Watterson Wrestles To Second Place At University Nationals
EVANSTON, Ill. – Oregon State wrestler Ty Watterson placed second in the heavyweight (264.5-pound) Freestyle competition at the University Nationals wrestling tournament held April 27-30 at Northwestern University. Watterson, representing the Orange Crush Wrestling Club, lost by injury default in the final to Cole Konrad of the Minnesota Storm; Konrad had won the NCAA title this season wrestling for Minnesota.
OSU wrestler Travis Gardner placed seventh in the 211.5-pound Greco-Roman competition at the tournament. Gardner, also representing the Orange Crush, defeated Sean Barnes of CLP in the seventh-place final, beating him 4-1 and pinning him in 26 seconds in the best-of-three finals competition.
Other Oregon State wrestlers competing for the Orange Crush at the tournament included Ryan Enoch in the 132.25-pound Greco-Roman and Freestyle competitions; Bobby Pfennigs in the 145.5-pound Freestyle competition; Kevin Thorpe and Louis Camarillo in the 145.5-pounder Greco-Roman and Freestyle competitions; Andy Hall in the 163-pound Greco-Roman and Freestyle competitions; and Kyle Sukanen in the 185-pound Greco-Roman and Freestyle competitions. Stryder Davis, who was OSU’s volunteer assistant coach last season, competed in the 163-pound Freestyle competiton.
Complete results from the tournament are available at www.themat.com.
