placing with 26.0 team points in the Wells Fargo Center.
Oregon State started the final day of competition automatically moving to 21st, capitalizing on a Wyoming wrestler not making weight at the start of the day – costing the Cowboys 14 team points – with the same 25.0 points it ended Friday with.
Covington was unable to score any offensive points in the opening match of the day against No. 3 Mack Lewnes of Cornell, scoring four off escapes and tallying one off of Lewnes' stalling. A final 12-5 decision by Lewnes moved Covington into the fifth place match for a rematch again No. 5 Christopher Henrich of Virginia.
He earned redemption against Henrich, scoring first in the second period on an escape point. Henrich tied the match with riding time on his side in the third period, but Covington sealed fifth place with a takedown, holding on to negate the riding time to take a 3-2 decision.
Get final Oregon State wrestling information from the tournament by clicking here, complete with day-by-day recaps, photo galleries and final brackets.
Oregon State Notes – Senior Colby Covington becomes the third All-American under head coach Jim Zalesky, 48th career … Covington boasts the best finish for an Oregon State wrestler since 2007, when heavyweight Ty Watterson finished fourth … Covington finishes his career with the 13th best career winning percentage of .867 (65-10) … Oregon State's 21st place finish is the best under Zalesky and Oregon State's best since 2001, when Oregon State finished 18th in Iowa.
Team Scores (Top 5 and Oregon State): 1.Penn State, 107.5; 2. Cornell 93.5; 3. Iowa 86.5; 4. Oklahoma State 70.5; 5. American 65.0; 21. Oregon State 26.0.
Oregon State Individual Final Results
125 Pounds
No. 5 Zachary Sanders (MINN) decision over Jason Lara (OSU), 6-2
Brad Pataky (PSU) decision over Jason Lara (OSU), 6-1
133 Pounds
No. 8 Mike Grey (CORNELL) decision over Garrett Drucker (OSU), 11-5
Ian Paddock (OHIOST) decision over Garrett Drucker (OSU), 3-1
141 Pounds
Mike Mangrum (OSU) decision over Vicente Varela (HOF), 9-3
No. 1 Kellen Russell (MICH) major decision over Mike Mangrum (OSU), 15-6
Mike Mangrum (OSU) decision over Anwar Goeres (Binghamton), 6-4
Mike Mangrum (OSU) decision over No. 9 Cole VonOhlen (AFA), 6-4
No. 10 Todd Schravien (MIZZ) major decision over Mike Mangrum (OSU), 11-3
149 Pounds
Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) decision over Matt Lester (OKLA), 3-1
Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) decision over Cole Dallaserra (WYO), 4-2
No. 3 Kevin LeValley (BUCK) major decision over Scott Sakaguchi (OSU), 8-0
Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) decision over Justin Gaethje (NCOLO), 8-6 (SV)
Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) decision over Scott Sakaguchi (OSU), 8-3
174 Pounds
No. 4 Colby Covington (OSU) major decision over Mike Dessino (BLOOM), 18-6
No. 4 Colby Covington (OSU) decision over Jacob Swartz (BOISE), 8-2
No. 5 Christopher Henrich (UVA) decision over No. 4 Colby Covington (OSU), 7-5
No. 4 Colby Covington (OSU) decision over Ryan Patrovich (HOF), 3-2
No. 4 Colby Covington (OSU) decision over No. 8 Mike Letts (MD), 6-1
No. 3 Mack Lewnes (CORNELL) decision over No. 4 Colby Covington (OSU), 12-5
No. 4 Colby Covington (OSU) decision over No. 5 Christopher Henrich (UVA), 3-2
Fifth Place: Colby Covington – All-American
184 Pounds
No. 1 Christopher Honeycutt (EDIN) decision over Brice Arand (OSU), 8-2
Brice Arand (OSU) fall over Jonathan Velazquez (GWEBB), 1:33
No. 6 Ryan Loder (UNI) decision over Brice Arand (OSU), 6-1
197 Pounds
John Hall (BOSTON) fall over Chad Hanke (OSU), 6:50
Chad Hanke (OSU) technical fall over Caylor Williams (UNCG), 20-4 (6:15)
No. 9 Sonny Yohn (MINN) decision over Chad Hanke (OSU), 5-3.
Heavyweight
Clayton Jack (OSU) fall over Jeremy Johnson (OHIO), 3:17
No. 9 Cameron Wade (PSU) decision over Clayton Jack (OSU), 9-2
Clayton Jack (OSU) decision over Christian Brantley (UNI), 7-2
Kevin Lester (COLUM) fall over Clayton Jack (OSU), 0:41
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