Beavers Edge Oklahoma 20-17, Remain Unbeaten
February 01, 2015 | Wrestling
Norman, Okla. – The Oregon State wrestling team scored one of its biggest dual wins of the season on Sunday by edging Oklahoma 20-17 to conclude another successful road trip.
The 20th-ranked Beavers (9-0) thus extended their winning streak to 12 consecutive duals over the past two seasons. They opened the weekend with a 36-6 rout at Utah Valley University on Friday night.
Major decisions by seniors Alex Elder (157) and Taylor Meeks (184) were crucial for the Beavers. Elder drubbed 12th-ranked Justin DeAngelis to avenge a loss at the Aloha Open, and Meeks crushed Brooks Climmons 14-1 for his sixth consecutive victory by major decision.
Ronnie Bresser (125), Devin Reynolds (141), Abraham Rodriguez (149) and Cody Crawford (197) also won decisions for the Beavers, who won 6 of 10 weight classes.
“I said before the trip that to beat Oklahoma, we'd have to win the matches we're supposed to, win a couple where we weren't favored and get some bonus points,” OSU coach Jim Zalesky said. “We did that today for a very satisfying victory.”
The Beavers return home after four consecutive road duals to face Cal Poly at 7 p.m. Saturday in a Pacific-12 Conference dual at Gill Coliseum. It's Senior Night; seniors Brian Engdahl, Joe Latham, Elder, Meeks, Kurtis Ramsay, Pat Rollins and Nick Schlager will be honored before the match.
The Beavers then host Boise State in Round 2 of the annual Border War at 8 p.m. Sunday in their Pac-12 finale. OSU won Round 1, 31-3, at Boise on Dec. 13.
For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling.
Sunday's results:
125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU) dec. Ryan Millhof (OU), 6-1
133: Cody Brewer (OU) major dec. Jack Hathaway (OSU), 14-5
141: Devin Reynolds (OSU) dec. Trae Blackwell (OU), 3-1
149: Abraham Rodriguez (OSU) dec. Shayne Tucker (OU), 4-3.
157: Alex Elder (OSU) major dec. Justin DeAngelis (OU), 13-4.
165: Clark Glass (OU) dec. Seth Thomas (OSU), 7-5
174: Matt Reed (OU) major dec. Joe Latham (OSU), 12-2
184: Taylor Meeks (OSU) major dec. Brooks Climmons (OU), 14-1
197: Cody Crawford (OSU) dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 7-3
Hwt.: Ross Larson (OU) pinned Nate Keeve (OSU), 2:11
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