Oregon State
NCAA Championships
Beavers finish in tie for 42nd in NCAA wrestling
March 20, 2004 | Wrestling
March 20, 2004
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Oregon State remained tied for 42nd place Saturday as the NCAA Wrestling Championships concluded at the Savvis Center. Oklahoma State won its 32nd team title in the sport, outdistancing second-place Iowa by 41.5 points.
OSU freshman heavyweight Jamie Rakevich won three matches at the tournament before being eliminated on Friday. Rakevich's victories included a pin and a major decision as he went 3-2 at the tournament.
OSU sophomore 184-pounder Dan Pitsch went 1-2 at the tournament with a victory in the championship bracket, while senior 174-pounder Jed Pennell, junior 165-pounder Matt Ellis and sophomore 149-pounder Tony Hook were all eliminated in two matches.
OREGON STATE AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY THREE
(Current Amateur Wrestling News national rankings in parentheses)
TEAM SCORES - 1. Oklahoma State 123.5; 2. Iowa 82; 3. (tie) Lehigh and Ohio State, 77.5; 5. Nebraska 74; 6. Iowa State 70; 7. Illinois 69.5; 8. Minnesota 65.5; 9. Oklahoma, 62.5; 10. Michigan, 60.5.
149, Tony Hook - Major dec. by No. 3 seed (3) Travis Shufelt, Nebraska, 13-4 in first round; inj. def. to Ben Young, Slippery Rock, 4:24 in wrestleback first round.
165, (14) Matt Ellis - Dec. by No. 3 seed (3) Matt King, Edinboro, 6-1 in first round; dec. by Craig Pequignot, Millersville, 8-6 in wrestleback first round.
174, (18) Jed Pennell - Dec. by (12) Ralph DeNisco, Wisconsin, 4-1 in preliminary round; dec. by (19) Ed Pawlak, Buffalo, 10-6 in wrestleback preliminary round.
184, Dan Pitsch - Dec. over (17) Nick Ciarcia, Brown, 8-6 in first round; tech. fall by No. 3 seed (3) Jake Rosholt, Oklahoma State, 4:23 (16-0) in second round; major dec. by No. 8 (11) seed Kurt Backes, Iowa State, 13-4 in wrestleback second round.
HWT, Jamie Rakevich - Dec. by No. 6 seed (6) Greg Wagner, Michigan, 3-2 in preliminary round; dec. over (16) Marc Allemang, Duquesne, 10-5 in wrestleback preliminary round; major dec. over Matt Wilcox, Clarion, 15-3 in wrestleback first round; pinned Ramel Meekins, Rutgers, 7:59 (OT) in wrestleback second round; pinned by No. 10 seed (10) Willie Gruenwald, Oklahoma State, 6:58 in wrestleback third round.
