| Eric Jorgensen |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
La Grande, Ore.
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| High School:
La Grande HS
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| Height / Weight:
5-7 / 157
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| Birthdate:
07/20/1977
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| Experience:
3V
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OREGON STATE: One of 12 returning lettermen and 8 returning starters ... in preseason national rankings, No. 12 by Amateur Wrestling News, No. 9 by InterMat ... (2000) Pacific-10 Conference runner-up at 157 pounds; NCAA qualifier ... as a junior, was in his third season in the OSU lineup ... in the final rankings, No. 5 by AWN, No. 6 by IM ... 3 losses were to nationally-ranked wrestlers ... at NCAA Championships, seeded sixth, did not place at 157 pounds, going 1-2 with 0 pins; dec. by Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra, 8-6 (OT) in first round; tech. fall over Neil Posmer, Marquette, 4:12 (17-1) in wrestleback first round; dec. by Griff Powell, Illinois, 6-3 in wrestleback second round ... at Pacific-10 Championships, seeded second, placed second at 157 pounds, going 2-1 with 1 pin; pin over Ron Holyoak, Portland State, 2:35 in championship quarterfinals; dec. over Warren McPherson, Stanford, 6-1 in championship semifinals; dec. by No. 6 Larry Quisel, Boise State, 3-1 in championship final ... major dec. over Derek Smith, Oregon, 13-0 in Civil War dual meet ... dec. by No. 7 Larry Quisel, Boise State, 5-4 in dual meet ... dec. by No. 3 Brian Snyder, Nebraska, 7-6 in NWCA All-Star Classic ... 24-match win streak from Nov. 19-Feb. 6; during streak, earned team bonus points in 17 matches and defeated 6 nationally-ranked wrestlers ... major dec. over No. 19 Eugene Harris, Oregon, 8-0 in dual meet broke tie to send OSU on its way to Civil War win ... at Texas Duals, went 3-0; including major dec. over No. 13 Cole Sanderson, Iowa State, 13-3 ... dec. over No. 16 Shane Roller, Oklahoma State, 9-7 in dual meet ... dec. over No. 13 Nathan Vasquez, Cal State-Bakersfield, 4-2 in dual meet ... at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic, placed first, went 5-0 with 0 pins, scored team bonus points in 4 of 5 matches; including dec. over No. 15 Tim Cornish, Fresno State, 5-4 in quarterfinals; major dec. over No. 10 Cory Wallman, Wisconsin, 13-3 in championship final ... at St. Louis Open, placed third, went 5-1 with 2 pins ... (1999) In final rankings, 17th at 157 pounds by AWN ... ranked as high as 12th by AWN, 14th by InterMat ... at NCAA Championships, went 2-2; lost to No. 5 seed Bryan Snyder, Nebraska, 6-2; beat No. 12 seed Kevin Stanley, Indiana, 6-4; beat Matt Winninger, Wyoming, 5-4; lost to No. 4 seed Larry Quisel, Boise State, 4-0 ... at Pacific-10 Championships, seeded third, placed third, going 4-1 with 1 pin; beat Ben Nakamura, Cal State-Fullerton, 13-2 in preliminary round; beat Glenn Pero, Arizona State, 7-0 in quarterfinals; lost to Beau Weiner, Stanford, 5-4 in semifinals; pinned Ron Holyoak, Portland State, 2:08 in wrestleback semifinals; beat No. 17 Darryl Christian, Oregon, 3-1 (OT) in third-place final ... dec. by No. 16 Darryl Christian, Oregon, 3-2 in dual meet ... dec. by No. 4 Larry Quisel, Boise State, 3-1 in dual meet ... beat Jose Moreno, Arizona State, 10-0, to clinch upset of No. 10 Sun Devils in dual meet ... dec. by No. 5 Jimmy Arias, Oklahoma State, 11-6 in dual meet ... lost to No. 15 David Kjeldgaard, Oklahoma, 5-4 in dual meet ... lost to No. 8 Bryan Snyder, Nebraska, 8-4 in dual meet ... lost to No. 20 Darryl Christian, Oregon, 7-5 in dual meet ... went 3-1 at Virginia Duals; included losing to No. 5 Larry Quisel, Boise State, 7-5 ... went 2-1 with 1 pin at Texas Duals ... lost to No. 1 Chad Kraft, Minnesota, 7-6 in dual meet ... at Las Vegas Classic, placed fourth, going 5-2; included beating No. 17 Brian Roskovich, Ohio State, 10-0 ... pinned No. 17 Beau Weiner, Stanford, 4:28 in dual meet ... third in Southern Oregon Open, going 3-1 vs. wrestlers from 4-year colleges... (1998) Moved from 142 to 150 pounds for Virginia Duals on Jan. 9-10 ... OSU Most Promising Wrestler ... at NCAA Championships, went 2-2; lost to No. 1 seed Eric Siebert of Illinois 5-3, beat Kevin Stanley of Indiana 11-6, beat John Fogarty of Cornell 12-2, lost to Mark Strickland of Old Dominion 5-3 ... in Pacific-10 Championships, went 2-2, entered unseeded, placed fifth, earned wild-card berth to NCAAs; lost to No. 11 Darryl Christian, Oregon, 5-4; beat Warren McPherson, Stanford, 5-3; lost to No. 17 Larry Quisel, Boise State, 5-3; beat Carl Sharamitaro, Cal State-Fullerton, 6-0 ... 11 of 12 losses were to wrestlers in AWN final rankings ... took 7-5 win over nationally-ranked Darryl Christian of Oregon in dual meet ... won 142-pound title at Oregon Classic, going 3-0; beat Corey Grant, Michigan, 10-3 in final ... 3-2 in Las Vegas Classic at 142 ... won Southern Oregon Open at 142 ... (1997) Redshirted ... record of 3-1 at 142 pounds in open tournaments.
LA GRANDE HIGH: Lettered 4 years; coached by Verl Miller ... 2-time state champ; also third ... 3-time league champ ... competed in football ... 3.3 grade point average.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Forest Management; considering a career with U.S. Forest Service or in forest industry ... born July 20, 1977 in La Grande, Ore. ... parents are Jerry and Wendy Jorgensen; family includes brother Ryan (20) ... Ryan wrestles for OSU; cousin Clint Wilson is an OSU graduate assistant coach ... enjoys mountain biking, off-roading, firearms, motorcycles ... top athletic thrill was 2 state titles ... chose OSU for its wrestling and Foresty programs.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS
1998 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
142 lbs. 11-5 2-3 9-2 0-0 42.0 63%
150 lbs. 12-9 8-5 4-4 4-4 36.0 14%
Total 23-14 10-8 13-6 4-4 78.0 35%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
142 lbs. 1-4 1-1 6-0 3-0 0-0 0-0
150 lbs. 9-9 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0
Total 10-13 3-1 6-0 3-0 1-0 0-0
1999 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
157 lbs. 26-16 12-10 14-6 6-3 76.5 26%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
157 lbs. 15-16 6-0 2-0 3-0 0-0 1-0
2000 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
157 lbs. 29-6 16-1 13-4 3-3 113.0 60%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
157 lbs. 8-6 10-0 5-0 5-0 1-0 1-1
CAREER W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
142 lbs. 11-5 2-3 9-2 0-0 42.0 63%
150 lbs. 12-9 8-5 4-4 4-4 36.0 14%
157 lbs. 55-22 28-11 27-10 9-6 189.5 42%
Total 78-36 38-18 40-12 13-10 267.5 39%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
142 lbs. 1-4 1-1 6-0 3-0 0-0 0-0
150 lbs. 9-9 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0
157 lbs. 23-22 16-0 7-0 8-0 1-0 2-1
Total 33-35 19-1 13-0 11-0 2-0 2-1
