OSU returns home for Civil War wrestling
January 12, 1999
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
Oregon at No. 16 Oregon State, 7:30 p.m.
Beaver Wrestling Homecoming
All former Beaver wrestlers are encouraged to attend; for more information about the weekend's events, call assistant coach Dan Hicks at (541) 737-3252
(TV: Fox Sports Northwest; tape delayed Jan. 17 at 3 p.m.)
Oregon State (8-4 overall, 2-1 Pacific-10) returns home for the first time in over a month when the 16th-ranked Beavers meet Oregon (3-2, 2-1) in a Civil War dual at Gill Coliseum.
"It'll be great to be home," OSU head coach Joe Wells said. "It's always a good dual meet, and it's good for the state. Most of the competition is in-state kids, so Mom and Dad and Grandpa and all the (high school) coaches and teams can come and watch their former athletes compete for one of the universities in the state."
It will be the annual Beaver Wrestling Homecoming, with all former OSU wrestlers encouraged to attend. At last year's event, 30 wrestling alums ranging from the Class of 1948 to the Class of 1997 were on hand; they represented 33 individual conference titles, 20 All-America finishes and seven individual NCAA titles. The alums saw the Beavers beat Oregon 29-13.
"There's no question that our tradition is a big part of our success," Wells said. "Our guys expect to do well. We've done well in wrestling for many, many years - they see that, and they see the involvement of the alums. Those guys come back and demonstrate an interest, they're interested in the guys on the team and want to know how they're doing.
"They've moved on and been successful, contributing members of the community. It brings that full circle. Our wrestlers recognize that these guys are really successful, and it does have an impact on them. They feel a responsibility to perform well."
Besides picking up a win over their in-state rivals, the Beavers will have some other goals.
"We want to fill up the seven minutes (of each match)," Wells said. "We want to go after them, be aggressive, make them work hard, push their conditioning, and - as always - look for improvement."
One improvement would be to get high-quality performances from the entire lineup in the same meet.
"We haven't seen everyone perform on a high level at the same time," Wells said. "Everybody has done it at various times through the season, and this would be a good opportunity for us all to perform at a high level and click on all cylinders."
OREGON STATE PROBABLE LINEUP: (Rankings are Amateur Wrestling News, InterMat both from Jan. 7)
125: Nathan Navarro, fr.; Ontario, Ore. (Ontario HS); 14-7 record, 3 pins; No. 16 AWN, No. 20 InterMat
133: Ben Richards, so.; Salem, Ore. (South Salem HS); 15-4 record, 1 pin
141: Paul Barron, so.; Myrtle Point, Ore. (Myrtle Point HS); 3-10 record
149: Oscar Wood, sr.; Gresham, Ore. (Barlow HS); 18-1 record, 10 pins; No. 1 AWN, No. 3 InterMat
157: Eric Jorgensen, so.; La Grande, Ore. (La Grande HS); 16-7 record; 2 pins; No. 16 AWN, No. 18 InterMat
or: Luke Duffy, so.; Anchorage, Alaska (Robert Service HS); 0-0 record
165: Isaac Wood, jr.; Gresham, Ore. (Barlow HS); 7-7 record, 2 pins
or: Nathan Coy, fr.; Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City HS); 3-5 record
174: Clint Wilson, jr.; Hermiston, Ore. (Hermiston HS); 9-8 record, 3 pins; No. 18 AWN, not ranked InterMat
184: Isaac Weber, fr.; Newberg, Ore. (Newberg HS); 6-11 record, 1 pin
197: Shane Zajac, so.; Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way HS); 14-7 record, 3 pins; No. 11 AWN, No. 10 InterMat
Hwt.: Mat Orndorff, sr.; Kent, Wash. (Kent-Meridian HS); 17-3 record, 10 pins; No. 6 AWN, No. 5 InterMat ALL-TIME SERIES VS. THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS: Oregon State leads Oregon 89-21-4 in an all-time series that dates back to 1915. Oregon is on a one-meet win streak, having beaten OSU 22-15 in Eugene last Feburary; OSU's last win was 29-13 in Corvallis last January. OSU is 11-3-1 in the last 15 meetings.
INJURY REPORT: Oregon State will be missing one wrestler this weekend. Shane Cunanan, a freshman 141-pounder, dislocated his kneecap against Cal Poly and will be out several more weeks. Junior 165-pounder Isaac Wood is questionable with an elbow injury.
LAST WEEK: Oregon State placed fourth in the 16-team Virginia Duals tournament, held January 8-9 at Hampton, Va. The 16th-ranked Beavers fell to 21st-ranked Cornell 20-12 in the third-place final Saturday night; earlier in the day, they had lost to 11th-ranked Michigan 23-18 in the championship semifinals and then beaten 20th-ranked Rider 25-15 in the consolation semifinals. OSU had opened the tournament Friday with a 23-13 win over Boise State.
Top-ranked 149-pounder Oscar Wood was 4-0 with 2 pins and a major decision; he also beat ninth-ranked Shawn Bradley of Cornell 6-3. Beaver heavyweight Mat Orndorff upped his winning streak to 10 by going 3-0 at the tournament. He recorded 1 pin and 1 technical fall. Beavers going 3-1 in the tournament were 133-pounder Ben Richards and 157-pounder Eric Jorgensen.
"We were pleased to place and be in the final round of wrestling," OSU head coach Joe Wells said. "We were doing some good things but not enough. We take a lot of shots, but it's not a good selection sometimes. We don't have a high percentage of finishing, so we definitely need to work on that. We're being aggressive but not capitalizing. We've seen some progress. In some cases, we're not creating enough opportunity to score; in other cases, we're being a little too aggressive and being a little foolish. I hope we learned a few lessons from this competition."
NEW RULES FOR ORDER OF MEETS IN 1998-99: College wrestling fans will notice a number of changes in the sport as the 1998-99 season begins.
First, the nine lightest weight classifications have been changed. Seven pounds were added to each of the classifications used last season. The lightest weight went from 118 pounds to 125 pounds; 126 pounds moved to 133 pounds, and so on up through the lineup.
The second change involves the order of matches in a dual meet. Previously, the lightest wrestlers started the meet, then the weights went in ascending order up through the heavyweight finale. Now, the order of matches will be determined by a blind draw.
The new rule states that wrestlers must weigh in one hour before the start of a dual meet. Sometime between the weigh-in and the start of the meet, a drawing will be held to determine the first weight classification to wrestle. The meet will then progress in the regular order starting with that weight. For example, if the first weight is 157 pounds, the order for that meet would be 157, 165, 174, 184, 197, HWT, 125, 133, 141 and 149.
OREGON STATE HEAD COACH JOE WELLS: Joe Wells is in his seventh season as Oregon State's head coach. Wells, who had been an assistant at Iowa and Michigan for 17 seasons, owns a 74-42-1 career dual meet record at OSU.
The Beavers were Pacific-10 Conference champions under Wells in 1994 and he has twice been named the conference's Coach of the Year. OSU has finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships four times in Wells' six years, tying for ninth place in 1998 and placing eighth in 1996, second in 1995 and fourth in 1994.
Under Wells, OSU has had two national champions, 14 All-Americans and 14 conference champions.
Wells was named the ASICS Oregon Wrestling Classic's Man of the Year for 1998 for his contributions to wrestling in the state.
Wells, who has coached numerous World Teams for the United States, is a 1972 Iowa graduate. He was a two-time placer at the Big Ten meet and was the 1976 United States Wrestling Federation freestyle champion.
OREGON STATE SECOND IN ALL-TIME DUAL MEET WINS: OSU rates as one of the best dual meet teams in collegiate wrestling history. The Beavers were second in all-time dual meet wins among Division I schools and fourth in all-time dual meet winning percentage going into this season. Currently, OSU has an all-time dual meet record of 809-239-13 and a .769 winning percentage.
OREGON STATE'S DUAL MEET SCHEDULE: As always, Oregon State will face one of the nation's most demanding schedules. The Beavers will wrestle duals against 10 teams ranked in the National Wrestling Coaches Association poll of January 7: No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 2 Minnesota, No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 8 Arizona State, No. 11 Michigan, No. 12 Nebraska, No. 15 Cal State-Bakersfield, No. 20 Rider, No. 21 Cornell and No. 23 Brigham Young.
BEAVERS WITH TEAM BONUS POINTS: This season, Oregon State is tracking how often its wrestlers earn "team bonus points" - points for pins, technical falls or major decisions. OSU's leaders in picking up team bonus points this season:
1. Andy Frey, 149 (4-5) 80% 2. Mat Orndorff, HWT (11-17) 70% 3. Oscar Wood, 149 (9-15) 63% 4. Ben Richards, 133 (8-15) 53% 5. Jake Crawford, 125 (1-2) 50% (tie) Jake Crumley, 174 (1-2) 50%
BEAVERS ON CAREER, SEASON LISTS: Oregon State senior Oscar Wood is already on the school's career list for pins, and both he and fellow senior Mat Orndorff could make some other entries on the school's career and single-season lists:
CAREER WINS 10. Marvin Seal (119-32-7, 158/167, 1982-86) 119 Oscar Wood (102-18, 134/142/149, 1996-present) 106 CAREER PINS 4. Marty Ryan (177, 1977-81) 57 5. Jess Lewis (Hwt, 1968-70) 50 6. Greg Strobel (190, 1972-74) 45 7. Oscar Wood (134/142/149, 1996-present) 44 8. Jim Baumgardner (190, 1981-84) 42 9. Jim Hagen (190, 1971-73) 35 10. Jason Buce (118/126, 1995-98) 29 Mat Orndorff (Hwt, 1996-present) 25 SEASON PINS 8. Len Kauffman (167, 1963) 17 (tie) Howard Harris (190, 1978) 17 (tie) Dan Hicks (142, 1978) 17 (tie) Jim Baumgardner (190, 1984) 17 Mat Orndorff (Hwt, 1999) 10 Oscar Wood (149, 1999) 10OREGON STATE ATTENDANCE: Through three home dates this season, OSU is averaging 711 fans per dual meet. The 1,136 fans on hand for the Dec. 13 meet against second-ranked Minnesota was the fifth-largest Gill Coliseum crowd for Beaver wrestling in the 1990s. OSU's top dual meet crowds of the decade at Gill Coliseum:
2,195 Feb. 14, 1992 Oregon State 29, Oregon 14 1,883 Jan. 16, 1998 Oregon State 29, Oregon 13 1,564 Feb. 3, 1995 Oregon State 29, Oregon 9 1,407 Jan. 2, 1998 Oklahoma State 25, Oregon State 14 1,136 Dec. 13, 1998 Minnesota 26, Oregon State 12OREGON STATE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS: Here's where the Beavers have ranked nationally this season (updated rankings will be announced Thursday):
TEAM
National Wrestling Coaches Association
Dec. 3 13th
Dec. 10 10th
Dec. 16 14th
Jan. 7 16th
Amateur Wrestling News InterMat
Preseason 13th Preseason 16th
Nov. 25 14th
INDIVIDUALS
NATHAN NAVARRO, 125
Amateur Wrestling News InterMat
Preseason NR Preseason NR
Nov. 9 NR Nov. 25 NR
Dec. 2 NR Dec. 2 NR
Dec. 14 16th Dec. 9 17th
Dec. 22 16th Dec. 16 20th
Jan. 7 19th Jan. 7 20th
BEN RICHARDS, 133
Amateur Wrestling News InterMat
Preseason NR Preseason NR
Nov. 9 NR Nov. 25 NR
Dec. 2 NR Dec. 2 20th
Dec. 14 NR Dec. 9 NR
Dec. 22 NR Dec. 16 NR
Jan. 7 NR Jan. 7 NR
OSCAR WOOD, 149
Amateur Wrestling News InterMat
Preseason 1st Preseason 1st
Nov. 9 1st Nov. 25 1st
Dec. 2 1st Dec. 2 1st
Dec. 14 1st Dec. 9 1st
Dec. 22 1st Dec. 16 1st
Jan. 7 1st Jan. 7 3rd
ERIC JORGENSEN, 157
Amateur Wrestling News InterMat
Preseason 12th Preseason 14th
Nov. 9 12th Nov. 25 14th
Dec. 2 15th Dec. 2 16th
Dec. 14 16th Dec. 9 15th
Dec. 22 15th Dec. 16 16th
Jan. 7 16th Jan. 7 18th
ISAAC WOOD, 165
Amateur Wrestling News InterMat
Preseason 20th Preseason 16th
Nov. 9 20th Nov. 25 15th
Dec. 2 NR Dec. 2 16th
Dec. 14 16th Dec. 9 19th
Dec. 22 18th Dec. 16 NR
Jan. 7 NR Jan. 7 NR
CLINT WILSON, 174
Amateur Wrestling News InterMat
Preseason NR Preseason NR
Nov. 9 NR Nov. 25 NR
Dec. 2 NR Dec. 2 NR
Dec. 14 NR Dec. 9 NR
Dec. 22 20th Dec. 16 NR
Jan. 7 18th Jan. 7 NR
SHANE ZAJAC, 197
Amateur Wrestling News InterMat
Preseason 10th Preseason 11th
Nov. 9 9th Nov. 25 9th
Dec. 2 6th Dec. 2 8th
Dec. 14 4th Dec. 9 7th
Dec. 22 4th Dec. 16 8th
Jan. 7 11th Jan. 7 10th
MAT ORNDORFF, HWT
Amateur Wrestling News InterMat
Preseason 6th Preseason 4th
Nov. 9 6th Nov. 25 7th
Dec. 2 5th Dec. 2 7th
Dec. 14 6th Dec. 9 6th
Dec. 22 6th Dec. 16 6th
Jan. 7 6th Jan. 7 5th
OREGON STATE IN THE PACIFIC-10 RANKINGS: Here's where the Beavers have ranked in the conference this season (updated rankings will be announced Thursday):
TEAM Dec. 14 1st Jan. 1 3rdINDIVIDUALS NATHAN NAVARRO, 125 Dec. 3 3rd Dec. 8 2nd Dec. 14 3rd Jan. 1 3rd BEN RICHARDS, 133 Dec. 3 2nd Dec. 8 2nd Dec. 14 2nd Jan. 1 2nd OSCAR WOOD, 149 Dec. 3 1st Dec. 8 1st Dec. 14 1st Jan. 1 1st ERIC JORGENSEN, 157 Dec. 3 3rd Dec. 8 3rd Dec. 14 3rd Jan. 1 3rd ISAAC WOOD, 165 Dec. 3 NR Dec. 8 4th Dec. 14 NR Jan. 1 NR CLINT WILSON, 174 Dec. 3 2nd Dec. 8 2nd Dec. 14 4th Jan. 1 3rd SHANE ZAJAC, 197 Dec. 3 1st Dec. 8 1st Dec. 14 1st Jan. 1 1st MAT ORNDORFF, HWT Dec. 3 3rd Dec. 8 2nd Dec. 14 2nd Jan. 1 2nd
NATHAN NAVARRO, 125 POUNDS: Freshman Nathan Navarro (Ontario, Ore./Ontario HS) is in his first season in the OSU lineup ... current rankings, nationally, 19th by Amateur Wrestling News, 20th by InterMat; in Pacific-10, third ... this season and career, 16-9 with 4 pins, team bonus points in 40 percent of matches (10 of 25) ... last week, went 2-2 with 1 pin at Virginia Duals; beat K.C. Rock, Boise State, 5-3; lost to No. 9 Chris Viola, Michigan, 10-4; pinned Jerold Limongelli, Rider, 1:58; lost to Aaron Taylor, Cornell, 3-2 ... season highlights, went 1-2 at Texas Duals on Jan. 2; included loss to No. 9 Matt Roth, Virginia, 1-0 ... 5-match win streak from Nov. 21-Dec. 4 with 1 pin, 1 technical fall ... placed fifth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 4-5, going 7-2 with 2 pins; included beating No. 15 Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia, 9-0 ... placed third at Southern Oregon Open on Nov. 21, going 3-1 vs. wrestlers from four-year colleges.
BEN RICHARDS, 133 POUNDS: Sophomore Ben Richards (Salem, Ore./South Salem HS) is in his second season in the OSU lineup ... career, 23-19 with 3 pins, team bonus points in 31 percent of matches (13 of 42)... current rankings, in Pacific-10, second ... this season, 15-4 with 1 pin, team bonus points in 53 percent of matches (10 of 19) ... has won 8 of last 9 matches ... last week, went 3-1 at Virginia Duals; won by forfeit vs. Boise State; lost to No. 7 Joe Warren, Michigan, 13-3; beat Cameron Plocus, Rider, 10-1; beat Nate Rupp, Cornell, 8-2 ... season highlights, 6-match win streak Dec. 13-Jan. 8 ... went 3-0 at Texas Duals on Jan. 2; team bonus points in all 3 matches ... beat No. 12 Pat Connors, Minnesota, 8-6, in dual meet Dec. 13; at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 4-5, went 2-2 with 1 pin ... beat No. 12 Zach Zimmerer, Stanford, 6-5, in dual meet Nov. 29, scoring deciding reversal with four seconds remaining ... won championship of Southern Oregon Open on Nov. 21, going 3-0 vs. wrestlers from four-year colleges; beat Dave Molinari of Boise State by injury default in final.
OSCAR WOOD, 149 POUNDS: Senior Oscar Wood (Gresham, Ore./Barlow HS) is a national title contender in his fourth season in the OSU lineup ... career, 106-18 with 44 pins, team bonus points in 47 percent of matches (58 of 124) ... on OSU all-time lists, seventh in pins ... current rankings, nationally, first by Amateur Wrestling News, third by InterMat; in Pacific-10, first ... this season, 18-1 with 10 pins, team bonus points in 63 percent of matches (12 of 19) ... has won 5 straight matches, with 3 pins ... last week, went 4-0 with 2 pins at Virginia Duals; beat David Levitt, Boise State, 17-7; pinned Corey Grant, Michigan, 0:42; pinned Cory Debias, Rider, 0:42; beat No. 9 Shawn Bradley, Cornell, 7-4 ... season highlights, went 2-1 with 1 pin at Texas Duals on Jan. 2; included beating No. 12 Tony Davis, Northern Iowa, 4-3; losing to Dusty Coufal, Wisconsin, 6-3, to snap 19-match win streak dating back to 1998 NCAA Championships ... pinned No. 12 Mike Mendoza, Cal State-Bakersfield, 0:55, in dual meet Dec. 12 ... pinned first 4 opponents of season ... won championship of Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 4-5, going 6-0 with 2 pins; included beating No. 17 Joel Friedman, Harvard; 11-3, beating Ryan Shapert, Edinboro, 4-0, in final ... won championship of Southern Oregon Open on Nov. 21, going 2-0 vs. wrestlers from four-year colleges; pinned Sonny Marchette, Lassen C.C., 0:27, in final.
ERIC JORGENSEN, 157 POUNDS: Sophomore Eric Jorgensen (La Grande, Ore./La Grande HS) is in his second season in the OSU lineup ... career, 37-19 with 5 pins, team bonus points in 36 percent of matches (20 of 56) ... current rankings, nationally, 16th by Amateur Wrestling News, 18th by InterMat; in Pacific-10, third ... this season, 16-7 with 2 pins, team bonus points in 30 percent of matches (7 of 23) ... has won 6 of last 8 matches, with 1 pin ... last week, went 3-1 at Virginia Duals; lost to No. 5 Larry Quisel, Boise State, 7-5; beat Charles Martelli, Michigan, 7-2; beat George Florence, Rider, 7-4; beat Leo Urbinelli, Cornell, 5-1 ... season highlights, went 2-1 with 1 pin at Texas Duals on Jan. 2 ... lost to No. 1 Chad Kraft, Minnesota, 7-6, in dual meet Dec. 13 ... placed fourth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 4-5, going 5-2; included beating No. 17 Brian Roskovich, Ohio State, 10-0 ... pinned No. 17 Beau Weiner, Stanford, 4:28, in dual meet Nov. 29 ... placed third in Southern Oregon Open on Nov. 21, going 3-1 vs. wrestlers from four-year colleges.
ISAAC WOOD, 165 POUNDS: Junior Isaac Wood (Gresham, Ore./Barlow HS) is in his third season in the OSU lineup ... career, 55-21 with 15 pins, team bonus points in 43 percent of matches (33 of 76) ... this season, 7-7 with 2 pins, team bonus points in 36 percent of matches (5 of 14) ... last week, did not wrestle at Texas Duals due to elbow injury ... season highlights, went 0-3 at Texas Duals on Jan. 2; included injury default to No. 1 Don Pritzlaff, Wisconsin ... pinned Jason Guiterrez, Cal Poly, 0:18, in dual meet Dec. 14 ... lost to No. 14 Josh Holiday, Minnesota, 14-4, in dual meet Dec. 13 ... placed sixth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 4-5, going 5-2 with 1 pin; included pinning No. 16 Peter Rogers, Ohio State, 1:43; beating No. 9 Mark Samples, Edinboro, 5-2.
CLINT WILSON, 174 POUNDS: Junior Clint Wilson (Hermiston, Ore./Hermiston HS) is in his third season in the OSU lineup ... career, 38-42 with 6 pins, team bonus points in 19 percent of matches (15 of 80) ... current rankings, nationally, 18th by Amateur Wrestling News; in Pacific-10, third ... this season, 9-8 with 3 pins, team bonus points in 24 percent of matches (4 of 17) ... last week, went 0-4 at Virginia Duals; lost to Kyle Klonzios, Boise State, 5-2; tech. fall to No. 8 Otto Olson, Michigan, 22-6; lost to No. 2 Leo Giel, Rider, 3-1; lost to Jim Stanec, Cornell, 4-3 ... season highlights, went 2-1 with 1 pin at Texas Duals on Jan. 2 ... pinned No. 3 (165) David Wells, Cal Poly, 6:42, in dual meet Dec. 14 ... beat No. 9 Delaney Berger, Minnesota, 5-3, in dual meet Dec. 13 ... at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 4-5, went 1-2 with 1 pin ... won championship of Southern Oregon Open on Nov. 21, going 2-0 vs. wrestlers from four-year colleges; beat Lewis Taylor, Lassen C.C., 5-0, in final.
ISAAC WEBER, 184 POUNDS: Freshman Isaac Weber (Newberg, Ore./Newberg HS) is in his first season in the OSU lineup ... this season and career, 6-11 with 1 pin, team bonus points in 6 percent of matches (1 of 17) ... last week, went 1-3 at Virginia Duals; beat Dax McMillan, Boise State, 2-1 (OT); lost to No. 15 Andy Hrovat, Michigan, 8-2; lost to Todd Palmisano, Rider, 14-8; lost to Ottie Pendleton, Cornell, 9-4 ... season highlights, went 0-3 at Texas Duals on Jan. 2 ... lost to No. 2 Brandon Eggum, Minnesota, 16-5, in dual meet Dec. 13 ... at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 4-5, went 3-2; included loss to No. 1 Vertus Jones, West Virginia, 7-4 ... beat Tim Kendall, Stanford, 6-2, in dual meet Nov. 29.
SHANE ZAJAC, 197 POUNDS: Sophomore Shane Zajac (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way HS) is in his second season in the OSU lineup ... career, 36-15 with 9 pins, team bonus points in 41 percent of matches (21 of 51) ... current rankings, nationally, 11th by Amateur Wrestling News, 10th by InterMat; in Pacific-10, first ... this season, 14-7 with 3 pins, team bonus points in 33 percent of matches (7 of 21) ... last week, went 1-3 at Virginia Duals; beat Cash Edwards, Boise State, 11-4; lost to Frank Lodeserto, Michigan, 13-7; lost to Shawn Scannell, Rider, 3-0; lost to No. 18 Bob Greenleaf, Cornell, 6-2 ... season highlights, went 1-2 at Texas Duals on Jan. 2 ... pinned Moises Perez, Cal Poly, 0:36, in dual meet Dec. 14 ... tech. fall to No. 1 Tim Hartung, Minnesota, 6:45, in dual meet Dec. 13 ... beat No. 9 Raphael Davis, Cal State-Bakersfield, 5-2 in overtime in dual meet Dec. 12 ... won championship of Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 4-5, going 5-0 with 1 pin; included beating No. 9 Raphael Davis, Cal State-Bakersfield, 12-5, and No. 14 Pat Quirk, Illinois, 7-3 in final ... won championship of Southern Oregon Open on Nov. 21, going 4-0 vs. wrestlers from four-year colleges; beat No. 4 Chael Sonnen of Oregon 3-1 in overtime in final.
MAT ORNDORFF, HEAVYWEIGHT: Senior Mat Orndorff (Kent, Wash./Kent-Meridian HS) is in his fourth season in the OSU lineup ... career, 79-36 record with 25 pins, team bonus points in 44 percent of matches (51 of 115) ... current rankings, nationally, sixth by Amateur Wrestling News, fifth by InterMat; in Pacific-10, second ... this season, 17-3 with 10 pins, team bonus points in 70 percent of matches (14 of 20) ... has won last 10 matches, with 6 pins, 2 technical falls ... last week, went 3-0 with 1 pin at Virginia Duals; tech. fall over Bart Johnson, Boise State, 17-2; won by forfeit vs. Michigan; pinned Marc DeFrancesco, Rider, 3:50 ... season highlights, went 3-0 with 2 pins at Texas Duals on Jan. 2; scored team bonus points in all 3 matches ... opened season with 11 straight wins ... placed fifth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 4-5, going 4-2 with 3 pins; included beating No. 9 Rusty Cook, Boise State, 8-1; being pinned by No. 1 Stephen Neal, Cal State-Bakersfield, 1:42; pinning No. 9 Rusty Cook, Boise State, 0:55 ... placed second in Southern Oregon Open on Nov. 21, going 3-1 vs. wrestlers from four-year colleges.
BEAVERS ON TELEVISION: OSU will have two of its dual meets this season televised by Fox Sports Northwest. The Jan. 16 home meet against Oregon will be shown Jan. 17 at 3 p.m.; the home meet vs. Minnesota on Dec. 13 was shown via tape delay.
